Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:19 PM Local Time
Big Double for Carragher
A big pot was brewing over on table 452 and Kory Kilpatrick provided the details until the turn. According to Kilpatrick, a raise by Timothy Lau was called by Charles Carragher in the cutoff and Kyle Montgomery in the big blind and the flop brought a check by Montgomery, a bet of 4,500 by Lau and a call from Carragher. Montgomery check-raised to 20,000 and both opponents called.
On the turn, Montgomery bet 20,000 and picked up two calls once more before the river was checked to Carragher. He moved all in for 66,300 and Montgomery quickly folded. Lau needed some time to think it through and Christopher Kruk called the clock on him. Lau was given 25 seconds and announced the call with one second to spare. Carragher rolled over for a full house and Lau wanted to muck his cards, as per all in showdown rule his were exposed.
In the next hand, Kruk dropped some chips to Carragher when calling a 6,600-bet on the river of a paired ace-high board. Carragher showed for aces and nines, and that won the pot.
| Charles Carragher | 280,000 | 187,400  |
| Timothy Lau | 201,000 | -61,000  |
| Kyle Montgomery | 160,000 | 5,000 |
| Christopher Kruk | 45,000 | -40,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:17 PM Local Time
Klein Loses a Pot
Moundir Zoughari raised to 1,900 and got three callers including both the small blind and Loren Klein in the big blind.
The four players checked a board and the small blind bet 8,000 on the river. Klein called and the other players all folded.
The small blind showed and Klein allegedly flashed to his opponent.
| Loren Klein | 91,000 | 33,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:14 PM Local Time
Hicks Takes From Papazian
Eric Hicks is sporting a sparkling America hat and just took on Alexandru Papazian. Hicks had raised first to act and called Papazian's three-bet to 5,000. On the flop, Hicks check-called a bet of 8,000 and did so again on the turn for 23,000. On the river, both players checked and Papazian said "let's see them."
Hicks showed his for two pair and then asked "are you going to slowroll me?", however, Papazian shook his head and mucked.
| Eric Hicks | 190,000 | -14,000 |
| Alexandru Papazian | 115,000 | -14,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:13 PM Local Time
Tollerene Calls and Doubles
Picking up the action on the turn, Ben Tollerene was calling a 20,000 bet from a player in early position. Tollerene was in the hijack and continued to the river with 33,900.
The hit the felt and Tollerene's opponent moved all in. Tollerene paused for about 20 seconds and then grabbed his chips and moved them forward. His opponent mucked his hand at the same time when Tollerene opened his and the online high stakes cash game superstar climbed to 145,000.
| Ben Tollerene | 145,000 | 106,500 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:10 PM Local Time
Elezra Bets the River Blind
The button limped, Eli Elezra limped and the big blind checked.
The flop came and the three players checked. Elezra bet 1,000 on the turn. The big blind folded and the button called.
Elezra then bet 2,000 before the river was dealt; it was the . His opponent called and Elezra showed for the nut flush.
"Oh you could have been in trouble," said his opponent, showing for an open-ended straight flush draw that missed.
"No I couldn't. The dealer, he gives me signals you know," joked Elezra.
| Eli Elezra | 180,000 | 89,300 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:05 PM Local Time
Chip Counts Amazon Orange
| Steven Van Zadelhoff | 160,000 | 7,000 |
| Bart Lybaert | 82,000 | 52,000 |
| Jason Mcconnon | 77,000 | -57,200 |
| Jason Koon | 55,000 | 20,000 |
| Yuki Ko | 12,700 | -8,300 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:04 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts From Pavilion White
| Smain Mamouni | 295,000 | -44,900 |
| Chris Ferguson | 168,000 | 24,500 |
| Erwann Pecheux | 131,000 | 14,000 |
| Joao Vieira | 105,000 | 37,700 |
| John Hesp | 77,000 | 19,700 |
| Scott Montgomery | 70,000 | 3,900 |
| Joshua Abady | 47,000 | -35,300 |
| Maria Ho | 30,000 | -1,500 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:04 PM Local Time
Seidel Eliminated by Gavin
It folded around to Erik Seidel on the button and he raised to 2,000. Alexis Gavin sat in the big blind and she three-bet Seidel by putting in a bet of 6,000. Seidel called and they went heads-up to the flop.
