Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:47 PM Local Time
Pescatori Wins Some More
The board was already complete in the form of and Max Pescatori faced a bet of 2,000. Pescatori decided to raise it and put in 6,000. His opponent took his time to think about the decision and ended up folding his hand.
Pescatori started stacking his newly won chips and is building quite the stack.
| Max Pescatori | 116,000 | 8,000  |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:40 PM Local Time
Neuville Keeps His Chips
The board read . 2015 November-niner Pierre Neuville bet 1,200 from the small blind and Gintautas Putinas called in the big blind.
The on the river completed the board and Neuville announced another bet of 2,300 but Putinas folded before Neuville could even put the chips over the line.
| Pierre Neuville | 55,000 | 0  |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:31 PM Local Time
Ferguson Loses Some
Chris Ferguson has taken his seat on the same table as Michael Rack and Christophe De Meulder. In actual fact, he has taken Max Steinberg's old seat, who was eliminated in the first hand of the day.
Andreas Hildebrand limped in from the hijack and Ferguson completed his small blind. Raymond Foley opted to check his big blind.
They all checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Ferguson bet 600 and both Foley and Hildebrand called.
The river completed the board with the and they all checked again. Ferguson showed for the rivered pair of sevens but Foley tabled for the flopped pair of jacks to take the pot down.
| Michael Rack | 93,000 | -5,000 |
| Christophe De Meulder | 80,000 | -2,000 |
| Chris Ferguson | 48,400 | |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:29 PM Local Time
Hall Keeps Taking Down Pots
Deon Chavon opened to 1,000 from late position and Tom Hall called from the hijack. The small blind tagged along and the flop fell .
The action checked to Chavon who bet 1,300, Hall made the call, and so did the small blind. The came on the turn and all three players decided to check.
A hit the felt on the river, action checked to Hall who bet 2,800, and both of his opponents hit the fold button.
| Tom Hall | 102,000 | 17,500 |
| Deon Chavon | 76,500 | -8,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:29 PM Local Time
Somerville and Clements in, Raymer Out
Johnny Chan has a big stack in front of him and we're only in the third level of Day 1b. Just now, Chan opened to 700 and six other people at the table called. After the flop, the action died out and everybody checked. The player in the small blind led out for 1,000 on the turn and it folded to another player in middle position who took the pot down by raising. Everybody folded.
Scott Clements also joined the table of Christopher Frank and Johnny Chan with a fresh stack of 50,000. Greg Raymer seems to have busted out of the Main Event after he walked away from his table without any chips left in front of his chair.
Twitch Legend Jason Somerville also joined the tournament and is seated in one of the corners of the Amazon Orange section.
| Johnny Chan | 150,000 | 25,000 |
| Jason Somerville | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Scott Clements | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Christopher Frank | 20,000 | -29,000 |
| Greg Raymer | 0 | -12,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:29 PM Local Time
Quads Are Good
One player was short-stacked and they moved all in on for 4,500 on the flop. Pim de Goede called and said, "I don't think you have any outs," as he turned over his cards.
Pim de Goede
Opponent:
On seeing that the other player did have some outs with a gutshot and flush draw, he called for the seven of diamonds, anti-railing himself. The river was a brick, then the river brought De Goede quads, sending his opponent to the rail.
| Pim de Goede | 29,000 | 29,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:29 PM Local Time
Peralta Doubles With Aces
Federico Peralta raised it up and faced a three-bet to 3,000 by Michael Zenone before four-bet shoving for his last 23,075. Zenone quickly called and was shown the by Peralta, tabling his . The board came and Peralta doubled to just shy of the starting stack.
One table over, the three-way flop showed and action checked over to Rick Schwartz, who bet 4,600. The player in the big blind called and big stack Matthew Ernst in early position check-raised to 17,500. That eventually forced two folds and Ernst further climbed up the leader board.
| Matthew Ernst | 95,000 | 15,000 |
| Federico Peralta | 47,000 | 47,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:27 PM Local Time
Kiletto Adds to Her Stack
In a blind-versus-blind situation, the flop was reading when Lily Kiletto quickly fired a bet of 5,000 after her opponent checked. The latter called and checked once more on the turn . Kiletto continued with another bet worth 5,500. After some thinking, her opponent folded.
| Lily Kiletto | 72,000 | 30,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:24 PM Local Time
Pescatori Busts Luel with a Straight Flush
Max Pescatori's tweet about an elimination with a straight flush and a quick look at his table confirmed that Didier Luel was missing. Pescatori was kind enough to provide the details.
