Friday, July 12, 2013 6:46 PM Local Time
Newhouse Clips Nuter to Climb Leader Board
On a flop of we found Mark Newhouse leading out from under the gun with a bet of 24,000. His opponent in Timothy Nuter made the call as the landed on the turn.
Newhouse checked and Nuter tossed in a bet of 45,000 only to have Newhouse check-raise to 105,000. Nuter released his hand and Newhouse was pushed the pot to move to 1,330,000 in chips.
Mark Newhouse | 1,330,000 | 620,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:45 PM Local Time
Verenko Gets Tricky With Ace-King
Jacke Glazier raised to 16,000 in early position, 2012 WSOP bracelet winner Simon Charette called in the hijack seat, and Roman Verenko defended his big blind. The trio checked on a flop of , and the turn brought the . Verenko and Glazier both checked, prompting Charette to bet 24,000. Verenko check-raised to 54,000, and only Charette called.
The river was the , Verenko led out for 104,000, and Charette tank-called. Verenko turned over for trip aces.
"Wow," Charette said, genuinely shocked. "Nice hand."
Verenko chipped up to 615,000, while Charette is down to 135,000.
Roman Verenko | 615,000 | 176,500 |
Jackie Glazier | 580,000 | 210,000 |
Simon Charette | 125,000 | 10,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:43 PM Local Time
Rajkumar Beaten By Kyaw
From early position, Vivek Rajkumar raised to 19,000. Seaver Kyaw made the call from the small blind, and Allen Cunningham called out of the big blind.
The three players saw a flop of , and Kyaw led for 36,000. After Cunningham folded, Rajkumar called.
The turn was the , and both players checked. They also checked after the paired the board on the river.
Kyaw showed the , and Rajkumar mucked his hand.
Seaver Kyaw | 1,220,000 | 140,000 |
Vivek Rajkumar | 405,000 | -10,000 |
Allen Cunningham | 310,000 | 0 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:40 PM Local Time
Kaplan Collects
We came upon a postflop situation involving Andrew Carini and Jaime Kaplan just now that saw a board come , Carini check, and Kaplan put out a bet of 21,000.
Carini came back with a check-raise to 62,000, then Kaplan deliberately replaced his previous bet with a reraise back to 162,000. Carini considered for just a few moments, then let his hand go.
Jaime Kaplan | 605,000 | 70,000 |
Andrea Carini | 326,000 | -267,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:37 PM Local Time
Brutal Suckout Eliminates Walker
Blake Yu raised to 17,000, and Neil Walker shoved all in. Yu called immediately and showed . Walker turned over , and the players were in a classic flip. The flop came , giving Yu top pair, but also giving Walker a set and a commanding lead in the hand. The fell on the turn, giving Yu a straight draw, and then the hit the felt on the river. Yu made his runner-runner straight, busting Walker from the Main Event in brutal fashion.
Blake Yu | 680,000 | 490,000 |
Neil Walker | 0 | -148,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:33 PM Local Time
Agarwal Forces Blumenthal to Fold
Eddie Blumenthal fired 18,000 on a flop of , and Aditya Agarwal came out with a check-raise to 47,000. Blumenthal wasted little time in calling. Agarwal bet 66,000 on the turn, and Blumenthal called that bet as well. After the hit the river, Agarwal upped the stakes considerably with a 255,000 bet. Blumenthal let his hand go.
Aditya Agarwal | 855,000 | 50,000 |
Nicholas E. Blumenthal | 738,000 | -112,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:33 PM Local Time
Robert Doubles Big
We arrived at the table with the flop spread out . Both Kenneth Hsiung and Giuseppe Zarbo checked from the blinds, before Bastian Fischer bet out 33,000. Vincent Robert was the final player in the hand, and opted to raise it up to 93,000 from the button.
Hsiung then went into the tank for several minutes, before announcing a raise, and sliding out 265,000. Zarbo paused for a moment, before folding his hand, as did Fischer.
With the option back on Robert, he tanked for a minute, before announcing all in for an extra 9,000. Hsiung made the call, and both players rolled over their cards.
Robert:
Hsiung:
Both players had flopped a flush draw. Robert was in front after flopping a pair, but didn't want to see any clubs or an ace come out. The on the turn was a great card, as was the on the river. Hsiung missed his draw, as Robert jumped from his chair in excitement after holding onto the win.
Bastian Fischer | 820,000 | -95,000 |
Vincent Robert | 645,000 | 479,500 |
Kenneth Hsiung | 448,000 | -302,000 |
Giuseppe Zarbo | 377,000 | 150,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:30 PM Local Time
Newhouse Makes a Fullhouse
We walked up to find Mark Newhouse and Jason Brauda looking at a board. Newhouse had a bet of 46,000 already in front of him, and Brauda raised to 115,000. Newhouse reraised to 346,000, and Brauda instantly moved all in. Newhouse called.
Brauda:
Newhouse:
Brauda needed a king to survive, but the turn and river filled up Newhouse's boat, increasing his stack to nearly 1.3 million.
Mark Newhouse | 1,280,000 | 570,000 |
Jason Brauda | 0 | -266,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:29 PM Local Time
Kling Out
We're unsure of the action, but a short-stacked Lauren Kling has just been eliminated holding pocket tens. She was dominated by Jamil Ogunmakinwa's , and the board ran out .
