Monday, June 7, 2010 4:48 PM Local Time
Yan Chen opened to 20,000 and Derric Haynie made the call.
"I'm going to raise it" announced Mike Wattel as he cut down a raise totalling 70,000.
Chen quickly mucked but Haynie made the call and drew one against Wattel who stood pat.
Following a check from Wattel, Haynie announced, "you win" as Wattel tabled his to move to 340,000 as Haynie slips to 175,000 in chips.
Monday, June 7, 2010 4:44 PM Local Time
We told you Derric Haynie was getting revved up. He's switched gears big time and put his 5 Hour Energy out there to warn everyone. Here are the last four hands:
1) Yan Chen raised to 20,000, and Haynie popped it to 63,000. Chen folded, and Haynie took the pot.
2) Nick Binger raised and won the blinds and antes.
3) Mike Wattel raised and took it down.
4) Mike Wattel raised to 18,000 for the second hand in a row, and Derric Haynie made it 67,000. That was enough to win another one.
Monday, June 7, 2010 4:40 PM Local Time
Mike Wattel opened to 18,000 from the button and Derric Haynie three-bet to 67,000 from the big blind to prompt a fold from Wattel.
The following hand Yan Chen opened the button to 20,000 and Haynie made the call before both players drew one.
Haynie checked and Chen fired out 35,000 which Haynie called.
Chen tabled his to rake in the pot and move to 540,000 in chips.
Monday, June 7, 2010 4:34 PM Local Time
Derric Haynie was first to act and raised to 18,000. Yan Chen called from the big blind and drew two. Haynie only needed one. Chen checked, and Haynie checked behind, tabling a - . That was good enough for the win, and Haynie took the pot. He could be getting a little frisky this level now that he's got a bottle of 5 Hour Energy in front of him.
Monday, June 7, 2010 4:32 PM Local Time
Derric Haynie opened to 18,000 from the button and Mike Wattel three-bet from the big blind to 63,000.
Haynie mulled over his decision before sliding in the rest of his chips to amount to a re-raise of 138,000.
Wattel didn't take too long to produce a fold to see Haynie pushed the pot and move to 207,000 in chips.
Monday, June 7, 2010 4:05 PM Local Time
The four remaining players are now heading on a 20-minute break.
Updated chip counts to come!
Monday, June 7, 2010 4:04 PM Local Time
Derric Haynie opened to 13,000 from under the gun and Nick Binger made the call next to speak.
Haynie drew one and Binger stood pat before both players checked.
Haynie tabled his as Binger just shook his head from left to right before showing his (X)(X).
Monday, June 7, 2010 3:58 PM Local Time
Yan Chen opened to 16,000 from under the gun only to have Todd Bui move all in from the small blind for 38,000.
Chen made the call standing pat as Bui drew one to his .
Chen tabled his as Bui began to squeeze out his drawn card.
"Oh no, it's got no sides . . . pair or an ace" stated Bui as he flipped over his ace.
Bui went round the table congratulating his opponents before leaving the final table $18,096 richer.
Monday, June 7, 2010 3:55 PM Local Time
Mike Wattel raised preflop, and in the big blind, Nick Binger reraised to 42,000. Wattel decided on a call, and each player drew one. Binger checked, and Wattel bet 50,000. Binger took a deep breath. His masseuse froze mid-backrub while he stared down Wattel. But Binger couldn't talk himself into a call and folded, dropping down to 85,000. Wattel is up to 385,000.
Monday, June 7, 2010 3:50 PM Local Time
The action folded round to James Bord in the cutoff and he open-jammed for just over 100,000.
Yan Chen made the call in the small blind and stood pat as Bord drew one throwing out his to go along with his .
Chen's hand of was spread, and unfortunately for Bord he could only find a to pair.
Not returning to England empty-handed, Bord will take home $12,997 for his efforts as Chen climbs to 423,000 in chips.
Monday, June 7, 2010 3:46 PM Local Time
Mike Matusow just made his entrance. No sitting in the audience with the riffraff for him. He marched right up to the stage and leaned over the table. Robbie, who's taking over the announcing, joked into the microphone, "Clear the rail, please!" Matusow gave him the middle finger in response.
