Friday, July 10, 2015 12:27 PM Local Time
The action folds around to Oliver Nilsson on the button and he moves all in for 22,000. Ryan Riess calls from the small blind and Brian Hastings folds the big blind.
Oliver Nilsson -
Ryan Riess -
The board runs out and Nilsson's Main Event comes to an end.
Ryan Riess - 299,900
Oliver Nilsson - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:27 PM Local Time
Matt Waxman opens in early position to 4,000 and Jesus Sanchezblanco three-bets to 11,000. With the action on Justin Kalman in the small blind, he moves all in for 26,300 to force Waxman out as Sanchezblanco calls.
Sanchezblanco:
Kalman:
The board runs out and Sanchezblanco spikes his two-outer to eliminate Kalman.
Jesus Sanchezblanco - 180,000
Justin Kalman - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:27 PM Local Time
Freddy Sageer and Luther Tran, two of the big stacks at their table, are still involved in a pot to the river. The board reads
and Tran leads out for 25,500 from the small blind. Sageer tank-folds.
"Nice hand, sir!" said Sageer.
"Thinking about raising me?" came the response.
"Maybe," answered Sageer.
"Snap!" was the snap reply to that.
Luther Tran - 505,000
Freddy Sageer - 180,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:25 PM Local Time
Christopher Kinane checks a board and Ben Richardson moves all in for his last 22,100 into a pot of roughly 35,000.
Kinane goes into the tank for a little over a minute before releasing his hand to see Richardson pushed the pot.
Christopher Kinane - 40,000
Ben Richardson - 57,100
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:24 PM Local Time
Peter Vitantonio opens the action with a raise from middle position to 3,500 and Tyler Bonkowski calls from the hijack. Action folds through to Craig McCorkell in the big blind who tags along as well.
The dealer spreads a flop of and McCorkell quickly checks to Vitantonio. Vitantonio mulls over the decision for a few moments before he elects to check as well and Bonkowski bets 4,600. McCorkell counts out the chips to call, but as soon as it looks like he is going to call he mucks his cards. Vitantonio mucks as well and the 2011 bracelet winner takes down the pot.
Tyler Bonkowski - 146,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:24 PM Local Time
Robert Anderson is all in against Jacquelyn Scott preflop. Scott has Anderson's 24,000 chips covered, but Anderson has a big hand. Anderson has against Scott's . The board runs out and Anderson will double up.
Robert Anderson - 39,800
Jacquelyn Scott - 170,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:22 PM Local Time
James Grimes goes all in from under the gun with 19,500. Action folds around to Myro Garcia in the small blind. He calls.
Garcia tables and Grimes turns over .
The board comes .
Garcia wins the pot with his pocket pair. Grimes, who started the day with just 15,700, is eliminated.
Myro Garcia - 151,000
James Grimes - eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:21 PM Local Time
On one of the first hands of the day, Amar Anand in middle position, and Marcelo Fonseca on the button, are looking at a board of .
Anand bets 13,000 and Fonseca calls.
The river is the and both players check. Anand shows , while Fonseca tables .
Amar Anand started the day as the overall chip leader with 603,500, but has now dropped just below 600,000.
Amar Anand - 588,000
Marcelo Fonseca - 223,500
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:21 PM Local Time
Giovanni Di Donato raises to 3,500 from the hijack. The action gets to Bert Geens in the big blind, and he shoves all-in for 37,200. Di Donato has 37,000 and quickly calls all-in.
Bert Geens:
Giovanni Di Donato:
Geens gets a set when the dealer spreads . Di Donato needs an ace, but doesn't hit on turn or river.
Bert Geens - 76,800
Giovanni Di Donato - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:20 PM Local Time
Maurice Hawkins raises from early position to 5,000 and Brad McFarland calls from the button.
The flop comes and Hawkins checks to McFarland, who bets 5,400. Before McFarland's chips land in the pot, Hawkins is right behind him with a call.
The turn is the and Hawkins checks. McFarland bets 13,800 and again, Hawkins is right behind him with a quick call.
Hawkins checks the river to McFarland and bets 36,900. Hawkins calls and shows but that is no good against the of McFarland.
Brad McFarland - 215,700
Maurice Hawkins - 87,400
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:20 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Mike Matusow says he opens with a raise on the first hand of the day and only Anton Morgenstern calls from the small blind.
