Event #68: No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT Day 4

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Event #68: No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT Day 4

Buy-in: $10,000
Prizepool: $60,348,000
Entries: 6,420
Remaining: 237

Of the 29 Brits who started Day 4 only six have survived to make it through to Day 5. 661 players started Day 4 and this number has been reduced to 237 who head into Day 5. Charles Chattha leads the way having had a great day yesterday and is now 6th in chips with 2.157 million. The six player are listed below. We wish each of them all the very best of luck for Day 5.

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Charles Chattha..Top Brit on Day 4.

6 Charles Chattha 2,157,000 - London
27 Toby Lewis 1,436,000 - Southampton
29 George McDonald 1,404,000 - Glasgow
101 Chun Law 790,000 - London
107 Jake Cody 764,000 - Rochdale
153 Phillip Mcallister 519,000 - Winchester

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Joe McKeehen Bags Day 4 Chip Lead; Hastings, Negreanu Advance

On Sunday, the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event continued with Day 4 action from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. A grand total of 661 players returned to the felt with the hopes of earning a seat among the prestigious November Nine. By the end of the day the clock read that just 237 remained. Leading the star-studded field heading into Day 5 is Joe McKeehen who bagged up 3.122 million in chips.

Two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner McKeehen jumped ahead of the pack during the second level of play and retained his spot among the leaders as the day pressed on. McKeehen found one final surge of chips late in the day during a confrontation with inaugural November Niner Scott Montgomery. After a series of bets and raises, Montgomery found himself all in and at risk for approximately 550,000 on a jack-high flop with three diamonds. The Canadian held two black queens while McKeehen rolled over ace-jack with the ace of diamonds. An ace on the river would send give McKeehen the knockout.

McKeehen holds the top chip position heading into Day 5, but other players are hot on his heels. Coming in at second in chips is Upeshka De Silva who put 3.067 million in the bag. During the final level of play, De Silva engaged in a massive confrontation with Yuri Dzivielevski to boost himself up over two million in chips. From there, he continued to trend upward throughout the night. Rounding out the top three is Erasmus Morfe who bagged 2.502 million.

Double bracelet winner from 2015 and three-time overall bracelet winner Brian Hastings also returns toward the top of the counts with a stack of 2.464 million in chips.

Other big stacks and notable players returning to the felt include Chad Power (1,961,000), Mark Kroon (1,901,000), Danny Fuhs (1,517,000), Toby Lewis (1,436,000), Matt Jarvis (1,406,000), Justin Bonomo (1,350,000), Daniel Negreanu (1,335,000) Max Steinberg (1,234,000), Christian Harder (648,000), and Antonio Esfandiari (190,000).

The only returning WSOP Main Event champion is 1993 winner Jim Bechtel. Bechtel put 1.125 million in the bag and is returning with the hopes of winning his second gold championship bracelet.

While the eliminations were occurring at a lightning-fast rate early on the in the day, they slowed noticeably as the day progressed. Here's a look at the number of eliminations from the first four levels of the day:

Level 16: 130 eliminations
Level 17: 90 eliminations
Level 18: 92 eliminations
Level 19: 63 eliminations

As the field was whittled down throughout the day, several former Main Event champions fell victim to their opponents. Most notably, fourteen-time WSOP gold bracelet Phil Hellmuth was eliminated by none other than six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu. Hellmuth found himself all in and at risk with pocket queens against Negreanu's ace-king before the flop. A king on the flop spelled disaster for the PokerBrat and he was forced to settle for a 417th-place finish. Hellmuth's exit was met with a wave of applause from spectators and players in the Amazon room.

Also falling during the same level was 2013 Main Event champion Ryan Riess. Riess ran his pocket sevens into pocket queens to bust in 426th place. One level later, 2005 Main Event champion Joe Hachem's hopes at a repeat title came to an end. Hachem was at risk before the flop with pocket jacks, but found himself drawing thin against Jonathan Faltz's pocket aces. Hachem failed to improve and he was eliminated from play in 298th place.

WSOP bracelet winner Phil Laak was also among those to fall on Day 4. Laak was eliminated at the hands of Christian Harder after running his ace-king into Harder's pocket aces. William Watcher, a 94-year-old World War II veteran and the oldest player to ever cash in the Main Event, also saw his run come to an end during Day 4. Watcher hit the rail in 524th place which was good for a payday of $19,500.

Other notable names eliminated throughout the day include David "Doc" Sands (468th), November Niner JC Tran (434th), Blair Rodman (348th), Andre Akkari (310th), Marco Johnson (294th), Scott Baumstein (282nd), 2014 WSOP Player of the Year George Danzer (280th), Kory Kilpatrick (253rd), and Kyle Cartwright (249th).

Play will resume on Sunday at 12 p.m. local time where the final 237 runners will return to vie for poker immortality. As always, be sure to keep your browsers locked to WSOP.com for all of the latest as this illustrious event inches closer to its exciting conclusion.