Sunday, June 1, 2014 5:39 PM Local Time
Break Time
The remaining three players are heading on a 20-minute break.
Sunday, June 1, 2014 5:39 PM Local Time
Hands #73-76: Lane Picking Up Steam
Hand #73: Jon Lane opened to 31,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #74: Dimitar Danchev raised to 30,000 from the small blind before Jon Lane raised to 82,000. Danchev mucked and Lane was pushed the pot.
Hand #75: Dimitar Danchev opened to 24,000 and both Jon Lane and Alex Bolotin called to see a flop fall with the action checked round.
The turn landed the and Lane led out for 67,000 which was enough to produce to swift folds from his opponent.
Hand #76: Jon Lane raised to 31,000 and collected the blinds and antes.
Sunday, June 1, 2014 5:36 PM Local Time
Hand #70-72: Danchev Gets His Fill
Hand #70: Jon Lane folded his button, Alex Bolotin raised to 31,000 out of the small blind, and Dimitar Danchev called. The flop came , Bolotin tossed out a bet of around 40,000, and Danchev called.
The turn was the , Bolotin checked, and Danchev took the pot down with a bet.
Hand #71: Bolotin folded his button, Danchev raised to 30,000 from the small blind, and Lane called. The flop came , and Danchev check-folded to a bet of 40,000.
Hand #72: Danchev raised to 24,000 on the button, Lane called out of the small blind, and the flop came . Lane checked, Danchev tossed out 21,000, and Lane quickly check-raised to 45,000. Danchev called.
The turn was the , Lane led out for 40,000, Danchev called, and the completed the board. Lane casually flipped out 55,000, and Danchev slid out a raise to 222,000. Lane called, then mucked when Danchev showed for a full house.
| Alex Bolotin | 2,060,000 | -140,000  |
| Dimitar Danchev | 1,506,000 | 586,000  |
| Jon Lane | 700,000 | -369,000 |
Sunday, June 1, 2014 5:28 PM Local Time
Hands #66-69: Straight for Danchev
Hand #66: Dimitar Danchev raised his button to 24,000 and Jon Lane called from the small blind to see a flop. Danchev continued for 22,000 and Lane check-called as the rolled off on the turn.
Lane checked and Danchev bet out 77,000 which Lane called as the completed the board on the river. Both players checked with Lane tabling his for two pair, but it would be Danchev's that would see him collect the pot with a straight.
Hand #67: Jon Lane opened to 31,000 from the button and both Alex Bolotin and Dimitar Danchev called to see the dealer spread a flop.
The action was checked to Lane who continued for 48,000 and only Danchev made the call as the turn landed the . Both players checked as the river landed the and both players checked again. Danchev tabled his for king-high to prompt a fold from Lane.
Hand #68: Dimitar Danchev raised to 30,000 from the small blind and Jon Lane made the call from the big to see a . Danchev checked and Lane bet 36,000 with Danchev making the call as the landed on the turn. Lane fired out 62,000 and Danchev instantly folded.
Hand #69: Dimitar Danchev raised to 24,000 from the button and collected the blinds and antes.
Sunday, June 1, 2014 5:20 PM Local Time
Hand #62-65: Danchev Wins Only Showdown
Hand #62: Alex Bolotin raised to 25,000 in the cutoff - there was a dead button - and both Dimitar Danchev and Jon Lane folded.
Hand #63: Danchev raised to 24,000 on the button, Lane three-bet to 56,000 in the small blind, and both of his opponents folded.
Hand #64: Lane raised to 31,000 with the button, Danchev defended from the big blind, and the flop came . Danchev checked as the flop was being spread, Lane continued for 38,000, and Danchev called.
The turn was the , both players knuckled, and the completed the board. The two players checked again and Danchev dragged the pot with .
Hand #65: Bolotin had the button and raised to 25,000. Danchev called from the small blind, Lane folded, and the flop came . Danchev checked, Bolotin continued for 23,000, and the 2013 PCA Main Event champion called. The turn brought the , both players checked, and the river was the .
Danchev led out for 59,000 and Bolotin snap-mucked.
Sunday, June 1, 2014 5:15 PM Local Time
Josh Arieh Eliminated in 4th Place ($72,846)
Hand #59: Josh Arieh opened to 27,000 and Dimitar Danchev three-bet to 67,000. Arieh released his hand and Danchev was pushed the pot.
