Monday, July 14, 2014 12:49 PM Local Time
Table 3 Hands #16-18: Kerignard's Three-Bet Takes It
Hand #16: Christopher Greaves raised to 300,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #17: Oscar Kemps made it 250,000 to go from middle position and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #18: An early positioned Christopher Greaves raised to 300,000 and it folded around to Yorane Kerignard in the small blind. He cut out a three-bet to 830,000 and it folded back to Greaves. He quickly let his cards go and Kerignard was pushed the pot.
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:49 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #10-12: The Last Hands of Level 30
Hand #10: Mark Newhouse raised to 240,000 from the hijack and was met by a three-bet to 575,000 from Kyle Keranen on the button. The blinds both folded, and Newhouse pushed back with a four-bet to 2.74 million. Keranen folded his hand.
Hand #11: Newhouse raised to 240,000 from middle position only to have Martin Jacobson three-bet to 625,000 from the button. Newhouse ended up releasing his hand.
Hand #12: Jacobson raised to 260,000 from the cutoff and Eddy Sabat three-bet to 750,000 from the big blind. Jacobson folded.
Martin Jacobson | 22,430,000 | 230,000 |
Mark Newhouse | 10,660,000 | 340,000 |
Kyle Keranen | 3,005,000 | -260,000 |
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:49 PM Local Time
Table 3 Hands #12-15: Nobody Believes Kemps
Hand #12: Oscar Kemps raised under the gun and Christopher Greaves called from the big blind. The flop came down and Greaves check-folded to a 275,000-chip bet.
Hand #13: From the cutoff Andoni Larrabe raised to 250,000 and Leif Force three-bet from the button to 650,000. The action folded back to Larrabe who made the call. On a the hand was checked down and Larrabe showed .
Force showed and said, "That is not good board to play on," as he raked in the pot.
Hand #14: Iaron Lightbourne raised to 250,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #15: Oscar Kemps raised from the button to 250,000 and Thomas Sarra Jr called from the small blind. On a the action was checked until Kemps bet 350,000 on the river. Sarra called immediately and Kemps showed .
"Why does nobody ever believe me?" Kemps said with a big smile.
"Because you play that hand?" Leif Force responded.
"What's wrong with 7-5?" Kemps laughed, as he stacked his new chips.
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:46 PM Local Time
Brian Roberts Eliminated in 26th Place ($286,900)
Feature Table
Hand #9: Brian Roberts shoved all in under the gun for 1.235 million. Eddy Sabat called from the hijack, and Politano took a couple of minutes before deciding to lay it down on the button. The blinds folded as well.
Sabat:
Roberts:
The flop gave Sabat top pair and Roberts a gutshot. The turn was no help to Roberts, and the river gave Sabat a full house, eliminating the player known as "flawless_victory" online.
Eddy Sabat | 5,575,000 | 1,160,000 |
Brian Roberts | 0 | -1,280,000 |
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:45 PM Local Time
Table 2 Hand #8: Senft's Tank Interrupted by Smith and Palmer
Hand #8 Maximilian Senft opened the hijack with a min-raise and both Bryan Devonshire and Scott Mahin made the call to see a flop. Senft continued with a bet of 375,000 and Devonshire folded, but once it was back on Mahin, he moved all in for 1.1 million.
As Senft was in the tank, Scott Palmer and Dan Smith began having a conversation.
"You guys mind?" asked Senft as he continued to deliberate. "Sorry," responded Smith.
Senft remained in the tank for about three minutes before folding his hand.
Scott Mahin | 2,390,000 | 930,000 |
Maximilian Senft | 1,845,000 | -2,075,000 |
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:42 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #6-8: Politano's Top Pair Good
Hand #6: Martin Jacobson raised to 260,000 from middle position, and he took down the pot.
Hand #7: Felix Stephensen raised to 260,000, and Bruno Politano defended his big blind, seeing a flop of . Two checks and the turn followed, and Politano dropped 315,000 into the pot. Stephensen called, and the completed the board. Two more checks meant a showdown, which Politano won with for top pair.
Hand #8: Eddy Sabat opened to 300,000 in the cutoff. and Kyle Keranen shoved all in from the big blind. Sabat quickly folded.
Bruno Politano | 12,640,000 | 630,000 |
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:41 PM Local Time
Table 3 Hands #8-11: Kerignard Ships
Hand #8: Leif Force raised to 250,000 from middle position and the rest of the table folded.
Hand #9: Dan Sindelar opened to 250,000 from the button and Iaron Lightbourne three-bet to 700,000 from the small blind. Action folded back to Sindelar who folded as well.
