We're not sure what happened, but as we made our way to the tournament floor we passed by Mike Kucinski at the payout desk. Kucinski was the short stack at the start of the day so it is no surprise he was the first player eliminated here on Day 4. He collected $11,500 for his efforts.
There seems to have been a little incident that just went down between Alex Kamberis and Joshua "JJProdigy" Field. Field was previously caught numerous times for cheating on various online poker sites. He has had a few of his online poker accounts closed and was also banned from playing the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in 2007.
After Joe Gaultieri doubled up through Field, Kamberis made his way over to see what was going on. Some words were muttered between the two that couldn't be heard exactly, but the end of the exchange was heard loud and clear. Kamberis looked at Field and said, "You're a f***ing scumbag!" before walking back to his own table. We can only imagine that this has something to do with all of the allegations and scandals that Field has been a part of. We'll keep you posted to see if anything more comes of this.
The cards are in the air for Day 4. Final table, here we come!
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
Welcome back to The Big Event Main Event! What started with 417 players has now been reduced to the final 22, each looking to claim the top spot and the accompanying $500,000 first-place prize. Leading the charge is well-known pro Victor Ramdin who rode his Day 2 chip lead through Day 3 and starts the day with 1.6 million.
Ramdin is not the only well-known pro remaining in the field. He has some tough competition in the forms of Taylor von Kriegenbergh, Alex Kamberis, David Paredes, David “ODB” Baker, Chris DeMaci, Govert Metaal, and Joe Hachem. The 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion worked a small stack throughout Day 3 but managed a nice comeback to put himself in contention for the title. No doubt most eyes, especially those in Australia, will be focused on Hachem as the field plays down to the final table.
There are still a few big names left in the field, so the odds of one making it to there are fairly good. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be here to bring you all the hands, action, and eliminations with live coverage from the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California! Action is set to begin in about two hours, so be sure to check back then.
Here is a look at the final three tables at the start of the day:
| TABLE | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Ausmus | 144,000 |
| 2 | Mike Kucinski | 71,000 |
| 3 | Victor Ramdin | 1,600,000 |
| 4 | James Dowdy | 1,132,000 |
| 5 | Santiago Nadal | 347,000 |
| 6 | Bryan Barrile | 367,000 |
| 7 | Wade Townsend | 1,108,000 |
| 8 | --empty-- | --empty-- |
| TABLE | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Leskowitz | 269,000 |
| 2 | David Peters | 370,000 |
| 3 | Govert Metaal | 157,000 |
| 4 | Joe Hachem | 610,000 |
| 5 | Alex Kamberis | 814,000 |
| 6 | David Paredes | 745,000 |
| 7 | Jaime Kaplan | 603,000 |
| 8 | Fab Gonzalez | 907,000 |
| TABLE | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris DeMaci | 340,000 |
| 2 | David Baker | 286,000 |
| 3 | --empty-- | --empty-- |
| 4 | Taylor von Kriegenbergh | 1,213,000 |
| 5 | Romik Vartzar | 569,000 |
| 6 | Joe Gaultieri | 100,000 |
| 7 | Jose De Noronha | 334,000 |
| 8 | Joshua Field | 277,000 |
The Main Event
Day 4 Started
