Wednesday, June 27, 2018 3:20 PM Local Time
Colin McHugh Eliminated in 14th Place ($56,551)
Colin McHugh moved all in for 1,360,000 from the cutoff. It folded to Tommy Nguyen in the small blind who asked for a count and appeared to be wrestling with his decision. Eventually, he called and Shyam Srinivasan folded his big blind.
Colin McHugh:
Tommy Nguyen:
Nguyen fist-pumped the air as he celebrated making the right call. The flop gave him two pair, and there was no miracle on the run out, meaning McHugh was sent to the rail in 14th place.
Tommy Nguyen | 3,500,000 | 1,600,000 |
Colin McHugh | 0 | -1,500,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 3:17 PM Local Time
Chen Doubles Through Carroll
Jimmy Chen moved all in for 1,565,000 from under the gun. James Carroll called and the remaining players all folded.
James Carroll:
Jimmy Chen:
"I have one over," said Chen as he turned his cards over. In the end, he only needed one over as the board came with his king connecting and doubling him up.
James Carroll | 14,600,000 | -1,400,000 |
Jimmy Chen | 3,100,000 | 1,000,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 3:15 PM Local Time
Benko Doubles Through McHugh
It was all in preflop between Michael Benko and Colin McHugh.
Michael Benko:
Colin McHugh:
"Use your one time!" shouted Benko's rail. He seemed reluctant, but eventually said, "One time!"
The flop came gving him a set. The turn and river came clean and he doubled up.
Michael Benko | 2,900,000 | 500,000 |
Colin McHugh | 1,500,000 | -1,100,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 3:15 PM Local Time
David Neiman Eliminated in 15th Place ($56,551)
Daniel Neiman was one of the shorter stacks for the better part of the day, patiently waiting to find a spot where he could double up. When the action was folded to him in the hijack, Neiman moved all in for 1,585,000. Raul Manzanares made the call from the big blind and had Neiman in a world of trouble.
Raul Manzanares:
Daniel Neiman:
The flop came , giving Manzanares a pair of tens and a commanding lead in the hand. The on the turn gave Neiman a flush draw, but the on the river bricked as he was eliminated in 15th place.
Raul Manzanares | 7,800,000 | 3,100,000 |
David Neiman | 0 | -2,500,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 3:09 PM Local Time
Corbett Takes It on the Turn
Rittie Chuaprasert raised it up to 425,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Corbett defended his big blind. The flop fell and Corbett checked to Chuaprasert who continued for 500,000. Corbett check-raised to 1,300,000 but Chuaprasert still called.
The turn brought the and Corbett tossed in a bet of 1,825,000. Chuaprasert thought for a minute and then asked Corbett if he would show after he folded. Corbett sat silently and Chuaprasert flashed the before sending his cards to the muck.
Daniel Corbett | 13,700,000 | 1,800,000 |
Rittie Chuaprasert | 5,700,000 | -4,200,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 2:55 PM Local Time
Vitor Rangel Eliminated in 16th Place ($44,833)
Daniel Corbett raised to 450,000 and Vitor Rangel moved all in. Corbett asked for a count before calling.
Daniel Corbett:
Vitor Rangel:
There was a king straight away for Corbett, with the flop coming . The turn was the and the river the and Rangel — who started the day at the top of the counts — was eliminated in 16th place.
Daniel Corbett | 11,900,000 | 4,700,000 |
Vitor Rangel | 0 | -3,400,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 2:45 PM Local Time
Updated Counts from Table 431
Chris Chong | 14,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
James Carroll | 10,000,000 | -600,000 |
Rittie Chuaprasert | 9,900,000 | -2,600,000 |
Harald Sammer | 8,500,000 | 3,300,000 |
Daniel Corbett | 7,200,000 | 400,000 |
Steve Billirakis | 6,600,000 | -600,000 |
Vitor Rangel | 3,400,000 | -2,300,000 |
Jimmy Chen | 2,100,000 | -500,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 2:42 PM Local Time
Updated Counts from Table 439
Francis Rusnak | 7,900,000 | 2,050,000 |
Shyam Srinivasan | 6,700,000 | -1,300,000 |
Raul Manzanares | 4,700,000 | -1,450,000 |
Colin McHugh | 2,600,000 | -310,000 |
David Neiman | 2,500,000 | 0 |
Michael Benko | 2,400,000 | -800,000 |
Daniel Sprung | 2,000,000 | -300,000 |
Tommy Nguyen | 1,900,000 | -120,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 2:34 PM Local Time
Chong Secures Massive Double into Chip Lead
Jimmy Chen opened to 350,000 and got calls from James Carroll, Chris Chong and Harald Sammer.
