Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:23 PM Local Time
A Lot of Chips at Danzer's Table
George Danzer has moved over into the Amazon Orange section and found a new home on the same table as Alexander Villa and Harald Sammer. All three of them have plenty of chips at their disposal and Danzer just added a few more.
The German mixed game specialist raised it up to 1,000 and picked up one caller. On the flop, a continuation bet of 1,000 was all it took for Danzer to claim the pot right there.
| Alexander Villa | 175,000 | 175,000  |
| George Danzer | 98,000 | 13,000 |
| Harald Sammer | 82,000 | 3,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:15 PM Local Time
Vitantonio Doubles Through Young
Jason Young has been having a bad go at it since returning from break and Peter Vitantonio just made it worse.
The board was reading , Vitantonio moved all in for 11,675 and Young made the call. Young turned over for flopped trips and Vitantonio flipped over for a turned full house, taking down the pot and securing a double through Young.
| Peter Vitantonio | 33,150 | |
| Jason Young | 23,000 | -36,000  |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:12 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts and Bustouts
| Jonathan Roy | 130,000 | 70,500 |
| Johnny Nedved | 110,000 | 30,000 |
| Lee Markholt | 100,000 | -15,000 |
| Ross Mallor | 90,000 | 14,000 |
| Alexis Fleur | 90,000 | 0 |
| Eric Kurtzman | 85,000 | 7,000 |
| Matthew Ernst | 70,000 | -30,000 |
| Dermot Blain | 70,000 | 27,000 |
| Jeff Platt | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Noah Schwartz | 14,000 | -1,500 |
| Ryan D'Angelo | 10,000 | -33,000 |
| Francis Gonyea | 0 | 0 |
| Tsugunari Toma | 0 | 0 |
| Valentin Vornicu | 0 | -11,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:11 PM Local Time
Checks All the Way for Lech
The flop read and David Coleman had checked his small blind. Michael Lech also checked in the big blind.
Both players checked through the on the turn and the on the river too. Lech tabled for the flopped pair of deuces and that was enough for Coleman to muck his hand.
| Michael Lech | 56,000 | 6,500 |
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 42,000 | 4,000 |
| Anatoly Filatov | 36,000 | -9,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:10 PM Local Time
Gagliano Wins a Small Pot
Michael Gagliano raised from late position to 1,000 and just the player on the button called. The flop came down and both players checked.
The turn was the and Gagliano fired out a bet of 2,000. The player in the big blind called again and the river completed the board. Both players checked and the player in the big blind opened up and Gagliano showed for a pair of eights.
| Michael Gagliano | 90,000 | 52,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:09 PM Local Time
Fox Takes from Hamby
Elio Fox raised to 1,000 from under the gun and Victoria Ondis called from late position. Jared Hamby called from the big blind and they saw a flop of . The action checked around and the dealer burned and turned the .
Hamby led out with a bet of 1,700 and Fox raised to 6,500. Ondis quickly folded and after nearly a minute in the tank Hamby released his hand and Fox took the pot.
| Elio Fox | 68,000 | 22,000 |
| Jared Hamby | 46,000 | -4,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:06 PM Local Time
More Updates From Brasilia
| Kevin MacPhee | 85,000 | -29,000 |
| Chanracy Khun | 60,000 | 4,000 |
| Todd Witteles | 50,000 | -17,875 |
| Neil Blumenfield | 43,000 | -1,000 |
| Jake Schwartz | 40,000 | -6,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 31,000 | -5,000 |
| Katie Swift | 30,000 | -59,000 |
| Ryan Rogers | 25,500 | -6,500 |
| Rayan Chamas | 20,800 | -11,200 |
| Daiva Byrne | 20,500 | -18,500 |
| Danielle Andersen | 20,000 | -51,000 |
| Fatima Nanji | 19,000 | -20,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:05 PM Local Time
Cunningham Takes a Seat
The table with Pierre Calamusa and Jamie Gold has been broken up and Calamusa is now seated at the same table as bracelet winners Jesper Hougaard and Ryan Bambrick. Also seated at the same table now is five-time bracelet winner Allen Cunningham.
