Theo Tran had raised from late position and called an all in bet from one of the blinds for about 55,000.
Tran:
Opponent:
Tran was ahead on the flop when it came down but it gave his opponent some more outs with a straight-draw.
The river was the and Tran maintained his lead, but lost it with the on the river. Tran shook his head for about a minute after doubling up his opponent.
Shannon Shorr opened the pot in middle position with a 8,000-chip raise, and next to speak, André Coimbra popped it to 20,000. The action folded back to Shorr, and he called.
The flop was and Shorr fired a 18,000-chip bet, Coimbra called. Both players checked the turn, and the river, and Coimbra tabled two black aces.
Pot for the Portuguese player, is now up to 450,000 chips.
Before we arrived at the table, Fabien Dunlop and Adam Levy put in five bets before the flop, Dunlop opening, Levy three-betting from the button, Dunlop four-betting, and Levy coming back over the top. The flop came down and Dunlop checked to Levy, who bet 80,000. Dunlop shoved and Levy snap-called.
Dunlop
Levy
Dunlop could win only with another deuce or running spades. The turn, however, was the and the river the , decimating Dunlop's stack and giving Levy a massive double-up to 820,000 in chips. After starting the day with over 328,000, Dunlop is down to 95,000.
By our estimate, Levy is now the overall chip leader as we head into the first break of the day.
We caught the action on the turn of the board - the pot was very small. Alex Fitzgerald checked and Michael Maitre bet 20,000 in mid position. Michael Maitre raised to 60,000. Back to Fitzgerald - who now shoved for 310,000. Maitre snap-called.
Maitre: for the nuts
Fitzgerald: for a rather optimistic flush draw.
River:
There was a pause while the stacks were counted, and it turned out that Maitre had Fitzgerald covered. "Bye," said Maitre cheerfully as Fitzgerald hit the rail.
In a hand that went into the break, Jonathan "xMONSTERxDONGx" Karamalikis has found a fortunate double up through Tyler Kenney.
Kenney opened the action with a raise to 7,500 before Karamalikis made 20,000 to play. Action folded back around to Kenney who thought for a moment before sliding his entire stack into the middle. Karamalikis raised his eyebrows but quickly called.
Kenney:
Karamalikis:
With fellow Australians Jackie and Jamie Glazier supporting on the rail, there were high fives all around as the board was spread to give Karamalikis and unlikely straight and the double up.
The dealer cut down 94,800 in Karamalikis' stack and Kenney matched it before trudging off to his break. Karamalikis is now up over 200,000 with Kenney down under 40,000.
The 2010 Main Event champion is sitting somewhere in the Amazon Room, of this we are certain. The final few tables in the massive Pavilion Room have broken, and the banners of world champions now surround all of the remaining 1,000 players.
Soon, there will be a new banner with one of their faces.
Adam "Roothlus" Levy has emerged as our chip leader with 835,000 to his name. James Carroll is still amongst the leaders with 675,000 chips while both Johnny Lodden and Gerasimos Deres are in the nose-bleeds as well with 750,000 chips and 733,700 chips respectively.
Barry Shulman, Dewey Tomko, Kathy Liebert, Blair Rodman and Matt Graham have all exited the 2010 Main Event while Christian Harder, Scotty Nguyen, Hoyt Corkins and Jean-Robert Bellande all found double-ups to extend their tournament lives.
With two hours of play behind us, we are now on a 20-minute break. When we return, we will play the last hour of Level 14, play one hour of Level 15 and then take another break. From there, the schedule is up in the air. If the money bubble is broken thereafter, it might be a short day at the Rio. But if the money bubble isn’t reached until later, we will play more than four levels.
You can have a snack, go for a smoke or run to the bathroom (good luck with the line), but you better make sure you get back and strap in. With the bubble on the horizon, things are about to get wild in the 2010 Main Event!
Action folded to Ronnie "Ronasty" Bardah in the cutoff seat and he raised to 8,000. The player in the big blind made the call and the two saw a flop of . The big blind checked and Bardah. He was the preflop aggressor and stayed aggressive, firing out 8,000. His opponent made the call.
The turn paired the top card on board with the . The big blind fired out first with a bet of 24,000. Bardah made the call to see the river card completed the board with the . The big blind fired 54,300 and Bardah went into the tank. Eventually, he announced that he was all in. This sent the big blind into the tank, well into the break. Bardah sat and sipped his water. We're not sure if this was an act as there was no water in the water bottle Bardah was "sipping" from. Then, the player made the call for all of his 120,000 chips or so.
Bardah tabled the for the nut full house and his opponent mucked. Bardah stood and shook the hand of the player before sitting back down to collect his chips. He's now up to 640,500.