Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:29 PM Local Time
Vang Busts to Park on Main Feature
The main feature table includes such big names as Patrik Truong, Jim Collopy, Johnny Chan, and Jose Montes, but none of them were involved in the latest all-in showdown. On the flop of , Hye "Henry" Park check-called the shove of Paul Vang for 55,000 with the for top two pair.
Vang had put his hopes on the , and the turn and river changed nothing.
The current chip leader on the main feature table is Philip Yeh.
| Philip Yeh | 459,000 | 201,400  |
| Patrick Truong | 450,000 | 280,500 |
| Jim Collopy | 410,000 | 173,600 |
| Hye Park | 308,000 | 100,000 |
| Johnny Chan | 289,000 | 123,400 |
| Jose Montes | 187,000 | 72,100 |
| Paul Vang | 0 | -244,000  |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:28 PM Local Time
Bernabeu Loses a 492K Flip to Deak
Samuel Bernabeu raised to 9,000 from middle position, the player in the cutoff called, and Ferenc Deak three-bet shoved for 236,500 from the button. Bernabeu called and the cutoff folded.
Deak showed , racing with Bernabeu's .
The board came down , giving Deak kings and fours to double through Bernabeu, who could have been the first player to crack 1.5 million had he won the race.
| Samuel Bernabeu | 1,140,000 | -180,000 |
| Ferenc Deak | 492,000 | 328,400 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:27 PM Local Time
Borsa Gets a Fold
Alessandro Borsa opened to 8,500 on the cutoff. The players in the small blind and the big blind called.
The flop came . The small blind checked. The big blind bet 22,000. Borsa called. The small blind folded.
The turn brought the . The big blind continued with a bet of 30,000. Borsa called. The river completed the board. The big blind checked. Borsa threw in a bet of 70,000. His opponent went deep into the tank before giving up his hand.
| Alessandro Borsa | 315,000 | 30,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:26 PM Local Time
Bicknell Wins with Flop Bet
From middle position, Kristen Bicknell raised to 9,000 and her opponent next to act in the hijack called.
The dealer spread a flop, and Bicknell continued for 10,000. Her opponent folded, and Bicknell collected the pot.
| Kristen Bicknell | 175,000 | -30,500 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:23 PM Local Time
Rheem Over Neuville
Chino Rheem raised to 9,000 from the button and Pierre Neuville called from the small blind.
The flop came down and Neuville check-called 11,000 from Rheem.
The turn was the and Neuville check-called 27,000 from Rheem.
The river was the and both players checked.
Neuville showed for nines and fives, but Rheem tabled for jacks and fives to win the pot.
| Chino Rheem | 395,000 | 10,000 |
| Pierre Neuville | 60,000 | -110,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:21 PM Local Time
Messick Eliminates Hecklen
The action folded around to Ryan Messick on the button and he raised to 10,000. The small blind folded and Henrik Hecklen moved all in from the big blind for about 60,000. Messick snap-called, turning over and Hecklen showed .
The board ran out and Messick's pocket eights held up to earn him the elimination.
| Ryan Messick | 720,000 | 5,000 |
| Henrik Hecklen | 0 | -495,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:18 PM Local Time
Jahn Busts to Williams
In a battle button versus big blind, Cory Williams and Sonke Jahn clashed, and the latter ended up all in and at risk for around 190,000.
Sonke Jahn:
Cory Williams:
The board of provided no help for the German and he was sent to the rail.
| Cory Williams | 508,000 | -500 |
| Sonke Jahn | 0 | -300,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:18 PM Local Time
Lebaron Moved
Kaylen Lebaron has been moved to the same table where Govert Metaal and Nicholas Dashineau are seated. Cary Katz used to be at this table too, but his seat has been taken over by another player right now, so Katz has been eliminated earlier today.
| Kaylen Lebaron | 870,000 | 464,900 |
| Nicholas Dashineau | 390,000 | -40,000 |
| Govert Metaal | 300,000 | -14,000 |
| Ladislav Cerveny | 100,000 | -135,000 |
| Cary Katz | 0 | -57,300 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:16 PM Local Time
Maimone Gets a Fold
With a substantial pot already brewing and the board reading , the big blind bet, Nick Maimone called from under the gun, and a player in middle position folded.
The hit the river and the big blind checked. Maimone bet 63,000, the big blind folded, and Maimone took the pot. He flashed the as he tossed his cards in.
"I always like to show one... the mystery," explained Maimone as he stacked his newly acquired chips.
| Nick Maimone | 630,000 | 30,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:13 PM Local Time
Bad Day at the Office for Liu
One table was still playing seven minutes into the last break and the completed board showed . William Hickey had checked in late position and Xuan Liu bet 15,000 on the button. Hickey check-raised to 100,000, essentially giving Liu the option to fold or continue with a short stack.
After some consideration, Liu called and Hickey turned over the for top set. Liu wanted to muck, and as per the all-in showdown rule, her was exposed.
