Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:34 PM Local Time
Jacob Powers Can't Pull One Over on Vincent Rubianes
Natalia Breviglieri raised to 1,800 from the hijack and got calls from Vincent Rubianes in the cutoff and Tony Gregg on the button. Jacob Powers was in the small blind and three-bet to 6,900. Breviglieri folded and both Rubianes and Gregg called.
The flop came and Powers quickly led out for 7,500. Rubianes called and Gregg folded. The turn was the and Powers led out for 7,500 again. Rubianes called again.
Powers checked blind, and the dealer put the on the river. Rubianes checked behind and Powers tabled for king-high. Rubianes tabled and raked in the pot.
| Vincent Rubianes | 125,000 | 60,000  |
| Jacob Powers | 100,000 | -5,000  |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:30 PM Local Time
Tom Schneider and Martin Jacobson Eliminated
After being left on the short stack, Tom Schneider got fewer than 10 big blinds in with and Stefan Jedlicka had an easy call with . There was no miracle for Schneider and he grabbed his belongings.
Martin Jacobson was also spotted leaving the tournament area. According to the camera crew, he got his short stack in with pocket fours and initial raiser Matthew Ashton called with to spike a five on the flop and leave Jacobson empty-handed.
| Matthew Ashton | 110,000 | 0 |
| Stefan Jedlicka | 60,000 | 44,800 |
| Tom Schneider | 0 | -7,700 |
| Martin Jacobson | 0 | -15,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:28 PM Local Time
Doug Polk = Fake News
From under the gun plus one, a player opened with a raise to 2,000. Action folded around to Doug Polk who called on the button and the big blind called as well brining three-way action to the flop.
The dealer rolled out the and the big blind checked. The player under the gun bet 3,300 and Polk called. The big blind called as well.
On the turn, action checked all the way around to Polk on the button who but out a bet of 8,700. He was called by both players.
On the river, action checked to Polk again. Polk took a look at the early position player.
"About how much are you playing?" he asked. The player revealed a stack of just under 30,000. Polk then cut out a bet of 30,700 and pushed it foward. The big blind player folded quickly. The early position player thought for about two minutes before finally folding his hand.
"Phew," Polk said, letting out a sigh of relief. He showed the , keeping his other card face down.
"What a brutal card to show," Sam Grafton said. "Doug Polk ladies and gentlemen, just firing with no hope. He had the king queen of hearts, got married to his hand, crossed his fingers and just firing away hoping that nobody has clubs."
Polk cracked a smile and laugh and Grafton continued on his rant.
"He makes all these videos about how to bluff and when to bluff and in reality he's just firing. Fake news! Doug Polk is fake news! He will bluff with anything!"
Polk collected the pot, still laughing, and moved to above 100,000 chips for the first time today.
| Doug Polk | 120,000 | 22,500 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:27 PM Local Time
More Counts from Amazon Purple
| Max Pescatori | 150,000 | -29,700 |
| Matt Glantz | 126,300 | -3,700 |
| James Cappucci | 116,000 | -2,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 115,400 | 1,400 |
| Steve Foutty | 100,000 | 67,000 |
| Niall Farrell | 93,000 | 7,000 |
| Phillip McAllister | 87,000 | 31,000 |
| Vladimir Shchemelev | 84,000 | -6,000 |
| Todd Witteles | 80,000 | -1,200 |
| Terik Brown | 78,000 | -44,500 |
| Scott Seiver | 68,000 | -58,500 |
| Christian Harder | 42,500 | 1,500 |
| Arthur Tanimoto | 25,500 | 2,300 |
| Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 21,600 | -21,400 |
| Sam Greenwood | 15,000 | 2,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:20 PM Local Time
Aces For Natalia Breviglieri
With about 5,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Stephen Bierman led out for 2,000 from the hijack. Natalia Breviglieri called from the cutoff.
The turn was the and Bierman led out for 3,500 this time. Breviglieri thought for a moment and called for a second time.
