Monday, July 2, 2018 1:47 PM Local Time
Aoki Chips Up
Mikiyo Aoki raised to 1,700 from the cutoff after two players had limped before her. Two players ended up calling and they saw the flop come down.
Aoki continued with a bet of 3,000 when it folded to her. Both of her opponents called building a pot of over 12,000 chips already. The turn was the and all the players involved in the hand checked this time to see the river card. The first player checked, but the second fired out a bet of 4,500. Aoki raised to 15,000 and that was enough to take down the pot after everyone folded.
| Mikiyo Aoki | 60,000 | 17,000  |
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:45 PM Local Time
Berkey Builds Stack in Gold Section
Among the early big stacks in the gold section are Victor Ramdin, Matt Berkey, Christopher Andler, Josh Arieh and Marius Pospiech, while poker commentator David Tuchman is also in the mix right there.
Ramdin, Berkey and Pospiech happen to be on the same table and the latter two just got involved into a bigger pot. Berkey bet the flop for 1,200 in middle position and Pospiech called from one seat over. On the turn, Berkey bet 4,000 and Pospiech quickly called.
The river completed the board and Berkey made it 13,000 to go. Pospiech grabbed calling chips, checked his remaining stack and gave it some more thought before electing to fold.
| Victor Ramdin | 115,000 | -5,000  |
| Matt Berkey | 105,000 | 8,200 |
| Christopher Andler | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| Marius Pospiech | 71,000 | -7,000 |
| David Tuchman | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Peyman Luth | 49,000 | -4,000 |
| Guillaume Diaz | 42,000 | 42,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:45 PM Local Time
Boudreau Wins One
Kevin Boudreau opened to 900 under the gun. The player on the cutoff called.
The dealer spread a flop of . Boudreau checked. His opponent bet 400. He check-called. The turn came the . Boudreau checked. His opponent continued for 1,000. He check-called again. The filled up the river. This time, Boudreau led for 2,500. His opponent quickly folded.
| Kevin Boudreau | 54,000 | 4,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:44 PM Local Time
Deuces Full for Virga
Aymon Hata raised to 1,100 from middle position and Bruce Virga called from the big blind. They went heads-up to the flop and Virga led out with a bet of 2,500.
Hata called and the dealer burned and turned the . Virga fired out a bet of 2,500 and Hata raised to 8,000. Virga quickly called and both players checked the river.
Virga turned over his for deuces full of fives and Hata fired his hand face down into the muck.
| Bruce Virga | 78,000 | |
| Aymon Hata | 60,000 | -13,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:37 PM Local Time
Meng Tan Pulling Some Chips Back
Win Meng Tan has gotten off to a slow start, after losing a few pots he finally found the pot being slid in his direction.
An opponent from the hijack opened to 800 and Meng Tan three-bet to 2,400, his opponent called. The flop came down , action checked to Meng Tan who bet 1,800 and his opponent called.
The was flipped over by the dealer on the turn, Meng Tan's opponent check-called a bet of 4,000 and the river fell the . Action was on Meng Tan who slammed in a bet of 13,000 and his opponent decided to muck his hand.
| Win Meng Tan | 41,400 | -8,600 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:30 PM Local Time
Bain Gets Paid
Tristan Bain opened to 700 from the cutoff. Robert Daniels, on the button, called, along with Lucas Fritz in the big blind.
The flop was . Bain bet 1,000, Daniels folded and Fritz called. The turn came the and was checked through to the river. Fritz fired 1,250, Bain raised to 5,400 and Fritz called. Bain tabled for a straight and his opponent tossed his hand in the muck.
| Robert Daniels | 49,000 | 49,000 |
| Tristan Bain | 48,000 | 48,000 |
| Lucas Fritz | 41,000 | 41,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:30 PM Local Time
Top Pair is Good for Berkey
Matt Berkey and Jared Bleznick were heads-up on the flop. Bleznick checked and Berkey bet 1,500 into a main pot of 4,450.
Bleznick called and the dealer burned and turned the . Bleznick check-called a bet of 3,500 from Berkey and both players checked the river card. "King high" announced Bleznick and Berkey tabled his for tens and deuces to take the pot.
| Matt Berkey | 96,800 | 16,800 |
| Jared Bleznick | 44,500 | -5,500 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:28 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts Purple Section
| Don Vu | 80,000 | |
| Juha Helppi | 63,000 | 1,000 |
| Julian Stuer | 63,000 | 13,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 60,000 | 10,000 |
| Lisa Costello | 54,000 | |
| David "Bakes" Baker | 53,000 | 3,000 |
| Leo Margets | 53,000 | -1,000 |
| Albert Daher | 52,000 | |
| Olivier Busquet | 48,000 | |
| David Paredes | 48,000 | |
| Lacey Jones | 46,500 | -3,500 |
| Bruno Fitoussi | 46,000 | |
| Maria Konnikova | 46,000 | -4,000 |
| Len Ashby | 45,000 | -5,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:22 PM Local Time
Bracelet Ceremony for Kornuth
Before the cards got back in the air for level two, Jack Effel presented the gold bracelet for the $3,200 High Roller Online Event to Chance Kornuth, who became the second player after Nipun Java to win an online and live bracelet after defeating a field of 480 entries. Kornuth thanked his coaches and students as well as his wife before returning to his seat.
| Chance Kornuth | 58,000 | 4,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:22 PM Local Time
Level 2 started
Level: 2
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:06 PM Local Time
First Break on Day 1a
According to the screens the field size of Day 1a has grown to 790 entries and all players have been sent into their first 20-minute break of the day.
