Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:49 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Orange
| Brian Altman | 2,700,000 | 920,000  |
| Shankar Pillai | 2,600,000 | 700,000 |
| James Akenhead | 2,400,000 | 850,000 |
| Alexandre Reard | 1,820,000 | 270,000 |
| Nirath Rean | 1,800,000 | -500,000  |
| Michael Lavenburg | 1,320,000 | -1,260,000 |
| Benjamin Pollak | 1,300,000 | 400,000 |
| Justin Harvell | 1,000,000 | 250,000 |
| Dennis Wilke | 975,000 | -1,125,000 |
| Michael Haddad | 950,000 | 280,000 |
| Ludovic Geilich | 900,000 | 40,000 |
| Loc Nguyen (TX) | 700,000 | -285,000 |
| Shaun Deeb | 620,000 | -70,000 |
| William Tonking | 600,000 | 210,000 |
| Sparrow Cheung | 354,000 | -11,000 |
| Cash Carpenter | 295,000 | 15,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:48 PM Local Time
Yilmaz Eliminated by Alaei
Following a flop of , Erkut Yilmaz was all in from middle position for about 310,000 with , trailing Daniel Alaei's on the button.
The turn and river completed the board, safe for Alaei to score the elimination.
| Daniel Alaei | 1,850,000 | 1,230,000 |
| Erkut Yilmaz | 0 | -447,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:45 PM Local Time
Sejer Sends Varano to the Rail
A short-stacked Paul Varano got his last 225,000-or-so chips in against a raise by Martin Sejer and the Dane snap-called to create the following showdown.
Paul Varano:
Martin Sejer:
"Queen on the flop!" one player at the table joked, but instead it came to give Varano a gutshot. The on the turn and the on the river failed to improve Varano and he was eliminated.
| Martin Sejer | 1,600,000 | 1,036,000 |
| Paul Varano | 0 | -755,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:45 PM Local Time
Minkin Soars Up the Leaderboard with Monster Call-Down on Galinec
"You guys just missed it!" stated a player to the PokerNews reporter.
Kelly Minkin was stacking up an assortment of chips after just eliminating Ivan Galinec.
Minkin detailed to PokerNews that she held in the small blind, and called Galinec's button open of 35,000. Minkin then check-called a bet of 80,000 on the one-heart flop as the turn landed a blank.
Minkin checked, Galinec bet 350,000, and Minkin called. The river landed the , and after Minkin checked for the third time, Galinec moved all in for 701,000.
Minkin called, and when Galinec revealed his , he would be sent crashing to the rail as Minkin soared to nearly 3.4 million in chips.
| Kelly Minkin | 3,382,000 | 1,182,000 |
| Ivan Galinec | 0 | -890,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:40 PM Local Time
Obst Catches a Bluff
James Obst opened on the button with a raise to 32,000 and he was called by the player in the big blind.
The flop was and the big blind checked over to Obst who bet 20,000. The big blind called.
Both players checked on the turn, but on the river, the player put out a bet of 55,000. Obst didn't waste any time calling and the player in the big blind showed his for the board with a seven kicker. Obst showed his and his king kicker was good to scoop the pot.
| James Obst | 1,900,000 | 50,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:38 PM Local Time
Miscikowski Doubles Through Rheem
Following a raise to 36,000 from a player in middle position, David Miscikowski called in the cutoff before Chino Rheem three-bet to 100,000 from the big blind.
The original raiser called, and Miscikowski opted to move all in for 712,000 total. Rheem followed suit by moving all in for 3,063,000, and the original raiser folded.
Rheem:
Miscikowski:
The dealer spread a board, and Miscikowski secured the double to over 1.5 million in chips as Rheem dropped to just under 2.4 million.
| Chino Rheem | 2,346,000 | -804,000 |
| David Miscikowski | 1,566,000 | 791,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:37 PM Local Time
Vener Runs Kings Into Aces
The inevitable kings-versus-aces setup left Scott Vener's Main Event hopes in jeopardy, as he clashed with table neighbor Ming Xi, and Vener was covered by a small margin when the chips went in before the flop.