Jamil Ogunmakinwa | 380,000 | 100,000 |
Lauren Kling | 0 | -70,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:26 PM Local Time
Liang Cut Down
Gregory Liang has seen his Main Event run come to an end about halfway through Level 18.
We arrived for the aftermath, with Liang's having been beaten by Adeep Harb's after the board had run out .
Adeep Harb | 630,000 | -10,000 |
Gregory Liang | 0 | -122,500 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:26 PM Local Time
Dutch Boyd Eliminated
After player folded to Dutch Boyd in the cutoff seat, he moved his last 40,000 in chips into the middle for an all-in bet. Paul Taylor made the call from the next seat on the button, and everyone else folded. This left Boyd's tournament life on the line with the versus the for Taylor.
Following a runout of , Boyd was eliminated. Taylor collected the pot and moved to just under 700,000 in chips.
Paul Taylor | 695,000 | 343,500 |
Dutch Boyd | 0 | -180,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:26 PM Local Time
Gazes Fades a Queen to Double
Zachary Weiss opened from the button with a raise to 20,000. In the small blind Kristy Gazes moved all in for 131,000 total. Adam Kende, who was in the big blind, went into the tank for nearly two minutes before finally calling. Weiss folded his hand so Gazes and Kende went to a showdown.
Gazes:
Kende:
The board ran out which was safe for Gazes who was able to double up to close to 300,000 chips.
Kristy Gazes | 285,000 | 165,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:24 PM Local Time
Field Doubles Through Hicks
We arrived at the table with the board showing . Joshua Field checked his option from under the gun plus one, before Daniel Hicks threw out 25,000. With the action back on Field, he moved all in for 104,000. Hicks deliberated over his call for over a minute, before finally making the call.
Hicks:
Field:
Field was in great shape to double, needing to dodge a queen or jack. The completed the board, sending Field up to 295,000, and dropping Hicks down to 423,000.
Daniel Hicks | 423,000 | 147,000 |
Joshua Field | 295,000 | 89,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:24 PM Local Time
Hinkle Out
We didn't see how it happened, but Grant Hinkle was just sighted leaving the tournament area with his belongings in tow.
Grant Hinkle | 0 | -202,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:23 PM Local Time
Guagenti Four-Bet Jams On Jones and Rivet
From under the gun, Nick Guagenti opened with a raise to 17,000. Ryan Jones called from middle position, then Guillaume Rivet reraised to 48,000 from the hijack seat. Play folded back over to Guagenti, and he announced that he was all in, a bet worth right around 300,000. After Jones folded, Rivet also folded, and Guagenti won the pot.
Nick Guagenti | 380,000 | -20,000 |
Guillaume Rivet | 230,000 | -60,000 |
Ryan Jones | 230,000 | -5,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:21 PM Local Time
Geshkenbein Eliminates Cody
Vladimir Geshkenbein had been playfully targeting Jake Cody for a knockout since Cody was moved to his table during the last level. Just moments ago, Geshkenbein finally got his man.
Cody was all-in preflop for 29,000 with and Geshkenbein had the Brit dominated with . After the board ran out , the two players shook hands and Cody began his walk to the payout desk.
Vladimir Geshkenbein | 850,000 | -340,000 |
Jake Cody | 0 | -350,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:21 PM Local Time
Ben Cherif Chomps on Vegimite Sandwich
Australian Nino Marotta opened the cutoff to 19,000 and Rachid Ben Cherif called from the big blind to see a flop fall.
Ben Cherif checked and Marotta moved all in for his last 106,000. Ben Cherif looked a little puzzled by Marotta's move, but then made the call to put him at risk.
Marotta:
Ben Cherif:
The turn and river landed the and to see Ben Cherif make a straight to send the Aussie to the rail as he moved to roughly 840,000 in chips.
Rachid Ben Cherif | 840,000 | -5,000 |
Pellegrino Marotta | 0 | -91,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:18 PM Local Time
Le Busts in Coin Flip
Ryan Snickles raised it up to 16,000 from early position, and Tuan Le moved all in for his final 105,000 from middle position. It got back to Snickles, who made the call to put Le at risk.
Le:
Snickles:
Le managed to fade the flop, as it came down . However, he couldn't fade the on the turn. Le was now hoping for one of the two ten's left in the deck, but the river gave Snickles an unneeded two pair, .
A disappointed Le headed for the exits, while Snickles is up to 425,000 after taking that hand down.
Ryan Snickles | 425,000 | -50,000 |
Tuan Le | 0 | -630,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:17 PM Local Time
Steinberg Pushes Allis All Out
We came to the table on the river, with Max Steinberg and Mike Allis in the hand and the board reading . Allis pushed all in, and Steinberg called immediately. He tabled for a flush, and Allis angrily slammed his cards to the table face up, showing for ace high.
Steinberg now has 1.6 million in chips, and Allis made his way to the payout window.
Max Steinberg | 1,600,000 | 145,000 |
Mike Allis | 0 | -134,500 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:13 PM Local Time
Rivet's River Decision
After leading out for 65,000 into a pot of around 90,000 on the river of a board, Guillaume Rivet was faced with a raise to 185,000 from Dutchman and birthday boy Jorn Walthaus. The French Canadian opted to call the raise, then mucked when Walthaus showed for a turned flush.
Jorn Walthaus | 1,360,000 | 354,000 |
Guillaume Rivet | 290,000 | -290,000 |