Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:48 PM Local Time
A Round of Counts from Amazon Purple
| Francois Billard | 140,000 | 39,800  |
| Ajay Chabra | 139,000 | 49,700 |
| Peter Jetten | 130,000 | 45,300 |
| Billy Baxter | 129,000 | 33,300 |
| Alexandru Papazian | 129,000 | -18,100  |
| Ryan Leng | 113,000 | -19,000 |
| Leo Margets | 70,000 | 0 |
| Eric Afriat | 45,000 | -37,500 |
| Dan O'Brien | 25,000 | -32,200 |
| Ryan Tosoc | 20,000 | -1,100 |
| David Paredes | 17,000 | -25,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:46 PM Local Time
Papazyan Wins a Small One
Art Papazyan raised to 1,400 from late position and Zev Mandel called on the button. Both players in the blinds folded their hands and they went heads-up to a flop.
Papazyan continued with a bet of 1,100 on the flop and the player on the button called. The turn was the and both players checked this time and the river completed the board. Papazyan fired 3,100 this time and that was enough to make Mandel fold his hand.
| Art Papazyan | 89,000 | 89,000 |
| Zev Mandel | 15,000 | -3,500 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:41 PM Local Time
Schindler Builds Stack Without Showdown
Ted Lawson raised to 1,500 in the cutoff and Henry Fewster called on the button, as did Jake Schindler in the small blind. On the flop, action checked to Fewster and he bet 1,000, which only Schindler called. Both checked the on the turn and Schindler bet the river for 10,000.
Fewster only had 15,700 behind and folded after some consideration.
| Jake Schindler | 180,000 | 22,100 |
| Ted Lawson | 60,000 | -6,000 |
| Henry Fewster | 15,700 | -15,400 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:38 PM Local Time
Marchese and Lybaert Drop Some
On the river of a completed board of , Brian Twitty and Jeffery Hobrecker checked out of the blinds and Tom Marchese bet 2,500 on the button. Twitty folded and Hobrecker check-raised to 15,000 to force a fold from Marchese.
Bart Lybaert was involved in a three-way pot to the turn and called a bet of 5,000, as did a third player in the hand. Only Lybaert called a bet of 17,000 on the river and mucked when his opponent showed the for a straight.
| Jeffery Hobrecker | 155,000 | 32,200 |
| Brian Twitty | 130,000 | -14,400 |
| Tom Marchese | 70,000 | 1,000 |
| Bart Lybaert | 30,000 | -117,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:34 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts Amazon Orange and Purple
| David McCaw | 225,000 | -6,300 |
| Aymon Hata | 125,000 | 23,500 |
| Erik Seidel | 120,000 | 50,000 |
| Chris Hunichen | 120,000 | 12,700 |
| Igor Merda | 115,000 | 16,700 |
| Yuriy Boyko | 100,000 | -1,300 |
| Lexy Gavin [Alexis Gavin] | 80,000 | -14,000 |
| Scott Margereson | 75,000 | -25,400 |
| David "Bakes" Baker | 36,000 | -26,700 |
| Jason Koon | 35,000 | 8,800 |
| Sebastian Pauli | 17,000 | 3,600 |
| Nikolai Yakovenko | 15,000 | 1,000 |
| Daniel Reijmer | 11,000 | 11,000 |
| Nick Rampone | 0 | -12,300 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:30 PM Local Time
Kicker Plays for Riess
On a flop of , the player in the small blind, the big blind, and the hijack all checked. Ryan Riess, on the button, threw in a bet of 2,000. The player in the small blind called. The big blind and the hijack folded.
The turn came the and was checked around to the river. The small blind fired 6,000. Riess made the call.
The small blind showed which wasn't good enough as Riess tabled to rake in the pot.
| Ryan Riess | 115,000 | 21,700 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:29 PM Local Time
Andersen Rivers Two Pair
Danielle Andersen and Pierre Neuville were heads-up heading to a flop of . Andersen checked to Neuville who bet 1,900 and Andersen stuck around to see the land on the turn.