Jesper Hougaard raised to 1,025 from the under-the-gun position and was called by Ben Morrison (early position), Allen Cunningham (mid-position), the player in late position, Bambrick folded in the hijack. Calamusa (cutoff), Emile Schiff (button), Edward Ho (small blind), and Louis Papadelias (big blind) all called too.
The eight players all checked through the flop to the on the turn. Ho, Papadelias, and Hougaard all checked. Morrison bet 2,900 and it folded all the way around for Morrison to pick up the pot.
| Emile Schiff | 94,000 | -8,000 |
| Pierre Calamusa | 66,000 | -19,000 |
| Ryan Bambrick | 46,000 | 0 |
| Ben Morrison | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 39,000 | 39,000 |
| Jesper Hougaard | 37,000 | 37,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:03 PM Local Time
Polk in Bad Shape
The player under the gun limped and it folded to the player in small blind who completed and Doug Polk who checked.
The flop went and after two checks, the under the gun player bet 1,300. Only Polk made the call and the same action happened on the turn , this time for 1,700.
The river fell a and Polk check-called a last bet for 2,500. His opponent flipped over for trip queens and Polk mucked his hand. He is now down to a short stack of 6,300.
| Doug Polk | 6,300 | -24,700 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:03 PM Local Time
Some Updates for Brasilia
| Vladimir Geshkenbein | 100,000 | 36,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 93,000 | 41,000 |
| Lily Kiletto | 76,500 | -51,000 |
| Brian Altman | 71,000 | 14,600 |
| Andreas Klatt | 47,000 | 2,900 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 42,300 | 18,100 |
| Michael Marder | 28,500 | -6,800 |
| Rep Porter | 27,500 | -39,500 |
| Natalia Breviglieri | 24,000 | -14,000 |
| Mike Dentale | 14,000 | -15,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:02 PM Local Time
Kluchman Shoves, Cordero Says Yes Please
David Kluchman found himself all in for around 15,500 and with one caller in Angel Cordero. The two turned over their hands and Kluchman found himself in a bad spot.
Angel Cordero:
David Kluchman:
The board ran out and Cordero's bullets took down the pot, eliminating his opponent.
| Angel Cordero | 67,500 | |
| David Kluchman | 0 | |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:00 PM Local Time
Counts and Small Hands From the Amazon Gold Section
Kristofer Homerding faced a bet of 12,500 on the river of a board and eventually called to get shown the . Homerding had missed a flush draw with the but chopped it up thanks to the board to preserve his big stack.
Ryan Riess won a small pot against Darryll Fish when betting the river of a board for 2,800. Fish gave it some thought and called, but nodded and mucked as soon as Riess rolled over for top pair.
Hieu Luu raised to 1,050 on the button and fellow big stack Steven Snyder called in the big blind. The duo checked the flop and Snyder bet the turn for 1,200. Luu raised it up to 4,000 and claimed the pot without further resistance.
Last but not least, Rafael Moraes grinded up his stack once more after being left with half the starting stack not long ago. On the three-way flop of , Moraes was the only one to call the bet of 2,100 by Justin Allen, who then checked the turn. Moraes bet 5,800 and won the pot right there.
| Hieu Luu | 165,000 | 165,000 |
| Kris Homerding | 140,000 | 140,000 |
| Steven Snyder | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Roman Valerstein | 95,000 | 46,900 |
| Jeff Shulman | 85,000 | 85,000 |
| Darryll Fish | 85,000 | -1,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Ryan Jones | 60,000 | -20,000 |
| Rafael Moraes | 49,000 | 13,000 |
| Harrison Gimbel | 24,000 | -26,000 |
| Carol Fuchs | 16,500 | -8,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:57 PM Local Time
Somerville is Peaking
Jason Somerville dwindled down from the 50,000 starting stack to only 34,000. After winning a pot against Christopher Kusha he's now peaking in the tournament with 57,000.
Somerville raised from middle position to 1,100 and when it folded to Kusha on the small blind he three-bet to 3,700. Somerville called and the two saw the flop.
