Monday, July 15, 2013 2:49 PM Local Time
Secondary Table: A Few Preflop Raises
Hand #35: Marc-Etienne McLaughlin had the button. Ryan Riess raised all in from under the gun for 2.755 million. Everyone folded, and Riess won the pot.
Hand #36: Bruno Kawauti had the button. From under the gun, Sergio Castelluccio raised to 320,000. Everyone folded, and Castelluccio won the pot.
Hand #37: Chris Lindh had the button. Action folded to him, and he raised to 450,000. Ryan Riess folded from the small blind, and Serigo Castelluccio folded from the big blind, giving Lindh the pot.
Hand #38: The button was on Ryan Riess to start this hand. From the cutoff seat, Chris Lindh raised to 360,000 and took down the blinds and antes for the second hand in a row.
| Chris Lindh | 18,080,000 | 60,000  |
| Bruno Kawauti | 9,850,000 | -380,000  |
| Marc-Etienne McLaughlin | 9,400,000 | -80,000 |
| Sergio Castelluccio | 9,180,000 | 60,000 |
| Carlos Mortensen | 8,335,000 | -240,000 |
| Alexander Livingston | 4,950,000 | -1,015,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 2,835,000 | -20,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:44 PM Local Time
Feature Table: Brummelhuis and Farber Chip Up
Hand #54: Fabian Ortiz raised to 330,000 from middle position, Anton Morgenstern called in the cutoff, and JC Tran defended his big blind. The dealer fanned , Tran and Ortiz checked, Morgenstern fired out 550,000, and only Ortiz called. The turn brought the , both players checked, and the completed the board. The pair checked again, and Ortiz won with for trip aces.
Hand #55: Tran raised to 380,000 out of the small blind, Michiel Brummelhuis defended his big blind, and the flop came . Brummelhuis called a bet of 410,000, the turn brought the , and Tran checked. Brummelhuis fired out 525,000, and Tran folded.
Hand #56: The action folded to Tran, who raised to 375,000 on the button. Both blinds released, and the two-time WSOP bracelet winner took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #57: Morgenstern was first to act, and he raised to 325,000. Jay Farber three-bet to 775,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to the German, who called. The dealer spread , Morgenstern quickly checked, and Farber bet 925,000. Morgenstern tank-folded.
| Anton Morgenstern | 24,760,000 | -1,695,000 |
| JC Tran | 16,090,000 | -920,000 |
| Fabian Ortiz | 12,370,000 | 770,000 |
| Jay Farber | 8,845,000 | 1,075,000 |
| Michiel Brummelhuis | 4,930,000 | 1,300,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:42 PM Local Time
Secondary Table: One Each for Castelluccio and Mortensen
Hand #33: Chris Lindh raised to 340,000 from middle position, then Sergio Castelluccio reraised to 720,000 from the cutoff. It folded back around to Lindh who decided to step aside, conceding the pot to Castelluccio.
Hand #34: Carlos Mortensen raised to 360,000 from the cutoff seat and got one caller in Marc-Etienne McLaughlin playing from the small blind.
The first three community cards came . McLaughlin checked, Mortensen bet 500,000, and McLaughlin called. The turn brought the and another check from McLaughlin. This time Mortensen bet 1,075,000, and McLaughlin flicked his cards away to the dealer.
| Marc-Etienne McLaughlin | 9,480,000 | -1,100,000 |
| Sergio Castelluccio | 9,120,000 | 435,000 |
| Carlos Mortensen | 8,575,000 | 1,120,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:35 PM Local Time
Secondary Table: Full House Over Full House
Hand #32: Sergio Castelluccio had the button. Chris Lindh raised to 360,000 from the hijack seat, and Carlos Mortensen took a moment before he reraised to 1 million from the small blind. Lindh paused, then called.
The flop came down , and Mortensen checked his option. Lindh checked behind.
The turn was the to pair the board. Mortensen checked, and Lindh bet 905,000. Mortensen called.
The put three sixes on the board on the river. Mortensen checked, and Lindh checked behind.
Mortensen showed the for sixes full of deuces, but his full house was beaten by Lindh's bigger full house with the .
| Chris Lindh | 18,020,000 | 2,165,000 |
| Carlos Mortensen | 7,455,000 | -2,105,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:34 PM Local Time
Feature Table: Farber Takes From Loosli
Hand #49: Anton Morgenstern raised to 350,000 in early position and took down the pot.
Hand #50: Mark Newhouse raised to 320,000 in middle position and collected the pot.