On the flop, Morgenstern checks and Matusow bets 5,000. Morgenstern calls and a falls on the turn. Both players check, and the river is another . Once again, both players check. Morgenstern shows his pocket kings and Matusow tables his pocket aces to scoop the pot.
Although he won the pot, Matusow is surprised Morgenstern only lost 22,000 on the hand. Matusow is explaining to the table that any player in the blinds could have called him with five-six suited, which is why he checked the turn and river.
"Aces versus kings and my boy lost 22,000. That's a good sign for you or a bad sign for me. I don't know," Matusow says to Morgenstern.
Mike Matusow - 222,700
Anton Morgenstern - 283,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:19 PM Local Time
Ben Yu came back with a short stack today and needed to get things moving. According to his table, he made that move with pocket jacks and the big-stacked Trevor Deeter gave him custom with ace-king and hit an ace.
Yu's summer at the series is over but he had a great WSOP, cashing seven times including taking down Event #50: Limit Holdem Championship.
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:18 PM Local Time
Randy Gil opens for 3,800 from middle position and Byron Kaverman on the button calls as does Enzo Deluca out of the small blind. The flop is and Deluca leads out for 9,000. Gil moves all in for approximately 70,000 and Kaverman folds.
Deluca tanks for several minutes and eventually calls risking his tournament life.
Deluca:
Gil:
Deluca has a pair of kings but is behind the pocket aces of Gil. The turn is the and only a river king or jack will keep Deluca alive. The river is the and Gil wins the pot and sends Deluca home early on Day 3.
Randy Gil - 125,000
Enzo Deluca - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:18 PM Local Time
With the board reading and nearly 55,000 in the pot already, Mark Kroon bets 22,100 from the big blind.
Joshua Hertz, who is playing just over 160,000 and on the button, takes a few moments to think before he eventually calls.
The completes the board and Kroon takes a decent chunk of his 200,000 chip stack and puts it over the line, putting the pressure on Hertz with a 57,000 chip bet.
Hertz instantly folds and while he's getting pushed the pot, Kroon picks his head up and briefly smiles at the dealer, saying, "I think you just gave me a new favorite hand."
Kroon will hope he has a few more "favorite hands" on Day 3 and beyond, as he'll look to continue to chip up as this field plays through the money bubble.
Mark Kroon - 310,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:18 PM Local Time
Jen Shahade gets in 9,000 preflop from middle position against her opponent on the button. The flop is and Shahade bets 8,000. The button takes a moment, calls, and the dealer peels off the on the turn.
Shahade sits motionless for a minute and then inquires about the number of orange, 5,000 denomination chips the button has remaining. The button has seven orange chips and then Shahade bets 50,000 which is just enough to put the button all in. After two minutes in the tank, the button folds and Shahade takes the pot.
Jen Shahade - 101,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:17 PM Local Time
Maximilian Droege started the day as the sixth shortest stack and is all in for his last 10,000. He gets a caller and is all in for his tournament life.
Droege has and his opponent, who seems eager in helping Droege leave early, has . The board runs out and Droege will double up.
Maximilian Droege - 22,800
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:17 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Kory Kilpatrick who raises, only to see Michael Katz three-bet from the blinds. Kilpatrick then four-bet shoves all-in and Katz calls.
Kilpatrick -
Katz -
The board runs out and Katz drags the pot to double up to 130,000 whilst Kilpatrick drops to 145,000.
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:16 PM Local Time
Matthew Elsby raises to 4,200 from the button, and Sorel Mizzi calls from the big blind.
The flop comes , and Mizzi checks. Elsby continues for another 4,200, and Mizzi calls. The turn is the , and both players check. The then completes the board on the river. Mizzi leads out for 7,500. Elsby thinks for a few moments, then releases his cards.
Sorel Mizzi - 100,000
Matthew Elsby - 210,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:16 PM Local Time
Mehrdad Danialifar moves all in for roughly 40,000 and Shahriar Fahim calls from a few seats over.
Danialifar:
Fahim:
The board runs out and Danialfar is two-outer and sent to the rail.
Shahriar Fahim - 135,000
Mehrdad Danialifar - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 12:11 PM Local Time
John Esposito moves all in from the hijack for 24,600 and Zach Daly calls in the cutoff.
Esposito:
Daly:
The board runs out and Esposito is bounced to the rail.
Zach Daly - 140,000
John Esposito - Eliminated