Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:50 PM Local Time
Hallaert Misses Flush, Wins With Top Pair
Kenny Hallaert, who finished in sixth place for $1,464,258 in this event last year (which would possibly make him one of the last-ever November Niners), sits on a very comfortable stack of 223,500. Part of that is owed to his most-recent pot.
The player under the gun opened to 4,700, and Hallaert called in the big blind. Hallaert check-called a bet of 6,100 on flop and check-called another 11,000 on the turn. The river saw Hallaert check again. His neighbor tanked for some time before reluctantly checking behind.
Hallaert showed full of confidence, and his opponent mucked.
Hallaert has cashed eight times this summer, including a deep run in the Millionaire Maker (17th, $53,962) and a final table in the $5,000 6-handed (3rd, $238,85). Whatever happens in this event, it's already a successful summer for the Belgian here in Vegas.
| Kenny Hallaert | 223,500 | 23,500  |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:49 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Brasilia
| Yung Hwang | 270,000 | 125,000 |
| Barry Shulman | 125,000 | -15,000  |
| Tai Nguyen | 100,000 | -50,000 |
| Mark van der Loo | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| Kenny Tran | 85,000 | 50,000 |
| Faraz Jaka | 75,000 | 8,000 |
| Maxim Lykov | 75,000 | -35,000 |
| Mikhail Semin | 68,000 | -32,000 |
| Mike Ross | 0 | -37,100 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:48 PM Local Time
Polk Gets a K.O. and Breaches 200,000
One player opened in middle position with a raise to 3,500. Action folded to Doug Polk who was seated in the small blind. He put in a three-bet to 11,500. Back on the original raiser and he moved all in for roughly 41,000. Polk snap called.
Polk:
Opponent:
Polk had his opponent crushed and he remained in the lead as the board rolled out offering no trace of a sweat.
With that pot Polk moved over 200,000 after toeing the line several times throughout the day.
| Doug Polk | 233,000 | 38,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:46 PM Local Time
Grayson Ramage Does Maximum Damage
"It is your day," someone over on Table 20 said while Grayson Ramage raked in yet another pot. This one was in dramatic fashion, though, as Ramage's cracked the of an opponent on a board of .
Ramage started the day in the middle of the pack and may very well close in on a half million chips soon.
| Grayson Ramage | 445,000 | 69,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:42 PM Local Time
A Story of Blinds, Five-Bets, and Crown Royal
Cherish Andrews was in the small blind, and Joe Hachem was in the big. A player in late position limped, and Andrews raised to 4,700. Hachem took about twenty seconds to re-raise, making it 12,500. The limper folded. Edwards four-bet to 24,700, and Hachem took a moment to decide his next move. He then five-bet to 56,500, and Edwards was the one with a decision. She eventually folded.
After the hand, Hachem received a shot of Crown Royal from someone at the next table over. The waitress had a tray full, and Hachem offered one to Edwards, who accepted.
| Cherish Andrews | 282,000 | 12,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 174,000 | 31,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:38 PM Local Time
Matt Lushin Doubles Up with Cowboys
Matt Lushin raised to 4,000 from early position, and a player in middle position three-bet to 11,000. It folded back around to Lushin, and he moved all in. His opponent had the dealer pull in the 11,000 from each of them, and it was 38,100 more to call. He thought for about a minute and called to put Lushin at risk.
Lushin:
Opponent:
Lushin's kings were ahead. The board ran out , clean for Lushin, and he got the double-up.
| Matt Lushin | 102,400 | 41,700 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:33 PM Local Time
Tough Table for Convey
Marc Convey just open-shoved for around 25,000 and claimed the blinds and antes. The British poker commentator and former live reporter remains short-stacked and faces tough competition with the likes of Thomas Muehloecker, Chi Zhang, Michael Song, and Usman Siddique at his table. However, the table talk is lively, and Convey remains in good spirit.
| Chi Zhang | 250,000 | 152,800 |
| Thomas Muehloecker | 240,000 | 10,000 |
| Michael Song | 190,000 | -15,000 |
| Usman Siddique | 75,000 | -10,500 |
| Marc Convey | 30,000 | 3,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:31 PM Local Time
Matusow on the Rise
Mike Matusow called a raise to 4,000 from an a under-the-gun raiser in middle position. The player in the cutoff called, as well as the player in the small blind.
