Garrett Greer raised to 120,000 in middle position, Michael Kamran called in late position, and Craig McCorkell reraised to 355,000 on the button. Greer put in a fourth bet, making it 645,000 to go, and only McCorkell called.
Greer led out for 380,000 on a flop of , McCorkell called, and both players checked on the turn (), and the river ().
Greer opened up for effectively queen high, which was no good against McCorkell's for jacks and sixes.
Vladimir Bozinovic opened to 125,000 and Robert Campbell called from the cutoff along with Peter Placey in the small blind.
The dealer spread a flop and Placey led out with a 275,000-chip bet which was meant with a raise from Bozinovic to 675,000. Campbell tossed his cards into the muck and Placey asked for a count of Bozinovic's stack. Revealed to be roughly 3 million, Placey moved all in for 3,040,000 and the Serbian instantly called for his 2,965,000 total.
Placey:
Bozinovic:
With Bozinovic holding top set and at risk, he would need to fade the flush draw of Placey as the turn landed the .
"Yes!" screamed Placey while he did a little fist-pump as the dealer dropped the dagger of the on the river to send Bozinovic to the rail in 46th place while Placey himself climbed to over 6.5 million in chips.
Oscar Kemps raised to 130,000 and found calls from Dan Smith in the hijack and Mark Newhouse in the big blind. The flop came down , prompting checks from both Newhouse and Kemps. Smith took this opportunity to fire 250,000 and Newhouse called. Kemps ditched his cards, allowing the duo to see the fall on fourth street.
Newhouse checked for a second time and Smith rapped the table back. The finished the board and Newhouse checked one final time. Smith bet 450,000 and Newhouse quickly released his cards.
Peter Placey raised under the gun to 150,000 and Jorryt van Hoof called in middle position. The player on the button called as well, and when the big blind called four players went to see a flop.
The flop came down and the big blind checked to Placey who bet 475,000. Van Hoof called rather quickly and the two other players folded.
On the turn the hit and Placey quickly bet another 625,000. Van Hoof slid forward the call and the river was the .
"Check," Placey said.
Van Hoof had Placey's verbal action confirmed and he opted to check behind.
Placey tabled for two pair and he raked in the yet another big pot.
Oscar Kemps popped it up to 130,000 from early position and Chris Johnson called from the small blind. Brian Roberts folded his big blind, leaving the two heads up to the flop.
The flop came down and both players checked. The came down on the turn and Johnson came out swinging for 200,000. Kemps flat-called and the completed the board. Johnson reached for chips and moved 450,000 into the middle of the table. Kemps kicked his cards into the muck and Johnson took down the pot.
Johnson's stack now sits at 3.44 million while Kemps' has fallen to 3.705 million.
Paul Senter completed from the small blind, and Luis Velador popped it up to 160,000. Senter called, and the flop brought . Senter check-called 150,000, then 400,000 more after the turn. The hit the board, and there was a seemingly eternal pause. Finally, someone said something to Velador to let him know Senter had checked.
"Oh, I was waiting," he said with evident surprise. "I'm all in."
The bet put Senter at risk for 1.56 million, and he leaned back in his seat and rubbed his neck. After about two minutes of thought, he let his hand go.
Matt Waxman moved all in for 950,000 from under the gun, Kyle Keranen called on his direct left, and Eddy Sabat moved all in for 2.57 million in middle position. The action folded back to Keranen, who called.
Waxman:
Keranen:
Sabat:
There were no surprises as the board came , and Sabat shipped a massive pot.
"Yes!" he yelled, jumping out of his seat to go celebrate with his rail. "Yes!"
Waxman simply placed his backpack on, said a few goodbyes, and exited. He'll earn $186,388 for his efforts, making the pay jump, while Sabat soars to nearly 6.3 million chips.
Level 27 has come and gone, which means it's time for the 90-minute dinner break.
During the last level there was plenty of action to be had. Level 27 began with 59 players still in contention, but heading into dinner just 44 remain. The first to fall last level was Stuart Rutter, who ran the into the of Chris Odle. Rutter failed to improve and was eliminated in 59th place for $124,447. William Cole, who recently did an interview with PokerNews, followed him out the door in 58th place a short time later.
Vitaly Lunkin, Clayton Hamm, Alexios Zervos, Kyung Cha, Trevor Martin, and Isaac Baron would be the next half dozen players to see their 2014 WSOP Main Event dreams come to an end. Baron was eliminated by Christopher Greaves after his was cracked by the latter's . Baron finished in 52nd place for $150,025.
While many players fell, a few managed to thrive in Level 27. Take Martin Jacobson for example. He first won a big pot off Jason Johnson when he flopped a set with pocket sixes and got paid off by Johnson's kings. Johnson would go on to fall in 51st place. From there, he pushed Vladimir Bozinovic off a big hand to chip up to 9.7 million. Bozinovic would then go on to fall in 46th place for $152,025.
Of course not everyone was so fortunate. Others who took their leave in Level 27 were David Yingling, Chris Odle, Ryan Fair, Jason Weber and Matt Waxman.
Level 28 will get underway after the remaining 44 players have filled their bellies. Until then, check out this video featuring Daniel Sindelar:
flop.
land on the turn with both players checking.
and Jacobson bet out 550,000 with Bozinovic folding.
, McCorkell called, and both players checked on the turn (
), and the river (
for jacks and sixes.
flop and Placey led out with a 275,000-chip bet which was meant with a raise from Bozinovic to 675,000. Campbell tossed his cards into the muck and Placey asked for a count of Bozinovic's stack. Revealed to be roughly 3 million, Placey moved all in for 3,040,000 and the Serbian instantly called for his 2,965,000 total.
on the river to send Bozinovic to the rail in 46th place while Placey himself climbed to over 6.5 million in chips.
, prompting checks from both Newhouse and Kemps. Smith took this opportunity to fire 250,000 and Newhouse called. Kemps ditched his cards, allowing the duo to see the 
finished the board and Newhouse checked one final time. Smith bet 450,000 and Newhouse quickly released his cards.
and the big blind checked to Placey who bet 475,000. Van Hoof called rather quickly and the two other players folded.
hit and Placey quickly bet another 625,000. Van Hoof slid forward the call and the river was the 
.
for two pair and he raked in the yet another big pot.
and both players checked. The 
came down on the turn and Johnson came out swinging for 200,000. Kemps flat-called and the 
completed the board. Johnson reached for chips and moved 450,000 into the middle of the table. Kemps kicked his cards into the muck and Johnson took down the pot.
. Senter check-called 150,000, then 400,000 more after the 
hit the board, and there was a seemingly eternal pause. Finally, someone said something to Velador to let him know Senter had checked.
of Chris Odle. Rutter failed to improve and was eliminated in 59th place for $124,447. William Cole, who recently did an 
. Baron finished in 52nd place for $150,025.
