Tuesday, July 11, 2017 8:03 PM Local Time
Akery Shoves Into Okin
Kevin Andriamahefa raised to 2,800 and Peter Akery three-bet to 9,200 in the small blind, which Brian Okin called and Andriamahefa folded. The flop fell and Akery continued for 12,000, Okin called and the duo headed to the turn. Akery's second bet was worth 26,500 and Okin raised it up to 60,000.
Akery moved all in and Okin asked for the amount. The shove of the Brit was for another 80,200 on top of Okin's raise, and that ultimately proved to be too much for Okin as he sent the cards into the muck just before the end of the level.
| Brian Okin | 283,000 | -110,000  |
| Peter Akery | 246,000 | 150,300  |
| Kevin Andriamahefa | 106,000 | 36,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:58 PM Local Time
Hallaert Eliminates One from the Big Blind
The action was folded to the cutoff, who shoved all-in for his remaining 9,600, and Kenny Hallaert called from the big blind. Hallaert had his opponent dominated with against . The board ran out , and Hallaert scored the knockout.
Here are some more counts from around the room.
| Juha Helppi | 248,300 | 8,300 |
| Ian Steinman | 191,300 | 97,000 |
| Brandon Vise | 152,000 | -4,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 151,000 | -13,000 |
| Adrian Mateos | 137,200 | -800 |
| Matt Jarvis | 83,100 | 33,100 |
| Jean-Pascal Savard | 46,700 | -48,700 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:55 PM Local Time
Nelson Looks Through Andrews
In the hijack, Cherish Andrews raised to 2,500, and Dustin Nelson three-bet to 7,000 in the small blind, which Andrews called.
On the flop, Nelson continued for 6,000, and Andrews called. After the turn, Nelson slowed down and checked, and Andrews took the opportunity to bet 12,000. Nelson called and checked again the on the river. Andrews bet 22,000, and Nelson reluctantly called.
Andrews tapped the table and showed , and Nelson won the pot with .
| Cherish Andrews | 270,000 | -14,000 |
| Dustin Nelson | 136,000 | -8,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:55 PM Local Time
Wes Holland Flops It, Justin Gardenhire Takes a Hit
With the board reading and more than 13,000 in the middle, Justin Gardenhire checked in the small blind, and Wes Holland bet 6,100 from the cutoff. Gardenhire thought for a long while and called. On the river, Gardenhire checked, and Holland tossed out a bet of 15,000. Gardenhire thought briefly and called.
Holland tabled for Broadway, which he flopped, and Gardenhire mucked his hand just before their table broke in Amazon Purple.
| Wesley Holland | 59,000 | 49,600 |
| Justin Gardenhire | 21,200 | -15,800 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:53 PM Local Time
A Few Updated Chip Counts
| Jessica Ngu | 340,000 | 20,000 |
| Raj Vohra | 315,000 | 80,000 |
| Nick Divella | 292,000 | 43,000 |
| Valentino Konakchiev | 240,000 | 218,100 |
| James Cappucci | 207,000 | 112,000 |
| Michael Song | 205,000 | 115,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 195,000 | 65,000 |
| Danny Wong | 190,000 | 69,000 |
| Yordan Petrov | 165,000 | 24,000 |
| Max Pescatori | 165,000 | 0 |
| Adrian Mateos | 138,000 | -75,000 |
| Justin Conley | 135,000 | 17,900 |
| Adam Horowitz | 120,000 | 38,000 |
| Sampson Simmons | 105,000 | -37,000 |
| Blair Rodman | 97,000 | 28,300 |
| Kyle Frey | 80,000 | -48,200 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:50 PM Local Time
Morten Mortensen's Bluff Gets Caught
There was a bet and a call on a flop in a pot between Morten Mortensen and one other opponent. The turn was the , and that led to a check from both players. On the river, Mortensen bet 8,200, which represented a significant portion of his opponent's stack. The player didn't take too long to call.
