Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:34 PM Local Time
New Round of Chipcounts From Brasilia
| Samuel Bernabeu | 177,000 | 123,900  |
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 116,000 | 24,000 |
| Danielle Andersen | 71,000 | -13,000  |
| Mathieu Rabalison | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Andrew Frankenberger | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| Ralph Massey | 57,000 | 7,000 |
| Mike Sexton | 55,500 | -3,500 |
| Sarah Herzali | 53,000 | 53,000 |
| Nicolas Cardin | 52,000 | 7,000 |
| Thomas Muhlocker | 51,000 | 15,000 |
| Jackie Glazier | 45,000 | 1,000 |
| Michel Abecassis | 42,000 | -5,000 |
| Natalia Breviglieri | 38,000 | -12,000 |
| Anthony Zinno | 36,000 | -4,000 |
| Marc-Andre Ladouceur | 36,000 | -4,000 |
| Doug Polk | 31,000 | 6,500 |
| Jay Farber | 31,000 | -8,000 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 31,000 | -22,000 |
| Jeremy Perrin | 29,000 | 2,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:32 PM Local Time
Top Two Pair for Fish
Darryll Fish and Kevin Buck were heads-up on the river on a board. Buck checked and Fish bet 8,500 into a main pot of about 13,000. Buck leaned back in his chair and thought it over for a few moments before tossing in the calling chips.
Fish turned over for top two pair and Buck fired his hand face down into the muck. "Nice hand. I had the best bluff catcher I could have," said Buck as Fish scooped the pot.
| Darryll Fish | 86,000 | 8,000 |
| Kevin Buck | 9,850 | 9,850 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:30 PM Local Time
Hallaert Eliminated on the Feature Table
Kenny Hallaert reached Day 5, 8, and 6 of the WSOP Main Event in the last three years, yet he was just spotted with PokerCentral's Remko Rinkema on the rail and the duo walked outside of the Amazon room to discuss Hallaert's unfortunate run in the 2018 Main Event, as the Belgian had been eliminated minutes prior.
Hallaert was moved to the main feature table with some 20,000 chips and made a small profit before he got involved in a three-way hand. According to the Belgian, Randy Pisane had raised and Hallaert called from the small blind with the . The big blind called also. Hallaert check-called a 1,200 bet by Pisane on the flop and bet the turn. Pisane raised to 11,500, and Hallaert, who had a total of 23,000 behind at that point, eventually moved all in with top two pair.
Pisane quickly called with a set of eights and that sent Hallaert to the rail in Level 3.
"I seriously considered folding it, don't think I can call there, fold is definitely an option. Out of the 25 flops I have seen today, I didn't hit any pair. I flopped trips once and had to fold on the river, the guy later told me he had the better trips so I was glad about the fold. Maybe it was the frustration on how the day went," Hallaert explained.
The Belgian becomes the second high-profile departure in Level 3 on the feature table after defending champion Scott Blumstein had been eliminated on yesterday's Day 1a.
| Randy Pisane | 87,000 | 19,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 0 | -20,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:29 PM Local Time
Geshkenbein Finds a Fold From Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell opened to 700 and it was called by the cutoff player, Vladimir Geshkenbein in small blind, and the big blind player.
The flop brought and after the players in the blinds checked, Bicknell continued for 800. Only Geshkenbein made the call. The turn brought no betting action and the completed the board. Geshkenbein bet 1,900 and it was enough to make Bicknell fold her hand.
| Vladimir Geshkenbein | 64,000 | -11,200 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 24,200 | -2,300 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:28 PM Local Time
Failla Keeps Firing
A player opened to 800 from under the gun, Will Failla called from the hijack, and the big blind stuck around as well. The flop fell , action checked to Failla who bet 1,500, and only the big blind opponent called.
The came on the turn, action checked to Failla who fired out 3,300, and his opponent called. The river was the , again action checked to Failla who pushed in a bet of 6,400, and his opponent took a few moments before making the fold.
