Wednesday, May 30, 2018 5:38 PM Local Time
Tilly Talks Herself into a Double-up
The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 2,500 and only Jennifer Tilly called on the button.
The dealer gave them the on the flop and the initial raised continued with a bet of 4,000. Tilly raised to 11,000 and her opponent called.
The turn brought them the , Tilly's opponent continued with a bet of 5,000. Tilly counted out her stack and considered her options. After looking at the board and her opponent again, she called, leaving herself behind with 6,900.
The river completed the board with the . Tilly's opponent now put her all-in by putting 10,000 over the line. Tilly tanked.
"I am so confused. I think you might have aces or kings. Why would you bet 25 pre-flop when you could have made it more? And this after raising you on the flop?" Tilly said
After going through some more options, Tilly opted to call and got up from her seat.
Jennifer Tilly:
Under-the-gun player:
Tilly had flopped top pair with top-kicker with the queens and her opponent held pocket jacks to double Tilly up.
| Jennifer Tilly | 52,800 | 28,800  |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 5:32 PM Local Time
Macdonnell Doubles Up
On a board, one player checked to Marc Macdonnell who moved all in for 25,000, throwing in his $3,000 bounty chip for good measure.
His opponent thought before calling, and Macdonnell's flush with was good enough to take down the pot, beating the of his opponent.
| Marc Macdonnell | 90,000 | 40,000 |
| Ben Heath | 81,000 | 31,000 |
| Scott Margereson | 66,000 | 16,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 63,000 | 13,000 |
| Darren Elias | 62,000 | 12,000 |
| Antoine Saout | 45,000 | -5,000  |
| Bernard Lee | 31,000 | -19,000 |
| Dominik Nitsche | 30,000 | -19,000 |
| Daniel Strelitz | 23,000 | -27,000 |
| Adrian Mateos | 22,000 | -28,000 |
| Brian Yoon | 14,000 | -36,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 5:20 PM Local Time
More New Names
| Paul Volpe | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| John Andress | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Tim West | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Dietrich Fast | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 5:01 PM Local Time
Break
Players are going on their first 20-minute break of the day. When they return there will be six more levels until late registration closes.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:58 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Jonathan Duhamel | 100,000 | -6,000 |
| Adam Owen | 87,000 | 1,000 |
| Anthony Spinella | 80,000 | 30,000 |
| Mohsin Charania | 63,000 | 13,000 |
| Mike Leah | 60,000 | 8,000 |
| Alex Papazian | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| David Peters | 44,000 | 7,000 |
| Christian Christner | 39,000 | 4,000 |
| Matt Glantz | 38,000 | |
| Jason Somerville | 35,000 | -10,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:56 PM Local Time
Linde Nabs Bounty, Eliminates Wilkerson
Dylan Linde raised to 1,500 from early position and Dylan Wilkerson shoved behind him for 8,375. In late position, Dean Baranowski gave it some thought before flicking in two T-5,000 chips to call.
Back on Linde, he quickly announced all-in and Baranowski swiftly let it go.
Dylan Wilkerson:
Dylan Linde:
The battle of the Dylan's was won by Linde after the board ran out and he collected the $3,000 bounty from Wilkerson.
| Dylan Linde | 85,000 | 35,000 |
| Dean Baranowski | 65,000 | -1,125 |
| Dylan Wilkerson | 0 | |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:46 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Cary Katz | 73,000 | 23,000 |
| Thomas Muehloecker | 55,000 | 5,000 |
| Mike Sexton | 51,000 | 1,000 |
| Chris Ferguson | 51,000 | 1,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 46,000 | -4,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 45,000 | -5,000 |
| David Peters | 37,000 | -13,000 |
| Christian Christner | 35,000 | -15,000 |
| Jan-Eric Schwippert | 31,000 | -19,000 |
| Ben Yu | 30,000 | -20,000 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 27,000 | -8,000 |
| Jennifer Tilly | 24,000 | -31,000 |
| Jeff Gross | 21,000 | -29,000 |
| Rainer Kempe | 19,000 | -31,000 |
| Igor Kurganov | 0 | -50,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:37 PM Local Time
Owen Hits a Straight
Alan Mastic raised to 1,000 from early position and Adam Owen in the small blind was the only caller.
The flop came , Owen check-called the 1,000 bet of Mastic.
The turn brought them the , Owen check-raised to 7,500 when Mastic bet 1,500.
Mastic looked at the bet and said with a smile while looking at the dealer: "Those look like more chips. I can't see."
The dealer confirmed that Owen had raised to 7,500 and Mastic quickly called.
The river completed the board with the , Owen continued with a bet of 18,500 and Mastic snap-called. Owen flipped over for the turned straight and that was enough for Mastic to muck his own hand. After paying Owen, Mastic is still sitting comfortably on a stack of around 150,000.
| Alan Mastic | 150,000 | 150,000 |
| Adam Owen | 86,000 | 44,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:36 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
| Sergi Reixach | 60,000 | 10,000 |
| Jesse Sylvia | 55,000 | 5,000 |
| Jennifer Tilly | 55,000 | |
| Shaun Deeb | 50,000 | |
| Fedor Holz | 37,000 | -13,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:36 PM Local Time
Hall Shoves on Weissman
On a board, both Cate Hall and John Racener checked to Joey Weissman on the button, who bet 6,000. Hall check-raised all in for 21,500, Racener folded and Weissman gave up as well after glossing it over.
| John Racener | 47,000 | -3,000 |
| Joey Weissman | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| Cate Hall | 37,000 | -6,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:35 PM Local Time
McKeehen Flushes Out Obst
James Obst raised to 1,350 from under the gun and former Main Event champion Joe McKeehen called in middle position. The big blind also called and the three players saw a flop of .
