Friday, June 29, 2018 8:20 PM Local Time
Team Koo Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,565)
Hand #65: Hiroki Iwata raised to 110,000 from the under-the-gun position and Bienvenido Caballero was up next to act. Caballero opted to shove for about 490,000. Action folded back to Iwata who called without hesitating.
Bienvenido Caballero:
Hiroki Iwata:
The flop came and Caballero cheered loudly when he saw the king in the window but then realized there was an ace on the flop too. Caballero needed another king to survive.
The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river to eliminate Team Koo from the tournament in eighth place for $16,565.
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori | 3,600,000 | 1,100,000 |
Bon Koo - Bienvenido Caballero | 0 | -495,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 8:14 PM Local Time
Hands #59-64: More for Pantaleo
Hand #59: Manig Loeser raised to 85,000 from the cutoff and the rest folded.
Hand #60: Adam Lamphere raised to 100,000 from mid-position and got no action.
Hand #61: Giuseppe Pantaleo raised to 100,000 from the under-the-gun position and Cord Garcia shoved for 975,000 from the small blind. Pantaleo snap-folded.
Hand #62: A walk for Pantaleo.
Hand #63: Pantaleo completed his small blind and Lamphere opted to check the big blind. They both checked through the on the flop and the on the turn to the on the river. Pantaleo bet another 90,000 and Lamphere called. Panteleo showed for the full house, treys over jacks, to win the pot.
Hand #64: Garcia raised to 115,000 from the hijack and Pantaleo shoved on the button. Garcia gave up his hand.
Friday, June 29, 2018 8:08 PM Local Time
Team Harwood Eliminated in 9th Place ($12,700)
Hand #58: Loni Harwood shoved all in for 110,000 from the hijack and was called by Gabriel Neto in the small blind and Kazuki Ikeuchi in the big blind.
They both checked through the whole board.
Loni Harwood:
Gabriel Neto:
Kazuki Ikeuchi:
The eight on the river meant the pot was awarded to Neto and Team Harwood was the first to be eliminated from the official final table.
Loni Harwood - Haixa Zhang - Kelly Minkin | 0 | -800,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 8:01 PM Local Time
Hands #46-57: Loeser Comes From Behind to Survive
Hand #46: Adam Lamphere raised and everyone folded.
Hand #47: Loni Harwood moved all in from the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #48: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 85,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #49: Giuseppe Pantaleo called from middle position and Ikeuchi checked his big blind option. On the flop, Ikeuchi check-folded to a 55,000 bet.
Hand #50: Team Neto raised to 85,000 from the cutoff and Ikeuchi called on the button. Team Neto continued with a bet on the flop and Ikeuchi folded.
Hand #51: Ikeuchi raised to 90,000 from the cutoff, and Alex Rocha called in the big blind. Both players checked to the showdown when the board came , and Rocha took the pot with for a pair of kings.
Hand #52: Ikeuchi raised to 90,000 from the hijack, and Giuseppe Pantaleo called in the big blind. Pantaleo check-called a 75,000 bet on the flop, and both players checked on the turn. On the river, Pantaleo bet 175,000 and Ikeuchi called. Pantaleo showed for five high, and Ikeuchi took the pot with .
Hand #53: Manig Loeser moved all in from early position and Loni Harwood called in the big blind.
Manig Loeser:
Loni Harwood:
Board:
Loeser was dominated but hit a flush draw on the flop and completed it on the turn to secure a full double-up, which left Harwood with just three big blinds.
Hand #54: Ikeuchi raised to 90,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #55: Giuseppe Pantaleo raised and the table folded.
Hand #56: Adam Lamphere raised a took the pot.
Hand #57: Loeser completed his small blind and Neto opted to check his big blind. The flop came , Loeser bet 40,000, but Neto shoved to put Loeser all in. Loeser folded.
Friday, June 29, 2018 7:37 PM Local Time
Hands #42-45: Rocha Doubles; English Only at the Table
Hand #42: Alex Rocha shoved all in for 275,000 from the under-the-gun position and was called by Kazuki Ikeuchi on the button. The blinds folded to let them fight it out among themselves.
Alex Rocha:
Kazuki Ikeuchi:
The board ran out to give Rocha a flush on the river for the double-up.
Hand #43: Ikeuchi raised to 90,000 from the cutoff and Bon Koo shoved on the button. Ikeuchi asked for a count but the dealer advised that the action was on Alex Rocha in the big blind. Apparently, Koo said something to Ikeuchi as the rest of the table responded that Koo wasn't allowed to speak another language than English at the table. Koo responded that he didn't say anything.
