Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:32 PM Local Time
Giroir Doubles Through Doe
There was loud uproar over in the gold section and the board was still there while the stack of Jerry Giroir was counted.
The completed board showed and Giroir had just doubled for 113,000 with while John Doe's ended up second best. Doe had four-bet shoved from the cutoff and Girior called in the blinds to see his luck all but fade on the flop before regaining the lead on the turn.
Giroir's table neighbor joked "you can breathe now" and the table was all smiles, including Doe.
Jerry Giroir | 230,000 | 230,000 |
John Doe | 170,000 | -210,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:31 PM Local Time
Updated Stacks From Amazon Gold: David Patterson Builds
David Patterson | 800,000 | 230,000 |
Neil Patel (MO) | 740,000 | 10,000 |
Shyam Srinivasan | 720,000 | -110,000 |
Charlie Carrel | 540,000 | 150,000 |
Graydon Kowal | 525,000 | 90,000 |
Faraz Jaka | 430,000 | 0 |
Isaac Haxton | 325,000 | -65,000 |
Angie Gelinas | 242,000 | 42,000 |
Marcel Luske | 240,000 | 40,000 |
Scotty Nguyen | 230,000 | -60,000 |
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos | 225,000 | 65,000 |
Ankush Mandavia | 150,000 | 0 |
Julie Cornelius | 146,000 | -34,000 |
Scott Clements | 135,000 | 90,000 |
Kathy Liebert | 100,000 | -70,000 |
Ron Giles | 89,000 | -2,000 |
Laurence Grondin | 54,000 | -78,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:28 PM Local Time
Faraz Jaka Applies Pressure as the Money Bubble Looms
On a board reading , with about 160,000 in the pot, Faraz Jaka thought for a moment before firing out a bet of 72,000 from under the gun.
His opponent was in middle position with about 400,000 behind and he went into the tank. Several minutes went by, and he kept looking back at his cards and then capping them again. After about five minutes, he released his hand.
Jaka raked in the pot and is sitting on 430,000 as the money bubble looms.
Faraz Jaka | 430,000 | 210,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:27 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
Juicy Li | 820,000 | 820,000 |
Gregg Merkow | 560,000 | 150,000 |
Marvin Rettenmaier | 507,000 | 187,000 |
Mike Gorodinsky | 350,000 | 69,000 |
Doug Polk | 278,000 | 3,000 |
Cate Hall | 206,000 | -22,000 |
Andrew Kelsall | 160,000 | 25,000 |
Ismael Bojang | 108,000 | 13,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:25 PM Local Time
Assorted Amazon Counts
Michael Krasienko | 1,350,000 | -45,000 |
Sofia Lovgren | 1,100,000 | 377,000 |
Austin Buchanan | 824,000 | 824,000 |
Nick Schwarmann | 536,000 | 11,000 |
Niall Farrell | 427,000 | -73,000 |
Martin Finger | 375,000 | 15,000 |
Chris Johnson | 335,000 | 335,000 |
Anatoly Filatov | 300,000 | -65,000 |
Doug Polk | 275,000 | 5,000 |
David Sands | 220,000 | 20,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:23 PM Local Time
Boeree Folds to Craft
Liv Boeree opened to 13,000 and Mickey Craft three-bet his button to 26,000.
Boeree called, and then checked the flop over to Craft who continued for 40,000.
Boeree instantly mucked and saw her chip stack drop to under 200,000 as Craft climbed to 1.41 million in chips.
Mickey Craft | 1,410,000 | -60,000 |
Liv Boeree | 196,500 | -158,500 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:23 PM Local Time
Rainer Kempe Eliminated by Eoghan O'Dea
Rainer Kempe recently fell victim to tablemate Eoghan O'Dea, who was seated to his immediate right.
Earlier in the level, O'Dea opened to 13,000 in the cutoff and Kempe called on the button. On the flop, O'Dea checked, Kempe bet 17,000, and O'Dea called. The turn was the and both players checked. They also checked the river, and O'Dea tabled for a flush on the river. Kempe seemed frustrated and let out a sigh.
A little while later, Kempe and O'Dea tangled again, and Kempe did not survive the battle.
