Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:23 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts in Brasilia Blue & Silver
| Shawn Daniels | 545,000 | 95,000  |
| Chris Da Silva [Chris Dasilva] | 492,000 | -5,000  |
| Chris Moorman | 440,000 | 215,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 425,000 | -55,000 |
| Cliff Josephy | 400,000 | 80,000 |
| Brian Yoon | 303,000 | 18,000 |
| Tom Hall | 285,000 | 8,500 |
| Kyle Julius | 270,000 | -5,000 |
| Christian Soto | 230,000 | 15,000 |
| Jake Cody | 210,000 | 90,000 |
| Juha Helppi | 180,000 | -25,000 |
| Tim Marsters | 120,000 | 55,000 |
| Keith Lehr | 110,000 | -110,000 |
| Leif Force | 105,000 | -75,000 |
| Jackie Glazier | 80,000 | -30,000 |
| Scott Clements | 40,000 | -40,000 |
| Benjamin Dobson | 36,000 | -29,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:21 PM Local Time
Deeb Takes Plesuv Out
Pavel Plesuv raised from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Shaun Deeb on the button who three-bet. Plesuv four-bet shoved and Deeb called.
Pavel Plesuv:
Shaun Deeb:
The board ran out to give Deeb a set of queens on the flop and to improve to a full house on the turn to eliminate Plesuv from the tournament.
| Shaun Deeb | 545,000 | 265,000 |
| Pavel Plesuv | 0 | -175,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:18 PM Local Time
Wang Gives Up On the Flop
There was a raise on the button to what looked like 10,000 before Mike Wang made it 33,000 from the small blind. Action folded back to the button player who called.
The flop came down and Wang quickly checked then folded to a bet of 30,000 from his opponent. After losing the pot, Wang dropped to just under 150,000 chips.
| Michael Wang | 147,500 | -32,500 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:18 PM Local Time
Recent Dutch Chip Counts
| Martijn Gerrits | 460,000 | 172,000 |
| Govert Metaal | 330,000 | 170,000 |
| Rens Feenstra | 310,000 | 105,000 |
| Michael Verhaaf | 302,000 | 42,000 |
| Joep Raemaekers | 293,000 | 46,000 |
| Bas De Laat | 230,000 | -36,900 |
| Luigi Knoppers | 142,000 | 16,700 |
| Pim de Goede | 137,000 | -7,800 |
| Steven Van Zadelhoff | 121,000 | -9,000 |
| Oscar Kemps | 80,000 | 30,000 |
| Gregor Prizmic Martini | 0 | -125,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:13 PM Local Time
Alaei Wins a Big Flip
After a raise from under the gun, Daniel Alaei three-bet in middle position and the action folded back to the initial raiser. He moved all in and Alaei called, having him slightly covered.
Daniel Alaei:
Opponent:
It was a coin flip with Alaei needed to hit the board. The flop came and the pocket tens were still in the lead. The turn was the and the river brought the . Alaei spiked an ace on the river to eliminate his opponent much to the amazement of Antonio Esfandiari.
"It's just that easy for some people," Esfandiari said as Alaei dragged in a healthy pot.
| Daniel Alaei | 265,000 | 168,400 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:12 PM Local Time
Kassouf Folds to Kings
Action folded to the player on the button, he raised to 5,500, and William Kassouf called from the big blind.
The flop came and Kassouf checked. The button bet 6,000 and Kassouf folded.
"You got lucky. Show one?" Kassouf asked as the dealer pushed the pot to the button.
The button slid both of his cards face-down to Kassouf for him to look at. Kassouf peeked at both and then held the up for the table to see.
"He bluffed me with this," Kassouf said before he flashed the button's other card, the .
| William Kassouf | 31,800 | -28,200 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:12 PM Local Time
Marsico and Saltus Lead Amazon Tan Section
Anthony Marsico and Brian Saltus are the current chip leaders in the Amazon Tan section, while Ashton Griffin was just eliminated by Patrik Antonius. On the rise on the very same table is Aurelie Reard, who chipped up early thanks to sending a shorter stack to the rail with pocket queens versus , Reard immediately flopped a full house.
