Sunday, November 19, 2017 3:02 PM Local Time
Giuseppe Pantaleo opens the cutoff with a raise, and the player on the button calls.
The flop is , and Pantaleo checks. The button bets 38,000, which is just about the size of the pot. Pantaleo sinks deep into the tank, cutting down his stack to try to determine which of the two has more chips. It's close. After a couple minutes of squirming, he folds, but he wants to see the hand that beat him.
"One time?" he asks.
"What do you say?" the button asks in return. Pantaleo is not sure what he means. "What's the magic word?" the button tries again.
"Please?" Pantaleo knows the magic word.
The button does him the courtesy of showing one card: the .
Giuseppe Pantaleo - 105,000
Sunday, November 19, 2017 2:45 PM Local Time
The tournament clock shows there are just 91 players remaining and they are officially on the money bubble.
Hand-for-hand play will now commence.
Sunday, November 19, 2017 2:44 PM Local Time
With about 20,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Fernando Galvan leads out for 11,500 and the player in the hijack calls.
The turn is the . Galvan checks, the hijack bets 22,000 and Galvan calls.
The river is the and Galvan checks. The hijack bets 35,000 this time and Galvan tanks for a moment before check-shoving all-in. The hijack has 121,500 behind and is clearly in agony over the decision.
"Show one?" asks the hijack. Galvan doesn't respond. After several minutes in the tank, the hijack folds. "Show one!" says the hijack. "I can't" responds Galvan as he rakes in the pot.
"These run-outs, man. What are they doing to me? What are you doing to me?"
Fernando Galvan - 350,000
Sunday, November 19, 2017 2:44 PM Local Time
Sal DiCarlo opens to 13,000 in middle position, and it turns out he doesn't have much. A player behind him three-bet shoves for 46,500. DiCarlo doesn't like it, but he calls to put his opponent at risk.
DiCarlo:
Opponent:
"I can beat that," DiCarlo believes. He can't, though. The board runs out to give the at-risk player a double-up.
"Did I win?" DiCarlo still hopes.
Sal DiCarlo - 185,000
Sunday, November 19, 2017 2:39 PM Local Time
Giuseppe Pantaleo opens the pot with an under-the-gun raise, and Melanie Banfield calls in position.
The flop is . Pantaleo continues for 12,500, and Banfield calls. The turn is the , and Banfield calls another bet—31,000 the time. The river is the , and Pantaleo fires a third bullet worth 76,000. Banfield wastes little time calling.
Pantaleo shows for a miss, and Banfield tables to win the bit pot with a set of fives.
Melanie Banfield - 480,000
Giuseppe Pantaleo - 135,000
Sunday, November 19, 2017 2:28 PM Local Time
Level: 18
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Sunday, November 19, 2017 2:20 PM Local Time
Just 93 players remain on the first 15-minute break of the day with the money bubble right around the corner.
Sunday, November 19, 2017 2:19 PM Local Time
Valentin Vornicu raises to 9,000 from under the gun and a player in early position three-bets to 25,000. Jonathan Dimmig calls from middle position, as does the player in the big blind and Vornicu.
The flop comes and the big blind checks. Vornicu instantly moves all-in for his remaining 160,000. The initial raiser folds and Jonathan Dimmig tank-calls. The big blind folds.
Vornicu tables for a gut-shot straight draw, well behind Dimmig's .
The turn is the and the turn is the , sending the pot to Dimmig.
Vornicu started the day with the second-most chips and is now on the rail with about seven players to go before the money bubble.
Jonathan Dimmig - 620,000
Valentin Vornicu - Eliminated
Sunday, November 19, 2017 2:03 PM Local Time
Eric Coffman is making the comeback stick.
After being all in for just 24,500 a moment ago, he quickly gets himself all in once again, this time for 58,500. The pot is initially opened by Troy Sprungl, and Coffman three-bet shoves from the button. Sprungl calls to put him at risk on a coin flip.
Sprungl:
Coffman:
The board runs out , and Coffman doubles up once again.
Eric Coffman - 125,000
Troy Sprungl - 185,000
Sunday, November 19, 2017 2:00 PM Local Time
The table furthest from the media area is among the most interesting in the room, filled with bracelet winners, ring winners, and even the defending champion, Sean Yu. There are a lot of chips on the table, too, and someone over there will likely have a huge stack by the time the day is done.
Eric Baldwin is trying to be that guy. He opens the most recent pot to 9,000 from middle position, and Kevin Calenzo three-bets to 24,000 on the button. Baldwin calls.
Action slows down as the two men check through the flop and the turn. The river is the , pairing the board, and Baldwin bets 72,000. It's an overbet of the pot, and it gives Calenzo a minute's pause before he surrenders his cards into the muck.
