Thursday, July 10, 2014 2:01 PM Local Time
Mestre Wields Big Stack With a Smile
Raul Mestre had defended his big blind against a lone opponent, then reached the turn of a board reading . Both players checked and the dealer burned and turned the last community card, the .
Mestre's opponent eyed his opponent warily, obviously aware that he could put his tournament at risk if he so wished, and that's exactly what he did. Mestre casually slid out a tower of orange T5000 chips for a bet of 150,000.
The player looked skeptical but helpless and mucked his hand, shooting glances at Mestre while the Spaniard released his cards and stacked the chips. For his part Mestre let a little smile play across his face, which surely didn't go unnoticed by his opponent.
| Raul Mestre | 528,000 | 50,100  |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 2:01 PM Local Time
Pierce Sinking
On a flop, Paul Pierce checked out of the small blind in a multi-way pot, and a player in middle position made it 5,000 to go. Two players called behind, and Pierce came along. Everyone checked the turn, and Pierce checked the river, leading to a bet of 10,000 from the flop aggressor. Nobody looked him up.
| Paul Pierce | 34,000 | -41,000  |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 2:00 PM Local Time
Neff's Bullets Send Drossel Out
We found Peter Neff putting shorter stack Ryan Drossel at risk on a flop. Neff held , crushing his opponent's . The turn was an , meaning Neff had some outs to dodge on the river as a non-diamond nine would give Drossel a straight. The river gave him a mere pair though, not enough to overcome the aces, and Drossel hits the rail.
| Peter Neff | 444,500 | 4,500 |
| Ryan Drossel | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 2:00 PM Local Time
Amazon Orange Counts
| Isaac Baron | 695,000 | 21,000 |
| Julio Belluscio | 442,500 | 126,000 |
| Daniel Wilson | 430,000 | 430,000 |
| George Wolff | 380,000 | 74,100 |
| Anders Fjellstrom | 330,000 | 1,600 |
| Anthony Cicali | 320,000 | -17,600 |
| Scott Palmer | 310,000 | -15,000 |
| Ali Eslami | 282,000 | -16,000 |
| Abe Mosseri | 245,000 | -20,000 |
| John Hennigan | 225,000 | -230,000 |
| Jesper Hougaard | 180,000 | -10,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 170,000 | -30,000 |
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 145,000 | 68,800 |
| Joseph Hebda | 145,000 | 145,000 |
| Dan Smith | 110,000 | 47,700 |
| Matt Waxman | 77,000 | -47,900 |
| Brigette Lau | 75,000 | 12,800 |
| Barry Greenstein | 72,000 | -41,500 |
| Aaron Massey | 70,000 | 2,000 |
| Maria Ho | 70,000 | 20,700 |
| JJ Liu | 40,000 | -2,000 |
| Blair Rodman | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Ruth Graham | 9,000 | 9,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:57 PM Local Time
Some Counts from Brasilia Bronze
| Brian Hastings | 189,500 | 32,400 |
| Matthew Ashton | 150,300 | 24,800 |
| Dan Buzgon | 142,000 | 142,000 |
| Mike Watson | 111,000 | 6,800 |
| Christian Pham | 51,000 | 51,000 |
| Eric Wasserson | 25,200 | -11,900 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:57 PM Local Time
Iannotti Folds to Pham
Dustin Iannotti check-called a bet of 11,000 on the from Cong Pham. Then the completed the board on the river. Iannotti checked, and Pham bet 26,000. Iannotti gave it up, and Pham won the pot.
| Cong Pham | 205,000 | -93,600 |
| Dustin Iannotti | 185,000 | 23,700 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:48 PM Local Time
The Moneymaker Effect
With the cameras rolling and boom mic hovering over top of him, Chris Moneymaker was heads-up on a board of . About 25,000 sat in the middle and after his opponent checked, Moneymaker tossed out a bet of 11,000 and took down the pot.
| Chris Moneymaker | 232,000 | 36,500 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:48 PM Local Time
Zarbo’s Magic Glasses
Giuseppe Zarbo from France has brought a pair of plastic flashing spectacles today that he is donning whenever he has been all in. He has worn them twice so far, the first was preflop and the second time was when he faced a 45,000 bet on a flop of .
Out came the glasses, coloured lights flashing away, in went the chips. His opponent was trying to ascertain if Zarbo was on a draw or if had hit the king. Zarbo said nothing and in the face of the bet and magic properties of the all-in glasses his opponent's cards quickly hit the muck.
