Monday, July 9, 2018 3:15 PM Local Time
Lee Eliminated by Fabre
Richard Lee was all in for about 350,000 from middle position with , racing with Joey Fabre's in early position.
The board came down , giving Fabre a pair of aces to eliminate Lee.
| Joey Fabre | 1,420,000 | 320,000  |
| Richard Lee | 0 | -450,000  |
Monday, July 9, 2018 3:15 PM Local Time
Mor Gets More After Double Elimination
Scott Franklin raised to 80,000 from early position and Adam Geyer three-bet all in for 330,000. Ofir Mor was in the big blind and reraised all in as well. Franklin snap-called for his last 630,000.
Scott Franklin:
Adam Geyer:
Ofir Mor:
It wasn't good for the two at-risk players holding each other's outs, but the flop gave them gutshot outs and a backdoor flush draw for Geyer. The turn and river didn't help either player and Mor scored the double knockout to moved over three million chips.
| Ofir Mor | 3,500,000 | 1,305,000 |
| Scott Franklin | 0 | -740,000 |
| Adam Geyer | 0 | -975,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 3:14 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Ognjen Sekularac | 2,800,000 | 200,000 |
| Clayton Fletcher | 2,400,000 | -120,000 |
| Mark Stockton | 1,800,000 | -100,000 |
| Nicolas Manion | 1,300,000 | 350,000 |
| Jake Toole | 1,250,000 | -150,000 |
| Brent Ballentine | 1,100,000 | 50,000 |
| Steven Federspiel | 920,000 | 370,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 3:11 PM Local Time
Who Won the 888poker "8-Team" World Series of Poker Main Event Competition?
888poker ran an "8-Team" competition during this year's World Series of Poker Main Event. Seven professional poker players from seven different countries selected a wingman and an 888poker qualifier to their team. The team that accumulated the most points by going the deepest in the WSOP Main Event won 3 Main Event packages for the 2019 World Series of Poker. Russia's Team Captain Arsenii Karmatckii was the last of the 8-team members to bust the World Series of Poker Main Event in 268th place for $42,980. Was that enough for Russia to win the "8-Team" event?
Monday, July 9, 2018 3:05 PM Local Time
Kopp Doubles Through Liebeler
All the money got in preflop between William Kopp and Eric Liebeler with Kopp at risk with the shorter stack of 745,000.
William Kopp:
Eric Liebeler:
The flop came down , which put Kopp in a deep hole as he now needed to catch just straight outs or running cards to stay alive, but the turn was the which now improved Liebeler to the straight but gave Kopp a full nine outs to a full house. The river was one of those as the rolled off, pairing the board and earning the double for Kopp, leaving Liebeler with just 675,000 chips.
| William Kopp | 1,550,000 | 70,000 |
| Eric Liebeler | 675,000 | -1,025,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 3:05 PM Local Time
Ip Trips Up Against Barrell
On a flop, Kwong Ip checked to Mason Barrell who bet 140,000. Ip check-raised all in for around 1,000,000 and Barrell quickly called.
Kwong Ip:
Mason Barrell:
Ip had run into the trips of Barrell and the board ran out , meaning Ip was eliminated.
| Mason Barrell | 2,950,000 | 1,150,000 |
| Kwong Ip | 0 | -1,000,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 3:03 PM Local Time
Shaw's Kings Hold to Win
Frederik Salari got all his chips into the middle preflop and was up against Sharukh Shaw.
Frederik Salari:
Sharukh Shaw:
Board:
"I need some luck," said Salari when he saw Shaw's hand. The flop and turn weren't what he needed, however it did produce him some extra outs. But the river sealed his elimination fate after Shaw hit a set of kings.
| Sharukh Shaw | 3,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Frederik Salari | 0 | 0 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 3:03 PM Local Time
Franklin Doubles Through Lee
We found Scott Franklin all in and at risk with from the button for 325,000 against the of Richard Lee. The board ran out , no help to Lee, so Franklin doubled up.
| Scott Franklin | 740,000 | 78,000 |
| Richard Lee | 450,000 | -370,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 3:00 PM Local Time
Mosbock Doubles Through Lanzerstorfer
Mario Mosbock opened with a raise from early position before Roman Lanzerstorfer three-bet the hijack to 175,000. The action folded back to Mosbock, and he moved all in for 510,000 and Lanzerstorfer called.
Lanzerstorfer:
Mosbock:
The dealer spread a board, and Mosbock doubled through to over 1.1 million in chips.
| Roman Lanzerstorfer | 1,140,000 | 119,000 |
| Mario Mosbock | 1,110,000 | 60,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:59 PM Local Time
Luca Four-Bet Ships
Ivan Luca opened for 75,000 in the hijack and Mason Barrell made it 210,000 on his left. Luca came back with an all-in shove for 1,060,000 after counting out his stack. Barrell folded after about 15 seconds.
| Mason Barrell | 1,800,000 | -315,000 |
| Ivan Luca | 1,350,000 | 250,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:55 PM Local Time
Froehlich Wins Preflop Raising War
When we got to the table, Eric Froehlich had 235,000 in front of him in the cutoff, and Nils Tolpingrud had 600,000 in front of him in the small blind. After a pause, Froehlich moved all in and Tolpingrud folded.
