Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:07 PM Local Time
Counts from Amazon, Jonathan Dimmig on the Rise
| Jonathan Dimmig | 204,000 | 66,000  |
| Andy Frankenberger | 191,400 | -18,600  |
| Benjamin Heath | 175,000 | 19,300 |
| Adrian Mateos | 165,000 | 26,000 |
| Davide Suriano | 134,800 | 27,800 |
| Ben Lamb | 124,000 | 24,000 |
| Justin Oliver | 104,000 | 20,000 |
| Carolyn Tulloch | 97,500 | -8,500 |
| Danielle Andersen | 93,000 | 13,000 |
| Jyri Merivirta | 83,000 | -21,000 |
| Rick Alvarado | 75,000 | 40,500 |
| Jeffrey Turton | 61,000 | -17,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 40,500 | -3,100 |
| Martin Staszko | 25,000 | -13,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 25,000 | -65,000 |
| Zachary Gruneberg | 25,000 | -18,000 |
| Abdel Hamid | 8,500 | -23,500 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:06 PM Local Time
Helppi With a Four-bet
The action was folded around to the cutoff who raised 1,800. The button made a three-bet to 6,000 and the action was on Juha Helppi in the small blind. Helppi thought for a bit and then threw out a four-bet of 15,000. The cutoff quickly folded and the button took some time but found a fold as well.
| Juha Helppi | 202,000 | 68,500 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:02 PM Local Time
Leonard Chips Up Without Showdown
In a three-bet pot, four players invested 6,100 apiece, heading to a flop of . Patrick Leonard checked from under the gun and Mark Zullo did so from the hijack. The player in the cutoff bet 6,500 and Jett Schencker on the button announced a raise to 18,000. Leonard squeezed to 40,000 and that forced folds from all opponents to let the Brit chip up without showdown.
| Patrick Leonard | 147,000 | 49,500 |
| Jett Schencker | 113,000 | -67,000 |
| Mark Zullo | 95,000 | 13,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:58 PM Local Time
Gee Loses Some
With about 6,000 chips already in the middle on a flop of , one player checked from middle position, the cutoff bet 2,300, and Steve Gee called from the button after some consideration. The middle-position player folded and the turn brought the . The cutoff bet again, 5,100 this time, and Gee tossed his cards into the muck.
| Steve Gee | 23,000 | -8,600 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:58 PM Local Time
"Act of God" Gives Grafton the Chip Lead
Sam Grafton is currently sitting on a chip stack that amounts to 411,500. Good for the current tournament chip lead.
Our PokerNews reporter headed over to Grafton's table to find out exactly what led to Grafton claiming the current chip lead.
"Owning noobs!" announced Doug Polk who is seated on Grafton's left.
Grafton explained that he held on a flop against Ronnie Brown's . The turn and river ran out the and and Grafton won a huge pot through Brown.
"Basically it was an act of God!" added Grafton.
"You know that picture in the Sistine Chapel? Well I'm the guy that God is touching with his finger!" continued Grafton.
Grafton was referring to the Michelangelo painting on the roof of the Sistine Chapel titled, The Creation of Adam.
| Sam Grafton | 411,500 | 164,500 |
| Ronnie Brown | 35,000 | -153,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:56 PM Local Time
Benoit Albiges Goes Through the Highs & Lows
Benoit Albiges and his opponent got all of their chips in the middle preflop and Albiges couldn't be happier about it. He turned over while his opponent showed .
The flop came and Albiges was suddenly way behind as his opponent flopped a full house. His opponent let out a loud "Yes!" and clapped his hands, but there were still two cards to come.
The turn brought the and just like that, Albiges was back out in front with a bigger full house. His opponent would need to catch the one remaining king in the deck. The river was the and Albiges would take down the pot. After the chips were all counted Albiges had his opponent covered by a mere 2,000 chips.
| Benoit Albiges | 114,000 | 66,500 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:54 PM Local Time
Richard Gryko Cracks Robert Coble's Aces With Kings
Robert Coble had opened the action from early position and Richard Gryko three-bet to 6,000 from middle position. A player in late position called, and Coble four-bet to 17,000. Gryko thought for a moment and moved all in for about 115,000. The player in late position folded and Coble couldn't get his chips in the middle fast enough.
Coble was at risk and miles ahead with , up against Gryko's .
The flop came and Gryko took a commanding lead with a set of kings. The turn was the and the river as the , sending a visibly shell-shocked Coble to the rail after he started the day with 155,500 chips.
| Richard Gryko | 225,000 | 95,100 |
| Robert Coble | 0 | -155,500 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:53 PM Local Time
Locatelli Doubles
After a raise by Raffaello Locatelli and a call by a player in late position, Nicholas Howard three-bet out of the blinds. Locatelli four-bet all in and that forced out the third player in the hand. Howard called and put Locatelli at risk.
Raffaello Locatelli:
Nicholas Howard:
The board ran out and Locatelli jumped up to celebrate, moving back to the stack he started with into Day 1a. The third player in the hand said "why didn't you just call? I had pocket tens." Locatellite replied "I can't just call, but thank you for not calling."
| Nicholas Howard | 130,000 | 17,700 |
| Raffaello Locatelli | 113,000 | 16,100 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:49 PM Local Time
Jon Turner Grinding on the Short Stack
We caught up with Jon Turner involved in a pot with one other player on a board of . There was about 4,000 in the pot and Turner checked over to his opponent who was in position and bet 1,200. Turner called.
Both players checked on the turn and the river. Turner showed and that was good to take down the pot.
