Thursday, November 2, 2017 6:18 PM Local Time
Schemion Isn't Sure
Niall Farrell opened to 225,000 under the gun and Timothy Adams and Ole Schemion both called. Schemion was in the big blind and he checked the flop.
Farrell bet 300,000 and Schemion was the lone caller. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and both players checked again.
Schemion reluctantly turned over and Farrell mucked.
| Niall Farrell | 6,650,000 | 550,000  |
| Ole Schemion | 3,480,000 | 580,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:59 PM Local Time
Kabrhel Doubles Through Mateos
We found Martin Kabrhel tanking against an open from Adrian Mateos to 175,000 on his right. Stefan Schillhabel called a clock and Kabrhel immediately announced 555,000. Mateos thought a bit and dropped in some chips but someone stopped him from exposing his hand as Kabrhel had 150,000 back. Mateos put that amount in blind.
"Blind?" Kabrhel said. "You are crazy guy."
The flop came .
"If I am so unlucky, I am so unlucky," Kabrhel said. "I have only one pair."
He slid in the chips though and turned over . Mateos had a smaller pair with . Neither the nor the caught him up and Kabrhel doubled.
| Adrian Mateos | 2,170,000 | -2,180,000  |
| Martin Kabrhel | 1,600,000 | 725,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:48 PM Local Time
Petrangelo Doubles Through Sammartino
Nick Petrangelo doubled through Dario Sammartino to the tune of 3,100,000. Petrangelo had against the of Sammartino.
Neither player improved as the board ran out and Petrangelo stacked his new chips.
| Nick Petrangelo | 3,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Dario Sammartino | 550,000 | -865,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:45 PM Local Time
Loosli's Aces Send Nitsche to the Rail
Sylvain Loosli raised to 160,000 in the cutoff and Dominik Nitsche three-bet all in for 450,000. The blinds folded and Loosli snap-called, tabling . Nitsche showed .
The flop came with Loosli still ahead. The turn was the giving Nitsche a gutshot, but the river was the and the German was eliminated.
| Sylvain Loosli | 1,600,000 | 440,000 |
| Dominik Nitsche | 0 | -840,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:39 PM Local Time
Final 23 Redraw
| Seat | Table 39 | Table 40 | Table 41 |
|---|
| 1 | Dario Sammartino | --empty-- | Sylvain Loosli |
| 2 | Bartlomiej Machon | Martin Kabrhel | Dominik Nitsche |
| 3 | Nick Petrangelo | Stefan Schillhabel | Thomas Muehloecker |
| 4 | Jean-Noel Thorel | Andrew Leathem | Ole Schemion |
| 5 | Claas Segebrecht | Igor Kurganov | Niall Farrell |
| 6 | Benjamin Pollak | Antoine Saout | Sam Trickett |
| 7 | Rainer Kempe | Philipp Gruissem | Ryan Riess |
| 8 | Bryn Kenney | Adrian Mateos | Timothy Adams |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:38 PM Local Time
Mateos Eliminates Yu
Dario Sammartino opened for 160,000 first to act and got three-bet to 450,000 by Adrian Mateos in the next seat. Dennis Yu called off for 350,000 in the big blind. Sammartino put in the requisite chips after eyeing his neighbor's stack and they checked down a board of .
Yu showed . Sammartino hadn't paired either but his was good. Mateos had the best ace with though and took it down.
| Adrian Mateos | 4,350,000 | 1,250,000 |
| Dennis Yu | 0 | -800,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:37 PM Local Time
Loosli Cracks Aces in Sick Fashion
Sylvain Loosli was all in for 580,000 when we got to his table, and Bryn Kenney had him at risk with . Loosli had but the flop came to give him a prayer. The turn gave him a flush and the river was a brick.
| Bryn Kenney | 1,970,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Sylvain Loosli | 1,160,000 | 430,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:33 PM Local Time
Grospellier Eliminated; Players Redrawing Around Three Tables
For the second hand in a row Bertrand Grospellier raised all in, this time for 415,000. It folded to Nick Petrangelo in the small blind.