Hand #10: Craig McCorkell raised to 250,000 from middle position and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: Dan Sindelar opened to 250,000 from the hijack and Yorane Kerignard called from the button. The blinds folded, allowing the flop to come . Sindelar continued for 280,000, Kerignard came over the top for 625,000, and Sindelar called.
The hit the turn and Sindelar checked. Kerignard moved all in for 1.605 million and Sindelar quickly let his hand go.
Dan Sindelar | 15,130,000 | -1,470,000 |
Yorane Kerignard | 3,800,000 | 915,000 |
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:36 PM Local Time
Table 2 Hands #6-7: Palmer Getting Jiggy With It
Hand #6: From under the gun, Scott Palmer opened for a min-raise and Dan Smith called from the big blind.
The flop fell and Palmer bet 280,000 which was enough to produce a fold from Smith.
Hand #7: Bryan Devonshire opened the button to 280,000 and Dan Smith made the call in the small blind. Scott Palmer moved all in for roughly 2.5 million from the big blind and both Devonshire and Smith swiftly folded.
Scott Palmer | 3,300,000 | 930,000 |
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:35 PM Local Time
Table 3 Hands #5-7: Rough Start For Larrabe
Hand #5: From the hijack Andoni Larrabe raised to 250,000 and Craig McCorkell called from the big blind. The flop came down and McCorkell check-called a bet of 325,000 from Larrabe.
On the turn the popped up and both players checked. The river was the and again both players checked. McCorkell tabled and he took down the pot.
Hand #6: Iaron Lightbourne raised to 250,000 from early position and Craig McCorkell and Thomas Sarra, Jr. called from the blinds. The flop came down and all three players checked.
The turn was the and McCorkell checked to Sarra who bet 350,000. Lightbourne called and McCorkell folded. On the river the hit and Sarra picked up the pot with a bet of 555,000.
Hand #7: Andoni Larrabe raised to 250,000 from middle position and Christopher Greaves three-bet to 600,000 from the hijack. Everyone folded back around to Larrabe who let go of his hand as well.
Andoni Larrabe | 11,100,000 | -920,000 |
Craig McCorkell | 9,500,000 | 735,000 |
Thomas Sarra Jr | 7,000,000 | 490,000 |
Iaron Lightbourne | 4,600,000 | -400,000 |
Christopher Greaves | 4,200,000 | 265,000 |
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:32 PM Local Time
Table 2 Hands #4-5: Palmer Triples on River
Hand #4: From the button, William Tonking opened for a min-raise to 240,000 and Maximilian Senft called from the big blind to see a flop.
Senft checked and Tonking bet out 300,000 which was enough for him to collect the pot.
Hand #5: From under the gun, Dan Smith opened to 270,000 and Scott Palmer moved all in for 685,000 from the next seat over. With the action on William Pappaconstantinou a few seats over, he called along with Smith.
The dealer spread a flop and both active players checked. The turn brought the and Smith bet 750,000. Pappaconstantinou folded and the remaining players' cards were tabled.
Smith:
Palmer:
With Palmer in bad shape and needing to spike an ace to stay alive, the dealer delivered the on the river to grant Palmer's wish of a much needed triple to 2.37 million.
William Pappaconstantinou | 13,750,000 | -890,000 |
Dan Smith | 9,780,000 | -555,000 |
Scott Palmer | 2,370,000 | 1,610,000 |
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:30 PM Local Time
Sean Dempsey Eliminated in 27th Place ($286,900)
Feature Table
Hand #5: Mark Newhouse raised to 240,000 under the gun and Sean Dempsey called from the big blind to see the flop. Dempsey checked and then called when Newhouse bet 260,000, which brought about the on the turn.
Both players checked, the completed the board on the river, and Dempsey led out for 550,000. Newhouse responded by raising to 2.8 million total, and Dempsey called off his remaining chips. Newhouse tabled the for a flush, and it was good as Dempsey mucked. It wasn't immediately clear that Dempsey was all in, so the dealer had pulled his cards into the muck before they could be exposed, as they should have been in an all-in situation.
Dempsey exited the feature table to a nice round of applause and will take home $286,900 for his 27th-place finish. Dempsey added this score to his already-successful summer, as he won Event #39: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $548,460.
Martin Jacobson | 22,200,000 | -135,000 |
Bruno Politano | 12,010,000 | 385,000 |
Mark Newhouse | 10,320,000 | 3,500,000 |
Felix Stephensen | 8,925,000 | 1,185,000 |
Andrey Zaichenko | 7,080,000 | -255,000 |
Eddy Sabat | 4,415,000 | -255,000 |
Kyle Keranen | 3,265,000 | -1,200,000 |
Brian Roberts | 1,280,000 | -85,000 |
Sean Dempsey | 0 | -3,145,000 |
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:26 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #1-4: First Blood to the Brazilian; Nice Pot for Stephensen
Hand #1: Bruno Politano raised to 265,000 from the cutoff and Brian Roberts called from the big blind to see a flop of . Roberts checked, Politano bet 315,000, and Roberts let it go. First blood to the Brazilian.
