Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:30 PM Local Time
More Counts from Brasilia
| Barny Boatman | 155,000 | 6,000  |
| Zurab Beradze | 150,000 | 30,000 |
| Adam Hsu | 146,000 | -9,000  |
| Patrick Leonard | 145,000 | 57,000 |
| David Vedral | 145,000 | 17,000 |
| Raul Martinez Requena | 108,000 | 53,000 |
| Jett Schencker | 100,000 | |
| Jon Turner | 90,000 | 46,700 |
| Scott Hanna | 18,500 | |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:29 PM Local Time
Harald Sammer Takes from Qui Nguyen, Busts Another
Harald Sammer opened for 1,100 in the hijack and saw the player on his left shove all in for 1,650. The small blind called, and Qui Nguyen made it 7,600 to go from the big blind. Sammer came back with a re-raise to 19,000. That forced a fold from the small blind, but Nguyen stuck around with a call.
Nguyen tanked awhile and then checked the flop. Sammer bet 18,000, and Nguyen folded after some more thought.
Sammer:
Cutoff:
The board ran out , keeping the aces best for Sammer and earning him the whole pot.
| Harald Sammer | 187,300 | 19,200 |
| Qui Nguyen | 65,600 | -19,400 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:24 PM Local Time
Qui Nguyen Gives Up on the River
Qui Nguyen opened for a raise under the gun and got calls from both blinds. He continued for 2,300 on the flop, and only the big blind called. That player check-called 6,500 on the turn, and both players checked the river.
Nguyen mucked upon being shown .
| Qui Nguyen | 85,000 | -13,200 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:23 PM Local Time
Chris George's Trips are Good
With about 5,000 already in the middle and the board reading , Pierre Merlin bet 2,300 from middle position, and Chris George called from the button. The river brought the , and both players checked.
Merlin tabled for queens with an ace, but George flipped over for trip jacks to win the pot.
| Chris George | 158,000 | 0 |
| Pierre Merlin | 65,500 | 26,200 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:19 PM Local Time
More Morten Mortensen
A player in early position raised to 1,100, and Morten Mortensen three-bet to 3,500 on the button. His opponent called, and the flop came . Both players checked to the on the turn. His opponent led out for 4,000, and Mortensen called. The river landed the , and his opponent bet 8,000 this time. Mortensen thought for a couple moments before calling.
Mortensen's opponent turned over for a missed flush draw, and Mortensen showed . Mortensen took down another pot which he seems to be doing quite often as he closes in on the 200,000-chip mark.
| Morten Mortensen | 191,000 | 34,100 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:09 PM Local Time
George Chips Up Further; Despres Does Too
Pierre Merlin raised to 1,200 and picked up three calls, including the button, Gregory Geller in the small blind, and Chris George in the big blind.
The flop fell , and George bet 2,000. Only Merlin called. After the turn, George made it 4,500 to go, and Merlin called once more. After the fell on the river, George bet 10,500, and Merlin reluctantly folded.
Simon Despres has also chipped up after being moved over to the Brasilia Room. Despres was seated next to big stack Michael Liang, who tried to get the Canadian hockey player off a hand. Ultimately, the duo checked the river with plenty of chips in the middle. Liang only had king-queen, while Despres claimed the pot with .
| Chris George | 158,000 | 18,000 |
| Michael Liang | 110,000 | -25,000 |
| Simon Despres | 90,000 | 56,200 |
| Gregory Geller | 55,000 | 25,000 |
| Pierre Merlin | 39,300 | 13,300 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:06 PM Local Time
A Little Less Conversation For Presley
Tony Presley was all in for about 11,500 before the flop and was in need of some luck. He was at risk with , up against .
