Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:59 PM Local Time
Take Another 20
There are 441 players remaining, according to the screens, and they have been sent into their penultimate 20-minute break of the day. Another full level of two hours and the first hour of Level 21 remain before all survivors get to bag and tag for the night.
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:58 PM Local Time
Quadruple for Flowers
Frankie Flowers was all in for his last 28,000 against three players.
The three active players checked down the board, and Flowers tabled his and his opponents folded.
"They can't kill him, they just can't!" bellowed Flowers as he scooped in the pot.
| Frankie Flowers | 142,000 | -308,000  |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:57 PM Local Time
Schindler Pays Hecklen
Henrik Hecklen was in the cutoff and bet 75,000 into what looked like a pot of about 500,000 on the river with on the felt. Jake Schindler splashed in what looked like a reluctant call on the button. Hecklen turned over and took it down.
| Henrik Hecklen | 1,970,000 | 200,000  |
| Jake Schindler | 510,000 | -760,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:57 PM Local Time
Touil Eliminates Gumz
Samuel Touil opened from middle position and Fabian Gumz jammed all in for around 250,000 in the cutoff. The action was back on Touil who asked for a count and then made the call.
Samuel Touil:
Fabian Gumz:
The flop came and Touil spiked an ace to take the lead. The on the turn and the on the river were of no help and Gumz was sent to the rail.
| Samuel Touil | 2,054,000 | -346,000 |
| Fabian Gumz | 0 | -350,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:56 PM Local Time
Gilliam Triples In Nerve-Wracking Fashion
Mustapha Kanit opened with a raise to 25,000 before Jonathan Gilliam moved all in for 131,000 total. The player on the button called as did the player in the small blind while Kanit folded. Gilliam was all in for the nearly 400,000-chip main pot while the other two players went heads-up to a flop for a side pot.
The flop was and both players checked to see the on the turn. There, the player first to act put out a bet of 25,000 which the other player called.
The river was the and both players checked again so it was on to a showdown. The first player in the small blind showed his , which was no good against the button's . Both hands were inferior to Gilliam's , though, and that would earn him the full triple-up to nearly 400,000.
"That was fucking nerve-wracking," Gilliam said after the hand.
| Jonathan Gilliam | 435,000 | 317,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:56 PM Local Time
Hutter Crosses 4 Million
Barry Hutter is the first player above the 4 million mark in the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event.
| Barry Hutter | 4,150,000 | 405,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:55 PM Local Time
Johns Eliminated by Gooch
Ian Johns was all in for about 80,000 from the cutoff with against Jason Gooch in middle position with .
The board came down , giving Gooch a flush to eliminate Johns.
| Jason Gooch | 960,000 | 260,000 |
| Ian Johns | 0 | -290,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:54 PM Local Time
501st - 515th Place Finishers
These players earned $26,535 for their respective showings.
| Benjamin Ridino | 0 | -253,000 |
| Taylor Hale | 0 | -256,000 |
| Roberto Rodriguez Carrera | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Kubin | 0 | -450,000 |
| Steven Fuhrman | 0 | -728,000 |
| David McGowan | 0 | 0 |
| Rizziero Osso | 0 | -79,000 |
| Daniel Howe | 0 | -235,000 |
| Farhad Jamasi | 0 | -365,000 |
| Martin Carnero | 0 | -589,000 |
| Tomas Kubaliak | 0 | 0 |
| Farid Jattin | 0 | 0 |
| Ap Garza | 0 | -623,000 |
| Ryan Lenaghan | 0 | -300,000 |
| Robert Peacock | 0 | -180,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:52 PM Local Time
Lee Takes from Tach
From under the gun, Stanley Lee opened with a raise before Farukh Tach three-bet the button to 90,000.
Once the blinds passed, Lee responded with a four-bet to 269,000. Tach deliberated for several minutes before making the call as the flop landed .
Lee continued for 125,000, and Tach mucked.
| Farukh Tach | 1,990,000 | -10,000 |
| Stanley Lee | 1,255,000 | 1,171,800 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:47 PM Local Time
Bercovici Caught Bluffing
Richard Gryko bet 40,000 on a flop against Hari Bercovici, who snap-called from the cutoff. On the turn, they both checked, bringing a river. Gryko checked and Bercovici bet 62,000. Gryko thought awhile and called.
Both players had missed draws, but Gryko's trumped .
| Hari Bercovici | 3,200,000 | -15,000 |
| Richard Gryko | 970,000 | 270,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:44 PM Local Time
Gaspard Busts to Yuen
The roller coaster ride of Jean "Prince" Gaspard has eventually come to an end. He got his short stack in with the and Winson Yuen had an easy call with the . The board came and that was it for Gaspard.
| Winson Yuen | 690,000 | 455,000 |
| Jean Gaspard | 0 | -230,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:43 PM Local Time
Big Slick is Good for Massey
A player raised to 28,000 from early position and a player in middle position reraised to 90,000. Ralph Massey moved all in for 370,000 and the original raiser folded.
The middle position player went deep into the tank and eventually called. Massey showed and was dominating the of his opponent. The board ran out clean for Massey and he doubled up.
| Ralph Massey | 800,000 | 310,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:42 PM Local Time
Reard Lucky in Three-Bet Pot Against Altman
Alexandre Reard three-bet to 81,000 from the hijack when Brian Altman opened to 27,000 on his right. Altman peeled and they saw a flop. The American check-called 65,000 and the and checked through.
