Ionel Anton raised it up to 14,000 from middle position and Sebastian Marquardt re-raised to 35,000 from the small blind and Anton called to see a flop.
The flop came down and Marquardt bet 28,000. Anton made the call and both saw the turn . Both players checked to see the river . Marquardt checked again and this time Anton bet out 32,000. Marquardt folded and Anton flashed for nothing but a busted straight draw.
The action folded around to Kevin Vandersmissen on the button who went all in for his remaining 70,000 chips. Anthony Ruberto in the small blind then re-raised all in for his massive stack to put Tuan Le all in as well.
Tuan hadn't looked yet and saw the then the and just went, "Wooow... I'm not messing around here, this is tough." Le took his time but eventually made the call and two players were all in against Ruberto.
Vandersmissen:
Le:
Ruberto:
The flop came down giving Ruberto a set and a big lead in the hand. He exclaimed, "Well... that works!" The turn and river were and both Vandersmissen and Le hit the rail. Ruberto is our second player over 1,000,000 chips with just around 1,200,000
From middle position Tim Finne opened for 13,000 and Ionel Anton called. The flop came , Anton checked and Finne bet 14,000. The turn came and both players checked. The river brought the , Anton checked, Finne bet 16,000 and Anton called.
Halfway through Level 19 play has tightened up considerably. Only one bustout has occured, Olivier Busquet, since returning from the break. We've seen a lot of three bets preflop taking down the pot. Finding a hand going to the river has proven to be challenge thus far.
The field has been reduced to 32 players across six tables.
We are down to only 33 players here in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed and we still have quite a few notable names vying for the bracelet and $690,000 first prize.
Chris Moorman
If you know online tournament poker, then you know Chris "Moorman1" Moorman. According to PocketFives.com, he is the winningest online tournament poker player of all time with over $7,000,000 in earnings. Moorman is still looking to have his first big live score at the WSOP though as his best finish is a 15th place finish in last year's $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship for $38,424. He is our huge chip leader right now with 1,047,000, (more than 250,000 more than second). Moorman is known for his relentless aggression at the tables and with a big chip lead right now, he is undoubtedly the favorite to win the bracelet.
David "Bakes" Baker
Bakes has been a regular on the tournament circuit for quite a few years now and he really had a breakthrough year at the 2010 WSOP with a win in the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball World Championship and a 6th place finish in the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship. He's been up and down all day, even at one point falling to around 10,000, but he's still in it now with 185,000 and is always a serious contender at any stage of a tournament.
Dan O'Brien
O'Brien is another tournament circuit regular whose poker success began with a 349th place finish at the 2006 WSOP Main Event for $34,636. Since then, he's only had three WSOP cashes, one of which was a third place finish in a $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $198,132 at the 2008 WSOP. A win in this event would no doubt be the biggest score of his career. He's been very consistent all tournament and has 225,000 right now.
Will "The Thrill" Failla
Will "The Thrill" is a tournament circuit regular who made a big splash at the 2010 WSOP with seven cashes in No-Limit Hold'em events including a fourth place finish in the $3,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em. A win here would easily be his biggest score to date at the WSOP.
Players are back at their tables and will play two more levels until they call it a night. With 33 players remaining the action is sure to be tense over the next couple of hours.
and Marquardt bet 28,000. Anton made the call and both saw the turn 
. Both players checked to see the river 
. Marquardt checked again and this time Anton bet out 32,000. Marquardt folded and Anton flashed 
for nothing but a busted straight draw.
then the 
and just went, "Wooow... I'm not messing around here, this is tough." Le took his time but eventually made the call and two players were all in against Ruberto.
giving Ruberto a set and a big lead in the hand. He exclaimed, "Well... that works!" The turn and river were 
and both Vandersmissen and Le hit the rail. Ruberto is our second player over 1,000,000 chips with just around 1,200,000
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and Anton mucked.
was of no assistance and he was sent to the rail in 33rd place.
