Tim Reilly and Maurice Hawkins played an epic hand that resulted in Reilly doubling up right before the dinner break.
According to the table, Jeffrey Turton opened the betting preflop with a raise to 65,000, and Hawkins three-bet to 155,000. Reilly called from the button, and Turton folded. The flop came , and Hawkins bet 160,000, which was called by Reilly.
The turn was the , and Hawkins bet again for 325,000. Once again, Reilly called, and the fell on the river. Hawkins moved all in, and Reilly snap-called, rolling over for a royal flush. Hawkins was in disbelief as he held .
On a board, Eric Baldwin was first to act and checked. Tim Reilly bet 105,000 and Baldwin called. The turn was the and Reilly bet again for 225,000 and Baldwin called. The river brought the and Reilly made a bet that essentially was more than Baldwin's 1,100,000 chip stack. Baldwin thought for a couple moments and called.
Baldwin showed for two pair, queens and nines, but Reilly showed for a higher two pair, kings and nines. Baldwin was eliminated in 21st place.
James Tian was under the gun and moved all in for his remaining 520,000. Maurice Hawkins was in the big blind and moved all in, as well, for just under 1,000,000. The blinds folded, and the cards were face-up.
Hawkins:
Tian:
Hawkins had the pot wrapped up after the flop when it came , giving him quads. The turn was the , and the river was the , sending Tian home in 18th place.
Joseph Di Rosa Rojas raised to 140,000 from mid-position. Samuel Phillips three-bet to 400,000 from the button. Rojas, four-bet to 1,000,000 and Phillips shoved all-in. Rojas called and had him covered.
Joseph Di Rosa Rojas:
Samuel Phillips:
The board ran out - no help for Phillips and he's out.
Joseph Di Rosa Rojas raised to 150,000 from early position and Xixiang Luo moved all-in for 700,000 on the button. Rojas asked for a count and he didn't take much longer to call. Luo was currently ahead with against Rojas' .
The flop came and Luo avoided disaster thus far. The turn was the giving Rojas some more outs, and the river landed the , counterfeiting Luo's pair of fives. Rojas' ace-high was good enough to win the pot and eliminate Luo in 15th place.
In what has been a long and grueling tournament, Day 4 of Event #23: $2,620 "Marathon" No-Limit Hold'Em has come to an end. There were 13 players that bagged chips to return tomorrow and Joseph Di Rosa Rojas leads them all with 10,575,000 chips.
Rojas came into the day with a healthy chip stack and maintained that same stack throughout most of the day. In the last two levels, however, he went on a massive heater eliminating three players and winning almost every pot he was involved in. Rojas has already guaranteed himself his third cash of the 2017 WSOP to go along with two more in 2016. He is still looking for that big payday, however, as his career live tournament earnings total just over $55,000.
The day started with 56 players and within the first level, there were over 10 eliminations in what was a fast-paced 100 minutes. The action slowed down as the day progressed and with 13 players returning for the final day tomorrow, it could be another long grind. A total of seven levels were played today that lasted just over 14 hours from the beginning of the day. But this is what they all signed up for.
Some notables that exited the tournament on Day 4 include Eric Baldwin (21st place - $21,434), Ana Marquez (26th place - $21,434), Upeshka De Silva (30th place - $17,491), Kristen Bicknell (44th place - $14,446), and Adrian Mateos (52nd place - $12,077). Everyone that was lucky enough to find a bag at the end of the night will be guaranteed to at least take home $33,350.
There has been a schedule change for Friday, as the remaining players have agreed with tournament officials to return at 1 p.m. for the final day, where play will end once a champion is crowned. When they take their seats, the blinds will begin at 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante.
Here is a look at the seating assignments and chip counts when play resumes.