"I'm all in, but I want that Mau5," said Petrangelo, referring to Grospellier's card protector. The big blind folded and the cards were turned over.
Nick Petrangelo:
Bertrand Grospellier:
There was a Jack in the window of a flop. The turn was the and the river the meaning Grospellier was eliminated. The Frenchman left the tournament area, with Petrangelo left Mau5-less.
| Nick Petrangelo | 2,000,000 | 600,000 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 0 | -1,000,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:28 PM Local Time
Farrell Busts Sekularac
Niall Farrell just won one of the biggest pots of the tournament. Midway through the preflop action, it looked like Philipp Gruissem started the action with a raise to 135,000 and Ognjen Sekularac called from the small blind before Farrell three-bet to 575,000. Gruissem called in position and Sekularac shoved all in for 2,250,000.
Farrell didn't take long to shove over the top, putting Gruissem at risk should he call. Gruissem folded and Farrell showed two jacks, . He was against the of Sekularac.
The board settled things pretty quickly with Farrell flopping a set and Sekularac was drawing dead on the turn. The final board read and Farrell won the hand and jumped over 5,000,000.
"I had already booked my flight back home to Scotland when I saw his hand," Farrell said jokingly.
Earlier in the day, Sekularac caught an ace against Farrell's pocket kings to double through him and Farrell seemed prepared for the same to happen again.
| Niall Farrell | 6,100,000 | 2,600,000 |
| Philipp Gruissem | 1,840,000 | -1,160,000 |
| Ognjen Sekularac | 0 | -2,500,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:22 PM Local Time
Adams Doubles Up; Schwippert Eliminated
Jan Schwippert raised to 180,000 from middle position and Timothy Adams three-bet all in from the hijack for 1,410,000. Andrew Leathem thought about it in the small blind before folding.
Schwippert called and the cards were turned over.
Jan Schwippert:
Timothy Adams:
The board ran out and Schwippert was left with around 200,000 which went in against Nick Petrangelo in the very next hand.
Nick Petrangelo:
Jan Schwippert:
Schwipper picked up a flush draw on the flop. The turn was the and the sealed his elimination, sending him to the rail.
| Timothy Adams | 3,000,000 | 1,450,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 1,400,000 | 560,000 |
| Jan Schwippert | 0 | -1,450,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:13 PM Local Time
Farrell Shoves on Schillhabel
Stefan Schillhabel bet 250,000 from under the gun on a flop, and Niall Farrell called from a couple of seats over. Schillhabel's second barrel of 575,000 was also met with a call after the fell. Finally, the German checked the . Farrell thought about 30 seconds and then moved in for approximately 1.4 million and Schillhabel's cards found their way to the muck in a hurry.
| Niall Farrell | 3,500,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Stefan Schillhabel | 3,200,000 | -1,700,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:09 PM Local Time
Loosli Doubles Through Mateos
Sylvain Loosli shoved in the cutoff for 320,000 and Adrian Mateos woke up with and a call in the big blind. Loosli was dominated with but paired his kicker on the board.
| Adrian Mateos | 3,100,000 | -600,000 |
| Sylvain Loosli | 730,000 | 240,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:08 PM Local Time
Sekularac Doubles Through Farrell
Ognjen Sekularac three-bet all in over an Antoine Saout open to 130,000. Niall Farrell four-bet shoved and had Sekularac covered.
Farrell had against the of Sekularac. The board ran out and Sekularac earned the double up.
| Niall Farrell | 2,500,000 | -850,000 |
| Ognjen Sekularac | 2,500,000 | 1,200,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 4:55 PM Local Time
Schwippert Trips Up Schemion
On a flop Jan Schwippert checked and Ole Schemion checked behind. The turn was the and Schwippert bet 195,000. Schemion called.
The river was the and Schwippert moved all in for 445,000. Schemion thought for a while, counting out the chips, before calling.
