We unfortunately missed the action, but John Racener has been eliminated from the tournament by Chris Moorman. When we reached the table, was laying in front of Moorman, and Racener's hand and the board was in the muck.
On a flop of Michael Mizrachi was heads up in a pot. Justin Young checked and Mizrachi checked behind. The turned and Young check-called a 2,000 bet from the Grinder.
The river brought a fourth heart in the form of the . Young bet 5,000 only to have Mizrachi raise it to 12,000. Young three-bet to 22,000 and Mizrachi tanked for over a minute before folding, leaving himself with only 11,000 behind. Young triumphantly showed for air.
Immediately after the hand another player at the table tweeted the following:
floppinhel Rhys JonesMizrachi takes empty seat and within two hands has played the worst hand of poker I have ever seen in my life.July 03 2012
Justin Bonomo remains among the chip leaders of this event, even after handing over some chips to double World Poker Tour winner Randal Flowers.
The flop read when Flowers bet 5,400 from the big blind, and Bonomo called on the button. The turn was the and Flowers fired out another 9,775. Bonomo took around 15 seconds, and made the call.
The river was the and Flowers stacked his chips, and moved them into the pot. Bonomo had a sour look on his face as he double-checked his cards. Those cards flew towards the muck a few seconds later, and Flowers raked in the pot.
We found Andy Bloch and two other players looking at a board of . Bloch and another player checked to the player on the button. The button bet out 10,475 and Bloch thought for about a minute before dropping a call in the center of the table.
The other player got out of the way and Bloch's opponent showed for a heart flush. Bloch mucked his hand and his opponent dragged in the pot.
When we reached the table, the board read . Carter Phillips was heads up with an opponent who checked, and Phillips fired 6,400. The player called, and Phillips rolled over for a pair of jacks.
They were good, and Phillips raked in the pot, pushing his stack to 165,000.
We found Erik Seidel pondering a call for his tournament life on a board of . With over 25,000 in the pot Seidel checked fifth street and his opponent put him all in. Seidel called off his last 28,000 and his opponent showed . Seidel mucked his hand and left the tournament area.
This happened right before the start of the dinner break, but we just found out about Phil Ivey's bustout.
The board read when Ivey got put all in by one of his opponents. The eight-time WSOP bracelet winner tanked for a long time before calling, but he was no good. His opponent showed and Ivey was done.
John Andress opened to 1,200 from the hijack seat, David Chiu three-bet to 3,750 from the small blind, and Andress tank-called. Both players checked after the flop fell , and the turn brought the . Chiu led out for 2,600, and Andress called.
The completed the board, and Chiu led again - this time for 6,600. Andress released, and Chiu picked up the pot.