The first of three weeks of coverage of Day 7 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event on ESPNtook place on Tuesday night. Twenty-seven players were left standing when Day 6 concluded and Anton Morgenstern (pictured) was the overwhelming chip leader at nearly 22 million, which represented about 50% more chips than the next closest competitor. Tuesday’s ESPN episode spanned 90 minutes.

To start off the show, France’s Benjamin Pollakwas all-in before the flop with pocket nines and up against the A-4 of clubs of Day 3 chip leader Maxx Coleman. The board of J-3-2-J was safe for Pollak until a five on the river filled Coleman’s straight. Following the Frenchman out the door was Amsterdam’s Jorn Walthaus, who went from “Walthouse to outhouse,” according to ESPN poker commentator Norman Chad, after his A-9 ran into the A-K of 2012 Octo-Niner Steve Gee. Walthaus was drawing dead by the river and Gee stacked 40 big blinds.

Canada’s Jason Manncalled a 4bet from Italy’s Sergio Castelluccio, who eventually scooped a pot worth 6.3 million. The Italian turned a pair of aces in the hand, trumping Mann’s ladies. Then, Amir Lehavotmade a set of deuces against Matthew Reed, but folded to a bet of 3.0 million from Reed on the river. Lehavot’s read was dead on, as his opponent had him crushed with a flush. Reed promptly dropped a pot of 6.6 million to Texan James Alexander.

Meanwhile, Mann, armed with pocket tens, raised all-in on a flop of Q-5-5 and Chris Lindh came along with Q-9 for top pair. No ten came for Mann on the turn or river and he was cast away in 25th place.

Gee very sheepishly 4bet all-in before the flop with 10-7 of diamonds for his last 22 big blinds and Morgenstern looked him up with pocket eights. Morgenstern hit an eight on the flop and Gee was drawing dead by the river, ending his bid to become the first person to reach back-to-back final tables in the Main Event since Dan Harrington in 2003 and 2004.

A video feature on Jay Farber(pictured) aired during the 90-minute episode on Tuesday. Farber, a nightclub promoter and VIP host from Las Vegas, told ESPN viewers, “I used to joke that I worked the 9-5, only it was the opposite 9-5.” Among Farber’s rail on Day 7 were former November Niner Ben BenbaLamb and Chance Chances Cards Kornuth.

Speaking of Farber, Mark Newhouse3bet all-in before the flop against him with A-2 of spades and Farber called off one-third of his stack with pocket nines. Newhouse dramatically hit Broadway on the river to double. To close out the episode, PocketFiver Yevgeniy Jovial Gent Timoshenko ran A-8 into A-J to depart the 2013 WSOP Main Event in 22nd place.

Timoshenko told cameras, “Even making just the final table would have been my biggest poker accomplishment. I really think I fought hard and did everything I could.” Timoshenko famously won the WPT Championship and WCOOP Main Event in the same year (2009).

Next Tuesday, more action from Day 7 airs at 9:30pm ET on ESPN. If you missed any of Tuesday’s episode, reruns air throughout the week on ESPN’s family of stations.

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