Mortensen showed for ace-high. His opponent, though, showed for a slightly better ace-high. Mortensen's face showed a look of surprise upon seeing his opponent's hand.
"Nice call," Mortensen said as his opponent scooped the pot.
| Morten Mortensen | 257,500 | -22,500 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:49 PM Local Time
Waltermann Sends One Home
With a massive pot of about 75,000 already brewing and the board reading , one player got what looked to be his last 50,000 chips into the middle against Gregor Waltermann, who had him covered.
Waltermann:
Opponent:
Waltermann had the lead with his flopped set of threes, but his opponent could catch up on the river if his open-ended straight or flush draw completed. The changed nothing, and Waltermann took the pot to send his opponent to the rail, putting his stack above the 400,000-chip mark.
| Gregor Waltermann | 415,000 | 157,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:49 PM Local Time
Igor Tsyganov Doubles and Then Some
After a raise and a re-raise to 2,800, Igor Tsyganov moved all in for 29,300. The next player called the all in, and the remaining players folded.
Tsyganov had queens against jacks, and after the board ran out, he won the hand and doubled up.
| Igor Tsyganov | 52,000 | -12,300 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:49 PM Local Time
Daniel Engels Finds a Double With Aces
The player in the hijack was all in, as was Daniel Engels in the cutoff. Engels was at risk for his last 19,200 and held , up against .
The flop came , and Engels was looking good to double up. The turn was the , and that left the hijack drawing dead to the on the river.
Engels raked in the pot for a stack worth 44,000.
| Daniel Engels | 44,000 | -28,200 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:44 PM Local Time
For Love of the Game
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:39 PM Local Time
Neuville Chips Up Without Showdown
Maxi Lehmanski started the action with a raise to 2,500 and the hijack, Chris DeMaci in the cutoff, Pierre Neuville in the small blind and the big blind all came along for a five-way flop.
It came . The action checked around, and Neuville then bet the turn for 8,000, which only Lehmanski called. After the river, Neuville made it 28,000 to go, and Lehmanski sent his cards into the muck.
| Pierre Neuville | 130,000 | 36,500 |
| Max Lehmanski | 85,000 | -37,400 |
| Chris DeMaci | 70,000 | -9,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:36 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts from Miranda & Brasilia
| Gregor Waltermann | 258,000 | -12,000 |
| John Doe | 232,000 | -23,000 |
| Jonathan Little | 204,000 | -56,000 |
| Chris Hunichen | 178,000 | -39,000 |
| Billy Baxter | 160,500 | -5,500 |
| Luigi Knoppers | 96,300 | -72,200 |
| Ankush Mandavia | 92,000 | 43,000 |
| Daniel Reijmer | 89,000 | -3,500 |
| Michael Falcon | 89,000 | -24,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 87,500 | -32,500 |
| Barry Shulman | 78,000 | 9,600 |
| Tom McEvoy | 25,200 | -8,800 |
| Jared Griener | 23,500 | -8,500 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:33 PM Local Time
A Few Chip Counts From Around the Amazon Room
| David Len Ashby | 265,000 | 100,000 |
| Juha Helppi | 240,000 | 5,000 |
| Niall Farrell | 225,000 | 50,000 |
| Jerry Payne | 195,000 | 67,000 |
| Mark Herm | 190,000 | 106,000 |
| Aaron Overton | 178,000 | -32,000 |
| Ayaz Mahmood | 175,000 | 110,000 |
| Jason Brin | 170,000 | 15,000 |
| Johannes Becker | 165,000 | 108,500 |
| Albert Daher | 160,000 | -5,000 |
| Noah Schwartz | 134,000 | 24,000 |
| Ryan D'Angelo | 120,000 | -5,000 |
| Aaron Mermelstein | 105,000 | 29,000 |
| Jesse Martin | 78,000 | 15,500 |
| Dennis Phillips | 77,000 | -6,000 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 65,000 | -40,000 |
| Kunal Patel | 49,000 | -19,800 |
| Rami Boukai | 34,000 | -10,100 |
| David Bach | 26,000 | -14,200 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:33 PM Local Time
Matusow Doubles One Up
On a board showing , Mike Matusow faced an all-in bet from Bradley Hinson for 21,200 with roughly 20,000 already in the pot. Matusow was thinking about his decision, as a call represented about one-fifth of his remaining stack. Eventually, he put in the chips to call, and the hands were tabled.
