Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:18 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Brasilia
| Quoc Vu | 765,000 | 0  |
| Andy Hwang | 690,000 | 150,000  |
| Matthias De Meulder | 560,000 | -20,000 |
| Tony Gregg | 500,000 | -5,000 |
| Zo Karim | 493,000 | 273,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 455,000 | 250,000 |
| Jake Bazeley | 430,000 | 39,000 |
| Michael Ruane | 381,000 | -59,000 |
| Krzysztof Stybaniewicz | 326,000 | 326,000 |
| Simon Lam | 325,000 | -40,000 |
| Yuan-Yuan Li | 300,000 | 106,000 |
| Jimmy Cappucci | 265,000 | 35,000 |
| Liv Boeree | 235,000 | -25,000 |
| Iverson Snuffer | 170,000 | -2,000 |
| Jason Ramos | 137,500 | 62,500 |
| Dan Colpoys | 133,000 | -256,000 |
| Steve Brecher | 68,500 | -34,000 |
| Joe Serock | 0 | -250,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:17 PM Local Time
Doug Polk Isn't Good Enough to Fold
With the board reading and more than 80,000 in the pot, Doug Polk was first to act, and he bet 52,000. Todd Grovijohn to his immediate left called, and the river was the , pairing the board.
This time, Polk checked, and Grovijohn bet 100,000. Polk thought for a couple minutes, confirmed the bet size, and then called.
Grovijohn tabled for sevens full, and Polk's response was, "That's a boat. Full house will win."
A few seconds later, he let out some frustration. "Uh! Whyyyy?" and then he told Grovijohn with a smile, "If I was a better player I coulda laid it down... But I'm not."
| Doug Polk | 54,000 | -197,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:09 PM Local Time
Pateychuk Shoves River
With around 50,000 in the middle and the flop reading , Andrey Pateychuk bet 20,000 after the big blind checked to him. After a little consideration, the big blind check-raised to 100,000, and Pateychuk called. Both players checked the on the turn. The river was the , and the big blind checked once again before Pateychuk moved all in for roughly 220,000. Pateychuk's opponent considered his options for close to two minutes before eventually opting to fold.
Pateychuk climbed to 470,000 in chips.
| Andrey Pateychuk | 470,000 | 280,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:07 PM Local Time
Three Players Over a Million in Amazon Tan
| Cosmin Joldis | 1,182,000 | -18,000 |
| Scott Blumstein | 1,140,000 | 464,000 |
| Michael Sklenicka | 1,022,000 | 237,000 |
| Scott Seiver | 655,000 | 170,000 |
| Michael Scarborough | 655,000 | -45,000 |
| Antoine Saout | 535,000 | 535,000 |
| Jared Hamby | 482,000 | 12,000 |
| Davidi Kitai | 463,000 | 208,000 |
| Ayaz Mahmood | 410,000 | 60,000 |
| Gavin Smith | 365,000 | 35,000 |
| Allan Le | 346,000 | 26,000 |
| Christopher Vitch | 331,000 | -166,000 |
| Mike Gorodinsky | 281,000 | -139,000 |
| David Gutfreund | 260,000 | -5,000 |
| Richard Tuhrim | 196,000 | -211,000 |
| Michael Sanders | 180,000 | 77,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 135,000 | 51,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 105,000 | 105,000 |
| Noah Bronstein | 73,000 | 73,000 |
| Andy Frankenberger | 72,000 | -162,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 34,000 | -54,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:06 PM Local Time
Ormsby Among Big Stacks
David Ormsby started the day well above average and has since been doing some damage at his table, taking over the control and far biggest stack. Just now, he called the shove of a short stack out of the small blind on the turn of a nine-high board and tabled . The player at risk showed for second pair, and the river blanked to see Ormsby rake in yet another pot.
| David Ormsby | 860,000 | 860,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:02 PM Local Time
Player Disqualified From the Tournament
When players returned from dinner break, one player's seat was empty, and the roughly 630,000 in chips he previously had in front of him were gone, as well. It turns out that this player had been banned from all Caesars properties and thus barred from entering World Series of Poker tournaments.
The player had knowingly bypassed security, going to great lengths to hide his real identity when registering for this tournament. When tournament organizers found out, his stack was terminated, and the chips were removed from the tournament. He left the premises without incident. His tournament buy-in remains in the prize pool, so the payout is not affected by this incident.
