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04-10-2010 13:01 UTC-12

Bax Won't Go Away

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Cliff Josephy has been all in several times and has (so far) managed to wriggle off the hook each time. He recently open-shoved for 985,000 from early position and was called by the repentant Scott Seiver. Josephy's red fives were in a flip against Seiver's {A-Spades}

. Josephy and Seiver got a bit of a sweat, as the board showed {7-Spades}

on the turn. But the river blanked {3-Spades}

to propel Josephy to roughly 2.0 million in chips. Seiver slipped to 1.5 million.

Tags: Cliff Josephy Scott Seiver

04-10-2010 13:07 UTC-12

Vanessa Rousso Eliminated in 10th Place ($47,000)

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donpeters

Action folded to Vanessa Rousso in the small blind and she moved all in for about 550,000 on Mike Beasley's big blind. Beasley checked his cards and then made the call with {A-Hearts}

. Rousso held the {8-Spades}

.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}

and now Rousso had a gutshot straight draw added to her outs. The turn gave her even more outs when the {4-Diamonds}

fell. Needing any diamond, five, seven or eight, Rousso was looking to stave elimination.

The river completed the board with the {10-Spades}

and that was it for the final Team PokerStars Pro in the field. Rousso finished in 10th place and earned $47,000 for her efforts.

Tags: Mike Beasley Vanessa Rousso

04-10-2010 13:09 UTC-12

New Seat Assignments

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The players have collapsed to a single, nine-handed table. We'll eliminate one more player and then bag the chips for the night. Here's the new draw:

Seat 1: Scott Seiver
Seat 2: Cliff Josephy
Seat 3: Vanessa Selbst
Seat 4: Derek Raymond
Seat 5: Mike Beasley
Seat 6: Brandon Hall
Seat 7: Michael Woods
Seat 8: Jonathan Aguiar
Seat 9: Alistar Melville

04-10-2010 13:27 UTC-12

Beasley Wins Some From Selbst

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Mickey Doft

Finally we have a flop.

Mike Beasley raised to 120,000 in early position and Vanessa Selbst called from the big blind.

The flop came down {4-Diamonds}

and Selbst check-called 155,000. She bet 240,000 when the {3-Diamonds}

hit the turn and Beasley called. The {10-Hearts}

hit the river and both checked. Beasley tabled {6-Spades}

for a staight and Selbst mucked.

Vanessa is down to 4.8 million while Beasley is up to just more than 3 million.

Tags: Mike Beasley Vanessa Selbst

04-10-2010 13:35 UTC-12

Brandon Hall Eliminated in 9th Place ($47,000)

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Play at the nine-handed final table folded to Derek Raymond on the button. All day he has been opening for just less than 2.5 big blinds. He did so again, raising to 120,000. Mike Beasley called in the small blind.

Action passed to Brandon Hall in the big blind, who moved all in for a total of 1,465,000. Raymond folded but Beasley wasted no time in calling.

Beasley: {A-Spades}

Hall:

A few of Hall's supporters on the rail told him it was "not the worst spot" -- which was true until an ace hit the flop, {A-Diamonds}

. Then it was "just about the worst spot". The {4-Spades}

on the turn left Hall looking for a river deuce to chop the pot. He didn't get it. The river fell {10-Spades}

to send Hall to the rail and suspend play for the night.

Tags: Brandon Hall Mike Beasley

04-10-2010 13:54 UTC-12

Eight is Enough

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That's it for Day 4 of the 2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event. When we started today, Vanessa Selbst was the chip leader. She expanded her lead throughout the day but was edged at the last minute by Mike Beasley. He'll be the only player not capable of busting on the first hand of tomorrow's televised final table.

Selbst played her aggressive brand of poker throughout the day once again. She also made some tremendous calls. The most impressive had to be when Selbst called Alan Sternberg's all-in four-bet shove for 42 big blinds holding {A-Hearts}

. Sternberg's {6-Spades}

was dominated. A stunned Sternberg was sent to the rail five cards later.

Beasley ran bad for long stretches of the day but managed to chip up in a big way after the dinner break. He eliminated Vanessa Rousso (10th place) and Brandon Hall (9th place) in addition to getting a chunk of chips off of Selbst. That spot of run-good increased Beasley's count from 1.7 million to almost 5.0 million.

Tomorrow Beasley and Selbst will be joined by six other players at the TV final table. Here's how they'll be arrayed when the chips are unbagged:

Seat 1: Scott Seiver (1,125,000)
Seat 2: Cliff Josephy (1,940,000)
Seat 3: Vanessa Selbst (4,545,000)
Seat 4: Derek Raymond (1,545,000)
Seat 5: Mike Beasley (4,985,000)
Seat 6: Michael Woods (2,950,000)
Seat 7: Jonathan Aguiar (1,535,000)
Seat 8: Alistar Melville (2,940,000)

There will be 27 minutes remaining in Level 26 (25K / 50K / 5K) when play resumes at noon local time. Join us here at PokerNews to see who will take home the champion's trophy and $750,000 in cash!

Until then, you can find us at the bar.

2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event

Day 4 Completed