Schwippert turned over for trip jacks and Schemion's was exposed before being sent into the muck.
| Ole Schemion | 2,900,000 | -660,000 |
| Jan Schwippert | 1,450,000 | 825,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 4:52 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
| Benjamin Pollak | 3,720,000 | 2,340,000 |
| Rainer Kempe | 3,660,000 | 360,000 |
| Ole Schemion | 3,560,000 | 1,360,000 |
| Thomas Muehloecker | 3,150,000 | 1,050,000 |
| Andrew Leathem | 1,685,000 | 435,000 |
| Timothy Adams | 1,550,000 | 970,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 1,350,000 | 50,000 |
| Igor Kurganov | 1,250,000 | -485,000 |
| Jean-Noel Thorel | 1,100,000 | 430,000 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 1,000,000 | 75,000 |
| Bartlomiej Machon | 950,000 | -570,000 |
| Martin Kabrhel | 875,000 | -25,000 |
| Dominik Nitsche | 840,000 | 420,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 840,000 | -610,000 |
| Jan Schwippert | 625,000 | -565,000 |
| Orpen Kisacikoglu | 0 | -200,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 4:47 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Claas Segebrecht | 6,700,000 | -200,000 |
| Stefan Schillhabel | 4,900,000 | 2,250,000 |
| Adrian Mateos | 3,700,000 | 145,000 |
| Niall Farrell | 3,350,000 | 150,000 |
| Philipp Gruissem | 3,000,000 | 570,000 |
| Antoine Saout | 1,500,000 | -500,000 |
| Sam Trickett | 1,500,000 | 200,000 |
| Dario Sammartino | 1,415,000 | 115,000 |
| Ognjen Sekularac | 1,300,000 | -1,700,000 |
| Bryn Kenney | 870,000 | -35,000 |
| Dennis Yu | 800,000 | 230,000 |
| Sylvain Loosli | 490,000 | -210,000 |
| David Peters | 460,000 | 20,000 |
| Andreas Eiler | 455,000 | -45,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 4:42 PM Local Time
Segebrecht Eliminates Boeree, Extends Chip Lead
Claas Segebrecht raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and Liv Boeree three-bet all in for 735,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Segebrecht quickly called.
Claas Segebrecht:
Liv Boeree:
There was a King on the flop and Boeree was drawing very thin. The turn was the and the river the and Boeree was eliminated.
| Claas Segebrecht | 6,900,000 | 800,000 |
| Liv Boeree | 0 | -500,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 4:17 PM Local Time
Break
The tournament clock shows 33 of 113 players remaining and they are all going on a 20-minute break.
Thursday, November 2, 2017 4:16 PM Local Time
Mateos Doesn't Learn Respect, Eliminates Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth completed the blind and saw Adrian Mateos set him all in for about 900,000.
"I looked at a king and limped," Hellmuth said after checking his cards. "I thought I was going to look at another king and snap you off."
"Never happen," Mateos said.
"You've won like 40 hands, I've won like six," Hellmuth responded. "You don't think my little range beats your big range?
"You're like Carlos Mortensen. I always beat Carlos. He finally learned to respect me. I think I'll trap you and you'll learn, too."
Hellmuth let his hand go and Mateos showed the .
The next hand, Hellmuth opened from the button for 120,000. Mateos put in 400,000. Hellmuth shoved all in after about a minute of thought and Mateos snap-called with . Hellmuth showed .
The hit the board and Hellmuth moved to exit. The river was a .
Hellmuth expressed his disbelief at how Mateos was running and said it simply wasn't fair.
| Adrian Mateos | 3,555,000 | 0 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 4:15 PM Local Time
Kisacikoglu Doubles Riess and Doubles Through Kempe
Orpen Kisacikoglu is on the ropes after losing an all in to former WSOP Main Event Champ Ryan Riess.
Riess hit an ace on the river to beat Kisacikoglu's pocket sevens. A few hands later, Kisacikoglu got his remaining 85,000 in against Rainer Kempe. Kempe had against the of Kisacikoglu.
Kisacikoglu flopped a queen and stayed ahead to earn the small double.
| Rainer Kempe | 3,300,000 | 845,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 1,300,000 | 885,000 |
| Orpen Kisacikoglu | 200,000 | -1,050,000 |