On the flop, action checked to Matusow. He bet 8,400 and everyone released their hands without much tanking or struggle.
Matusow has made some slow but steady progress with his stack today after starting the day with 94,000. He has nearly doubled where he began the day.
| Mike Matusow | 179,000 | 44,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:30 PM Local Time
Counts from the Amazon Room
| Jacob Bazeley | 222,000 | 2,000 |
| Raminder Singh | 204,000 | 89,000 |
| Roger Campbell | 201,000 | 152,500 |
| Allan Le | 200,000 | 85,000 |
| Max Pescatori | 200,000 | -8,500 |
| Carolyn Tulloch | 185,000 | 87,500 |
| James Cappucci | 180,000 | -27,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 167,000 | -13,000 |
| Greg Raymer | 146,000 | -15,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 143,000 | -52,000 |
| Pedro Fernandez | 110,000 | 13,000 |
| Michael Kamenjarin | 91,000 | -34,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 74,000 | -27,000 |
| Brett Feder | 73,000 | -33,300 |
| Andy Rogowski | 67,000 | 67,000 |
| Terik Brown | 21,000 | -38,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:27 PM Local Time
Seiver Over Carrel
Following the turn of a board with about 35,000 in the pot, the player under the gun checked to Charlie Carrel in middle position and he bet 20,500. Scott Seiver called from the button, the UTG player called, and the river was the .
The UTG player checked, Carrel bet 45,000, Seiver called, and the UTG player folded.
Carrel flashed his hand quickly, but mucked when Seiver showed for a pair of nines to win the pot.
| Scott Seiver | 228,000 | 91,000 |
| Charlie Carrel | 160,000 | -83,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:24 PM Local Time
Smalley Among the Big Stacks
Larry Smalley spent the entire day next to big stack Albert Daher, and the tides have since changed, as Smalley moved out of the middle of the pack and among the chip leaders.
In a recent hand, Smalley went to the river of a board and claimed the 70,000-chip pot by moving all in for more than 370,000. His sole remaining opponent elected to fold to award the chips to Smalley.
| Larry Smalley | 430,000 | 205,000 |
| Albert Daher | 135,000 | 10,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:23 PM Local Time
Hallaert Trending Up
Kenny Hallaert has been trending up in the past hour and currently sits at 245,000 courtesy of a big hand he just played.
The 2016 November Niner raised to 3,600 from the cutoff, and the player in the big blind defended.
The flop came down , and Hallaert continued for 3,500, which was called. The turn brought the , and the big blind checked again. Hallaert bet 11,000, the big blind check-raised all in for 40,000 or so, and Hallaert called.
Kenny Hallaert:
Big blind:
Both players held two pair, with Hallaert having the bigger ones. The big blind needed a jack on the river, but he didn't catch one and was eliminated.
| Kenny Hallaert | 245,000 | 94,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:21 PM Local Time
A Little River Value for Billy Baxter
Billy Baxter raised to 4,000 from the cutoff, and the small blind called.
The flop came , and both players checked. They checked the turn as well. The fell on the river, and the small blind checked again. Baxter bet 5,000, and after brief contemplation, the small blind called.
Baxter tabled for a pair of aces with no kicker, and it was good enough to win the pot.
| Billy Baxter | 124,000 | -36,500 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:21 PM Local Time
Dhawan Sinks Griener's Ladies
Jared Griener opened with a middle-position raise to 3,600 and was met with a call in the cutoff before Rohan Dhawan three-bet the button to 12,000. Griener called and the cutoff folded.
