Friday, July 10, 2015 2:10 PM Local Time
Tatjana Zizic is short stacked with 17,500. She says: "I'm on life support!" She goes all in from middle position.
Tony Pena calls from the small blind. He turns over . Zizic tables .
The board comes .
Pena takes the pot and Zizic is eliminated.
Tony Pena - 45,500
Tatjana Zizic - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 2:09 PM Local Time
Jake Cody opens for 3,600 and Daniel Fischer calls. They go heads up to a flop of and Cody cjeck-calls a bet of 5,000. The turn is the and Cody again check-callsa 12,000 bet.
The river is the and Fischer counts down his stack before betting 22,000 leaving 40,000 behind. Cody decideds he has seen enough and folds.
Daniel Fischer - 79,000
Jake Cody - 290,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 2:07 PM Local Time
The table folds to Jeff Gross, who opens the button to 3,600. Edward Harris is next to act in the small blind and he puts a three-bet to 7,400.
Marty Wong has just under 75,000 in front of him in the big blind and after some thought, he four-bets to 22,100.
After the dealer counts out the raise, Gross quickly picks up a decent portion from his nearly 100,000 chip stack, sliding out a five-bet to 43,500.
"Wow." Harris audibly whispers under his breath before pushing his cards towards the muck, putting the action back on Wong.
The short stack has just over 50,000 remaining in his stack and he elects to call, committing nearly 75% of his stack to the pot pre flop.
Gross shoots his opponent a look and then snap calls after Wong moves all-in on the flop. The short stack tables and Gross throws over .
The and completes the board and locks up the pot for Gross, who stands after the river to give himself a fist pump.
Wong stands as well, taking a picture of the action before departing the Brasilia Room as his Main Event run is over thanks to Jeff Gross' pocket aces.
Jeff Gross - 165,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 2:05 PM Local Time
Mike Matusow is involved in a four-way pot on a flop. The action checks around to Matusow, in the cutoff, and he bets 10,500 into the pot of about 15,000. The button and big blind fold, but Anton Morgenstern calls from middle position.
The falls on the turn and Morgenstern checks, as does Matusow. On the river, Morgenstern checks and Matusow bets 15,000. Morgenstern takes a moment, but folds. Before he rakes in the pot, Matusow flashes the , showing a pair of kings.
Mike Matusow - 363,200
Anton Morgenstern - 253,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 2:01 PM Local Time
Joe Hachem opens with a raise to 3,600 and says "I'm trying to eat my breakfast here but this dealer won't let me! He keeps dealing me kings, ace-king and I'm starving over here. I can't think straight!"
The player in the big blind calls Hachem's raise and the dealer spreads the flop of . Both players check. The turn is the and again both players check this time Joe remarks "Check, I have no clubs."
The dealer completes the board with the on the river and Hachem this time jestingly adds to the dealer, "don't do that after I tell you I have no clubs!"
Again both players check and the player in the big blind shows while Joe disappointingly shows and his opponent adds "Thanks for taking it easy on me Joe"
Joe doesn't respond but starts on his breakfast.
Joe Hachem - 175,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 2:01 PM Local Time
A player opens for 3,500 and gets a call from the player to his immediate left. Brandon Shack-Harris moves all in for 32,600 from the button. The players in the blinds fold as do the other two players in the hand. It's not a monumental pot for Shack-Harris but he adds over 25% to his stack without being at risk. After an outstanding 2014 where he finished runner-up to George Danzer in the WSOP Player of the Year race, Shack-Harris is looking to finish 2015 on a high note with a deep run in the Main Event.
Brandon Shack-Harris - 43,800
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:59 PM Local Time
Four players see the flop of and Hoyt Corkins starts the betting at 5,000 into a pot of 18,000. He gets one caller. The turn is the and the action checks to Corkins, who continues to bet, this time he bets 6,500. His opponent calls. The river is the and both players check. Corkins turns over a and his opponent mucks.
Hoyt Corkins - 124,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:58 PM Local Time
The flop is . The player who's under the gun checks and George Danzer bets 7,000. His opponent calls.
The turn is the . Danzer bets 18,000. His opponent, who has 175,800, tanks. Eventually he makes a decision and folds. Danzer takes the pot.
George Danzer - 186,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:58 PM Local Time
Timo Pfutzenreuter raises from middle position before being confronted with an all-in for roughly 15,000 which he calls.
Pfutzenreuter:
Opponent:
The board runs out and Pfutzenreuter doubles his opponent up.
Timo Pfutzenreuter - 155,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:57 PM Local Time
Daniel Jones is all in for his last 45,000 and Michael Shanahan looks him up.
Jones is on the brink of elimination as he turns over
and Shanahan has
.
The board runs out
and Jones spikes his seven to survive.
"I needed that," Jones says, "It's my first suck out of the tournament." Shanahan takes it in good grace as he hands over the chips but it doesn't help when another player says he folded ace-seven.
