Juego con responsabilidad.
The player in the cutoff raised and Todd Witteles three-bet from the small blind. The cutoff made the call and called Witteles’ bet on the 
flop. Both players checked the 
turn and the action was the same on the 
river as it was on the flop. Witteles turned over 
for trips which was good as his opponent mucked.
The very tough table 128 that we've mentioned to you a few times before just got a bit tougher and probably a bit louder with Humbero Brenes joining the players.
It was heads up between Phil Laak and David Chiu as the duo watched the flop come down 
. Laak, who was in the big blind, bet out and Chiu called from the cutoff. Both players then checked the 
turn, and Laak bet out on the 
river.
Chiu thought long and hard before making the call, only to much when Laak rolled over 
.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
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19,000
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We posted a chart earlier that featured the top bracelet winners from 2005-2010, so we thought it might be fun to share another chart with you, this time the most WSOP cashes for that same period of time. You might recognized some of the names from today's field on that list:
| Place | Player | # of Cashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hellmuth | 34 |
| 2 | John Juanda | 33 |
| 3 | Barry Greenstein | 31 |
| “ | Daniel Negreanu | 31 |
| 5 | Chau Giang | 29 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Lisandro | 28 |
| 7 | Chris Bjorin | 27 |
| “ | Marco Traniello | 27 |
| 9 | Chris Ferguson | 26 |
| “ | Anthony Cousineau | 26 |
This $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship was expected to draw a stacked field, and that certainly has been the case. One group that is out in full force is that of Team PokerStars. Their players are spread out among many tables and include such Team Pros as Daniel Negreanu (Canada), Humberto Brenes (Costa Rica), Greg Debora (Canada), Nacho Barbero (Argentina), Pat Pezzin (Canada), Richard Veenman (Online), Bill Chen (Friend of PokerStars), Eugene Katchalov (Ukraine), and Andre Akkari (Brazil).
We wouldn't be surprised if we pick up a few more by the time late registration comes to a close at the beginning of Level 5.
Jeffrey Lisandro raised under the gun and received two calls, one from Dan Shak in the small blind and one from Daniel Negreanu in the big. Action checked to Lisandro on the 
flop, and he fired out a bet. Shak was the only player to make the call as the made its appearance on the turn.
Both players checked, as they did when the 
hit the river. "Ten high," Shak said. Lisandro more than happily showed 
to take down the pot.
As far as we can tell, the following players began play when level four started.
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With the board reading 
a player checked the action to Jennifer Harman who bet. The other player called but mucked his hand after Harman revealed her 
.
Harman already holds two WSOP bracelets (both in open events) and is surely hoping to capture her third in this event.
In an earlier hand, the hijack raised and Matt Hawrilenko called from the big blind. Hawrilenko check-raised on the 
flop and his opponent called. Hawrilenko check-called the player's bet when the hit the turn. We’re unsure of the action on the 
river but there was definitely a bet and a call. The hijack showed for top-top on the flop which was good as Hawrilenko mucked.
Then just before, Hawrilenko raised from under the gun and Ted Forrest called from the big blind. Forrest check-raised on the 
flop and Hawrilenko called. Forrest led out on the turn which Hawrilenko called and both players checked the river. Forrest turned over for the same hand that beat Hawrilenko earlier and it was good again as he mucked.
With about 6,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Richard Brodie bet from middle position and received a call from Alexander Kostritsyn, who was sitting in late position. The river brought the 
, which didn't stop Brodie from betting.
Whether it was a missed draw or a good read, we do not know, but we do know that Kostritsyn opted to lay his hand down.
