Christopher Lindh raised to 4,800, and Freddy Deeb shoved all in. Lindh asked for an exact count, and after a minute of sorting his chips, Deeb told him it was 74,200. Lindh and Deeb have clashes several times today, starting at the very beginning of the day. After thinking for a minute, Lindh called, and the players turned up their cards:
Deeb:
Lindh:
The flop came , no help to either player. The turn was the , and the river was the , giving Lindh and unnecessary set and the pot.
After the hand, Lindh was up to 315,000, and Freddy Deeb made his way to the exit.
A player opened from under the gun to 5,000. A few seats over another player reraised to 12,700. Next to act Dick van Luijk reraised to 25,000.
"I know it's against my strategy, but I'm going to try it," Van Luijk said about his cold four-bet.
Action folded around to the original raiser, who also folded. The three-bettor called though and he took to a flop with van Luijk.
The dealer put down the flop and the player checked to van Luijk who put out a bet of 25,000. The player called.
The turn was the and the player check-called another 25,000 chip bet from van Luijk.
On the river, the player check-called a third 25,000 chip bet from van Luijk. Van Luijk showed for a pair of kings with the pair of fours on the board. The other player chucked his cards into the muck and van Luijk was able to take down the pot.
Phil Ivey raised to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by the player in the hijack. Max Steinberg called from the big blind and the flop came down .
Ivey continued for 15,000, both opponents called, and the turn fell. Ivey bet 40,000 this time and only Steinberg called to see the river. Both checked, Ivey tabled for top two pair, and Steinberg mucked.
Steinberg doubled up Olaoluwa Okelola at his table for about 70,000 a few hands later to slip even further.
James Mackey just found a great spot as he was battling with his neighbor to the left for a pot as the board came , then . That's when Mackey's opponent shoved all in and Mackey quickly called.
Mackey's opponent winced as he saw Mackey table his hand — for a flopped flush — then showed his with the realization that he was now drawing dead. The meaningless came on the end, and Mackey scooped the pot.
The big board just showed the total remaining players number reduce to less than 1,000. Just 999 remain from the 6,352 who entered the 2013 WSOP Main Event.
The top 648 finishers will make the money, with the minimum payout being $19,106. However, all 999 of those still with chips are still eyeing the $8,359,531 first prize up top awaiting the winner.
Amit Makhija check-called a bet of 6,100 from an opponent after a flop of . The turn brought a , which induced a pair of checks. The river was the , and Makhija fired 30,000 into the now-scary board. His opponent folded immediately.
Michael Mizrachi joined the ESPN main table about 75 minutes ago and it hasn't gone very well for him, down about 400,000 since he arrived.
Most recently Phil Mader opened to 7,000 in middle position and Michael Mizrachi called from the hijack. Olaoluwa Okelola three-bet to 22,000 from the cutoff and only Mizrachi called to see the flop. Mizrachi check-called 34,000, landing the turn where Mizrachi check-folded to Okelola's all-in bet of 96,200.
With the flop showing , Benny Chen checked his option from the big blind. His opponent in middle position then bet out 5,500, which was called. The fell on the turn, and Chen check called another bet of 12,000. Both players then checked the on the river, before Chen rolled over his for two pair. His opponent then mucked his hand, as Chen took down the pot.
, no help to either player. The turn was the 
, and the river was the 
, giving Lindh and unnecessary set and the pot.
flop and the player checked to van Luijk who put out a bet of 25,000. The player called.
and the player check-called another 25,000 chip bet from van Luijk.
river, the player check-called a third 25,000 chip bet from van Luijk. Van Luijk showed 
for a pair of kings with the pair of fours on the board. The other player chucked his cards into the muck and van Luijk was able to take down the pot.
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turn fell. Ivey bet 40,000 this time and only Steinberg called to see the 
, then 
. That's when Mackey's opponent shoved all in and Mackey quickly called.
came on the end, and Mackey scooped the pot.
board, Ronnie Bardah fired a bet of 12,200. His opponent called.
, which induced a pair of checks. The river was the 
, and Makhija fired 30,000 into the now-scary board. His opponent folded immediately.
flop. Mizrachi check-called 34,000, landing the 
turn where Mizrachi check-folded to Okelola's all-in bet of 96,200.