The flop came down and Gavin continued with a bet of 5,100. Seidel called again to see the turn appear.
The turn was the and Gavin put in another bet. This time the sizing was 14,500 and when it got to Seidel he took a minute to think his decision through. He raised to 35,000 and Gavin called.
The river completed the board and Gavin checked to Seidel. He went all in for about 35,000 and Gavin asked for a count. Gavin already called when the dealer started to cut up a stack of 20 chips into smaller stacks of five and she didn't even need to finish counting.
Seidel opened up and he was beat by Gavin's .
| Lexy Gavin [Alexis Gavin] | 200,000 | 120,000 |
| Erik Seidel | 0 | -120,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:04 PM Local Time
Chalot Sticks Around
A pot of about 7,000 was gathered before a flop was seen by Antonio Esfandiari and Benjamin Chalot. Chalot check-called a bet of 2,8000 and the fell on the turn.
Chalot check-called once more, this time for 3,800 and the completed the board. Both players checked and Chalot won the pot with the .
| Antonio Esfandiari | 138,000 | 37,000 |
| Benjamin Chalot | 49,000 | -34,300 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:04 PM Local Time
Seiver Wins a Three-Bet Pot
In a three-way three-bet pot, Scott Seiver was in the small blind, check-calling 6,700 on the flop. The third player released his hand and the action continued heads-up on the turn.
Seiver checked again and his opponent asked how much he had left. Seiver counted his stack and announced that he had exactly 32,000. The other player checked back and Seiver led out 15,000 on the river. A fold followed and Seiver scooped the pot.
| Scott Seiver | 44,200 | 3,200 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:02 PM Local Time
Cavanaugh Doubles Up
The player in early position raised to 1,800 and was called by the player in the hijack. James Cavanaugh was sitting in the small blind and shoved for 8,800. The initial raiser called and the hijack folded.
James Cavanaugh:
Initial Raiser:
The board ran out to give Cavanaugh a pair of kings on the flop for the double-up.
| Christopher Kostoulas | 50,000 | -1,900 |
| Alberto Meran | 34,000 | 6,500 |
| James Cavanaugh | 23,400 | 6,100 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:55 PM Local Time
Latest Selection of Chip Counts Miranda
| Alberto Destrade | 190,000 | 95,100 |
| Jasper Wetemans | 145,000 | 32,000 |
| Luigi Knoppers | 140,000 | 18,000 |
| Blake Whittington | 139,000 | 26,000 |
| Artem Metalidi | 130,000 | 27,300 |
| Jeremy Wien | 115,000 | 41,300 |
| Jans Arends | 114,000 | -12,000 |
| Jasper Meijer van Putten | 112,000 | 12,000 |
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 111,000 | 18,000 |
| Rafael Augus Souza Perri | 101,000 | 7,000 |
| Jeff Madsen | 94,000 | 19,000 |
| Emile Schiff | 82,000 | 12,000 |
| Dermot Blain | 74,000 | 16,000 |
| Charlie Godwin | 72,000 | -8,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 62,000 | -11,000 |
| Gina Bacon | 60,000 | 0 |
| Ryan Olisar | 59,000 | -15,000 |
| James Dempsey | 56,000 | 42,200 |
| Danny Wong | 40,000 | -10,000 |
| Craig Chait | 38,000 | -20,000 |
| Faraz Jaka | 33,600 | 15,300 |
| Sam Phillips | 16,500 | 900 |
| Tye Smoole | 0 | -31,000 |
| Levon Khachatryan | 0 | -45,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:53 PM Local Time
Updated Counts Across Amazon Purple and Orange
| Paul Geibler | 195,000 | 24,300 |
| Matthew Kassela | 185,000 | 15,100 |
| Kyle Montgomery | 155,000 | 25,000 |
| Juha Helppi | 130,000 | 6,000 |
| Vincent Gabel | 88,000 | -42,000 |
| Christopher Kruk | 85,000 | -4,000 |
| Sylvain Naets | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Shelmerdine | 0 | -5,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:52 PM Local Time
More Counts from Pavilion White
| George Danzer | 145,700 | 27,900 |
| Melanie Weisner | 135,000 | -1,500 |
| Eli Elezra | 90,700 | -19,300 |
| Lily Kiletto | 83,000 | 3,000 |
| Joao Vieira | 67,300 | -18,575 |
| Maria Ho | 31,500 | 500 |
| Mike Sexton | 14,500 | 400 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:50 PM Local Time
Joe Hachem Eliminated
After losing another big pot, Joe Hachem was all in and at risk from the button and picked up two callers including Ronald Bernstein in the big blind and Rodney Hurlbut in early position. On the flop, Bernstein moved all in to isolate successfully and the cards were turned over.