Hand #2: Action folded to Roberts in the small blind and he moved all in for 1.085 million and Andrey Zaichenko folded from the big blind.
Hand #3: Kyle Keranan raised to 250,000 from the hijack, Felix Stephensen defended his big blind, and the flop came down . Stephensen checked, Keranan bet 295,000, and Stephensen made the call to see the turn. Both players checked, and the completed the board on the river. Stephensen led out for 575,000, and Keranan thought long and hard before making the call. Stephensen tabled for a flopped set of sevens, and it was good as Keranan sent his cards to the muck.
Hand #4: Mark Newhouse raised to 240,000 from early position and took down the blinds and antes.
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:24 PM Local Time
Table 3 Hands #2-4: Set of Deuces For Force
Hand #2: Action folded around to Androni Larrabe in the small blind and he raised the action to 285,000. Leif Force called from the big blind and the flop came down . Larrabe continued out only to have Force raised the action to 725,000. Larrabe called.
The turn was the and Larrabe checked to the aggressor. Force fired 950,000 and Larrabe stuck around once more. The rivered and the action went check-check. Larrabe showed but they were no good against Force's for a set of deuces. He took down the pot and brought his stack up to about 6.1 million.
Hand #3: Craig McCorkell raised from early position and the table folded.
Hand #4: Dan Sindelar opened to 250,000 from middle position and Iaron Lightbourne was his only caller. The flop came down , Sindelar continued for 325,000, and Lightbourne let his hand go.
Dan Sindelar | 16,600,000 | 255,000 |
Andoni Larrabe | 12,020,000 | -1,930,000 |
Leif Force | 6,100,000 | 2,065,000 |
Iaron Lightbourne | 5,000,000 | -250,000 |
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:22 PM Local Time
Table 2 Hands #1-3: Velador Up and Down
Hand #1: From under the gun, William Tonking opened to 250,000 and Luis Velador three-bet next to act to 800,000. Tonking made the call and the flop fell with both players checking.
The turn and river were checked by both players, then Tonking revealed his . However, it would be Velador's that would see him scoop the pot.
Hand #2: From the small blind, Jorryt van Hoof opened to 360,000 and William Tonking defended his big blind to see a flop. Van Hoof continued for 425,000 and Tonking made the call before the and was checked down.
Van Hoof tabled his to scoop the pot and move to 6.25 million while Tonking slipped to 4.26 million in chips.
Hand #3: From the button, Jorryt van Hoof opened to 275,000 and Luis Velador called in the big blind.
Velador checked the flop as van Hoof bet out 425,000. Velador check-called as the landed on the turn and the two-time WSOP bracelet winner checked again. Van Hoof bet out 925,000 and Velador chose to toss his cards into the muck.
Van Hoof is now up to 7.2 million while Velador slips to about what he started the day with — 16.5 million in chips.
Luis Velador | 16,500,000 | -100,000 |
Jorryt van Hoof | 7,200,000 | 1,805,000 |
William Tonking | 4,260,000 | -1,610,000 |
Monday, July 14, 2014 12:14 PM Local Time
Table 3 Hand #1: Kings For Lightbourne
Hand #1: On the first hand of the seventh day of play it was Iaron Lightbourne who raised from the button to 250,000 and Andoni Larrabe called from the big blind.
The flop came down and both players checked. On the turn the popped up and Larrabe led out for 300,000. Lightbourne made the call and the river was the .
On the river Larrabe bet another 750,000 and Lightbourne called right away. Larrabe confidently turned over , but his hand was no good against Lightbourne's .
Andoni Larrabe | 13,950,000 | -1,330,000 |
Iaron Lightbourne | 5,250,000 | 1,375,000 |
Monday, July 14, 2014 10:58 AM Local Time
From 27 to the November Nine; Martin Jacobson Leads to Start Day 7
Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2014 World Series of Poker for Day 7 of the Main Event, the final day until the November Nine return in 119 days to play down until we have a new World Champion!
After nine days of grueling and intense tournament poker, the 6,683-player field — the third largest of all time — has now been reduced to just a final 27 who will all have their eyes on reaching the elusive November Nine and a guaranteed $730,725 payday.
