Thursday, July 13, 2017 10:12 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
The tournament screens now show 1,233 players remaining. Below are a few further notables still in contention with their stack sizes.
Diego Ventura | 737,500 | 37,500 |
Thi Nguyen | 550,000 | 290,000 |
Jessica Ngu | 315,000 | -49,000 |
Nick Abou Risk | 280,000 | -20,000 |
Jordan Kaplan | 252,000 | -68,000 |
Nick Schulman | 160,000 | 15,000 |
Timothy Cavallin | 150,000 | 150,000 |
Ilkin Amirov | 140,000 | 140,000 |
Artur Koren | 130,000 | 130,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 10:11 PM Local Time
Juvancic Building
James Juvancic bet 18,000 from the cutoff on a flop, and Paul Senat called on his left. Matt Glantz folded in the big blind to send it heads-up to the turn. Juvancic bet 30,000 and got a fold after about 30 seconds.
Paul Senat | 415,000 | -120,000 |
James Juvancic | 402,000 | 199,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 10:06 PM Local Time
Glantz Doubles
Matt Glantz was relocated into the Brasilia Room, and on the first hand he played, he moved all in from under the gun for his last 84,500.
The player on the button called, and the cards were on their backs.
Glantz:
Opponent:
The board ran out , and Glantz doubled to 181,000 after hitting top pair.
Matt Glantz | 181,000 | 26,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 10:00 PM Local Time
Play Resumes
The cards are back in the air.
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:59 PM Local Time
Level 15 started
Level: 15
Blinds: 2500/5000
Ante: 500
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:42 PM Local Time
Next Break in Order; Krasienko Still on Top
Michael Krasienko still appears to be the chip leader after the end of Level 14 while all players have been sent on another 20-minute break. There are 1,260 hopefuls remaining, and depending on the progress during the next level, the action will continue until the money bubble bursts.
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:40 PM Local Time
"A Devastating Pair of Hands" Leads to Greg Raymer's Demise
According to 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Grey Raymer (via Twitter), an unfortunate couple hands led to his elimination about an hour ago.
Raymer's downfall began when he lost 65,000 chips with pocket tens against pocket sixes after a six fell on the river to give his opponent a set.
In the very next hand, a player in early position raised to 9,500, a player in middle position called, and Raymer moved all in for 84,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and the initial raiser re-shoved. The remaining player folded, and they showed down.
Raymer:
Opponent:
Raymer was in good shape to double up, but the flop put that dream to rest. The turn and the river changed nothing, and Raymer's run in the Main Event was cut short.
On Twitter, Raymer shared his feelings about the turn of events: "Just a devastating pair of hands. Oh, what might have been."
Greg Raymer | 0 | -115,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:39 PM Local Time
Valentino Konakchiev Gets Linster to Fold
It was heads-up between Mike Linster and Valentino Konakchiev on a board with about 90,000 in the pot. Linster checked, and Konakchiev bet 57,000. Linster thought for a bit into the break before folding.
Valentino Konakchiev | 590,000 | 590,000 |
Mike Linster | 197,500 | 56,500 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:38 PM Local Time
Gaviao Battling
Despite his short stack, Jonathan Gaviao has not been afraid to play some post-flop poker. He just got into a couple of hands that went to the river.
In the first hand, Gaviao opened to 8,000 in middle position. Steven van Zadelhoff called on the button, and the two checked through the turn of the board. Gaviao bet 12,000 on the river and took it down.
A couple of hands later, Gaviao opened for 8,000 again, and the big blind defended. Gaviao bet 7,000 on the flop and 11,000 on the turn. On the river, both players checked, and Gaviao lost to , mucking his cards in disgust.
Jonathan Gaviao | 59,000 | 9,500 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:38 PM Local Time
Ruane Bets Out Boeree
Michael Ruane opened to 10,000 from early position, and Liv Boeree called in the cutoff.
The flop fell , and Ruane checked to Boeree. who bet 15,000. Ruane called, and both players checked the on the turn before the river brought the . Ruane bet out 35,000, and after roughly four minutes of deliberation, Boeree folded and slipped to 355,000.
Ruane climbed to 405,000 with that pot.
Michael Ruane | 405,000 | 24,000 |
Liv Boeree | 355,000 | 120,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:36 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts in Level 14
Michael Krasienko | 1,400,000 | 0 |
Brandon Meyers | 750,000 | 0 |
Manuel Sadornil | 700,000 | 0 |
Max Silver | 640,000 | 0 |
Nick Schwarmann | 525,000 | 0 |
James Gilbert | 500,000 | 0 |
Niall Farrell | 450,000 | 0 |
Sixiao Li | 445,000 | 0 |
JP Kelly | 430,000 | 0 |
John O'Shea | 255,000 | 0 |
Connor Drinan | 185,000 | 0 |
Benjamin Heath | 110,000 | 0 |
Noah Bronstein | 110,000 | 0 |
Rainer Kempe | 75,000 | 0 |
Tamer Kamel | 65,000 | 0 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:36 PM Local Time
Henry Tran Loses a Pot, Sparks a Feud
With around 38,000 in the middle, the flop showed , and there were four players still in the hand. Rachid Ben Cherif bet 16,000 from the big blind, and a player in middle position called. Henry Tran was in late position and raised to 110,000, and Artan Dedusha folded from the small blind. Cherif tanked for a couple minutes before moving all in. The player in middle position folded, and Tran asked for a count. Cherif was all in for 352,000, and Tran tossed his cards away.