Sammer checked the flop to Chen who continued for 800,000. Carroll raised to 1,900,000 and Chong three-bet all in for 5,645,000.
Sammer and Chen folded and Carroll asked for a count before calling.
James Carroll:
Chris Chong:
Carroll could have chipped up to more than 25 percent of the chips in play with still 16 players remaining, but was behind to the better flush draw of Chong. The turn and river bricked out, and Chong secured a huge double into the chip lead.
Chris Chong | 13,000,000 | 6,000,000 |
James Carroll | 10,600,000 | 2,000,000 |
Harald Sammer | 5,200,000 | -3,050,000 |
Jimmy Chen | 2,600,000 | -2,400,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 2:28 PM Local Time
Manzanares Wins a Flip
Raul Manzanares Lozano opened to 320,000 from the cutoff and Tommy Nguyen announced all in from the big blind. Manzanares thought for a brief moment, realizing he would be the one at risk, and then made the call.
Manzanares tabled and was up against the of Nguyen. The flop came and Manzanares flopped a set of sevens, leaving Nguyen drawing dead already. The insignificant and completed the board and Manzanares continued his comeback with another big double up.
Raul Manzanares | 6,150,000 | 2,850,000 |
Tommy Nguyen | 2,020,000 | -1,430,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 2:15 PM Local Time
James Salmon Eliminated in 17th Place ($44,833)
Daniel Sprung just left a sour taste in Tommy Nguyen's mouth after cracking his aces with . It was a blind-versus-blind situation and the board ran out to give Sprung a straight and leave Nguyen with just his overpair.
In the next hand, the action folded to Nguyen in the small blind who limped in. James Salmon was in the big blind and shipped all in for around 1,650,000. Nguyen instantly called and the cards were on their backs.
Tommy Nguyen:
James Salmon:
Nguyen was in a dominating position again and was hoping for a better result this time around. The flop came giving both players a pair of kings, with Nguyen holding the better kicker. The turn was the and the river the . Nguyen's two pair with an ace-kicker held on to eliminate Salmon in 17th place.
Tommy Nguyen | 3,450,000 | -50,000 |
Daniel Sprung | 2,300,000 | 1,700,000 |
James Salmon | 0 | -1,700,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 2:09 PM Local Time
McHugh Runs Queens Into Rusnak's Aces
Shyam Srinivasan raised to 325,000 from middle position and Francis Rusnak just called from the cutoff. Colin McHugh was in the small blind and reraised to 1,300,000. Srinivasan quickly got out of the way and Rusnak shoved all in for 2,795,000. McHugh asked for a count and then made the call.
Rusnak turned over while McHugh had . The flop came and Rusnak's aces were still out front. The turn was the and McHugh was left drawing to one of two queens in the deck. The dealer burned and slid the across the board as the rail almost exploded, thinking it was a queen. As it turned out, Rusnak held on to score a double-up.
Francis Rusnak | 5,850,000 | 2,650,000 |
Colin McHugh | 2,910,000 | 1,510,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:58 PM Local Time
Salmon Doubles Through Benko
After doubling Raul Manzanares Lozano up, James Salmon got his remaining chips in with against the of Michael Benko.
The board ran out , providing no dangers for Salmon and he doubled up.
Michael Benko | 3,200,000 | -400,000 |
James Salmon | 1,700,000 | 850,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:53 PM Local Time
Manzanares Doubles Through Salmon
Raul Manzanares Lozano moved all in for 1,560,000 from under the gun. It folded to James Salmon in the hijack who three-bet all in for a little over two million. The remaining players folded.
Raul Manzanares Lozano:
James Salmon:
The board ran out to give both players sets, but Manzanares' was best and he doubled up to 3.3 million, leaving Salmon with just 850,000 behind.
Raul Manzanares | 3,300,000 | 1,700,000 |
James Salmon | 850,000 | -3,450,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:53 PM Local Time
Justin Quincannon Eliminated in 18th Place ($44,833)
On a flop of , Rittie Chuaprasert checked from the big blind to Justin Quincannon in the hijack. Quincannon threw in a bet of 375,000 and Chuaprasert check-raised to 1,600,000. Quincannon snap-shoved all in for 5,800,000 which drew a response from Chuaprasert.
