Sunday, July 7, 2013 2:12 PM Local Time
Level 31 started
Level: 31
Blinds: 60000/120000
Ante: 15000
Sunday, July 7, 2013 2:12 PM Local Time
Hands 52-56
Hand #52: Roland Israelashvili raised to 210,000 in the cutoff and Brian Yoon three-bet to 490,000 from the button. After the blinds folded, Israelashvili four-bet to 1.99 million. Yoon quickly folded and Israelashvili folded.
Hand #53: Brian Yoon raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and Cuong Van Nguyen three-bet to 500,000 from the button. After a brief amount of time in the tank, Yoon folded.
Hand #54: Nghi "Henry" Tran raised to 220,000 on the button and took down the pot.
Hand #55: Unknown action.
Hand #56: Justin Zaki raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and Cuong Van Nguyen called from the big blind. The flop fell and Van Nguyen checked to Zaki who bet 140,000. A call from Van Nguyen landed the turn, which he checked. Zaki bet 305,000, leading a check-raised all in from Van Nguyen for 2.72 million. Zaki spent a good four minutes in the tank before folding. Van Nguyen showed .
Sunday, July 7, 2013 1:57 PM Local Time
Hands 45-51
Hand #45: Brian Yoon raised to 200,000 from under the gun, and he took down the pot.
Hand #46: Cuong Van Nguyen raised to 250,000 under the gun, and everyone else folded.
Hand #47: Roland Israelashvili won the pot with a preflop raise from the button.
Hand #48: Yoon raised to 200,000 from the cutoff. Justin Zaki called from the big blind, and the flop came . Zaki checked, and Yoon bet 230,000. Zaki raised to 580,000, and Yoon folded quickly.
Hand #49: Nghi Tran raised to 200,000 from the button, and both blinds folded.
Hand #50: Tran raised to 250,000, and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #51: Tran raised to 225,000, and he took his third straight.
Sunday, July 7, 2013 1:49 PM Local Time
Approximate Chip Counts
| Brian Yoon | 6,700,000 | 1,000,000  |
| Justin Zaki | 4,700,000 | 2,600,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 3,400,000 | -100,000  |
| Cuong Van Nguyen | 2,900,000 | 0 |
| Nghi Tran | 1,235,000 | -3,565,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 1:48 PM Local Time
Justin Zaki Doubles Through Nghi Tran
Hand #42: Justin Zaki raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and Cuong Van Nguyen defended his big blind. The flop and Van Nguyen check-folded to Zaki's bet of 135,000.
Hand #43: Brian Yoon raised to 200,000 from the button and Nghi Tran called from the big blind. The flop fell and Tran check-called 220,000 to see the turn where he opted to lead out for 325,000. Yoon called, landing the river. Tran checked, leading to a Yoon bet of 500,000. After a little while in the tank, Tran called.
Yoon tabled for a flush, Tran mucked, and Yoon took down the pot, upping his stack to about 6.7 million in the process.
Hand #44: Nghi Tran called from the small blind and Justin Zaki checked his option. The flop was checked by both players and when the turn fell, Tran bet 250,000. Zaki raised to 660,000, only to see Tran come back over the top of 1.2 million. Zaki called, resulting in the river. Tran shoved with the bigger stack and Zaki called all in for 1.06 million with . Tran's was no match for Zaki's two pair, giving Zaki the double up.
Sunday, July 7, 2013 1:38 PM Local Time
Approximate Chip Counts
| Brian Yoon | 5,700,000 | 3,100,000 |
| Nghi Tran | 4,800,000 | 100,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 3,500,000 | -370,000 |
| Cuong Van Nguyen | 2,900,000 | -320,000 |
| Justin Zaki | 2,100,000 | 0 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 1:35 PM Local Time
Joe Morneau Eliminated in 6th Place ($122,933)
Hand #39: Nghi Tran raised to 250,000 after action folded to his button, and he took down the pot.
