Monday, July 9, 2018 11:59 AM Local Time
Politano Eliminated by Foster
Bruno Politano was all in for about 660,000 from the big blind with against Seth Foster on the button with .
The board came down , giving Foster a pair of aces to eliminate Politano.
| Seth Foster | 1,480,000 | 768,000  |
| Bruno Politano | 0 | -720,000  |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:59 AM Local Time
Gentil is Anything but Gentle to Bercovici
Pierre Gentil opened to 45,000 from early position and was called by three players all in position. The flop fell and Gentil led out for 75,000. Eric Wasylenko and Hari Bercovici were the two players to make the call.
The turn brought the and Gentil moved all in for 428,000. Wasylenko quickly folded and Bercovici called it off. Gentil turned over for top pair while Bercovici held for a small pair and straight draw. The river was the and Gentil held on for a full double up through Bercovici.
| Hari Bercovici | 2,830,000 | -680,000 |
| Pierre Gentil | 1,200,000 | 577,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:59 AM Local Time
Ilich Eliminated Despite Using Two 'One Times'
Drazen Ilich moved all in for 437,000 and got a call from Jeffrey Trudeau as well as a call from Daniel Merrilees.
"One time," said Ilich as the flop came . Merrilees check-folded to a bet of 375,000 from Trudeau.
Jeffrey Trudeau:
Drazen Ilich:
"Nine, one time," said Ilich, arguably using his second 'one time' of the hand. It almost worked, with Ilich wincing as the oh-so-close came on the turn.
The river was the and Ilich was eliminated, with Trudeau chipping up.
| Jeff Trudeau [Jeffrey Trudeau] | 3,200,000 | 1,455,000 |
| Daniel Merrilees | 1,800,000 | -650,000 |
| Drazen Ilich | 0 | 0 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:58 AM Local Time
Marsico Eliminates Cheung
We found Sparrow Cheung all in on the button for 185,000 with , having been put at risk by Anthony Marsico with on his left. The board ran out so Cheung hit the rail.
| Anthony Marsico | 740,000 | -117,000 |
| Sparrow Cheung | 0 | -222,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:58 AM Local Time
Froehlich Eliminates Jackson
We came into the aftermath of an all-in pot between Eric Froehlich in middle position and big blind Joshua Jackson. The board had come , and Froehlich's had triumphed over the of Jackson, as the latter missed a massive combo draw that he flopped, picking up further outs on the turn.
| Eric Froehlich | 1,750,000 | 406,000 |
| Joshua Jackson | 0 | -570,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:57 AM Local Time
Kuether Doubles
Joe Kuether found himself all in for his last 195,000 holding against Rifat Palevic's .
The board ran out , and Kuether secured a double to over 400,000 in chips.
| Rifat Palevic | 560,000 | -415,000 |
| Joe Kuether | 440,000 | 143,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:55 AM Local Time
Harvell Dominates Plens
The action folded around to Jonathan Plens who raised it up to 45,000 on the button. Justin Harvell was in the small blind re-raised to 170,000. Plens four-bet shoved all in for a little less than 500,000 and Harvell called.
Harvell was in a dominating position with against the of Plens. The board ran out and Harvell's ace-queen held up to eliminate Plens.
| Justin Harvell | 1,890,000 | 824,000 |
| Jonathan Plens | 0 | 0 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:53 AM Local Time
Chin Triples Up With Aces
Mike Brady raised to 45,000 from early position, and Yashuo Chin moved all in for 285,000 on the button. Jordan Fox was in the big blind and called Chin's all in before the action was back on Brady. He moved all in also, and Fox asked for the count. It was confirmed that Brady was all in for an extra 313,000 and Fox called.
Yashuo Chin:
Mike Brady:
Jordan Fox:
Board:
All three players had a pocket pair, but it was Chin who took the pot to triple her stack to over 900,000, and Brady won the side pot against Fox.
| Jorden Fox | 1,000,000 | -569,000 |
| Yashuo Chin | 930,000 | 591,000 |
| Mike Brady | 650,000 | -36,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:52 AM Local Time
Tang Takes from Politano
Bruno Politano opened to 50,000 before Daniel Tang three-bet to 165,000 from two seats over.
Politano called, and the flop landed and after Politano checked, Tang bet 115,000 and Politano folded.
| Daniel Tang | 3,695,000 | 615,000 |
| Bruno Politano | 720,000 | -328,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:49 AM Local Time
289th - 310th Place Finishers
Tom Cannuli
The following players earned $37,705 for their efforts.
| Tommy Townsend | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Wilshire | 0 | -419,000 |
| Brad Albrinck | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Balzano | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Rose | 0 | -627,000 |
| Barbara Enright | 0 | -275,000 |
| Jake Schindler | 0 | -476,000 |
| Mina Greco | 0 | 0 |
| Sung Yi | 0 | -221,000 |
| Tom Cannuli | 0 | -356,000 |
| Chris Brand | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Mercurio | 0 | 0 |
| Jurgen Wenigwieser | 0 | -984,000 |
| Zakarya Wolgamott | 0 | 0 |
| Johan De Graaff | 0 | 0 |
| Mohamed Mokrani | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Fitzgerald | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bailey | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Ali | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil Verma | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Fedorkevich | 0 | 0 |
| Erwin Dewald | 0 | 0 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:49 AM Local Time
Albrinck Eliminated by Novotny
While it's unclear how all the money got in the middle and one what street, Brad Albrinck was all in and at risk against Tomas Novotny. Novotny had the covering stack and was holding while Albrinck just had . The board was showing and while both player flopped a pair of aces, Novotny also flopped a second pair of nines. Albrinck never caught up and that meant he was sent to the rail while Novotny moved over one million chips.
| Tomas Novotny | 1,360,000 | 426,000 |
| Brad Albrinck | 0 | -542,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:47 AM Local Time
Balzano Eliminated; Macdonald More Than Doubles
Paul Balzano opened and Loc Nguyen three-bet to 135,000. Thomas Macdonald called before Balzano four-bet all in for 381,000. Nguyen flat-called and Macdonald five-bet all in for 1,172,000.
