Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship

Hand #126: Mark Newhouse raised to 400,000 from the cutoff seat, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #127: Jay Farber raised to 430,000 from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes. He tabled a pair of aces.

Hand #128: Sylvain Loosli completed from the small blind, Anton Morgenstern checked his big blind, and both players checked on a flop of    . The two knuckled when the   turned, Loosli checked a third time when the   completed the board, and Morgenstern fired out 350,000. Loosli folded.

Hand #129: Mark Newhouse min-raised to 400,000 from under the gun, Loosli three-bet to 900,000 on the button, and the Frenchman took down the pot.

Hand #130: Fabian Ortiz raised to 425,000 from the hijack seat, Loosli three-bet to 850,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Ortiz, who folded as well.

Hand #131: Ortiz limped in from early position, Morgenstern raised to 575,000 in the cutoff, and the action folded back to Ortiz, who called, leaving just 1.62 million behind. The flop fell    , Ortiz checked, Mortenstern moved all in, and Ortiz called.

Morgenstern:   
Ortiz:   

The turn and river came  ,   respectively, and Ortiz doubled.

Hand #121: Michiel Brummelhuis raised to 425,000 in the cutoff and Fabian Ortiz called on the button. The flop came down     and Brummelhuis bet 475,000, enough to get Ortiz to fold.

Hand #122: Fabian Ortiz raised to 400,000 on the button and Jay Farber three-bet to 900,000 from the big blind. Ortiz called and the dealer fanned a flop of    . Farber continued for 650,000, receiving a fold from Ortiz.

Hand #123: JC Tran raised to 425,000 under the gun and took down the pot.

Hand #124: Jay Farber raised to 430,000 on the button, Mark Newhouse called in the small blind, and the flop fell    . Both checked to see the   turn where Newhouse check-called 250,000 from Farber, landing the   river. Both checked, Farber showed   , and Newhouse mucked.

Hand #125: Mark Newhouse raised to 400,000 on the button, JC Tran called from the small blind, and Michiel Brummelhuis called from the big blind. They checked to the turn of a      board where Tran checked to Brummelhuis who bet 575,000. Newhouse folded, Tran called, and the   river completed the board. Both checked and Tran took it down    for two pair with a king kicker.

Sylvain Loosli	18,575,000	-250,000
JC Tran	17,745,000	1,745,000
Jay Farber	16,325,000	2,050,000
Mark Newhouse	13,260,000	-1,430,000
Michiel Brummelhuis	7,545,000	-190,000
Anton Morgenstern	4,590,000	-450,000
Fabian Ortiz	3,100,000	-1,475,000

Chris Lindh has been one of the most active players here on Day 7, and as a result his stack has oscillated throughout the first five hours of the day. During the break, we briefly spoke with Lindh about his tournament experience, the big swings he's been dealing with, and his mental game.

PokerNews: You've cashed in a handful of events each year traveling the circuits. Is your background mainly in tournaments or cash games?

Lindh: In the beginning I was almost exclusively playing tournaments but then I switched over to cash-games about a year and a half ago. I think it's important to excel in both aspects of the game to become a well-rounded player.

Why did you make the transition from Bear Sterns to playing poker professionally?

I was laid off from Bear Sterns so I looked to poker as a supplement. I was always playing poker anyway so it made sense. Plus I was given a nice severance package so I took that and used it as my starting bankroll. It's been some good times and I'm fully happy with how things are working out.

This is your fourth WSOP Main Event but your first cash. What changes did you make that are helping with a successful this year?

I think just being around better players and discussing hands has helped me a lot since I've started. I've really surrounded myself with a knowledgeable group of players who have all seen success at one point in their careers, so it's beneficial to a person like me who still has room for growth. I had a little bit of coaching for online poker but I haven't had any for live tournaments or cash. I think you can really apply what you learn by playing online to live because online you are able to take more risks, play more hands, and pick up on things faster than you would just playing live.

You lost a big hand against Ryan Riess. Did the decline in your chip count affect you mentally at all? If so, how did you recover?

It didn't really affect me at all. I still opened like 60 percent of hands after that hit and chipped right back up. You can't play scared in this tournament. With so few players left, it is important to take shots and build your stack so you can have plenty to work with if you make it to the final table. Plus, losing is part of variance. It is how you handle it after that matters.

If you make it to the final nine, will you continue playing poker?

Continuing to play poker isn't a question for me. I will definitely continue to play because I think I still have a lot left to accomplish. I'm already scheduled to play in the WSOP Europe so that will be next on my calendar. I think I am also looking into the $10 million guarantee tournament in Florida. I have absolutely no plans to stop.

Hand #81: Chris Lindh raised to 400,000 from the hijack seat and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #82: Carlos Mortensen raised to 400,000 from the button, and he won as well.

