The returning 79 players began Day 6 with one hour remaining in Level 25, and now that those 60 minutes have passed, it's time for the first 20-minute break of the day. It may have only been an hour, but there was plenty of action in that time.
Maria Ho, the last woman standing in the field, was the next to go after she got her short stack all in preflop holding the only to run into the of Zachary Hirst. Ho, who was also the last woman standing in the 2007 WSOP Main Event, took home $85,812 for her 77th-place finish.
Not long after, a hand took place between Daniel Wilson and William Cole that saw the former win and show one card. Then, the other card was accidentally exposed to Cole by the dealer.
Toss in the eliminations of Vadzim Markushevski and Henrik Hecklen in 76th and 75th place respectively, and that means five players fell in the first hour of play. Action will resume shortly, but while you wait, check out this interview with online poker legend Scott Palmer, who is making a deep run in the Main Event:
Christopher Greaves raised to 125,000 from late position and found calls from Vitaly Lunkin on the button and Mark Newhouse in the big blind. The flop came down and action checked to Lunkin's button. He fired 200,000, Newhouse called, and Greaves folded.
Both players checked the on the turn, allowing the to finish the board. Newhouse cut out a bet of 300,000 and Lunkin thought for about a minute before releasing his cards. He flashed the before throwing his hand away. Newhouse took the pot and now has about 6.465 million in chips.
On the flop, Garrett Greer and Craig McCorkell checked to see the land on the turn. Greer was first and bet 85,000. McCorkell called, and the river was the . Greer fired again, this time wagering 265,000. McCorkell folded, and Greer won the pot.
Action folded to Isaac Baron, who completed from the small blind. Daniel Wilson checked his option, and the two saw a flop. Baron check-called 50,000, then did so again for 125,000 more on the turn. Both players checked the river, and Baron showed to take the pot.
Michigan's Adam Lamphere, who is being supported on the rail by his friend and Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeeper's champion Jason Zarlenga, began the day as the third shortest stack, but thanks to two doubles he's put himself right back into contention.
In his latest double, action folded to Lamphere on the button and he raised to 580,000, leaving himself a single green T25,000 chip behind. Tony Ruberto called from the big blind and then bet 25,000 dark upon realizing Lamphere had the chip behind. Lamphere called it off.
Lamphere:
Ruberto:
Lamphere was well out in front thanks to his kicker, and he actually managed to hit two pair on the flop. The turn left Ruberto drawing dead, and Lamphere was shipped the double after the was put out on the river.
Gabe Paul opened from middle position with a raise to 110,000 and Kyle Keranen three-bet from the big blind to 300,000. Paul made the call, the dealer spread a , and Keranen bet out 350,000.
Paul contemplated for a few moments and then moved all in for roughly 1,480,000 with Keranen making the call.
Paul:
Keranen:
With Paul drawing to a heart or an ace to stay alive, the on the turn now have him outs to chop with any eight or three seeing both players split the pot.
Unfortunately for Paul, the river brought the and he was sent to the rail in 74th place for a $85,812 payday as Keranen climbed to 10.3 million — the first player to cross the eight-figure mark for the tournament.
Vitaly Lunkin opened to 105,000 from early position and it folded to Anh Van Nguyen who moved all in for 550,000 from the cutoff. Benjamin Gold moved all in over the top for 1.665 million from the small blind. Christopher Greaves went into the tank in the big blind for quite some time before moving all in over the top as well. Lunkin folded and all three hands were tabled.
Van Nguyen:
Gold:
Greaves:
The flop came down , giving Greaves top two pair and a tight grip on the hand. Greaves had both of his opponents covered, meaning they would need to find improvement on the final two streets in order to stay alive. The fell on the turn, keeping Greaves out in front.
The finished the board, meaning both Van Nguyen and Gold would be eliminated from play. Greaves took down the massive pot and now has about 4.89 million in chips.