Kusha continued showing aggression by betting 2,600 on the flop and Somerville called again. The turn was the and Somerville called another bet, this time of 6,400.
When the river rolled off the deck, Kusha checked to Somerville who put in all of his orange 5,000 chips, enough to put Kusha all in for effectively 16,275. Kusha folded and Somerville could start stacking his chips.
| Jason Somerville | 57,000 | 23,000 |
| Christopher Kusha | 16,275 | 16,275 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:56 PM Local Time
MacPhee Lays it Down
Kevin MacPhee was in a tough spot on the river. On a board, he bet 6,400 and was re-raised to 24,000. MacPhee tanked for a couple of minutes before reluctantly making a fold.
Two-times bracelet winner still has more chips than he did an hour ago, despite losing that pot.
| Kevin MacPhee | 114,000 | 21,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:56 PM Local Time
Machina Flops a Set to Eliminate McEwen
There was already about 10,000 in the main pot on the flop and Morgan Machina bet. Preston McEwen moved all in for his last 16,000 and Machina snap-called.
McEwen turned over but Machina had flopped middle set holding . The turn and river were no help to McEwen and he wished the table "good luck" as he made his exit.
| Morgan Machina | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Preston McEwen | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:52 PM Local Time
More Pavilion White Chip Counts
| Gary Kosakowski | 111,000 | -7,000 |
| Pierre Neuville | 67,000 | 12,000 |
| Sergio Aido | 53,500 | -500 |
| Richard Dubini | 53,000 | -17,000 |
| Terrence Chan | 49,000 | -29,000 |
| Dieter Dechant | 38,000 | -36,000 |
| Antoine Saout | 36,000 | -4,500 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 23,000 | -12,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 20,000 | -30,000 |
| Miguel Use | 0 | -33,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:49 PM Local Time
Jaka Chips Back Up
Faraz Jaka was down to 19,000 at one point but just raked in a pot where his opponent folded after Jaka had bet on the board. Jaka showed after the pot was pushed his way.
| Faraz Jaka | 30,000 | 11,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:48 PM Local Time
Deeb Takes From Hartree
Shaun Deeb raised to 1,000 under the gun and it was called by the cutoff and Kyle Hartree in the big blind.
The flop appeared and the three players checked. The turn fell a and Hartree bet 1,700. Deeb raised it to 5,500 and the action folded back to Hartree who made the call.
The river showed a and after some consideration, both players checked. Hartree turned over and mucked when Deeb tabled for two pair.
| Shaun Deeb | 71,000 | 8,000 |
| Kyle Hartree | 42,000 | -1,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:46 PM Local Time
Some Updated Pavilion White Counts
| Chris Ferguson | 110,000 | 61,600 |
| Chris Bjorin | 104,000 | 5,000 |
| Blake Whittington | 94,000 | 28,000 |
| Ben Yu | 87,000 | |
| Sam Greenwood | 76,000 | 30,000 |
| Bryn Kenney | 66,000 | |
| Marijn van Puffelen | 61,000 | 5,000 |
| Sparrow Cheung | 57,000 | 5,000 |
| Christophe De Meulder | 55,500 | -24,500 |
| Jeff Lisandro | 54,000 | 5,000 |
| Joe Ebanks | 46,000 | 18,500 |
| Pieter Aerts | 31,000 | -12,500 |
| Michael Rack | 30,000 | -63,000 |
| Shander de Vries | 27,000 | -4,000 |
| Mark Vanderloo | 9,000 | -200 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:45 PM Local Time
Henson Takes Over the Betting
There was a raise to 1,200 from under the gun, a late position opponent three-bet to 3,600, and Ray Henson called from the hijack. The initial raiser made the call and the flop came down .
The action checked to the late-position raiser who bet 3,500 and both of his opponents made the call. The turn fell the . Action checked to Henson who fired 12,500 into the pot.
Everyone folded and Henson scooped in a decent-size pot, adding some more chips to his stack.
| Ray Henson | 86,400 | 6,400 |