Both players checked and the completed the board on the river. Andersen checked again and Neuville tossed in a bet of 3,500. Andersen looked him up with and her two pair was good enough to earn her the pot.
| Pierre Neuville | 139,000 | -8,800 |
| Danielle Andersen | 47,500 | 18,800 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:28 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Pavilion Yellow
| Scott Davies | 165,000 | -6,200 |
| Darren Elias | 147,000 | 47,700 |
| Shaun Deeb | 125,000 | 82,000 |
| Jackie Glazier | 120,000 | 5,900 |
| Vitaly Lunkin | 115,000 | 17,000 |
| Rhys Jones | 105,000 | -13,800 |
| Terrence Chan | 92,000 | -2,700 |
| Kevin Taylor | 85,000 | 0 |
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 70,000 | 11,200 |
| Phil Galfond | 61,000 | -1,000 |
| Simon Trumper | 57,000 | 28,600 |
| Dara O'Kearney | 36,000 | -2,700 |
| Louis Salter | 33,000 | -9,200 |
| Jake Schwartz | 33,000 | -2,300 |
| Craig Varnell | 32,000 | -29,900 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:25 PM Local Time
Updated Counts from Day 2b in Pavillion White
| Smain Mamouni | 339,900 | 24,900 |
| Daniel Colpoys | 253,600 | 6,800 |
| Michael Mizrachi | 173,000 | 173,000 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 144,800 | 11,000 |
| Chris Ferguson | 143,500 | 8,600 |
| Arthur Morris | 132,000 | 5,100 |
| James Mackey | 92,200 | 2,200 |
| Almedin Imsirovic | 61,500 | 17,900 |
| John Hesp | 57,300 | -13,200 |
| Lauren Roberts | 56,600 | -11,600 |
| Greg Merson | 50,400 | -4,600 |
| Matt Grapenthien | 31,500 | -600 |
| Annette Obrestad | 13,500 | -9,200 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:25 PM Local Time
Brammer Gets Max Value
From hijack, Chris Brammer was betting 8,000 into the pot when we arrived. Three players were in the contest on the turn and only Winson Yuen called on the button while the player in the big blind released his hand.
The river came the and Brammer announced he was all in. Yuen asked for a count and it was 21,400. He paused for about a minute and then called. Brammer opened and Yuen mucked in defeat.
| Christopher Brammer | 75,000 | 48,500 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:23 PM Local Time
ICYMI: Hellmuth Grand Entrance
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:14 PM Local Time
Pecheux Check-Raising All In
Erwann Pecheux opened to 1,500 from early position. Zhe Li, in the hijack, three-bet to 4,500. The player on the button called. Pecheux called as well.
The dealer spread a flop of . Pecheux checked. Li bet 10,000. The button folded. Pecheux called.
The turn came the . Pecheux checked. Li continued for 18,000. Pecheux took a few minutes of reflection, before check-raising all in for 63,600. His opponent went deep into the tank, but proceeded to give up his hand.
| Erwann Pecheux | 117,000 | 57,100 |
| Zhe Li | 49,000 | 49,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:14 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Steven Van Zadelhoff | 153,000 | 153,000 |
| Scotty Nguyen | 80,000 | -4,400 |
| Erik Seidel | 70,000 | -10,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 68,000 | 7,500 |
| Ray Romano | 59,000 | -2,100 |
| Yuki Ko | 21,000 | -35,900 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:14 PM Local Time
Death by Quads for Stevanovski
"Oh my god," was all what could be heard upon showdown by Robert Stevanovski after he had turned over on the river of a board . The reason for that very comment was due to Noe Cantu's cards, as he had shown for flopped quads, the only hand that could beat Stevanovski.
"When did you feel secure?" another player joked to Cantu while he was stacking the chips, to which Cantu replied "on the flop, I guess."
| Noe Cantu | 115,000 | 26,400 |
| Robert Stevanovski | 0 | -13,400 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:13 PM Local Time
A Few Hands with Khachatryan
Levon Khachatryan shoved for 22,700 from the button and Tye Smoole called in the big blind with the bigger stack.
Levon Khachatryan:
Thye Smoole:
The board ran out to give Khachatryan two pair on the flop for his double-up.
The hand right after, Jasper Wetemans raised to 1,400 from under the gun and only Khachatryan called in the cutoff. Wetemans continued with another bet of 1,600 on the flop. Khachatryan called. The turn came with the , Wetemans barreled another 3,500 over the line and Khachatryan gave his hand up.
The next hand, Khachatryan shoved all in from the hijack and was called again by Smoole who now had 14,900 in front of him.
Tye Smoole:
Levon Khachatryan:
The board ran out to save Smoole on the river for the full house, aces over sixes to double up.
Then in the last hand, Khachatryan raised to 1,500 from late position and was called by the player on the button and James Dempsey in the big blind.