After the hand, Tran called the floor over to discuss Dedusha making comments during the hand with action still pending. The two players started an argument, and some words were tossed back and forth. The floor gave both players a warning, and if the argument continues, there will be penalties given.
Artan Dedusha | 1,140,000 | 267,000 |
Nghi Tran | 745,000 | 745,000 |
Rachid Ben Cherif | 520,000 | 520,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:35 PM Local Time
More Counts From Amazon Gold: Jun Obara Nears a Million
Jun Obara | 980,000 | 0 |
John Hesp | 730,000 | 730,000 |
John Bonadies Ii | 535,000 | 30,000 |
John MacNaughton | 470,000 | 198,000 |
Nick Maimone | 445,000 | -153,000 |
Grayson Ramage | 420,000 | -125,000 |
Anatoly Filatov | 365,000 | 125,000 |
James Petzing | 320,000 | 20,000 |
Kyle Bowker | 320,000 | 130,000 |
Carolyn Tulloch | 300,000 | 130,000 |
Melanie Weisner | 270,000 | 50,000 |
JJ Liu | 225,000 | -15,000 |
Jason Mann | 200,000 | -310,000 |
Amanda Baker | 125,000 | 56,000 |
Darryll Fish | 105,000 | 15,000 |
Paul Sokoloff | 90,000 | -18,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:34 PM Local Time
Brzeski Drops Some
The flop showed and Pawel Brzeski checked out of te blinds. A player in early position bet 7,000 and Brzeski check-raised to 20,500, picking up a call. There was no betting action on the turn and the river and Brzeski briefly flashed pocket fours, while his opponent claimed the pot with .
Despite losing that small pot, Brzeski is among the big stacks in the Amazon Tan section, well above the current average of approximately 286,000.
Pawel Brzeski | 730,000 | -116,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:30 PM Local Time
Tom Cannuli Gets a Fold
On a board, it was checked to Tom Cannuli, who bet 14,000. His opponent check-raised to 42,000, and Canulli called. The turn was the . Again, it was checked to Cannuli, who moved all in, having his opponent covered. His opponent folded, and Cannuli took the pot.
Tom Cannuli | 570,000 | 40,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:27 PM Local Time
Kristen Bicknell Eliminated by Nick Howard
Kristen Bicknell was seen on the rail, and a player at the table explained how she was eliminated.
According to him, Bicknell raised on the button, and Nick Howard three-bet from the big blind. Bicknell shipped her stack into the middle for about 150,000, and Howard called.
Bicknell was flipping with a couple of deuces against Howard's ace-king.
The flop came ace-high, and Bicknell was unable to catch up, sending her to the rail late in the day.
Nicholas Howard | 475,000 | 475,000 |
Kristen Bicknell | 0 | -70,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:27 PM Local Time
Mark Arum Doubles Through
Three-handed on a flop, one player checked to Brian O'Donoghue, who bet 16,000. Mark Arum was next to act and raised to 40,000, the remaining player folded, and O'Donoghue moved all in, having Arum covered. Arum called.
Arum:
O'Donoghue:
The turn was the and river the to give Arum the double-up.
Brian O'Donoghue | 795,000 | -55,000 |
Mark Arum | 300,000 | 7,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:25 PM Local Time
Altman and Johns Battle Again
Ian Johns checked from early position and called a bet of what looked like about 70,000 from Brian Altman on a board showing . Johns called, and the river was the . Johns checked again, and Altman thought for a while before sliding in a bet of 135,000. Johns folded immediately.
Brian Altman | 440,000 | 150,500 |
Ian Johns | 371,000 | -85,500 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:21 PM Local Time
The Stacks Are Growing
Albert Daher showed up out of the blue with more than a half million in chips, and Artur Rudziankov has even more than that in the Amazon Gold section.
Last but not least, the TV crew just confirmed a big double for Jonathan Dwek, who saw an opponent five-bet shove with into his pocket aces to also join the big stacks.
Artur Rudziankov | 820,000 | 250,000 |
Jonathan Dwek | 790,000 | 790,000 |
Albert Daher | 530,000 | 394,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:20 PM Local Time
Jun Obara Busts One, Closes in on a Million
The player on the button was all in, and Jun Obara called from the big blind.
The button was at risk with , flipping with Obara's .
The board ran out , and Obara's queens held, putting him at just shy of a million chips.
Jun Obara | 980,000 | 980,000 |