Monday, July 9, 2018 1:52 PM Local Time
239th - 262nd Place Finishers
Daniel Ospina
The following players collected $42,980 for their respective finishes.
| Martin Zamani | 0 | 0  |
| Billy Pilossoph | 0 | -250,000 |
| Jonathan Greenbaum | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brady | 0 | 0 |
| Ludovic Geilich | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Ospina | 0 | -1,000,000 |
| Nicholas Petitti | 0 | 0 |
| Yashuo Chin | 0 | 0 |
| Anatoly Filatov | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Marsico | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Bjorin | 0 | -200,000 |
| Alex Livingston | 0 | -1,370,000 |
| Dong Kim | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Schwartz | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Nelson | 0 | 0 |
| Joep Raemaekers | 0 | -678,000 |
| Jans Arends | 0 | -480,000 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | 0 | 0 |
| Andrea Buonocore | 0 | -816,000 |
| Govert Metaal | 0 | -287,000 |
| Craig Trost | 0 | -525,000 |
| Samuel Touil | 0 | -1,900,000 |
| Bradley Rhodes | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Thwaites | 0 | 0 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:51 PM Local Time
Ostapchenko Pays Yu's Big Bet
Andrew Ostapchenko raised to 50,000 in the hijack and got called by both blinds. Everyone checked the , bringing the . Ben Yu bet 175,000 in the small blind and Ostapchenko called. On the river, Yu piled in 525,000. Ostapchenko thought a couple of minutes and called, and Yu revealed for a turned boat.
| Ben Yu | 3,050,000 | 100,000  |
| Andrew Ostapchenko | 1,700,000 | -765,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:51 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
| Benjamin Pollak | 2,570,000 | -195,000 |
| Richard Gryko | 2,100,000 | 1,307,000 |
| Eric Wasylenko | 1,765,000 | -299,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 1,610,000 | 493,000 |
| Konstantin Beylin | 1,500,000 | -651,000 |
| Joe Cada | 1,500,000 | 850,000 |
| Bas De Laat | 1,381,000 | -485,000 |
| Ivan Luca | 963,000 | -182,000 |
| Tobias Ziegler | 931,000 | -723,000 |
| Nick DiVella | 920,000 | -52,000 |
| Brian Green | 575,000 | -800,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:47 PM Local Time
Minkin Extends Chip Lead
On a Richard Pyne check-called a bet of 275,000 from Kelly Minkin. The river was the and both players checked.
Minkin turned over and that was good enough to take down the pot and extend her chip lead. She is now approaching the six million chip mark.
| Kelly Minkin | 5,700,000 | 750,000 |
| Ricky Pyne | 885,000 | 35,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:46 PM Local Time
Lynskey Doubles Through Kaarem
On a board of , Fredrik Kaarem bet out 380,000 before Alexander Lynskey moved all in for 1,151,000.
Kareem deliberated for several minutes before eventually calling.
Lynskey tabled his for the nut straight, and Kaarem mucked.
| Alex Lynskey | 2,800,000 | 700,000 |
| Fredrik Kaarem | 1,729,000 | -553,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:43 PM Local Time
Speedbump For Minkin
Kelly Minkin was facing off against Ahmed Amin with Minkin in the big blind and Amin in the hijack stead. By the turn, the board was . Minkin, who was first to act put out a bet of 275,000 and Amin thought for a good while before calling.
The river was the and Minkin checked her option this time. Amin then put out a bet, one that was the same size as Minkin's turn bet, for 275,000. Minkin thought briefly but released her hand and Amin was able to take down the sizeable pot.
| Kelly Minkin | 4,950,000 | -450,000 |
| Ahmed Amin | 1,950,000 | 1,378,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:40 PM Local Time
Odonnell Takes from Sarkisyan
Karen Sarkisyan raised to 57,000 from under the gun and Shaun Odonnell re-raised to 165,000 from middle position. It folded back to Sarkisyan who called and they went heads up to the flop.
Sarkisyan check-called a bet of 125,000 and the dealer burned and turned the .
Sarkisyan checked, Odonnell bet 260,000 and Sarkisyan called. The river was the and Sarkisyan checked for a third time. Odonnell bet 425,000 and after nearly two minutes in the tank Sarkisyan called.
Odonnell turned over his for a jack high flush and Sarkisyan fired his hand face down into the muck.
| Shaun O'Donnell | 3,850,000 | 1,290,000 |
| Karen Sarkisyan | 825,000 | -575,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:40 PM Local Time
Luca Four-Bet Shoves on Shevelev
Ivan Luca raised to 55,000 from the hijack, Aleksandr Shevelev three-bet to 205,000 from the small blind, Luca four-bet shoved for about 890,000 and Shevelev folded.
| Aleksandr Shevelev | 2,150,000 | -150,000 |
| Ivan Luca | 1,145,000 | 371,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:39 PM Local Time
Myers Doubles Through Macdonald
Bradley Myers was in the cutoff and managed to get his 665,000 stack into the middle preflop against Thomas Macdonald on the button.
Bradley Myers:
Thomas Macdonald:
Board:
Myers was the big preflop favorite and increased his lead significantly on the flop when he hit two pair. Macdonald couldn't find his outs as the board completed and Myers secured a vital double.
| Thomas Macdonald | 2,700,000 | 200,000 |
| Bradley Myers | 1,500,000 | 912,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:39 PM Local Time
Hutter Barrels Off to Froehlich
Eric Froehlich defended big blind from Barry Hutter on the button and check-called 100,000 on . He check-called another bet of unknown quantity on the turn and then checked the river. Hutter fired a final barrel of 525,000 and Froehlich called.
