Sunday, July 8, 2018 3:02 PM Local Time
Takayama Two-Outers Paur in Near Million Pot
Taylor Paur was standing next to his seat with a stunned look on his face and no chips in front of him. After receiving the card with his finishing position from the chip runner, he made his way out of the Amazon room.
Mike Takayama was the one stacking heaps and the table collectively recapped the action that just transpired. Paur had raised to 16,000 from the hijack and Ema Zajmovic had called from the cutoff. Mike Takayama then three-bet to 77,000 on the button, Paur four-bet shoved for 416,000, Zajmovic folded and Takayama called.
Paur held and Takayama was a dog with . However, the fell in the window to ship the almost seven-figure pot over to the Filipino bracelet winner.
"It's all my fault," Zajmovic chuckled.
| Mike Takayama | 1,600,000 | 320,000  |
| Gavin Cochrane | 1,270,000 | 1,065,000 |
| Ema Zajmovic | 435,000 | -316,000  |
| Taylor Paur | 0 | -425,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 3:02 PM Local Time
Harwood Eliminated by Kaplan
The full board of was spread by the dealer and Loni Harwood had bet out 125,000 after Jaime Kaplan had checked from the big blind.
Kaplan responded by check-raising all in for 465,000, and Harwood was in the tank.
Jordan Young called over the PokerNews reporter and explained to him that Harwood had bet every street, and Kaplan had check-called each time until check-shoving the river.
Harwood deliberated for a further minute and then called all in for roughly 430,000 total and tabled her .
Kaplan revealed his for a rivered full house, and Harwood was eliminated from the Main Event.
| Jaime Kaplan | 1,030,000 | 720,000 |
| Loni Harwood | 0 | -457,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:55 PM Local Time
Hata Chips Up
The seat that formerly belonged to Daniel McAulay was filled with a new player, who then got his stack in with . Aymon Hata, who started the day with just 70,000, looked him up with and remained ahead on a blank board to move up to more than half a million.
| Aymon Hata | 525,000 | 200,000 |
| Daniel McAulay | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:55 PM Local Time
Hanks Calls Down to Move Over 900k
There was a pot of over 200,000 already in the middle of the table and the board showed . Brent Hanks was in position against one opponent who moved all in on the river for right around 260,000.
"How much do you have?" Hanks asked, leaning over the table. "Do you have more than me?"
His opponent counted out his stack and upon getting the final total, Hanks called.
"I just have a five," the player said showing .
It was no good as Hanks had and that would earn him the pot, pushing him to 935,000 chips.
| Brent Hanks | 935,000 | 369,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:54 PM Local Time
841st - 864th Place Finishers
The following players earned $18,340.
| Joshua Greenberg | 0 | -22,000 |
| Marc MacDonnell | 0 | -178,000 |
| Joao Vieira | 0 | 0 |
| Majed Abusaid | 0 | -441,000 |
| Steven Buckner | 0 | -345,000 |
| Michael Watkins | 0 | -424,000 |
| Shane Buchwald | 0 | -115,000 |
| TJ Shulman | 0 | -167,000 |
| Alexander Farahi | 0 | -156,000 |
| Allan Barnes | 0 | -107,000 |
| Michael Stembera | 0 | -434,000 |
| Josue Aguirre | 0 | -149,000 |
| Mans Montgomery | 0 | -194,000 |
| Timothy Burden | 0 | -160,000 |
| Jordan Siegel | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Berger | 0 | -188,000 |
| Nesrine Reilly | 0 | -93,000 |
| Jackson White | 0 | -170,000 |
| Joseph Russell | 0 | -123,000 |
| Austin Walton | 0 | -179,000 |
| Wadoua Xiong | 0 | -420,000 |
| Nicolas Noguera | 0 | -689,000 |
| David Olson | 0 | -108,000 |
| Christopher Graydon | 0 | -128,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:54 PM Local Time
More Amazon Orange Counts
| Brian Green | 900,000 | -300,000 |
| Eric Froehlich | 890,000 | 110,000 |
| Billy Chattaway | 590,000 | 190,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 504,000 | -96,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 425,000 | -575,000 |
| James Akenhead | 350,000 | 30,000 |
| Cash Carpenter | 280,000 | -71,000 |
| Per Hildebrand | 248,000 | -32,000 |
| Jessica Dawley | 181,000 | -6,000 |
| Andrew Watson | 175,000 | 47,000 |
| Nadya Magnus | 146,000 | -43,000 |
| Nick Maimone | 65,000 | -135,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:53 PM Local Time
Should Phil Ivey Get Special Treatment?
