Monday, October 22, 2018 2:54 AM Local Time
Luiz Ferreira Filho Leads the Final 14 Players, Father Luiz Ferreira Also in Contention
After ten levels of play, the tournament director has called it quits on Day 2 of Event #5: €1,100 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold'em. There will be 14 players returning to the felt for Day 3 in search of the coveted WSOP gold bracelet and €134,407.
Leading the field when the action resumes will be Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho who amassed a chip stack of 4,350,000. Ferreira Filho won a couple of big pots of Asher Assis who held the chip lead at one point and went on cruise control from there. The Brazilian has over $1,000,000 in career earnings with his largest cash coming back in 2014.
It's a bit of a family affair as Ferreira Filho's father, Luiz Ferreira, is also one of the remaining 14 players in the field. The more experienced player in the family will head into Day 3 with 510,000 chips. It will be an interesting dynamic if the father and son combo can land themselves at the final table in search of their first gold bracelet.
There are also a couple of bracelet winners remaining who will be looking to add some more jewelry to their collection. Mykhailo Gutyi is the most recent champion, coming off a victory in Event #4: €1,100 Turbo Bounty Hunter. Gutyi will carry forward a stack of 1,275,000 chips. The other is Timur Margolin who won his first bracelet this summer in Las Vegas in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event. Margolin may have the most experience and success among the remaining players with over $1.5 million in career earnings.
Day 3 Seating Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 80 | 1 | Mykhailo Gutyi | Ukraine | 1,275,000 | 32 |
| 80 | 2 | Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho | Brazil | 4,350,000 | 109 |
| 80 | 3 | Empty | | | |
| 80 | 4 | Tamas Szunyoghy | Hungary | 1,065,000 | 27 |
| 80 | 5 | Sebastian Ulrich | Germany | 1,240,000 | 31 |
| 80 | 6 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 4,110,000 | 103 |
| 80 | 7 | Raul Henriquez | Chile | 2,810,000 | 70 |
| 80 | 8 | Empty | | | |
| 80 | 9 | Henrik Brockmann | Germany | 1,335,000 | 33 |
| | | | | | |
| 94 | 1 | Dhawal Lachhwani | India | 1,650,000 | 41 |
| 94 | 2 | Mario Llapi | Italy | 1,165,000 | 29 |
| 94 | 3 | Amar Begovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,660,000 | 42 |
| 94 | 4 | Alexandre Viard | France | 2,180,000 | 55 |
| 94 | 5 | Andrei Konopelko | Belarus | 2,360,000 | 59 |
| 94 | 6 | Michal Mrakes | Czech Republic | 960,000 | 24 |
| 94 | 7 | Empty | | | |
| 94 | 8 | Luiz Ferreira | Brazil | 510,000 | 13 |
| 94 | 9 | Empty | | | |
The day began with 165 players returning to the Poker Arena in King's Casino but that number quickly diminished. With only 100 players getting paid, it was a race to the money bubble and players were busting out left, right, and center. Once the money bubble was reached, the action came to a halt and it took over 40 minutes to complete just six hands on all of the tables. In order for the bubble to burst, it took a cooler hand of Yoan Argence's pocket kings running into the pocket aces of Chin Wei Lim.
The fast-paced eliminations picked up again with players guaranteed €1,605. Guillaume Diaz made it into the money with less than one big blind but he quickly bowed out. Some other notables to find a cash include Michael Magalashvili, Maria Lampropulos, Vojtech Ruzicka, Chris Ferguson, Jeff Madsen, Jaroslav Peter, Kalidou Sow, and Anson Tsang.
The action will resume at 2:00 PM on Monday with the live stream scheduled to kick off one hour later. The blinds will continue at level 25 at 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 big blind ante. When the final eight players are reached, the hole cards will become available on the live stream.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back to bring you all of the coverage until a champion is crowned. Stay with us to find out who will be the next WSOP bracelet winner!