Baldwin wins the pot with no showdown, advancing a little further up the leaderboard. He has the biggest stack at the table at the moment.
Eric Baldwin - 320,000
Kevin Calenzo - 190,000
Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:51 PM Local Time
A player in middle position opens to 10,000 and Joseph Reddick three-bets to 32,000. Jordan Cristos is in the cutoff and four-bet shoves for 49,500. The middle-position player folds and Reddick quickly calls.
Cristos tables , and is in good shape against Reddick's .
The flop comes and Reddick picks up a straight draw. The turn is the and the river is the to give Cristos the double-up.
Jordan Cristos - 120,000
Joseph Reddick - 580,000
Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:49 PM Local Time
Barry Shulman was just seen headed to the rail, and the table explained what happened.
Shulman shoved for his last 40,000 from under the gun and Jack Grigsby called on the button.
Shulman put his tournament life at risk with ace-six, and needed some help against Grigsby's pocket eights. Unfortunately for Shulman, the board ran out clean and Grigsby collected the pot.
Jack Grigsby - 160,000
Barry Shulman - Eliminated
Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:48 PM Local Time
Sorel Mizzi opens to 9,000 in middle position, and Eric Coffman three-bet shoves for 24,500 next to act. When it folds back to Mizzi, he apologies like any good Canadian would do.
"Sorry," he says. "Sorry in advance." He calls.
Mizzi:
Coffman:
Coffman will stick around, though. The board runs out to give him a little double-up.
Eric Coffman - 59,000
Sorel Mizzi - 255,000
Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:42 PM Local Time
Ryan Olisar just scored a huge knockout to surge up among the chip leaders, but he was unable to hold onto his newfound chips.
One hand thereafter, Olisar opens to 9,000 in middle position, and Sal DiCarlo calls in the small blind.
The flop is . DiCarlo checks, Olisar continues for 10,500, and DiCarlo check-raises to 28,000. Olisar moves all in for 125,000 effective, and DiCarlo instantly calls to put himself at risk for that amount.
Olisar:
DiCarlo:
The showdown reveals a cooler, and Olisar can not improve on the turn or river. DiCarlo doubles up.
Sal DiCarlo - 306,000
Ryan Olisar - 280,000
Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:30 PM Local Time
Susan Tan opens with a raise in early position, and Scott Clements three-bet shoves for 43,500 a couple seats over. When it folds back to Tan, she calls to put Clements at risk. And she has him dominated.
Tan:
Clements:
The flop keeps Tan in the lead, but it gives Clements outs to both a straight and a flush. The turn is a blank, but the on the river gives him Broadway and a come-from-behind double-up.
Scott Clements - 97,000
Susan Tan - 115,000
Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:21 PM Local Time
There is about 60,000 in the pot already, on a board reading . Joseph Reddick is in the small blind and leads out for 32,000. Jordan Cristos is in the big blind and announces a raise to 67,000. Jeremy Ausmus folds from early position and Reddick tank-calls.
The turn is the . Reddick checks and Cristos bets 90,000. Reddick goes into the tank and eventually shoves for 180,000 total. Cristos quickly folds, sending the pot to Reddick.
Reddick now has just shy of 500,000 in chips, which is good for the chip lead at the moment.
Joseph Reddick - 490,000
Jordan Cristos - 140,000
Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:14 PM Local Time
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:14 PM Local Time
Josh Bergman began the day well above the chip average, and he's keeping pace with the leaders so far today.
In a recent pot, a player in middle position opens to 6,500, and Bergman three-bets to 20,500 in the cutoff. His opponent calls.
The flop is , and it checks to Bergman. He continues for 25,000, his opponent calls, and the turn is the . When it checks to him again, Bergman moves all in for about 100,000 effective—about two thirds of his own remaining stack. There's a long delay before the fold comes, but it eventually does, and Bergman earns another step up with that pot.
Josh Bergman - 255,000
Sunday, November 19, 2017 12:58 PM Local Time
Jim Willerson is among the small group of players who've won both a WSOP gold bracelet and a WSOP Circuit ring. His run in this Main Event has come to an end, though.
In his final hand, Willerson gets himself all in for about 75,000 on a coin flip against big stack Troy Sprungl.
Willerson:
Sprungl:
The board runs out blanks for Willerson, coming to send him to the rail.
Troy Sprungl - 230,000
Jim Willerson - Eliminated
Sunday, November 19, 2017 12:53 PM Local Time
Marshall White opens to 7,000 in middle position, and Jonathan Dimmig three-bets to 21,500 from the small blind. White eventually four-bet shoves for about 100,000 total, and Dimmig quickly calls to put the four-time ring winner at risk.
White:
Dimmig:
The board runs out , and Dimmig's aces hold to earn him the pot. White is eliminated.
Jonathan Dimmig - 285,000
Marshall White - Eliminated