They all checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Dempsey checked and Khachatryan bet 2,600. Only Dempsey called.
The river completed the board with the , Dempsey checked for the last time. Khachatryan fired a bet of 5,400, Dempsey considered his options for a while and then Dempsey called. Khachatryan tabled for the turned flush and that was enough to make Dempsey muck his hand.
Two tables over, Wouter Beumers couldn't be found in his seat anymore.
| Jasper Wetemans | 113,000 | 25,900 |
| Levon Khachatryan | 45,000 | -31,600 |
| Tye Smoole | 31,000 | -4,700 |
| James Dempsey | 13,800 | -18,900 |
| Wouter Beumers | 0 | -12,200 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:13 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Pavilion Black
| Tom Hall | 155,000 | 155,000 |
| Fraser MacIntyre | 145,000 | 41,300 |
| Al Barbieri | 86,000 | -6,700 |
| Robert Kokoska | 70,000 | 14,300 |
| Brian Hastings | 67,000 | 700 |
| Jason Mercier | 65,000 | 2,400 |
| Renato Kaneoya | 61,000 | -1,100 |
| John Monnette | 57,000 | -16,700 |
| Josef Snejberg | 42,000 | 2,400 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 41,000 | 41,000 |
| Scott Seiver | 41,000 | 23,800 |
| Mike Sexton | 14,100 | -62,100 |
| Max Pescatori | 7,400 | -2,600 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:10 PM Local Time
Two-Time November Niner Saout Eliminated
Antoine Saout, who final tabled the WSOP Main Event in 2009 and 2017 finishing third and fifth respectively, has been eliminated from this year's Main Event.
According to Huey Hulin, Saout shoved blind on blind with for his last 12,000 and Hulin called in the big blind with .
There was a nine on the flop and Saout was eliminated.
| Huey Hulin | 185,000 | 17,500 |
| Antoine Saout | 0 | -21,500 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:10 PM Local Time
Leng "Winning Every Pot"
Ryan Leng opened to 1,200 from middle position and David Theodosopoulos three-bet to 3,500 in the cutoff. Leng made the call and a flop was delivered.
Leng check-raised a bet of 7,000 to 16,000 on the flop and Theodosopoulos flatted. The hit the turn and Leng continued for 11,700.
The completed the board and Leng bet enough to put Theodosopoulos at risk, effectively 41,000. Theodosopoulos went into the tank.
"Will you show if I fold," asked Theodosopoulos.
"You can't ask that sir," responded the dealer. Which then sparked a debate at the table about the rules in the situation.
"You're so much better of a player than I am," Theodosopoulos continued.
Eventually, Theodosopoulos would find a fold, showing the table the , and Leng dragged in the pot.
"Winning every pot, this guy," shouted a neighbor at the table.
| Ryan Leng | 132,000 | 87,100 |
| David Theodosopoulos | 41,000 | -29,300 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:09 PM Local Time
Gonzales Doubles Through Gentili
On a four-way flop of , Michael Gentili bet 2,200 after two other players had checked to him and Danny Gonzales moved all in for 16,700 in total. Gentili gave it some thought and called with the to see Gonzales turn over for bottom set. The on the turn was a sweat for Gonzales, but the river was a blank.
| Michael Gentili | 70,000 | -3,000 |
| Danny Gonzales | 45,000 | 31,200 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:06 PM Local Time
Updated Counts in Amazon Orange and Purple
| Chris Fraser | 330,000 | 13,900 |
| Truyen Nguyen | 300,000 | -24,800 |
| Bruce Russell | 200,000 | 59,600 |
| Jeffrey Griffiths | 165,000 | 16,600 |
| David Tuchman | 141,000 | 30,000 |
| Vincent Gabel | 130,000 | 59,800 |
| Frank Kassela | 115,000 | 8,400 |
| Mikiyo Aoki | 110,000 | 12,000 |
| Jonathan Zarin | 100,000 | -6,400 |
| Seth Davies | 95,000 | 23,800 |
| Per Hildebrand | 95,000 | 5,000 |
| Dylan Honeyman | 80,000 | 7,300 |
| Pratyush Buddiga | 76,000 | 63,300 |
| Kevin Pollak | 75,000 | 3,700 |
| Cary Katz | 42,000 | -3,100 |
| Arne Ruge | 10,000 | -4,000 |
| Scott Schenck | 0 | -34,600 |