The flop came , and Presley remained still and silent with no expression as he awaited his tournament fate. The turn was the , and the river was the , giving Presley a boat to double up. He remained silent and showed no emotion as he raked in the pot.
| Tony Presley | 23,000 | 23,000 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 10:00 PM Local Time
Polk's Bluff Gets Called
Doug Polk opened to 1,200 from middle position, Mike Matusow called from the hijack, and Darren Grant three-bet to 3,500 from the button. Polk four-bet to 8,300, Grant asked Polk how much he had to start the hand, which was about 40,000, and he called a few moments later.
The flop came , and both players checked. The turn brought the , and they checked again. The fell on the river, and Polk bet 6,000. Grant quickly called.
Polk announced, "King-high," as he flipped over . Grant tabled for the wheel and took the pot.
| Darren Grant | 131,000 | 131,000 |
| Doug Polk | 26,000 | -11,500 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 9:56 PM Local Time
Blockers Not a Problem for Sammer
With the board reading , a player in early position bet 16,000 and received a call from an opponent in middle position. Harald Sammer called from the button, as well. The river was the . With two checks in front of him, Sammer announced he was all in.
"How much is it?" the turn bettor said with a frustrated sigh. "I call."
The third player mucked, and Sammer revealed for the nuts.
"I had two f***ing blockers," Sammer's opponent said, throwing into the middle. "Can you believe I had two f***ing blockers?"
He sent Sammer 41,450.
| Harald Sammer | 168,100 | -1,900 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 9:52 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts Throughout Brasilia
| Tom Braband | 88,000 | |
| John Hashem | 85,000 | 15,000 |
| Richard Seymour | 68,000 | 30,500 |
| Michael Moore | 52,000 | 6,000 |
| Tom Schneider | 48,000 | 37,200 |
| Mike Matusow | 46,000 | -6,300 |
| Jon Turner | 43,300 | 4,900 |
| Pratyush Buddiga | 42,000 | -2,800 |
| Jerry Yang | 39,000 | 3,000 |
| Doug Polk | 37,500 | -2,500 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 9:51 PM Local Time
Jacobson Flops Both of His Outs to Double
Martin Jacobson got his last 7,050 in from middle position and was called by the player on his immediate left.
Jacobson:
Opponent:
The dealer turned over the in the window, and it was followed by the and the , giving the 2014 Main Event Champ quads.
"Don't worry, you're live," someone joked to the player with aces.
The turn was the , so that was no longer true, and the river was the .
| Martin Jacobson | 15,000 | 6,200 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 9:41 PM Local Time
Updated Brasilia Counts in the Last Level
On a heads-up flop of , the player in the cutoff checked and Chris Hunichen bet 1,800 from one seat over on the button. The cutoff called and the turn was checked. After the river, Hunichen's opponent bet for 6,000 and the American poker pro started some table chat.
"I am tired of folding every river," Hunichen added and took a minute before releasing his cards, remaining below the starting stack. Below are further updated stacks of the Brasilia room in the last level of the night.
| Barny Boatman | 149,000 | -4,000 |
| Oleksii Khoroshenin | 135,000 | 8,000 |
| Alan Smurfit | 86,000 | 11,000 |
| Ian O'Hara | 58,000 | 20,000 |
| Ramin Hajiyev | 53,000 | 15,000 |
| Dmitry Ponomarev | 50,000 | -12,000 |
| Chris Hunichen | 44,000 | -1,000 |
| Hoan Nguyen | 43,000 | -12,000 |
| Jorn Walthaus | 32,000 | -6,000 |
| Emil Ekvardt | 28,000 | -28,000 |
| Matthew Kelly | 9,000 | -10,000 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 9:38 PM Local Time
Level 5 started
Level: 5
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Saturday, July 8, 2017 9:18 PM Local Time
Take 20
Players are on a 20-minute break, the last one of the night.
Saturday, July 8, 2017 9:17 PM Local Time
Michael Kim Falcon Takes Two Sizable Pots
After an early open, Michael Kim Falcon made it 3,500 on the button. The opener came back with a four-bet to 8,500, and Falcon called. Falcon called barrels of 9,000 on the flop and 17,000 on the turn. Both players checked the river, and Falcon showed for a set and took the pot.