Monday, October 22, 2018 2:30 AM Local Time
End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho | 4,350,000 | -150,000  |
| Timur Margolin | 4,110,000 | -70,000 |
| Raul Villarroel | 2,810,000 | -90,000 |
| Andrei Konopelko | 2,360,000 | 1,405,000  |
| Alexandre Viard | 2,180,000 | 900,000 |
| Amar Begovic | 1,660,000 | -910,000 |
| Dhawal Lachhwani | 1,650,000 | 50,000 |
| Henrik Brockmann | 1,335,000 | -165,000 |
| Mykhailo Gutyi | 1,275,000 | 330,000 |
| Sebastian Ulrich | 1,240,000 | 410,000 |
| Mario Llapi | 1,165,000 | 290,000 |
| Tamas Szunyoghy | 1,065,000 | -295,000 |
| Michal Mrakes | 960,000 | 105,000 |
| Luiz Ferreira | 510,000 | -105,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 2:27 AM Local Time
Daniel Smiljkovic Eliminated in 15th Place (€5,513)
Daniel Smiljkovic pushed all in for his last 125,000 from under the gun and Michal Mrakes tank-called from the big blind to put him at risk.
Michal Mrakes:
Daniel Smiljkovic:
The flop came giving Smiljkovic a pair of kings for the lead. The turn was the and Mrakes picked up an open-ended straight draw. The river was the and Mrakes completed his straight to eliminate Smiljkovic in 15th place.
| Michal Mrakes | 940,000 | 85,000 |
| Daniel Smiljkovic | 0 | -205,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 2:15 AM Local Time
Margolin Back Up
Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho raised to 60,000 from the hijack and Timur Margolin three-bet to 240,000 from the small blind. Ferreira Filho called.
The flop came , Margolin continued with a bet of 180,000 which Ferreira Filho called.
The turn brought them the and Margolin barreled another 350,000 over the line. Ferreira Filho contemplated for a few seconds and then made the call.
They both checked through the on the river for Margolin to pick up the pot with for two pair, queens and fours.
| Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho | 4,500,000 | -50,000 |
| Timur Margolin | 4,180,000 | 450,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 2:10 AM Local Time
Konopelko Doubles Through Smiljkovic
Daniel Smiljkovic raised to 60,000 from early position and was called by Amar Begovic on the button. Andrei Konopelko three-bet to 225,000 from the big blind and only Smiljkovic called.
The flop came , Konopelko continued with a bet of 200,000 which Smiljkovic called.
The turn was the , now Konopelko checked. Smiljkovic considered his options and decided to shove, having Konopelko covered. Konopelko snap-called with while Smiljkovic held .
The river was the for Konopelko to hold and double up thanks to the aces in his hand.
| Andrei Konopelko | 955,000 | 155,000 |
| Daniel Smiljkovic | 205,000 | -1,175,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 2:03 AM Local Time
Smiljkovic Recovers His Lost Chips
Daniel Smiljkovic raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Mario Llapi called from the big blind. The flop came and Llapi led out for 75,000. Smiljkovic called and the landed on the turn.
Llapi checked this time and Smiljkovic bet 105,000 which Llapi called. The river was the and Llapi pushed all in for around 300,000. Smiljkovic quickly folded and Llapi scooped the pot.
In the next hand, Smiljkovic limped in and Luiz Ferreira raised to 105,000 in the cutoff. Amar Begovic called from the big blind and Smiljkovic called as well. The flop fell and the action checked to Ferreira who bet 175,000. Begovic folded and Smiljkovic check-raised all in for 520,000. Ferreira snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Smiljkovic showed and he was surprised to see that he was ahead of Ferreira's . The landed on the turn and the completed the board as Smiljkovic doubled up.
| Daniel Smiljkovic | 1,380,000 | 722,000 |
| Mario Llapi | 875,000 | 115,000 |
| Luiz Ferreira | 615,000 | -485,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 1:52 AM Local Time
Gutyi Doubles Through Ferreira Filho
Mykhailo Gutyi shoved from the cutoff for 435,000 and was called by Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho on the button.