| Will Failla | 84,800 | 34,800 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:25 PM Local Time
Updated Pavilion Green Counts
| Scott Stewart | 96,500 | 20,500 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 92,000 | -3,000 |
| Carl Brewington | 90,000 | 41,300 |
| Sergio Castelluccio | 89,000 | 23,000 |
| George Danzer | 85,000 | 35,000 |
| Pierre Calamusa | 85,000 | 5,000 |
| Tara Cain | 76,000 | 26,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 75,000 | 2,000 |
| Christopher Leveroni | 75,000 | -3,000 |
| Gina Bacon | 57,000 | -7,000 |
| Jamie Gold | 48,000 | -4,500 |
| Adrien Delmas | 46,000 | -6,000 |
| Greg Mueller | 40,000 | 2,000 |
| Gianluca Speranza | 30,000 | -35,000 |
| Allyn Shulman | 28,000 | 3,000 |
| Upeshka De Silva | 20,000 | -66,000 |
| Gaurav Raina | 12,800 | -40,200 |
| Anton Morgenstern | 0 | -50,000 |
| Ben Maya | 0 | -52,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:22 PM Local Time
Brasilia Chip Counts
| Lily Kiletto | 127,500 | 55,500 |
| Alexandre Mantovani | 69,000 | -1,000 |
| Heidi May | 59,700 | -300 |
| Brian Altman | 56,400 | 8,100 |
| Daniel Ott | 49,000 | 26,000 |
| Neil Blumenfield | 44,000 | 10,000 |
| Kyle Hartree | 43,500 | -34,500 |
| Mike Dentale | 29,000 | -28,300 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:21 PM Local Time
Chip Counts Amazon Orange and Tan
| Johnny Chan | 135,000 | -15,000 |
| Max Pescatori | 125,000 | 9,000 |
| Adam Grossack | 121,000 | 51,000 |
| Charlotte Godwin | 75,000 | 33,000 |
| Luciano Hollanda | 64,000 | 11,000 |
| Aylar Lie | 53,000 | -2,000 |
| Richard Gryko | 51,000 | -10,000 |
| Jasper Meijer van Putten | 47,000 | -12,000 |
| Phil Laak | 46,000 | 0 |
| Josip Simunic | 45,000 | -12,000 |
| Hiep Doan | 43,000 | -7,000 |
| Scott Clements | 41,000 | -9,000 |
| Craig Varnell | 40,000 | 15,000 |
| Gregor Prizmic Martini | 36,000 | -6,000 |
| Roberly Felicio | 34,000 | -8,000 |
| Gavin Smith | 34,000 | -2,000 |
| Jason Somerville | 34,000 | -2,000 |
| Lauren Roberts | 28,000 | |
| Thomas Parkes | 27,000 | -3,000 |
| Christopher Frank | 24,000 | 4,000 |
| Max Silver | 20,000 | 2,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:18 PM Local Time
Seth Gives MacPhee Respect
The preflop action was already underway and there was a 2,800 bet in front of the cutoff and a call by Akash Seth on the button. Kevin MacPhee raised it up to 11,600. This got the cutoff out the way, and after some deliberation, Seth did the same, showing the table as he did so. MacPhee mucked, so it will never be known how strong he was.
| Akash Seth | 100,000 | 33,000 |
| Kevin MacPhee | 93,000 | 30,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:15 PM Local Time
Addamo Builds; Vornicu Not Yet
After finding resistance on two previous streets, Michael Addamo on the button bet 16,000 into a pot of as many chips with the river reading and his opponent in the small blind gave it some thought before releasing his cards.
Valentin Vornicu, who is well known to run up stacks rather quickly, however, experienced the quite opposite fate. After three limpers, Vornicu in the cutoff made it 1,700 to go with 11,000 behind and the big blind reraised to 5,300. That was enough to scare away everyone including the current record WSOP circuit ring winner.
| Tom Hall | 110,000 | 8,000 |
| William Kakon | 105,000 | -10,000 |
| Alexis Fleur | 90,000 | 8,000 |
| Adam Hsiu | 83,000 | 83,000 |
| Ray Henson | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Paul Senat | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Mike Krasienko | 70,000 | -10,000 |
| Erwann Pecheux | 68,000 | 5,000 |
| Loren Klein | 65,000 | 1,000 |
| Joe Elpayaa | 64,000 | -3,000 |
| Michael Addamo | 63,000 | 13,000 |
| Josip Simunic | 60,000 | 3,000 |
| James Dempsey | 56,000 | 56,000 |
| Pascal Pflock | 52,000 | 52,000 |
| Barny Boatman | 18,000 | -11,000 |
| Valentin Vornicu | 11,000 | -51,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:13 PM Local Time
Furth Takes Down the Pot
The flop showed , a player in late position bet 3,000, and Caleb Furth called from the button. The turn was the , both players checked, and the river fell the .
Action checked to Furth who fired out a bet of 6,700 and his opponent slowly but surely made the call. Furth tabled for a rivered flush and his opponent mucked their hand.
| Caleb Furth | 55,800 | 55,800 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:03 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Gold
| Michael Finstein | 90,000 | 30,000 |
| Steven Buckner | 90,000 | -2,000 |
| Kurt Haiss | 85,000 | |
| Ryan Jones | 80,000 | 0 |
| Darryll Fish | 78,000 | 26,000 |
| Greg Merson | 67,000 | -13,000 |
| Ben Zamani | 51,000 | 5,000 |
| Tuan Le | 48,000 | -7,000 |
| Ryan Olisar | 27,500 | -24,500 |
| Noah Schwartz | 15,500 | -28,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 5:01 PM Local Time
Somerville Folds the River
Jason Somerville and Ky Nguyen saw an flop together and both players checked.