| Anthony Marsico | 700,000 | 352,800 |
| Brian Saltus | 680,000 | 10,000 |
| Andrew Brown | 380,000 | 80,000 |
| Matas Cikinas | 340,000 | 110,000 |
| Patrik Antonius | 310,000 | 50,000 |
| Richard Pachoca | 310,000 | 40,000 |
| Gary Hasson | 300,000 | 13,700 |
| Loni Harwood | 300,000 | 80,000 |
| Sonke Jahn | 300,000 | 0 |
| Ralph Perry | 290,000 | 120,000 |
| Ronni Borg | 280,000 | 44,600 |
| Paul Volpe | 275,000 | -85,000 |
| Aurelie Reard | 230,000 | 146,900 |
| Phachara Wongwichit | 175,000 | -125,000 |
| Lauren Kling | 110,000 | 5,000 |
| Josep Galindo | 42,000 | -158,000 |
| Ashton Griffin | 0 | -212,300 |
| Won Lee | 0 | -151,500 |
| Aristeidis Moschonas | 0 | -116,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:12 PM Local Time
Elias Three-Bets from the Big
Following an open to 5,000, Amal Bounahra called on the button before the action turns to Darren Elias in the big blind.
Elias splashes out a three-bet to 22,000, and both the original raiser and Bounahra fold.
As Elias gathered the pot, 2010 WSOP World Champion Jonathan Duhamel joined the table
| Darren Elias | 385,000 | 25,000 |
| Amal Bounahra | 153,000 | -22,000 |
| Jonathan Duhamel | 133,000 | 56,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:11 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts From Brasilia Red
| Frankie Flowers | 718,000 | -89,000 |
| Brian Altman | 620,000 | -20,000 |
| Paul Varano | 550,000 | 199,700 |
| Henrik Hecklen | 495,000 | 244,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 395,000 | -45,000 |
| Aditya Agarwal | 320,000 | 5,000 |
| Max Altergott | 250,000 | 10,000 |
| Linda Kenney Baden | 230,000 | 25,300 |
| Keith Tilston | 190,000 | 88,400 |
| Ben Palmer | 152,000 | 60,300 |
| Renata Colache | 140,000 | 49,900 |
| Ian O'Hara | 110,000 | -24,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 107,000 | 14,300 |
| Farhad Jamasi | 87,000 | -416,400 |
| David Diaz | 79,000 | -130,000 |
| Stanley Lee | 33,000 | -8,000 |
| Timothy Adams | 0 | -175,200 |
| Matt Waxman | 0 | -64,100 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:10 PM Local Time
Stai is Here to Stay
Down to his last 34,500, Oystein Stai moved all in from early position and Nathan Henry called from the cutoff, all other players folded.
Oystein Stai:
Nathan Henry:
The board came and Stai doubled to remain in contention, while former big stack Henry dropped below the average.
| Nathan Henry | 125,000 | -105,000 |
| Oystein Stai | 75,000 | 28,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:06 PM Local Time
Livingston and Tamayo Join the Amazon Room
Alex Livingston and Jonathan Tamayo have found a new home here in the Amazon room and are seated next to each other on Table #531.
The player in the cutoff raised and both the player on the button and Livingston in the big blind called.
They all checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Livingston bet 11,000 and only the player in the cutoff called.
The river completed the board with the , Livingston bet again but now it was for 27,000. His opponent gave the hand up.
| Alex Livingston | 384,000 | 66,400 |
| Jonathan Tamayo | 362,000 | 207,000 |
| Kevin Choe | 0 | -177,200 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:03 PM Local Time
Counts from Amazon Purple
| Stephen Song | 666,200 | 212,700 |
| Samuel Touil | 546,700 | 141,200 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 475,600 | 46,400 |
| Kane Kalas | 336,400 | 146,400 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 296,400 | 150,900 |
| Todd Brunson | 261,500 | -28,500 |
| Chino Rheem | 218,000 | -67,000 |
| Eli Elezra | 194,800 | 85,400 |
| Joe Cada | 171,100 | 90,100 |
| Johnny Chan | 165,600 | 58,400 |
| Benjamin Pollak | 155,800 | 97,600 |
| Antonio Esfandiari | 65,600 | -16,400 |
| Cate Hall | 53,300 | -115,700 |
| Christopher Kruk | 0 | -174,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:03 PM Local Time
Albertson Has Lead, Uses It
Cory Albertson opened to 6,100 from early position. The player in the hijack three-bet to 17,500. Action folded back to Alberston.
''How much do you have behind? You know how much you started the hand with?'' asked Albertson.
His opponent didn't respond, showing his stack of 75,000 left. Albertson four-bet to 120,000. His opponent folded.
''It's not that good of a hand,'' continued Albertson exposing his before raking in the pot. His opponent didn't react.
Albertson currently holds the chip lead with a stack of 1,120,000.
| Cory Albertson | 1,120,000 | 20,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 3:02 PM Local Time
Philachack Lays It Down
Action folded to Andy Philachack in the cutoff and he raised to 5,500. The button and big blind called.
The flop came and the big blind checked. Philachack bet 7,000, the button called, and the big blind folded.
