Felix Stephensen opened to 1.3 million from under the gun and Jorryt van Hoof three-bet next to act to 3 million. With the action on Dan Sindelar, he four-bet shoved all in for 9.15 million and Stephensen quickly folded before van Hoof made the call.
Sindelar:
Van Hoof:
With Sindelar in the lead and at risk, the dealer spread a flop to give van Hoof an overwhelming lead as Sindelar would have just one out to stay alive.
The turn of the changed nothing, and when the completed the board on the river, Sindelar was headed to the rail in 7th place for a $1,235,862 payday as van Hoof soared to 75.27 million in chips.
Hand #100: Bruno Politano had the button, and when the action folded to him, he moved all in for 8.1 million. The action passed to Felix Stephensen in the big blind and he made the call.
Politano:
Stephensen:
With Politano racing for his tournament life, the dealer spread a flop to keep the Brazilian ahead.
The turn of the on the turn changed little, and with nearly everyone in the Penn & Teller theatre standing to sweat the river card, the dealer would deliver the on the river to send Politano to the rail in 8th place for a $947,077 payday.
As Stephensen scooped the pot to climb to over 27 million, Politano's rail continued to chant, cheer and clap for their countryman as he embraced all the support with a big smile on his face before exiting the stage.
Jorryt van Hoof limped the small blind and Andoni Larrabe checked his option to see a flop.
Van Hoof bet out 1.4 million and Larrabe called to see the fall on the turn as van Hoof opted to check on this occasion.
Larrabe contemplated for a few moments before eventually betting out 1.7 million before van Hoof check-raised to 6.7 million. Larrabe deliberated before eventually folding to slip under 20 million as van Hoof ascended to the chip lead with 54.85 million.
Jorryt van Hoof opened to 1.1 million from the hijack and Mark Newhouse came along from the cutoff. With the action on Will Tonking in the small blind, he three-bet to 3.75 million and van Hoof quickly mucked before Newhouse called.
The dealer spread a flop. Tonking led out for 3.5 million with Newhouse making the call. The landed on the turn and Tonking went into the tank before checking, then Newhouse bet out 4.5 million. Tonking called.
The river brought the and after the New Jersey native checked again, Newhouse moved all in for 10.2 million.
After about a minute of deliberating, Tonking announced a call and Newhouse flipped over his .
However it would be Tonking's that would see him scoop the pot to send Newhouse to the rail in back-to-back 9th places for a $730,725 payday as Tonking soared to the chip lead with roughly 48.5 million in chips.
Felix Stephensen opened to 1.1 million and Jorryt van Hoof called next to act as the dealer spread a flop and Stephensen checked and van Hoof bet out 1.3 million.
Stephensen called as the landed on the turn and he checked again. Van Hoof pushed out a bet of 2.9 million and Stephensen took his time before again check-calling.
The river completed the board with the and Stephensen checked for a third time as van Hoof bet out 3.4 million to make this pot bigger then three player's stacks - Martin Jacobson, Billy Pappas and Bruno Politano.
Stephensen deliberated for a few moments and then mucked while slipping to 24 million as van Hoof climbed to over 46.5 million.
Jorryt van Hoof opened the button to 1 million and Andoni Larrabe defended from the big blind to see a flop fall.
Larrabe checked and van Hoof bet out 1.4 million with Larrabe quickly calling as the landed on the turn.
Larrabe opted to lead out with a bet of 3.35 million which van Hoof called as the dealer completed the board on the river with the .
Larrabe checked, and after a few moments van Hoof announced he was all in for effectively 17,350,000. Larrabe quickly folded and van Hoof scooped the pot to move back into the chip lead with over 40.1 million.
Play folded all the way over to Billy Pappas in the small blind, and he raised to 900,000. Felix Stephensen called out of the big blind, and the flop came down . Pappas led for 1.25 million, and Stephensen called.
The turn was the , and Pappas checked. Stephensen bet 1.75 million, and Pappas called.
The river was the , and Pappas checked. Stephensen bet 4 million, and Pappas folded to give Stephensen the pot and the chip lead.
