Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:40 PM Local Time
Chip Movement in Brasilia
| Rory Brown | 195,000 | 195,000  |
| Alec Torelli | 170,000 | 61,400 |
| Duncan McLellan | 140,000 | -37,000  |
| Seamus Cahill | 115,000 | -12,800 |
| Eric Ethans | 80,000 | 11,700 |
| Paul Pritchett | 30,000 | 0 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:40 PM Local Time
Hagstrom Rolls Out a Double
Tom Cannuli opened to 5,000 from the cutoff only to have Jonas Hagstrom three-bet all in for 18,600. After a few moments considering his options, Cannuli made the call.
Cannuli:
Hagstom:
The board ran out to see Hagstom spike a wheel on the river to stay alive.
| Tom Cannuli | 315,000 | -92,800 |
| Jonas Hagstrom | 41,000 | 25,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:36 PM Local Time
Scott Takes One from Denisov
On a flop of , Aleksandr Denisov bet out 2,400 only to have Andrew Scott raise to 8,500. Denisov called before both players checked down the and turn and river.
Denisov tabled his , but it would be Scott's that would see him scoop the pot.
| Andrew Scott | 95,000 | 95,000 |
| Aleksandr Denisov | 42,200 | 42,200 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:36 PM Local Time
Martin Above 300K
A 4,500 four-way preflop pot brought a flop of and all four players checked to the on the turn. Martin fired 12,000 and was called by just one player. Martin bet 47,000 on the river and his opponent folded.
| Dan Martin | 320,000 | 320,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:36 PM Local Time
Champ On the Ropes
Ryan Riess opened for 4,000 and picked up a call from the player to his left and the player in the big blind. They saw a flop of . The big blind checked as did Riess and a bet of 7,000 saw Riess muck his cards.
| Ryan Riess | 30,400 | -54,500 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:36 PM Local Time
November Niner Stays Alive
Amir Lehavot, who finished third in this very event one year ago, just put his tournament life on the line.
We picked up the action with around 35,000 in the pot and a board reading . Lehavot had checked and his lone opponent bet 11,000. Lehavot responded by check-raising all in for 24,800 more, and his opponent seemed none too pleased. Lehavot sat silently as his opponent debated what to do, ultimately settling on a fold.
| Amir Lehavot | 90,000 | 26,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:35 PM Local Time
Ivey Wins Some and Loses Some
Phil Ivey check-called a bet of 6,500 on a flop of and then him and his opponent would check it down on the turn and river and Ivey would take down the small pot with .
The very next hand there would be a raise to 4,200 and a call in front of Ivey who reraised to 15,000. The original raiser folded but the player who had called the raised moved all in. Ivey grabbed his opponents stack of chips and broke it down to see that it was for approximately 67,500 total. He thought for a moment and let his hand go. It's been a roller coaster first few levels of the day for Ivey who now sits with 471,100 in chips.
| Phil Ivey | 471,100 | -58,900 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:31 PM Local Time
Set over Set
Chris DeMaci set an opponent all in on a completed board of , and the player tanked for a minute or so before making the call. DeMaci turned over for a set of sixes, and the eliminated player was forced to show for an under set.
DeMaci chipped up to 240,000.
| Chris DeMaci | 240,000 | 26,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:30 PM Local Time
Johnson's Cold Four-Bet Fails
Chanracy Khun opened for a raise in middle position, and Jared Bleznick three-bet to 10,800 in the cutoff. On the button, Chris Johnson dropped in a four-bet to 24,000. After the blinds mucked, Khun asked for a count of the raise, and after about a minute of thought, he placed 52,500 in the middle. Bleznick quickly folded, and Johnson let it go after brief consideration.
| Chanracy Khun | 495,200 | 45,200 |
| Chris Johnson | 217,500 | 10,500 |
| Jared Bleznick | 117,000 | -88,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:26 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Brasilia Red
Just two rows of tables remain in the Red section of Brasilia.
| Steve Tripp | 646,000 | 31,000 |
| Larry Ormson | 220,000 | -10,000 |
| Sean Winter | 165,000 | 165,000 |
| Olivier Busquet | 158,000 | -62,000 |
| Ankush Mandavia | 112,300 | 112,300 |
| Todd Brunson | 87,800 | -12,200 |
| Jonathan Little | 44,000 | -21,000 |
| Kevin Pollak | 41,600 | -21,400 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:21 PM Local Time
Ace-High Good For Greenwood
The flop showed when Lucas Greenwood was caught betting 20,000 from the small blind. The player on the button raised to 40,000 and the Canadian player tanked for a bit before making the call.
The turn was the and both players checked. On the river the hit and Greenwood checked right away.
