Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:46 PM Local Time
Level 3 started
Level: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:30 PM Local Time
Second Break on Day 1b
With the field size up to 2,247 entries, Day 1b has exceeded expectations and the number of entries last year. All players have been sent into their second 20-minute break of the day.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:26 PM Local Time
Glazier Gets Value From Zinno
A player opened for 1,000 under the gun and Jackie Glazier made the call. Anthony Zinno raised it to 3,000 from the button and the action folded to Glazier who chose to call.
The flop came and brought no betting action. On the turn of , Glazier bet 3,700, and after some consideration, Zinno called.
The river fell and Glazier fired 9,000. Zinno thought about it for a minute and ended up calling, but mucked his hand when Glazier showed for a set of sevens.
| Jackie Glazier | 58,000 | 9,000  |
| Anthony Zinno | 40,000 | -7,000  |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:25 PM Local Time
Chip Counts Amazon Orange
| Adam Grossack | 70,000 | -7,000 |
| Richard Gryko | 61,000 | -9,000 |
| Jasper Meijer van Putten | 59,000 | -4,000 |
| Josip Simunic | 57,000 | -3,000 |
| Stefan Jedlicka | 52,000 | 0 |
| Phil Laak | 46,000 | 1,000 |
| Bruno Kawauti | 43,000 | |
| Gregor Prizmic Martini | 42,000 | -6,000 |
| Roberly Felicio | 42,000 | -8,400 |
| JC Tran | 40,700 | -3,300 |
| Gavin Smith | 36,000 | -20,000 |
| Thomas Parkes | 30,000 | -9,000 |
| Craig Varnell | 25,000 | -12,000 |
| Max Silver | 17,500 | -8,500 |
| Greg Raymer | 12,000 | -18,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:24 PM Local Time
Craft Eliminated with Kings
Mickey Craft was seated at the same table as Jeremy Ausmus and Gianluca Speranza. Speranza finished as the runner-up in the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event behind 888poker ambassador Marti Roca de Torres.
Unfortunately for Craft, he ran into the on Christopher Leveroni on a board to be sent to the rail before the end of the second level of the day.
| Jeremy Ausmus | 95,000 | 45,000 |
| Christopher Leveroni | 78,000 | 78,000 |
| Gianluca Speranza | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Adrien Delmas | 52,000 | 52,000 |
| Mickey Craft | 0 | -57,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:21 PM Local Time
Haugo Sets Up Seiver
Scott Seiver raised to 700 from late position and Christian Haugo called from the small blind. They went heads-up to the flop and Haugo checked.
Seiver bet 900 and Haugo quickly called. The turn was the and Haugo checked to Seiver who bet 3,000. Haugo check-raised to 8,500 and Seiver called. The river was the and Haugo led out with a bet of 12,000, sending Seiver into the tank.
After nearly a minute, Seiver called and Haugo turned over for a turned set of fives. Seiver double-checked his hole cards before firing his hand into the muck and Haugo took the pot.
| Christian Haugo | 79,000 | 79,000 |
| Scott Seiver | 34,300 | -27,700 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:21 PM Local Time
Andersen Gets a Fold
On a board showing , the pot was already containing around 8,000 when Danielle Andersen fired 7,000 from the small blind position, putting her opponent into a difficult decision.
After considering it for some time, he ended up folding his hand and Andersen added more to her stack.
| Danielle Andersen | 84,000 | 18,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:20 PM Local Time
Chavon's Aces Hold Up
The flop was showing , Deon Chavon bet 2,000 from the cutoff into a pot around 4,500, and an opponent on the button raised to 10,000.
Chavon moved all in for enough to cover his opponent's 21,425 stack, and his opponent made the call. His opponent turned over for a straight draw and Chavon tabled for a pair of aces.
The turn was the and Chavon was still ahead. He would stay ahead as the fell on the river, eliminating his opponent and adding to his stack.
| Deon Chavon | 84,500 | 84,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:20 PM Local Time
Jones Loses No Big Nor Small One
Ryan Jones raised it up from the cutoff and Todd Comeens three-bet to 2,250, which Jones called and asked "do you want to play a big one or a small one?" Comeens shrugged and replied "We'll see after the flop."
On the flop, Comeens continued for 2,000 and Jones called. On the turn, Comeens checked and called a bet of 5,000 by Jones before the river was checked. Comeens was shown the and mucked, losing a middle-sized pot instead of a big or small one.
Below are further assorted counts from the same section in the Amazon room.
| Greg Merson | 80,000 | 28,100 |
| Johnny Nedved | 80,000 | 32,000 |
| Ryan Jones | 80,000 | 25,000 |
| Dylan Hortin | 60,000 | -2,750 |
| Craig Chait | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| Dermot Blain | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| Ryan D'Angelo | 43,000 | -5,000 |
| Matt Giannetti | 42,000 | 0 |
| Mark Gregorich | 40,000 | -10,000 |
| Rafael Moraes | 36,000 | 36,000 |
| Carol Fuchs | 24,500 | -25,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:16 PM Local Time
Chip Updates for Brasilia
| Akash Seth | 67,000 | 17,000 |
| Rep Porter | 64,000 | 11,500 |
| Kevin MacPhee | 63,000 | 9,000 |
| Johan Schumacher | 55,000 | 5,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 45,500 | 19,500 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 45,200 | 5,200 |
| Justin Liberto | 41,000 | -9,000 |
| Julien Sitbon | 40,000 | -1,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:11 PM Local Time
Deeb Wins a Small Pot
Shaun Deeb opened from under the gun to 800 and it was raised to 1,700 from the player one seat over. The action folded back to Deeb who made the call.