Hand #60: Jon Lane opened the button to 31,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #61: Alex Bolotin raised to 25,000 and both Josh Arieh and Dimitar Danchev called from the blinds as the flop fell and was checked round.
The turn landed the and Arieh led for 45,000 to prompt a fold from Danchev before Bolotin moved all in to put Arieh at risk for his remaining 365,000. After about two minutes in the tank, Arieh made the call for his tournament life.
Bolotin:
Arieh:
With Arieh needing to improve to a full house, the river landed the to send the two-time WSOP bracelet winner to the rail in 4th place for a $72,846 payday as Bolotin moves to roughly 2.2 million in chips.
| Alex Bolotin | 2,200,000 | 312,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 0 | -440,000 |
Sunday, June 1, 2014 5:10 PM Local Time
Hand #58: Lane Doubles
Josh Arieh raised to 27,000 on the button, Dimitar Danchev called out of the small blind, and Jon Lane came along for the ride in the big blind. The dealer fanned , both players in the blinds checked, and Arieh bet 43,000. Danchev called, and Lane check-raised to 150,000. Arieh called, Danchev folded, and the turn brought the .
Lane moved all in for 340,000, and Arieh asked for a count before going into the tank. He cut out enough chips to make the call, leaving a mountain of yellow T1,000 chips behind, and eventually called.
Arieh:
Lane:
Lane was ahead with a pair of eights, and blocked two of Arieh's outs with his flush draw, and held as the river brought the .
| Jon Lane | 1,069,000 | 424,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 440,000 | -410,000 |
Sunday, June 1, 2014 5:04 PM Local Time
Hands #52-57: Pots for Arieh and Danchev
Hand #52: Dimitar Danchev opened for a min-raise under the gun and Alex Bolotin called from the small blind along with Josh Arieh from the big.
The flop fell and the action was checked round to see the fall with the action checked through again. The river landed the and Arieh bet out 35,000 to prompt a fold from Danchev, and a call from Bolotin.
Arieh tabled his and Bolotin mucked his hand.
Hand #53: Dimitar Danchev received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #54: Dimitar Danchev raised to 30,000 from the small blind and picked up the big blind and antes.
Hand #55: Josh Arieh opened to 27,000 and Dimitar Danchev three-bet the button to 67,000 to prompt a fold from the blinds and Arieh.
Hand #56: Josh Arieh received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #57: Jon Lane opened to 31,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Sunday, June 1, 2014 4:57 PM Local Time
Hand #51: Bolotin Spikes an Ace
With a dead small blind, Josh Arieh was first to act, and he raised to 27,000. Alex Bolotin reraised to 85,000 out of the big blind, Arieh flicked out a call, and the dealer fanned . Bolotin led out for 90,000, Arieh raised to 235,000, and Bolotin moved all in for 855,000. Arieh snap-called.
Bolotin:
Arieh:
The two-time WSOP bracelet winner held a commanding lead with a set of tens, but the spiked onto the felt on the turn, giving Bolotin a higher set.
The bricked off on the river, and the Brooklyn native shipped a massive double to nearly 1.9 million chips. Arieh slipped down to around 850,000.
| Alex Bolotin | 1,888,000 | 1,008,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 850,000 | -671,000 |
Sunday, June 1, 2014 4:51 PM Local Time
Steven Loube Eliminated in 5th Place ($53,777)
Hand #49: Alex Bolotin opened to 25,000 and Josh Arieh made the call from the button along with Jon Lane in the big blind.
The flop fell and Lane checked to Bolotin who bet 35,000 to produce two quick folds.
Hand #50: Alex Bolotin raised to 25,000 from under the gun and Steven Loube made the call from the big blind to see a fall with Loube checking.
Bolotin continued for 30,000 and Loube check-raised all in for for 251,000 with Bolotin making the call.
Loube:
Bolotin:
With Loube trailing, he would need to find a king or an eight to take the lead, but when the turn and river landed the and , Loube hit the rail in 5th place for a $53,777 payday.
| Alex Bolotin | 880,000 | 290,000 |
| Steven Loube | 0 | -310,000 |
Sunday, June 1, 2014 4:46 PM Local Time
Final Table Interview: Josh Arieh
If you follow poker at all, Josh Arieh should be a familiar name. He is best known for his third-place finish in the 2004 Main Event, but with seven World Series of Poker final tables and two bracelets on his résumé, he makes no it secret that the WSOP is his favorite time of year.
