Event #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty

Hand #100: Ranno Sootla opened the button with 225,000 and Jay Farber defended the big blind. The flop came     and Farber checked. Sootla bet 275,000 and Farber folded.

Hand #101: Ryan Leng raised to 225,000 on the button and Sootla called in the big blind. The flop was     and Sootla checked to Leng, who bet 210,000. Sootla folded and Leng won the pot.

The clock has been paused for the bracelet ceremony of David Brookshire, who won Event #46: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better.

Hand #102: Sootla raised to 350,000 in the small blind and Leng called in the big blind. The flop was     and Sootla bet 275,000. Leng called and they saw the   on the turn. Sootla checked, Leng bet 465,000 and Sootla called.

The river was the  . Sootla checked and Leng bet 1.28 million. Sootla went deep into the tank, eventually opting for a fold and Leng regained the chip lead.

That final hand of the level went eight minutes into the next level.

Ryan Leng	7,800,000	1,400,000
Ranno Sootla	5,200,000	-1,000,000
Jay Farber	1,900,000	-300,000

Hand #90: Jay Farber opened to 230,000 under the gun and Leng defended. The flop came     and Leng checked. Farber checked back and the turn brought the  .

Leng checked to Farber, who bet 150,000. Leng called and the river was the  . Both players checked and Leng showed queen-six for a pair of sixes. Farber tabled a better pair, though, to drag the pot.

Hand #91: Leng completed in the small blind and Farber checked. The flop was     and Leng led 105,000. Farber called and the turn was the  . Both players checked and the river was the  . Leng checked, Farber bet 150,000 and Leng let it go.

Hand #92: Farber completed in the small blind and Ranno Sootla checked his option. The flop came     and Farber bet 125,000. Sootla called and the turn was the  .

Farber checked, Sootla bet 175,000 and Farber called. The river was the   and Farber checked again. Sootla bet 530,000 and Farber called. Sootla tabled    for a straight, good for the pot.

Hand #93: Sootla completed and Leng checked. The flop was     and Sootla led 100,000. Leng called and the turn brought the  . Sootla bet 275,000 and Leng called.

On the   river, both players checked and Leng showed    for a pair of tens to win the pot.

Hand #94: Leng completed in the small blind and Farber checked his option. On the     flop, both players checked and the turn brought the  . Leng bet 100,000 and Farber let it go.

Ranno Sootla	7,500,000	300,000
Ryan Leng	4,900,000	300,000
Jay Farber	2,400,000	-400,000

Hand #87: Ranno Sootla raised to 215,000 on the button and Ryan Leng called in the small blind. On a flop of    , both players checked and the   appeared on the turn. Leng bet 430,000 and Sootla folded.

Hand #88: Jay Farber limped the small blind and Christian Nolte checked in the big blind. The flop came     and both players checked. On the   turn, Farber bet 125,000 and Nolte came along to see the   on the river. Farber checked and Nolte checked behind. Farber showed    for the straight and won the pot.

Jay Farber	2,800,000	100,000
Christian Nolte	2,500,000	-400,000

Hand #77: Christian Nolte limped in from the small blind, Ranno Sootla raised to 300,000 in the big blind and Nolte folded.

Hand #78: A walk for Jay Farber

Hand #79: Sootla limped in from the button and Farber checked in the big blind. The flop fell     and Farber bet 150,000. Sootla sent his cards into the muck.

Hand #80: Ryan Leng made it 230,000 to go from the button and Farber three-bet to 750,000 out of the small blind. That ended the hand right there, as Nolte in the big blind and initial raiser Leng both folded.

Hand #81: First to act, Leng raised it up to 210,000 and Sootla called out of the big blind. The flop fell     and both players opted to check. On the   turn, the action went check, check, and the   river completed the board. Sootla checked and Leng bet 140,000 to claim the pot uncontested.

Ryan Leng	5,515,000	75,000
Ranno Sootla	3,560,000	-275,000
Christian Nolte	3,080,000	-325,000
Jay Farber	2,720,000	525,000

An extra day is needed to determine the champion of Event #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em BOUNTY, as a field of 1,983 players has been whittled down to the final four after 30 total hours of play at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. The lion's share of the $2,675,700 prize pool is still up for grabs and all eyes are on the first-place prize of $272,504 and the coveted gold bracelet that comes along with it.

Leading the last four into Day 4 is Ryan Leng with 5,440,000, followed by Estonia's Ranno Sootla (3,835,000), Austria's Christian Nolte (3,405,000) and 2013 WSOP Main Event runner-up Jay Farber (2,195,000). Leng, who has one WSOP Circuit ring to his name with more than $770,000 in WSOP cashes to date, cemented his lead in the final hand last night after sending Javier Gomez to the rail.

While Sootla and Nolte may not be known on the American circuit just yet, they have already earned some merits in Europe. Sootla sits in 8th of the Estonian all-time money list with more than $330,000 in earnings and Nolte, who is based in Vienna, Austria, has cashed for more than $280,000. Both will secure their best result thus far, as fourth place is guaranteed at least $89,079 for the efforts.

So far, 76 hands have been played on the final table and the action will recommence at 12 noon local time in the Brasilia room with Level 31 and blinds of 50,000/100,000 with a running ante of 15,000. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide hand-for-hand coverage until a champion is crowned.

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