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:51 PM Local Time
One For Duhamel
Action folded to Jonathan Duhamel who opened to 18,000 from the cutoff. Action folded to the big blind who made it 60,000 and Duhamel called.
The flop came down and the big blind checked to Duhamel who put out a bet of 40,000. It was enough as the big blind folded and Duhamel was able to take down the small pot to move over 500,000 chips.
| Jonathan Duhamel | 540,000 | 135,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:51 PM Local Time
Beylin Tests Panka for His Stack
In what looked to be a three-bet pot with about 95,000 in the middle, Dominik Panka in the hijack and Konstantin Beylin on the button checked down until Panka bet 50,000 on the river. Beylin set him in for 175,000 more and Panka tanked for a couple of minutes before folding with a shake of his head.
| Konstantin Beylin | 1,350,000 | 160,000 |
| Dominik Panka | 175,000 | -195,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:50 PM Local Time
Counts From Amazon Orange
| Eric Sfez | 2,185,000 | -165,000 |
| Daniel Engels | 1,840,000 | 738,000 |
| Vi Do | 1,200,000 | 500,000 |
| Ben Yu | 740,000 | -68,000 |
| Shawn Buchanan | 535,000 | -10,000 |
| Johannes Becker | 426,000 | -99,000 |
| Jason Lester | 405,000 | 367,000 |
| Pablo Fernandez Campo | 350,000 | 80,000 |
| Adrian Moreno | 315,000 | -85,000 |
| Jean Gaspard | 180,000 | -820,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:49 PM Local Time
Volpe Doubles Through Song
The action folded to Paul Volpe in the cutoff and he raised. Stephen Song three-bet from the small blind and the big blind folded. With the action back on Volpe he four-bet and Song five-bet shoved all in covering Volpe.
Volpe snap called for 487,000 turning over and Song showed . The board ran out and Volpe secured the massive double up.
| Paul Volpe | 987,000 | 507,000 |
| Stephen Song | 290,000 | -510,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:47 PM Local Time
Accumulated Betting Discs from Amazon Purple
| Barry Hutter | 1,980,000 | -120,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 1,440,000 | 290,000 |
| Brian Yoon | 1,420,000 | 445,000 |
| Ralph Perry | 1,350,000 | -100,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 980,000 | -90,000 |
| Tom Cannuli | 895,000 | 15,000 |
| David Miscikowski | 840,000 | 246,000 |
| Jordan Young | 730,000 | 190,000 |
| Kunal Patel | 710,000 | 40,000 |
| Loni Harwood | 457,000 | -103,000 |
| Amal Bounahra | 350,000 | -20,000 |
| Ted Lawson | 350,000 | 30,000 |
| Darren Elias | 340,000 | -120,000 |
| Joe Cada | 340,000 | 110,000 |
| Jesse Sylvia | 340,000 | -75,000 |
| Ian Johns | 135,000 | -21,000 |
| Alex Bolotin | 100,000 | 0 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:45 PM Local Time
More Amazon Purple Chip Counts
| Shannon Shorr | 1,380,000 | 110,000 |
| Dan Heimiller | 1,305,000 | 30,000 |
| Stephen Song | 800,000 | 30,000 |
| Cliff Josephy | 680,000 | -20,000 |
| Daniel Alaei | 550,000 | 300,000 |
| James Romero | 500,000 | 265,000 |
| Paul Volpe | 480,000 | -291,000 |
| Allan Le | 340,000 | 262,000 |
| Benjamin Zamani | 320,000 | -180,000 |
| Jordan Cristos | 320,000 | -15,000 |
| Timothy Cramer | 215,000 | -55,000 |
| Scott Vener | 180,000 | -95,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:44 PM Local Time
No Mercy by Merrilees
On the tail end of a three-way pot, the turn was checked through and Daniel Merrilees bet the river for 150,000. Elgio Gomez Barrios called from two seats over, as did another player, and Merrilees tabled the . The dealer announced "showdown please" despite no all in showdown, and Gomez Barrios exposed his for a straight while the third player mucked.