Hand #83: Ryan Riess raised to 400,000 from middle position and won.

Hand #84: Sergio Castelluccio raised to 400,000 from the hijack seat and Lindh called from the big blind. The flop came     and Lindh checked. Castelluccio bet 425,000 and Lindh quickly folded.

Hand #85: Playing from the hijack seat, Alex Livingston raised to 400,000 and all folded.

Outer Table

Hand #123: The action folded to David Benefield in the small blind and he raised all in. Max Coleman was in the big blind, and he made the call to be at risk.

Benefield:   
Coleman:   

With Coleman at risk and needing to spike, the     flop gave him backdoor outs to a straight, but when the   landed on the turn, it would be Benefield spiking a wheel to leave Coleman drawing dead.

The river landed the meaningless   and Coleman was headed to the rail in 21st place for a $285,408 payday as Benefield eclipsed the 10 million-chip mark.

David Benefield	10,600,000	4,360,000
Maxx Coleman	0	-3,640,000

Hand #120: Matthew Reed opened to 400,000 from under the gun and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #121: Maxx Coleman raised to 400,000 from early position and collected the blinds and antes.

Hand #122: From the button Amir Lehavot raised to 425,000 and Matthew Reed three-bet to 1,150,000 from the small blind. Lehavot released and Reed collected the pot.

Hand #115: James Alexander raised to 450,000 from middle position and David Benefield called from the big blind. Both players checked the     flop, and Alexander folded to a bet from Benefield on the   turn.

Hand #116: Amir Lehavot opened to 400,000 from the cutoff and didn't get any action.

Hand #117: Matthew Reed raised to 400,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #118: Maxx Coleman moved all in for around 3.5 million from the button, and James Alexander and Jan Nakladal let their hands go.

Hand #119: James Alexander raised to 475,000 from the button, Rep Porter shoved for 4,545,000 from the big blind, and Alexander decided to call.

Porter:   
Alexander:   

Alexander made another big call with ace-deuce, and this time it almost paid off. The flop came down    , giving Alexander top pair. The   on the turn left Porter with two outs to stay alive, and he was able to get there with the   on the river. Porter doubled to 9.5 million, and Alexander's stack took another dive.

Rep Porter	9,500,000	5,380,000
James Alexander	6,430,000	-6,405,000

Hand #76: Sergio Castelluccio raised to 400,000 from the hijack seat, then Alexander Livingston reraised to 855,000 from the button. Castelluccio studied Livingston's remaining chips, then pushed all in, and Livingston quickly mucked. Castelluccio then showed one card — the   — as he dragged the pot.

Hand #77: Carlos Mortensen raised to 425,000 from the hijack seat, Marc-Etienne McLaughlin called from the button, and Chris Lindh called from the big blind as well. The flop came     and all three checked. The turn was the  . It checked to Mortensen who fired 500,000 and McLaughlin called.

The action on Lindh, he moved all in, and Mortensen folded without much hesitation. McLaughlin considered as Lindh's shove was counted to show he was pushing for 4,155,000 total. After another minute or so, McLaughlin flicked his cards to the dealer.

Marc-Etienne McLaughlin	20,360,000	-1,085,000
Sergio Castelluccio	8,565,000	1,305,000
Chris Lindh	6,870,000	2,100,000

Hand #104: Mark Newhouse raised to 410,000 on the button and took down the pot.

Hand #105: Sylvain Loosli opened to 425,000 under the gun and Mark Newhouse called from the cutoff. The flop came down     and Loosli continued for 425,000. A call from Newhouse landed the   turn which both checked. They did the same after the   river and Loosli won the pot with   .

Hand #106: Mark Newhouse raised to 425,000 in the hijack and took down the pot.

Hand #107: Mark Newhouse raised to 400,000 from early position and Michiel Brummelhuis called in the cutoff. The flop fell     and Newhouse continued for 500,000. Brummelhuis called, the   turn fell, and Newhouse checked to Brummelhuis who bet 750,000. Newhouse folded and Brummelhuis won the pot.

Hand #108: Mark Newhouse raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Sylvain Loosli called on the button. Jay Farber joined from the big blind and the flop came down    . Farber led out for 525,000 and received folds from both opponents.

Hand #109: JC Tran opened to 425,000 from under the gun and collected the blinds and antes.

Mark Newhouse	20,030,000	-1,510,000
Sylvain Loosli	17,350,000	480,000
JC Tran	12,105,000	230,000
Jay Farber	9,830,000	830,000
Michiel Brummelhuis	8,665,000	930,000
Fabian Ortiz	7,825,000	-480,000
Anton Morgenstern	5,335,000	-480,000