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:59 PM Local Time
Updated Stacks in Amazon Gold: Neil Patel Grows His Stack
| Neil Patel (MO) | 730,000 | 730,000 |
| Shyam Srinivasan | 625,000 | -55,000 |
| Michael Sassen | 615,000 | 15,000 |
| David Patterson | 570,000 | 300,000 |
| Graydon Kowal | 435,000 | 130,000 |
| Charlie Godwin | 415,000 | 0 |
| Isaac Haxton | 390,000 | 75,000 |
| Scotty Nguyen | 290,000 | 150,000 |
| Jonathan Little | 230,000 | 115,000 |
| Faraz Jaka | 220,000 | -32,000 |
| Angie Gelinas | 220,000 | 79,000 |
| Dario Sammartino | 215,000 | 20,000 |
| Marcel Luske | 200,000 | 60,000 |
| Bryan Piccioli | 180,000 | -10,000 |
| Julie Cornelius | 180,000 | 100,000 |
| Kathy Liebert | 170,000 | -15,000 |
| Ankush Mandavia | 150,000 | -115,000 |
| Felipe Ramos | 120,000 | 20,000 |
| Jeff Lisandro | 51,000 | -9,000 |
| Scott Clements | 45,000 | 45,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:59 PM Local Time
Full House for Mueller
The player in the hijack raised to 10,000, and Greg Mueller called from the cutoff.
The flop came down , and the hijack bet 10,000. Mueller called, the fell on the turn, and the hijack bet 28,000. Mueller called, and the river completed the board. The hijack bet 46,000. Mueller raised to 146,000, and after a few moments, his opponent called.
Mueller tabled for tens full of sevens, his opponent mucked, and Mueller collected the pot.
| Greg Mueller | 540,000 | 210,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:58 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Brasilia
| Rudolph Sawa | 1,065,000 | 11,000 |
| Derek Bowers | 810,000 | 80,000 |
| Alex Greenblatt | 726,000 | 16,000 |
| Harald Sammer | 590,000 | -20,000 |
| Steven van Zadelhoff | 493,500 | 4,500 |
| Miltiadis Kyriakides | 450,000 | 1,000 |
| Richard Dubini | 343,000 | 158,000 |
| Peter Eichhardt | 327,000 | 51,100 |
| Caufman Talley | 325,000 | 125,000 |
| Hans Winzeler | 295,000 | -125,000 |
| Aaron Mermelstein | 266,500 | 61,500 |
| Alan Snow | 260,000 | -48,500 |
| Arne Coulier | 240,000 | 136,000 |
| Michael Aron | 166,000 | 19,500 |
| Joe Cada | 137,000 | -3,000 |
| Juha Helppi | 135,000 | -83,000 |
| Mitchell Towner | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Jonathan Gaviao | 49,500 | -25,500 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:56 PM Local Time
Zhao Folds to Gregg
Tony Gregg opened to 9,000 from middle position, and Susie Zhao called in the cutoff.
The flop fell , and both players checked. The turn was the . Gregg bet 11,500, and Zhao called. The river was the . Gregg bet 64,000, and Zhao starred at him blankly for over a minute before folding and uttering, "All right. Take it."
As Gregg collected the pot, he moved over the 500,000-chip mark, and Zhao dropped to 375,000.
| Tony Gregg | 505,000 | 50,000 |
| Susie Zhao | 375,000 | 375,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:55 PM Local Time
Joseph Cheong Eliminated
After losing most of his stack to Dave Gutfreund a few hands prior, Joseph Cheong was all in for his last 4,500 and heads-up against the big blind for his tournament life.
Cheong:
Opponent:
The board ran out , and Cheong was sent to the rail.
| Joseph Cheong | 0 | -160,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:50 PM Local Time
Alexandria Janikova Over 500k
On a board, one player checked to Alexandria Janikova, who checked to Martin Finger. Finger bet 30,000 into the pot and was called by both players.
Everyone paused a moment before Finger mucked without seeing the other hands. Janikova turned over , and the remaining player mucked. giving Janikova the pot.
| Alexandria Janikova | 510,000 | 510,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:47 PM Local Time
Amazon Orange: Players Remaining
The Orange section in the Amazon Room is starting to break quickly as the money bubble approaches. Artan Dedusha continues to close in on the 1,000,000-chip mark from the players remaining in this section.