The river was the and both players checked. Bierman tabled for ace high, and Breviglieri tabled to rake in the pot.
| Stephen Bierman | 72,000 | -6,000 |
| Natalia Breviglieri | 70,000 | 11,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:19 PM Local Time
Turner Turned
Jon Turner opened with a raise and his opponent in the cutoff three-bet. Turner called and checked the flop to his opponent who continued for 5,200.
Turner called, and both players checked the on the turn, and the on the river.
Turner tabled his , but it would be his opponent's for a turned two pair that would see him scoop the pot to send Turner tumbling down to 46,200 in chips.
| Jon Turner | 46,200 | -30,300 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:17 PM Local Time
Polk Takes it on the Turn
Louis Dragas opened to 1,900 and Elia Ahmadian called next to act before Doug Polk three-bet from the hijack to 6,800.
Dragas called, but Ahmadian folded, as the flop landed .
Dragas checked, Polk bet 5,800, and Dragas quickly folded.
| Louis Dragas | 138,500 | 133,100 |
| Doug Polk | 97,500 | 8,500 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:16 PM Local Time
Hunichen Folds to a Turn Shove
With about 16,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Chris Hunichen was in the small blind and heads-up against a player in middle position who moved all in for 22,700. Hunichen went into the tank for several minutes, counting out calling chips and then counting down the remainder of his stack.
"Why so much, man?" asked Hunichen as he shook his head.
Ultimately, Hunichen folded face up and his opponent took the pot.
"Show me one? I showed you two!" said Hunichen with a smile, but his opponent tossed his cards into the muck face down. "Nice hand. Next time I'll call you. You'd better have it next time."
| Chris Hunichen | 112,700 | -27,300 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:13 PM Local Time
Hermiz Eliminated by Marshall
Austin Hermiz found himself all in against Sean Marshall.
Marshall:
Hermiz:
In a classic flip situation, Hermiz would calls heads but it would land tails as the dealer dropped a board of to see Hermiz eliminated and Marshall move to 100,000 in chips.
| Sean Marshall | 100,000 | 17,600 |
| Austin Hermiz | 0 | -53,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:11 PM Local Time
Song with the Boom
On a flop of , Kevin Song checked from the small blind before Arthur Peters bet out 3,500.
Charles Dolan called, as did Assani Fisher, before Song check-raised to 15,200.
Peters, Dolan, and Fisher all quickly folded, and Song collected the pot to move to 75,000 in chips.
| Kevin Song | 75,000 | 29,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:11 PM Local Time
Amanda Baker Takes Another One
The board read and Amanda Baker was heads up. She bet 25,000 into a pot of about 50,000 and her opponent seemed distressed.
He eventually folded and Baker collected the pot.
| Amanda Baker | 182,000 | 20,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:10 PM Local Time
Hunichen Busts Floyd
The board was all but rushed away and Brooks Floyd left the table while Chris Hunichen's were still tabled as he raked in the pot. According to Hunichen, he raised to 1,800 and Floyd moved all in for 15,200. William Conway called the all in of Floyd, but folded to the isolation shove of Hunichen.
The board came and Floyd was sent to the rail. "Ace-king is the worst hand I shove there," Hunichen said in table chat to Conway.
| Chris Hunichen | 140,000 | 62,000 |
| Brooks Floyd | 0 | -30,300 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:10 PM Local Time
Simao Applies the Pressure
With the board reading and around 25,000 in the middle, the cutoff led out for 8,000. Joao Simao was on the button and raised to 16,200, just over the minimum. His opponent called and the was dealt on the river.