A couple of hands later, Falcon tangled with the player on his right, the two seeing a final board of . The first player bet 6,500, and Falcon min-raised to 13,000. His opponent released after some thought, sending another decent-sized pot Falcon's way.
| Michael Kim Falcon | 160,000 | 160,000 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 9:17 PM Local Time
Jonathan Little Leads the Gold; Savage & Mizzi Ousted
Jonathan Little has slowly been increasing his stack size throughout the day, and he now leads the Amazon Gold section heading into their last break of the day. Matt Savage and Sorel Mizzi, on the other hand, have been eliminated from the Main Event.
| Jonathan Little | 164,400 | 54,400 |
| Anatoly Filatov | 146,500 | 40,500 |
| Jonathan Dwek | 97,000 | 97,000 |
| Steven Gee | 89,000 | 58,000 |
| Jesper Hougaard | 86,800 | -19,200 |
| Phil Laak | 76,600 | 7,600 |
| Daniel Reijmer | 40,700 | -24,300 |
| Jen Shahade | 33,400 | -7,600 |
| James Akenhead | 32,000 | -31,000 |
| Jessica Dawley | 24,800 | 2,800 |
| Matt Savage | 0 | -18,000 |
| Sorel Mizzi | 0 | -26,500 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 9:14 PM Local Time
Brown Chipping Up; Goff and Cianelli Even
Victor Cianelli had been chipping up early, while Fred Goff III was reduced to only 12,000 at some point. According to Goff and Cianelli, that changed when the former found pocket aces in the midst of telling a story to the table and got it in against the pocket kings of Cianelli.
Cianelli claimed a late pot in the current level, raising to 1,125. Sergon Toma called with his short stack in the cutoff, and Goff called in the big blind. The flop came , and Cianelli's bet of 2,700 won the pot with no further resistance.
As far as Ronnie Brown is concerned, he keeps adding chips to an already impressive stack. In a heads-up pot on the turn, he bet 7,600 on the button, and the James Carroll called in the small blind. The river killed the action, and both players checked. Carroll showed , and Brown scooped the pot with .
| Ronnie Brown | 190,000 | 35,000 |
| Fred Goff III | 40,000 | 15,000 |
| Victor Cianelli | 40,000 | -32,000 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 9:13 PM Local Time
Dixon Dodges and Doubles
Rich Dixon was all in for his last 34,000 and was facing a major sweat. He held on a flop, and had shoved after his opponent had raised. His opponent called with to put Dixon at risk.
The turn was the and the river the to secure the double-up for Dixon.
| Rich Dixon | 70,000 | 70,000 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 9:13 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Qui Nguyen | 98,200 | -21,800 |
| Andy Bloch | 55,600 | |
| Jeff Bryan | 53,000 | 7,000 |
| Chad Eveslage | 13,250 | -22,750 |
| Martin Jacobson | 8,800 | -10,200 |
| Anthony Spinella | 0 | -27,000 |
Saturday, July 8, 2017 9:05 PM Local Time
Polk: "I Need to Start Making More Sets. That's Where the Money Is!"
Rob Heath raised to 1,000 from late position, and Doug Polk three-bet to 3,200. The player in the big blind snap-called, and Heath called, as well.
The flop came , and all three players checked. The turn was the , and all three players checked to the on the river. The big blind checked for a third time, and Heath bet 4,500. Polk called, and the big blind folded.
Heath tabled for a set of tens and immediately asked, "Do you have spades?"
Mike Matusow unleashed a hearty laugh and said, "That was f***ing funny. That made my f***ing day."
Polk replied that he did not have spades and mucked his cards.
"I need to start making more sets," said Polk. "That's where the money is!" he laughed.
| Rob Heath | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| Doug Polk | 40,000 | -21,000 |