Scott Vener:
Ming Xi:
The board ran out and Vener was eliminated, the dealer wanted to rush away the board, but Vener asked to take a picture of the showdown.
"He was a nice guy, let him do it," Xi insisted, and after the obligatory setup picture, Vener headed to the payout desk.
| Ming Xi | 850,000 | 263,000 |
| Scott Vener | 0 | -295,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:37 PM Local Time
Josephy Shoves, Pileggi Folds a Set of Aces
Cliff Josephy and Larry Pileggi were heads-up on the river on the board. Pileggi led out with a bet of 125,000 into a main pot of about 250,000. Josephy moved all in, covering Pileggi who had 465,000 behind.
Pileggi thought long and hard and announced the fold, turning over his for top set.
"Show him the five, Cliff" Paul Volpe said to which Josephy replied, "I don't know if I can, I hit a set of tens," and he slid his hand face down to the dealer.
| Cliff Josephy | 2,065,000 | 415,000 |
| Larry Pileggi | 465,000 | -10,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:36 PM Local Time
415th - 430th Place Finishers
Frankie Flowers
The following players earned $29,625 for their respective finishes.
| Jason Lester | 0 | -430,000 |
| Michael Messick | 0 | -140,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 0 | -600,000 |
| Marco Iodice | 0 | -276,000 |
| Kane Lai | 0 | -185,000 |
| Lachezar Petkov | 0 | -447,000 |
| Mike Takayama | 0 | -440,000 |
| Arturas Astrauskas | 0 | -481,000 |
| Robert Hankins | 0 | -1,200,000 |
| Frankie Flowers | 0 | -142,000 |
| Ronnie Day | 0 | -1,000,000 |
| Dan Wirgau | 0 | -314,000 |
| Hisham Salama | 0 | 0 |
| Dominik Panka | 0 | -385,000 |
| Blake Battaglia | 0 | -981,000 |
| Tom McEvoy | 0 | -242,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:34 PM Local Time
Hutter Slips Back to the Field
There was a raise to 35,000 from middle position and Barry Hutter three-bet to 105,000 from the button. The blinds folded and his opponent made the call. The flop fell and the action checked to Hutter who continued for 90,000. His opponent called and the paired the board on the turn.
Both players checked and the completed the board. Hutter's opponent slid in a bet of 200,000 and Hutter paid him off. He showed and Hutter pushed his cards forward face down.
| Barry Hutter | 3,820,000 | -580,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:33 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts
| Brian Yoon | 2,600,000 | 315,000 |
| Henrik Hecklen | 1,600,000 | -370,000 |
| Tobias Ziegler | 1,550,000 | 150,000 |
| Bas De Laat | 1,480,000 | 880,000 |
| Pablo Fernandez Campo | 750,000 | -50,000 |
| Per Hildebrand | 600,000 | 600,000 |
| Mina Greco | 560,000 | -75,000 |
| Dong Kim | 181,000 | -28,000 |
| Chen An Lin | 0 | -352,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:30 PM Local Time
Bullets Hold for Gross in Monster Pot
We came upon three players all in preflop with Paulo Goncalves and his covering everyone. One player held and Alexander Gross had the . The sweat was short as the board ran out .
The player with tens had the shortest stack and everyone had put 259,000 in the middle to cover the main pot. Gross collected all of that plus an additional 770,000 from Goncalves.
| Alexander Gross | 2,300,000 | 850,000 |
| Paulo Goncalves | 215,000 | -1,005,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:30 PM Local Time
Minkin Unsure About the Laydown
After a raise to 35,000 from early position, Kelly Minkin was next to act and made it 100,000 to go. The action folded back around to the initial raiser who four-bet shoved all in for around 650,000.