Simao's opponent checked and he bet 37,000, putting his opponent's tournament life at risk should he call. His opponent was left with just 28,200 and needed to make a decision. He scratched his head and played with his chips for over three minutes. He finally looked toward Simao and asked a question, but Simao sat with his headphones on and gave no reply. The cards were finally pushed away and Simao raked in the pot.
| Joao Simao | 136,000 | 49,800 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:10 PM Local Time
A Few Chip Counts From Amazon Purple
| Andy Frankenberger | 210,000 | 78,000 |
| Raj Vohra | 175,000 | 14,600 |
| David Len Ashby | 165,000 | 104,200 |
| Matt Glantz | 130,000 | -26,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 114,000 | -6,000 |
| Chris Johnson | 95,000 | -29,300 |
| Tom Marchese | 90,000 | 38,700 |
| Vladimir Shchemelev | 90,000 | -4,000 |
| Michael Delvecchio III | 52,000 | 35,100 |
| Tim Finne | 51,000 | -9,700 |
| John Gordon | 47,000 | -44,700 |
| Martin Staszko | 38,000 | 11,000 |
| Sam Greenwood | 13,000 | -11,300 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:02 PM Local Time
Jaka's Jack is Good
The blinds were heads up with about 20,000 chips in the pot on a completed board reading , and Faraz Jaka was in the small. He checked and his opponent checked behind. Jaka tabled for top pair with no kicker and it was good enough to win the pot.
| Faraz Jaka | 139,000 | 10,200 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 2:01 PM Local Time
Weisner Folds to a River Bet
The action was folded to the small blind who raised to 2,000 and Melanie Weisner defended her big blind. The flop came and the small blind led out for 5,000. Weisner called and the came on the turn.
Both players checked to the [8d on the river. The small blind fired again, this time for 12,000 and Weisner thought for a couple moments before releasing her hand to the muck.
| Melanie Weisner | 102,400 | -9,300 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 1:59 PM Local Time
Warburton's Stack Vanishes in Two Hands
The cards of Steven Warburton were already in the muck and he paid off the all in of Dylan Nguyen on the river of a board . Nguyen had rivered a straight with and took more than half of Warburton's stack.
Soon after, Warburton got into a clash with table neighbor Mike Schneider and got the remainder of his 32,000 stack in preflop.
Steven Warburton:
Mike Schneider:
The board ran out and Warburton said "you got more" before quickly heading to the exit.
| Dylan Nguyen | 130,000 | 73,100 |
| Mike Schneider (MN) | 70,000 | 32,800 |
| Steven Warburton | 0 | -55,700 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 1:59 PM Local Time
Schneider Getting Shorter
The player in the hijack called, the small blind called, and Tom Schneider checked his option.
The flop fell and the small blind checked. Schneider bet 1,000, the hijack called, and the small blind folded.
The turn brought the and Schneider checked. The hijack bet 1,200 and Schnieder folded, leaving himself with less than 10 big blinds.
| Tom Schneider | 7,700 | -44,300 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 1:58 PM Local Time
K.O. For Doug Polk
Doug Polk opened from the cutoff with a raise to 1,800. Action folded to the small blind player who called and the two took to a flop of . The small blind checked to Polk who bet 2,000 and the player called.
The turn was the and the small blind led out with a bet of 5,000. Polk called.
On the river, the small blind moved all in with a stack of just a bit over 20,000. Polk snap called.
"Good call," the small blind player said.
Polk turned up while the small blind showed just for king high.
"See, if you hadn't done all those stupid videos about king blockers he might still be in the tournament!" Sam Grafton said to Polk after the hand. Doug smiled and shook hands with the small blind player as he made his exit from the tournament.
| Doug Polk | 89,000 | 26,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 1:58 PM Local Time
Stephen Bierman Takes From Tony Gregg
Tony Gregg raised to 1,800 from middle position and got calls from the small blind as well as Stephen Bierman in the big blind.
The flop came and both the small blind and Bierman checked to Gregg who bet 2,500. The small blind folded and Bierman called. The turn was the and both players checked to to the on the rive. Bierman checked and Gregg bet 8,500. Bierman quickly tossed out a single chip, indicating a call. Gregg tabled for a pair of jacks and Bierman tabled for two pair fours and threes to scoop the pot.
| Stephen Bierman | 78,000 | -29,300 |
| Tony Gregg | 52,000 | 1,000 |