Saturday, July 7, 2018 1:31 PM Local Time
DiVella Folds Flop
Following a raise to 5,200, Nick DiVella called in the hijack, as did the player in the cutoff.
The flop landed and both the original raiser and DiVella checked to the cutoff who bet 17,000.
The original raiser and DiVella both folded, and the cutoff showed the .
| Nick DiVella | 340,200 | 20,200  |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 1:30 PM Local Time
Defeo Sends One Out
Gregory Defeo opned to 5,300 from middle position. The player in the hijack three-bet shoved for 40,000. Defeo made the call.
Gregory Defeo:
Opponent:
The board ran and Defeo took down the pot, sending his opponent to the exit.
| Gregory Defeo | 245,000 | 54,100 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 1:29 PM Local Time
Yu Folds River to Eilers
From under the gun, David Eilers raised to 6,000 and Ben Yu called in the big blind.
The flop landed and both players checked to see the land on the turn. Yu checked, Eilers bet 8,000, and Yu called.
The river fell the and Yu checked for a third time as Eilers bet 10,000. Yu folded, and Eilers showed the .
| Ben Yu | 326,000 | -39,000  |
| David Eilers | 320,000 | 32,400 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 1:25 PM Local Time
Hellmuth's Rant Turns to Crickets
Just moments before the first break of the day, Phil Hellmuth was about to go on another tirade but quickly shut down when he made the best hand. Adam Brosius opened from the hijack and Hellmuth defended from the big blind. The flop came and Hellmuth checked to Brosius who continued for 5,500. Hellmuth check-raised to 21,000 and Brosius called.
The landed on the turn and Hellmuth checked again. Brosius moved all in for 41,000 and Hellmuth bounced out of his seat. "Did you really call twenty-one thousand with a flush draw?" Hellmuth pondered his decision for a moment and then made the call.
Brosius tabled and Hellmuth was about to lose his mind when he showed his . However, the dealer burned and turned the on the river to give Hellmuth quads. He quietly sat back in his chair with his hand over his mouth as the pot was pushed his way.
| Phil Hellmuth | 245,000 | 82,100 |
| Adam Brosius | 0 | -67,700 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 1:24 PM Local Time
Recent Amazon Orange Chip Counts
| Stoyan Obreshkov | 361,000 | 111,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 360,000 | 134,900 |
| Dominik Panka | 345,000 | 16,000 |
| Krasimir Yankov | 330,000 | -17,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 291,000 | 26,000 |
| Tobias Peters | 185,000 | -37,700 |
| Jennifer Shahade | 169,000 | 16,500 |
| Shaun Deeb | 146,000 | -34,000 |
| John Smith | 125,000 | -45,000 |
| Gregor Prizmic Martini | 125,000 | -5,000 |
| Paul Berende | 75,000 | -1,000 |
| Oscar Kemps | 50,000 | -1,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 1:24 PM Local Time
Level 12 started
Level: 12
Blinds: 1200/2400
Ante: 400
Saturday, July 7, 2018 1:05 PM Local Time
First Break on Day 3
The players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day and according to the screens, there are only 2,376 hopefuls remaining. In the first two-hour level of Day 3, typically labeled as the money day in the WSOP Main Event, some 400 hopes came to an end.
Saturday, July 7, 2018 1:03 PM Local Time
"One Time! Can I Use It?"
Louis Boutin raised to 4,000 in middle position and Ryan Lee called. Chuck Myers three-bet to 13,500 on the button, Boutin four-bet to 23,000, Lee folded, Myers five-bet shoved 55,000 and Boutin called it off.
Chuck Myers:
Louis Boutin:
"One time? Can I use it?" Myers questioned, despite holding the far superior hand.
"No no no," his neighbor interfered, trying to prevent Myers from using the one time up early.
"It's locked in now," another player said, stepping up as the arbiter.
The one time failed to provide it's magic as Boutin spiked a set during the rundown to eliminate Myers. Lee indicated he folded , dodging a huge bullet with a potential set-under-set.
"Good game. Nice playing with you, guys," he said as he made his way to the exit.
| Louis Boutin | 580,000 | 145,400 |
| Chuck Myers | 0 | -45,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 1:03 PM Local Time
Chin Doubles; Saltus Gets Huge
Yashuo Chin more than doubled her stack early on and just scored a full double through Jason Casale when turning the nut straight on a board of . Casale's cards were already in the muck while he paid off the stack of Chin, her tabled right in front of the chips.
Brian Saltus has taken over the lead in the Amazon Tan section. Saltus tangled with Christopher Chaudey in a three-bet pot, in which Chaudey check-raised the flop. Running hearts created a big pot and Saltus was not willing to fold , taking a big chunk out of Chaudey's stack. The Frenchman was left with his head shaking and soon after headed off into the first break of the day.
| Brian Saltus | 670,000 | 170,000 |
| Richard Murnick | 355,000 | 152,700 |
| Yashuo Chin | 300,000 | 256,000 |
| Sonke Jahn | 300,000 | 16,300 |
| Andrew Brown | 300,000 | 127,500 |
| Corey Kempson | 280,000 | 75,000 |
| Loni Harwood | 220,000 | 60,000 |
| Christopher Chaudey | 150,000 | -130,000 |
| William Kassouf | 110,000 | 30,000 |
| Cathal Shine | 110,000 | 8,000 |
| Mihai Manole | 70,000 | -18,400 |
| Jason Casale | 40,000 | -85,000 |
| Dallas Rivera | 0 | -94,800 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 12:59 PM Local Time
House-Over-House Treble For Thomas
The board was down , and Michael Dyer in the small blind had bet into his opponents on the river. The first player in early position made the call as did Harry Thomas in middle position who had fewer chips than Dyer's bet.