Sweden's Martin Jacobson has been trending his chip count upwards ever since he bagged the Day 1a chip lead. On Day 2a/b he ended in 21st, on Day 3 he sat 29th and Day 4 he rose to 18th before finishing Day 5 in 14th overall. Today will see him return on top after bagging a very impressive 22,335,000 in chips — good for a 47-big-blind lead against the next best. That next best, however, isn't one to ignore as it is two-time WSOP bracelet winner Luis Velador who bagged 16,600,000 in chips to end slightly ahead of Dan Sindelar (16,345,000), Andoni Larrabe (15,280,000), and nine-time World Foosball Champion William Pappaconstantinou (14,640,000).
Several players remaining are very accustomed to the pressure associated with a deep Main Event run, and no one can look past Mark Newhouse who is on the verge of making one of the greatest runs in Main Event history. Newhouse rode a roller coaster of a Day 7 in 2013 after starting the day 15th in chips before reaching the November Nine second-to-last in chips before eventually exiting in 9th. This year he starts the day 11th in chips, and if he can go back-to-back in reaching the November Nine, he will be the first player to do so since Dan Harrington in 2003 and 2004. This basically means that over the past two years, Newhouse has already outlasted 12,999 Main Event players heading into today.
Like Newhouse, several other players still alive know what a deep run in the Main Event feels like. In 2011, Bryan Devonshire finished 12th for $607,882 while Leif Force collected a massive $1,154,527 in 2006 for his 11th-place finish. In total, 10 of the remaining players have reached the money in the Main Event, with Force making the fourth Main Event cash of his career.
Although only a few WSOP bracelet winners remain, the field is still incredibly strong with Dan Smith (10,335,000) looking to add to his plethora of titles that include a win in the Bellagio $100K Summer Super High Roller a few weeks ago, an Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge victory, and WPT and HPT titles. Russian Andrey Zaichenko has a couple of WSOP final tables from his 22 WSOP cashes but the current guaranteed payout of $286,900 is his biggest to date. Dutch players Jorryt van Hoof and Oscar Kemps are hoping to follow in the footsteps of Michiel Brummelhuis who took 7th last year, while perennial nice guy Eddy Sabat will hope his 19th WSOP cash turns into his fourth final table and first WSOP bracelet.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing hand-for-hand extensive live updates of all the Day 7 action once play resumes at 12:00 p.m. (PDT), so make sure to stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com as we write the next exciting chapter of the 2014 WSOP Main Event story.
While waiting for the action to begin, take a look at yesterday's Chad Brown Memorial & Charity Poker Tournament that took place at Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel where many from the poker world got together for a good cause and to remember a dear friend:
Monday, July 14, 2014 10:54 AM Local Time
Day 7 Table and Seat Draw
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
Feature Table | 1 | Martin Jacobson | Sweden | 22,335,000 |
Feature Table | 2 | Brian Roberts | USA | 1,365,000 |
Feature Table | 3 | Andrey Zaichenko | Russia | 7,335,000 |
Feature Table | 4 | Felix Stephensen | Norway | 7,740,000 |
Feature Table | 5 | Eddy Sabat | USA | 4,670,000 |
Feature Table | 6 | Sean Dempsey | USA | 3,145,000 |
Feature Table | 7 | Mark Newhouse | USA | 6,820,000 |
Feature Table | 8 | Bruno Politano | Brazil | 11,625,000 |
Feature Table | 9 | Kyle Keranen | USA | 4,465,000 |
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Table 2 | 1 | William Pappaconstantinou | USA | 14,640,000 |
Table 2 | 2 | Jorryt van Hoof | Netherlands | 5,395,000 |
Table 2 | 3 | William Tonking | USA | 5,870,000 |
Table 2 | 4 | Luis Velador | USA | 16,600,000 |
Table 2 | 5 | Maximilian Senft | Austria | 3,920,000 |
Table 2 | 6 | Bryan Devonshire | USA | 5,765,000 |
Table 2 | 7 | Dan Smith | USA | 10,335,000 |
Table 2 | 8 | Scott Palmer | USA | 760,000 |
Table 2 | 9 | Scott Mahin | USA | 1,460,000 |
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Table 3 | 1 | Yorane Kerignard | France | 2,885,000 |
Table 3 | 2 | Andoni Larrabe | Spain | 15,280,000 |
Table 3 | 3 | Leif Force | USA | 4,035,000 |
Table 3 | 4 | Christopher Greaves | USA | 3,935,000 |
Table 3 | 5 | Oscar Kemps | Netherlands | 3,910,000 |
Table 3 | 6 | Craig McCorkell | UK | 8,765,000 |
Table 3 | 7 | Thomas Sarra Jr | USA | 6,510,000 |
Table 3 | 8 | Dan Sindelar | USA | 16,345,000 |
Table 3 | 9 | Iaron Lightbourne | UK | 3,875,000 |