Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:51 PM Local Time
One for the Filipino Champ
Mike Takayama opened with a raise to 18,000 from late position and he was called by the player in the big blind only.
The flop came down and the big blind checked over to Takayama who put out a bet of 13,000. The big blind thought for a bit then put in a check-raise to 38,000. Takayama didn't waste any time applying his aggression and making it 100,000 total to go.
The player quickly folded and the bracelet winner from the Philippines was able to take down a nice pot on the flop with no showdown.
| Mike Takayama | 1,280,000 | 0  |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:50 PM Local Time
Saechao Takes One from Filatov
The action folded to Anatoly Filatov in the cutoff who raised it up to 17,000. Kao Saechao called from the big blind and the flop fell . Saechao checked to Filatov who continued for 15,000. Saechao called and the rolled off on the turn.
Saechao checked again and Filatov fired another 34,000 into the pot. Saechao stuck around to see the on the river. This time he led out for 80,000 and Filatov had a confused look on his face as he slid his cards to the muck.
| Anatoly Filatov | 535,000 | 160,000  |
| Kao Saechao | 455,000 | 264,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:49 PM Local Time
916th-940th Place Finishers
The following players collected $17,025 for their efforts.
| William Harrell | 0 | -94,000 |
| Nicklaus Thompson | 0 | -249,000 |
| Patrick Sacrispeyre | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Peche | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Naydenov | 0 | -116,000 |
| Jesse Vilchez | 0 | -273,000 |
| Jonmichael Gisler | 0 | 0 |
| Rao Yan | 0 | -59,000 |
| Ronnie Ebanks | 0 | -55,000 |
| Donald Forshey | 0 | -209,000 |
| David Gutierrez | 0 | 0 |
| Phachara Wongwichit | 0 | -170,000 |
| Sean Demild | 0 | -207,000 |
| Andrea Klein | 0 | -15,000 |
| Dennis Kraus | 0 | -292,000 |
| Kevin MacPhee | 0 | -417,000 |
| David Dibernardi | 0 | -241,000 |
| Shawn Daniels | 0 | -352,000 |
| Larissa Bushman | 0 | 0 |
| Marko Doljevic | 0 | -224,000 |
| Robert Matty | 0 | -99,000 |
| David Mowery | 0 | -115,000 |
| Fernando Karam | 0 | -357,000 |
| Tara Snow | 0 | -104,000 |
| Wim Bos | 0 | -164,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:47 PM Local Time
Kopp Eliminates Opponent
The action folded to William Kopp in the hijack, and he raised to 17,000. Lumni Zhuta called next to act in the cutoff, as did Darren Elias on the button, and the player in the small blind.
The player in the big blind then moved all in for 156,000, and Kopp called as the three players in the middle all folded.
Kopp:
Opponent:
The dealer spread a board, and Kopp eliminated his opponent and surpassed the one-million chip mark.
| William Kopp | 1,105,000 | 255,000 |
| Lumni Zhuta | 590,000 | -455,000 |
| Darren Elias | 395,000 | 160,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:45 PM Local Time
Brown Cracks Kings to Survive
In the first hand back from break Rob Brown moved all in for about 120,000 holding but ran into . The board ran out and Brown rivered a straight to double up and stay alive.
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:41 PM Local Time
Demers Doubles Through Josephy
Cliff Josephy raised to 18,000 from middle position and Gionni Demers re-raised to 36,000 leaving himself just 6,000 behind. It folded back to Josephy who looked at Demers' stack. "I'm thinking about calling and then shoving the flop" joked Josephy.
That was not the case as Josephy moved all in and Demers threw his last 6,000 into the pot.
Gionni Demers:
Cliff Josephy:
The dealer spread the flop and Josephy picked up a gutshot straight draw. The turn and river improved Demers to aces and jacks and he doubled his stack.
| Cliff Josephy | 700,000 | -40,000 |
| Gionni Demers | 105,000 | -32,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:40 PM Local Time
Pillai Has the Blades
Shankar Pillai opened for 18,000 in middle position and called the three-bet shove of Jordan Siegel, who had about 100,000 on his left. Pillai had the goods with and Siegel was left shrugging in frustration and showing down . The board ran out and Pillai added to an already mountainous stack.
| Shankar Pillai | 1,380,000 | 385,000 |
| Jordan Siegel | 0 | -102,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:40 PM Local Time
Hicks Takes from Zullo
From the cutoff, Eric Hicks opened to 20,000 and Mark Zullo called on the button as the flop landed .
