Roland Israelashvili just crossed the million-chip mark after eliminating online superstar Frederik "Brink" Jensen. Jensen, whose stack dipped as low as 35,000 on Day 3, was all in for around 200,000 with 
and in great shape against 
, but the 
board gave Israelashvili the winning pair of aces to increase his stack to 1,040,000. The dejected Jensen relayed his misfortune to a nearby friend before being escorted to the payout table.
The second level of Day 4 has come to a close, and well over two hundred players have exited since the bubble burst. Among the casualties were former chip leader Mark Kroon, two-time Poker Players' Champion Michael Mizrachi, 2010 WSOPE Main Event winner James Bord, and EPT8 Sanremo Main Event winner Rupert Elder.
Meanwhile, 2012 Octo-Niners Greg Merson and Steve Gee were moved to the same table. Merson, the defending champion took a decent-sized pot off of Gee, who was the first to exit at the final table, and the champ now sits with over 600,000 chips.
Herbert Farber ascended to the top of the counts after winning a pot off of Dutch Boyd, and joining him in the million-chip club this past level were Kevin Williams, and [Removed:532].
The remaining 440 players are now on a 20-minute break. For the meantime, why don't you check out today's episode of the PokerNews Podcast featuring Ronnie Bardah, who just cashed in the Main Event for a record-tying fourth consecutive year.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Nicholas Kamen got his final 72,000 in preflop holding 
, but unfortunately for him, he ran straight into the of Greg Mueller. The two had to wait a couple of minutes for the cameras to get over there, and eventually, the dealer put out a board of 
. Kamen headed for the payout desk while Mueller up his stack to 425,000.
The action folded to Stephane Blouin in the small blind and he moved all in. Erik Backlund made the call from the big blind for his last 113,000 and the cards were tabled.
Blouin:
Backlund: 
The board ran out 
to see Backlund double through to over 230,000 as Blouin slipped to roughly 250,000 in chips.
These players earned $24,480 for their Main Event finish. Keep an eye on the payouts tab for exact-place finishes.
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