The cards are back in the air in Level 17.
The cards are back in the air in Level 17.
This year's nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame have been announced, with the eight individuals now heading to the living members of the Hall for voting.
Each member can vote for up to four nominees, and anyone receiving votes from 22 or more members earns an automatic induction. This change, from a previous "winner-takes-all" format allowing for only one induction per year, was announced earlier this month.
Five of the eight nominees are first-time nominees, having met the minimum age requirement of 40. Eight-time WSOP bracelet winner Shaun Deeb headlines these players; he is joined by Jason Koon, Isaac Haxton, Chris Moorman, and Justin Bonomo.
The remaining 888 players are on their second break of Day 4. This will be a 70-minute extended break, with action due to resume at approximately 4.30 p.m.
The blinds will resume at Level 17 with 5,000/10,000 with a big blind ante of 10,000. Here are some of the highlights from the previous few hours of poker:
As per the WSOP LIVE app.
Howard Spitz raised to 20,000 from middle position and was three-bet to 75,000 by Michael Rossitto in late position. Thomas Cummins then moved all in for his last 226,000 on the button, which got a fold from Spitz, but a call from Rossitto after a bit of a tank.
"I hope you have ace-king," Rossitto said.
Thomas Cummins: 8♠8♥
Michael Rossitto: Q♣J♣
"Even better," Rossitto said after seeing Cummins' hand.
The 2♥8♣4♣ flop gave Cummins a set, but Rossitto was drawing very much live with a flush draw.
The A♣ turn gave Rossitto his flush and the 6♠ river bricked out for Cummins to eliminate him just before break.
Picking up the action on a K♦9♦5♣9♣ turn, Chris Brewer checked from under the gun to Sam Snead in the hijack. Sweilem bet 80,000, which Brewer check-called.
Sweilem sized up to 225,000 on the 5♥ river. Brewer went deep into the tank, but ultimately check-called for the majority of his stack.
Sweilem showed 9♥6♥ for a full house, and Brewer flung his cards into the muck in frustration.'
On the next deal, it folded to Son Nguyen in the small blind. He open-jammed, and Brewer quickly called off his remaining 75,000.
Chris Brewer: K♠7♥
Son Nguyen: K♦3♣
Brewer had the dominating hand, but he would head to the exit anyway as the 5♠3♥9♥6♥2♣ runout paired up Nguyen's trey.
The action was picked up on a board of A♦3♦9♠4♣Q♣ with 160,000 in the pot. Matt Waxman in the cutoff jammed for 147,000 and Darren Rankin on the button went deep into the tank.
After a long moment, Rankin called off his last 136,000 with A♥J♠ for top pair. Waxman only had 5♦4♦ for a lower pair and a missed flush draw so Rankin doubled up while Waxman was left with 11,000.
Felipe Olivieri raised from under the gun to 20,000, and Vinicius Lima called from the next seat. Matthew Gross squeezed to 80,000 from middle position, and Alex Livingston called his stack of 68,000 from the cutoff. Olivieri came along with a call, while Lima folded.
With Livingston all-in, Olivieri checked on the 4♦9♦J♠ flop, and Gross fired a continuation-bet of 135,000. Olivieri check-jammed for about 500,000, and Gross took some time before folding.
Alex Livingston: 10♦10♣
Felipe Olivieri: J♦J♥
Gross had made the right fold as Olivieri had top set, and now Livingston needed running cards to survive.
Livingston picked up a straight draw on the 7♣ turn, but the 6♠ was a brick, and Livingston was sent packing.