Friday, July 7, 2017 9:41 PM Local Time
"BamaJT" Flips and Loses
"onedroppinit" opened with a raise from middle position to 12,000. Action folded around to "mjauuu", who reraised from the button, making it 53,659. From the big blind, former chip leader "BamaJT" moved all in with a covering stack of 322,659. "onedroppinit" quickly folded, but after about a minute in the tank, "mjauuu" called.
"mjauuu":
"BamaJT":
The board ran out , giving "mjauuu" two pair and the double-up.
| "BamaJT" | 223,830 | -171,472  |
| "mjauuu" | 210,258 | 210,258  |
Friday, July 7, 2017 9:34 PM Local Time
Big Stacks
| "pipedream16" | 675,424 | 283,453 |
| Stanley "stanman420" Lee | 619,281 | 382,153 |
| "WhyTry" | 549,781 | 549,781 |
| "topkoks" | 477,865 | 121,750 |
| "AznBlazer469" | 462,607 | 462,607 |
| "the989" | 461,505 | 317,856 |
| Tara "BeatrixKiddo" Cain | 349,897 | 57,600 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 9:32 PM Local Time
Event #8 Winner Still Alive
Joseph "ul_gg" Mitchell won Event #8: $333 WSOP.com Online No-Limit Hold'em just a few weeks ago, and now he's poised to make another deep run here in this event, as well. He was involved in a recent hand.
"DamnDaniel" opened from the cutoff with a raise to 11,000. Mitchell defended from the big blind.
On the flop, Mitchell check-called a bet of 11,000 from "DamnDaniel." The turn was the , and Mitchell checked a second time. "DamnDaniel" bet 24,200. This time, Mitchell check-raised all in. After about 10 seconds, "DamnDaniel" folded, and Mitchell took down the pot.
That moved Mitchell over 300,000 and put him in a good position to continue deeper into this event.
| Joseph "ul_gg" Mitchell | 325,330 | 291,875 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 9:04 PM Local Time
"thoughtuknew" Gets a Suck, Re-Suck To Remain Alive
"The989" opened with a raise to 13,200 from under the gun. In middle position, "thoughtuknew" reraised all in with a stack of over 100,000. Action folded around, and "The989" called, putting "thoughtuknew" at risk.
"thoughtuknew":
"The989":
The flop came down , putting "The989" in the lead after flopping a set, but "thoughtuknew" was drawing live with an open-ended straight draw. The on the turn was a brick, but the on the river was not. It gave "thoughtuknew" a straight and allowed them to survive for a bit longer.
| "thoughtuknew" | 222,348 | 222,348 |
| "the989" | 143,649 | -66,074 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 8:56 PM Local Time
Current Leaders in Event #71 After the Bubble
| "BamaJT" | 395,302 | 395,302 |
| "pipedream16" | 391,971 | 168,200 |
| "topkoks" | 356,115 | 68,877 |
| "loltaxpayers" | 329,193 | 329,193 |
| "ButterPecan" | 312,389 | 27,480 |
| "ooookillthem" | 309,754 | 36,209 |
| Richard "jklolz" Tuhrin | 305,653 | 305,653 |
| "7bushes" | 296,340 | 296,340 |
| Sean "Hurricane27" Legendre | 295,368 | 295,368 |
| Tara "BeatrixKiddo" Cain | 292,297 | 86,155 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 8:53 PM Local Time
Ain't Gonna Be No Dinner; "Forthekids" Bubbles Event #71
We didn't catch the action of the hand, but "Forthekids" was eliminated in 154th place, bringing the rest of the players into the money.
Friday, July 7, 2017 8:37 PM Local Time
"ooookillthem"'s Bubble Pressure Backfires, Drops From the Top Ten
From middle position, "bugmuffin" opened with a raise to 7,500. "topkoks" called on the button.
From the big blind, "ooookillthem" opted to make it 45,000. His raise made it through "bugmuffin" who folded but "topkoks" moved all in over the top and forced a very quick fold from "oookillthem" who fell from the top 10 stacks after the hand.
| "topkoks" | 287,238 | 287,238 |
| "ooookillthem" | 273,545 | 273,545 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 8:22 PM Local Time
Former Chip Leader "bdboy57" Eliminated Short of the Money
At one point, it seemed like "bdboy57" had all the chips in the world, but now they've been eliminated just short of the money.
"bdboy57" called a raised from "hummylun" of 5,600 from the big blind. On the flop, "bdboy57" moved all in for their final 7,306 chips. "hummylun" called.
"bdboy57":
"hummylun":
The turn was the , providing some extra outs to "bdboy57", but they did not appear on the river and they were eliminated from the tournament.
| "bdboy57" | 0 | -82,180 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 8:17 PM Local Time
"oookillthem" Takes the Chip Lead
Over the last level, "oookillthem" has amassed over a 300,000 in chips. We caught up with them in a recent hand where they bolstered their stack even more.
"zOMGBobChow" raised to 5,600 from the button and "oookillthem" called from the big blind.
The flop came down and "oookillthem" checked, then called a bet of 5,000. On the turn, "oookillthem" checked then called another bet, this time for 10,000. Both players checked on the river and "oookillthem" took down the pot by showing against "zOMGBobChow"'s .
Friday, July 7, 2017 8:07 PM Local Time
Now Approaching The Money Bubble
With just 196 players remaining, the money bubble of 153 is swiftly approaching.