Cord Garcia and Rocha commented that he did and asked Ikeuchi what was said. The floor was called over and the situation was explained. The floor ruled that the hand needed to be finished first before he could make any ruling. Rocha folded after considering it for a while and so did Ikeuchi.
The floor conferred with a supervisor and when the hand finished, they ruled that Koo would receive a two-round penalty. Any further infraction of anyone on the table would incur a stricter penalty.
Hand #44: Garcia raised to 105,000 from the button and Giuseppe Pantaleo called in the big blind. The flop came . Pantaleo check-folded to the 100,000 continuation-bet of Garcia.
Hand #45: Ikeuchi raised to 90,000 from the hijack and Loni Harwood called in the big blind. The flop came . Harwood check-called the 80,000 bet of Ikeuchi. The turn brought them the , and Harwood check-folded to the 200,000 continuation-bet of Ikeuchi.
Right after this hand, the floor supervisor came over to give the whole table a warning. The next time anyone spoke any non-English at the table, a 10-round penalty would be given to the player doing so.
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori | 2,500,000 | 400,000 |
Alex Rocha - Megan Milburn - Joanne Milburn | 635,000 | 330,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 7:19 PM Local Time
Hands #37-41: Double-Up For Pantaleo
Hand #37: Bon Koo raised to 140,000 and won the pot.
Hand #38: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 85,000 from early position and won the pot.
Hand #39: Ikeuchi raised to 90,000 from under the gun and Team Lamphere three-bet to 240,000 and Ikeuchi called. On the flop, Ikeuchi check-raised a 185,000 bet all in and Team Lamphere folded.
Hand #40: Loni Harwood moved all in from the hijack and everyone folded.
Hand #41: Giuseppe Pantaleo raised from middle position and Ikeuchi moved all in, due to the fact he thought the action had folded to him in the small blind. Pantaleo made the call.
Giuseppe Pantaleo:
Kazuki Ikeuchi:
Board:
Pantaleo held to double up and took the chip lead.
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori | 2,100,000 | -1,015,000 |
Giuseppe Pantaleo - Nikita Luther | 2,000,000 | 950,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 7:01 PM Local Time
Hands #33-36: Double-Ups for Garcia and Rocha
Hand #33: Manig Loeser raised to 85,000 from the hijack and Kazuki Ikeuchi shoved, putting everyone after him and Loeser all in. Everyone folded, including Loeser.
Hand #34: Bon Koo raised to 150,000 from the button and got no action.
Hand #35: Cord Garcia shoved all in from the button for 510,000 in total and Alex Rocha in the small blind also shoved. Giuseppe Pantaleo in the big blind quickly folded.
Cord Garcia:
Alex Rocha:
The flop came to give Garcia a gutshot to the straight and a flush draw. The turn brought the to give Garcia the straight indeed and the on the river was just a formality to complete the board. Rocha was left behind with 115,000 after this hand.
Hand #36: Rocha now moved all in for 110,000 from the button and Pantaleo also went all in from the small blind. Loni Harwood in the big blind quickly got out of their way.
Alex Rocha:
Giuseppe Pantaleo:
The board ran out for Rocha's ace high to hold and double up.
Salah Levy - Frank Mariani - Cord Garcia | 1,105,000 | 485,000 |
Giuseppe Pantaleo - Nikita Luther | 1,050,000 | -150,000 |
Alex Rocha - Megan Milburn - Joanne Milburn | 305,000 | -375,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 6:46 PM Local Time
Chip Counts After the Break
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori | 3,115,000 | 340,000 |
Adam Lamphere - Ao Chen - Yijie Zhang | 1,400,000 | 0 |
Gabriel Neto - Carlos Caputo | 1,260,000 | 0 |
Giuseppe Pantaleo - Nikita Luther | 1,200,000 | -10,000 |
Manig Loeser - Joelle Parenteau - Daniel Weinand | 845,000 | 190,000 |
Loni Harwood - Haixa Zhang - Kelly Minkin | 800,000 | -200,000 |
Alex Rocha - Megan Milburn - Joanne Milburn | 680,000 | -260,000 |
Salah Levy - Frank Mariani - Cord Garcia | 620,000 | -150,000 |
Bon Koo - Bienvenido Caballero | 495,000 | 215,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 6:26 PM Local Time
Break
The 9 remaining teams have gone for a 20-minute break while the 1,000-value chips will be taken out of play.
Friday, June 29, 2018 6:25 PM Local Time
Hands #25-32: Team Neto Hits Trips
Hand #25: Manig Loeser raised to 65,000 from middle position, and Alex Rocha called in the big blind. Both players checked on the flop and again on the turn. The river came the , and they checked to showdown. Rocha showed for the missed draw, and Loeser took the pot with top pair.