"What?" Chuaprasert asked, making sure he heard his opponent correctly. Chuaprasert thought for a moment and then made the call for what would be the biggest pot of the tournament. Chuaprasert turned over for a flush and Quincannon held for the nut flush draw.
The turn brought the and the river was the — two red cards, but neither was a heart as Chuaprasert took down the pot with a flush. The chip stacks were compared and Quincannon was barely covered, sending him to the payout desk in 18th place.
Rittie Chuaprasert | 13,200,000 | 5,800,000 |
Justin Quincannon | 0 | -6,300,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:46 PM Local Time
Sammer Gets a Four-Bet Through
Justin Quincannon opened to 350,000 in the cutoff and Chris Chong three-bet to 880,000 from the button. Harald Sammer was in the big blind and eyed both of his opponent's stacks. He thought for a minute, then four-bet shoved all in for 6,630,000.
Quincannon quickly disposed of his cards, but Chong had a bigger decision to make. Chong went into the tank for over three minutes, but decided he did not want to put his tournament in jeopardy and his cards hit the muck as well.
Harald Sammer | 8,250,000 | 750,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:33 PM Local Time
Final Two Tables
Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
431 | 1 | Vitor Rangel | United States | 5,700,000 |
431 | 2 | Harald Sammer | Austria | 7,500,000 |
431 | 3 | Rittie Chuaprasert | United States | 7,400,000 |
431 | 4 | Yu Chen | United States | 5,000,000 |
431 | 5 | Steve Billirakis | United States | 7,200,000 |
431 | 6 | Daniel Corbett | United Kingdom | 6,800,000 |
431 | 7 | James Carroll | United States | 8,600,000 |
431 | 8 | Justin Quincannon | United States | 6,300,000 |
431 | 9 | Chris Chong | Singapore | 7,000,000 |
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439 | 1 | Colin Mchugh | United States | 1,400,000 |
439 | 2 | Daniel Sprung | United States | 600,000 |
439 | 3 | Tommy Nguyen | Canada | 3,500,000 |
439 | 4 | James Salmon | United States | 4,300,000 |
439 | 5 | David Neiman | United States | 2,500,000 |
439 | 6 | Shyam Srinivasan | Canada | 4,300,000 |
439 | 7 | Michael Benko | Canada | 2,800,000 |
439 | 8 | Francis Rusnak | United States | 3,200,000 |
439 | 9 | Raul Manzanares | Spain | 1,600,000 |
James Carroll | 8,600,000 | 435,000 |
Harald Sammer | 7,500,000 | 200,000 |
Rittie Chuaprasert | 7,400,000 | -1,400,000 |
Steve Billirakis | 7,200,000 | 700,000 |
Chris Chong | 7,000,000 | -500,000 |
Daniel Corbett | 6,800,000 | 3,100,000 |
Justin Quincannon | 6,300,000 | -200,000 |
Vitor Rangel | 5,700,000 | -3,220,000 |
Jimmy Chen | 5,000,000 | 80,000 |
James Salmon | 4,300,000 | 90,000 |
Shyam Srinivasan | 4,300,000 | -2,400,000 |
Tommy Nguyen | 3,500,000 | 600,000 |
Francis Rusnak | 3,200,000 | 1,780,000 |
Michael Benko | 2,800,000 | -2,450,000 |
David Neiman | 2,500,000 | -755,000 |
Raul Manzanares | 1,600,000 | -1,765,000 |
Colin McHugh | 1,400,000 | -5,100,000 |
Daniel Sprung | 600,000 | -1,440,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:25 PM Local Time
Frank Flowers Eliminated in 19th Place ($35,819)
Frank Flowers moved in with for his last 500,000 and was called by Harald Sammer with .
By the time the full board had been dealt, what was left of Flowers' stack had been taken by the Austrian, and the remaining 18 players are now redrawing around two tables.
Harald Sammer | 7,300,000 | 130,000 |
Frank Flowers | 0 | -200,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:15 PM Local Time
Break
Players are going on a 20-minute break.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:14 PM Local Time
Darryl Woodruff Eliminated in 20th Place ($35,819)
Darryl Woodruff opened from the cutoff to 275,000 and Colin McHugh defended his big blind.
The flop came and McHugh check-called a bet of 400,000 from Woodruff. The pair checked the turn and the river was the .
McHugh checked and Woodruff moved all in for 1,300,000. McHugh called with for a two pair, sevens and jacks, and Woodruff showed for the bluff and was eliminated.
Colin McHugh | 6,500,000 | 2,190,000 |
Darryl Woodruff | 0 | -1,600,000 |