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:04 PM Local Time
Sakhno Takes From Seidel
Picking up the action on the turn, Erik Seidel in the big blind and Oleksandr Sakhno in early position invested 700 chips each. Seidel then checked the on the river and Sakhno bet 2,050 in the last hand before the break. Seidel gave it some thought and called, but mucked when he was shown the for a set of tens by Sakhno.
| Oleksandr Sakhno | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 42,000 | -3,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:02 PM Local Time
Additions to Amazon Gold
| Matt Berkey | 80,000 | 30,000 |
| Jonathan Tamayo | 50,000 | |
| Jared Bleznick | 50,000 | |
| Nick Pupillo | 48,000 | |
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:01 PM Local Time
The Dimes Hold for Carnero
On a board of , Abu Hamza Bi Khalek bet 2,150 and Martin Carnero raised to 7,500. Bi Khalek made the call, the river fell the and both players checked.
Bi Khalek announced king high and Carnero turned over for tens up, taking down the pot from Bi Khalek.
| Martin Carnero | 57,000 | |
| Abu Hamza Bi Khalek | 34,500 | |
Monday, July 2, 2018 1:00 PM Local Time
More Counts
| Daniel Strelitz | 92,000 | 2,000 |
| Seth Davies | 85,000 | 35,000 |
| Arne Ruge | 64,000 | 64,000 |
| Richard Seymour | 60,000 | 7,000 |
| Andre Haneberg | 60,000 | 10,000 |
| Arden Cho | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Jason Koon | 59,000 | 9,000 |
| Vincent Gabel | 57,000 | -11,000 |
| Gordon Vayo | 55,000 | -1,000 |
| John Beauprez | 52,000 | 2,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 52,000 | -1,500 |
| Dan O'Brien | 52,000 | 2,000 |
| Justin Young | 51,000 | 51,000 |
| Adrien Allain | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Christopher Kruk | 50,000 | 0 |
| Erik Seidel | 45,000 | -4,500 |
| Cary Katz | 44,000 | -6,000 |
| Daniel Reijmer | 44,000 | -12,000 |
| Kalidou Sow | 44,000 | -3,000 |
| Mikiyo Aoki | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| Ryan Leng | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| Antonio Esfandiari | 35,000 | -21,000 |
| Kevin Song | 33,000 | -17,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 12:55 PM Local Time
Vayo Wins Something Back
Gordon Vayo was involved in a three-way pot with Thomas Swensen and another player. It checked to Vayo in the hijack on the board and he bet out 2,200. Swensen called from the big blind and the player on Vayo's right folded.
The completed the board and Swensen check-called a chunky 6,500 bet from Vayo. Vayo opened up and Swensen flashed and the pot went to Vayo.
| Gordon Vayo | 56,000 | 12,000 |
| Thomas Swensen | 42,000 | 42,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 12:53 PM Local Time
Aces for van Zadelhoff
On the turn of a board , James Hundt checked over to Steven van Zadelhoff, who bet 5,000 into a pot of around 10,000. Hundt called and the on the river ended up check, check. It was van Zadelhoff that showed first, rolling over his , and that won the pot.
"Glad I didn't put in the fifth bet. If I didn't lose kings to aces in the Main Event last year, I might have," Hundt remarked.
| Steven Van Zadelhoff | 57,000 | 7,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 12:50 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts Towards The End of Level 1
| Victor Ramdin | 120,000 | 20,000 |
| Aymon Hata | 73,000 | 10,000 |
| Spencer White | 70,000 | 5,000 |
| Yuriy Boyko | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Vincent Gabel | 68,000 | 18,000 |
| Jake Schindler | 52,000 | 52,000 |
| Christopher Kruk | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Andre Haneberg | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Stephen Woodhead | 42,000 | 42,000 |
| Silviu Baltateanu | 35,000 | -15,000 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 12:49 PM Local Time
Song Takes One from Lewis
Bonggi Song opened to 400 from the hijack. Romain Lewis, on the button put in a thre-bet to 1,400 and Song made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of . Song checked. Lewis bet 1,200 and Song called. The turn came the and was checked through to the river. Song fired a bet of 3,000 and Lewis quickly folded.
| Bonggi Song | 63,000 | 63,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 53,500 | 3,500 |
Monday, July 2, 2018 12:46 PM Local Time
Mcginnity Takes from Pauli
Four players saw a flop of and Sebastian Pauli bet 1,000. Ronald Mcginnity called and they went heads-up to the turn card. Pauli led out with a bet of 2,600 and Mcginnity raised to 6,1000.
Pauli called and the river was the . Pauli checked, Mcginnity slid out a bet of 10,600 and Pauli quickly folded.
| Sebastian Pauli | 63,000 | |
| Ronald Mcginnity | 62,000 | |