Hand #51: Mark Newhouse raised to 330,000 in early position and Michiel Brummelhuis three-bet all in for 3.49 million from cutoff. Action folded back around to Newhouse who folded.
Hand #52: Sylvain Loosli raised to 325,000 on the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #53: Sylvain Loosli raised to 325,000 from the cutoff and Jay Farber called from the small blind. The flop fell and Farber check-called 325,000 from Loosli to see the turn, which both checked. The river completed the board and Farber bet 575,000. Loosli called, but mucked when Farber tabled .
| Sylvain Loosli | 11,125,000 | -1,185,000 |
| Jay Farber | 7,770,000 | 1,265,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:32 PM Local Time
Clement Tripodi Eliminated in 23rd Place ($285,408)
Secondary Table
Hand #31: Alexander Livingston raised to 340,000 from under the gun, Bruno Kawauti called from middle position, then after a lengthy pause Clement Tripodi pushed all in from the hijack seat.
It folded back around to Livingston who asked for a count of Tripodi's stack — 2.3 million — and he folded, but Kawauti called right away.
Tripodi showed , while Kawauti had picked up another big pair with . The flop came , then the on the turn provided Tripodi a couple of additional outs to make a straight. But the river was the , and Tripodi is out in 23rd place.
| Bruno Kawauti | 10,230,000 | 2,995,000 |
| Clement Tripodi | 0 | -2,330,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:23 PM Local Time
Level 31 started
Level: 31
Blinds: 80000/160000
Ante: 20000
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:12 PM Local Time
First Break on Day 7: Morgenstern Increases Lead; Steve Gee Eliminated
We've reached the first 20-minute break of Day 7 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event. The day began with 27 players hoping to reach poker's most coveted final table, which will take place here in Las Vegas in November. After two hours of action, start-of-day chip leader Anton Morgenstern is still on top, and four players have been eliminated.
The first player out the door was Benjamin Pollack, who had his pocket nines cracked by Maxx Coleman's ace-three when Coleman made a wheel. A short while later, Dutch player Jorn Walthaus moved all in for 1.66 million on the button with ace-nine and 2012 November Niner Steve Gee re-shoved for nearly 3 million with ace-king. Gee flopped a pair of kings, and Walthaus exited in 26th place.
Out in 25th place was Jason Mann, who got his last chips in the middle with pocket tens on a flop against Chris Lindh's queen-nine. The board bricked out, and Mann collected $285,408.
Then it was Gee who made his exit from the ESPN stage. Gee four-bet shoved for about 2.9 million with ten-seven of diamonds and Morgenstern called instantly with pocket eights. Gee was unable to improve, and his hopes of making a second straight WSOP Main Event final table were dashed.
The play has been diverse at the three remaining tables. The outer table saw 55 hands completed during the first level of the day, and the main feature table played 48, while the secondary feature table had only 30.
Lindh, one of the players seated at the secondary table, made up a little ground on Morgenstern when he flopped quad aces against Carlos Mortensen. Mortensen, the only former Main Event champ still in the field, lost more than a million in that pot, but he still sits in the top 10 at the break.
Morgenstern stepped on the gas late in the level, winning several pots and eliminating Gee to climb to nearly 30 million.
We have full chip counts for you below. See you in 20!
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:10 PM Local Time
Outer Table: Updated Chip Counts at Break
| James Alexander | 13,140,000 | 1,740,000 |
| Maxx Coleman | 7,180,000 | 200,000 |
| Matthew Reed | 6,835,000 | 235,000 |
| Jan Nakladal | 5,300,000 | -60,000 |
| Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 3,800,000 | -1,850,000 |
| David Benefield | 3,495,000 | -555,000 |
| Amir Lehavot | 3,330,000 | 190,000 |
| Rep Porter | 3,320,000 | -130,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:06 PM Local Time
Secondary Table: Updated Chip Counts at Break
| Chris Lindh | 15,855,000 | -495,000 |
| Marc-Etienne McLaughlin | 10,580,000 | 155,000 |
| Carlos Mortensen | 9,560,000 | -25,000 |
| Sergio Castelluccio | 8,685,000 | -195,000 |
| Bruno Kawauti | 7,235,000 | -15,000 |
| Alexander Livingston | 5,965,000 | 795,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 2,855,000 | -255,000 |
| Clement Tripodi | 2,330,000 | -15,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:04 PM Local Time
Feature Table: Updated Chip Counts at Break
| Anton Morgenstern | 26,455,000 | -2,870,000 |
| JC Tran | 17,010,000 | 3,500,000 |
| Sylvain Loosli | 12,310,000 | -1,300,000 |
| Fabian Ortiz | 11,600,000 | -570,000 |
| Jay Farber | 6,505,000 | 770,000 |
| Michiel Brummelhuis | 3,630,000 | -690,000 |
| Mark Newhouse | 3,630,000 | 415,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:03 PM Local Time
Feature Table: Last Four Hands of the Level
Hand #45: Slyvain Loosli raised to 250,000 on the button, Jay Farber called in the big blind, and Farber check-called a bet of 250,000 on a flop of . The turn was the , Farber checked again, and Loosli fired out 550,000. Farber called. The river brought the , both players checked, and Farber won with for trip queens.
