Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:51 PM Local Time
Updated Stacks: Damian Salas Still Sitting Up Top
Damian Salas | 8,800,000 | -165,000 |
Zu Zhou | 6,200,000 | 0 |
Benjamin Pollak | 5,720,000 | -730,000 |
Wesley Pantling | 5,215,000 | -25,000 |
Joseph Dipascale | 5,050,000 | -2,050,000 |
Karen Sarkisyan | 3,640,000 | -780,000 |
Joshua Marvin | 3,460,000 | -540,000 |
David Guay | 2,400,000 | -100,000 |
Mike Linster | 2,210,000 | -290,000 |
Jack Sinclair | 2,105,000 | 105,000 |
Jonathan Dwek | 2,100,000 | 350,000 |
Mario Vojvoda | 1,640,000 | -105,000 |
Jake Balsiger | 1,400,000 | 100,000 |
Yuan-Yuan Li | 820,000 | -2,100,000 |
Kenny Shih | 750,000 | -55,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:49 PM Local Time
Pateychuk Hits the Rail, Eliminated by Vas Nunes
Andrey Pateychuk moved all in for 680,000 on the button. Next to act was Paul Vas Nunes, and he called. The big blind folded, bringing the two players to a showdown.
Pateychuk:
Vas Nunes:
The board rolled out , and that was good for Vas Nunes. He remained in the lead the whole way, giving him the pot. Pateychuk was eliminated from the tournament, making him the second Russian eliminated in the span of two hands at the same table.
Paul Vas Nunes | 7,300,000 | 600,000 |
Andrey Pateychuk | 0 | -360,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:48 PM Local Time
Gazaev Loses a Flip, Eliminated
Robin Hegele raised to 125,000 from late position, and Ruslan Gazaev three-bet to 350,000 from one seat over in the hijack. Hegele called and checked the flop. Gazaev bet 350,000 and faced a check-raise to 800,000 by Hegele before moving all in for around 2.5 million. Hegele called, and the cards were turned over.
Ruslan Gazaev:
Robin Hegele:
Gazaev needed running cards to avoid elimination and stood up from his chair, letting out some words in Russian that are better left untranslated. After the turn, it was all over, making the river a formality.
Robin Hegele | 8,400,000 | 0 |
Ruslan Gazaev | 0 | -2,100,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:45 PM Local Time
Wakeman Eliminated by Liu
Yin Liu raised to 115,000 on the button, and Matthew Wakeman moved all in from the big blind. Liu pointed at the dealer to count the stack, and Wakeman instantly replied "It is 890,000." Liu counted his own stack, which was around 1.1 million, and took another minute before calling.
Matthew Wakeman:
Yin Liu:
Both players hit a pair on the flop, and Liu stayed in the lead. The turn changed nothing, either, and Wakeman was eliminated after the river.
Yin Liu | 2,100,000 | 1,460,000 |
Matthew Wakeman | 0 | -1,115,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:41 PM Local Time
Monster Raising War Extends into Break
A player in early position opened to 125,000, sparking a raising war between Reed Hensel and Richard Gryko that left them as the only players in the whole room, as the rest of the players went off to break.
When action folded around to Hensel, he three-bet to 250,000. Sitting to Hensel's immediate left, Gryko cut out a re-raise and bumped it up again, making it 750,000 to go. The early-position player got out of the way, and Hensel five-bet jammed all in.
Gryko went into the tank, eventually asking for a count. As soon as the dealer confirmed a price of 2,940,000, Gryko folded.
Richard Gryko | 5,650,000 | -1,000,000 |
Reed Hensel | 4,800,000 | 1,150,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:32 PM Local Time
Action Back Under Way
Blinds are 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante for the next hour before they increase to 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante.
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:13 PM Local Time
Break
Players are going on a 20-minute break here in the Main Event.
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:13 PM Local Time
Hesp Can't Hold On with Kings
Wen Zhou and John Hesp got all of the chips into the middle preflop with Hesp way out in front. Hesp tabled , and Zhou had .
The action was stopped until the camera crews were set up, and then the cards were dealt.
The flop came , and Zhou hit an ace right on the flop. Hesp needed to catch a king or running cards, but the on the turn and the on the river weren't enough to get the job done. Zhou doubled up, and Hesp was left with around 1,000,000 chips.
Wen Zhou | 2,850,000 | 1,350,000 |
John Hesp | 1,060,000 | -2,740,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:12 PM Local Time
Shyam Srinivasan Eliminated by Zu Zhou's Two Pair
Zu Zhou raised in early position, and Shyam Srinivasan three-bet to 275,000 from the cutoff. The remaining players folded, and Zhou called.
The flop came , and Zhou checked. Srinivasan bet 175,000, and Zhou called. On the turn, Zhou checked again, and Srinivasan moved all in. The dealer counted his stack at 1,065,000, and Zhou called.
Srinivasan:
Zhou:
Zhou had turned two pair, tens and eights, and Srinivasan needed a king to win the hand. The river was the , and Srinivasan's run in the Main Event came to an end.
Zhou collected the pot, which put him over six million chips.
Zu Zhou | 6,200,000 | 1,600,000 |
Shyam Srinivasan | 0 | 0 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:12 PM Local Time
Richard Dubini Scores Monster Double-Up
Richard Dubini raised, and Alex Massman defended his big blind.
Both players checked the flop, and the turn was the . Massman bet 250,000, and Dubini called. The river was the . Massman bet 630,000, and Dubini raised all in for 1,665,000. After the count for the all-in raise was confirmed, Massman called quickly.
Dubini showed for a rivered set, doubling to around four million in chips.
