The players are taking their second 15-minute break of the day. The clock currently reads 167 entries with 138 players remaining.
Action resumes in Level 5 with blinds of 300/600. Ten levels will be played today with no dinner break.
Action was picked up in a four-way pot with 4,800 in the center.
Michael Wang bet 3,800 in the hijack and all of his opponents folded except for Raphael Nogueira in late position who called.
Both players checked the turn 10♠ to the river Q♦ where Nogueira check-folded to a bet of 9,000 from Wang.
Jesse Lonis in the hijack and David Benyamine from the cutoff went heads-up to a flop of J♣9♦4♦. After a series of raises, Lonis was all-in for 27,400 total, including the preflop bets, at risk against Benyamine.
Jesse Lonis: A♦7♠4♠4♥ 
David Benyamine: A♥K♦Q♥3♦
Lonis flopped bottom set against flush draw and gutter of Benyamine, who also had the better backdoor low.
The board ran out 5♠K♠, offering no help to Benyamine as Lonis' set held to secure the full double.
Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Robert Cowen in the small blind, Jeff Madsen in the big blind, and Chris Hunichen in late position.
The flop rolled out 9♦6♠4♣ and Cowen bet 2,000 to see Madsen call. Hunichen raised to 10,500 and only Cowen called.
On the turn K♣, Cowen checked over to Hunichen who bet 25,500 and Cowen called after some thought.
Cowen moved all in for 42,900 on the 8♣ river and Hunichen went into the tank.
"That was the worst river in the world," muttered Hunichen and he tossed his hand away.
After two limps, Bart Hanson potted to 2,500 from the small blind. In the big blind, Yuri Dzivielevski repotted to 8,500. With the action back on Chenxiang Miao, he limp-jammed for 17,500. Hanson folded after a small tank and Dzivielevski called to put him at risk.
Chenxiang Miao: 6♠6♥3♦2♣
Yuri Dzivielevski: A♠K♦3♣2♦
The Q♦7♦4♦ flop immediately gave Dzivielevski a flush, and the board ran out 9♥Q♥, and Dzivielevski's hand was best as he sent Miao to the rail.
Andreas Frohli opened to 1,200 from middle position before Maximilian Schindler potted to 4,400 from the hijack. In the small blind, Jeff Madsen cold-called. In the big blind, Naoya Kihara repotted to 18,800. Frohli folded, Schindler was all-in for 26,000, Madsen was all-in for 33,500, and Kihara called to put both players at risk.
Maximilian Schindler: A♣8♣7♠3♦
Jeff Madsen: A♦5♠4♦3♠
Naoya Kihara: K♠K♥7♣4♠
The players stood over the table as the J♣6♠3♣ flop gave Schindler the nut flush draw, while Madsen picked up an open-ender and the best low draw. The 7♥ turn completed Madsen's straight, and the 2♦ river was further improvement to nut-nut, and he scooped to collect a huge one.
Action was picked up on the river in a pot between John Monnette in first position and Mike Matusow in early position with 11,300 in the middle.
The board read 9♠6♣2♣9♣K♠ and Monnette checked over to Matusow who bet 7,000, prompting Monnette to raise to 20,000.
"This is a weird hand," muttered Matusow as he contemplated his options. He thought for just under a minute before opting to toss his hand into the muck, ceding the pot to the fellow WSOP bracelet winner.
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
A flop was see in a four-bet pot between Tyler Reiman in the small blind and Ariel Mantel in the cutoff after both players put in 14,000 to see the flop.
Reiman bet 23,000 on the flop of J♥10♥7♦ and Mantel moved all in for 64,700 and Reiman called.
Ariel Mantel: A♠A♦J♣5♣
Tyler Reiman: A♥K♣4♥3♠
The board ran out 4♠7♣ and the aces and sevens were good for Mantel to take down the pot and leave Reiman short.
Action picked up on the K♦J♣6♦ flop in a three-way, three-bet pot between Paul Volpe in early position, Georgios Tsoupras in middle position, and Ted Jackson-Spivack from the cutoff.
It checked to Jackson-Spivack who bet 8,400 into a pot of just under 15,000. Volpe check-potted to 40,000, Tsoupras folded, Jackson-Spivack jammed for 50,800, and Volpe called with the slightly covering stack.
Ted Jackson-Spivack: A♦Q♠J♠4♦
Paul Volpe: K♥K♣10♠9♥
Volpe flopped top set against the nut flush draw and broadway gutter of Jackson-Spivack. The 9♦ turn completed the flush, and Volpe could not fill up on the 5♣ river as Jackson-Spivack scooped a huge one to leave Volpe short.
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