Mykhailo Gutyi:
Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho:
The board ran out for them both to hit a pair of queens on the flop and for Gutyi to improve to top two pair on the turn to double up.
| Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho | 4,550,000 | -550,000 |
| Mykhailo Gutyi | 945,000 | 440,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 1:39 AM Local Time
Llapi More Than Doubles
Andrei Konopelko raised to 70,000 from mid-position and was called by Dhawal Lachhwani on the button. Mario LLapi shoved in the small blind for 315,000. Konopelko considered his options and then decided to also shove. Lachhwani asked for a count and while the dealer was still counting towards the million, Lachhwani open-folded .
Mario Llapi:
Andrei Konopelko:
The board ran out for Llapi to hold with pocket kings and more than double up.
| Dhawal Lachhwani | 1,600,000 | -220,000 |
| Andrei Konopelko | 800,000 | -641,000 |
| Mario Llapi | 760,000 | 361,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 1:34 AM Local Time
Danny Covyn Eliminated in 16th Place (€4,455)
The action folded to Danny Covyn in the cutoff who moved all in for around 450,000. Tamas Szunyoghy was on the button and also pushed all in for over 800,000. The blinds folded and the remaining two hands were tabled.
Tamas Szunyoghy:
Danny Covyn:
Szunyoghy was well ahead with his pocket jacks and the flop of never changed anything. The landed on the turn and Covyn was looking for an ace. The completed the board and Covyn was eliminated in 16th place.
| Tamas Szunyoghy | 1,360,000 | 495,000 |
| Danny Covyn | 0 | -200,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 1:29 AM Local Time
Level 24 started
Level: 24
Blinds: 15000/30000
Ante: 30000
Monday, October 22, 2018 1:29 AM Local Time
Christian Thiry Eliminated in 17th Place (€4,455)
Raul Henriquez had called Christian Thiry's shove in the big blind from the small blind and Thiry was at risk with the shorter stack.
Christian Thiry:
Raul Henriquez:
The board ran out for Henriquez's pocket rockets to hold and eliminate Thiry in 17th place for €4,455.
| Raul Villarroel | 2,900,000 | 300,000 |
| Christian Thiry | 0 | -510,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 1:26 AM Local Time
Szunyoghy Loses the Minimum
Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho raised to 50,000 from the hijack and was called by Tamas Szunyoghy on the button and Timur Margolin in the big blind.
The flop came , Margolin checked, Ferreira Filho continued with a bet of 55,000 and only Szunyoghy called.
They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Ferreira Filho bet 130 and Szunyoghy just called with for the flopped two pair. Ferreira Filho showed for the turned set of aces to scoop the pot.
| Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho | 5,100,000 | 310,000 |
| Tamas Szunyoghy | 865,000 | -65,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 1:19 AM Local Time
Ferreira Had One Foot Out the Door
Luiz Ferreira raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and Amar Begovic defended from the big blind. The flop came and Begovic checked to Ferreira who continued for 60,000. Begovic check-raised to 185,000 and Ferreira called.
The turn was the and Begovic announced all which prompted a snap-call by Ferreira for his last 285,000 chips. Begovic tabled for two pair while Ferreira held . The river was the and Ferreira stood up to leave before the table informed him that he actually won the hand.
| Amar Begovic | 2,570,000 | -1,030,000 |
| Luiz Ferreira | 1,100,000 | 205,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 1:15 AM Local Time
Henriquez Gets the Folds
The flop read and Timur Margolin had bet 90,000 from the lojack and was called by Raul Henriquez in the hijack. Henrik Brockmann raised to 225,000 from the button and Margolin called. Henriquez took some time and then decided to three-bet to 550,000. Brockmann folded but Margolin called.