| Artan Dedusha | 873,000 | 193,000 |
| Mickey Craft | 840,000 | -94,000 |
| Zi Li | 755,000 | 755,000 |
| Sofia Lovgren | 723,000 | 53,000 |
| Diego Ventura | 700,000 | 700,000 |
| Samuel Phillips | 583,000 | 252,000 |
| Natasha Mercier | 490,000 | 295,000 |
| Marcin Chmielewski | 480,000 | 0 |
| Michael Addamo | 396,000 | 16,000 |
| Vivian Saliba | 391,000 | -159,000 |
| Remi Castaignon | 370,000 | -54,000 |
| Cate Hall | 296,000 | -4,000 |
| John Esposito | 290,000 | -110,000 |
| Randy Lew | 285,000 | 86,000 |
| Doug Polk | 251,000 | -13,000 |
| David Benyamine | 228,000 | 88,000 |
| Daiva Byrne | 170,000 | -23,000 |
| Matt Glantz | 155,000 | -35,000 |
| Laurence Grondin | 132,000 | 32,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 113,000 | 60,000 |
| Joey Weissman | 81,000 | -249,000 |
| Jason Mercier | 0 | -78,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:45 PM Local Time
Flush for Clarke Over Brecher
Catching the action on the river, with the board reading and roughly 55,000 in the middle, Patrick Clarke bet 52,000 from the small blind. Steve Brecher was his opponent in the big blind, and after a little deliberation, Brecher called.
Clarke tabled his for a flush, and Brecher mucked. Clarke is now up to 860,000 in chips.
| Patrick Clarke | 860,000 | 95,000 |
| Steve Brecher | 102,500 | -92,500 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:45 PM Local Time
Kings and Queens and No One Goes Broke
Max Silver opened to 8,500, and Andrew Barber three-bet to 25,000 in position. Silver re-raised to 68,500, and Barber called.
The flop was , and Silver bet 60,000. Barber called. The turn was the , and both players checked. They both checked the on the river, as well, and Silver won the hand with pocket kings against the pocket queens of Barber.
| Max Silver | 585,000 | 235,000 |
| Andrew Barber | 378,000 | -132,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:43 PM Local Time
Van Zadelhoff and Talley Squeezed Out
From under the gun, Steven van Zadelhoff opened to 9,000, and Caufman Talley called from a few seats over. The action folded to the big blind, and he three-bet to 46,000. Van Zadelhoff and Talley both quickly folded and dropped to 489,000 and 200,000, respectively.
| Steven van Zadelhoff | 489,000 | 9,000 |
| Caufman Talley | 200,000 | -70,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:43 PM Local Time
Jaffee Holds and Doubles
The player on the button bet 18,000 on an flop, and Jared Jaffee made it 48,000 from the small blind. The bettor thought for a while, then pushed all in, and Jaffee snap-called.
Jaffee:
Opponent:
The turn was the , increasing the cards Jaffee needed to fade as his opponent had an open-ender now. The river filled Jaffee up, though, and stacks were counted down. Jaffee had 207,500, and his opponent barely had him covered, so Jaffee got a full double.
| Jared Jaffee | 450,000 | 232,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:40 PM Local Time
Dave Gutfreund Doubles Through Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong raised to 9,000, and Dave Gutfreund made it 50,000 from the big blind. Action was back on Cheong, who moved all in, putting Gutfreund at risk for his 130,000. Gutfreund called.
Gutfreund:
Cheong:
The board ran out low, and Gutfreund doubled while Cheong was left with under 10,000.
| David Gutfreund | 265,000 | 187,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:36 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Brasilia
| Yo-Seb Rhee | 950,000 | 149,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 731,000 | 71,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 525,000 | 55,000 |
| Vincent Moscati | 490,000 | -32,500 |
| Jake Balsiger | 405,000 | 148,800 |
| Andrew Watson | 360,000 | 360,000 |
| Eric Blair | 242,000 | -78,000 |
| Jared Jaffee | 218,000 | -262,000 |
| Morten Mortensen | 140,000 | -15,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:33 PM Local Time
Amazon Tan Chip Counts
| Niall Farrell | 470,000 | 208,000 |
| Jessica Ngu | 364,000 | -67,000 |
| Ismael Bojang | 340,000 | -145,000 |
| Nick Abou Risk | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Jay Farber | 257,000 | -3,000 |
| David Peters | 236,000 | -20,000 |
| Eoghan O'Dea | 226,000 | 226,000 |
| Timothy Adams | 204,000 | 204,000 |
| Rory Young | 185,000 | 185,000 |
| Haixia Zhang | 154,000 | 154,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 145,000 | 35,000 |
| Connor Drinan | 93,000 | -59,000 |
| Eric Wasylenko | 88,000 | -114,000 |
| Benjamin Heath | 78,000 | 78,000 |
| Tim West | 63,000 | -77,000 |
| Michael Kamenjarin | 58,000 | 58,000 |
| Marc-Andre Ladouceur | 50,500 | -164,500 |