Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:42 PM Local Time
Roca de Torres Takes One Down, 8-Team Spain Counts
Marti Roca de Torres sat in the big blind and he saw a flop together with the player in the small blind. The flop came down and Roca de Torres took the pot down by betting on the turn.
Roca de Torres is the team captain of the Spanish 8 Team. The other players in the team are Fernando Pons and Javier Llorente.
Fernando Pons | 81,000 | 23,000 |
Javier Llorente | 54,000 | 54,000 |
Marti Roca de Torres | 41,000 | -10,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:40 PM Local Time
Chip Counts From Across the Feature Tables
Cliff Josephy | 106,000 | 41,800 |
Davidi Kitai | 82,000 | 9,000 |
Alessio Isaia | 73,000 | -7,000 |
Darren Wotton | 60,000 | |
Vladislav Mezheritsky | 56,000 | |
Alistair Hill | 51,000 | |
Daniel Negreanu | 49,000 | -9,000 |
Damien Le Goff | 40,000 | -10,000 |
Matt Bond | 22,000 | |
Derek Alley | 12,000 | |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:37 PM Local Time
Yunis Loses One
The flop was reading and chips were already in the middle when Nick Yunis in the small blind and another player checked. The cutoff made a bet for 900 and only Yunis made the call.
The turn brought and Yunis check-called another bet, this time for 1,600. The river fell and Yunis let it go after his opponent bet a third barrel for 2,500.
Nick Yunis | 40,000 | -8,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:36 PM Local Time
Simko Puzzles Burns
Following the action coming to the flop, there was already around 20,000 in the middle when we arrived. Milan Simko first flatted an 800-raise in the hijack and then raised back to 9,500 after Kahle Burns squeezed to 4,000 in the small blind. Burns called and they checked the flop and turn of the board. Burns checked the river as well but Simko fired 11,000 on the last betting round, puzzling Burns.
Burns started mumbling as he was processing the hand, taking over three minutes to figure out what to do. In the end, he opted to fold and Simko claimed the pot without showing his hole cards.
Milan Simko | 61,500 | 61,500 |
Kahle Burns | 47,500 | -16,500 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:36 PM Local Time
Moneymaker Eliminated
Chris Moneymaker's seat has been filled by another player. When we asked the players at the table what happened, they filled us in.
Apparently, Moneymaker — who found himself short-stacked under 15,000 recently — flopped a set of fives and was up against pocket tens. They got the money in on the flop and the 2003 Main Event champ was unfortunate enough to get hit with a on the river to send him to the rail.
Chris Moneymaker | 0 | -13,500 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:36 PM Local Time
Shao Extracts from Do
The board had showing, Huong Do checked to Bob Shao who bet 3,300 into a pot around 9,000. Do made the call and the river came the .
Action checked to Shao again, he put out a bet of 6,500 and Do made the call. Shao turned over for queens up and Do then mucked her hand.
- | 70,600 | 70,600 |
Huong Do | 42,000 | -7,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:33 PM Local Time
Small Pot for Boeree
A player opened to 700 and it was called by Liv Boeree as well as the button and the big blind. The flop came and after action checked to her, Boeree bet 1,300. It was enough to win the pot without resistance.
Liv Boeree | 30,500 | -23,500 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:31 PM Local Time
Sands Tanks, Calls
The board read , David Sands led out for 900 into a pot around 1,500 and an opponent in the hijack raised to 2,300. Sands made the call and the river came the .
Sands checked to his opponent who bet 5,050 and Sands instantly asked the dealer to spread out the pot. He thought for several moments and then threw in the chips to call.
His opponent turned over for nothing and Sands starting laughing as he showed . He said to his opponent,"You have some big kahunas" as he stacked up some chips with a wide smile on his face.
David Sands | 64,500 | 11,500 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:30 PM Local Time
Barbato Eliminated With Aces
Three players saw a flop of appear. Antonio Barbato was first to act and checked. A player in middle position bet 2,500 and Rellie Sigua called to his direct left. Barbato check-raised to 9,000, the middle position player called after fifteen seconds and Sigua pitched his hand after nearly two minutes of thought.
The turn brought the and after a brief pause, Barbato shoved for 20,575. His opponent snap-flung a single chip in to call.
Antonio Barbato:
Opponent:
Barbato was already in a deep hole and tumbled even further when the landed on the river to give his opponent quads. With that, his Main Event run ended halfway during the third level.
"You'd have had all my chips," Sigua said to Barbato as he made his way to the exit. "Two red kings," he said about his folded hand.
