Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:48 PM Local Time
Bicknell Folds to Cabrera
David Cabrera raised from middle position, and Kristen Bicknell defended her big blind. The flop came down , and Bicknell check-called an 11,000 bet from Cabrera. The turn was the and Bicknell again checked and saw Cabrera fire 33,000.
Bicknell had to think through her decision for a couple of minutes, but ultimately she decided to sacrifice the pot to Cabrera.
| David Cabrera | 450,000 | -33,800  |
| Kristen Bicknell | 170,000 | -78,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:43 PM Local Time
Zoughari Takes it on the Turn
Moundir Zoughari raised to 8,000 from the hijack. The player in the small blind and the big blind called.
A flop reading was dealt and checked through to the turn. The blinds checked again. Zoughari threw in a bet of 17,000, and that was enough to claim the pot.
| Moundir Zoughari | 940,000 | 577,700  |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:41 PM Local Time
Kling Doubles
Action folded around to Lauren Kling in the cutoff and she jammed for 37,500. After verifying the bet, the big blind called to put Kling at risk.
Lauren Kling:
Big blind:
Kling had the advantage with the bigger of the two pocket pairs and the big blind needed to improve to stack her. The board ran out and Kling took the pot with fives full of jacks to double up.
| Lauren Kling | 82,000 | 46,500 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:37 PM Local Time
Chattaway Can't Win Against Aces
Billy Chattaway raised to 9,000 from the under-the-gun position and was called by the player in the small blind.
They both checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. The small blind bet 10,000 and Chattaway called.
The river completed the board with the on which they both checked again. The player in the small blind tabled and Chattaway mucked his hand.
| Billy Chattaway | 320,000 | 10,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:35 PM Local Time
Esfandiari Builds Stack
Over on the secondary feature table, Antonio Esfandiari raised to 10,000 and Lars Gronning called. Gronning check-called bets of 8,500 on the flop and 14,500 on the turn. The fell on the river and Gronning check-called another 38,500 before mucking immediately when Esfandiari rolled over the for a straight.
Over on the outer table, Yoon Kim and Daniel Tang tangled in a bigger pot and the board showed . Kim checked and Tang made it 69,000 to go. Eventually, the clock was called on Kim and he folded after being given 30 seconds to make a decision.
| Frankie Flowers | 1,250,000 | -51,000 |
| Yoon Kim | 460,000 | 241,300 |
| Daniel Tang | 380,000 | -131,500 |
| Antonio Esfandiari | 360,000 | 247,500 |
| Lars Gronning | 326,000 | -29,000 |
| Daniel Alaei | 275,000 | -28,500 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:35 PM Local Time
A Few More Amazon Purple Chip Counts
In Sun Geoum is up to about 1.5 million, having just picked up pocket aces and eliminating an opponent who held pocket kings.
| In Sun Geoum | 1,450,000 | 1,080,500 |
| Julius Malzanini | 1,300,000 | 1,196,800 |
| Alexandro Tricarico | 950,000 | 773,400 |
| John Cynn | 930,000 | 791,100 |
| Johannes Becker | 670,000 | 380,500 |
| Jason Gooch | 590,000 | 265,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 560,000 | 225,000 |
| William Kopp | 540,000 | 227,900 |
| Adam Levy | 520,000 | 320,000 |
| Per Hildebrand | 480,000 | 0 |
| Lee Markholt | 436,000 | 21,000 |
| Ian Johns | 350,000 | 294,600 |
| Ryan Van Sanford | 335,000 | 100,000 |
| Ferenc Deak | 280,000 | -212,000 |
| Todd Brunson | 185,000 | -95,000 |
| Joe Cada | 165,000 | -30,000 |
| Darren Elias | 95,000 | 35,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:34 PM Local Time
Hicks Building
Eric Hicks raised to 10,000 from the button. The player in the big blind called.
The dealer spread a flop of . The big blind checked. Hicks bet 10,000. The big blind called. The turn was the . The big blind checked again and Hicks continued for 20,000. The big blind check-called. The river filled up the board and the big blind checked a third time. Hicks moved all in for around 840,000. His opponent gave up his hand.