Michael Dyer:
Harry Thomas:
Dyer showed pocket threes for a full house and the first caller mucked. Thomas then turned over pocket sixes for a higher full house to win the pot and secured a treble up from the start of the hand.
| Michael Dyer | 400,000 | -55,000 |
| Harry Thomas Jr. | 215,000 | 113,300 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 12:59 PM Local Time
Ritter Doubles Through Rettenmaier
Three players saw a flop of and Brian Altman checked. David Ritter shoved all in for 23,100 into a main pot of about 30,000. Rettenmaier called from the button and Altman folded.
David Ritter:
Marvin Rettenmaier:
The dealer burned and turned the and Rettenmaier spiked an off suit king to take the lead. The hit the river and Ritter rocketed out of his seat as he breathed a sigh of relief. "What a sweat that was" Ritter said as he improved to the nut flush to earn the double up.
| Brian Altman | 640,000 | 30,000 |
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 285,000 | -40,000 |
| David Ritter | 80,000 | 800 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 12:59 PM Local Time
Elias on the Rise
With around 25,000 in the middle, and the board reading , Darren Elias bet out 18,000.
His opponent went into the tank before eventually finding a fold to see Elias scoop the pot and eclipse the 300,000-chip mark.
| Darren Elias | 315,000 | 60,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 12:58 PM Local Time
Updated Counts in Amazon Purple
| Samuel Bernabeu | 723,000 | 199,000 |
| Ignacio Sanchez | 687,500 | 60,300 |
| Christopher Frank | 285,000 | 107,500 |
| Jan-Eric Schwippert | 274,000 | 274,000 |
| Kevin Gerhart | 266,100 | 31,200 |
| Shawn Buchanan | 251,000 | -5,600 |
| Bart Lybaert | 228,000 | -105,700 |
| Jessica Dawley | 215,000 | 79,500 |
| Liv Boeree | 204,000 | 4,700 |
| Kane Kalas | 190,000 | 100,600 |
| Jordan Spurlin | 160,000 | -14,500 |
| Davidi Kitai | 127,000 | 82,300 |
| Daniel Alaei | 96,600 | 96,599 |
| Antonio Esfandiari | 82,000 | -1,400 |
| Benjamin Pollak | 58,200 | -16,300 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 12:55 PM Local Time
Chong Gets a Fold
The player in early position opened to 4,200. Chris Chong, in middle position, called along with the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of . The big blind and the original checked. Chong bet 6,000. The big blind folded. The original raiser called.
The turn brought the . The original raiser checked again. Chong fired 12,000. His opponent gave up his hand.
| Chris Chong | 193,000 | -38,400 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 12:55 PM Local Time
Davies Sends One Home
The player in the hijack got his short stack in before the flop against Scott Davies in the big blind.
Scott Davies:
Opponent:
Davies had the preflop edge and his opponent needed help from the deck to survive. The board ran out and Davies took the pot with a pair of tens to stack his opponent.
| Scott Davies | 245,000 | 146,900 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 12:51 PM Local Time
Geilich Loses to Collins
There was about 11,700 in the middle already and the board read . Greg Collins check-raised Ludovic Geilich's bet of 3,000 to 8,700. Geilich called.
They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Collins bet 24,000 without hesitating and Geilich made the call after a few seconds. Collins tabled for the rivered full house to rake in the whole pot.
"I wanted a deuce on the river!" Collins commented.
"I think you liked this card a lot more." Daniel Rohde on his left commented.
| Ludovic Geilich | 308,000 | -25,900 |
| Greg Collins | 134,000 | 48,700 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 12:50 PM Local Time
Ivey Pays Off Fuhs
Picking up action on the river with a board of and Phil Ivey was facing off against Daniel Fuhs. Fuhs led out with a bet of 22,000 and Ivey dropped into the tank. He thought about it for over a minute before he finally decided to call.
Fuhs showed down his for the nut flush and that would be good to earn him the pot. Ivey dropped the pot and dropped under 300,000 chips while Fuhs climbed to over 250,000.
| Phil Ivey | 290,000 | -46,000 |
| Daniel Fuhs | 265,000 | 51,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 12:48 PM Local Time
Brown Turns Two Pair
James Russell raised to 4,200 from the cutoff and Rob Brown called from the big blind. They went heads up to the flop and Brown check-called a bet of 4,000 from Russell.
The turn was the and Brown led out with a bet of 11,000. Russell called and both players checked the river card. Brown turned over for a turned two pair and Russell mucked.
| Rob Brown | 145,000 | 25,000 |
| James Russell | 68,000 | -54,600 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 12:46 PM Local Time
Kassouf Doubles Through Olson
Picking up the action on the flop, William Kassouf checked out of the big blind and called a bet of 4,000 by David Olson in early position. On the turn, Kassouf checked once more and Olson bet 15,000. Kassouf, who had 26,400 behind, started his usual table talk and put his opponent on ace-king with the .
"I am not going to fold or call," Kassouf mentioned and then added "this could be the one." He then moved all in and Olson called it off instantly, rolling over . Kassouf had turned a flush with the and his request for a brick on the river was granted with the blank to let the Brit double.
| David Olson | 120,000 | -27,300 |
| William Kassouf | 80,000 | 40,000 |
Saturday, July 7, 2018 12:45 PM Local Time
Minkin Climbing
The player in the cutoff raised to 4,500 and Kelly Minkin called from the button.
The flop came and the cutoff checked. Minkin bet 6,000 and the cutoff called.
The hit the turn and the cutoff checked. Minkin bet again, 16,000 this time, and after a bit of time in the tank, her opponent called.
The river brought the and the cutoff checked. Minkin bet 45,000 and the cutoff called. Minkin tabled and her trip sevens were best.
| Kelly Minkin | 590,000 | 140,000 |