Obst decided against putting out a continuation bet, so it checked to McKeehen who bet 2,100. The big blind folded and Obst made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the . Obst checked to McKeehen who bet 7,000. Obst check-raised to 20,000 and McKeehen snap-called, muttering that he "definitely wasn't folding a flush." His opponent didn't hear this, and showed but mucked when McKeehen, true to his word, turned over for a rivered flush.
| Joe McKeehen | 70,000 | 20,000 |
| James Obst | 39,000 | -11,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:22 PM Local Time
Boeree Chips Up; Bertani Still Leads
Here are some updated chip counts from the field, with Liv Boeree chipping up having only just registered. In one hand, with the board reading a player bet 15,000 into a pot of around 30,000 and Boeree raised to 38,000, eliciting a fold from her opponent.
Chip leader Rafael Bertani still leads after securing an early elimination, nabbing himself a $3,000 bounty in the process.
| Rafael Bertani | 125,000 | 25,000 |
| Liv Boeree | 88,000 | 38,000 |
| Qui Nguyen | 72,000 | 27,000 |
| Ari Engel | 67,000 | 17,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 62,000 | 12,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 57,000 | 7,000 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 53,000 | 13,000 |
| Mike Leah | 52,000 | 2,000 |
| Bryn Kenney | 50,000 | 0 |
| Niall Farrell | 47,000 | -3,000 |
| Darryll Fish | 47,000 | -3,000 |
| Jason Somerville | 45,000 | -5,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 39,000 | -4,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:22 PM Local Time
Duhamel Doubles Through Zinno
The board read and the pot already contained over 40,000 in it. Anthony Zinno had checked from the under-the-gun position and Jonathan Duhamel shoved for around 30,000 from mid-position. Zinno considered his options, glimpsed at the board once more and then put some yellow 1,000-value chips in to call.
The dealer instructed both players to show their cards.
Jonathan Duhamel:
Anthony Zinno:
Duhamel had flopped a set of sevens which beat the flopped top two pair of Zinno. The dealer counted out Duhamel's stack and it was confirmed that Zinno had to pay 31,275. Right after having paid the double-up, Zinno was moved to a new table.
| Jonathan Duhamel | 106,000 | 56,000 |
| Joe Cada | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Albert Daher | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 27,000 | -23,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:15 PM Local Time
Late Registrations
| Erik Seidel | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Cary Katz | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Liv Boeree | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Igor Kurganov | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:14 PM Local Time
Hallaert Sees Through It
On a flop, Hallaert bet 1,500 from under the gun and received a call from Francisco Fragoso on the button. On the turn, Hallaert bet 2,700 and another call was cut out.
The river brought the and Hallaert sized down to 2,000. After glossing it over for 30 seconds, Fragoso stuck in a raise to 6,000 and Hallaert called it off after some thought.
Fragoso tabled and Hallaert showed the winner with
| Francisco Fragoso | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 43,000 | -7,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 4:05 PM Local Time
Hall Folds to Mandavia
Ankush Mandavia raised to 700 from the under-the-gun position and was called by Cate Hall on the button and Kristen Bicknell in the big blind.
They all checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Both Bicknell and Mandavia checked. Hall bet 2,500, Bicknell folded but Mandavia raised to 13,000. Hall glanced at Mandavia for a bit but then folded.
| Ankush Mandavia | 69,000 | |
| Cate Hall | 43,000 | -7,000 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 40,000 | -10,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 3:53 PM Local Time
More Names
| Bryn Kenney | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Chris Klodnicki | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Fedor Holz | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Jan-Eric Schwippert | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Jason Somerville | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Arne Ruge | 50,000 | |
| Ben Yu | 50,000 | |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 3:49 PM Local Time
Field up to 189 Players
| Christian Christner | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| John Racener | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Ari Engel | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Darryll Fish | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Jeff Gross | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Mike Sexton | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| James Obst | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| David Peters | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Bryce Yockey | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Thomas Muehloecker | 50,000 | |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 3:43 PM Local Time
Owen Makes Paul Fold
Dominik Nitsche raised to 600 from early position and was called by Adam Owen (cutoff), Griffin Paul (button), and Dan Shak in the big blind.
The flop came , both Shak and Nitsche check-folded to the 1,600 bet of Owen and Paul called.
The turn brought them the and Owen continued with a bet of 4,400. Paul considered it for a few seconds but then folded.
| Dan Shak | 58,000 | 8,000 |
| Dominik Nitsche | 49,000 | -1,000 |
| Adam Owen | 42,000 | -8,000 |
| Griffin Paul | 34,000 | 34,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 3:40 PM Local Time
Another Batch
| Justin Young | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| David Benyamine | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Rainer Kempe | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Stefan Schillhabel | 50,000 | 50,000 |