Hand #46: Michiel Brummelhuis raised to 250,000 in middle position, and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #47: Anton Morgenstern raised to 250,000 in the cutoff, Farber called on the button, and Mark Newhouse moved all in for 2.93 million in the small blind. Both Morgenstern and Farber folded.
Hand #48: Morgenstern raised to 250,000 from the hijack seat, JC Tran called out of the small blind, and the flop came . Tran checked, Morgenstern tossed out 325,000, and Tran called. The turn brought the , Tran checked again, and Morgenstern fired out another 675,000. Tran called.
The completed the board, Tran checked a third and final time, and Morgenstern slid out 1.25 million. Tran quickly called, prompting Morgenstern to open up for jacks and fours, but it was no good as Tran showed for queens and fours.
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:02 PM Local Time
Secondary Table: Last Two of the Level
Hand #29: Clement Tripodi had the button. Carlos Mortensen raised to 240,000 from early position. Everyone folded, and he won the blinds and antes.
Hand #30: Chris Lindh had the button on what would be the last hand of the level at the secondary feature table. Action began with Marc-Etienne McLaughlin raising to 240,000 from middle position, then Lindh called. The blinds folded, and the flop was . McLaughlin checked, and Lindh checked.
The turn was the . McLaughlin bet 350,000, and Lindh folded.
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:02 PM Local Time
Outer Table: Maxx Pressure from Coleman
Hand #51: David Benefield opened to 240,000 from the button only to have James Alexander three-bet to 650,000 from the big blind. Benefield released and Alexander won th epot.
Hand #52: Matthew Reed opened to 250,000 from late position only to have David Benefield three-bet to 575,000 from the cutoff.
With the action on Maxx Coleman, he cold four-bet to 1.2 million from the button and both Reed and Benefield folded to see Coleman pushed the pot to send him to 7,175,000 in chips.
Hand #53: From the button, James Alexander opened to 250,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #54: From the button, Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 240,000 and Rep Porter in the big blind called as both players checked the flop.
The turn of the saw Porter lead for 260,000 and Timoshenko quickly folded.
Hand #55: From the small blind Rep Porter raised to 260,000 only to have Amir Lehavot three-bet to 660,000. Porter folded and the players headed on their first break of the day.
Monday, July 15, 2013 2:01 PM Local Time
Secondary Table: Kawauti Doubles Through Tripodi
The slow pace at the secondary table continued during the last hands of Level 30, with players finally completing a third orbit as the first two hours of play wound to a close.
Hand #26: This hand saw Alexander Livingston raise to 250,000 from the button and win the blinds and antes.
Hand #27: Livingston open-raised again, this time to 255,000 from the cutoff seat, and again won the hand.
Hand #28: Carlos Mortensen raised to 250,000 from middle position, Marc-Etienne McLaughlin called from the cutoff, then Bruno Kawauti three-bet to 750,000 from the button. The action was on Clement Tripodi in the small blind, who took his time counting out chips and then made another reraise to 1,425,000.
The others quickly folded back around to Kawauti who sat with his hand over his mouth for some time, then announced he was all in. The push was for 3,255,000, and Tripodi called right away. The pair tabled their cards, revealing a couple of big hands:
Kawauti:
Tripodi:
Kawauti's rail immediately began chanting in support of their man, with the flop not halting their enthusiasm despite giving Tripodi a pair of kings. The turn was the and river the , a big cheer followed, and Kawauti more than doubled up as Level 30 nears its close.
| Bruno Kawauti | 7,250,000 | 3,770,000 |
| Clement Tripodi | 2,345,000 | -3,420,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 1:58 PM Local Time
Steve Gee Eliminated in 24th Place ($285,408)
Feature Table
Hand #44: Steve Gee raised to 250,000 from the small blind, Anton Morgenstern three-bet to 550,000 from the big blind, and Gee four-bet shoved for 2.93 million. Morgenstern called immediately.
