Friday, July 14, 2017 4:34 PM Local Time
Martin Finger Chips Up
Martin Finger raised to 22,000 from early position and the big blind called. The flop came and the big blind checked. Finger bet 20,000 and his opponent called.
The turn was the and his opponent check-called again, this time for 70,000. The river was the and the big blind checked a third time.
Finger bet 200,000 and his opponent called. Finger showed and won the pot with a flush.
| Martin Finger | 650,000 | 130,000  |
Friday, July 14, 2017 4:29 PM Local Time
Bojang Losing Ground
With about 30,000 chips already in the middle on a flop of , Ismael Bojang bet 16,000 from the small blind. His lone opponent in the big blind called.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The river was the and Bojang went into the tank for over a minute before he bet 25,000. The big blind called and Bojang began to move his cards toward the muck but didn't release them until the big blind showed . Bojang flashed as he mucked and his opponent took the pot.
| Ismael Bojang | 162,000 | -268,000  |
Friday, July 14, 2017 4:25 PM Local Time
Former Champ Scotty Nguyen Eliminated
Scotty Nguyen moved all in from early position for his last 73,000. Action folded to Jesse Decker, who called in the big blind.
Nguyen:
Decker:
Nguyen found some help on the flop, as he picked up a backdoor straight draw and some immediate outs to chop. The turn did him no good though, and the river was also a brick. He shrugged helplessly and headed for payouts.
With the departure of Nguyen, there are no longer any WSOP Main Event champions in the field.
| Jesse Decker | 324,000 | 102,000 |
| Scotty Nguyen | 0 | -97,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 4:24 PM Local Time
A Look at Day 4
Friday, July 14, 2017 4:18 PM Local Time
Akkari Doubles Up
In a hand just before the break, Andre Akkari got his short stack in the middle before the flop against a single opponent.
Akkari:
Opponent:
Akkari had a commanding lead with his aces, and although the flop gave his opponent some outs with an open-ended straight draw, neither the on the turn nor on the river improved either player and Akkari took the pot to double up.
| Andre Akkari | 200,000 | 50,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 4:15 PM Local Time
Play Back Underway
After a small delay, the cards are back in the air here at the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event ready for the second half of Level 18.
Friday, July 14, 2017 4:12 PM Local Time
Slight Delay
Players are mostly seated, but there's a slight delay in the return to play.
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:55 PM Local Time
Scotty Nguyen Crumbles, Then Doubles
Scotty Nguyen made a move on a board with but his opponent Liam He had flopped a set with .
Nguyen had He all-in and at risk but no help came from the rest of the board and Nguyen was forced to pay He a double up, leaving himself with crumbs.
Not long after, Nguyen got the rest of his stack in against new table-mate Daniel Barry. Nguyen shoved with and Barry called with .
Nguyen picked up a pair on the board and doubled up.
| Liam He | 525,000 | 230,000 |
| Daniel Barry | 350,000 | -207,000 |
| Scotty Nguyen | 97,000 | -272,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:44 PM Local Time
Ibrahim Nasief Leads at Second Break
Players have reached their second break of the day, and Ibrahim Nasief leads. Neither Mickey Craft or Eugene Kotlyarevskiy have been able to kick on from their peaks earlier, which has allowed Nasief to sneak ahead.
Play gets back underway in around 20 minutes from now.
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:44 PM Local Time
Hanrahan Eliminates Sammer
On a flop of , Harald Sammer got his last 250,000 or so in against Joe Hanrahan.
Hanrahan:
Sammer:
Sammer had two draws but neither hit on the turn and river. He pounded fists with Hanrahan and headed for payouts.
| Joe Hanrahan [Joseph Hanrahan] | 1,400,000 | 717,000 |
| Harald Sammer | 0 | -337,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:42 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Brasilia
| Scott Blumstein | 1,950,000 | 350,000 |
| Eoghan O'Dea | 1,400,000 | 40,000 |
| Brandon Meyers | 1,400,000 | 320,000 |
| Sammy Lafleur | 1,200,000 | 465,000 |
| Miltiadis Kyriakides | 1,080,000 | 380,000 |
| Rachid Ben Cherif | 660,000 | -183,000 |
| Raj Vohra | 615,000 | 406,000 |
| JJ Liu | 265,000 | 40,000 |
| Michael Hahn | 176,000 | -324,000 |
| David Peters | 173,000 | -102,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:41 PM Local Time
Soderstrom Looking Scared, But Winning Chips
"You look scared," said Dominik Nitsche to Tomas Soderstrom. "You look really scared."
The board read and Soderstrom had bet 165,000. Nitsche held some chips in his hand and eventually flung them into the middle.