According to Pescatori, it was a three-way pot to the flop, on which they invested 1,900 each. The on the turn was checked through and Luel bet the river for 4,500. Pescatori raised to 18,000 and instantly called the shove of Luel for 45,000 with for the straight flush. Luel had the for the rivered ace-high flush to depart in cruel fashion.
| Max Pescatori | 108,000 | -200 |
| Didier Luel | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:23 PM Local Time
Perez Versus Reddick
Four players saw a flop of and it checked to Joe Reddick who bet 1,700. Nelson Perez raised to 4,000 and it folded back to Reddick who called. They went heads-up to the and Reddick check-called a bet of 8,000 from Perez.
The completed the board and Reddick led out with a bet of 7,500. Perez called, Reddick showed for top pair, but Perez tabled his for a flopped set of nines to take the pot.
| Nelson Perez | 72,000 | 72,000 |
| Joe Reddick | 39,000 | 39,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:22 PM Local Time
Updated Pavilion White Counts
| Gary Kosakowski | 107,000 | 8,000 |
| Chris Bjorin | 99,000 | 24,000 |
| Terrence Chan | 78,000 | 27,000 |
| Dieter Dechant | 74,000 | 20,000 |
| Richard Dubini | 70,000 | 20,000 |
| Blake Whittington | 66,000 | 10,000 |
| Blake Bohn | 63,000 | 20,000 |
| Marijn van Puffelen | 56,000 | -5,000 |
| Sergio Aido | 54,000 | 4,000 |
| Matthew Moss | 53,000 | -7,000 |
| Sparrow Cheung | 52,000 | -1,000 |
| Michael Lech | 49,500 | |
| Sam Greenwood | 46,000 | 10,000 |
| Ryan Bambrick | 46,000 | -3,000 |
| Anatoly Filatov | 45,000 | 12,000 |
| Patrick Bruel | 44,500 | |
| Antoine Saout | 40,500 | -14,500 |
| Wendy Freedman | 37,000 | -8,000 |
| Nick Petrangelo | 35,000 | -30,000 |
| Miguel Use | 33,500 | 500 |
| Shander de Vries | 31,000 | -30,000 |
| Joe Ebanks | 27,500 | -1,500 |
| Faraz Jaka | 19,000 | |
| Mark Vanderloo | 9,200 | -6,800 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:21 PM Local Time
Schumacher Barrels into Liberto
Johan Schumacher had opened the hijack and only Justin Liberto wanted to get involved, defending his big blind.
The flop ran out and Liberto check-called Schumacher's 500 continuation. The turn saw similar action with Liberto check-calling the 2,000 bet this time.
The final card out was the and Liberto checked again. Schumacher sized up his bet to 8,000, which put Liberto into the tank. He threw the chips in but mucked when he saw Schumacher had hit a straight with .
| Johan Schumacher | 58,500 | 3,500 |
| Justin Liberto | 26,500 | -14,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:18 PM Local Time
Three More WSOP Bracelet Winners Sit Down in Amazon Gold
The Day 1b players continue to file into the Amazon room and three more WSOP bracelet winners have joined the field. WSOP bracelet winners Ben Zamani, Elio Fox, and Chris Klodnicki are among the latest wave of players to take their seats.
| Chris Klodnicki | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Ben Zamani | 46,000 | 46,000 |
| Elio Fox | 46,000 | 46,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:10 PM Local Time
Hollanda Enters the Main Event
Luciano Hollanda already had two cashes in the last week before the Main Event and now he's going for a third in the biggest tournament of the year.
Hollanda started off right by raising from late position to 700. The player on the button and the one in the big blind called. The flop was and all three checked. The turn was the and Hollanda put in a bet of 2,000. No one was interested and Hollanda picked up a pot to start off right.
| Luciano Hollanda | 53,000 | 53,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:09 PM Local Time
Adams Calls the River
All the community cards were out and they read . There was a little over 20,000 in the pot and Brandon Adams was facing a bet of 6,000. Taking some time to mull it over, he called and the two players went to showdown.