Another player offered to buy the glasses for $100, but they had already been safely tucked away in Zarbo's jacket pocket ready for their next appearance.
| Giuseppe Zarbo | 170,000 | 170,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:43 PM Local Time
Ellenbogen Applies Pressure
The board showed with close to 100,000 in the middle. After being checked to, Bennett Ellenbogen fired out a bet of 40,000 and after a few moments, his opponent mucked.
| Bennett Ellenbogen | 310,000 | 65,300 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:41 PM Local Time
Hungry Like the Wolfe
Jim Bucci was all in and at risk with on a flop of , but unfortunately for him Norman Wolfe had him crushed with for trip jacks. The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Bucci was eliminated.
Wolfe chipped up above 300,000.
| Norman Wolfe | 330,000 | 330,000 |
| Jim Bucci | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:40 PM Local Time
Bojang Goes Backdoor
Ismael Bojang bet 6,500 from under the gun against one opponent on a board of , and he was called. On the river, Bojang came out with 15,300, and his opponent thought briefly before calling. Bojang showed for a Broadway straight and collected the pot.
| Ismael Bojang | 153,000 | -2,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:39 PM Local Time
Even the Little Ones Count
Phil Ivey raised on the button to 3,800 after action folded to him. The two players in the blinds folded, and Ivey won the pot to pick up the blinds and antes.
'Ivey, Ivey, Ivey, Ivey!" yelled out Pat and Mel Humprey from the rail, to which Ivey responded with a laugh. "The little ones count, too!"
"Yeah, but don't tell them that," said Ivey, leaning back in his chair and facing the rail.
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:36 PM Local Time
Price is Right
Oliver Price got his last 23,500 in with , and he doubled through an opponent who held when the board came .
| Oliver Price | 51,000 | 51,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:34 PM Local Time
Monnette Wins Flip
John Monnette opened to 3,200 only to have Thomas Sica three-bet shove for 27,800 from the small blind with Monnette making the call.
Monnette:
Sica:
The board ran out to end Sica's tournament as Monnette climbs to over 80,000 in chips.
| John Monnette | 81,000 | 81,000 |
| Thomas Sica | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:33 PM Local Time
Amazon Tan Chip Counts
| Munir Shahin | 640,000 | 100,000 |
| Richard Dubini | 340,000 | 340,000 |
| Ali Davar | 305,000 | -36,800 |
| Alex Queen | 262,000 | 27,000 |
| John Juanda | 210,000 | 76,300 |
| Tom Marchese | 208,000 | 10,800 |
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 170,000 | -3,200 |
| Ole Schemion | 150,000 | 9,500 |
| Allen Cunningham | 100,000 | -14,400 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 95,000 | -52,700 |
| Bernard Lee | 80,000 | -38,400 |
| David Singer | 57,000 | -11,600 |
| Anthony Zinno | 51,500 | -24,300 |
| Blair Hinkle | 29,500 | -15,200 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:29 PM Local Time
Chip Counts from Amazon Purple
| Brian Townsend | 395,000 | 395,000 |
| Zachary Donovan | 373,000 | 373,000 |
| Griffin Benger | 265,000 | -40,500 |
| Mukul Pahuja | 265,000 | 265,000 |
| Aaron Wilt | 255,000 | 6,000 |
| Daniel Alaei | 220,000 | -8,300 |
| Jeff Madsen | 195,000 | -22,000 |
| David Pham | 170,000 | 170,000 |
| Warwick Mirzikinian | 155,000 | 155,000 |
| Ben Yu | 155,000 | 91,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 120,000 | -10,600 |
| Michael Binger | 105,000 | -46,000 |
| Erica Lindgren | 75,000 | -10,300 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:28 PM Local Time
Zhen's Move Fails
Kao Saechao raised before the flop to 3,500 and the player in the cutoff called. The button three-bet to 10,500 and Cai Zhen, in the big blind, four-bet to 26,700.
The action was back on Saechao and he quickly moved all in for 32,800 total. The other players folded to Zhen who tossed in the call.
Zhen:
Saechao:
The board ran out and Saechao found himself a very nice double-up.
| Cai Zhen | 300,000 | -67,900 |
| Kao Saechao | 81,000 | 81,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:25 PM Local Time
Ivey Up to 600K
Phil Ivey has chipped up to 600,000 chips after evidently making quads. We are hunting down the details at the moment.
| Phil Ivey | 600,000 | 105,000 |
Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:24 PM Local Time
Jorgensen Hits the Showers Early
Theo Jorgensen got all but his last 900 or so in on an flop, and he got the rest in on the next street. His opponent turned over for a set, and Jorgensen needed a queen to make a straight since he had . The turn had been a brick, and the river was the , leaving the Dane busto.
| Theo Jorgensen | 0 | -28,800 |