Brandon Cantu and Mark Newhouse have also joined the party, but they're content to take seats.
Monday, June 7, 2010 3:37 PM Local Time
Derric Haynie stayed out of the way for the last hour or so, but he's decided to rejoin the table. He raised to 13,000, and Mike Wattel defended his big blind. Wattel drew one, and Haynie stood pat. Mike checked his new card and bet 20,000, putting the pressure on Haynie. Derric sat motionless for a minute before giving up his hand.
The next hand, Haynie was under the gun. He raised to 13,000 again, and this time, it got through.
Monday, June 7, 2010 3:22 PM Local Time
Alexander Kravchenko was down to his last 35,000 when it folded to him in the cutoff. He moved all in, and Mike Wattel called on the button. The blinds folded, and Kravchenko drew a card. Wattel stood pat with a . Kravchenko showed and needed to hit a ten, seven, six, five, or deuce to double up. Instead, he drew a , pairing his hand. The Russian pro was eliminated from his fifth WSOP final table in seventh place.
After stacking Kravchenko, Wattel is up to 310,00 and further increased his chip lead.
Monday, June 7, 2010 3:16 PM Local Time
Nick Binger opened to 17,000 from middle position and Mike Wattel made the call from the big blind.
Binger drew two, and after Wattel drew one, he fired out 22,000 at the pot.
Binger deliberated for some time before sliding in three stacks to amount to a raise of 55,000.
Wattel continued to shuffle a stack of chips before tossing his cards into the muck to slip to 270,000 as Binger climbs back to 175,000 in chips.
Monday, June 7, 2010 3:05 PM Local Time
Todd Bui raised to 12,000 under the gun, and only Nick Binger in the big blind came along. Each player asked for one card. Binger checked, and Bui checked behind. "Pair of eights," Binger said. "Pair of sixes," Bui countered, taking the pot with .
Someone at the table teased Bui, and he explained his master plan. If one of you had called me and he folded, I would have caught his eight and made an eight-six," Bui said. "I was going for action there."
Monday, June 7, 2010 3:03 PM Local Time
The action folded round to Mike Wattel in the small blind and he made it 15,000 to go.
Yan Chen then bumped it up to 40,000 and Wattel made the call with both players drawing one.
Both players then checked as Wattel tabled his to prompt a fold from Chen.
Chen slips to 245,000 as Wattel climbs to 315,000 in chips.
Monday, June 7, 2010 3:01 PM Local Time
Yan Chen opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Alexander Kravchenko moved all in for 21,500.
Chen made the call and drew one with his up against Kravchenko's .
"One line!" stated Chen as he flashed his and mucked to see Kravchenko double through to over 45,000 as Chen slips to 297,000 in chips.
Monday, June 7, 2010 3:00 PM Local Time
The stands are slowly filling in a little. Who is here, you ask? James Bord and Derric Haynie each have a few fans. Nick Binger's brother Michael and friend Rick Fuller are sweating him, and he's gone over to chat with them every few hands. Liv Boeree and Shaun Deeb were here to lend their support earlier but went back to Day 2 of the $1,000 no limit. Dan Shak didn't make it all the way to the actual rail, but he yelled "Go Nick Binger!" from about 10 yards away.
Russian pro Kirill Gerasimov is also in the stands to cheer on Alexander Kravchenko.
Monday, June 7, 2010 2:57 PM Local Time
Yan Chen raised to 12,000, and Nick Binger called in the cutoff. Each player exchanged one card. Chen peaked at his and checked. Binger bet 16,000, and Chen called with an . Binger nodded and mucked his cards.
Monday, June 7, 2010 2:54 PM Local Time
Mike Wattel opened to 13,000 from middle position and Todd Bui called out of the small blind.
Wattel stood pat as Bui drew one and fired out with a bet of 25,000. Wattel quickly made the call by splashing the pot with five 5,000-denomination chips.
"Ten-six!" stated Bui only to have Wattel table his to rake in the pot and climb to 265,000.
"Wrong four-sider" added Bui as he slipped to 75,000 in chips.