Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:58 AM Local Time
Trujillo Eliminates Strobel
Craig Strobel pushed all in from under the gun for about 60,000 and Raymond Trujillo had him at risk from a couple of seats over with when we arrived. Strobel had two overs with but the board danced around him and sent him to the rail.
| Raymond Trujillo | 235,000 | 130,000  |
| Craig Strobel | 0 | -116,000  |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:55 AM Local Time
Zhang Doubles Through Segre
Shibin Zhang was all in from the hijack for 83,000 when we got to his table, having shoved over the open of Lior Segre in early position. The board ran out , so Zhang's was good for a pair of tens to beat .
| Lior Segre | 470,000 | 117,000 |
| Shibin Zhang | 170,000 | 64,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:54 AM Local Time
Portaro Eliminated by Doe
From the cutoff, Bruno Portaro moved all in for a little under 100,000 and John Doe called in the big blind.
Portaro:
Doe:
The board blanked out for Portaro, and the Australian hit the rail.
| John Doe | 610,000 | 133,000 |
| Bruno Portaro | 0 | -48,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:53 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Gold
| Justin Harvell | 1,375,000 | 55,000 |
| Shankar Pillai | 995,000 | 90,000 |
| Benjamin Keiley | 825,000 | 135,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 805,000 | -164,000 |
| Aram Zobian | 650,000 | -120,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 510,000 | -1,000 |
| Jessica Dawley | 455,000 | -59,000 |
| Arsenii Karmatakii | 350,000 | 350,000 |
| Joe Cada | 215,000 | 4,000 |
| Sean Shah | 200,000 | -4,000 |
| Katie Stone | 129,000 | 8,000 |
| Rob Brown | 110,000 | 110,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:52 AM Local Time
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Jonathan Levy shoved all in from under the gun for right around 60,000 chips. Action folded around where Gabriel Nastasa moved all in over the top with a covering stack for about 150,000. Action folded around and it was on to a showdown.
Jonathan Levy:
Gabriel Nastasa:
The board ran out which didn't bring any help to Levy and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Levy, who is the host of poker podcast called "The Breakdown," joins his cohost Grant Denison who was eliminated earlier in the tournament.
| Gabriel Nastasa | 225,000 | -15,000 |
| Jonathan Levy | 0 | -72,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:48 AM Local Time
1,160th-1,182nd Place Finishers
Each of these players min-cashed for $15,000.
| Vadim Rozin | 0 | -22,000 |
| Mitesh Patel | 0 | -5,000 |
| Gabriel Abusada | 0 | -6,000 |
| Yusuke Akiba | 0 | -7,000 |
| Darren Kennedy | 0 | -20,000 |
| Richard Tatalovich | 0 | -11,000 |
| Christopher Merrill | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Deveau | 0 | -53,000 |
| Shi Chen | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas Malmoe | 0 | -6,000 |
| Will Failla | 0 | -50,000 |
| Or Ben | 0 | -340,000 |
| Dave Straus | 0 | -29,000 |
| Zachary Hench | 0 | -23,000 |
| Joshua Millet | 0 | -58,000 |
| Griffin Malatino | 0 | -35,000 |
| Vladimir Dmitriev | 0 | -112,000 |
| Mark Becker | 0 | -68,000 |
| Temperance Hutter | 0 | 0 |
| Steffen Kylevik | 0 | -22,000 |
| Timothy Totten | 0 | -22,000 |
| David Mock | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Pelsnik | 0 | -43,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:45 AM Local Time
Lynskey Gets an Early Double Up
Alexander Lynskey opened to 12,000 from early position and Jorden Fox three-bet to 26,000 directly to his left. The action folded back to Lynskey who stuck in a four-bet to 66,000 and Fox just called.
The flop fell and Lynskey led out for 30,000. Fox called to see the on the turn and Lynskey opted to check this time. Fox announced all in and Lynskey called to put himself at risk for 91,000. Fox tabled but it was no match for the from Lynskey.