Action folded to these two in the blinds and O'Dea moved all in from the small blind. Kempe called for his remaining stack of 56,000 and they went to showdown.
O'Dea:
Kempe:
The board came , giving Kempe a pair of eights, but the turn gave O'Dea a straight, which had Kempe drawing dead. The river was insignificant, and Kempe was out.
Eoghan O'Dea | 435,000 | 185,000 |
Rainer Kempe | 0 | -123,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:18 PM Local Time
Niall Farrell vs. Tom Cannuli
Niall Farrell raised under the gun and Tom Cannuli called from the big blind.
The flop came and Canulli bet 17,000. Farrell called.
The turn was the and both players checked.
The river was the and Cannuli bet 32,000 and Farrell called.
Cannuli:
Farrell:
Farrell's kings were good and he won the pot.
Tom Cannuli | 785,000 | 295,000 |
Niall Farrell | 500,000 | 110,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:17 PM Local Time
Leng Shows He Didn't Have it
Harald Sammer opened for 11,000 on the button, and Ryan Leng three-bet it to about 36,000 on the button. Sammer came back with an all-in shove for about 240,000 effective, and Leng quickly folded, turning over the .
Harald Sammer | 585,000 | 19,000 |
Ryan Leng | 205,000 | -95,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:15 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts in Brasilia
Patrick Lavecchia | 1,470,000 | 50,000 |
Yo-Seb Rhee | 1,250,000 | 115,000 |
Derek Bowers | 1,100,000 | 290,000 |
Filippo Gandini | 950,000 | 55,000 |
Paul Senat | 900,000 | 100,000 |
Andrew Watson | 630,000 | 270,000 |
Allen Cunningham | 575,000 | -156,000 |
Tony Cousineau | 81,500 | -52,000 |
Kenny Milam | 35,500 | -87,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:13 PM Local Time
Huber Busts One With Suited Connectors
A player in early position raised to 13,000 and Pim Kuipers called in the hijack, Stefan Huber also called from the big blind. After the flop of , Huber bet 15,000 and the initial raiser called while Kuipers folded.
The fell on the turn and Huber made it 49,000 to go. His opponent moved all in for what appeared to be 140,000 and Huber quickly called, tabling the for trips treys. He was up against and the blank river was barely dealt when the opponent said "good hand" and disappeared a second later from the tournament area.
Stefan Huber | 800,000 | 580,000 |
Pim Kuipers | 720,000 | 540,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:13 PM Local Time
Mickey Craft's Turn to Take the Chip Lead
Mickey Craft opened to 13,500 in early position and was met with three callers; one of which was Quoc Vu in the big blind.
The flop fell and the action was checked by both Vu and Craft before one player bet 19,000. One player folded, as did Vu before Craft check-raised to 61,500.
His opponent called, and when the turn landed the , Craft bet out 110,500.
After several minutes in the think-tank, Craft's opponent folded and Craft showed his while raking in the pot to move to 1.47 million in chips; good to take the chip lead off Patrick Lavecchia.
Mickey Craft | 1,470,000 | 275,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:09 PM Local Time
Recent Chip Counts from Amazon Tan
Gustavo Lopes | 900,000 | 210,000 |
Max Silver | 590,000 | 140,000 |
Christopher Vitch | 440,000 | 109,000 |
Ryan Hughes | 400,000 | -190,000 |
Martin Finger | 360,000 | 80,000 |
Doug Polk | 270,000 | 94,000 |
David Gutfreund | 267,000 | -28,000 |
Scott Seiver | 250,000 | 115,000 |
David Sands | 200,000 | -78,000 |
Andy Frankenberger | 117,000 | 45,000 |
Ayaz Mahmood | 110,000 | -300,000 |
Ismael Bojang | 95,000 | -245,000 |
Barry Greenstein | 85,000 | 51,000 |
Jay Farber | 60,000 | -197,000 |
Seth Davies | 0 | -130,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:08 PM Local Time
Counts from Amazon Tan
Scott Blumstein | 1,050,000 | -19,000 |
Javier Garcirreynaldos | 755,000 | 120,000 |
Greg Mueller | 593,000 | 53,000 |
Jared Palmer | 550,000 | 250,200 |
Garrett Garvin | 546,000 | -4,000 |
Davidi Kitai | 537,000 | 74,000 |
Matt Bond | 375,000 | -193,000 |
David Peters | 363,000 | 127,000 |
Richard Tuhrim | 327,000 | 131,000 |
Tom Middleton | 316,000 | -40,000 |
David Gutfreund | 295,000 | 35,000 |
Roger Campbell | 260,000 | 78,000 |
Cate Hall | 228,000 | -2,000 |
Allan Le | 215,000 | -131,000 |
Michael Sanders | 200,000 | 20,000 |
Benjamin Heath | 165,000 | 55,000 |
Daiva Byrne | 140,000 | -30,000 |
Nick Divella | 87,000 | -93,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:06 PM Local Time
Phillips Barrels Three Streets
There was a raise to 11,000 from middle position and the cutoff called along with Samuel Phillips in the small blind. The flop came and both Phillips and the player in middle position checked. The cutoff bet 16,500 and Phillips check-raised to 50,000. The player in middle position folded and the cutoff called.