Even after taking down that pot, Turner is still left with a relatively short stack of just over 20,000 chips.
| Jon Turner | 23,500 | -22,700 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:46 PM Local Time
Pierre Neuville Doubles Up
The player in the hijack raised, Pierre Neuville reraised all in for 9,400 from the cutoff, and the initial raiser called with , trailing Neuville's .
The board came down , giving Neuville a pair of nines to win the pot and double up.
| Pierre Neuville | 21,800 | 10,800 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:45 PM Local Time
Shannon Shorr Wins From the Small Blind
Shannon Shorr was in the small blind facing a 2,000 raise from the hijack and a call from the button. Shorr raised to 7,600 and the original raiser was the lone caller.
The flop is and Shorr led for 7,500. His opponent folded.
| Shannon Shorr | 48,500 | 14,500 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:41 PM Local Time
Michael Song Flops Top Pair
Michael Song raised to 2,000 from the hijack and Thomas Muehloecker called on the button.
The flop came and Song checked. Muehloecker bet 2,300 and Song called. Both players checked the on the turn and the on the river. Song won the hand when he showed for top pair.
| Thomas Muehloecker | 180,000 | 8,000 |
| Michael Song | 90,000 | -5,900 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:39 PM Local Time
Updated Counts from Miranda
| Nick Schwarmann | 165,000 | -11,600 |
| Chris Hunichen | 115,500 | 2,800 |
| Faraz Jaka | 113,000 | -26,000 |
| Patrick Leonard | 97,500 | -500 |
| Daniel Reijmer | 92,500 | 51,500 |
| Barry Shulman | 85,300 | -12,200 |
| Mark Zullo | 82,000 | -83,000 |
| Billy Baxter | 72,200 | -36,400 |
| Pratyush Buddiga | 68,500 | 49,500 |
| Tom McEvoy | 46,900 | 12,600 |
| Ryan Fee | 43,000 | -24,000 |
| Steve Gee | 31,600 | -26,400 |
| Joshua Field | 0 | -19,700 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:37 PM Local Time
Walthaus Doubles through Block
With the board reading , Jorn Walthaus moved all in for 15,500 and Andy Bloch snap-called.
Walthaus tabled his for trips, and Bloch showed his for an overpair.
As Walthaus doubled to 52,500, Bloch took a step down to roughly 56,000 in chips.
| Andy Bloch | 56,400 | -1,600 |
| Jorn Walthaus | 52,500 | 32,500 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:37 PM Local Time
Arieh Gathers Chips With Trips
With about 22,000 chips in the pot on a completed board reading , Josh Arieh was in early position and heads-up against the small blind, who checked. Arieh bet 11,300, sending his opponent into the tank. Eventually, he called and Arieh quickly tabled for flopped trip sixes. The small blind mucked and Arieh took the pot.
| Josh Arieh | 95,100 | 29,100 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:36 PM Local Time
Cherish Andrews Gets Her Opponent to Fold a Full House
Picking up the action after the river of an board with about 27,000 in the pot, Cherish Andrews bet 12,000 from middle position. Her opponent in the cutoff raised to 25,000, Andrew reraised all in with a covering stack, and her opponent (with about 62,000 behind) went into the tank for about three minutes before the clock was called.
Andrews' opponent folded and showed .
| Cherish Andrews | 255,000 | 100,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:35 PM Local Time
Neuville Getting Short
Pierre Neuville raised to 2,200 from under the gun and Michael Ludwig called in late position. The flop was and Neuville bet 2,500, leaving himself with 11,000 behind. Ludwig came along with the call.
Neuville checked the on the turn to Ludwig, who bet 5,300. The 2015 November Niner folded his hand and was left with less than 15 big blinds.
| Pierre Neuville | 11,000 | -31,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:35 PM Local Time
Lempke Eliminated by Nicolas
On a flop of facing a bet of 4,300 and a call, James Lempke shoved all in for 27,600.
Benjamin Nicolas called, and the flop better and caller folded.
Lempke:
Nicolas:
The turn and river ran out the and and Lempke was eliminated as Nicolas moved to 125,000 in chips.
| Benjamin Nicolas | 125,000 | 46,200 |
| James Lempke | 0 | -46,300 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:35 PM Local Time
Seiver Calls Down Chan with Small Pair
Scott Seiver raised to 1,800 on the button and was called by Terrence Chan in the small blind. Both players checked the flop and the turn was the . Chan led out for 1,800 and Seiver called.
On the river, Chan bet another 3,500. Seiver quickly called and Chan tabled for a missed flush draw and ten-high. Seiver's for a pair of threes was good, and he took down the pot.
| Terrence Chan | 110,000 | 26,000 |
| Scott Seiver | 76,000 | 8,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:34 PM Local Time
Cardoso Flops Well to Double Through Mcnees
In a three-bet pot with 13,000 in the middle and the flop reading , Nabil Cardoso checked and table neighbor Zachary Mcnees bet 6,500. Cardoso check-raised all in and Mcnees asked for a count. "That's a lot," Mcnees added when the all in was deemed to be for 48,600 and he then apologized to the table with "I need a little bit of time for this."
"You wouldn't jam sets here, bottom set is the only one," Mcnees said and he called half a minute later.
Nabil Cardoso:
Zachary Mcnees:
Neither the turn nor the on the river improved Mcnees and he lost a big chunk of his stack.
| Nabil Cardoso | 110,000 | 65,000 |
| Zachary Mcnees | 24,000 | -73,400 |