Hand #40: Joe Morneau raised to 225,000 after action folded to his small blind. Roland Israelashvili called. Morneau bet 150,000 on the flop. Israelashvili raised it up to 400,000, and Morneau made the call. The turn paired the board with the , and both players checked to see the . Morneau again checked, and Israelashvili bet another 400,000. Morneau folded after about 30 seconds of thought.
Hand #41: Morneau raised to 200,000 after action folded to his button. Israelashvili called from the small blind, as did Brian Yoon in the big blind. The blinds checked the flop, and Morneau bet 250,000. Israelashvili folded, but Yoon came out with a check-raise to 650,000. Morneau called. A hit the turn, and Yoon jammed for just under 1.7 million. Morneau called off his last 1.55 million after about a minute.
Morneau:
Yoon:
Yoon needed to catch a heart or an ace to survive, and he did just that when the came on the river. Morneau was eliminated in sixth.
| Joseph Morneau | 0 | -2,590,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 1:20 PM Local Time
Kevin O'Donnell Eliminated in 7th Place ($93,269)
Hand #38: Kevin O'Donnell shoved from the hijack for 625,000 and Nghi "Henry" Tran called from the small blind.
Tran:
O'Donnell:
The board ran out , giving Tran a full house to score the elimination.
| Nghi Tran | 4,700,000 | 570,000 |
| Kevin O'Donnell | 0 | -655,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 1:18 PM Local Time
Alex Case Eliminated in 8th Place ($71,311)
Hand #37: Joe Morneau raised to 200,000 from early position and Alex Case moved all in for 170,000 from the next seat over. Roland Israelashvili called from the hijack and everyone else folded. Morneau bet 100,000 on the flop, and Israelashvili folded. Morneau held , while Case showed . The and finished out the board, and Case was the first to fall on Day 4.
| Joseph Morneau | 2,840,000 | 255,000 |
| Alexander Case | 0 | -180,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 1:17 PM Local Time
Cuong Van Nguyen Doubles Through Alexander Case
Hand #36: Alexander Case opened to 200,000 from the hijack and Cuong Van Nguyen called from the big blind. The flop came down and Nguyen checked to Case who bet 100,000. Nguyen check-raised to 400,000, Case shoved, and Nguyen called all in for 1.37 million with for top two pair. Case trailed with and couldn't catch up when the turn and [As\ river locked up the pot for Nguyen.
| Cuong Van Nguyen | 3,220,000 | 1,740,000 |
| Alexander Case | 180,000 | -1,580,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 1:07 PM Local Time
Level 30 started
Level: 30
Blinds: 50000/100000
Ante: 10000
Sunday, July 7, 2013 1:02 PM Local Time
Day 4 Begins
Players are wishing each other good luck, and the announcer is reading off the players' bios.
Sunday, July 7, 2013 12:34 PM Local Time
Who Will Win the Little One?
Welcome to PokerNews' Day 4 coverage of Event #58: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em. The starting field of 4,756 entries is down to just eight players, each looking to capture a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet, as well as the $663,727 first-place prize.
Nghi "Henry" Tran is the chip leader entering Day 4 and is looking to make his seventh career WSOP cash a bracelet win. Second in chips is east-coast grinder Roland Israelashvili. This event marks Roland's 31st career WSOP cash and he is looking to capture that elusive first bracelet. Justin Zaki has nearly seven figures in career live earnings and is looking to not only eclipse that mark, but to notch his first live victory as well.
Here is how a look at the final table seating and chip counts:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Nghi Tran | 4,130,000 |
| 2 | Justin Zaki | 2,300,000 |
| 3 | Joe Morneau | 2,585,000 |
| 4 | Alex Case | 1,760,000 |
| 5 | Roland Israelashvili | 3,375,000 |
| 7 | Kevin O'Donnell | 655,000 |
| 8 | Brian Yoon | 2,650,000 |
| 9 | Cuong Van Nguyen | 1,580,000 |
Play is set to resume at 1 p.m. local time, about half an hour from now, and will play down to a champion. Be sure to keep it here throughout the day as the quest to crown one of the final WSOP champions of the summer concludes.