Main Event - Day 4 - Level 16
Jul 11, '08
Blinds/Antes: 2,500-5,000-500
Players Remaining: 408 of 6,844
Average Chip Stack: 301,000
Eliminations:
Brian Schaedlich
Robert Mizrachi
John-Robert Bellande
Big Hands and Storylines:
Rosen Takes Bad Fall
Jamie Rosen lost more than half his chips after an aggressive play against Cornel Pazai. After a flop of 10
98
, Pazai bet 40,000. Rosen, with a healthy chip count, sent out a stack of orange chips to make the bet 100,000. Pazai then announced all-in and Rosen called. Pazai held J10
for top pair and open-ender, while Rosen had 86 for bottom pair and a flush draw. The turn came the A and the river the 7
, which gave both players straights but Pazai’s going to the jack. Rosen had to ship 285,000 across the table.
Khosravi Doubles Up
After a flop of 1083, the 9 fell on the turn. Pontus Khosravi bet 35,000 and was then pushed all-in by his opponent. Khosravi had no trouble making the call, flipping over QJ for the nut straight. His opponent held A3 for the flush draw, but Khosravi dodged a heart on the river and doubled his stack of 149,000.
Early Aces for Cozen
Glenn Cozen didn’t have to wait long to add to his chip stack, thanks to picking up pocket aces early after play resumed Friday. Cozen was in the big blind and saw his opponent under the gun raise to 13,000. Play folded around to Cozen, who reraised, and his opponent then moved all-in for his final 70,000. Cozen showed him AA, while his opponent held 99. The flop came 763, followed by the 3 on the turn and 7 on the river, and Cozen collected the chips.
Naimark Doubles Through Malinasky
After a player raised and another called, David Naimark pushed all of his remaining chips into the pot over the top. The action folded to Doron Malinasky in the small blind, who asked for a clarification of the bet size. After the dealer counted out Naimark’s 56,000 in chips, she noticed that he forgot to include a single 500 chip he had been using to cap his cards. Having him covered, Malinasky pushed all in over the top and the original raiser and caller folded. Naimark tossed in his remaining chip and turned over QQ. Malinasky tabled AK, making it a classic race confrontation. The board ran 66654, and Naimark more than doubled up to almost 150,000 in chips.
Despite Being Dominated, Moon Kim Doubles Through Kostritsyn
Moon Kim got his last 25,000 into the pot preflop with AJ against Alexander Kostritsyn’s AQ. As is protocol during the final money group of the main event, the floor staff was called to monitor the action as the board was dealt. Kostritsyn maintained his lead during the 1083 flop and 8 turn, but the J on the river hit Kim and won the pot for him. Despite the loss, Kostritsyn finished the hand with close to one million in chips.
Hansen nearly doubles up with aces
A player in late position got over 300,000 chips in preflop against Gus Hansen on the button. Hansen, who had him barely covered, was right there with him with red aces. Bernard Brady held AQ, and though he flopped a queen, the board in the end was Q9778. He was eliminated, and now Hansen has over 650,000 chips, more than twice the average.
Mizrachi folds on river, later goes out
Robert Mizrachi called an early position raise, then called a 12,500 bet on a K-J-9 flop. A seven came on the turn, and Mizrachi called a bet of 24,000. Then a nine came on the river, and Mizrachi's opponent moved all in. Mizrachi had about 110,000 chips left, and took over two minutes to fold. He was eliminated shortly after.
Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Gus Hansen, David Naimark, Doron Malmasky, Alexander Kostritsyn, Jamie Rosen, Cornel Pazara