Altman showed but Reard had gotten lucky with .
| Brian Altman | 1,945,000 | -255,000 |
| Alexandre Reard | 1,550,000 | 870,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:40 PM Local Time
Da-Silva Takes Broadway to the Top of the Leaderboard
Three players saw a flop of and the action was checked to Chris Da-Silva in the hijack who bet 20,000. The big blind called along with another player in early position. The turn brought the and the action checked to Da-Silva again who opted to check back.
The river brought the and the action was on Da-Silva again. He put together a bet of 165,000 which got the big blind to fold quickly. His other opponent made a quick call and Da-Silva showed for Broadway. His opponent tapped the table and mucked his cards, sending another healthy pot to the new chipleader.
| Chris Da-Silva | 3,753,000 | 853,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:37 PM Local Time
Zullo Takes from Hicks
The action folded to Eric Hicks in the small blind, and he limped in as Mark Zullo checked.
Both players checked down the board and Zullo tabled his , and Hicks mucked.
| Mark Zullo | 1,830,000 | 330,000 |
| Eric Hicks | 645,000 | -305,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:34 PM Local Time
Fonacier Shoves on Akenhead to Hit 1 Million
James Akenhead opened from middle position with a raise to 28,000 and action folded to the small blind where Erwin Fonacier reraised, making it 60,000. Akenhead called and the two headed to a flop.
The flop was and Fonacier led out with a bet of 100,000. Akenhead called.
On the turn, Fonacier slowed down with a check. Akenhead put out a bet of 175,000 and Fonacier dropped into the tank. After a few minutes of thought, he moved all in over the top for about 400,000 total. Akenhead made a sour face, then quickly folded his hand, allowing Fonacier to take down the pot and to move right around 1 million chips.
| Erwin Fonacier | 1,000,000 | 463,000 |
| James Akenhead | 950,000 | -370,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:34 PM Local Time
516th - 540th Place Finishers
Manig Loeser
The following players earned $26,535 for their respective showings.
| David Quang | 0 | -1,038,000 |
| Jacob Corda | 0 | -319,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 0 | -130,000 |
| Ghattas Kortas | 0 | -501,000 |
| Maksym Lavrov | 0 | -253,000 |
| Timothy Little | 0 | -395,000 |
| Hye Park | 0 | -464,000 |
| James Lykins | 0 | -374,000 |
| Ray Henson | 0 | 0 |
| Marc-Etienne McLaughlin | 0 | -240,000 |
| Robert Mcmillan | 0 | -260,000 |
| Tweed Vorhees | 0 | -234,000 |
| Daniel Vandyke | 0 | 0 |
| Samir Bhatia | 0 | -210,000 |
| Jerry Humphrey | 0 | -356,000 |
| Matthew Smith | 0 | -279,000 |
| Peter Forsstrom | 0 | -170,000 |
| Richard Murnick | 0 | -290,000 |
| Daniel Marin | 0 | -196,000 |
| Shane Pacheco | 0 | -225,000 |
| Eugene Todd | 0 | 0 |
| Mladen Vukovic | 0 | -617,000 |
| Sami Shurbaji | 0 | -386,000 |
| Nicholas Bowen | 0 | -166,000 |
| Brent Hanks | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:30 PM Local Time
Lanzerstorfer Doubles Through Souza
Ricardo Souza was the initial raiser and Roman Lanzerstorfer defended his big blind, then check-called a bet on the flop. On the turn, both players checked and Lanzerstorfer then bet for around two third the pot on the river, making it 98,000 to go.
Souza raised to 375,000 and Lanzerstorfer called all in after some consideration. The Brazilian turned over for queen-high and Lanzerstorfer doubled for 288,000 with the for two pair.
| Ricardo Souza | 1,100,000 | 474,000 |
| Roman Lanzerstorfer | 700,000 | 0 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:29 PM Local Time
Newport Doubles Through Luca
Nicholas Newport raised on the button and called a three-bet from big blind Ivan Luca to 108,000. The board rolled out , with Luca betting 78,000, then 150,000, then 218,000 all in effective.
Newport quickly called it off on the river and Luca showed . Newport had for flopped aces up and collected a double.
| Nick Newport | 1,250,000 | 1,009,000 |
| Ivan Luca | 726,000 | -324,000 |
Sunday, July 8, 2018 8:26 PM Local Time
More Amazon Purple Chip Counts
| Barry Hutter | 3,745,000 | 215,000 |
| Brian Altman | 2,200,000 | 75,000 |
| Kelly Minkin | 2,050,000 | 70,000 |
| Farukh Tach | 2,000,000 | -360,000 |
| Jeff Trudeau | 1,950,000 | 140,000 |
| Alexander Lynskey | 1,650,000 | 120,000 |
| Mike Jukich | 900,000 | 510,000 |
| Jared Palmer | 810,000 | 244,000 |
| Jordan Cristos | 700,000 | 410,000 |
| Govert Metaal | 640,000 | -210,000 |
| Shaun Suller | 566,000 | 426,000 |
| Frankie Flowers | 450,000 | 144,000 |
| Benjamin Zamani | 81,000 | -239,000 |