Soderstrom turned over and Nitsche handed over the chips to his opponent.
| Dominik Nitsche | 1,320,000 | -310,000 |
| Tomas Soderstrom | 700,000 | 577,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:40 PM Local Time
Danielle Andersen Flushes Her Opponent
With around 55,000 in the middle, the dealer fanned the flop of . Danielle Andersen checked from the big blind and her opponent bet 25,000 from middle position. Andersen called and the came on the turn.
Andersen checked again and her opponent bet 50,000 this time. Andersen called and the river brought the .
Andersen checked for the third time and her opponent bet 65,000. Andersen quickly made the call and her opponent tabled . Andersen showed and raked in the pot.
| Danielle Andersen | 630,000 | 120,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:37 PM Local Time
Dilovan Hussein Spikes a Set to Double Through Jared Jaffee
With about 225,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Dilovan Hussein moved all in for 427,000 from early position. Jared Jaffee was in the hijack and asked for a count, clearly unsure of what he was going to do. Eventually, he called.
Hussein triumphantly tabled for a set of tens and Jaffee disappointingly tabled for a pair of jacks. "No jack, baby!" yelled Hussein.
The river was the and Hussein doubled up.
"Woooo!" exclaimed Hussein. "That's what I'm talking about! That's why I shoved. I knew you were gonna call," he continued.
Jeff Lisandro piped in, "You're gonna become a national hero, man." He smiled.
"I love you, ten," shouted Hussein.
| Dilovan Hussein | 1,100,000 | 495,000 |
| Jared Jaffee | 895,000 | -113,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:35 PM Local Time
Charlie Carrel vs. Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert raised to 22,000 from middle position and Charlie Carrel three-bet to 70,000 from the hijack. Hallaert called.
Their stacks totalled more than three million, and that perhaps played a part in the ensuing action, or rather the lack thereof.
The flop came . Hallaert checked and Carrel's bet of 55,000 got a quick fold from the 2016 November Niner.
| Kenny Hallaert | 1,780,000 | 380,000 |
| Charlie Carrel | 1,525,000 | -15,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:34 PM Local Time
An Unlucky Chop for Akkari
Andre Akkari moved all in from under the gun and the next player to act called. Everyone else got out of the way and the two players tabled their hands.
Akkari:
Opponent:
Akkari had the preflop advantage and stayed ahead on the flop, but the turn double-paired the board, making a chop look likely. The on the river sealed the deal and the two players split the pot.
| Andre Akkari | 150,000 | 93,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:33 PM Local Time
Updated Feature Table Counts
| Sam Stein | 872,000 | 86,000 |
| Dario Sammartino | 820,000 | -1,000 |
| Jonathan Hilton | 591,000 | -357,000 |
| Scotty Nguyen | 369,000 | -203,000 |
| Liam He | 295,000 | -44,000 |
| Jesse Decker | 222,000 | -52,000 |
| Cameron Couch | 219,000 | -105,000 |
| Scott Stewart | 185,000 | -75,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:30 PM Local Time
Charalampos Lappas Eliminated by Straight Flush and Quads
Charalampos Lappas and Matthew Diehl were all in and at risk against the big stack of Mikhail Korotkikh.
Korotkikh had and was in the lead against the of Lappas and the of Deihl.
Korotkikh celebrated loudly when the flop came and he flopped four of a kind. Diehl pointed to the flop as the turn was coming down.
"Straight flush," he said, seeing he still had outs to win.
The turn was the , but the river was the , and Korotkikh's excitement was somewhat muted by the runout. Diehl would triple up and Korotkikh made about 50,000 on the pot from Lappas.
| Mikhail Korotkikh | 720,000 | -80,000 |
| Matthew Diehl | 360,000 | -163,000 |
| Charalampos Lappas | 0 | -410,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:25 PM Local Time
"That's a Professional Call"
We found Clint Tolbert facing an all-in shove from Julio Belluscio. There was north of 350,000 in the middle, and Belluscio was in the big blind and all in for 261,000. The board read . Tolbert, in the small blind, stood up and rubbed his face after getting the count. He dropped in some chips to call.
Belluscio pounded the table in submission and turned over for a missed gutter on the turn. Tolbert showed .
"Wow, that's a professional call," someone said. "Way to sniff that out."
| Clint Tolbert | 1,350,000 | 475,000 |
| Julio Belluscio | 0 | -644,000 |
Friday, July 14, 2017 3:25 PM Local Time
Stein Sends Gallardo to the Rail
Sam Stein opened with and a short-stacked Maximiliano Gallardo moved all in for his last 91,000 holding .
The flop fanned out giving Stein a straight draw which was completed with the on the turn. Gallardo did pick up a flush draw but the bricked out and Gallardo was forced to wait in line at the payout booth.
| Sam Stein | 786,000 | 385,000 |
| Maximiliano Gallardo | 0 | -107,000 |