The turn brought them the , Margolin checked and folded immediately when Henriquez shoved.
| Timur Margolin | 3,730,000 | -670,000 |
| Raul Villarroel | 2,600,000 | 1,060,000 |
| Henrik Brockmann | 1,500,000 | -340,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 1:13 AM Local Time
Final Two Tables
| Table #80 | Player | | Table #94 | Player |
|---|
| 1 | Mykhailo Gutyi | | 1 | Dhawal Lachhwani |
| 2 | Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho | | 2 | Mario Llapi |
| 3 | Danny Covyn | | 3 | Amar Begovic |
| 4 | Tamas Szunyoghy | | 4 | Alexandre Viard |
| 5 | Sebastian Ulrich | | 5 | Andrei Konopelko |
| 6 | Timur Margolin | | 6 | Michal Mrakes |
| 7 | Raul Henriquez | | 7 | Daniel Smiljkovic |
| 8 | Christian Thiry | | 8 | Luiz Ferreira |
| 9 | Henrik Brockmann | | 9 | |
Monday, October 22, 2018 1:08 AM Local Time
Yang Zhang Eliminated in 18th Place (€4,455)
Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho raised to 55,000 in early position and Yang Zhang three-bet to 160,000 from the small blind. Filho just called and the flop came . Zhang led out for 135,000 and Filho called to see the on the turn.
Zhang fired another 340,000 and Filho went into the tank before making the call. The landed on the river and Zhang shipped all in for his last 450,000. Filho snap-called and Zhang wasn't happy about it.
"Oh no," Zhang said as he turned over . Filho tabled for a set of jacks which set Zhang to the payout desk in 18th place.
| Luiz Antonio Duarte Ferreira Filho | 4,790,000 | 1,560,000 |
| Yang Zhang | 0 | -472,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 1:03 AM Local Time
Tsang Toasted by Margolin
Anson Tsang raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Timur Margolin three-bet to 175,000 from the small blind. Tsang shoved for around 30 big blinds and Margolin called,
Anson Tsang:
Timur Margolin:
The flop came for Margolin to hit a jack.
The turn was the for Margolin to hit two pair and leave Tsang drawing dead. The on the river was just a formality as he was sent to the payout desk in 19th place.
| Timur Margolin | 4,400,000 | 1,600,000 |
| Anson Tsang | 0 | -810,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 12:59 AM Local Time
Begovic Puts the Heat On
Michal Mrakes opened to 55,000 in the hijack and Amar Begovic three-bet to 180,000 in the cutoff. Henrik Brockmann flat-called on the button and Mrakes got out of the way.
The flop fell and Begovic led out for 140,000. Brockmann called and the landed on the turn. Begovic pushed in another bet of 325,000 and Brockmann finally laid his hand down.
| Amar Begovic | 3,600,000 | 1,080,000 |
| Henrik Brockmann | 1,840,000 | -320,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 12:51 AM Local Time
Zepeda Zapped Out
It all went in on the flop for Andres Zepeda which read and Henrik Brockmann had put him at risk.
Andres Zepeda:
Henrik Brockmann:
Brockmann had a pair of treys and those held while the rest of the board was filled with the on the turn and the on the river.
| Henrik Brockmann | 2,160,000 | 1,130,000 |
| Andres Zepeda | 0 | -770,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2018 12:48 AM Local Time
Svoboda Eliminated
Petr Svoboda has just been eliminated by Raul Henriquez.
Petr Svoboda:
Raul Henriquez:
The board ran out for Svoboda to hit a straight draw on the turn but to brick the river,
Over at the other table, Yuriy Barna, Aleksandar Denishev, and Markus Steger were eliminated too.
| Raul Villarroel | 1,540,000 | 1,290,000 |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | -348,000 |
| Aleksandar Denishev | 0 | -410,000 |
| Yuriy Barna | 0 | -320,000 |
| Markus Steger | 0 | -412,000 |