Hand 26: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 65,000 from the hijack, and Giuseppe Pantaleo called in the big blind. Pantaleo check-called a 75,000 bet on the flop before he led for 80,000 on the turn. Ikeuchi called, and Pantaleo checked on the river. Ikeuchi bet 225,000, and it was enough to get his opponent to fold.
Hand #27: Loeser raised to 65,000 and took the pot.
Hand #28: Alex Rocha moved all in from the cutoff and took the pot.
Hand #29: Pantaleo raised from the cutoff and everyone folded.
Hand #30: Pantaleo raised from the hijack, and Team Neto called in the big blind. The flop came down , and Team Neto check-called a 55,000 bet. Both players checked on the turn, and Team Neto led for 100,000 on the river. Pantaleo called, and Team Neto took the pot after he showed for trips.
Hand #31: Loeser raised and took down the pot preflop.
Hand #32: Cord Garcia raised to 76,000 from under the gun and folded after Bienvenido Caballero moved all in from the small blind.
Friday, June 29, 2018 6:15 PM Local Time
Hands #18-24: Ikeuchi Gets Even More
Hand #18: Adam Lamphere raised to 65,000 from the under-the-gun position and was called by Alex Rocha on the button and Loni Harwood in the big blind. The flop brought them the , Harwood checked. Lamphere continued with a bet of 80,000 which Rocha called. Harwood responded with a shove for 537,000 and both Lamphere and Rocha folded.
Hand #19: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 65,000 from mid-position and the rest folded.
Hand #20: Ikeuchi raised to 65,000 again, now from early position and got no action.
Hand #21: Nikita Luther raised to 75,000 from the hijack and got no callers.
Hand #22: Lamphere raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and nobody called.
Hand #23: Manig Loeser counted out his stack, twice, and then proceeded to shove for around 535,000 and nobody wanted to take him on.
Hand #24: Gabriel Neto raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and Ikeuchi three-bet to 300,000 on the button. Neto considered it for a few seconds and then folded.
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori | 2,775,000 | 475,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 6:06 PM Local Time
Hands #11-17: Ikeuchi Wins a Couple
Hand #11: Adam Lamphere raised from the button before Manig Loeser moved all in from the small blind and got two folds.
Hand #12: Boo Koo moved all in from early position and everyone folded.
Hand #13: Cudo Garcia raised to 75,000 from early position and won the pot.
Hand #14: Loni Harwood raised to 65,000 from middle position before Bienvenido Caballero moved all in from the big blind and Harwood folded.
Hand #15: Nikita Luther raised to 75,000 from early position and saw the rest of her opponents fold.
Hand #16: Team Neto raised to 75,000 from the hijack, and Kazuki Ikeuchi called from the cutoff. Team Neto check-called a 75,000 bet on the flop before both players checked on the turn and river. Team Neto showed and mucked after Ikeuchi tabled pocket fives.
Hand #17: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 65,000 and Luther called in the big blind. On the flop both players checked, and they also checked to showdown after the turn and river had hit. Luther tabled for ten-high, and Ikeuchi took the pot with for king-high.
Friday, June 29, 2018 5:49 PM Local Time
Hands #6-10: Pair of Queens for Rocha
Hand #6: Manig Loeser raised to 65,000 from the hijack and the rest folded.
Hand #7: Cord Garcia completed his small blind and Alex Rocha opted to check his big blind. They both checked through the on the flop and the on the turn to the on the river. Garcia bet 30,000 and Rocha called. Garcia claimed to have the ten and Rocha showed for the flopped pair of queens to take the pot.
Hand #8: Loni Harwood raised to 65,000 from the under-the-gun position and only Nikita Luther called in the big blind. Luther check-folded to Harwood's 55,000 continuation bet on the flop.
Hand #9: Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 65,000 from late position and the rest folded.
Hand #10: Garcia raised in the hijack and got no action.
Alex Rocha - Megan Milburn - Joanne Milburn | 940,000 | 320,000 |
Salah Levy - Frank Mariani - Cord Garcia | 770,000 | -130,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 5:38 PM Local Time
Hands #1-5: Koo Doubles
Hand #1: Team Neto raised to 50,000 from early position, and Loni Harwood raised all in and took the pot after Team Neto folded.
Hand #2: Bon Koo moved all in from early position, and only Cord Garcia called.
Bon Koo:
Cord Garcia:
Board:
Koo took the lead on the flop and hit trips on the river to double-up.
Hand #3: Garcia raised from middle position, and Nikita Luther called in the cutoff. Luther bet 55,000 on the flop after she was checked to, which Garcia called, and before both players checked on the turn. On the river, Garcia check-folded to an 83,000 bet.
Hand #4: Koo moved all in from under the gun and took the pot.