The turn was the and Phillips bet 120,000, which his opponent called. The river brought the and Phillips bet again, this time for 225,000. His opponent went into the tank for a couple minutes but eventually mucked his hand. Phillips scooped a large pot to set him up nicely heading into the money bubble.
Samuel Phillips | 723,000 | 140,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:03 PM Local Time
Joldis Slips
With a raise to 10,000 and two calls before him, Cosmin Joldis three-bet to 42,500 from the small blind. The player in the big blind four-bet jammed for 117,500, the raiser and callers folded, and Joldis called after a few moments with , trailing his opponent's .
The board came down , no help to Joldis, giving his opponent the double.
Cosmin Joldis | 1,350,000 | -140,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:03 PM Local Time
Hajivey Busts before the Money
Phil Mader raised from the cutoff and Ramin Hajiyev pushed all in out of the big blind for what appeared to be 84,500. Mader called and the cards were turned over.
Ramin Hajiyev:
Phil Mader:
The flop of left Hajiyev in desperate shape, needing running aces or kings to escape from elimination. However, it was all over after the turn and this made the river a mere formality.
Phil Mader | 485,000 | 485,000 |
Ramin Hajiyev | 0 | -210,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:00 PM Local Time
Jacks are Good for Weisner
With a little over 60,000 in the middle, the board read and Weisner checked from the big blind. Her opponent bet 60,000 and Weisner made the call.
The river landed the and both players checked. Weisner tabled and her opponent nodded his head and threw his cards away.
Melanie Weisner | 381,000 | 111,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 10:59 PM Local Time
Updated Stacks in Amazon Gold: Brandon Meyers and Richard Gryko Creeping on a Milly
Brandon Meyers | 928,000 | 0 |
Richard Gryko | 900,000 | 225,000 |
Damian Salas | 880,000 | 880,000 |
Kenny Hallaert | 795,000 | 205,000 |
Michael Amato | 720,000 | 160,000 |
Chino Rheem | 570,000 | 25,000 |
Jonathan Bussieres | 540,000 | 236,000 |
Ricardo Eyzaguirre | 485,000 | 15,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang | 350,000 | 20,000 |
Ivan Luca | 335,000 | -25,000 |
Dominik Nitsche | 280,000 | 150,000 |
Alex Conklin | 225,000 | -250,000 |
Peter Jetten | 210,000 | -110,000 |
David Guay | 210,000 | 163,000 |
Max Pescatori | 205,000 | 0 |
Barny Boatman | 165,000 | -45,000 |
Thong Tran | 100,000 | -100,000 |
Cindy Kerslake | 100,000 | -3,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 10:59 PM Local Time
Cada Ships the Turn
Joe Cada bet 30,000 from the button on a flop, and his lone opponent, the small blind, called. On the turn, the small blind checked. Cada cut down his stack a couple of times and thought for about 30 seconds before moving all in. The wager was 111,000. After about a minute of thought, the small blind folded to give the 2009 Main Event Champ the pot.
Joe Cada | 200,000 | 30,000 |