Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:46 PM Local Time
Norbert Szecsi opens to 10,000 in middle position, and Felipe Ramos calls on the button. In the small blind, Kenneth Milam moves all in for 59,500, and Szecsi calls. Ramos folds, and Milam is heads-up and flipping for his tournament life.
Szecsi:
Milam:
The board runs out , and Milam's pocket sevens hold up. He doubles up, plus a bit extra.
Kenneth Milam - 138,000
Norbert Szecsi - 335,000
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:46 PM Local Time
Dennis Grizzle opens to 11,000 and both Owen Bradley and Nikita Nikolaev call in the blinds to see a flop fall.
The action checks to Grizzle who bets 15,000 as Bradley folds and Nikolaev moves all in for 525,000 with Grizzle folding.
Nikita Nikolaev - 700,000
Dennis Grizzle - 125,000
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:46 PM Local Time
Michael Cloud raises to 11,000 from the middle position, and Jae Kim calls from the cutoff. Phil Hellmuth calls from the button, and Richard Barabino calls from the big blind.
The flop comes , and action checks around to Hellmuth. He pushes all in. Barabino and Cloud fold, and and Kim asks for an exact count. Hellmuth counts down his stack, and it's 114,000. Kim thinks for a minute, then folds, and Hellmuth takes the pot.
Phil Hellmuth - 167,500
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:45 PM Local Time
The action folds around to Valdet Kelmendi on the button who moves all in for his remaining 18,500 in chips. The decision falls on Ronald McGinnity on the big blind who calls.
Kelmendi:
McGinnity:
Both players flop a pair on a flop and then watch the and complete the board. McGinnity improves to trip queens on the river resulting in the elimination of Kelmendi from the tournament.
Ronald McGinnity - 160,000
Valdet Kelmendi - Eliminated
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:44 PM Local Time
On a flop, Brandon Fishman shoves all-in and is called by Justin Bonomo.
Bonomo shows for top pair, top kicker. Fishman has flopped an open ended straight draw with .
The turn is the giving Fishman his straight. His rail screeches with excitement and Fishman fist pumps the air.
The river is the , and Fishman is awarded a full double.
Brandon Fishman - 520,000
Justin Bonomo - 500,000
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:41 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Robert Brown in the small blind and he raises to 28,000. Charles Chattha is in the big blind and he thinks for a moment before cutting out a three-bet to 105,000 total. This is effectively a bet for Brown's tournament life, and the decision sends him deep into the tank.
After a few moments, Brown opts to kick his cards into the muck. Chattha takes down the pot and now has roughly 570,000 to his name.
Charles Chattha - 570,000
Robert Brown - 105,000
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:41 PM Local Time
On a board of , Henry Mlekoday checks and Eugen Fritzler moves all in for 600,000 as Mlekoday calls all-in for his last 120,000.
Mlekoday:
Fritzler:
The river falls the and Fritzler makes a flush to eliminate Mlekoday.
Eugen Fritzler - 780,000
Henry Mlekoday - Eliminated
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:38 PM Local Time
Dmitry Kataev raises to 12,000 from middle position before Pim de Goede bumps it up to 74,500 from the button. He still has one 500-chip behind as the decision folds back to Kataev. He thinks about his decision for a minute before calling and exposing his cards.
The dealer informs Kataev that de Goede still has a chip behind, but it doesn't matter, as de Goede commits his last chip blind.
Kataev:
De Goede:
The board runs out to see de Goede hold with his pocket pair as he doubles up.
Pim de Goede - 160,000
Dmitry Kataev - 268,000
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:38 PM Local Time
Jesus Sanchezblanco opens to 12,000 and both Matt Glantz and Ryan Welch call on the button and small blind respectively.
The flop falls and the action is checked to Glantz, who bets out 16,000 with only Sanchezblanco calling.
The turn lands the and and Sanchezblanco checks again. Glantz bets 35,000.
Sanchezblanco calls, and then checks the on the river before Glantz moves all in for 505,000.
With Sanchezblanco only have roughly 85,000 left in his stack, he calls and Glantz tables his for top top.
Sanchezblanco mucks, and heads to the rail for a $17,282 payday.
Matt Glantz - 739,000
Jesus Sanchezblanco - Eliminated
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:37 PM Local Time
Brian Andriamahefa started with just 47,500 and he got it in the middle with picking up a call from Daniel Lee with .
The board runs out and the jacks hold for Andriamahefa to give him a bit more breathing room.
Brian Andriamahefa - 100,000
Daniel Lee - 660,000
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:36 PM Local Time
Trevor Vanderveen and Robert Brown are heads-up on a flop, with around 28,000 in the pot. Brown checks from the big blind, and Vanderveen bets 13,000. Brown calls to see the turn. Brown check-calls another 26,000 before both players check the river. Brown shows , but Vanderveen wins the hand with .