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Born September 28, 1984, William Pappaconstantinou, also known as Billy Pappas, is one of the best players in the world — foosball players that is! In fact, the 29 year old from Lowell, Massachusetts has been playing table soccer since 2003 and has won numerous titles including seven world championships.
“Foosball is such a freaky thing. If you play foosball and learn a little bit, you’re hooked,” Pappas explained of his foosball origins. “My parents played, my mom still plays. It’s a cool connection, me and my mom are super close.”
The son of a professional golfer, Pappas supported his foosball dreams buy taking several jobs, one of which was as a poker dealer at the Rockingham Park Poker Room in Salem, New Hampshire. Foosball may have been his passion, but poker soon became a relaxing hobby.
Pappas wasn’t even going to play the 2014 WSOP Main Event, but a friend convinced him to at the last minute. Obviously that proved to be a wise decision for the only true amateur left in the field.
"I'm in shock. I never thought I'd play in this event,” Pappas said. “It's been my dream, and I've been saying 'this year' or 'next year' for like 10 years, just to play in an event, period. Now I get to play this, and I've never expected this at all."
This year marked the first time Pappas ever played in the “Big One,” and prior to his deep run his most notable tournament cash was a fifth-place finish in a $580 no-limit hold’em reentry event at the 2013 WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club for $52,372.
Pappas’ road to the November Nine began on Day 1b, but it wasn’t an easy road to the November Nine. Pappas recently talked about that and more as a featured guest on the PokerNews Podcast, which you can listen to by clicking here.
Originally from Oslo, Norway, Felix Stephensen now calls London home. Born on July 22, 1990, Stephensen currently makes his living playing poker. He does so playing primarily online under the screenname “FallAtyourFeet,” and according to online tracking records, he is up more than $300,000 since 2011.
Stephensen, who is good friends with fellow Norwegian online pro Ola “Odd_Oddsen” Amundsgard, can usually be found at the $25/$50 pot-limit Omaha tables, though he has been known to take shots as high as $200/$400. As such, he has developed a strong reputation and loyal following in the online poker community.
As far as the live realm is concerned, Stephensen has just two cashes on his résumé. The first is a 12th-place finish in the 2009 Norwegian Championships £1,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event for £3,585, and the other was a 92nd-place finish in the 2013 European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event for €12,700.
Stephensen traveled to Vegas with friends to enter the World Series of Poker Main Event for the second time. Interestingly, he decided to pony up the $10,000 buy-in after winning a bet where he got 60-1 on $1,ooo that the Netherlands would beat Australia 3-2 in the World Cup.
Stephensen proceeded to swap seven percent with Amundsgard, who mad the trip to Vegas to support his friend. Along with Amundsgard, Stephensen, who sits second in chips, is an advocate for poker in his home country and hopes to reflect that in the November Nine.
“I really hope I can make poker a more accepted sport or profession in Norway, and I’d like to be a good ambassador for the sport," Stephensen said. "I’ve been doing this for a living for years, so people will see that it’s not all luck, it’s actually something you can be pretty good at and you’ll get results if you work hard.”
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flop to give van Hoof an overwhelming lead as Sindelar would have just one out to stay alive.
changed nothing, and when the 
completed the board on the river, Sindelar was headed to the rail in 7th place for a $1,235,862 payday as van Hoof soared to 75.27 million in chips.
on the turn changed little, and with nearly everyone in the Penn & Teller theatre standing to sweat the river card, the dealer would deliver the 
on the river to send Politano to the rail in 8th place for a $947,077 payday.
flop.
flop. Tonking led out for 3.5 million with Newhouse making the call. The 
landed on the turn and Tonking went into the tank before checking, then Newhouse bet out 4.5 million. Tonking called.
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that would see him scoop the pot to send Newhouse to the rail in back-to-back 9th places for a $730,725 payday as Tonking soared to the chip lead with roughly 48.5 million in chips.
landed on the turn and he checked again. Van Hoof pushed out a bet of 2.9 million and Stephensen took his time before again check-calling.
flop fall.
, and Pappas checked. Stephensen bet 1.75 million, and Pappas called.