Richard Dubini | 4,000,000 | 1,650,000 |
Alex Massman | 2,300,000 | -1,980,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:12 PM Local Time
Pantling's Kings Are Good
In the last hand of the level, Wesley Pantling raised to 110,000 from early position and Damian Salas three-bet to 290,000, which Pantling called. On the , Pantling checked and subsequently called a bet of 190,000 by Salas before checking again the turn. Salas fired a second bet worth 380,000 and Pantling called.
The river paired the board for the second time and Pantling checked again quickly. Salas took his time before checking behind and mucked once Pantling flipped over .
Damian Salas | 8,965,000 | -435,000 |
Wesley Pantling | 5,240,000 | 3,530,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:12 PM Local Time
Rachid Ben Cherif Doubles Through Charlie Carrel
Rachid Ben Cherif opened with a raise to 125,000 from middle position. Charlie Carrel defended his big blind.
On the flop, Carrel checked Ben Cherif, who bet 140,000. Carrel called. The turn was the , and both players checked. On the river, Carrel checked again, and this time, Ben Cherif moved all in for just under 500,000. Carrel went into the tank. He leaned over his neighbor to get a better look at Ben Cherif.
"If I know this guy, and I do, he's got ear tells," Carrel said. "It's blinkin'. It's twitchin'."
Carrel leaned back, then cut out the amount needed to call, shuffling chips very quickly between his fingers.
"These ear tells are crazy," Carrel said. Finally, he decided to call.
Ben Cherif showed for a rivered set. Since Ben Cherif was all in, Carrel was also forced to show his for just bottom pair.
"His ear was twitching!" Carrel shouted in his defense.
Ben Cherif doubled up, while Carrel fell to just over three million.
Charlie Carrel | 3,005,000 | -415,000 |
Rachid Ben Cherif | 1,550,000 | 820,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:10 PM Local Time
Superman Gets Saved
Jonathan Dwek moved all in for his last 830,000, and Kenny Shih moved all in over the top. Dwek was on his feet, decked out in his Superman costume, at risk with and flipping against Shih's .
The flop came , and Dwek paired his king to take the lead. The turn was the , and the river was the , giving Dwek the double for which he was looking.
Jonathan Dwek | 1,750,000 | 650,000 |
Kenny Shih | 805,000 | -315,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:09 PM Local Time
Schmiess Loses Flip to Dipascale
After a raise by Joseph Dipascale in the small blind and a three-bet by Barry Schmiess to 275,000 in the big blind, Dipascale moved all in, and Schmiess called all in for far less.
Barry Schmiess:
Joseph Dipascale:
Schmiess was in the lead, but that only lasted until the flop. The blank on the turn was followed by the on the river, and Dipascale claimed the pot with aces and kings.
Joseph Dipascale | 7,100,000 | 1,900,000 |
Barry Schmiess | 0 | 0 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 9:03 PM Local Time
Phillips Eliminated by De Meulder
Matthias De Meulder raised from the hijack, and Samuel Phillips moved all in for 1,185,000 from the button, which the Belgian called to put his opponent at risk.
Samuel Phillips:
Matthias De Meulder:
The board ran out , and since neither player held a club, the ace-high was good enough for De Meulder to claim the pot.
Matthias De Meulder | 3,450,000 | 1,040,000 |
Samuel Phillips | 0 | 0 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 8:59 PM Local Time
Massman Chips Up with Kings
Well over a million chips were already in the middle after a four-bet pot that saw Jingwei Zhang, from early position, and Alex Massman, on the button, head to a flop. Zhang checked, and Massman bet 650,000, which Zhang called. Both then checked down the turn and the river, and Zhang was first to show, flipping over .
Massman had that beat with and raked in a big pot.
Alex Massman | 4,280,000 | 1,100,000 |
Jingwei Zhang | 2,300,000 | -875,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 8:58 PM Local Time
Guay Wins with Ace-King
David Guay tossed out a bet of 175,000 on the turn of a board, and his heads-up opponent, Jack Sinclair, called. The river was the , and after thinking for a moment, Guay fired again, this time for 425,000. Sinclair took a few moments before tossing in the call and mucked when Guay tabled for top two pair.
David Guay | 2,500,000 | 940,000 |
Jack Sinclair | 2,000,000 | -500,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 8:58 PM Local Time
Hans Joachim Hein Runs into Kings
Robin Hegele raised to 125,000 from under the gun and got calls from players in early position, middle position, and late position. Paul Vas Nunes was in the cutoff and three-bet to 550,000. Hans Joachim Hein was on the button and moved all in, and the initial raiser plus the three callers all folded. Vas Nunes snap-called.
Hein was at risk with , up against Vas Nunes' .
The flop came , and Hein paired his queen to give him some more outs to survive. The turn was the , and the river was the , sending Hein to the rail and adding yet another elimination to Vas Nunes' tally.
Paul Vas Nunes | 6,700,000 | 1,300,000 |
Hans Joachim Hein | 0 | -1,590,000 |
Saturday, July 15, 2017 8:52 PM Local Time
Pawel Brzeski Eliminated by Benjamin Pollak
Pawel Brzeski opened to 110,000, and Kevin Calenzo called in the next position. Benjamin Pollak three-bet to 395,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Pawel Brzeski four-bet all in for just under two million. Calenzo folded.
"You have two million?" asked Pollak, gesturing towards Brzeski's stack. Brzeski remained silent behind his sunglasses with his earphones still in. Pollak called and turned over .
"Why you ask?" asked Brzeski, removing his earphones and tabling .
The board came with no help to Brzeski, who was eliminated.
Benjamin Pollak | 6,450,000 | 1,850,000 |
Pawel Brzeski | 0 | -2,100,000 |