Jason Somerville opened from under the gun to 75,000 and received calls from Alex Martin on the button and Diana Allen in the big blind.
The flop came and Allen led right out with a 100,000 chip bet. Somerville flatted and Martin folded. The turn was the and Allen slowed down with a check. Somerville took the lead and bet 200,000 which was called by Allen.
The river was the and Allen put the aggression back in her hands with an all in bet worth 705,000. Somerville started counting out the chips, trying to figure out how much he would have left and thought on the decision for a couple of minutes. Finally, he looked right at the dealer and announced a call. Allen flipped over for a pair of Jacks and Somerville tabled for a pair of Kings.
Allen will go home with $63,493 while Somerville takes his role as second in chips with just six left.
This final table is taking place on the featured table right next to the ESPN set. It has room all around it for spectators and boy are there plenty of them. In certain spots they are three or four deep watching these guys go at it for the WSOP gold bracelet. Others are even standing on the top of the ESPN set to try and see over the crowd.
Jason Somerville has had a strong rail going all day and in the past hour or two had quite an impressive run of notable pro's sweating him. Earlier, Jason Mercier came by to wish him luck and now Daniel Negreanu has "court side" seats to watch him try to take it down.
Alex Martin also has a group of over a dozen friends standing behind him who he has consulted with after certain hands. We have already seen how crazy and fun the English can be when they rail so they will certainly be a group to keep an eye on as the tournament goes even deeper.
From late position, Jason Somerville raised to 80,000 and Gian Carlos Oliveri moved all in for 280,000 next to act. It folded back to Somerville who wasted little time in making the call.
Somerville:
Oliveri:
The flop helped solidify Somerville's lead when it came but the turn gave Oliveri new life. He needed one of the eight remaining hearts to double up and stay alive but the the river bricked out with the .
From the button, Alexander Martin raised to 90,000 and Jason Somerville asked for a count of Martin's chips. It came back at 1.2 Million total and Somerville three-bet to 245,000. Martin thought for three or four minutes before announcing he was all in. Somerville double checked his cards and made the call.
Martin:
Somerville:
The flop came which gave Martin six extra outs. The turn was the which left Martin with just three Aces, two Queens and four Sevens to survive. The river was the and he was sent home in 5th Place.
Yashar Darian and Jason Somerville now control about 80% nearly 10 Million chips in play with 4.5 and 3.5 Million, respectively.
Yashar Darian raised to 90,000 from the button, Jason Somerville re-raised to 255,000 from the small blind and Travis Atkins moved all in for 675,000 from the big blind.
Darian folded and Somerville said, "Well I have good news, I think you have the best hand, but I don't think I can fold." He made the call with and was way behind the of Atkins.
The flop was which was as good a flop as Somerville could've hoped for. The turn was a to take away a few of his outs, and the on the river secured the double for Atkins.
Atkins has about 1.5 million and Somerville has around 2.8 million
Travis Atkins folded, first to act, before Richard Fridvalszki raised all in for 680,000. Yashar Darian looked down at his cards and quickly called. Jason Somerville, in the big blind, got out of the way.
Darian had Fridvalszki in bad shape with against . Before the flop Fridvalszki walked over to his friends and it looked like he anticipated a celebration. The flop came and they erupted, jumping up and down and cheering. The turn quieted them down, however, because Darian had picked up a flush draw. The river bricked though giving the Fridvalszki bucnh a reason to cheer again.
With the double, he now has 1,500,000 while Darian falls to 3,760,000.
Richard Fridvalszki raised to 140,000 under-the-gun, Yashar Darian re-raised it to 500,000 on the button and Jason Somerville re-raised all in for 2,500,000. Yashar called with and Somerville showed .
The flop came to give Somerville a full house. The turn was the and Darian was still drawing to an ace or a king. The river was the and Somerville doubled up to 5,100,000 and now has over half the chips in play. Darian fell to only 1,500,000 after the hand
From under the gun, our new chip leader, Jason Somerville, raised to 100,000. Action folded to Yashar Darian in the big blind who made the call. The flop came and Darian checked to Somerville who bet 150,000. Darian thought for just a few seconds before announcing he was all in for 1.4 million. Somerville checked his cards again and made the call.
Somerville:
Darian:
Daniel Negreanu, who is friend with Somerville, is drinking and decided to narrate the hand to the crowd. "We need a seven! Give us a seven... or a nine would be ok too," he said. The turn was close, but neither. It was the and Somerville needed one of the two remaining Aces. Negreanu let everyone know in case anybody was falling behind. The river was the and Somerville gives some of his new found chips back to Darian.
and Allen led right out with a 100,000 chip bet. Somerville flatted and Martin folded. The turn was the 
and Allen slowed down with a check. Somerville took the lead and bet 200,000 which was called by Allen.
and Allen put the aggression back in her hands with an all in bet worth 705,000. Somerville started counting out the chips, trying to figure out how much he would have left and thought on the decision for a couple of minutes. Finally, he looked right at the dealer and announced a call. Allen flipped over 
for a pair of Jacks and Somerville tabled 
turn gave Oliveri new life. He needed one of the eight remaining hearts to double up and stay alive but the the river bricked out with the 
.
which gave Martin six extra outs. The turn was the 
which left Martin with just three Aces, two Queens and four Sevens to survive. The river was the 
and he was sent home in 5th Place.
of Atkins.
to take away a few of his outs, and the 
. Before the flop Fridvalszki walked over to his friends and it looked like he anticipated a celebration. The flop came 
and they erupted, jumping up and down and cheering. The 
turn quieted them down, however, because Darian had picked up a flush draw. The 
river bricked though giving the Fridvalszki bucnh a reason to cheer again.
and Somerville showed 
.
and Somerville doubled up to 5,100,000 and now has over half the chips in play. Darian fell to only 1,500,000 after the hand
and Darian checked to Somerville who bet 150,000. Darian thought for just a few seconds before announcing he was all in for 1.4 million. Somerville checked his cards again and made the call.