Matusow:
Hinson:
Matusow was behind but had outs to a straight, trips, or two pair. The river was not what Matusow needed, though, and that gave Hinson the double-up with his pocket aces.
| Mike Matusow | 88,000 | -20,100 |
| Bradley Hinson | 60,000 | -1,900 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:30 PM Local Time
Seiver and Greenstein Mix It Up
Barry Greenstein raised to 3,000 from early position, and Scott Seiver three-bet to 7,700 from the cutoff. Greenstein called, and the flop came . Greenstein checked, and Seiver bet 9,000, which was good enough for Greenstein to fold.
With these two pros sitting at the same table, they may well play a few pots with each other throughout the rest of the day.
| Scott Seiver | 98,500 | -62,500 |
| Barry Greenstein | 82,400 | -47,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:30 PM Local Time
Van Zadelhoff Climbing
On the turn of a board with roughly 40,000 in the pot already, Steven van Zadelhoff bet out 30,000 from the small blind. Van Zadelhoff's opponent in the cutoff called, and the river landed the . Van Zadelhoff grabbed a stack of chips and slid them into the pot to amount to a bet of 51,000. His opponent quickly folded, and van Zadelhoff collected the pot to move to 316,000 in chips.
| Steven van Zadelhoff | 316,000 | 81,500 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:28 PM Local Time
Anderson More Than Doubles
The board was already complete, and the player in the big blind bet 20,000 on the river of a board. Calvin Anderson called all in for 15,500, and a third player in the hand went into the tank. The floor staff was called over, and Anderson was throwing around some words while the clock was called on the other player. Half a minute ran down, and the hand was declared dead.
Anderson turned over his , and the big blind wanted to muck his cards, but Anderson insisted it to be tabled as per the all-in rules. The was exposed, and Anderson more than doubled as a result of the hand. He then complained about both of his opponents whispering to the nearby rail during the hand before the floor staff calmed the situation down, and play carried on.
| Calvin Anderson | 60,000 | -30,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:26 PM Local Time
Battle of the Blinds for Grafton and Polk
In a hand that occurred on the live stream, Sam Grafton three-bet to 14,000 from the small blind (with ). Doug Polk was in the big blind, and he re-raised, making it 36,300 (with ).
Action was back to Grafton, and he tanked for about a minute before announcing that he was all in with a covering stack. Polk quickly released, and that allowed Grafton to take down the pot without a showdown.
Polk is still sitting in a decent position with right around 150,000, while Grafton moved further up the leaderboard, inching closer to 500,000.
| Sam Grafton | 489,300 | 900 |
| Doug Polk | 151,300 | -21,700 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:25 PM Local Time
Joseph Conor Climbs Over a Half Million
There was a raise to 2,700 from early position and call from middle position. The action was on Joseph Conor, who re-raised to 8,500. Both players called, and the flop came .
The action was checked to Conor, who bet 14,000 and got both players to fold.
Conor started the day with 88,000 and has run up his stack to over 500,000.
| Joseph Conor | 505,000 | 65,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:20 PM Local Time
Some Counts from 2B
| Nick Divella | 249,000 | 53,500 |
| Charlie Carrel | 243,000 | 5,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 164,000 | -500 |
| Ben Lamb | 152,000 | 10,000 |
| John Armbrust | 132,000 | -71,000 |
| Anthony Utnage | 122,000 | 8,500 |
| Timothy Burt | 98,000 | -14,000 |
| Pierre Neuville | 93,500 | -6,500 |
| Chris DeMaci | 79,000 | -49,500 |
| Michael Klatt | 46,000 | 32,000 |
| Liv Boeree | 36,000 | 6,100 |