Nguyen went into the tank, apologizing to his tablemates before making the call.
Loc Nguyen:
Paul Balzano:
Thomas Macdonald:
Macdonald was in a commanding position to secure the double up. The flop came with Balzano calling for hearts. However, the runout secured the double for Macdonald and sent Balzano to the rail.
| Thomas Macdonald | 2,750,000 | 1,499,000 |
| Loc Nguyen (TX) | 325,000 | -649,000 |
| Paul Balzano | 0 | -602,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:44 AM Local Time
Habib Clocked into Muck
Noe Cantu opened early and called a three-bet to 200,000 from Ubaid Habib in the cutoff. The flop came and Cantu checked. Habib bet 150,000 and Cantu made it 450,000. He had about 700,000 back and Habib tanked a couple of minutes until a clock was called. He timed down until his hand was dead.
| Ubaid Habib | 2,840,000 | -460,000 |
| Noe Cantu | 1,800,000 | 670,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:44 AM Local Time
Shorr Picks Off Minkin
Shannon Shorr and Kelly Minkin were heads up on the board. Shorr checked and Minkin bet 125,000 into a main pot of over 300,000. Shorr called and the river was the .
Shorr checked and Minkin threw out a bet of 250,000. Shorr quickly called and Minkin turned over for just ace high. Shorr tabled for eights and deuces to take the pot.
| Shannon Shorr | 4,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Kelly Minkin | 3,300,000 | -385,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:40 AM Local Time
A Reunion of Sorts
It's been nine years since Joe Cada won the Main Event back in 2009 and while he earned the recognition and the glory after taking down Darvin Moon heads up, there was another player at the final table who is still left in the field as well. James Akenhead came 9th in 2009 taking home a prize of $1,263,602 for his run in the event while Cada took home $8,546,435 for winning.
And now, by the luck of the draw, the two are having a reunion of sorts except this time, Cada is the one with the short stack with just under 500,000 chips and Akenhead sits healthy with a stack of almost 2.4 million. The two are both seated just two seats away from eachother in the Amazon Orange section at table 525.
As players are already deep into this Main Event which has a massive field size, it is quite impressive to see these two once again, trading blows across the table as there is sure to be an interesting dynamic between them.
| James Akenhead | 2,385,000 | 198,000 |
| Joe Cada | 495,000 | -64,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:39 AM Local Time
Patel Doubles Through Pillai
The board was down , and Kunal Patel was on the button with all his chips in the middle being counted. The hand in front of him was pocket nines and his opponent Shankar Pillai was being made to sacrifice 525,000 from his stack after Patel secured a full double up during the hand.
| Shankar Pillai | 1,500,000 | -500,000 |
| Kunal Patel | 1,200,000 | 858,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:39 AM Local Time
Kim Doubles Through Shorr
Dong Kim raised all in from the hijack for 172,000 and Shannon Shorr called from the cutoff with , racing with Kim's .
The board came down , giving Kim queens and jacks to double through Shorr.
| Shannon Shorr | 3,000,000 | -243,000 |
| Dong Kim | 398,000 | 224,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:36 AM Local Time
Minkin Leaves Greco with Zero
Kelly Minkin opened to 50,000 from early position and Mina Greco shoved all in for around 170,000 from the cutoff. The action was back on Minkin who made the call rather quickly.
Kelly Minkin:
Mina Greco:
The flop came and Minkin hit one of her live cards twice to leave Greco in bad shape. The turn was the to give Greco some hope, but the on the river spelled an end to Greco's run.
| Kelly Minkin | 3,685,000 | 510,000 |
| Mina Greco | 0 | -282,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:36 AM Local Time
Geilich Doubles Up Do
Vi Do moved all in for his final 350,000 Ludovic Geilich was the only player who called and they went off to the races.
Ludovic Geilich:
Vi Do:
The board ran out and Do suddenly had a lot more outs after that flop. The turn was the so Geilich needed to hit a seven, but the river was the and Do took the pot down with two pair.
| Ludovic Geilich | 1,000,000 | -350,000 |
| Vi Do | 700,000 | 350,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:32 AM Local Time
Yoon Closing in on Five Million
Brian Yoon had already chipped up on Day 5 before tablemate Santiago Soriano raised to 45,000 and Yoon three-bet to 135,000 from the next position. Soriano then four-bet to 395,000 and Yoon called.
Soriano bet 255,000 on the flop and Yoon called. The turn was the and both players checked. Both players checked the river and Soriano turned over . Yoon showed for a rivered pair of aces and Soriano shook his head before mucking.
| Brian Yoon | 4,900,000 | 1,672,000 |
| Santiago Soriano | 875,000 | -759,000 |