"She just couldn't catch a break," Hickey said while Liu left the tournament area with a sigh and "I have never ran so bad in one day."
| William Hickey | 450,000 | 268,600 |
| Xuan Liu | 0 | -110,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:08 PM Local Time
Outer Feature Table Line Ups
The outer table features big stack Frank Flowers along with Daniel Tang and Shawn Daniels, while the table of Antonio Esfandiari and Daniel Alaei has been moved over to the secondary feature table for the upcoming fourth level of the day.
| Frankie Flowers | 1,094,500 | -30,500 |
| Shawn Daniels | 565,000 | 75,000 |
| Daniel Tang | 511,500 | 225,500 |
| Daniel Alaei | 303,500 | 68,500 |
| Antonio Esfandiari | 112,500 | -23,500 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 6:07 PM Local Time
Level 14 started
Level: 14
Blinds: 2000/4000
Ante: 500
Saturday, July 7, 2018 5:48 PM Local Time
Third Break of Day 2
The third level of the day has come to an end with some 1,504 players remaining, and they have been sent into a 20-minute break.
Saturday, July 7, 2018 5:47 PM Local Time
Elezra Sent to the Rail
On a flop of , Eli Elezra checked from the big blind to Guillaume Dupuy in middle position. Dupuy tossed in a bet of 9,000 and Elezra check-raised all in for a little over 90,000. Dupuy went into the tank and Elezra gave a little speech.
"Just let it go, I have you beat," he said. "They always call when I say that," he continued with a laugh.
Indeed Dupuy called and Elezra also had him beat. Elezra showed for two pair but Dupuy had outs with . The turn brought the and Dupuy made a straight to jump into the lead. The on the river bricked off and Elezra exited the tournament area just before players went on break.
| Guillaume Dupuy | 427,000 | 156,100 |
| Eli Elezra | 0 | -194,800 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 5:47 PM Local Time
Luca Versus Geilich
Ivan Luca has been moved to the Amazon room and found himself seated with Ludovic Geilich.
The player in mid-position opened, Luca three-bet from the hijack, and Geilich four-bet to 45,000 from the button. The initial raiser folded and Luca called.
The flop came and Luca checked. Geilich bet 68,000 and Luca tanked. After about two or three minutes, Luca grabbed one stack of orange 5,000-value chips and added some more to it. Luca bet 169,000 in total. Geilich looked at his cards again and then folded.
"Queen-ten of hearts!" Geilich said to Luca!
Luca laughed while raking in the chips and then decided to flip over the .
| Ivan Luca | 640,000 | 300,100 |
| Ludovic Geilich | 250,000 | -82,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 5:47 PM Local Time
Loeser Wins One; Loses One
Manig Loeser defended his big blind against the under-the-gun raise of Chris Da Silva and checked the flop, Da Silva checked back. On the turn, Loeser bet 10,000 and Da Silva raised to 26,000, which the German called. On the river, both players checked and Loeser showed to win the pot with kings and eights.
Loeser then three-bet an open-raise from 7,500 to 23,000 and was called by Nathan Henry in the big blind. The flop came and Henry check-called a bet of 16,000. The turn went check, check, and a bet of 25,000 on the river by Henry forced a fold.
| Manig Loeser | 440,000 | -45,000 |
| Chris Da Silva [Chris Dasilva] | 400,000 | -92,000 |
| Nathan Henry | 280,000 | 70,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 5:42 PM Local Time
Reilly Folds to Prendiville
The player in early position had raised to 5,000 and was called by the player in mid-position. Nesrine Reilly three-bet to 25,000 from late position and then Sean Prendiville four-bet to 60,000 from the button. Only Reilly called.
The flop came , Reilly checked, and Prendiville shoved for 143,000 in total which had Reilly covered. Reilly tanked.
"Sorry..." Reilly said to her tablemates while she was going through her options in her head.
After about four to five minutes, the clock was called on her and the floor came over. The floor asked the dealer is she had had enough time to take a decision and Reilly herself confirmed that she did.
After 25 seconds, the floor started counting down and Reilly folded when the count was at zero.
| Sean Prendiville | 280,000 | 155,000 |
| Nesrine Reilly | 74,000 | -195,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 5:40 PM Local Time
Greenblatt Flops a Straight Against Aces
Mitchell Greenblatt was heads-up to the flop, and his opponent got all his chips into the middle for a showdown.
Mitchell Greenblatt:
Opponent:
Greenblatt had flopped the straight and held as the board completed to score a knockout and move up to 710,000 in the process.
| Mitchell Greenblatt | 710,000 | 247,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 5:40 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
| Samuel Bernabeu | 1,320,000 | 50,000 |
| Cory Albertson | 1,050,000 | -200,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 530,000 | -74,000 |
| Marco Iodice | 410,000 | 115,000 |
| Alexandre Amiel | 340,000 | 72,000 |
| Lacey Jones | 330,000 | -22,000 |
| Anatoly Filatov | 330,000 | 85,000 |
| Alessandro Borsa | 285,000 | 40,000 |
| Chip Jett | 170,000 | -10,000 |
| Gavin Cochrane | 125,000 | -100,000 |
| Alexis Gavin | 102,500 | -152,500 |
| Daria Feshchenko | 65,000 | -27,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 5:40 PM Local Time
Stacked Table
Kelly Minkin and Farukh Tach have been moved to the Amazon room, into the orange section. They have been drawn onto Table #500 which also features Nicholas Cushman and Daniel Ospina who have pretty big stacks already.
With Minkin and Tach joining them, it is expected that fireworks could happen on this table.
| Nicholas Cushman | 860,000 | 618,900 |
| Farukh Tach | 803,000 | 12,000 |
| Daniel Ospina | 700,000 | 368,800 |
| Kelly Minkin | 640,000 | 143,000 |