Minkin went into the tank for a couple of minutes, trying to get a read off her opponent. "I don't think I can fold this," she added but got no response. Moments later, Minkin did find the fold but was still unsure about it. "Show me the bluff," she said with a laugh.
| Kelly Minkin | 2,200,000 | 150,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:29 PM Local Time
Sylvain Loosli vs. Bart Lybaert
Bart Lyabert raised from early position and Sylvain Loosli called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Loosli check-called 40,000 from Lybaert. The turn was the and Loosli check-called 101,000 from Lybaert.
The river was the and both players checked.
Loosli tabled for a jack-high straight, Lybaert mucked, and Loosli won the pot.
| Sylvain Loosli | 1,060,000 | 123,000 |
| Bart Lybaert | 725,000 | 25,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:27 PM Local Time
Martin Zamani Doubles Through Cory Albertson
Martin Zamani opened with a raise before Cory Albertson three-bet the small blind to 163,000. With the action back on Zamani, he moved all in for 538,000, and Albertson deliberated for several minutes before eventually making the call.
Zamani:
Albertson:
The board ran out and Zamani doubled through to over 1.1 million in chips.
| Martin Zamani | 1,106,000 | 400,000 |
| Cory Albertson | 760,000 | -820,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:26 PM Local Time
Flynn Barrels Out Yu
Ben Yu raised in the hijack and got one caller before big blind Jamie Flynn made it 135,000 to go. Yu came along and they saw a flop. Flynn bet 125,000 and Yu called. On the turn, Flynn shoved all in for about 300,000 and Yu folded.
| Jamie Flynn | 950,000 | 533,000 |
| Ben Yu | 940,000 | -260,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:20 PM Local Time
Rheem Sets Up Miscikowski
Chino Rheem and David Miscikowski were heads up on the river on the board. There was already more than 500,000 in the main pot and Rheem bet 420,000.
Miscikowski called and Rheem turned over for top set and Miscikowski fired his hand into the muck.
| Chino Rheem | 3,150,000 | 830,000 |
| David Miscikowski | 775,000 | -575,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:19 PM Local Time
431st - 450th Place Finishers
These players collected $29,625 for their respective finishes.
Dan Heimiller| Sterling Lipscomb | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Park | 0 | -528,000 |
| Navot Golan | 0 | -364,000 |
| Christopher Mcnally | 0 | -680,000 |
| Jeffrey Kim | 0 | -327,000 |
| Derek Schroeder | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Johns | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Hourani | 0 | -86,000 |
| Nadya Magnus | 0 | -305,000 |
| Fabian Gumz | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Prendiville | 0 | -430,000 |
| Glen Chadwick | 0 | -123,000 |
| John Doe | 0 | -610,000 |
| Dan Heimiller | 0 | -330,000 |
| Benjamin Jones | 0 | -446,000 |
| Samy Charni | 0 | -231,000 |
| Donald Holmes | 0 | -345,000 |
| Stephen Song | 0 | -350,000 |
| Juan Vecino | 0 | -920,000 |
| Julius Malzanini | 0 | -1,700,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:17 PM Local Time
Deeb Clawing Back
Shaun Deeb opened with a raise to 35,000 from middle position and the player in the hijack decided to three-bet, making it 85,000. Action folded back to Deeb and he called.
The flop was and Deeb checked over to his opponent who tossed out a bet of 100,000. Deeb thought for a few moments, then he moved all in for 385,000. His opponents took a few seconds but then pushed his cards away, allowing Deeb to take down the pot and chip back up to nearly 700,000.
| Shaun Deeb | 690,000 | 470,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 10:14 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Orange
| Jonathan Hilton | 2,400,000 | 500,000 |
| Hari Bercovici | 2,200,000 | -1,000,000 |
| Loc Nguyen (AL) | 2,000,000 | 530,000 |
| Shankar Pillai | 1,900,000 | 230,000 |
| James Obst | 1,850,000 | 770,000 |
| Ben Yu | 1,200,000 | 300,000 |
| Jack Duong | 950,000 | 255,000 |
| Samy Boujmala | 840,000 | 682,000 |
| Liv Boeree | 386,000 | 107,000 |
| Oliver Price | 0 | -626,000 |