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Tuesday, July 3, 2018 10:01 PM Local Time
Lichtenberger Wins a Four-Way Pot
A first player limped from under the gun and Andrew Lichtenberger raised it to 2,000 from one seat over. Two players called and so did the initial limper.
The flop brought and after the first player and Lichtenberger checked, the third player bet 4,500. He was called twice and the action came back to Lichtenberger who raised it to 12,500. His three opponents folded and Lichtenberger took down the pot.
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 87,000 | 26,000  |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 10:00 PM Local Time
Klodnicki Versus Wasserman
Michael Wasserman raised to 1,150 from the button and Chris Klodnicki re-raised to 4,000 from the big blind. Wasserman called and they went heads-up to the flop.
Klodnicki checked and Wasserman fired out a bet of 2,700. Klodnicki called and both players checked the turn card. The river was the and both players knuckled the felt. Klodnicki rolled over his and Wasserman threw his hand into the muck.
"Nice hand" said Wasserman as Klodnicki stacked his chips.
| Chris Klodnicki | 98,000 | 12,000 |
| Michael Wasserman | 23,350 | |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:57 PM Local Time
Updated Chipcounts from Brasilia
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 154,000 | 0  |
| Shaun Deeb | 140,000 | 0 |
| Michael Comisso | 98,000 | 0 |
| Mathieu Rabalison | 95,000 | 0 |
| Julien Sitbon | 76,000 | 0 |
| Johan Schumacher | 75,000 | 0 |
| Phil Galfond | 66,000 | 0 |
| Anthony Zinno | 58,000 | 0 |
| Andrew Frankenberger | 51,000 | 0 |
| Richard Dubini | 42,000 | 0 |
| Fatima Nanji | 40,000 | 0 |
| Jake Schwartz | 38,000 | 0 |
| Marc-Andre Ladouceur | 37,000 | 0 |
| Aaron Massey | 37,000 | 0 |
| Natalia Breviglieri | 32,000 | 0 |
| Justin Liberto | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:55 PM Local Time
Foxen Keeps Buildiing
The flop was showing and three players were in the hand when Alex Foxen bet 1,300 after the two players in the blinds checked. They both called and the dealer revealed a on the turn. All the players checked.
The river was a and all the players checked once more. The small blind player tabled while the big blind mucked his hand, and Foxen turned over for a higher pair and earned the pot.
| Alex Foxen | 167,000 | 34,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:54 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts Across the Amazon Room
| Alexis Fleur | 160,000 | 70,000 |
| Lee Markholt | 155,000 | 25,000 |
| Scott Stewart | 100,000 | 3,500 |
| Artem Metalidi | 100,000 | 52,000 |
| Mike Krasienko | 100,000 | 5,000 |
| Richard Gryko | 95,000 | 44,000 |
| Hieu Luu | 95,000 | -70,000 |
| Ross Mallor | 88,000 | -2,000 |
| Ryan D'Angelo | 80,000 | 44,000 |
| Andy Bloch | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Alexandra Janikova | 57,000 | 57,000 |
| Matt Giannetti | 55,000 | 2,200 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 24,000 | 1,000 |
| Noah Schwartz | 0 | -14,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:52 PM Local Time
Kurtzman Takes From Ernst
Picking up the action on the turn, Matthew Ernst bet 4,700 in middle position and was called by fellow bigger stack Eric Kurtzman from two seats over. The on the river completed the board and Ernst now slowed down and checked. Kurtzman bet 5,000 and that was enough to force a fold from Ernst, who slowly but surely dropped back to the starting stack.
| Eric Kurtzman | 115,000 | 0 |
| Matthew Ernst | 63,000 | 0 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:47 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts for Brasilia
| Sam Cohen | 90,000 | -24,000 |
| Julien Sitbon | 76,500 | 6,500 |
| Johan Schumacher | 73,500 | 9,500 |
| Justin Adams | 63,500 | 13,500 |
| Mike Sexton | 61,000 | 2,000 |
| Sergio Aido | 52,000 | -1,500 |
| John Eames | 51,000 | 10,900 |
| Lily Kiletto | 40,500 | -36,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:45 PM Local Time
Muehloecker Chips Down
A player opened to 1,300 and Thomas Muehloecker made the call from the button. The flop came and after a check, Muehloecker bet for 1,500. His opponent thought about it for a minute and made the call.
