Tuesday, July 7, 2015 8:31 PM Local Time
Shortly after play resumed after the dinner break, Richard Seymour got all in for his last 10,000.
Seymour has and is all in against a player with . The board ran out and Seymour made a backdoor flush to stay alive in the tournament.
The ESPN camera man apologized to Seymour for not having a camera there to record the moment, but Seymour was more than happy with the result of the hand.
Richard Seymour - 21,300
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 8:28 PM Local Time
We arrive at the table to see a flop of . Huck Seed has a bet of 4,000 in front of him and Theodore Etter, on Seed's right, has a bet of 2,000 out front. Seed has check-raised the flop and the action is on Etter, who is in the tank. Etter calls after 20 seconds and the turn brings the . Seed bets 2,000 and Etter quickly folds.
Huck Seed - 45,750
Theodore Etter - 31,250
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 8:24 PM Local Time
We mentioned during Level 3 that Scotty Nguyen had arrived wearing an all-white Adidas tracksuit.
During that level Nguyen was speaking to friend James Calderaro about heading home for dinner instead of meeting him at a restaurant.
Nguyen took advantage of that trip home and opted for a fresh approach to the remainder of the day by switching from his all-white Adidas tracksuit to a black Los Angeles Lakers one while also adding a Lakers themed hat.
With Nguyen nestled behind a 20,525-chip stack, he'll be hoping the fresh look will bring him some new luck.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 8:21 PM Local Time
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:50 PM Local Time
Level 3 concludes, and the players are on a 90-minute dinner break.
The record-setting Day 1C field has continued to push the limits of the Rio Convention Center's capacity. More than 3,900 players have registered for this flight, making it the largest single-day Main Event field in history. The turnout today brings the total field size close to 6,400 and counting for the combined starting flights.
Je Wook Oh (pictured) continues to set the pace for the field, heading to the break with 155,500 chips. Among a few significant pots, Wook Oh was responsible for the elimination of Mike Gogliormella early in the level. Gogliormella was dealt pocket aces, but Wook Oh flopped top pair, turned a flush draw, and rivered the fifth diamond to claim another victim. Aaron Mermelstein (132,900) and Zarik Megerdichian (130,800) are also near the top of the leaderboard as they head to the break.
While a handful of players were working their stacks into six figures, a few familiar faces were bidding their final farewell to the 2015 WSOP. Greg Merson won this event in 2012, but he was short-stacked right from the word, "deal," today. Merson was in the process of trying to mount a comeback when he ran pocket kings into pocket aces, hitting the rail midway through the level.
The 2007 Champion, Jerry Yang, was the victim of a similar cooler, flopping a set of sevens on an ace-queen-seven board. Joe Black flopped a better set of aces, though, and Yang was eliminated from the field.
David Williams, Chino Rheem, Paul Volpe, and back-to-back November Niner Mark Newhouse were also eliminated during the last level.
Registration remains open through the dinner break, and play resumes with Level 4 at 8:20 PM.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:50 PM Local Time
There is a raise in middle position to 700 and Manuel Blaschke reraises to 2,000. Another player shoves all in for his remaining 4,600. The original raiser folds. Blaschke calls and the two players turn their hands over. Blaschke has and his opponent has .
The board runs out , giving Blaschke a spade flush and eliminating his opponent.
Manuel Blaschke - 38,500
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:50 PM Local Time
With over 9,000 in the pot, Je Wook Oh is heads up against an opponent in the big blind. With the turn dealt, the board reads . Wook Oh's opponent checks and Oh bets 5,800. The other player check-calls and we go to the river. The dealer puts the on the felt, a third heart.
The big blind checks and Wook Oh goes into the tank for half a minute, then bets 65,000. Wook Oh's opponent has a little less than 40,000 behind, and when he sees the size of the bet, he rolls his eyes and folds. Wook Oh then turns over for air and collects the pot.
Je Wook Oh - 151,000
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:50 PM Local Time
On a board of with 9,000 in the middle, Yann Dion bet out 6,500 and his opponent went deep into the tank before making the call.
Dion tables his for a bluff while his opponent tables .
Yann Dion - 29,625
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:49 PM Local Time
Facing a raise to 700, Thiago Palmieri calls on the button as the flop falls .
