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Monday, July 2, 2018 10:01 PM Local Time
Two Pair for Lewis
Shawn Daniels raised to 1,200 from middle position and Romain Lewis called from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked.
Lewis fired out a bet of 2,000 on the and Daniels called to see the river complete the board. Lewis threw in a 5,000 chip and Daniels had to think about for a moment. After about a minute he called and Lewis opened up for the winning hand. Daniels mucked.
| Shawn Daniels | 50,000 | |
| Romain Lewis | 36,000 | 4,000  |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:53 PM Local Time
Metaal Shows a Monster
The board read and Govert Metaal bet 2,000 from the big-blind position into a pot of about 10,500. Chuck Myers made the call from the cutoff position.
The river came down the and Metaal fired out a massive bet of 22,650. Myers threw his cards in the muck and Metaal announced, "I don't have aces!" as he turned up for quad cowboys.
| Govert Metaal | 125,000 | -8,000  |
| Chuck Myers | 47,000 | -6,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:47 PM Local Time
Banfield's Hopes Still Alive
Down to his last 12,975, Jason Banfield got the remainder of his stack in after the flop and turned over , facing one overcard of his table neighbor with . The turn and river were no threat and Banfield doubled.
| Jason Banfield | 36,000 | 36,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:41 PM Local Time
Nguyen Chipping Up
It has been all Chris Fraser and Matt Berkey here on Day 1 in the Amazon Gold section, but another player is chipping up. Truyen Nguyen has flown a bit under the radar but he has quietly amassed one of the largest stacks in the room.
Nguyen is now playing about 220,000 and will look to finish strong with less than one level of play left in the night.
| Truyen Nguyen | 220,000 | 220,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:38 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts
| John Vossoughi | 220,000 | 38,000 |
| Gavin Cochrane | 130,000 | 73,500 |
| Kevin Boudreau | 120,000 | 21,000 |
| Igor Merda | 95,000 | -7,000 |
| Dylan Honeyman | 95,000 | 15,000 |
| Cary Katz | 80,000 | 40,000 |
| Aditya Prasetyo | 75,000 | 14,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 68,000 | -12,000 |
| Christopher Kruk | 65,000 | -18,000 |
| Mina Greco | 60,000 | 10,000 |
| Andre Haneberg | 30,000 | -30,000 |
| Jason Koon | 19,000 | -8,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:34 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Eric Hicks | 126,000 | 126,000 |
| Chris Bolek | 80,000 | 13,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 60,500 | -5,500 |
| Chuck Thompson | 57,000 | 7,000 |
| Gavin Griffin | 56,000 | -75,000 |
| Dejuante Alexander | 49,000 | 3,000 |
| Maria Konnikova | 47,500 | 3,200 |
| Felipe Ramos | 0 | -54,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:33 PM Local Time
Daubach Eliminates Schmauch in Coinflip
A player raised to 1,000 and Marc Daubach raised to 2,500. When the action was on Corentin Schmauch, he pushed all in for 9,300. The initial raiser folded and Daubach called.
Marc Daubach:
Corentin Schmauch:
The board ran out and Schmauch was sent to the rail after he failed to win the coinflip against Daubach.
| Marc Daubach | 140,000 | 140,000 |
| Corentin Schmauch | 0 | 0 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:32 PM Local Time
Doe Gets a Fold
Romain Lewis opened to 1,100 from middle position. John Doe three-bet to 3,700 in the hijack. Action folded back to Lewis who made the call.
The flop was and was checked around to the turn. Again, both players checked. The river brought the . Lewis checked again. Doe fired 3,200. Lewis went deep into the tank for a few minutes, but proceeded to give up his hand.
| John Doe | 131,000 | 131,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 32,000 | -4,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:26 PM Local Time
Another Round of Chip Counts
| Matt Berkey | 215,000 | -2,000 |
| Peyman Luth | 135,000 | 45,000 |
| Luigi Petrone | 115,000 | 115,000 |
| Ronald Mcginnity | 78,000 | 16,000 |
| Ray Romano | 60,000 | 13,000 |
| Victor Ramdin | 59,000 | -14,000 |
| Ben Lamb | 29,000 | -25,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:24 PM Local Time
Nia Wins Three-Way All-in, Eliminates Song
Michael Nia raised to 1,000 from the button. The player in the small blind three-bet shoved for 7,600. The big blind called. Nia tank-called.
A flop of . The big blind moved all in. Nia called, putting at risk his last 11,500, and the cards were tabled.
Michael Nia:
Bonggi Song:
Opponent:
The turn came the and the river completed the board, giving Nia a straight to scoop the pot, eliminating Song.
| Michael Nia | 47,000 | 26,600 |
| Bonggi Song | 0 | -63,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:20 PM Local Time
Seidel On the Rise Again
Erik Seidel lost a big set-over-set pot earlier against Diego Martinez, but he's chipping up nicely again and starting to head back to where he started before that pot.
In the latest pot, there was a flop and Seidel called a 3,500-bet from the player in the big blind. The turn was the and Seidel called another bet. This time the bet was 5,500.