Trevor Vanderveen - 595,000
Robert Brown - 122,000
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:36 PM Local Time
Andre Dyonisio opens with an under-the-gun raise, and Davidi Kitai defends his big blind.
The flop comes , and Kitai checks. Dyonisio bets 12,000, and Kitai calls. The turn is the , and Kitai check-calls another 19,000. The river is the , and Kitai checks for the third time. Dyonisio bets 32,000, close to half of what Kitai has left in front of him. Kitai wastes no time calling.
Dyonisio tables , winning the pot with kings up, and Kitai now has less than ten big blinds remaining..
Andre Dyonisio - 260,000
Davidi Kitai - 45,000
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:33 PM Local Time
Matthew Ezrol makes it 12,000 to go from middle position. Joe Hachem three-bets to 27,000 from the hijack. It folds around and is heads up to the flop. The dealer fans out . Ezrol throws out 20,000. Hachem comes along. The turn comes . Both players check.
Fifth street brings the . Ezrol checks. Hachem tanks for a minute and asks Ezrol if he has something good. He says he's going to chicken out and check. Ezrol turns over for flopped quads. Hachem laughs and shows , leaving the other card unexposed. Ezrol takes it down.
Mathew Ezrol - 304,000
Joe Hachem - 365,000
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:33 PM Local Time
Amar Anand raises from the button to 12,000. Both Scott Seamon in the small blind and Killian Kramer in the big blind call.
The flop comes out . Both blinds check and Anand bets 20,000. Seamon calls and Kramer folds.
The turn shows the and both players check.
The comes on the river and again, both players check.
Seamon shows and Anand shows and takes the pot.
Amar Anand - 1,199,500
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:33 PM Local Time
Action is picked up with Steven Levy moving all-in for just over 150,000 and Alejandro Duque, who opened from middle position, snap calling.
Duque tables and Levy is in serious trouble, as he holds .
"I knew you had it, you definitely had aces," a tablemate says when Duque turns over his hand. Duque laughs as the board runs out, good enough to score him the knockout and send Levy to the rail.
"How'd you know?" Duque asks while stacking up his newly won chips. There is no answer, but Duque is now trending upwards after scoring an early Day 4 knockout with pocket aces.
Alejandro Duque - 450,000
Steven Levy - Eliminated
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:32 PM Local Time
Thomas Paul raises to 11,000 in the cutoff and Adam Dahlin calls in the big blind.
The flop comes . Dahlin check calls Paul's bet of 13,000 and they head to the turn.
Both players check the turn.
The river is the . Dahlin checks and Paul also checks.
Dahlin shows for a pair of sixes which is good enough to win the pot.
Thomas Paul - 490,000
Adam Dahlin - 271,000
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:29 PM Local Time
Phil Hellmuth raises to 14,000 from middle position, and Richard Barabino calls from the hijack. Lance Harris reraises to 42,500 from the button. The blinds both fold, Hellmuth folds, and Barabino calls.
The flop is , and Barabino checks. Harris continues for 45,000, and Barabino check-raises to 100,000. Harris thinks for a minute, then calls, and the dealer turns the . Barabino bets another 100,000, and Harris calls. The river is the , and both players check.
Barabino:
Harris:
Harris wins the pot with his pocket kings and jumps into seven-figure territory.
Lance Harris - 1,100,000
Richard Barabino - 412,500
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:28 PM Local Time
The flop comes and Alan Wentz bets 36,500 from the cutoff. David Paredes is on the button and calls. The turn is the and Wentz bets 90,000 into Paredes, who calls again.
The river is the and Wentz checks. Paredes bets 175,000 and Wentz folds, claiming he had .
David Paredes - 675,000
Alan Wentz - 400,000
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:28 PM Local Time
It's a three-way pot on a board and the action checks around to Andrew Moreno. Moreno bets 15,000 and one player immediately folds, but Kenneth Milam calls, sending the pair heads up to the turn.
The falls on the turn and Milam checks. Moreno bets 44,000 and Milam calls. The falls on the river and, once again, Milam checks to Moreno. Moreno bets 88,000 and Milam takes a moment before he flicks one orange chip into the middle for the call. Moreno tables and Milam pushes his cards into the muck, saying he had an open-ended straight draw before hitting the jack on the river.
Andrew Moreno - 585,000
Kenneth Milam - 60,000
Saturday, July 11, 2015 12:26 PM Local Time
The flop is and Donald Blum is all in and at risk against Calvin Lee.
Blum:
Lee:
Lee has flopped the better hand with sixes full of aces and Blum needs an ace or queen to stay alive. He gets one of those cards on the turn to give him quad aces. The river is the and Blum doubles up to start the day.
Donald Blum - 700,000
Calvin Lee - 400,000