The river was the and Lynskey's pair of kings held on to earn him a full double up in the opening hour of play.
| Jorden Fox | 437,000 | -63,000 |
| Alexander Lynskey | 377,000 | 166,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:45 AM Local Time
Day Defends Big Blind Against Ivey
Action opened with Phil Ivey in the cutoff tossing in a raise to 14,000. No one else wanted to play with the multiple bracelet winner until it got to Ronnie Day in the big blind.
Day didn't take long to bump it up to 46,000, making Ivey wake up. He leaned forward at the table, removing his sunglasses for the first time, and asked for a verification of the raise size. Visibly unconformable, Ivey eventually made the call.
Ronnie Day:
Phil Ivey:
"There you go," he said as he tossed the call in and the flop came . Day led out for 55,000 with nothing but ace high, and Ivey stared him down for a bit before he finally tossed in the call.
The turn gave Day a gutshot to Broadway to go along with Ivey's flopped gutshot to the wheel and he led out for 75,000. Ivey went into the tank again, staring down the big blind player, playing with his chips a bit before he finally slammed the chips back onto his stack before sliding his cards into the muck.
| Phil Ivey | 923,000 | 96,000 |
| Ronnie Day | 499,000 | 16,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:42 AM Local Time
Remz Eliminated by Hicks
Eric Hicks opened to 20,000 from middle position before Sean Remz shoved all in from the small blind for 112,000. Hicks called, and the cards were revealed.
Hicks:
Remz:
The dealer spread a board, and Remz was eliminated from the Main Event.
| Eric Hicks | 880,000 | 185,000 |
| Sean Remz | 0 | -141,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:40 AM Local Time
Heimiller Gets River Value
Table #456 in Amazon Purple boasts one of the most stacked line-ups in the field today as Cliff Josephy, Paul Volpe, Daniel Alaei, Stephen Song and Dan Heimiller are all seated at the same table. Two of them, Heimiller and Josephy, tangled in a hand with Gionni Demers.
On a board, Josephy bet 21,000 out of the small blind, Demers called and Heimiller called as well on the button. The river was checked to Heimiller, who bet 25,000. Josephy, visibly unpleased, folded after some thought, while Demers called it off.
Heimiller tabled and won the hand with tens over kings.
| Dan Heimiller | 1,000,000 | 55,000 |
| Paul Volpe | 945,000 | -44,000 |
| Cliff Josephy | 505,000 | 8,000 |
| Daniel Alaei | 380,000 | -51,000 |
| Gionni Demers | 137,000 | -88,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:39 AM Local Time
Moore Doubles Through Van Sanford
Robert Moore got his last 60,000 all in pre-flop holding against the of Ryan Van Sanford. The dealer fanned the flop and Moore flopped trip aces to take control of the hand.
The turn and river were no help to Van Sanford and Moore earned the double up.
| Ryan Van Sanford | 193,000 | 74,000 |
| Robert Moore | 138,000 | 88,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:39 AM Local Time
A Few Updated Chip Counts From Amazon Gold
| In Sun Geoum | 1,710,000 | 14,000 |
| Justin Harvell | 1,320,000 | 392,000 |
| Martial Blangenwitsch | 1,300,000 | 200,000 |
| Ben Yu | 1,020,000 | -20,000 |
| Brian Green | 880,000 | -127,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 840,000 | -64,000 |
| Jason Gooch | 760,000 | 153,000 |
| Alex Bolotin | 290,000 | -15,000 |
| Jordan Young | 270,000 | 57,400 |
| Paul Balzano | 230,000 | -81,000 |
| Jackson White | 170,000 | -17,000 |
| Maria Konnikova | 125,000 | -35,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:38 AM Local Time
Boujmala Eliminates Garshofsky
After an under-the-gun open to 15,000, Mitch Garshofsky jammed for about 80,000. Samy Boujmala reshipped for a little under 200,000 on the button and the opener mucked face up. Boujmala showed .
