Saturday, July 15, 2017 12:17 PM Local Time
Some More Updated Counts
| Damian Salas | 4,765,000 | 115,000  |
| Antoine Saout | 4,035,000 | 265,000 |
| Eyal Maaravi | 2,710,000 | -290,000  |
| Johannes Becker | 1,317,000 | -84,000 |
| Tom Middleton | 885,000 | 25,000 |
| Jessica Ngu | 735,000 | -45,000 |
| Luther Tran | 645,000 | 75,000 |
| Davidi Kitai | 435,000 | -159,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 12:14 PM Local Time
Opinions with Jamie Kerstetter
Saturday, July 15, 2017 12:03 PM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 12000/24000
Ante: 4000
Saturday, July 15, 2017 12:03 PM Local Time
Hussein Busts Zekster in Fortunate Fashion
Dilovan Hussein was left short after an eventful first hour of Day 5 and pushed from under the gun for 315,000. Igor Zektser in the cutoff also moved all in and the big blind was in the think tank. "I hope you have a big hand," Zekster said, and Andrew Ostapchenko peeked at his cards with an "ohhh." Ostapchenko folded however, and the cards were tabled.
Zekster:
Hussein:
Hussein quickly stood up and put on his jacket, and the flop gave Zekster top set. However, Hussein had some outs with a gutshot and immediately got there. The turn completed the straight and the river was a blank. Zekster sat there, stunned, and could only say, "You can't be serious."
His stack was counted and Zekster also had 315,000, making him the next casualty of the day.
| Dilovan Hussein | 680,000 | -210,000 |
| Igor Zektser | 0 | -552,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 12:00 PM Local Time
Updated Stacks in Brasilia: Paul Vas Nunes and Eyal Maaravi Cross 3 Million
| Paul Vas Nunes | 3,080,000 | 640,000 |
| Eyal Maaravi | 3,000,000 | 100,000 |
| Hiren Patel | 2,220,000 | -480,000 |
| Dan Chalifour | 1,950,000 | -90,000 |
| Lars Johansson | 1,300,000 | -150,000 |
| Roger Teska | 1,150,000 | -50,000 |
| Jeffrey Galloway | 915,000 | 75,000 |
| Tom Middleton | 860,000 | -193,000 |
| Jake Balsiger | 660,000 | -690,000 |
| Georgios Zisimopoulos | 620,000 | 37,000 |
| Luther Tran | 570,000 | -144,000 |
| Jeremiah Fitzpatrick | 550,000 | 117,000 |
| Brandon Shane | 445,000 | -75,000 |
| Justin Liberto | 430,000 | -170,000 |
| Alex Massman | 400,000 | -30,000 |
| Michael Amato | 400,000 | -105,000 |
| Paawan Bansal | 335,000 | -179,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:57 AM Local Time
Hegele Busts Searing In Huge Pot
After a four-bet preflop, the flop came and Robin Hegele bet 305,000 from late position. One seat over, Ian Searing moved all in and Hegele snap-called to create the following showdown.
Searing:
Hegele:
"Damn, spade please," Searing said in table chat. However, his wish was not granted as the turn and river both bricked. Hegele, who started the day with 1.7 million in chips, had his opponent covered and soared up to 4.5 million.
| Robin Hegele | 4,500,000 | 1,950,000 |
| Ian Searing | 0 | -1,583,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:55 AM Local Time
Scott Hilton Doubles Through Robert Slezak
Robert Slezak moved all in for his last 225,000 from early position and Scott Hilton called from the big blind for his remaining 79,000 chips.
Hilton was at risk and ahead, tabling .
"Of course I run into ace-king in the big blind," exclaimed Slezak as he tabled .
The board ran out and Hilton locked up the double.
"Why couldn't it be two tens or something?" asked Slezak.
| Scott Hilton | 175,000 | 145,000 |
| Robert Slezak | 145,000 | -335,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:53 AM Local Time
Andrew Ostapchenko's Kings Good vs. Yuan-Yuan Li
Yuan-Yuan Li raised to 50,000 in middle position, Andrew Ostapchenko called in the small blind, and the big blind came along. The flop came and the blinds checked. Li continued for 65,000, Ostapchenko called, and the big blind folded.
They were heads up to the turn and both players checked. The river was the and Ostapchenko led out for 225,000. Li thought for a couple minutes and called.