His opponent checked to him on the river and Seidel put out a bet of 15,000. He was called and Seidel opened up for a flush. His opponent mucked and Seidel's rail started celebrating the victory.
| Erik Seidel | 85,000 | 35,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:20 PM Local Time
Zimmerman Takes Pelham Out, Almost Back to Starting
Dwayne Pelham opened to 5,000 from late position and Joshua Zimmerman called from the big blind. The flop fell and Zimmerman checked to Pelham who moved all in.
Zimmerman made the call and the players turned over their hands. Pelham showed for top pair and Zimmerman showed for jacks with a higher kicker.
The came on the turn and Pelham would need help, but it would not come as the river fell the . Zimmerman took down the pot and eliminated Pelham in the process of doing so.
| Joshua Zimmerman | 46,500 | |
| Dwayne Pelham | 0 | |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:12 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts in Level 5
Chris Fraser seems to be pulling further away at the top of the counts with more than six times the starting stack while his table neighbor Ken Yamamoto has disappeared.
| Chris Fraser | 330,000 | 66,000 |
| Casey McCarrel | 135,000 | -65,000 |
| Toby Joyce | 125,000 | 3,000 |
| Aymon Hata | 115,000 | 25,000 |
| Ema Zajmovic | 105,000 | 55,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 100,000 | 55,500 |
| Matt Waxman | 80,000 | 5,000 |
| Michael Weissman | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Katie Stone | 75,000 | -3,000 |
| Pratyush Buddiga | 30,000 | -15,900 |
| Lena Evans | 25,000 | -25,000 |
| Ken Yamamoto | 0 | -35,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 9:02 PM Local Time
Level 5 started
Level: 5
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Monday, July 2, 2018 8:45 PM Local Time
Final Break of the Day
The remaining players have been sent on their final 20-minute break of the day. Another two-hour level is ahead before bagging and tagging.
Monday, July 2, 2018 8:45 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Jake Daniels | 127,000 | -6,500 |
| Kevin Boudreau | 99,000 | 9,000 |
| Bart Lybaert | 85,000 | 12,500 |
| Chris Bolek | 67,000 | 13,000 |
| Joao Simao | 47,000 | -17,000 |
| Olivier Busquet | 16,000 | -7,500 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 8:40 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts Amazon Orange
| Brian Frasca | 135,000 | 5,000 |
| Owen Crowe | 125,000 | 20,000 |
| Ryan Leng | 125,000 | 53,000 |
| George Hamati | 115,000 | -5,000 |
| Daniel Strelitz | 115,000 | 40,000 |
| Seth Davies | 101,000 | 18,000 |
| Quyen Phan | 95,000 | 7,000 |
| Mikiyo Aoki | 93,000 | 23,000 |
| Christopher Kruk | 83,000 | 46,000 |
| Diego Martinez | 80,000 | -20,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 80,000 | 26,000 |
| Vincent Gabel | 67,000 | -7,000 |
| Scotty Nguyen | 60,000 | 6,000 |
| Daniel Reijmer | 51,000 | -3,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 50,000 | 13,000 |
| Ray Romano | 47,000 | -9,000 |
| Cary Katz | 40,000 | 9,000 |
| Tony Dunst | 38,000 | -12,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 36,000 | -4,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 32,000 | -1,000 |
| Jason Koon | 27,000 | -15,000 |
| Jen Harman | 23,000 | -1,000 |
| Arne Ruge | 21,000 | -22,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 8:40 PM Local Time
Soverel Applies Pressure
Stacey Sullivan raised to 900 from middle position and Sam Soverel called from the big blind. They saw a flop of and Soverel checked. Sullivan bet 800 and Soverel check-raised to 2,500.
Sullivan called and the dealer burned and turned the . Soverel led out with a bet of 7,000 and that was enough to get a fold from Sullivan.
| Sam Soverel | 55,500 | 6,500 |
| Stacey Sullivan | 41,500 | -19,975 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 8:39 PM Local Time
Kubialiak Scoops a Healthy Pot on the River
The board read , the action was checked to Tomas Kubialiak in the cutoff who bet 2,000, Randall Emmett called from the button, the small blind called, and Ron Fetsch raised to 6,000 from early position.
Kubaliak made the call, Emmett made the call, and the small blind folded. The river fell a and Fetsch checked to Kubaliak who fired 12,000 into the pot. Emmett thought for a while but hit the fold button and Fetsch followed in his steps by letting his cards fly into the muck.
| Randall Emmett | 145,000 | -15,000 |
| Tomas Kubaliak | 108,000 | 108,000 |
| Ron Fetsch | 27,500 | 27,500 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 8:38 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts
| Casey McCarrel | 200,000 | 35,000 |
| Bert Smith | 140,000 | -15,000 |
| Alexandru Papazian | 125,000 | -1,000 |
| Thomas Lutz | 105,000 | 25,000 |
| Jonathan Zarin | 105,000 | |
| Igor Merda | 102,000 | 17,000 |
| Bruno Fitoussi | 100,000 | 54,000 |
| Paul Michaelis | 90,000 | |
| Chris Hunichen | 75,000 | |
| Dann Turner | 53,000 | -12,000 |
| Ryan Tosoc | 45,000 | |
| Georgios Karakousis | 20,000 | -40,000 |