The original raiser bets out 900 and Palmieri calls as the lands on the turn and both players check.
The river falls the and after being checked too, Palmieri bets 2,500 and his opponent folds.
Thiago Palmieri - 44,225
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:49 PM Local Time
On a board reading the player seated under the gun plus one checks. His opponent is Jarod Ludemann in middle position, who thinks for a minute about his decision, before betting out 15,000 in chips. Ludemann's opponent snap calls with less chips behind.
Ludemann:
Opponent:
The river brings the and Ludemann holds with his aces to see as his opponent hits the rail just before the allocated dinner break.
Jarod Ludemann - 52,000
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:49 PM Local Time
Kevin Boudreau is heads up against Joe Black. The flop is . Boudreau checks, Black bets 1,100 and Boudreau calls.
The turn is the and both players check.
The river is the . Again, both players check.
Boudreau turns over and Black mucks his cards.
Kevin Boudreau - 24,900
Joe Black - 93,000
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:49 PM Local Time
After a flop of , Michael Beaird checks from early position over to Doug Polk on the button who checks back. The turn is the and Beaird checks again.
Polk bets 4,000 and Beaird calls to see the on the river. Beaird bets 10,000 which is enough to put Polk all in and Polk snap calls with to double up to 33,600
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:48 PM Local Time
On a board reading Chris Barton shoves all-in and Chris Grigorian instantly calls.
Grigorian shows for a turned set of kings, but unfortunately for Grigorian, he will need the board to pair on the river because Barton turned Broadway holding .
Unfortunately for Grigorian the river is the . After a very close count it is determined that Barton has Grigorian covered by less than a 1,000 and Grigorian is sent to the rail.
Chris Barton - 52,000
Chris Grigorian - Eliminated
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:48 PM Local Time
A player raises from late position to 700, and Adam Lamphere three-bets to 2,100 from the blinds. The original raiser then moves all-in for 9,200 and Lamphere asks for a count before he calls.
Lamphere -
Opponent -
The board runs out to leave Lamphere raking in the pot as his opponent heads for the rail just before the dinner break.
Adam Lamphere - 36,500
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:48 PM Local Time
Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier raises to 700 from under the gun and Daniel Negreanu calls on the button. The blinds fold and the two PokerStars pros are heads up. The flop comes and both players check. The turn is the and again both players check. Both players check down the river as well. Grospellier turns over and Negreanu says, "How could I possibly beat that?"
Bertrand Grospellier - 37,500
Daniel Negreanu - 38,200
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:46 PM Local Time
John Streese bets enough to put Phil Delaney all-in on a board. Delaney makes the call for his tournament life and shows . Streese throws his card away, but then realises he has the nut straight. He takes his cards back and shows . Delaney thinks the hand should be dead, so they call the floor. Since Delaney was all-in on the river, both hands need to be showed and Streese's hand is live.
John Streese - 83,000
Phil Delaney - Eliminated
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:45 PM Local Time
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:44 PM Local Time
Elliot Smith opens to 700 from early position and Eli Elezra calls next to act as the player on the button calls also.
The flop falls and the action is checked round to see the land on the turn with Smith betting out 1,400.
Elezra folds but the button calls as the completes the board on the river and Smith bets 4,000.
Smith's opponent folds, and Smith is pushed the pot.
Elliot Smith - 23,125
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:44 PM Local Time
The action is on the turn with the board showing and Jared Jaffee check-calls a 1,500 bet from his opponent. The two both check on the river and Jaffee takes the pot with . Jaffee is a successful live tournament pro with $2.47 million in lifetime tournament earnings. He won his first bracelet in 2014 when he took down the $1,500 Mixed-Max tournament for $405,428. He's off to a good start thus far today and is approaching nearly double the starting stack.
Jared Jaffee - 52,400
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:38 PM Local Time
Michael Del Vecchio checks from the small blind on the turn with the board reading and the player under-the-gun bets 1,500. Del Vecchio check-calls and the river is the .
Del Vecchio checks again and under-the-gun bets 4,000. Del Vecchio takes over a minute in the tank and then reluctantly tosses in a call. His opponent shows and Del Vecchio takes the pot as he tables .
"Nice call," said the player under-the-gun.
"I'm too tilted to fold," said Del Vecchio.
Michael Del Vecchio - 42,300