Tolpingrud was left with 2,700,000 behind while Froehlich chipped up to over five million.
| Eric Froehlich | 5,500,000 | 1,280,000 |
| Nils Tolpingrud | 2,700,000 | -600,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:53 PM Local Time
Harvell Eliminates Quevedo
Justin Harvell raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Federico Quevedo moved all in for 232,000 next to act. It folded back to Harvell who called turning over and Quevedo showed .
Quevedo paired his queen in the window to take the lead on the flop. The dealer burned and turned the and Harvell turned a set of eights leaving Quevedo drawing dead.
The meaningless completed the board earning Harvell the pot and Quevedo was sent to the rail.
| Justin Harvell | 1,400,000 | 450,000 |
| Federico Quevedo | 0 | -640,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:53 PM Local Time
Merrilees Shoves on Lee
The action folded to Richard Lee in middle position, and he raised to 60,000. Daniel Merrilees pushed all in from the cutoff for 355,000, and action returned to Lee.
Lee deliberated for several minutes before eventually opting to fold, and Merrilees secured the pot to move over 500,000 in chips.
| Richard Lee | 820,000 | -80,000 |
| Daniel Merrilees | 505,000 | 110,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:52 PM Local Time
Minkin Down From Peak
Kelly Minkin opened to 70,000 and Richard Pyne defended his big blind. The flop came and Pyne check-called a bet of 100,000.
Pyne checked the turn and Minkin bet 275,000. Pyne quickly check-raised all in and Minkin threw her hand into the muck.
| Kelly Minkin | 4,100,000 | -1,600,000 |
| Ricky Pyne | 1,650,000 | 430,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:50 PM Local Time
Ostapchenko Doubles Through Altman
After a hijack open to 60,000 and a call, Brian Altman made it 260,000 on the button. Andrew Ostapchenko shoved for 1,650,000 in the small blind and Altman called. It was Altman's against and the board ran out , ten-free for an Ostapchenko double.
| Andrew Ostapchenko | 3,550,000 | 1,850,000 |
| Brian Altman | 3,270,000 | -1,530,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:47 PM Local Time
Josephy Launches a River Bomb to Take Down a Big Pot
William Kopp opened with a raise to 55,000 from early position before Cliff Josephy made it 170,000 from the next seat over. Action folded around to the cutoff where Eric Liebeler cold-called Josephy's three-bet and Kopp called as well.
"Oh boy," Josephy said as the dealer began to spread the flop.
The flop was the and Kopp and Josephy both checked to Liebeler who put out a bet of 250,000. Kopp folded while Josephy called.
The turn was the and this time both players checked. On the river, Josephy thought for a bit before announcing that he was all in with a covering stack on Liebeler for about 1,700,000 effective. Liebeler thought for a good while before he finally let his hand go and Josephy took down the pot with no showdown.
| Cliff Josephy | 3,550,000 | 1,350,000 |
| Eric Liebeler | 1,700,000 | -255,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:46 PM Local Time
Mor Turns a Set on Merrilees
On a board reading , Daniel Merrilees checked from under the gun and Ofir Mor bet 200,000.
Merrilees called, and then checked the on the river to Mor who cut out a bet of 500,000.
Merrilees called, and Mor tabled his for a turned set, and Merrilees mucked.
| Ofir Mor | 2,195,000 | 1,535,000 |
| Daniel Merrilees | 395,000 | -1,655,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:45 PM Local Time
Big Pot Poker
Roman Lanzerstorfer opened with a raise to 65,000 from the hijack and Shannon Shorr three-bet to 205,000 on the button. Jaime Kaplan was in the big blind and four-bet to 555,000. Lanzerstorfer thought for a moment but elected to fold while Shorr made the call to put over one million chips in the pot preflop.
The dealer fanned the flop of and Kaplan checked to Shorr who tossed in a bet of 325,000. Kaplan mulled it over but decided to lay his hand down, sending a healthy pot over to Shorr.
| Jaime Kaplan | 4,100,000 | 347,000 |
| Shannon Shorr | 3,075,000 | 75,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:45 PM Local Time
Da-Silva Pressure Pays Off
Chris Da-Silva was in the cutoff and up against Hyon Kim in the big blind on a flop that read . Kim checked and Da-Silva bet 45,000. Kim decided to raised to 110,000 and Da-Silva needed time to think through his options. After a minute or so he made his moved, and three-bet to 410,000.
The decision was now on Kim and he thought for a minute before he let his hand go. Da-Silva double checked his hole cards before to swept in the pot.
| Chris Da-Silva | 3,300,000 | 1,700,000 |
| Hyon Kim | 1,960,000 | 460,000 |
| Jeremy Ansher | 1,800,000 | 835,000 |
| Ivan Luca | 1,100,000 | 137,000 |
| Scott Wilson | 1,100,000 | 297,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:43 PM Local Time
A Few Updated Chip Counts
| Benjamin Pollak | 4,300,000 | 1,730,000 |
| Eric Froehlich | 4,220,000 | 570,000 |
| Alexander Gross | 3,900,000 | 1,939,000 |
| Nick Newport | 3,900,000 | 200,000 |
| Nils Tolpingrud | 3,300,000 | 70,000 |
| Jorden Fox | 1,950,000 | -250,000 |
| Tyler Witteman | 1,550,000 | -150,000 |
| Taha Maruf | 1,300,000 | -150,000 |
| John Anderson | 1,300,000 | -2,000,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 1,200,000 | -410,000 |
| Mike Jukich | 650,000 | 130,000 |
| Brian Green | 450,000 | -125,000 |
| Farukh Tach | 180,000 | -749,000 |