We caught up with Arieh as the players were heading to break.
Congratulations on the final table. In an interview a few years ago you talked about how the young kids are just getting so good at the game. Yet here you are at another final table. What's your secret?
Thank you. I guess it's run-good. I mean I don't know. I stayed really positive through my tables. I had some ups and downs. I was short at both of my previous tables and I just stayed positive.
One thing I keep telling myself when I am in a hand is that it's in the cards. If I do the right thing or what I think is right, then I'm fine with that and I don't care about the outcome. I just stuck with that and it kept me real even-keeled.
I didn't have many highs and lows and it let me continue to keep my thought process going. I don't know. I just try to improve every time I play. And I'm running good.
Any key hands that got you here?
There was a big pot yesterday when I was short. A guy in late position raised and Joe Cheong reraised from the small blind. I had two jacks in the big blind and the hand pretty much plays itself. I moved all in. The other guy called with ace-king and Joe called with aces. I caught a jack and I won.
That pot gave me a lot of confidence because I knocked out an amazing player that's going to be tough on any table. Other than that, I have been real fortunate with how the tables have come down. I feel like if I could have picked an opponent to get help with it would have been Joe. Not that the others aren't good players, but the great players got knocked out. My draws so far have been pretty fortunate.
You mentioned staying positive and making the right choices, but you do like to gamble?
I do. I love gambling.
How does gambling lend itself to this tournament?
Well, now it's a little different and it's more like a regular tournament. Each place pays money. But in the shootout earlier, it's winner-take-all. You have to take more risks. The guy that comes in second makes the same money as the guy that comes in 10th. So you have to gamble a bit more and I am comfortable doing that.
I won a lot of flips and I could have lost my first one on day one and I would be out. I would still be happy with the way I played. I have no regrets so far.
You 've talked about how you lost your bracelets during a move. It made you sick to think they were stolen. Then you were so happy to have found them. What would a third bracelet mean?
It would mean a lot.
Are you thinking about it?
No. I am thinking about every hand. It's hard not to think about it. I catch myself looking ahead seeing who I might play head up and picturing myself with the bracelet. I snap myself out of it immediately because it is all about the hand I am playing right now. I can't think about anything else. And if I am thinking about anything else, then I am way behind.
Sunday, June 1, 2014 4:45 PM Local Time
Hand #44-48: One Flop
Hand #44: Steven Loube raised from first position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #45: Dimitar Danchev raised on the button, and both Jon Lane and Loube folded from the blinds.
Hand #46: Alex Bolotin received a walk.
Hand #47: Lane raised to 31,000 from the cutoff, and received no callers.
Hand #48: Lane raised to 31,000 from first position, Arieh reraised to 77,000 out of the small blind, and Lane made the call. The flop fell , Arieh led out for 82,000, and Lane snap-folded.
Sunday, June 1, 2014 4:43 PM Local Time
Level 4 started
Level: 4
Blinds: 6000/12000
Ante: 2000
Sunday, June 1, 2014 4:41 PM Local Time
Hand #43: It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint... Unless You Have To Pee
Hand #43: Alex Bolotin had the button to begin the hand. Steven Loube opened to 30,000 from the cutoff seat, and Josh Arieh called from the small blind. Dimitar Danchev called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Everyone checked, and the turn was the . Arieh checked, Danchev bet 51,000, Loube folded, and Arieh raised to 144,000. Danchev pulled back his original bet, counted out the 144,000 and made the call.
On the river, the landed. Arieh checked, and Danchev bet 160,000. Arieh check-raised to 600,000, opting to go for the double check-raise. This sent Danchev into the tank, and the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event champion eventually folded.
Immediately after Danchev folded, Arieh jumped out of his seat and sprinted straight to the exit. We're guessing he's not leaving, though, but rather just a ver, very important bathroom break.
Sunday, June 1, 2014 4:38 PM Local Time
Counts
| Josh Arieh | 1,521,000 | 21,000 |
| Dimitar Danchev | 1,200,000 | 20,000 |
| Jon Lane | 645,000 | -40,000 |
| Alex Bolotin | 590,000 | 10,000 |
| Steven Loube | 310,000 | -410,000 |
Sunday, June 1, 2014 4:34 PM Local Time
Hand #38-42: Danchev and Arieh Butt Heads
Hand #38: Josh Arieh raised to 25,000 out of the small blind, Dimitar Danchev called, and the flop fell . Arieh bet out, and won the pot.