Brandon Adams
Opponent:
Adams took the pot and has added 50 percent to his stack since he sat down.
| Brandon Adams | 74,000 | 74,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:08 PM Local Time
Mack Gets It All In Against Kemps
The flop showed , Roger Mack bet around 1,500 into a pot that was approximately 9,000, and Oscar Kemps threw in 8,000, enough to cover Mack's remaining 5,000 stack.
Mack took a few moments of time before putting his tournament life at risk by making the call. Kemps flipped over for a flopped set and Mack turned over for the nut flush draw.
The fell on the turn and Mack asked the dealer politely for a diamond, but the river did not connect with him as it fell the and Mack was sent home. Kemps took down the pot and added to his growing stack.
| Oscar Kemps | 91,000 | 91,000 |
| Roger Mack | 0 | -17,800 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:06 PM Local Time
ESPN Feature Tables Up and Running
The three ESPN feature tables are up and running and the lineup includes several big names. On the main stage are Maria Ho, Brian Hastings, and Kenny Hallaert, along with Randy Pisane, Chad Power, and Ardit Kurshumi.
The secondary feature table includes the one and only John Hesp, who only trails Timothy Gordley in the counts, as well as David "ODB" Baker and Joao Vieira.
On the outer table are Melanie Weisner and Annette Obrestad, among others.
| Timothy Gordley | 97,000 | 97,000 |
| Brian Hastings | 95,000 | -3,000 |
| Randy Pisane | 68,000 | 68,000 |
| John Hesp | 67,000 | 12,600 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 61,000 | -1,000 |
| Maria Ho | 46,000 | 4,700 |
| Joao Vieira | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| Ardit Kurshumi | 42,000 | 42,000 |
| Chad Power | 41,000 | 14,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 20,000 | -8,500 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:03 PM Local Time
Sperling Flops a Set
Jeffrey Kostolni raised to 650 from early position and got five callers. They saw a flop of and Kostolni continued with a bet of 1,500. Darren Sperling called and Robert Woods called from the button.
The dealer burned and turned the and Kostolni checked. Sperling bet 2,500 and both players called. The river was the and Kostolni checked. Sperling threw out a bet of 5,000 and again both players called.
"I just have a set," said Sperling, turning over for a flopped set of jacks, and both opponents mucked.
| Robert Woods | 112,000 | 27,525 |
| Darren Sperling | 72,000 | 72,000 |
| Jeffrey Kostolni | 21,000 | 21,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:02 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Jessica Cullen | 126,000 | 43,000 |
| Tom Hall | 84,500 | -8,000 |
| Matthew Ernst | 80,000 | 1,000 |
| Mike Krasienko | 80,000 | 0 |
| Ross Mallor | 76,000 | -3,000 |
| Joe Elpayaa | 67,000 | -3,000 |
| Jonathan Roy | 65,000 | 6,900 |
| Valentin Vornicu | 62,000 | 16,000 |
| Jeremy Wien | 60,000 | 2,000 |
| Brandon Meyers | 58,500 | 6,500 |
| Martin Staszko | 58,000 | -10,000 |
| Jason Young | 44,150 | -18,850 |
| Barny Boatman | 29,000 | -26,000 |
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 4:01 PM Local Time
Chipcounts From Brasilia
| Katie Swift | 89,000 | 29,000 |
| Todd Witteles | 71,000 | -8,075 |
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 61,000 | 11,000 |
| Heidi May | 60,000 | 36,500 |
| Chanracy Khun | 56,000 | 6,000 |
| Matthew Wantman | 56,000 | 7,000 |
| Fatima Nanji | 39,500 | -10,500 |
| Daiva Byrne | 39,000 | -11,000 |
| Louis Salter | 36,000 | |
| Neil Blumenfield | 34,000 | -2,000 |
| Rayan Chamas | 32,000 | -12,000 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 28,000 | -17,200 |
| Jeremy Perrin | 27,000 | -12,100 |
| Daniel Ott | 23,000 | -27,000 |
| Doug Polk | 21,000 | -7,000 |