Hicks continued for 25,000, and Zullo called as the turn fell the .
Hicks bet 35,000, and after a minute of deliberation, Zullo mucked.
| Eric Hicks | 1,290,000 | -255,000 |
| Mark Zullo | 1,090,000 | -50,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:37 PM Local Time
The Master Finds a Double
Men "The Master" Nguyen opened to 22,000 before the big blind shoved from the big blind for 108,000. Nguyen called all in for 105,000, and the cards were revealed.
Nguyen:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Nguyen spiked a double to over 220,000 in chips.
| Men Nguyen | 223,000 | 148,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:37 PM Local Time
941st-963rd Place Finishers
The following players earned $17,025 for their respective showings.
| Daniel Colpoys | 0 | -61,200 |
| Andrew Kaplan | 0 | -81,000 |
| Padraig O'Neill | 0 | -359,000 |
| Christopher Weber | 0 | -51,000 |
| Jason Loehrs | 0 | -305,000 |
| Raad Farida | 0 | -74,000 |
| Milos Skrbic | 0 | -73,000 |
| Stuart Elkin | 0 | -305,000 |
| Robert Markham | 0 | -191,000 |
| Brian Kim | 0 | -206,000 |
| Deon Chavon | 0 | -184,000 |
| Abdul Al Magableh | 0 | -52,000 |
| Oliver Rusing | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Martin | 0 | -385,000 |
| Vladimir Geshkenbein | 0 | -200,000 |
| Markku Koplimmaa | 0 | 0 |
| William Firebaugh | 0 | -117,000 |
| Jen-Yue Chiang | 0 | -137,000 |
| Raymond Joll | 0 | -80,000 |
| Carlos Cordero | 0 | 0 |
| Naor Slobodskoy | 0 | -811,000 |
| Hoang Quach | 0 | -175,000 |
| Stoyan Obreshkov | 0 | -414,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:35 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Orange Section
| Brian Green | 1,200,000 | 320,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 850,000 | 340,000 |
| Drazen Ilich | 750,000 | 117,000 |
| Ray Henson | 525,000 | 4,000 |
| Sparrow Cheung | 400,000 | -50,000 |
| Billy Chattaway | 400,000 | 145,000 |
| Eugene Katchalov | 360,000 | -7,000 |
| Jessica Dawley | 300,000 | -155,000 |
| Matthew Smith | 298,000 | -170,000 |
| Theo Tran | 220,000 | -33,000 |
| Mina Greco | 165,000 | 1,000 |
| Andrew Watson | 128,000 | -319,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:33 PM Local Time
Teh Shoves on Loeser
Action was on the river with the board showing and Manig Loeser was first to act. With over 200,000 already in the pot, Loeser checked over to Natalie Teh, his only opponent. With a covering stack, Teh moved all in for about 235,000 effective. Loeser wasted no time letting go of his hand and Teh was able to take down the pot with no showdown, chipping up to over 900,000 while Loeser was left with just over 200,000 chips.
| Natalie Teh | 905,000 | 488,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 235,000 | -75,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:28 PM Local Time
Josephy vs. Volpe
With the board reading , Paul Volpe bet out 53,000 from middle position and Cliff Josephy called in the cutoff.
The river landed the , and both players knuckled back.
Volpe revealed his for a busted flush and straight draw, and just ace-high. Josephy tabled his for queens-up, and he was pushed the pot.
| Paul Volpe | 771,000 | -94,000 |
| Cliff Josephy | 740,000 | 235,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:21 PM Local Time
Level 17 started
Level: 17
Blinds: 4000/8000
Ante: 1000
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:02 PM Local Time
First Break of the Day
The frantic pace of "payout table (insert number here)" announcements by the dealers will be on hold for the next 20 minutes, as the remaining 890 players, or fewer, have been sent into the first break of the day.