Gee:
Morgenstern:
Gee needed help and found very little from the flop, which gave Morgenstern a set of eights. The turn left the 2012 Octoniner drawing dead, rendering the river moot.
| Anton Morgenstern | 29,325,000 | 2,975,000 |
| Steve Gee | 0 | -2,945,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 1:55 PM Local Time
Outer Table: Lehavot Shoves
Hand #45: From under the gun Jan Nakladal opened to 250,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #46: Matthew Reed entered the pot with a raise to 250,000 and both Maxx Coleman and James Alexander called from the cutoff and button as the flop landed .
The action passed round to Alexander and he bet out 405,000 which was enough to find two folds and see the pot pushed his way.
Hand #47: David Benefield raised to 260,000 from middle position and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #48: Maxx Coleman raised to 250,000 from middle position only to have Amir Lehavot move all in and prompt an insta-fold from Colemann. Lehavot now has 3.48 million in chips.
Hand #49: James Alexander entered the pot for 275,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #50: Amir Lehavot opened his button to 250,000 and Matthew Reed three-bet to 625,000. Lehavot folded and Reed was pushed the pot.
| Amir Lehavot | 3,140,000 | 220,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 1:55 PM Local Time
Feature Table: Four-Bet From Tran
Hand #40: Sylvain Loosli raised to 250,000 from middle position and Steve Gee three-bet all in for 2.69 million from the hijack. Action folded back to Loosli who folded.
Hand #41: JC Tran raised to 260,000 in the small blind and Michiel Brummelhuis three-bet to 660,000 from the big blind. Tran four-bet to 1.185 million, forcing a fold from Brummelhuis after a few moments.
Hand #42: Sylvain Loosli opened to 250,000 from under the gun and received no action.
Hand #43: (The button moved twice) JC Tran raised to 250,000 from the hijack and Steve Gee called from the big blind. The flop came down and Gee check-folded to a bet of 250,000 from Tran.
Monday, July 15, 2013 1:50 PM Local Time
Secondary Table: Tank-Fold from Tripodi
Hand #25: Carlos Mortensen had the button. Clement Tripodi raised to 240,000 from early position, then action folded to Mortensen. He paused for a brief moment to put on his sunglasses, then called.
The flop came down . Tripodi led for 250,000, and Mortensen raised to 560,000 after very little time. Tripodi clarified the amount, then called to see the added to the board. Tripodi checked, and Mortensen bet 1.18 million. Tripodi tanked, as seems to be very commonplace at this secondary feature table. After a couple minutes, Tripodi folded, and Mortensen won the pot.
| Chris Lindh | 16,350,000 | -15,000 |
| Marc-Etienne McLaughlin | 10,425,000 | -135,000 |
| Carlos Mortensen | 9,585,000 | 1,010,000 |
| Sergio Castelluccio | 8,880,000 | -30,000 |
| Clement Tripodi | 5,765,000 | -1,625,000 |
| Alexander Livingston | 5,170,000 | -300,000 |
| Bruno Kawauti | 3,480,000 | -300,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 3,110,000 | -585,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2013 1:45 PM Local Time
Outer Table: Porter Shoves, Lehavot Slipping
Hand #38: Amir Lehavot opened to 250,000 from early position and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #39: James Alexander opened to 275,000 from the cutoff and Yevgeniy Timoshenko three-bet the button to 625,000.
With the action on Rep Porter in the big blind, he moved all in for 2,575,000 to force a fold from Alexander as Timoshenko went into the tank for over two minutes before eventually releasing his hand.
Hand #40: Maxx Coleman opened to 250,000 and Yevgeniy Timoshenko called from the cutoff before Jan Nakladal three-bet to 725,000 from the button. Both Coleman and Timoshenko folded quickly and Nakladal was pushed the pot.
Hand #41: Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 250,000 from the hi-jack and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #42: Amir Lehavot opened the button to 250,000 and David Benefield called from the big blind to see a flop.
Benefield check-called 250,000 as the on the turn went check-check. The river of the saw Benefield lead for 375,000 and Lehavot folded.
Hand #43: From under the gun, James Alexander opened to 275,000 and Maxx Coleman defended his big blind. The flop was checked through as the on the turn saw Alexander's bet of 325,000 prompt a fold from Coleman.
Hand #44: Amir Lehavot opened to 250,000 and both Matthew Reed and David Benefield called from the cutoff and button before all three players checked the flop.
The turn of the saw Reed bet out 350,000 to prompt folds from both players.
| David Benefield | 4,050,000 | -170,000 |
| Rep Porter | 3,450,000 | 775,000 |
| Amir Lehavot | 2,920,000 | -1,010,000 |