The player on the button tanked for a bit before ultimately checking behind.
Greenwood confidently announced, "Ace high," and tabled . Greenwood's hand was good and he chipped back up to 240,000 chips.
| Lucas Greenwood | 240,000 | -40,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:21 PM Local Time
Vorha Wins Race; Approaching 500K
Raj Vohra came in for a standard raise in late position, a player called near the button, and a third player three-bet shoved for 58,000 from the big blind. Vohra called, and the other player folded.
Vohra:
Opponent:
Vohra's pair held up as the board rolled out , and he is now up to 473,000 chips.
| Raj Vohra | 473,000 | 166,600 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:20 PM Local Time
Kerstetter's Four-Bet Shove Gets Through
Jamie Kerstetter opened on the button and the player in the big blind raised to 13,500. Kerstetter then four-bet all in and after a minute or so, her opponent folded.
| Jamie Kerstetter | 72,000 | -23,400 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:17 PM Local Time
Olisar Busts Huspeka
David Huspeka four-bet shoved over a three-bet from Ryan Olisar, and Olisar made a snap-call.
Huspeka:
Olisar:
The flop gave Huspeka two backdoor draws, and the kept the Broadway draw alive, but the bricked off on the river.
Huspeka hit the rail, while Olisar chipped up to 125,000.
| Ryan Olisar | 125,000 | 74,400 |
| David Huspeka | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:15 PM Local Time
Middleton Droll In Defeat
Tom Middleton and his opponent both checked on the turn of a board showing . The river card was the and when his opponent bet 9,000. It took a few moments before Middleton threw out the call. His opponent turned over for a full house and Middleton remarked witheringly, "Is that all?"
Not a great day so far for the English Pro and Barcelona EPT Main Event champion, he has lost close to 100,000 of the stack he started with.
| Tom Middleton | 152,000 | -100,400 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:15 PM Local Time
Hougaard Grimaces
The board read when we saw Jesper Hougaard bet 12,200 after his opponent had checked. After a while Hougaard's opponent called and the river was the , putting two pair on the board.
The action was checked to the Danish two-time bracelet winner who paused for a while before checking behind.
When Hougaard's opponent announced he had ace-high the Dane grimaced and mucked. Eventually was shown and Hougaard was knocked down to right around 100,000 chips.
| Jesper Hougaard | 100,000 | -80,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:13 PM Local Time
Counts from Purple
| Martin Jacobson | 453,000 | 15,000 |
| Michael Stembera | 330,000 | 330,000 |
| Norman Wolfe | 322,000 | -8,000 |
| Thomas Lynde | 295,000 | 295,000 |
| John Holley | 250,000 | 39,000 |
| Brian Lemke | 215,000 | 215,000 |
| Joseph McKeehen | 195,000 | 13,000 |
| Faraz Jaka | 190,000 | -5,000 |
| Kevin MacPhee | 118,000 | 118,000 |
| Warwick Mirzikinian | 115,000 | -40,000 |
| Bryan Campanello | 112,000 | 112,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:11 PM Local Time
Loeser Bluffs Ormson
With around 45,000 in the pot and a board reading , Wisconsin's Larry Ormson bet 13,000 from middle position and Germany's Manig Loeser thought long and hard before pushing back with a raise to 30,900 from the button.
Ormson wiggled in his chair a bit, eyed up his opponent, and then arched his cards to the muck. Loeser couldn't resist and showed the for a missed flush draw he turned into a bluff.
"I should have called," a good-natured Ormson admitted.
| Manig Loeser | 360,000 | 90,000 |
| Larry Ormson | 230,000 | -45,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:10 PM Local Time
Orange Counts
| Eric Hicks | 446,000 | -29,000 |
| Marius Pospiech | 360,000 | 104,000 |
| Thomas Ward | 350,000 | 89,700 |
| Abe Mosseri | 255,000 | -15,000 |
| Arnaud Mattern | 112,000 | 18,800 |
| Billy Baxter | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Mike Wattel | 60,000 | 17,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:09 PM Local Time
Updated Amazon Tan Chip Counts
| Munir Shahin | 585,000 | -55,000 |
| Darlene Lee | 435,000 | 435,000 |
| Yosuke Sekiya | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Jason Riesenberg | 300,000 | 20,000 |
| Alex Queen | 267,000 | 14,900 |
| Allen Cunningham | 218,500 | 118,500 |
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 165,000 | -30,000 |
| John Juanda | 160,000 | -50,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 150,000 | -58,000 |
| Ole Schemion | 135,000 | -15,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 85,000 | 33,500 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 85,000 | -10,000 |
| Bernard Lee | 55,000 | -25,000 |