{"id":7916,"date":"2018-07-10T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/?p=7916"},"modified":"2019-11-26T22:30:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T22:30:11","slug":"wsop-main-event-day-4-action-packed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/wsop-main-event-day-4-action-packed\/","title":{"rendered":"WSOP Main Event Day 4: Action-Packed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event is definitely shaping up to be of gross interest to the most arduous poke fan as well as the occasional bystander. With $8.8 allocated as prize money, it\u2019s a spectacle well worth beholding and one we expect to follow with the greatest interest indeed.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Gist<\/h2>\n

If you haven\u2019t been paying attention, then a quick refresher will do you well to refresh your memory. The Rio is currently playing host to the most anticipated event of the year. An event that has the status of the Olympics, World Cup and any race that raises the stakes that high. We mean $8.8 million high. Yes, the $10,000 WSOP Main Event is well on its way and we are all agog with the news of the latest action that has taken place.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event has had 7,784 entrants by Day 4. At the end of the business, only 310 could continue. Some of the casualties here were notable names in the industry, including Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmouth. <\/p>\n

While you may rejoice that two of the most successful players have been dispatched with, which certainly was the case when news broke that Hellmouth had been eliminated, with the tidings eliciting cheers across the whole venue, there are still 24 bracelet winners in the stack. Chips have been generously swapping hands and at the end of Day 4<\/strong> the first top five picks look as follows:<\/p>\n