Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:01 PM Local Time
Berger Doubles Through Wong
Tuan Le raised to 1,300 from the hijack and Ying Wong re-raised to 3,800 from the cutoff. Christopher Berger called from the button and it folded back to Le who called. They went three handed to the flop and it checked to Berger who bet 6,000.
Le quickly folded and Wong check-raised to 15,000. Berger moved all in for 32,525, Wong called and the hands were shown.
Christopher Berger:
Ying Wong:
The dealer burned and turned the and Berger improved to the nut flush to take the lead. The river card was no help to Wong and Berger earned the pot and the double up.
| Christopher Berger | 77,500 | 37,000  |
| Ying Wong | 22,000 | |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:00 PM Local Time
New Arrivals in Amazon Tan
Some tables have been moved entirely over from Pavilion into the Amazon Tan section and some of the respective counts can be found below. Bracelet winner Rifat Palevic appears to be among the biggest stacks, Sergio Castelluccio has also been running quite well as of lately.
| Rifat Palevic | 215,000 | 215,000 |
| Sergio Castelluccio | 145,000 | 56,000 |
| Adrian Naya Lopez | 135,000 | 5,000 |
| Chris Ferguson | 112,000 | 2,000 |
| Seth Berger | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| Greg Mueller | 70,000 | 30,000 |
| Pierre Calamusa | 70,000 | 4,000 |
| Max Greenwood | 60,000 | 16,000 |
| Jesper Hougaard | 40,000 | 3,000 |
| Mike Ross | 38,000 | 38,000 |
| Ben Morrison | 32,000 | -8,000  |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 9:00 PM Local Time
Brasilia Counts
| Samuel Bernabeu | 208,000 | 4,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 133,000 | 40,000 |
| Sam Cohen | 114,000 | 32,500 |
| Akash Seth | 110,000 | 10,000 |
| Bas De Laat | 44,000 | 2,500 |
| Neil Blumenfield | 40,000 | -3,000 |
| Daniel Ott | 35,000 | -14,000 |
| Michael Marder | 35,000 | 6,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:58 PM Local Time
Whittington Loses to Martinez
Danny Martinez raised to 1,600 from early position and was called by Alexandra Janikova in the cutoff and Blake Whittington in the big blind.
The flop came and Whittington checked. Martinez continued with a bet of 3,500. Janikova folded and Whittington called.
The turn brought them the , Whittington now bet 7,500 and Martinez called.
The river completed the board with the , Whittington fired another 8,200 over the line and Martinez called without hesitation. Whittington tabled for the turned two pair. Martinez flipped over first and a second or two later, the for the rivered set of kings. Immediately after the hand, the table got told to bag up their chips as the whole table would be moved to the Amazon room.
| Blake Whittington | 65,000 | -29,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:57 PM Local Time
McCoskey Sends Opponent Home With Aces
The board showed and a late position opponent moved all in for around 28,000. Adam McCoskey made the call, turning over for a full house and his opponent showed for a smaller full house.
McCoskey took down the pot and has now surpassed the century mark in chips.
| Adam McCoskey | 119,000 | 119,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:55 PM Local Time
Markholt Takes From Metalidi
After a raise and three-bet preflop, Lee Markholt continued out of the big blind on a heads-up flop of , making it 4,000 to go. His sole remaining opponent was Artem Metalidi in early position, who called.
The turn went check, check, and the on the river brought a bet of 6,000 by Markholt. That was enough to avoid a showdown, as Metalidi sent his cards into the muck.
| Lee Markholt | 130,000 | 30,000 |
| Artem Metalidi | 48,000 | 8,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:49 PM Local Time
Straight is Good for Simunic
Josip Simunic raised to 900 from late position and Luciano Hollanda called from the button. The player in the big blind called as well and they went three-way to a flop.
The flop was and Simunic bet out 1,600. Hollanda called but the player in the big blind folded. The turn was the and Simunic checked this time. Hollanda took over the initiative by betting 3,000. Simunic called to see the river complete the board.
Simunic checked to Hollanda and he checked behind this time. Simunic announced he had a straight and Hollanda nodded to let Simunic know that he had him beat. Simunic opened up and raked in the pot.
| Luciano Hollanda | 81,000 | 17,000 |
| Josip Simunic | 69,000 | 24,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:44 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| George Danzer | 91,000 | -7,000 |
| Joe Elpayaa | 84,000 | 20,000 |
| John Hesp | 77,500 | 10,500 |
| Jason Somerville | 55,000 | -2,000 |
| Alex Keating | 53,500 | 53,500 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 50,000 | -11,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:41 PM Local Time
New Feature Table; Mercier Missing
John Hesp's table was sent back into the main room in Amazon while a new table was picked to stream until the end of the night. The chip leader there is Canada's Garrett Dansereau, by quite a mile, and others to feature are Jason Mercier and Robert Salaburu. Mercier hasn't made it back to his seat after the dinner break, though.