The flop fell and both players checked. The turn brought no more action and the completed the board on the river. Deeb made a bet for 2,300 and his opponent quickly mucked her cards.
| Shaun Deeb | 63,000 | -2,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:08 PM Local Time
DeWitt Takes From Silver
Picking up the action on the heads-up turn of , Max Silver bet 1,600 and Jason DeWitt called. On the river, Silver made it 2,800 to go and DeWitt gave it some thought before raising it up to 10,000. Silver let go in a battle of WSOP bracelet winners and dropped below DeWitt in the counts.
| Jason DeWitt | 34,000 | |
| Max Silver | 26,000 | -4,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:08 PM Local Time
Gold Should Have Been Out
Ben Maya, last year's $1,500 Shootout Champion, has joined the same table as Jamie Gold and Pierre Calamusa.
Gold said he should have been out as he had played a hand against Calamusa.
"Calamusa had and I had . The flop came and there were four of us in the hand with 12,000 in the pot. We all checked to Calamusa who bet 3,000, I raised to 6,000, and he called. The turn was . I check-call the 12,000 bet. The river was a or , not sure, it was a brick. Rainbow board. I check. Calamusa put me all in for like 24,000. I fold after like two seconds. I said that it absolutely sucked but I'm not giving you the rest of my chips! Calamusa himself said that he bet too much and was a bit annoyed that I didn't call."
While Gold was telling the live reporting team about this hand. he was involved in a hand against Maya.
Gold raised to 800 from mid-position and was called by Maya on the button and the player in the big blind.
They all checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. The big blind check-folded to Gold's bet of 1,000 and Maya called.
The river completed the board with the , Gold fired another 1,000 over the line, and Maya raised to 6,000 without hesitating. Gold considered it for a while but let his hand go in the end.
| Pierre Calamusa | 80,000 | -5,000 |
| Ben Maya | 52,000 | 52,000 |
| Jamie Gold | 29,000 | -11,200 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:07 PM Local Time
Cohen Moving On Up
After a difficult start to the day, Sam Cohen has doubled up from where she was earlier. She just took a small pot down on the river in a heads-up pot and it added to her upward momentum.
| Sam Cohen | 72,000 | 35,400 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:07 PM Local Time
Mack Takes a Big Dip, Then Doubles
The board read , Roger Mack moved all in for 7,100 into a pot of around 3,100, and an opponent on his immediate left called.
Mack cracked a smile as he turned over for a full house and his opponent mucked his cards.
| Roger Mack | 17,800 | -42,200 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:05 PM Local Time
Brasila Chipcounts
| Frederick Williams | 67,000 | |
| Danielle Andersen | 66,000 | 14,000 |
| Ludovic Riehl | 55,000 | 5,000 |
| Michael Dentale | 54,000 | 0 |
| Michel Abecassis | 47,000 | 47,000 |
| Lily Kiletto | 42,000 | -8,000 |
| Julien Sitbon | 41,000 | -7,000 |
| Paul Volpe | 40,000 | -10,000 |
| Ryan Rogers | 32,000 | -1,500 |
| Doug Polk | 28,000 | 2,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:04 PM Local Time
Table #412 Gets a Bit Tougher
Brian Hastings, Kenny Hallaert, and Chad Power are seated side by side at Table #412 in the Amazon Gold section. This was already shaping up to be one of the toughest tables in the room and a new player has just joined them.
Maria Ho has taken her seat at the table, and with this talented group of players sharing the felt, there's plenty of potential for a monster pot to develop in the near future.
| Brian Hastings | 98,000 | -7,000 |
| Maria Ho | 41,300 | 41,300 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 28,500 | 2,500 |
| Chad Power | 27,000 | -26,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 3:00 PM Local Time
Updated Counts Across Amazon Purple and Orange
Will Failla and Michael Addamo recently took their seats while Johnny Chan has been boosting his stack further.
| Johnny Chan | 125,000 | 30,000 |
| William Kakon | 115,000 | 115,000 |
| Jeffrey Weiss | 95,000 | 95,000 |
| Jeff Madsen | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| Richard Gryko | 70,000 | 18,000 |
| Jerry Odeen | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Erwann Pecheux | 63,000 | 63,000 |
| Josip Simunic | 60,000 | 10,000 |
| Aylar Lie | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Adam Levy | 54,000 | 54,000 |
| Will Failla | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Michael Addamo | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Donnacha O'Dea | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Michael Gagliano | 38,000 | -12,000 |
| Craig Varnell | 37,000 | -6,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 2:58 PM Local Time
De Silva Takes From Schneider
The board read and Upeshka De Silva had checked from the big blind. Stephen Schneider was sitting on the button and bet 15,000. De Silva went through the options in his head and then decided to make the call. Schneider showed for the missed straight draw and De Silva had him beat with for two pair, fours and treys, to win the pot.
| Upeshka De Silva | 86,000 | 24,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 2:54 PM Local Time
Stewart Gets a Fold
The board read and Scott Stewart had checked in the big blind. David Erez bet 3,400 and Stewart responded with a raise to 11,400. Erez considered his options for a while but then decided to fold.
| Scott Stewart | 76,000 | 26,000 |