Hand #5: Luther raised to 50,000 from middle position before Harwood called in the next seat as did Koo in the big blind. The flop came down , and Koo checked. Luther bet 66,000 and both her opponents folded.
Salah Levy - Frank Mariani - Cord Garcia | 900,000 | -200,000 |
Bon Koo - Bienvenido Caballero | 280,000 | 30,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 5:16 PM Local Time
Team Moore Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,875)
Kazuki Ikeuchi of Team Ikeuchi raised to 55,000 from mid-position on next up to act was Thomas Moore of Team Moore. Moore shoved for about 230,000 and action folded back to Ikeuchi who called.
Thomas Moore:
Kazuki Ikeuchi:
The board ran out for Ikeuchi's higher cards to hold and eliminate Moore and his teammate Norman Straughn in 10th place.
The official final table has now been reached.
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori | 2,300,000 | 500,000 |
Thomas Moore - Norman Straughn | 0 | -200,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 5:02 PM Local Time
Team Rocha Doubles
Alex Rocha moved all in for 290,000 from middle position, and Kazuki Ikeuchi called in the big blind.
Team Rocha:
Team Ikeuchi:
Board:
Ikeuchi picked up the flush draw on the turn, but Rocha held to double.
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori | 1,800,000 | -380,000 |
Alex Rocha - Megan Milburn - Joanne Milburn | 620,000 | 220,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 4:41 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Redraw
Table | Seat | Team |
FT | 1 | Giuseppe Pantaleo - Nikita Luther |
FT | 2 | Loni Harwood - Haixa Zhang - Kelly Minkin |
FT | 3 | Adam Lamphere - Ao Chen - Yijie Zhang |
FT | 4 | Manig Loeser - Joelle Parenteau - Daniel Weinand |
FT | 5 | Gabriel Neto - Carlos Caputo |
FT | 6 | Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori |
FT | 7 | Thomas Moore - Norman Straughn |
FT | 8 | Bon Koo - Bienvenido Caballero |
FT | 9 | Salah Levy - Frank Mariani - Cord Garcia |
FT | 10 | Alex Rocha - Megan Milburn - Joanne Milburn |
Friday, June 29, 2018 4:38 PM Local Time
Team Reymond Eliminated in 11th Place ($9,875)
Kazuki Ikeuchi of Team Ikeuchi raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and William Reymond of Team Reymond was up next to act. Reymond three-bet to 150,000 from the button. The players in the blinds quickly folded and action was back on Ikeuchi. Ikeuchi four-bet to 450,000 and Reymond called.
The flop came , Ikeuchi shoved and Reymond called.
Kazuki Ikeuchi:
William Reymond:
Ikeuchi had an overpair with his pocket aces and Reymond had flopped top pair. The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river. No help for Reymond and he was eliminated in 11th place.
The ten remaining teams will be redrawn onto the unofficial final table and moved to a feature table in the Brasilia room. The seat draw is to follow.
Kazuki Ikeuchi - Hiroki Iwata - Sho Mori | 2,180,000 | 1,305,000 |
William Reymond - Ami Alibay | 0 | -980,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 4:33 PM Local Time
Team Sluzinski Eliminated in 12th Place ($9,875)
After the hand before when Team Sluzinski was left short after losing to Team Levy, they needed to find an immediate double-up but exited brutally.
The action folded around to Loni Harwood in the small blind, and she raised before Sluzinski moved all in, which she called.
Team Sluzinski:
Team Harwood:
Board:
Harwood was ahead and picked up a flush draw on the flop, but Sluzinski also picked up additional outs. He hit one of those on the turn to give him the lead with a straight, but Harwood's flush came in on the river to send Team Sluzinski to the rail in 12th place for $9,875.
Loni Harwood - Haixa Zhang - Kelly Minkin | 1,000,000 | 84,000 |
Jeff Sluzinski - Stephen Graner | 0 | -90,000 |
Friday, June 29, 2018 4:28 PM Local Time
Team Levy Trebles Up; Team Sluzinski Left Short
Team Sluzinski moved all in from under the gun and Team Rocha, in the cutoff, went into the tank. Alex Rocha needed a couple of minutes to think before he moved all in. Team Levy called on the button, and all three players turned their hands over after Loeser and Harwood folded in the blinds.
Team Sluzinski:
Team Rocha:
Team Levy:
Board:
Team Levy won the main pot with two pair, and Team Sluzinski won the side but was left with just four big blinds.
Salah Levy - Frank Mariani - Cord Garcia | 1,100,000 | 710,000 |
Alex Rocha - Megan Milburn - Joanne Milburn | 400,000 | -280,000 |
Jeff Sluzinski - Stephen Graner | 90,000 | -120,000 |