One hand later, Gomez Barrios moved all in for 34,000 and Merrilees just called on the button. The small blind moved all in for around 90,000 and the Brit snap-called.
Elgio Gomez Barrios:
Small blind:
Daniel Merrilees:
The instantly gave Merrilees top set, and he scored a double knockout with the turn and river run out.
He moved tables, causing "woahhh's" and then came over to carry the rest of his belongings, once the Brit sat down, he greeted everyone with a "what's up boys."
| Daniel Merrilees | 2,650,000 | 1,570,000 |
| Elgio Gomez Barrios | 0 | -339,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:43 PM Local Time
Amazon Purple Chip Counts
| Andrew Graham | 1,230,000 | 730,000 |
| Eric Hicks | 1,220,000 | -5,000 |
| Alexandro Tricarico | 1,200,000 | -89,000 |
| Adam Levy | 980,000 | 155,000 |
| Mike Cordell [Michael Cordell] | 860,000 | 467,000 |
| Shaun Deeb | 780,000 | 269,000 |
| Bruno Politano | 370,000 | 23,000 |
| Richard Murnick | 290,000 | 100,000 |
| Ralph Massey | 290,000 | -41,000 |
| Maxx Coleman | 290,000 | 60,000 |
| Harley Thrower | 220,000 | -101,000 |
| Chris Bjorin | 220,000 | 44,000 |
| Tom McEvoy | 157,000 | 18,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:42 PM Local Time
Enright Stays Alive, Leaves Chan Short
Barbara Enright is most famously known as the only woman in poker to make the WSOP Main Event final table. She is looking for another repeat performance this year and she can thank her lucky stars that she is still alive. Enright pushed all in for 115,000 from early position and Marc-Etienne McLaughlin reshoved for a little over 200,000 in middle position. Johnny Chan was in the cutoff and also moved the last of his 198,000 into the middle.
Barbara Enright:
Johnny Chan:
Marc-Etienne McLaughlin:
Three massive hands resulted in three all in with McLaughlin having both players covered. The flop came and Enright took the lead with a set of nines. The on the turn and the on the river changed nothing and Enright got a full triple up. Chan would take the smaller side pot and McLaughlin was left on crumbs.
| Barbara Enright | 355,000 | 229,000 |
| Johnny Chan | 166,000 | 56,000 |
| Marc-Etienne McLaughlin | 45,000 | -255,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:42 PM Local Time
Chip Counts From Secondary Feature Table
| Adam Rude | 1,300,000 | 162,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 1,100,000 | 0 |
| Juan Vecino | 983,000 | 528,000 |
| Brian Altman | 967,000 | 78,000 |
| Dermot Blain | 462,000 | 36,000 |
| Navot Golan | 365,000 | -6,000 |
| Ronnie Day | 360,000 | -139,000 |
| Ryan Lenaghan | 215,000 | -192,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:40 PM Local Time
O'Neal Takes One from Lee
Three players saw a flop of and it checked to Stanley Lee who bet 31,000 into a main pot of about 75,000. Brandon O'Neal called and they went heads up to the turn.
Lee check-called a bet of 44,000 from O'Neal and the hit the river. Lee checked, O'Neal slid out a bet of 170,000 and Lee quickly folded. "Show the bluff one time" Lee said but O'Neal did not oblige and flicked his hand face down into the muck.
| Brandon O'Neal | 640,000 | 0 |
| Stanley Lee | 83,200 | 0 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:39 PM Local Time
Chip Counts From Main Feature Table
| Yang Zhang | 851,000 | -81,000 |
| Antonio Esfandiari | 784,000 | 130,000 |
| Tony Miles | 668,000 | -238,000 |
| Damian Salas | 622,000 | 3,000 |
| Davidi Kitai | 457,000 | -375,000 |
| Andreas Kniep | 415,000 | 220,000 |
| Jose Puente | 315,000 | 225,000 |
| Keith Block | 159,000 | 43,000 |
| Michael Corson | 122,000 | 20,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 2:35 PM Local Time
Ospina Approaches One Million
On a flop of , the small blind checked to WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Ospina on the button, and he bet 30,000.
The small blind check-raised to 80,000, and Ospina called as the turn landed the .
The small blind bet out 90,000, and Ospina moved all in for roughly 625,000. The small blind went deep into the tank for several minutes before folding to leave himself with just 162,000.
| Daniel Ospina | 955,000 | 240,000 |