Down to just about 10 big blinds, Daniel Negreanu opened with a raise to 8,000 from under the gun and got two callers in Peter Charalambous (button) and Jesse Rockowitz (big blind). The flop came , and Rockowitz responded by betting 16,500. Negreanu pushed all in for his last 32,500, and Charalambous folded.
Rockowitz:
Negreanu:
Kings and deuces for Negreanu, but Rockowitz had kings and fours. The turn was the and river the , and Negreanu records his fifth cash of the 2013 WSOP with a 34th-place finish. Meanwhile, Rockowitz nudges up into a virtual tie with Ville Mattila for the chip lead.
Daniel Negreanu has slipped to 34th of 34 at the moment after losing a small pot to Marko Neumann.
The hand saw Neumann open with a raise to 8,000 from the cutoff seat and Negreanu call out of the big blind. Both players checked the flop, then Negreanu led with a bet of 15,000 after the fell on the turn and Neumann called. Both then checked the river, and when Neumann tabled for a small flush, Negreanu mucked.
Just 34 players are left, presently gathered around six tables. Here are updated counts on all 34, with Ville Mattila still hanging on to the chip lead after moving into first position early today.
There were just three bustouts occurring almost simultaneously.
The first was Dan Smith going out in 38th place at the hands of Sorel Mizzi. After a Mizzi open to 6,000 from the button, Smith reraised to 18,500 from the big blind, Mizzi reraised the pot, and Smith called all in.
Smith had and needed to improve versus Mizzi's . But the board came , meaning Smith turned two pair but was counterfeited on the river to be eliminated.
Just as Smith was being knocked out, Tony Cousineau went out in 37th followed shortly thereafter by Juha Helppi in 36th.
Chad Brown entered the day second in chips of the final 117, but as he held even with his chip stack the field gradually caught up and passed him. By the time the dinner break arrive, Brown found himself having slipped back to below average status.
Soon after they returned he went with , risking his stack versus Lee Goldman's . Brown's hand was still good through the flop and turn, but the fell on fifth street to give Goldman trip queens and Brown headed to the cashier with his 39th-place ticket.
Dan Smith just doubled to survive versus Alex Manzano. All of the chips went in on a flop, with Smith holding top set with versus Manzano's flush draw with . The turn was the and river the , and Smith is back up over 110,000.
Meanwhile, Manzano is still in good shape following that hit as he currently occupies a spot near the top of the counts with 39 left.
, and Rockowitz responded by betting 16,500. Negreanu pushed all in for his last 32,500, and Charalambous folded.
and river the 
, and Negreanu records his fifth cash of the 2013 WSOP with a 34th-place finish. Meanwhile, Rockowitz nudges up into a virtual tie with Ville Mattila for the chip lead.
river, and when Neumann tabled 
for a small flush, Negreanu mucked.
at which point Deeb bet 10,500, Vedhara raised all in for 59,000, and Deeb called.
and river the 
, improving Deeb to a full house and knocking Vedhara out in 35th place.
and needed to improve versus Mizzi's 
. But the board came 
, meaning Smith turned two pair but was counterfeited on the river to be eliminated.
. Brown's hand was still good through the 
flop and 
fell on fifth street to give Goldman trip queens and Brown headed to the cashier with his 39th-place ticket.
flop, with Smith holding top set with 
versus Manzano's flush draw with