The turn was the and Nguyen bet out 2,000. Somerville called to see the river complete the board. Nguyen bet again and this time he put in 3,500. Somerville took another peek at his cards and then back at the table. He ended up throwing his hand in the muck, sending the pot to Nguyen.
| Ky Nguyen | 70,000 | |
| Jason Somerville | 36,000 | -14,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:58 PM Local Time
Salehizadeh Gets a Fold From Griener
Nima Salehizadeh opened from under the gun to 800 and it was called by another player and Jared Griener in the small blind.
The flop showed and Griener checked. Salehizadeh continued for 1,400 and the action folded back to Griener who called. Both players checked the on the turn and the river fell a . Griener checked and faced a bet worth 2,400 from Salehizadeh. Griener tanked for some time, and after looking at his cards once more, he ended up conceding the pot to Salehizadeh.
| Nima Salehizadeh | 54,000 | |
| Jared Griener | 3,700 | -46,300 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:55 PM Local Time
Chip Counts for Brasilia
| Arthur Morris | 102,000 | 9,500 |
| Kelly Minkin | 81,000 | 27,600 |
| Vladimir Geshkenbein | 75,200 | 24,200 |
| Rep Porter | 67,000 | 3,000 |
| Frederik Jensen | 46,500 | -15,500 |
| Jackie Glazier | 44,000 | -14,000 |
| John Eames | 40,100 | -7,400 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 26,500 | -1,500 |
| Doug Polk | 24,500 | 3,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:52 PM Local Time
Schumacher Chipping Up
The flop was showing and around 8,000 was already in the middle when the big blind player bet 3,000 and Johan Schumacher made the call.
The turn fell and Schumacher bet 6,500 after his opponent checked. After some thinking, the latter called and a appeared on the river. The big blind player checked and Schumacher did the same. Schumacher's opponent tabled , but was dominated by for Schumacher who grabbed the pot.
| Johan Schumacher | 64,000 | 5,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:50 PM Local Time
Aerts Takes From Nawabi
The board read and there was about 6,500 in the middle already. Both Yosif Nawabi (small blind) and David Bromberg (early position) checked. Pieter Aerts bet 4,500 and only Nawabi called.
The board was completed with the and Nawabi checked. Aerts contemplated all his options and then decided to just check. Nawabi tabled for the rivered two pair and was beaten by the of Aerts who had turned a set of fives to scoop the pot.
| Pieter Aerts | 43,500 | 5,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:49 PM Local Time
Elezra Blows Klodnicki's Cover
There has been plenty of table talk at Table #400 and as Chris Klodnicki sat down he began to chat it up with Eli Elezra. "You don't know this guy. Google him, he's a professional," Elezra said to his neighbor at the table Roman Kagan.
A hand was dealt and Klodnicki raised to 800 from late position. The player next to act took his headphones out and asked the dealer what the raise was. "Oh, he hasn't heard anything," joked Elezra. "That guy is not a professional. He works at McDonalds."
The player folded and both Radwon Khuri and Elezra called. They saw a flop of and Elezra checked. Klodnicki bet 1,200 and both players called. The turn was the and the action checked around.
The hit the river and Elezra checked to Klodnicki who bet 5,000. Both players quickly folded and Klodnicki dragged in the pot. As he was stacking his chips, Roman Kagan showed his phone to Elezra and sure enough there was a picture of Klodnicki on the screen. "See, you think we won't Google you up," said Elezra, and the table burst out in laughter.
| Radwan Khuri | 59,800 | 4,800 |
| Chris Klodnicki | 55,000 | 5,000 |
| Eli Elezra | 48,000 | 1,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:49 PM Local Time
Reimers Building a Stack
The board read , an opponent under the gun checked, the hijack bet 1,650, and Matthew Reimers raised to 4,200. Both of his opponents called and the fell on the turn.
Action checked to Reimers who bet 12,400, the under-the-gun opponent folded and the hijack made the call. The came on the river and both players decided to check.
The hijack tabled for a missed straight draw and Reimers showed for rivered trips, taking down the pot.
| Matthew Reimers | 91,800 | 91,800 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:49 PM Local Time
Foxen Overbets the Pot
There were three players in, looking at a flop.
Alex Foxen checked and one player bet 1,300. This got one call behind before Foxen raised it up to 4,700. The initial better called and the button folded, taking them heads up to the turn.
It was a and Foxen moved all in for almost 40,000, into a pot of around 12,500. It was a minute in the tank from his opponent, that ultimately led to a fold and Foxen is back over starting stack.
| Alex Foxen | 52,000 | 6,500 |