Daniel Jones - 90,000
Michael Shanahan - 230,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:56 PM Local Time
Timo Pfutzenreuter raises to 3,400 from middle position and finds a call in the cutoff before Davidi Kitai calls on the button.
The flop falls and Pfutzenreuter bets out 5,700 and both the cutoff and Kitai call as the is checked through on the turn.
The river lands the and Kitai bets out 22,00 with Pfutzenreuter check-folding and the cutoff check-calling.
Kitai tables his and the cutoff folds while Pfutzenreuter announces he folded .
Davidi Kitai - 165,000
Timo Pfutzenreuter - 169,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:54 PM Local Time
Bryan Devonshire opens to 3,600 from under the gun and Kyle Cartwright calls from the next seat over. Action folds all of the way around to Shane Klasnimi on the button who moves all in for his last 29,800. The blinds fold and Devonshire calls, putting the action back on Cartwright. He thinks for a moment before ultimately releasing his cards.
Devonshire:
Klasnimi:
The board runs out , keeping Klasnimi's jacks in the lead and scoring him the double.
Shane Klasnimi - 65,500
Bryan Devonshire - 121,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:54 PM Local Time
On a board of [Qds] , Armin Ojani checks to Scott Baumstein who bets out 8,800.
Ojani check-raises to 60,000 and Baumstein goes deep into the tank before eventually calling.
Ojani tables his for a rivered full house as Baumstein mucks.
Armin Ojani - 261,000
Scott Baumstein - 191,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:53 PM Local Time
With the board reading , Steve Zolotow is first to act and checks. His opponent, Daniel Simms, bets 7,500 and after some deliberation, Zolotow tosses in the call.
The turn is the and Zolotow checks again. Simms calculates the best amount to bet and settles for 19,000. This is enough to persuade Zolotow to muck his hand, which he does, and Simms drags the pot whilst Zolotow drops to below 100,000.
Steve Zolotow - 98,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:49 PM Local Time
Jeffery Wakamiya raises to 4,000 from the small blind and George Danzer calls from the big blind.
The flop is and both players check. Wakamiya bets 5,000 on the turn and Danzer stays with him. The river is the and they both check.
Wakamiya shows , but Danzer's takes the pot.
George Danzer - 167,400
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:47 PM Local Time
It's pre-flop and the player who's under the gun raises to 3,500. The cutoff calls and Lara Evloeva goes all in, from the button.
Her opponents fold and Evloeva flashes pocket queens. She says: "I always shove with queens, kings and aces."
Lara Evloeva - 49,500
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:46 PM Local Time
Belgian pro Pierre Neuville opens it up for 3,700 from mid position. John Gallaher calls from the button and the blinds get out of the way, letting the US-Euro battle proceed heads up.
The flop comes . Neuville checks. Gallaher throws out 4,000. Neuville isn't going anywhere and quickly calls.
Fourth street brings the . Once more, Neuville checks. Galleher takes his time and counts out 12,000 and pushes the stack forward, across the felt. Neuville tanks for a while, finally reaching for his chips, making it 28,000 to go. Gallaher almost beat Neuville's chips into the middle as he shoves all in. Neuville quickly calls and tables for the nut straight. Gallaher flips his cards over on to the felt showing for a pair of tens, a flush draw, and a royal flush draw.
The river brings completing Gallaher's flush and counterfeiting Neuville's straight. Johnny 'Run Good' Gallaher clearly has the nickname for a reason.
Gallaher is fresh off of the final table for the Lucky Sevens Event where he placed Sixth the same day as the start of the Main Event.
John Gallaher - 160,500
Pierre Neuville - 268,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:45 PM Local Time
On a flop reading Hendrik Latz checks from the big blind before Andre Akkari tosses out 3,100 from the cutoff. Latz then comes over the top with a raise to 8,400 and Akkari calls.
The drops on the turn and Latz moves all in for 29,500 in chips. Akkari only needs a second before opting to muck his hand.
Hendrik Latz - 51,000
Andre Akkari - 155,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:42 PM Local Time
With close to 8,000 in the pot and the board reading Orson Young, in the big blind, checks to Patrick Clarke on the button.
Clarke bets 4,000 and Young calls to see the pair the board on the turn. Both players quickly check to see the river.
The double pairs and completes the board with Young, who is playing just over 240,000, sliding out a bet of 8,000.
Clarke, who is the second biggest stack at Table 6 behind Young and has 200,000 in front of him, takes a few moments to think before eventually folding.
It's a small pot but one that could lead to a dynamic between these two bigger stacked players throughout the rest of this Day 3 session.
Orson Young - 255,000
Patrick Clarke - 195,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 1:39 PM Local Time
Craig Varnell opens to 3,600 from under the gun and is called by Olaoluwa Okelola in the cutoff.
The flop comes down and Varnell tosses out a continuation bet totaling 4,800 in chips. Okelola calls.
Both players then check the on the turn as well as the on the river before Varnell tables for top pair.
Varnell takes down the pot after Okelola mucks his hand.
Craig Varnell - 380,000
Olaoluwa Okelola - 102,000