Joe Hachem:
Ronald Bernstein:
Hachem was in need of running cards to avoid elimination and it was all over after the turn, making the river a formality.
| Ronald Bernstein | 80,000 | -4,600 |
| Joe Hachem | 0 | -40,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:49 PM Local Time
Hegele Making Moves for Another Deep Run
Robin Hegele came up a few days short of a dream run in 2017 when he finished 27th in the WSOP Main Event.
Hegel returned for Day 2 with 39,000 and did lose about half of his stack before getting some back in a recent pot.
With about 8,000 in the middle and a three-way board reading , the player in the big blind bet 5,000 and Hegele shoved for 15,500. The player on the button went into the tank and eventually folded when once again, the clock was needed for this player.
The player in the big blind would fold as well and Hegele was pushed the pot.
| Robin Hegele | 30,000 | 8,900 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:48 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Pavilion Yellow
| Shaun Deeb | 180,000 | -13,500 |
| Ben Yu | 158,000 | 65,000 |
| Farah Galfond | 105,000 | 13,200 |
| Phil Galfond | 103,000 | 42,000 |
| Vitaly Lunkin | 93,000 | -22,000 |
| Christopher Brammer | 90,000 | 15,000 |
| Park Yu Cheung | 82,000 | 8,700 |
| Jackie Glazier | 42,000 | -78,000 |
| Dara O'Kearney | 36,500 | -1,000 |
| Michael Gagliano | 10,000 | -54,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:47 PM Local Time
Grapenthien Lets One Go
With around 6,000 in the middle, Matt Grapenthien was heads-up with Quang Vu who was sitting directly on his right. The dealer spread the flop of and Vu checked to Grapenthien who bet 3,200. Vu called and the landed on the turn.
Vu checked again and Grapenthien tossed in a bet of 5,600 with four cards to a straight on the board. Vu check-raised to 16,500 and Grapenthien sent his cards to the muck almost instantly. After taking another hit to his stack, Grapenthien has fallen to around a 30 big-blind stack.
| Quang Vu | 127,400 | 16,100 |
| Matt Grapenthien | 24,300 | -7,200 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:47 PM Local Time
Margereson Eliminates Pauli
Scott Margereson sat in the small blind and it folded to him. In the big blind sat Sebastian Pauli with just 10,000 left and Margereson pushed all in to put pressure on Pauli. Pauli checked one card and went on to peel the second card and he instantly called when he saw he had .
Margereson tabled and was in rough shape against Pauli.
The flop was and it was going to be an even tougher task for Margereson to win the hand, but the turn gave some hope. The river was the and Margereson hit one of his outs and with that, he eliminated Pauli from the Main Event.
| Scott Margereson | 120,000 | 45,000 |
| Sebastian Pauli | 0 | -17,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:47 PM Local Time
Mcdonald Busts in Three-Way All In
Two players were all in and at risk and Yifu He had them covered and turned over the best hand in . Aditya Prasetyo had and Richard Mcdonald was the shortest stack with the . The board came and Prasetyo got there with a flush to more than double and eliminate Mcdonald.
| Yifu He | 80,000 | -39,200 |
| Aditya Prasetyo | 65,000 | -6,200 |
| Richard Mcdonald | 0 | -37,500 |