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Steven Tabb ran his 
and his last 115,000 into the 
of monster stack David Bach. The board rolled out 
, and that's how Tabb's Main Event run has ended.
Trying to get a count on David Bach's stack is like trying to count jellybeans in a fishbowl. We'll call it 4.2 million, near as we can tell.
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Over on the secondary feature table, Niall Charlton opened with a raise from middle position, and it folded back to Ben Lamb who called from the big blind.
The flop came 
. Lamb checked, Charlton bet 52,000, and Lamb made the call. Both then checked the 
turn.
The river brought the 
. Lamb checked, and Charlton quickly checked behind. With a sheepish look (no pun intended), Lamb turned over 
for sevens full, and the table -- and gathering crowd -- laughed a little with Lamb at his having been unable to get Charlton to bite.
Lamb is hovering right at the 4 million-chip mark, currently challenging Plus Heinz and David Bach for the chip lead. Meanwhile, Charlton has about 1.875 million.
Ruben Visser opened with a raise to 46,000 from under the gun, and Patrick Coughlin reraised all in from a couple of seats over for 259,000 total. It folded back around to Visser who called, showing 
to Coughlin's 
.
The flop came 
, giving Visser a set, which became a full house after the 
turn. The 
on the river was no matter, and Coughlin is out.
Visser is up to 929,000.
Ben Lamb, who currently sits second on the list, is making a deep run in the Main Event and is primed to overtake Phil Hellmuth; however, even that wouldn't be the end of things as the Player-of-the-Year Race is set to continue in October at the WSOP-Europe.
| Player | Points | Cashes | Final Tables | Bracelets | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Hellmuth | 710.25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | $1,591,004 |
| Ben Lamb | 659.05 | 4 | 3 | 1 | $1,331,832 |
| Brian Rast | 550 | 3 | 2 | 2 | $1,976,522 |
| Chris Moorman | 486.20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | $1,051,466 |
| Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier | 479.25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $811,639 |
| Sam Stein | 416.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $731,279 |
| Joe Ebanks | 410.25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | $1,179,031 |
| Owais Ahmed | 408.03 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $764,997 |
| Mikhail Lakhitov | 401.80 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $851,058 |
| Jason Mercier | 385.33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | $696,438 |
| Mitch Schock | 364.81 | 5 | 3 | 1 | $406,018 |
| Sean Getzwiller | 343 | 3 | 2 | 1 | $672,627 |
*Through Event #57
We found Jody Howe all in preflop for 238,000 and at risk against big stack David Barter.
Howe: 
Barter: 
Howe was flipping for his tournament flip and it wasn’t boding too well on the 
flop. However on the turn, Howe nailed the to take the lead which we wouldn’t give up on the 
river as he doubled up.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |
|
490,000
248,000
|
248,000 |
In one of the first few hands back from the dinner break, Amanda Musumeci has won a giant pot to up her stack to around 1.5 million. We came to the table with her heads up against Daniel Retallick on a board that read 
. There was about 180,000 in the pot already, and Musumeci assembled a bet of 175,000 and slid it into the middle. Retallick thought for about 20 seconds before announcing call. Musumeci casually flipped up 
for quads, and Retallick mucked his hand. Musumeci is now up to 1.4 million, and is looking to be a threat down the stretch tonight.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
561,000
-314,000
|
-314,000 |
Joseph Cheong opened to 35,000 from the hi-jack position and found one caller in Daryl Jace from the small blind.
The flop came and Jace checked, prompting a 50,000 c-bet from Cheong. Jace flatted.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The 
completed the board and both players checked again. Cheong flipped over 
for a rivered pair of fours and Jace mucked.
Cheong is up to 1,500,000 while Jace has slid to 1,900,000.
Marc-Andre Ladouceur got the last 588,000 of his chips into the pot with , and that was a very bad thing when chip leader Pius Heinz woke up with .
Things got better for Ladouceur, but he had to sweat it out for five cards. The board ran 
, and the nine-ball in the corner pocket gives Ladouceur the unlikely double. He's back close to 1.25 million now, while Heinz falls from the top shelf, dropping down to 3.35 million.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
3,350,000
-690,000
|
-690,000 |
|
||
|
1,300,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
Livello: 22
Bui: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Matthew Salsberg raised to 40,000 to open the pot, and Paul Spitzberg flatted a couple seats over. In the big blind, Christian Harder splashed the call in as well, and it was three-handed to the flop.
The dealer spread out , and Harder checked. Salsberg continued out with 85,000, and Spitzberg forcefully announced a raise to 285,000. Harder double-checked his cards, tanked, eyeballed his stack, then reluctantly folded. Salsberg quickly called, though, and it was heads-up to fourth street. The action was held for a moment now while a producer tried to scramble a camera crew to come watch. Nobody came, though, and after a minute, a tap on the dealer's shoulder resumed action.
The turn came the 
, and Salsberg checked. With a vigorous massage stuttering his words, Spitzberg announced an all in for 868,000. Now the cameras came, and they focused intently on Salsberg as he contemplated the call. He had about 1.85 million chips left, and he eventually announced the call to put Spitzberg at risk.
Showdown
Salsberg: 
Spitzberg:
Spitzberg's better kicker faded the river, and he let out a teeny, tiny little half of a golf clap. "Sorry for the celebration," he apologized, but there's good cause to celebrate now. With that double, Spitzberg climbs all the way up to 2.45 million, while Salsberg is left with just that million chips to try and rebuild.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
2,450,000
1,260,000
|
1,260,000 |
|
1,000,000
-1,550,000
|
-1,550,000 |
|
975,000
-137,000
|
-137,000 |