Rellie Sigua | 85,000 | 85,000 |
Antonio Barbato | 0 | -76,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:30 PM Local Time
Updates Counts Brasilia
Vanessa Selbst | 95,000 | 5,000 |
Ana Marquez | 83,000 | 21,300 |
Aditya Agarwal | 80,000 | 16,000 |
Ankush Mandavia | 73,000 | 11,000 |
Patrick Braga | 68,000 | 19,000 |
Katie Lindsay | 67,000 | 0 |
Alexandre Reard | 63,000 | -2,000 |
James Romero | 62,000 | 27,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 62,000 | 13,000 |
Sorel Mizzi | 44,000 | -6,500 |
Jennifer Shahade | 39,000 | -6,250 |
Stuart Taylor | 32,000 | -8,000 |
Tristan Wade | 23,000 | -19,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:27 PM Local Time
Virani Eliminated
Mohsin Virani had what appeared to be a three-bet in front of him on the button and was facing a reraise to 4,200 from big blind Peter Kaemmerlen. Virani called with only about 10,500 back and saw a flop. Kaemmerlen bet 3,000 and called immediately when Virani shoved.
Mohsin Virani:
Peter Kaemmerlen:
Virani needed help but the turn brought the opposite as the left him drawing dead. He improved in pointless fashion with the river and wished everyone good luck.
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:21 PM Local Time
Gomez Rivers Kassouf
William Kassouf opened the action with a raise from early position and Javier Gomez three-bet to 2,300. The player in the small blind called as did Kassouf.
The flop came and after the action was checked to Gomez he bet 2,300 again and again both his opponents called.
All three players checked on the turn and again on the river.
Kassouf showed and Gomez tabled for a pair of eights to take the pot.
Javier Gomez | 88,500 | 30,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:21 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Pavilion White
Claas Segebrecht | 98,000 | 32,000 |
Ludovic Geilich | 93,000 | -7,000 |
Mohsin Charania | 61,100 | 14,100 |
Martin Jacobson | 57,000 | 30,875 |
Dominik Nitsche | 41,600 | -9,400 |
Nathan Bjerno | 36,000 | -14,000 |
Men Nguyen | 28,400 | -500 |
Marcel Luske | 24,000 | -6,000 |
Ari Engel | 22,400 | -12,600 |
Simon Deadman | 14,900 | -16,100 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:21 PM Local Time
Watson Folds to a Shove
There was a substantial pot of about 7,000 already brewing and the board read when we got to the table. Mike Watson was in middle position and heads-up against the small blind, who had checked. Watson bet 4,500, the small blind check-raised to 15,500, and after brief consideration, Watson called.
The hit the river and the small blind shoved for what looked like 27,100. Watson went into the tank for over three minutes before he ultimately folded. The small blind showed as the dealer pushed the pot his way.
"I just wanted to do that one time," he said.
Mike Watson | 46,200 | -16,200 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:20 PM Local Time
Lampropulos Gives Up on the Turn
Maria Lampropulos made it 800 under the gun, earning a call from a player two seats to her left. The button came along and they went three-way to the flop. Lampropulos continued for 800 and both of her opponents were interested in seeing the turn.
The betting round was checked to the player on the button who fired 3,200, forcing two folds.
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:20 PM Local Time
Pirault Picks off Casale
The under the gun player raised to 800 and Jason Casale called next to act. It folded to Francois Pirault on the button and he re-raised to 3,200. Casale called and they went heads-up to the flop.
Casale led out with a bet of 3,000 and Pirault called. The turn was the and both player checked. The river was the and Casale fired out a bet of 6,000. Pirault quickly called and Casale showed for just king high.
Pirault turned over for aces and jacks with a queen kicker to take the pot.
François Pirault | 69,000 | 20,000 |
Jason Casale | 64,500 | |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:17 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts Amazon Orange
Joseph Umdenstock | 135,000 | -30,000 |
Aaron Jones | 57,000 | 57,000 |
Andy Hills | 49,000 | -1,000 |
Jeff Sluzinski | 48,000 | -2,000 |
Jamie Kerstetter | 45,000 | -9,000 |
Fatima Moreira de Melo | 40,000 | -6,000 |
Jonathan Duhamel | 17,000 | -3,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:12 PM Local Time
New Entries in the Amazon
Humberto Brenes | 53,000 | |
Richard Alati | 50,000 | |
Patrik Antonius | 48,500 | |
William Kassouf | 39,000 | |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:12 PM Local Time
Barer Gives Up on the Flop
Ami Barer sat in the big blind and saw a player from middle position and Mikael Guenni from the small blind called. Barer three-bet to 3,200 and the initial raiser folded, but Guenni tagged along.
The flop came down and Guenni checked to Barer. Barer threw in a 5,000 chip and announced 2,600. Guenni thought about it for a minute and then placed 6,400 in the middle. Barer gave up and the hand and sent his cards to the dealer.
Mikael Guenni | 55,000 | 55,000 |
Ami Barer | 52,000 | 2,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 5:09 PM Local Time
Timex Five-Bet Shoves
Mike McDonald was on the button and three-bet to 2,100 over a 625-raise from the hijack. A player in the big blind woke up with a cold four-bet to 7,200.
The action came back to McDonald who moved all in, covering his opponent who had about 23,500 behind.
"No matter what I do, it's wrong," the other player said, puzzled by the situation. Then, after over a minute, he folded, trying to convince McDonald to show his hand. McDonald, however, slowly sent his hand towards the dealer.
Mike McDonald | 60,000 | 11,000 |