| Eric Hicks | 900,000 | 55,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:33 PM Local Time
Some Orange Amazon Chip Counts
| Alex Livingston | 658,000 | 328,000 |
| Jan Mach | 648,000 | 180,000 |
| Jeff Trudeau | 575,000 | 159,000 |
| Ivan Luca | 555,000 | -85,000 |
| Ludovic Geilich | 504,000 | 254,000 |
| Uri Reichenstein | 490,000 | 40,000 |
| Kyle Julius | 322,000 | -3,000 |
| Steven Buckner | 317,000 | 257,300 |
| Pedro Correa | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Ralph Massey | 290,000 | 186,000 |
| Cliff Josephy | 280,000 | -55,000 |
| Jonathan Tamayo | 204,000 | -146,000 |
| Joao Vieira | 200,000 | 162,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:33 PM Local Time
Chip Counts from Amazon Gold
| Cory Albertson | 1,335,000 | 135,000 |
| Jeffrey Benhart | 910,000 | 157,000 |
| Eric Hicks | 845,000 | -45,000 |
| Eric Froehlich | 775,000 | 462,600 |
| Ben Yu | 680,000 | -23,000 |
| Sparrow Cheung | 535,000 | 535,000 |
| Eugene Katchalov | 390,000 | 147,600 |
| Ema Zajmovic | 360,000 | 10,000 |
| Joe Kuether | 320,000 | 288,000 |
| Lacey Jones | 280,000 | -50,000 |
| Jordan Young | 280,000 | 10,000 |
| Jack Peterson | 266,000 | 1,000 |
| Chip Jett | 245,000 | 75,000 |
| Eric Blair | 240,000 | 60,000 |
| Allan Le | 200,000 | -10,000 |
| Jordan Cristos | 170,000 | -65,000 |
| Men Nguyen | 165,000 | 60,000 |
| Nick DiVella | 95,000 | -75,000 |
| Michael Tran | 75,000 | 31,400 |
| Anthony Zinno | 60,000 | -10,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:27 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Brasilia Red
| Ronnie Day | 750,000 | 510,200 |
| Michael Lavenburg | 750,000 | 95,000 |
| Ivan Galinec | 720,000 | -65,000 |
| Brian Green | 605,000 | 40,000 |
| Dan Heimiller | 600,000 | -50,000 |
| Brian Altman | 595,000 | -260,000 |
| Aditya Agarwal | 575,000 | 150,000 |
| Mike Jukich | 440,000 | 375,300 |
| Keith Tilston | 340,000 | 150,000 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 248,000 | 23,000 |
| Katie Stone | 215,000 | -35,000 |
| Tom McEvoy | 170,000 | 25,000 |
| David Diaz | 110,000 | -35,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:26 PM Local Time
Obst Doubles Up
When we got to the table, the cards were already on their backs and the complete board was out. James Obst was under the gun with and had gotten the chips in against a player who held for a flopped open-ended straight draw. Obst's hand held and he took the pot to double up.
| James Obst | 210,000 | 125,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:22 PM Local Time
Yahtzee! for Hicks
Eric Hicks has been one of the bright personalities of this year's Main Event and once again he provided some excitement for those around him. Hicks raised to 11,000 from the hijack and the button three-bet to 27,500. The action was back on Hicks who made the call as the flop came .
Hicks checked to his opponent who continued for 25,500. Hicks check-raised to 120,000 and his opponent went into the tank for a couple of minutes. He eventually moved all in for around 275,000 and Hicks groaned but still made the call. The button flipped over for two pair while Hicks held for top pair and a flush draw.
The turn was the and Hicks jumped for joy. "Yahtzee!" he screamed, but there was still one card to come. The river was the and the nut flush for Hicks sent his opponent to the rail. "What took you so long with ace-ten?" he asked as his opponent walked away.
| Eric Hicks | 890,000 | 220,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:21 PM Local Time
More Amazon Purple Chip Counts
| Samuel Bernabeu | 1,135,000 | -5,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 695,000 | 235,000 |
| Maxx Coleman | 550,000 | 40,000 |
| Ognjen Sekularac | 460,000 | 10,000 |
| Damian Salas | 450,000 | -150,000 |
| Kevin MacPhee | 435,000 | -35,000 |
| Shannon Shorr | 430,000 | 150,000 |
| Alan Cutler | 430,000 | 170,000 |
| Robert Salaburu | 430,000 | 88,000 |
| Shawn Buchanan | 410,000 | 30,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 400,000 | -145,000 |
| Ted Lawson | 360,000 | 20,000 |
| Yarron Bendor | 310,000 | 182,100 |
| Marc-Etienne McLaughlin | 290,000 | 130,000 |
| Mina Greco | 205,000 | -21,000 |
| Danny Steinberg | 170,000 | -5,000 |
| Chris Grigorian | 160,000 | 90,000 |
| Mustapha Kanit | 145,000 | -35,000 |
| Aaron Steury | 86,000 | -24,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:21 PM Local Time
Volpe Loses Some
With about 30,000 in the pot and the board reading , Paul Volpe checked from the big blind to his lone opponent on the button. He bet 1,3500 and Volpe called.
The turn brought the and Volpe check-called a bet of 16,500 from the button.