Friday, July 7, 2017 8:05 PM Local Time
Currently Leading the Way
Tara "BeatrixKiddo" Cain, who came second in Event #61: $3,333 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold'em High Roller, has made an appearance among the current chip leaders here in Event #71.
| "ButterPecan" | 284,909 | 176,591 |
| Stanley "stanman420" Lee | 237,128 | 237,128 |
| "ib2ynce4u" | 236,846 | 236,846 |
| "AAAXXX" | 234,642 | 234,642 |
| "pipedream16" | 223,771 | 34,244 |
| "DustBuster" | 220,791 | 220,791 |
| "the989" | 209,723 | 6,480 |
| Tara "BeatrixKiddo" Cain | 206,142 | 206,142 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 8:00 PM Local Time
"The989" Sucks Out to Move Over 200,000
"The989" opened to 7,200 from middle position. They were called by "YUDUUUUUUUU" from the button, "omgbrtsprs" from the small blind, and "eztatfark" from the big blind.
The flop came and action checked to "The989" who bet 30,960. "eztatfark" moved all in for 67,953 and "The989" called.
"eztatfark":
"The989""
The turn was the , putting "eztatfark" in a huge lead, but the river changed everything, giving "The989" a straight and putting them among the chip leaders.
| "the989" | 203,243 | 52,132 |
| "eztatfark" | 0 | -136,192 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 7:45 PM Local Time
"paulgees81" Hero Calls Their Way to Elimination
"paulgees81" opened with a raise to 4,880 from under the gun and was called by "tishky11" in middle position. The flop came and "paulgees81" led out for 5,100. "tishky11" just called.
On the turn, "paulgees81" checked over to "tishky11" who bet 4,000 and "paulgees81" called.
On the river, "paulgees81" checked once more and "tishky11" put out a bet of 32,760, enough to put "paulgees81" all in. "paulgees81" tanked until their entire time bank ran out, then called and revealed . "tishky11" had the goods though. They revealed for a full house and took down the pot while "paulgees81" was eliminated from the tournament.
| "tishky11" | 122,013 | 22,693 |
| "paulgees81" | 0 | -15,132 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 7:38 PM Local Time
"mckillah" Hits the 200,000-Chip Mark
"mckillah" is the first player over 200,000, having amassed a chip stack of 246,445. One-time chip leader "felter" is also at the same table now with a stack of only 74,127. No other player in the tournament has surpassed 200,000 chips yet.
| "mckillah" | 246,445 | 103,703 |
| "felter" | 74,127 | -60,281 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 7:26 PM Local Time
Aaron "Suckmedry" Massey Loses a Flip for a 100K Stack
From middle position, "xxdvdxx" opened with a raise to 3,200. Aaron "Suckmedry" Massey moved all in from the big blind for 64,115. "xxdvdxx" called.
Massey:
"xxdvdxx":
The board ran out , giving "xxdvdxx" a straight and allowing him to double through Massey who was left with just 24,268.
| Aaron "Suckmedry" Massey | 24,268 | -24,348 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 7:18 PM Local Time
"pipedream16" Retakes the Lead
"pipedream16" opened with a raise to 3,500 from early position. "isthisreal" called from the cutoff. "prospro2" also called from the big blind, so the three took a flop.
On the flop, action checked to "isthisreal" who bet 4,756. "prospro2" folded but "pipedream16" reraised, making it 13,650 to play. "isthisreal" called.
The turn was the and "pipedream16" checked, as did "isthisreal". On the river, "pipedream16" bet 17,000 and "isthisreal" called. "pipedream16" showed while "isthisreal" could only show for a pair of nines. That earned "pipedream16" the pot and the chip lead once again.
| "pipedream16" | 189,527 | 40,530 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 7:11 PM Local Time
"pipedream16" Loses the Lead
"pipedream16" opened with a raise to 3,500 from middle position. Action folded around to "GaborMarton" in the small blind and they shoved all in with a shorter stack of about 20,000. Action folded back to "pipedream16" who called quickly.
"pipedream16":
"GaborMarton":
The board rolled out and that keep "GaborMarton" in the lead the whole way, allowing them to double up through the former chipleader "pipedream16".
| "pipedream16" | 148,997 | -21,664 |
| "GaborMarton" | 44,808 | 44,808 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 6:58 PM Local Time
The Current Top 10
| "pipedream16" | 170,661 | |
| "kjulius10" | 153,238 | 27,749 |
| "livehighorg" | 152,987 | |
| "the989" | 151,111 | |
| "Scoopjackson" | 148,171 | |
| "badoffcauf" | 145,994 | |
| "BetURaise" | 144,836 | |
| "mckillah" | 142,742 | |
| "BigFoxRox" | 137,909 | |
| "eztatfark" | 136,192 | 35,927 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 6:42 PM Local Time
Marc "PLODonkey17" Scacewater Gets Lucky To Survive
Marc "PLODonkey17" Scacewater, who placed third in Event #8: $333 WSOP.com No-Limit Hold'em, shoved all in from the lojack with his stack of 18,429. On the button, "biondash" reshoved all in with a covering stack. Everyone else folded so the hands were turned face up.
Scacewater:
"biondash:
Scacewater was completely crushed, but the board ran out , giving Scacewater a flush and allowing him to double up.
| Marc "PLODonkey17" Scacewater | 41,591 | 41,591 |
Friday, July 7, 2017 6:27 PM Local Time
"paulgees81" Back on a Starting Stack
"paulgees81" opened with a raise from early position to 2,200. They were called by "Pinkkitty" in the big blind.
On the flop, "Pinkkitty" checked, then called a bet of 2,750 from "paulgees81".
The turn was the and "Pinkkitty" checked again. This time they called a bet of 6,000 from "paulgees81".
On the river "Pinkkitty" shoved all in for 24,915. "paulgees81" thought for a bit, then folded, and that put them back to a starting stack while "Pinkkitty" climbed to 48,215 in chips.
| "Pinkkitty" | 48,215 | 48,215 |
| "paulgees81" | 15,132 | -26,621 |