Michael Mizrachi joined the main feature table and took the seat that was vacated by Kenny Hallaert earlier on.
| Garrett Dansereau | 182,000 | 182,000 |
| John Hesp | 70,000 | 3,000 |
| Robert Salaburu | 67,000 | 67,000 |
| Jason Mercier | 56,000 | -1,000 |
| Michael Mizrachi | 39,000 | 39,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:40 PM Local Time
Big Slick is Good for Le
Tuan Le raised to 1,000 from middle position and Christopher Berger called from the cutoff. The player in the small blind called and they went three-handed to the flop.
The small blind checked and Le continued with a bet of 1,500. Berger called and the small blind quickly folded. They went heads-up to the turn and Le bet 3,000. Berger called and the completed the board.
Le fired out a bet of 7,000, Berger called and Le turned over for trip aces with a king kicker to take the pot.
| Tuan Le | 49,500 | 1,500 |
| Christopher Berger | 40,500 | -8,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 8:28 PM Local Time
Main Event Back Underway
The room is starting to buzz with voices and splashing chips once more and the remaining 38 minutes of level four will be played, then a 15-minute break takes place before the final two-hour level of the day will wrap up Day 1b at approximately 11.15 p.m. local time.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:32 PM Local Time
Dinner Break on Day 1b
With around 38 minutes left on the clock, the players have been sent into a 60-minute dinner break and action is scheduled to resume at 8.28 p.m. local time. Thus far, a field of almost 2,400 entries has emerged for the second of three starting days.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:31 PM Local Time
Altman Applies Pressure
Brian Altman and one other player were still in with a board already out.
There was already more than 50,000 in the pot and Altman was first to act. He lead for 45,000 and it sent his opponent into the tank for a few minutes, before he decided the best thing to do was to fold. Altman has built up a lot over the last level and has now exceeded the 100,000 mark.
| Brian Altman | 112,000 | 41,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:30 PM Local Time
Patel Takes from Buck
Joining the action on the turn, Lisa Buck checked out of the small blind and Kevin Patel in the cutoff bet 7,000. Buck check-raised to 15,000 and Patel called. On the river, Buck quickly bet 25,000 and Patel called without much hesitation.
Buck shook her head and briefly flashed for a failed bluff, Patel claimed the pot with for a set of sixes.
| Kevin Patel | 145,000 | 145,000 |
| Lisa Buck | 87,000 | 87,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:28 PM Local Time
Meijer van Putten Makes Opponent Fold
Charlie Godwin raised from early position and one seat over Jasper Meijer van Putten called. Another player on the cutoff three-bet to 4,000 and Meijer van Putten was the only player to call.
The flop came down and Meijer van Putten check-called an 8,000 bet. They both checked on the turn and when the river was put on the board Meijer van Putten bet 13,000.
His opponent folded and Meijer van Putten took down the pot.
| Jasper Meijer van Putten | 103,000 | 56,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:28 PM Local Time
New Chipcounts From Brasilia
| Samuel Bernabeu | 204,000 | 18,000 |
| Michael Comisso | 106,000 | 53,000 |
| Mathieu Rabalison | 78,000 | 8,000 |
| Heidi May | 73,000 | 13,300 |
| Samantha Cohen | 72,000 | 36,000 |
| Ralph Massey | 67,000 | 10,000 |
| Nima Salehizadeh | 67,000 | 13,000 |
| Ludovic Riehl | 65,000 | 10,000 |
| Johan Schumacher | 64,000 | 0 |
| Calvin Anderson | 62,000 | -1,000 |
| Farah Galfond | 60,000 | -21,000 |
| Andrew Frankenberger | 57,000 | -8,000 |
| Aaron Massey | 44,000 | 2,000 |
| Thomas Muehloecker | 32,000 | 32,000 |
| Justin Liberto | 6,000 | -20,500 |
| Jared Griener | 0 | -3,700 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:27 PM Local Time
Meyers Stacking Chips Before Dinner Break
Brandon Meyers opened up to 800 from the hijack and both of the blinds called. The flop came down , action checked to Meyers who bet 2,000 and only the big blind opponent made the call.
The fell on the turn, action checked to Meyers who fired out 6,000 and his opponent thought for a moment, but in the end made the fold.
| Brandon Meyers | 110,000 | 38,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:26 PM Local Time
Herzali Called on River
On a raised pot in a heads-up hand, the flop was showing when Sarah Herzali (big blind) check-called her opponent's bet of 500.
The turn brought them a and Herzali first checked, before raising to 4,200 a bet worth 2,000 from her opponent. The latter called and a completed the board on the river.
Herzali fired 7,300, putting her opponent into a decision. After a few minutes, he eventually made the call and Herzali showed for ace high. Her opponent, holding , won the pot.
| Sarah Herzali | 37,000 | -16,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:26 PM Local Time
Polk Out
After dropping down to around 15 big blinds a short while ago, Doug Polk has lost the last of his chips and made his way to the door. It is an early exit for the triple bracelet winner.
| Doug Polk | 0 | -6,300 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 7:24 PM Local Time
Ramirez Fires the River
Ricardo Ramirez and Naveh Morris were heads-up on the board. Morris bet 7,000 into a main pot of about 13,000 and Ramirez called.
The river was the and Morris knuckled the table. Ramirez fired out a bet of 20,000 and Morris instantly threw his hand into the muck.
| Naveh Morris | 66,500 | |
| Ricardo Ramirez | 62,000 | |