Hand #70: Dan Sindelar raised to 450,000 on the button and he took down the pot.
Hand #71: Dan Sindelar raised to 450,000 from the cutoff and he won the pot.
Hand #72: Dan Sindelar raised to 450,000 from the hijack and Scott Palmer moved all in from the big blind for 3,595,000. Sindelar eventually folded and Palmer won the pot.
The 31st level of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event is in the books, and there is a new chip leader: Dan Sindelar. The American added considerably to his stack this level in a hand that saw him check-raise all in on a completed board against Leif Force, who folded in an eight million-chip pot. Sindelar then picked more when he applied a few streets of pressure against Thomas Sarra Jr., and he now has over 26 million chips on break.
The pace of play at Table 3 (70 hands) is much faster than at Table 2 (45 hands) and the Feature Table (46 hands), and Sindelar is taking advantage of the extra hands he’s played.
Bryan Devonshire (25th), Kyle Keranen (24th), Yorane Kerignard (23rd), Iaron Lightbourne (22nd), Leif Force (21st), and Dan Smith (20th) all hit the rail during Level 31. Devonshire lost a race with against Maximillian Senft’s ; Keranen ran into the of Bruno Politano; Kerignard was crippled after a race with against the of Christopher Greaves, leaving him with less than a big blind; Lightbourne had his cracked by Sindelar’s ; Force couldn't improve with against Greaves' ; and Dan Smith fell when his couldn't catch up to Jorryt van Hoof's .
Meanwhile, William Tonking received a key double-up through William Pappaconstantinou roughly halfway through Level 31. Three bets went in preflop and the rest of the money went in the middle on a ten-high, rainbow flop. Tonking’s had Pappacontantinou’s crushed, and the pocket rockets held up.
The players are on a short break. Play will resume in roughly 10 minutes. We will provide you with full counts shortly. Meanwhile, listen to two-time bracelet winner, Luis Velador, speak with Sarah Grant earlier:
Hand #45: Dan Smith raised to 350,000 in the hijack seat, Jorryt van Hoof three-bet to 900,000 out of the small blind, and Smith responded with a four-bet to 1.825 million. Van Hoof tanked for the better part of five minutes before he shipped all-in for effectively 6.425 million, having Smith covered by around 400,000.
Smith checked his hole cards one by one, then called.
Smith:
Van Hoof:
The Dutchman remained in his seat, while Smith was up out of his chair, walking around, stretching and bending. The dealer fanned , giving Smith a backdoor straight draw to go with his over cards, and Smith looked like he was going to jump out of his shoes when the turn brought paint.
Unfortunately for him, the was a brick and the river was the , and he was eliminated.
"It was a pleasure," Smith said, shaking a few hands at the table.
He'll earn $286,900 for his efforts, while van Hoof is up over 13 million chips.
Hand #62: Oscar Kemps raised to 325,000 from the cutoff and Thomas Sarra Jr. called from the small blind. Dan Sindelar three-bet from the big blind to 1,250,000 and both of his opponents folded.
Hand #63: Dan Sindelar raised to 350,000 and he won the pot.
Hand #64: Scott Palmer raised to 220,000 under the gun plus one and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #65: Christopher Greaves called from the small blind and Oscar Kemps raised to 500,000 from the big blind. Greaves folded.
Hand #66: Scott Palmer received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #67: Andori Larrabe raised to 325,000 under the gun plus one and won the pot.
Hand #68: Andori Larrabe raised to 325,000 from under the gun and Dan Sindelar called from the big blind. The flop brought out and Sindelar lead out for 225,000, Larrabe called. On the turn, the hit and Sindelar bet 625,000. Larrabe called again and on the river, the hit.
Both players checked and Sindelar showed , which was no good against Larrabe's .
Hand #39: Eddy Sabat made it 350,000 in the cutoff, and Bruno Politano defended in the big blind. The board was on the river, with no additional bets having gone in. After two more checks, Sabat's beat the of Politano.
Hand #40: Felix Stephensen raised to 350,000 in early position and was called by Sabat on his left and Martin Jacobson in the big blind. Stephensen's continuation-bet was 425,000 on the flop, and Sabat was the only caller. The led to two checks, and the dead board got slightly more live with the river. Stephensen came back alive with 575,000, and Sabat called after briefly thinking. The was a winner for Stephensen.
Hand #41: Mark Newhouse raised to 325,000 in the cutoff and took the pot.
Hand #42: Newhouse made it 325,000 again and won the pot.
Hand #43: Politano opened to 350,000, and Jacobson made it 900,000 in the cutoff. The Swede took the pot.
Hand #44: Jacobson's 410,000 in middle position was a winner.
Hand #45: Andrey Zaichenko had been quiet for awhile, but he made it 350,000 from middle position and was called by Sabat on the button. The flop came , and Zaichenko's 375,000 continuation bet won the pot.
Hand #46: Stephensen won with a preflop raise to 250,000.
Hand #43: William Tonking opened to 350,000 and Dan Smith three-bet to 875,000 from the button. Tonking folded and Smith was pushed the pot.
Hand #44: From the small blind, William Pappaconstantinou raised to 350,000 and Jorryt van Hoof called in the big blind before folding to a Pappaconstantinou bet of 350,000 on the flop.
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