The flop fell , and Griener checked. Dhawan bet 16,000, and Griener called. The turn landed the , and Griener checked once again. Dhawan bet 26,000 and was now met with a Griener check-raise all in amounting to roughly 60,000. Dhawan, who had roughly 80,000 total, tossed in a chip to signify a call.
Griener:
Dhawan:
With Dhawan turning a full house, Griener needed to find one of the last ladies in the deck on the river.
Unfortunately for him, however, the river landed the , and Griener was sent to the rail as Dhawan climbed to nearly 200,000 in chips.
| Rohan Dhawan | 198,000 | 88,000 |
| Jared Griener | 0 | -83,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:20 PM Local Time
Timoshenko Continues to Climb Back
Yevgeniy Timoshenko had a tough start to the day but has not given up. He found himself all in at one point, but he held on to double through his opponent, and now he his working on building a healthy stack to take into Day 3.
In a recent hand, Timoshenko was involved in a three-way pot with around 14,000 in the middle preflop. The flop came , and the player in early position checked to Timoshenko. He bet 5,600, the button folded, and his other opponent called. The turn was the , and the action was checked to Timoshenko again. This time he bet 12,600, and his opponent released his hand into the muck.
Timoshenko scooped the pot and is now above starting stack.
| Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 69,000 | 1,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:19 PM Local Time
Salter Parts Way With Chunk of Chips
Dennis Phillips, who finished third in this tournament back in 2008, opened, and Louis Salter called from middle position. The player in the big blind squeezed, and Phillips folded. Salter called.
The flop came , and the big blind made a continuation bet. Salter called in position and saw the roll off on the turn. The big blind checked, and Salter bet 18,500. The big blind shoved for about 60,000, and Salter called after some time in the tank.
Louis Salter:
Big blind:
The river wasn't one of the cards Salter was looking for, and he parted with some of his hard-earned chips.
| Louis Salter | 284,000 | -66,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:14 PM Local Time
Polk Takes from Grafton
From under the gun, Sam Grafton opened to 3,300, and Doug Polk three-bet to 10,800 on his immediate left. The action folded back to Grafton, and he called as the dealer spread a flop. Grafton checked, Polk bet 9,000, and Grafton quickly folded.
As Grafton dropped to 335,000, Polk moved close to 200,000 in chips.
| Sam Grafton | 335,000 | -10,000 |
| Doug Polk | 195,000 | 15,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:10 PM Local Time
Shulman Chips Up
With about 20,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , a player in middle position bet 10,000, and Barry Shulman called from the button. The river brought the , and Shulman's opponent checked. Shulman bet 35,000, and after a few moments of contemplation, his opponent called.
Shulman tabled for trip queens, and his opponent mucked.
| Barry Shulman | 140,000 | 62,000 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:10 PM Local Time
What is Your Favorite Meme/Gif?
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:07 PM Local Time
More of the Counts From the Brasilia
| Sam Grafton | 345,000 | -30,000 |
| Gyeongbyeong Lee | 317,000 | -78,000 |
| Chris Hunichen | 227,000 | 49,000 |
| Barny Boatman | 214,100 | -900 |
| Ian O'Hara | 201,000 | 46,000 |
| Doug Polk | 180,000 | 28,700 |
| Anatoly Filatov | 169,000 | 13,000 |
| Seth Berger | 167,000 | 84,400 |
| Jose Ortiz | 165,300 | -44,700 |
| Chris George | 136,500 | -12,500 |
| Matthew Ashton | 110,000 | -18,000 |
| Noah Bronstein | 104,500 | 500 |
| Jared Griener | 83,000 | 59,500 |
| Faraz Jaka | 67,000 | 12,400 |
| James Akenhead | 52,500 | -63,000 |
| Chris Cornell | 48,600 | -36,400 |
| Donnacha O'Dea | 41,500 | -66,500 |
| Mike Ross | 37,100 | -46,800 |