Ostapchenko tabled for two pair, kings and threes, good for the pot.
| Andrew Ostapchenko | 2,210,000 | 494,000 |
| Yuan-Yuan Li | 835,000 | -373,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:53 AM Local Time
A Few Updated Chip Counts
| JP Kelly | 3,970,000 | -3,000 |
| Eyal Maaravi | 2,900,000 | -130,030 |
| Dan Ott [Daniel Ott] | 2,400,000 | 204,000 |
| Dan Chalifour | 2,040,000 | -95,000 |
| Bryan Piccioli | 1,800,000 | -194,000 |
| Jae Hwang | 1,750,000 | 27,000 |
| Vitaly Lunkin | 1,550,000 | 879,000 |
| Lars Johansson | 1,450,000 | -122,000 |
| Jake Balsiger | 1,350,000 | -212,000 |
| Jesus Blanco | 1,000,000 | -391,000 |
| Jeffrey Galloway | 840,000 | -40,000 |
| Vuong Do | 780,000 | -144,000 |
| Aaron Massey | 540,000 | 8,000 |
| Roger Teska | 540,000 | -46,000 |
| Brandon Shane | 520,000 | -16,000 |
| Alex Massman | 430,000 | -85,000 |
| Kelly Johnson | 390,000 | -284,000 |
| Gary Floyd | 0 | -527,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:48 AM Local Time
Rheem Railed; Chung Crushed
Chino Rheem doubled early, but lost a few pots in between and was down to just a few hundred thousand in chips.
In his final hand, Joe Hanrahan opened with a raise to 45,000. Vincent Chung moved all in over the top for roughly 680,000. Rheem then called all in with a shorter stack than Chung's. Hanrahan thought for a bit, then called both all-ins and the hands were tabled.
Hanrahan:
Rheem:
Chung:
"Come on, baby!" Rheem cheered, standing up on his chair.
"Down, Chino!" one of the floormen yelled.
The board rolled out and that kept Hanrahan in the lead the whole way, allowing him to eliminate both Rheem and Chung from the tournament, while he moved past 2 million chips.
| Joe Hanrahan | 2,045,000 | 640,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 0 | -212,000 |
| Vincent Chung | 0 | -628,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:48 AM Local Time
Marcel Luske Tightening Up on Day 5
Dutch legend Marcel Luske was in the big blind and was too busy making conversation with his tablemates to notice a raise to 80,000 from Aaron Overton in middle position.
"What is this!" he exclaimed. "Is this what you've been doing all event? Waiting for people to be talking and then doing this?"
Overton smiled back.
"See I like that smile," said Luske. "So I will play one of only four hands with you."
"What?" asked Overton.
Luske hadn't looked at his cards yet. "I will play only four hands with you," said Luske. "Aces, aces, aces ... and sometimes I might play kings as well." Luske looked at his cards. "See," he said, showing off-suit. "We don't want to play this rubbish."
"Well," said a tablemate. "He is a man of his word!"
| Aaron Overton | 2,550,000 | 25,000 |
| Marcel Luske | 1,050,000 | -109,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:45 AM Local Time
Pollak and Rheem Get in a Race
Benjamin Pollak and Chino Rheem got all of their chips in the middle preflop and when the stacks were counted, it was Pollak at risk with 680,000. The cards were tabled and Pollak showed up against Rheem's .
The flop came and Pollak instantly took the lead with two pair. The turn was the giving Rheem a few more outs, but the on the river was no help. Pollak doubled up and Rheem was left with just 10 big blinds.
| Benjamin Pollak | 1,360,000 | 860,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 212,000 | -770,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:38 AM Local Time
Day 5 Feature Table Lineup
The live streams have kicked off and will be running throughout the day until roughly 6 p.m. local time. Here's a look at the lineup for the first part of the day:
Main Stage:
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| Brasilia | 704 | 1 | Matthew Humphrey | United States | 1,117,000 | 56 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 2 | Jesse Vilchez | United States | 968,000 | 48 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 3 | Benjamin Koziol | United States | 501,000 | 25 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 4 | Greg Mueller | Canada | 1,267,000 | 63 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 5 | Charlie Carrel | United Kingdom | 1,598,000 | 80 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 6 | Jared Palmer | United States | 494,000 | 25 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 7 | Michael Krasienko | United States | 1,896,000 | 95 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 8 | Alexander Greenblatt | United States | 1,578,000 | 79 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 9 | Ben Richardson | Australia | 1,903,000 | 95 |
Secondary Feature Table:
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| Brasilia | 725 | 1 | James Salmon | United States | 1,081,000 | 54 |
| Brasilia | 725 | 2 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 1,006,000 | 50 |
| Brasilia | 725 | 3 | Matthew Moss | United Kingdom | 2,186,000 | 109 |
| Brasilia | 725 | 4 | Nima Salehizadeh | United States | 1,880,000 | 94 |
| Brasilia | 725 | 5 | Sammy Lafleur | Canada | 2,957,000 | 148 |
| Brasilia | 725 | 6 | Miltiadis Kyriakides | Cyprus | 1,175,000 | 59 |
| Brasilia | 725 | 7 | Sergey Tikhonov | Russia | 764,000 | 38 |
| Brasilia | 725 | 8 | Connor Drinan | United States | 703,000 | 35 |
| Brasilia | 725 | 9 | Joseph Michael | United States | 1,472,000 | 74 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:38 AM Local Time
Hirst Sends Tabali to the Rail
The cards were already tabled with Keanu Tabali at risk, holding . Zachary Hirst looked him up with the , and the flop of was devastating for Tabali.