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:02 PM Local Time
Song Doubles Through Volpe
As the field was making their way out of the Amazon Room for their first break of the day, Paul Volpe and Stephen Song were still active in a big hand.
On the turn, the board read and Volpe, in middle position, had a bet of 52,000 in front of him. Song made it 104,000 on the cutoff and Volpe called after some thought.
The river brought the and Volpe opted to lead out for 100,000. Song took around a minute before shoving all in for 226,000 and Volpe went deep in the tank. The camera's swooped in to catch the action and see Volpe eventually call it off after three minutes.
Song tabled for a boat, Volpe flung his hand face-down in the muck and quickly headed out of the Amazon.
| Paul Volpe | 865,000 | -385,000 |
| Stephen Song | 770,000 | 200,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:01 PM Local Time
964th-990th Place Finishers
These are the last batch of players who earned $15,920.
| Nicholas Rivas | 0 | -130,000 |
| Uriel Remi Levy | 0 | -123,000 |
| Cobi Cobian | 0 | -93,000 |
| Allen Lu | 0 | -66,000 |
| Nicholas Kallenbach | 0 | -137,000 |
| Mike Heshmati | 0 | -243,000 |
| Ronald Ramacci | 0 | -133,000 |
| Andrea Rocci | 0 | -269,000 |
| Philip Ward | 0 | -101,000 |
| Steven Kelly | 0 | -115,000 |
| Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 0 | -180,000 |
| Jamie Kerstetter | 0 | -72,000 |
| Taus Lilius | 0 | -124,000 |
| Jarod Ludemann | 0 | -36,000 |
| Russell Holt | 0 | 0 |
| Kristen Deardorff | 0 | -125,000 |
| Yudhishter Jaswal | 0 | -48,000 |
| Jordan Spurlin | 0 | -116,000 |
| Gabriel Nastasa | 0 | -225,000 |
| Timothy Rutherford | 0 | -426,000 |
| David Bortolucci | 0 | -95,000 |
| Yukiko Sumida | 0 | -93,000 |
| Jackson Laskey | 0 | -91,000 |
| Adam Murphy | 0 | -206,000 |
| Franco Mancini | 0 | -315,000 |
| Amir Parvizian | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Haupt | 0 | -99,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:00 PM Local Time
Saavedra Doubles Through Alaei
Stephen Song raised it up to 14,000 and Manuel Saavedra Nunez moved all in for 123,000 from the small blind. Daniel Alaei reshoved out of the big blind for more than 370,000 and Song gave it some thought, but eventually folded.
Manuel Saavedra Nunez:
Daniel Alaei:
"Oh wow, you had me crushed," Song said from the other side of the table. Alaei took the lead on the flop, but the turn and river run out let Saavedra double with a straight.
| Stephen Song | 570,000 | -40,000 |
| Manuel Saavedra Nunez | 290,000 | 198,000 |
| Daniel Alaei | 250,000 | -110,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:00 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Purple
| In Sun Geoum | 1,480,000 | -230,000 |
| Dan Heimiller | 1,275,000 | 275,000 |
| Paul Volpe | 1,250,000 | -40,000 |
| Shannon Shorr | 1,025,000 | 117,000 |
| Stanley Lee | 1,000,000 | 292,000 |
| Jonathan Hilton | 875,000 | 84,000 |
| Mark Kaganovsky | 430,000 | -46,000 |
| Ralph Massey | 331,000 | 5,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 272,000 | 10,000 |
| Anthony Maio | 205,000 | 36,000 |
| Men Nguyen | 75,000 | -75,000 |
| Tom McEvoy | 61,000 | -146,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 12:59 PM Local Time
Paur Eliminates Bleznick
We found Jared Bleznick shoving all in for 333,000 from the small blind on . Big blind Taylor Paur had put in 64,000. He confirmed the count and then made the call.
Taylor Paur:
Jared Bleznick:
The turn brought some additional outs for Bleznick but the river was a blank.
| Taylor Paur | 1,000,000 | 410,000 |
| Jared Bleznick | 0 | -580,000 |