The fell on the turn and Philachack bet 13,000. The button shoved for 72,800, sending Philachack into the tank. After several minutes, he tossed his cards into the muck. The button showed as he took the pot and Philachack said he folded pocket queens.
| Andy Philachack | 135,000 | 19,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 2:56 PM Local Time
More Orange Amazon Counts
| Dominik Panka | 447,000 | 102,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 354,000 | -6,000 |
| Thomas Boivin | 340,000 | 239,500 |
| Stoyan Obreshkov | 295,000 | -45,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 288,000 | -3,000 |
| Gavin O'Rourke | 245,000 | 58,000 |
| Krasimir Yankov | 224,000 | -106,000 |
| Jennifer Shahade | 217,000 | 48,000 |
| Taylor Black | 124,000 | -57,100 |
| Oskar Prehm | 71,000 | -72,600 |
| Loren Klein | 37,000 | -8,000 |
| Jonathan Roy | 0 | -82,700 |
| Colin Mchugh | 0 | -179,300 |
| Greg Merson | 0 | -68,300 |
| Nicholas Carrillo | 0 | -48,500 |
| Jeremy Joseph | 0 | -290,500 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 2:55 PM Local Time
Goodarzy Flushes Away His Opponent
Esan Goodarzy raised to 6,000 from middle position and the player in the hijack re-raised to 16,000. It folded back to Goodarzy who moved all in and his opponent called for his last 70,000.
Esan Goodarzy:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Goodarzy improved to a flush to earn the pot and send his opponent to the rail.
Saturday, July 7, 2018 2:54 PM Local Time
Amiel Chipping Back Up
The player in middle position opened to 6,100. The hijack, the button and Alexandre Amiel, in the small blind called.
A flop reading was dealt. The original raiser bet 12,100. The hijack folded. The button and Amiel called.
The turn brought the and was checked through to the river. The button fired 20,000. Amiel made the call. The player on the button showed for trips but that wasn't good enough as Amiel tabled for a flush to take down the pot.
| Alexandre Amiel | 226,000 | -37,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 2:53 PM Local Time
Lie Sent Packing
On a flop of , Aylar Lie was all in for roughly her last 120,000 holding against her opponent's for a flopped straight.
The turn of the gave Lie chop outs with a nine, but when the river landed the , she was eliminated from the Main Event.
| Aylar Lie | 0 | -125,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 2:51 PM Local Time
Thompson Forces Reilly to Fold
A big pot was brewing in the corner of the Amazon orange section and according to one of the players at the table, a limped pot and a squeeze resulted in a three-bet to 40,000 by Nicklaus Thompson in the small blind. Only Nesrine Reilly called to see a flop of and Thompson continued for 22,000. Reilly raised it up to 65,000 and was called.
Both opted to check the on the turn and Thompson moved all in for 186,000 on the river. Reilly was slightly covered and tried to engage in some table chat.
"You look so sad," Reilly said but didn't get any reply. After spending 90 seconds in the think tank, she released her cards into the muck.
| Nicklaus Thompson | 415,000 | 228,500 |
| Nesrine Reilly | 165,000 | -79,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 2:48 PM Local Time
Chip Counts from Brasilia Bronze
| Dan Heimiller | 375,000 | 30,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | 370,000 | 190,000 |
| Jean Gaspard | 360,000 | 220,500 |
| Darren Elias | 360,000 | 45,000 |
| David Eilers | 330,000 | 10,000 |
| Ben Yu | 315,000 | -11,000 |
| Daniel Chambers | 310,000 | 5,000 |
| Eric Vallee | 280,000 | 15,800 |
| Matthew Vaughan | 260,000 | 25,000 |
| Moe Farah | 260,000 | -70,000 |
| Kevin MacPhee | 255,000 | 112,900 |
| Nick DiVella | 225,000 | -115,200 |
| Jesse Sylvia | 225,000 | -5,000 |
| Joshua Mountain | 220,000 | -210,000 |
| Ted Lawson | 220,000 | -10,000 |
| Katie Stone | 210,000 | 0 |
| Brian Kim | 210,000 | 70,000 |
| Jordan Siegel | 180,000 | 10,000 |
| Michael Wang | 180,000 | -45,000 |
| Amal Bounahra | 175,000 | 0 |
| Scott Montgomery | 130,000 | -175,000 |
| Aaron Steury | 125,000 | 80,000 |
| Aylar Lie | 125,000 | -15,000 |
| Tyler Patterson | 90,000 | -24,200 |
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 60,000 | -60,000 |
| Dario Sammartino | 60,000 | -175,000 |
| Lee Markholt | 35,000 | -70,000 |