Hutter shook his head and mucked and Froehlich showed .
| Barry Hutter | 5,145,000 | -455,000 |
| Eric Froehlich | 3,650,000 | 900,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:38 PM Local Time
Cada Earns a Double Through Lack
After a raise to 60,000 from Randall Lack in early position, Joe Cada moved all in from the cutoff for 310,000 total. Action folded back to Lack who got an exact count before calling.
Randall Lack:
Joe Cada:
The board ran out and Cada was able to earn the double by hitting a pair of kings on the river.
"If it wasn't suited it was going right into the muck," Cada joked after the hand. "Sometimes that's the difference."
| Randall Lack | 4,200,000 | 1,530,000 |
| Joe Cada | 650,000 | 155,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:33 PM Local Time
Volpe Shoves River
On a board of with just under 600,000 in the middle, Nikolaos Platis checked over to Paul Volpe who moved all in from the hijack for 765,000.
Platis mulled over his decision for several minutes before eventually pushing his cards to the muck to relinquish the pot to Volpe.
| Nikolaos Platis | 4,470,000 | 2,293,000 |
| Paul Volpe | 1,380,000 | 425,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:30 PM Local Time
Former Champion Cada Reminds Everyone Who He Is
Joe Cada's stack has recently dipped below the 15 big blind mark and he was recounting a tale of another occasion where he found himself even more short-stacked.
"I was in the big blind with eight big blinds," explained Cada to his table. "And it folded to the button and he thought about it before folding. And the small blind put me in and I had to call with jack-four. And the small blind had five-four and I won with jack-high.
"And after the hand, the button pounds the table and I'm like 'Easy guy, it's only eight blinds.' And he explained he folded ace-high. And I said to him 'How can you fold ace-high on the button?' and he said that he was worried the small blind was going to raise him.
"I was like, with a million dollar pay jump, he wants me out as much as you do!"
It was at this moment a tablemate interjected. "What tournament was this in?"
"This one, the 2009 Main Event," replied Cada.
"Where did you finish?" asked his tablemate.
"I won it," said Cada.
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:29 PM Local Time
Blangenwitsch Kicks Zamani to the Curb
Martin Zamani was living on a stack of around 20 big blind and he pushed all in for around 560,000 from the hijack. Martial Blangenwitsch was on the button and asked for a count before making the call.
Martial Blangenwitsch:
Martin Zamani:
Blangenwitsch held a dominating position preflop with the superior kicker. The board ran out and Zamani was eliminated.
| Martial Blangenwitsch | 2,440,000 | 1,090,000 |
| Martin Zamani | 0 | -1,200,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:29 PM Local Time
Froehlich Five-Bet Rips
After an under-the-gun limp and a raise to 55,000 from Chou Chou in middle position, Eric Froehlich three-bet to 150,000 in the next seat. Tomas Novotny in the cutoff made it 390,000 and action folded back to Froehlich. He asked to see Novotny's stack, which looked to contain about 1 million more. Froehlich then moved in and Novotny folded fairly quickly.
| Eric Froehlich | 2,750,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Tomas Novotny | 1,050,000 | -750,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:29 PM Local Time
Salari Folds Ace-King to Soriano's Four-Bet
Sharukh Shaw opened the hijack to 55,000 and Frederik Salari three-bet the small blind to 165,000.
With the action on Santiago Soriano in the big blind, he cold four-bet to 440,000.
Shaw folded, and after about two minutes thinking, Salari open-folded his face-up.
| Frederik Salari | 2,135,000 | -529,000 |
| Santiago Soriano | 2,085,000 | 1,210,000 |
| Sharukh Shaw | 829,000 | -195,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:28 PM Local Time
Kim Eliminated by Minkin
Dong Kim was standing at his table awaiting a payout clerk after he got all his chips into the middle against Kelly Minkin.
Minkin held pocket queens, and Kim held pocket tens. There was no help for Kim on the board, and he was eliminated as Minken increased her stack further over the 5m mark.
| Kelly Minkin | 5,400,000 | 444,000 |
| Dong Kim | 0 | -398,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:27 PM Local Time
Koren Hates the River
On a board of , Artur Koren checked from under the gun and Chou Chou bet 100,000. Koren made it 275,000 and Chou called. On the river, both players checked. Koren opened and lost showdown to .
"You didn't have another river in the deck?" Koren asked the dealer with a smile. "I was going to test you on the river."
| Artur Koren | 1,470,000 | -630,000 |
| Chou Chou | 1,300,000 | -68,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:25 PM Local Time
Deeb Drops a Little One
There was around 160,000 in the pot after a small blind and big blind confrontation between Shaun Deeb and Tristian Bain when the flop came down . Deeb checked then called a bet of 60,000 from Bain.
The turn was the and both players checked and they checked again on the river. Deeb showed down his but it was not good enough to take the pot as Bain held . Bain took down the pot and Deeb dropped to around 1,550,000.
| Tristan Bain | 3,320,000 | 220,000 |
| Shaun Deeb | 1,550,000 | -830,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:23 PM Local Time
Demidov Doubles Through Einiger
Following the turn of a board, Ivan Demidov was all in for 532,000 with against Scott Einiger with .
The river was the , safe for Demidov to double up.
| Ivan Demidov | 1,400,000 | 640,000 |
| Scott Einiger | 940,000 | -510,000 |