Jim McCrick moved all in with and Philip Yeh called with . The flop was , pairing Yeh's queen. The turn was the , the river was the , and McCrick headed to the rail.
Tiffany Michelle and Gus Hansen
PokerNews grabbed Gus Hansen on break from day 4 of the Main Event to chat about taking things ‘one step at a time’, sizing up his remaining opponents, and about his opponents seemingly staying out of his way.
Lee Watkinson opened the pot for 40,000 from early position and Kenny Tran re-raised to 150,000 from the button. Watkinson calmly pushed out several towers of orange 5,000 chips, making a third raise to 500,000. Tran went into the tank for several minutes before making the fold.
After the hand Tran slipped to 436,000 while Watkinson was up to 1,815,000.
Farry raised to 30K on the button and Binger moved all in from the big blind for his last 300,000. Farry called with which led Binger's . The board did not help Binger and he was knocked out. Farry is now up to 2 million.
Josh Evans raises to 38,000, Lee Watkinson reraises to 130,000, Evans reraises to 305,000, and Watkinson folds. Evans wins the reraising war to take the pot.
Jason Welch opened the pot for 36,000, Maria Ho re-raised, and Welch moved all in... BUT... Welch flipped over his before Ho even had a chance to act. Ho went into the tank for a few minutes before deciding to call for her tournament life with . The flop was , pairing Ho's ace. The turn was the , the river was the and she doubled up to 175,000.
A professional player from the Los Angeles area, Maria Ho is one of only two women remaining in the field. Kelly Jo McGlothlin is the other.
1986 World Champion Berry Johnson
After Perry raised to 135K on the button Johnston moved all-in for 225,000 in total. Perry called and showed , while Johnston held . The board gave Johnston the hand and he's now up to 550,000. Perry's stack slipped to 200K.
Phil Hellmuth has just walked around the final 19 tables, wishing good luck to his friends and others who are still alive in the Main Event. Don't be surprised if he reappears tomorrow for the same reason.
He stopped by Chad Brown's table to say hello, and Thor Hansen jokingly asked, "Hey, Phil. How much do you have?" Phil responded, "How much do I have where?" Like most players in the Main Event, Hellmuth busted on Day One.
Hellmuth stopped by most of the tables, talking to Billy Baxter, Berry Johnston, and Huckleberry Seed among others.
Preflop, Kevin Kim raises to 36,000 from early position. Gonzalo Flores calls in the big blind. On the flop, Flores bets all in for 243,000 and Kim calls with . Flores has and is eliminated. Kim is up to 1,200,000.