The turn brought a and the same action happened, this time for 4,000. Both players checked on the river and Muehloecker mucked his hand after his opponent tabled .
| Thomas Muehloecker | 30,000 | -2,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:39 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts Tan Section
| Chris Ferguson | 115,000 | 3,000 |
| Jasper Meijer van Putten | 110,000 | 7,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 100,000 | 25,000 |
| Charlie Godwin | 90,000 | 22,000 |
| Jans Arends | 77,000 | -33,000 |
| Michael Cohen | 63,000 | |
| Christophe De Meulder | 62,000 | 6,500 |
| Gianluca Speranza | 60,000 | 30,000 |
| Roberly Felicio | 53,000 | 1,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 41,000 | 2,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:38 PM Local Time
Bernabeu Still on the Rise
Samuel Bernabeu has been chipping away at a frantic rate today. He has been quietly building over in the far corner of Brasilia room. He is now closing in on five times starting stack and shows no signs of slowing down.
| Samuel Bernabeu | 234,000 | 26,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:32 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Gold
| Richard Howe | 170,000 | -14,500 |
| Albert Barbieri | 149,000 | 149,000 |
| Dan Walsh | 115,000 | 115,000 |
| Michael Finstein | 112,800 | 22,800 |
| Chris Klodnicki | 86,000 | 31,000 |
| Darryll Fish | 85,000 | 0 |
| Ryan Jones | 78,500 | 18,500 |
| Eli Elezra | 76,125 | 28,125 |
| Roman Valerstein | 72,000 | -23,000 |
| Simon Lam | 68,000 | 13,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 64,000 | -1,000 |
| Joe Reddick | 60,000 | 21,000 |
| Matt Giannetti | 52,800 | 10,800 |
| Elio Fox | 41,150 | -26,850 |
| Tuan Le | 41,000 | -8,500 |
| Ryan D'Angelo | 36,000 | 26,000 |
| Harrison Gimbel | 32,000 | 8,000 |
| Greg Merson | 31,000 | -36,000 |
| Steve Karp | 25,100 | 25,100 |
| Scott Seiver | 23,000 | -11,300 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:21 PM Local Time
Level 5 started
Level: 5
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:08 PM Local Time
Last Break of the Night
The remaining players have been sent into their final 15-minute break of the day and the unofficial attendance stands at 2,379 entries. Another two hour level remains ahead of the bagging and tagging for all the remaining hopefuls.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:07 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts at Break
| David Gonzales | 184,000 | |
| Will Failla | 135,000 | 50,200 |
| Daniel Colpoys | 134,000 | 134,000 |
| Ray Henson | 106,000 | 19,600 |
| Alex Keating | 82,000 | 28,500 |
| Deon Chavon | 60,000 | -10,500 |
| John Hesp | 38,000 | -39,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:06 PM Local Time
Gurney-Goldman Bets All Streets
Steven Gurney-Goldman opened to 700 and got a call from Calvin Anderson in the blinds.
The flop came and Anderson check-called a 1,200 continuation bet. On the turn, it was the same again, with Anderson check-calling Gurney-Goldman's barrel.
The final card out was the and once again Anderson checked. Gurney-Goldman bet 4,500 and Anderson took some time before making the call. Gurney-Goldman tabled and Anderson sent his cards into the muck.
| Steven Gurney-Goldman | 82,000 | 82,000 |
| Calvin Anderson | 72,000 | -13,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:06 PM Local Time
No More Stack for Rack
The flop read and Michael Rack, who had eliminated Max Steinberg in the first hand of the day, was all-in and the clock was called on Zixiao Zhang. The floor was already counting down and the rest of the table had already bagged their chips as they would be moved to the Amazon room. Zhang called.
Michael Rack:
Zixiao Zhang:
The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river to send Rack away from the tournament area for the rest of the Main Event.
| Zixiao Zhang | 97,000 | 97,000 |
| Michael Rack | 0 | -30,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:06 PM Local Time
Farber Wins Some Chips Back
Jay Farber opened from under the gun to 850 and it folded to the player in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came and Farber's opponent check-called his continuation bet for 600. The turn was a and brought no betting action.
On the river , Farber bet 1,400 after another check from his opponent and the latter folded his hand.
| Jay Farber | 47,000 | 16,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:05 PM Local Time
Mancini Bows Out
Minutes before the end of the level, a short-stacked Edward Mancini got his last 8,400 in from early position and he was called by Brent Becker in the cutoff.
Mancini showed the and was dominated by Becker's , the board came and the kicker played to eliminate Mancini.
| Brent Becker | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Edward Mancini | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:05 PM Local Time
Disciplined Lay Down by Somerville
Jason Somerville was involved in a pot where they went to a multi-way flop. The flop came down and as it checked to Somerville he put in 2,100. Only the player in the big blind was interested and called.
The turn was the and the big blind checked to Somerville. The Twitch caster now bet 5,100 and his opponent countered that with a raise to 12,000.
Somerville ended up showing as he folded and his opponent took down the pot.
| Jason Somerville | 51,000 | -4,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:02 PM Local Time
Anderson Forces a Fold from Herzali
Sarah Herzali opened to 800 from the cutoff and Calvin Anderson raised it to 1,700. The players in the blinds folded and Herzali made the call.
The flop came and Herzali check-called Anderson's continuation bet for 2,500. The turn brought a and Herzali first checked, then called after some thought when Anderson fired for 4,700.
The dealer showed a on the river and Herzali bet 5,300. Anderson thought about his next move for some minutes and tossed a stack of 5,000 chips in for a raise worth 35,000. Herzali ended up folding her hand and Anderson grabbed the pot.
| Calvin Anderson | 85,000 | 23,000 |
| Sarah Herzali | 14,000 | -23,000 |