It was all over for Tabali on the turn and the meaningless river that gave Tabali a set was a mere formality.
| Zachary Hirst | 850,000 | 337,000 |
| Keanu Tabali | 0 | -267,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:38 AM Local Time
Mickey Craft Straightens Out
Robert Schulz raised to 51,000 from the hijack and Mickey Craft decided to defend his big blind.
The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Craft checked again, and Schulz took a good long think before checking back again.
The river was the and Craft led out for 75,000. Schulz went back into the tank and eventually called.
Craft tabed for a straight to the ten and Schulz mucked.
Here is a look at how Table 712 has shaped up this morning:
| Antoine Saout | 3,770,000 | 1,452,000 |
| Mickey Craft | 2,700,000 | 311,000 |
| Clint Tolbert | 1,820,000 | -6,000 |
| Robert Schulz | 900,000 | -280,000 |
| Alessandro Borsa | 850,000 | 34,000 |
| Michael Benvenuti | 820,000 | 71,000 |
| Jessica Ngu | 780,000 | -70,000 |
| Sean Kenney | 685,000 | 54,000 |
| James Cavanaugh | 400,000 | -80,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:37 AM Local Time
King Eliminated by Pisane
Randy Pisane raised from the hijack, Raffi King three-bet shoved from the button for 336,000, and Pisane called.
Pisane:
King:
The board came down , not enough help to King, ending his Main Event and locking up the pot for Pisane.
| Randy Pisane | 3,170,000 | 215,000 |
| Raffi King | 0 | -405,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:34 AM Local Time
Alexandre Arsenault Eliminated by Martin Finger
Alexander Arsenault came into the day with just over 200,000 and had clearly doubled already when he raised to 40,000 from the cutoff. It folded to Martin Finger who asked how many chips Arsenault was playing. Around 400,000 was the answer. Finger slid a stack of purple T$100,000 chips forward and action was back on Arsenault who, if he called, would be all in.
"OK, then," he said after a couple of minutes of thinking before calling. Finger showed and Arsenault .
The flop came with no help for Finger. The on the turn gave him additional outs to a straight, and he made that straight on the river to eliminate his opponent and boost his stack over two million.
| Martin Finger | 2,100,000 | 442,000 |
| Alexandre Arsenault | 0 | -400,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:34 AM Local Time
Messina Adds a Million
Ruslan Gazaev raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Valentin Messina three-bet to 150,000 from one seat over in the cutoff. Gazaev called and the flop fell . Gazaev checked, Messina bet 105,000, and faced a quick check-raise to 305,000. The Frenchman called and Gazaev bet the turn for 500,000.
Messina took one minute of consideration and moved all in, ultimately forcing a fold from Gazaev.
| Valentin Messina | 4,000,000 | 1,021,000 |
| Ruslan Gazaev | 850,000 | -859,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:29 AM Local Time
Soika Wins with Ace-high
Ihar Soika raised from early position to 45,000 and Fabio Sousa re-raised to 130,000 from late position. Soika called and the flop came .
Soika checked to Sousa who bet 116,000, which was called rather quickly. The turn brought the and Soika checked again. Sousa bet 245,000 this time and Soika stuck around to see the river.
The river brought the and Soika checked for the third time. Sousa checked behind and Soika tabled . Sousa knuckled the table and pushed his cards toward the muck.
| Ihar Soika | 1,850,000 | 304,000 |
| Fabio Sousa | 820,000 | -656,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 11:28 AM Local Time
Ben Lamb Takes a Hit
Ben Lamb opened to 47,000 under the gun and was called by Guy Taylor in middle position. They got a flop of and Lamb checked. Taylor bet 80,000 and Lamb called. The turn was the and Lamb check-called a bet from Taylor.
On the river, Lamb bet out 350,000. Taylor thought for a little while, looked at Lamb, and eventually just called the bet.
Lamb tabled for a set on the river, but Taylor had pocket queens for a higher set to win the pot.
| Ben Lamb | 2,035,000 | -711,000 |
| Guy Taylor | 1,672,000 | 846,000 |