Hand #39: Steve Loube raised from first position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #40: Arieh raised to 24,000 from the cutoff, Loube defended his big blind, and the flop came . Loube check-folded to a bet of 33,000.
Hand #41: Loube raised to 30,000 from the small blind, and Alex Bolotin folded from the big blind.
Hand #42: Danchev raised to 20,000 from under the gun, Loube called on the button, and Arieh defended his big blind. The flop fell , the trio all checked, and the turn was the . Arieh led out for 43,000, Danchev called, and Loube folded.
The completed the board, the two players checked, and Arieh showed for a pair of fours. Danchev had that beat with for a pair of aces.
Sunday, June 1, 2014 4:28 PM Local Time
Hand #37: Broadway Double for Lane
Hand #37: Jon Lane opened top 27,000 and Steven Loube called from the button to see a flop. Lane checked and Loube bet out 27,000 with Lane making the call.
The turn fell the and once Lane checked, Loube fired out 55,000. Lane then check-raised all in for his last 265,000 and Loube called.
Loube:
Lane:
The river landed the and Lane doubled through to just under 700,000 in chips.
| Jon Lane | 685,000 | 285,000 |
Sunday, June 1, 2014 4:27 PM Local Time
Douglas Foster Eliminated in 6th Place ($40,314)
Hand #34: Josh Arieh raised to 24,000 in the cutoff, Jon Lane defended from the big blind, and the flop was all spades; . Both players checked. The turn was the , both players knuckled again and the river was the . The two checked again, and Arieh tabled for a pair of threes, winning the pot.
Hand #35: Alex Bolotin raised to 20,000 from under the gun, Arieh three-bet to 58,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Bolotin, who folded as well.
Hand #36: Arieh raised from under the gun, Douglas Foster called in the cutoff, and the flop came all spades once again; . Arieh checked, Foster fired out 35,000, and Arieh called. The turn was the , Arieh checked, and Foster moved all in. Arieh snap-called.
Foster:
Arieh:
The river was a meaningless , and Foster was eliminated.
| Josh Arieh | 1,500,000 | 580,000 |
| Douglas Foster | 0 | -400,000 |
Sunday, June 1, 2014 4:20 PM Local Time
Hands #29-33: Arieh Picks Up Chips from Foster
Hand #29: Dimitar Danchev raised to 20,000 and Douglas Foster called next to act along with Steven Loube in the big.
The fop fell and Danchev continued for 26,000 with Foster raising to 76,000. Loube folded, as did Danchev, and Foster was pushed the pot.
Hand #30: Josh Arieh entered the pot for 24,000 and he collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #31: Dimitar Danchev raised to 20,000 from under the gun and he collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #32: From the small blind, Josh Arieh opened to 27,000 to collect the big blind and antes.
Hand #33: From the button, Josh Arieh raised to 24,000 and both Dimitar Danchev and Douglas Foster called from the blinds.
The flop fell and Arieh continued for 43,000 with only Foster calling as the fell on the turn. Foster checked and Arieh bet 95,000 with Foster making the call as the completed the board on the river.
Foster checked and Arieh bet out 164,000 to force a quick fold from Foster.
Sunday, June 1, 2014 4:13 PM Local Time
Hand #24-28: Loube Chips Up
Hand #24: Josh Arieh raised to 24,000 in middle position, Dimitar Danchev three-bet to 62,000 in the hijack seat, and Steven Loube moved all in for 528,000 from the small blind. Arieh quickly folded, and Danchev tanked for 30 seconds or so before pitching his cards into the muck as well.
Hand #25: Douglas Foster raised to 25,000, Loube called on the button, and both blinds released. The flop came , and Foster check-folded to a bet of 32,000.
Hand #26: Jon Lane raised to 26,000 from early position, Danchev three-bet to 80,000 from the big blind, and Lane folded.
Hand #27: Loube took the pot down with a preflop raise from early position.
Hand #28: Alex Bolotin raised to 20,000 in the hijack, Arieh called on his direct left, and the rest of the action folded through. The dealer fanned , Bolotin bet 22,000, Arieh called, and the turn brought a third spade - the . Bolotin checked, Arieh knuckled behind, and the river was the . Bolotin fired out 46,000, Arieh called, and Bolotin won the pot with for trip tens.