The fell on the river and Volpe checked. His opponent bet 21,500 and Volpe went into the tank.
"Bluffing me with the best hand again?" Volpe asked.
"I don't know how to bluff," his opponent replied.
After over a minute, Volpe called. The button tabled for Broadway, Volpe mucked, and the button took the pot.
| Paul Volpe | 310,000 | 14,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:18 PM Local Time
Domenech Doubles Through Albertson
The player under the gun opened to 9,000. Jordi Domenech, from one seat over, called. Cory Albertson, in the hijack, three-bet to 30,000. The original raiser folded. Domenech four-bet shoved for 153,000. Albertson went deep into the tank for a few minutes before throwing in chips signifying a call.
Domenech tabled and Albertson showed , commenting, ''You're in trouble buddy...''
The board ran and Albertson was wrong, as Domenech got his double-up.
| Cory Albertson | 1,200,000 | 150,000 |
| Jordi Domenech | 320,000 | 110,400 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:13 PM Local Time
Borsa Hits Harder than Liebeler
Ben Yu opened to 10,000 from the hijack and Eric Liebeler reraised to 32,500 in the cutoff. Alessandro Borsa flat-called from the button and Yu laid his hand down. The flop came and Liebeler led out for 47,500 which Borsa called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Liebeler checked again and Borsa slid in a bet of 71,000. Liebeler snap-called and Borsa turned over for a straight.
"I had queen-ten of spades," Liebeler mentioned as he pushed chips towards Borsa. "If you would have bet the turn, I would have jammed all in."
| Eric Liebeler | 906,000 | 108,000 |
| Ben Yu | 703,000 | 193,000 |
| Alessandro Borsa | 497,000 | 182,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:13 PM Local Time
Paur Doubles Through Pateychuk
Taylor Paur was all in and at risk for 186,000 with and had little to fear, as Andrey Pateychuk held a dominated . The board of already confirmed Paur's double on the turn, and he jumped above the average.
Among those to have chipped up in the Amazon Tan section are also Anthony Marsico, Nils Tolpingrud, Tobias Ziegler, and Vi Do.
| Anthony Marsico | 800,000 | 170,000 |
| Nils Tolpingrud | 765,000 | 135,000 |
| Tobias Ziegler | 715,000 | 380,000 |
| Vi Do | 600,000 | 120,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 390,000 | 203,500 |
| Andrey Pateychuk | 345,000 | -80,000 |
| Casey McCarrel | 340,000 | -235,000 |
| Richard Murnick | 275,000 | -80,000 |
| Chris Bjorin | 190,000 | 70,000 |
| Barny Boatman | 150,000 | -4,000 |
| David Olson | 90,000 | -45,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:13 PM Local Time
Springael Takes From Lutz
Thomas Lutz raised to 9,000 from the hijack and was only called by Joris Springael in the big blind.
They both checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Springael bet 11,000 and Lutz called.
The river completed the board with the , Springael looked at Lutz's stack, and then decided to bet 15,000. Lutz glanced at the board and then called. Springael tabled for the full house and Lutz mucked his hand.
| Martijn Gerrits | 500,000 | 25,000 |
| Andrea Buonocore | 350,000 | 122,700 |
| Thomas Lutz | 301,000 | -11,800 |
| Joris Springael | 270,000 | 33,000 |
| Jamie Kerstetter | 120,000 | 49,000 |
| Stefan Ivanov | 104,000 | -66,000 |
| Kevin Kwan | 0 | -44,000 |
| Michael Cordes | 0 | -118,200 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:08 PM Local Time
Thompson Eliminates Sontheimer
Nicklaus Thompson raised to 8,000 from the hijack and Steffen Sontheimer was next to act in the cutoff. Sontheimer three-bet to 25,000. Action folded back to Thompson who asked how much Sontheimer was playing. Thompson then put Sontheimer all in and Sontheimer snap-called.
Steffen Sontheimer:
Nicklaus Thompson:
The board ran out to eliminate Sontheimer from the tournament.
| Nicklaus Thompson | 481,500 | 66,500 |
| Sean Prendiville | 356,000 | 76,000 |
| Nesrine Reilly | 69,000 | -5,000 |
| Steffen Sontheimer | 0 | -175,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 7:06 PM Local Time
Messick Wins the Raising War
The action folded to the player in the cutoff and he raised to 9,000. Stanley Lee was next to act in the cutoff and he reraised to 26,500. Ryan Messick asked to see Lee's stack and Lee obliged. Messick then slid out a stack of 66,500 and that was enough to take the pot.
| Ryan Messick | 640,000 | 20,000 |
| Stanley Lee | 115,000 | 60,000 |