"That's not good," Garshofsky said, revealing .
Indeed, the board brought little hope for Garshofsky and he headed for payouts.
| Samy Boujmala | 260,000 | 52,000 |
| Mitch Garshofsky | 0 | -101,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:37 AM Local Time
Huber Wins Battle of the Blinds
It was blind vs blind on a flop of and Robert Peacock led out for 25,000 from the small blind. Stefan Huber called in the big blind and the landed on the turn.
Peacock checked and Huber checked behind to see the on the river. Peacock checked again and Huber reached back for a bet of 101,000. Peacock gave it some thought and eventually made the call. Huber tabled and Peacock sent his cards to the muck.
| Stefan Huber | 870,000 | 261,000 |
| Robert Peacock | 180,000 | -198,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:36 AM Local Time
Pacheco Doubles Through Williams
Robert Williams opened for 14,000 in middle position and Shane Pacheco shoved on his left for 102,000. Williams called with but trailed the of Pacheco. The board brought little to worry Pacheco and he scored a double.
| Robert Williams | 360,000 | -39,000 |
| Shane Pacheco | 225,000 | 123,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:36 AM Local Time
Hicks Wins on the Turn
Timothy McDermott opened to 14,000 in the hijack before Eric Hicks three-bet the button to 35,000. Nicholas Rivas called in the small blind, and McDermott called also.
The flop landed and action checked to Hicks who bet 25,000. Rivas called, and McDermott folded, as the turn landed the .
Rivas checked, Hicks bet 30,000, and Rivas deliberated for over two minutes before folding.
| Eric Hicks | 695,000 | -505,000 |
| Timothy McDermott | 690,000 | -41,000 |
| Nicholas Rivas | 130,000 | -59,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:34 AM Local Time
Cheung Takes From Trudeau
Catching the action on a flop of Park Yu 'Sparrow' Cheung was first to act from the blinds. He checked it to Jeff Trudeau, his only opponent, and Trudeau checked back.
The turn was the and Cheung opted to bet, making it 25,000. Trudeau called and the two headed to the river.
On the river, Cheung put out another bet, this time for 40,000. Trudeau called but mucked when Cheung showed for three nines and that allowed him to take down the pot.
| Park Yu Cheung | 540,000 | 90,000 |
| Jeff Trudeau | 300,000 | -133,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:33 AM Local Time
Ben Eliminates Laplante
The action folded to Ryan Laplante in the cutoff and he moved all in for 81,000. Ryan Van Sanford folded the button and Or Ben re-shoved all in from the small blind for about 240,000. The big blind folded and the hands were shown.
Or Ben:
Ryan Laplante:
The dealer spread the flop and Ben improved to middle set leaving Laplante drawing to only a chop. The turn and river improved Ben to a full house and Laplante was eliminated.
| Or Ben | 340,000 | 239,000 |
| Ryan Laplante | 0 | -112,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:31 AM Local Time
Geilich Hangs Around Until the River
Marc-Etienne McLaughlin opened to 13,000 from the hijack and was called by the cutoff and Ludovic Geilich in the big blind. The flop came and Geilich checked to McLaughlin who continued for 18,000. The cutoff folded but Geilich made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Geilich thought for a minute and then pushed in a bet of 27,000. McLaughlin wasted little time before sending his cards to the muck and the pot to Geilich.
| Ludovic Geilich | 795,000 | 35,000 |
| Marc-Etienne McLaughlin | 220,000 | -38,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 11:30 AM Local Time
Clarkson Doubles Again
Kevin Clarkson was all in for his last 114,000 holding against Stuart Elkin and his .
The dealer spread a board, and Clarkson doubled again to now sit with 240,000 after starting the day with 23,000 in chips.
| Stuart Elkin | 305,000 | -176,100 |
| Kevin Clarkson | 240,000 | 180,000 |