Monday, July 9, 2018 12:41 PM Local Time
Two for Esfandiari; Petitti Eliminated
Antonio Esfandiari opened to 62,000 from middle position and was called by Martin Sejer in the cutoff. Cory Williams was on the button and three-bet to 142,000. With the action back on Esfandiari, he four-bet shoved all in for 1,073,000. Sejer quickly folded and Williams went into the tank.
"That's a good sign," Esfandiari said, but then quickly went into a still pose. After a couple of minutes, Williams folded his hand but briefly showed Sejer to his right.
"What? No way!" Sejer exclaimed. After some discussion around the table, Sejer confirmed that Williams folded pocket queens.
In the next hand, Esfandiari raised to 51,000 again and Nicholas Petitti shipped all in for 181,000. Esfandiari quickly called and tabled against Petitti's . The board ran out and Esfandiari eliminated Petitti with a pair of aces.
| Antonio Esfandiari | 1,510,000 | 250,000  |
| Cory Williams | 840,000 | -19,000  |
| Nicholas Petitti | 0 | -430,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:41 PM Local Time
Kaplan Wins 3.2 Million Chip Pot with Quads
The action folded to Jaime Kaplan on the button, and he raised to 55,000. Andres Jeckeln three-bet to 202,000 from the small blind, and once the big blind passed, Kaplan four-bet to 525,000.
Jeckeln called, and the dealer spread a flop and both players checked.
The turn landed the and after another Jeckeln check, Kaplan pushed out a bet of 325,000. Jeckeln called, and when the river of the completed the board, Jeckeln checked for a third time.
Kaplan took a moment, and then pushed out three stacks of chips to amount to a bet of 750,000 total.
Jeckeln went deep into the tank before eventually making the call.
Kaplan revealed his for quads, and Jeckeln mucked.
| Jaime Kaplan | 3,753,000 | 1,688,000 |
| Andres Jeckeln | 3,054,000 | -1,496,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:37 PM Local Time
Ace-High Good Enough for Palumbo
Ognjen Sekularac raised to 50,000 and Rocco Palumbo defended his big blind. The flop came and Palumbo check-called a bet of 30,000.
The turn was the putting trips on the board and Palumbo check-called another barrel of 83,000. The river was checked by both players, and Palumbo took down the pot with for ace-high.
| Rocco Palumbo | 1,450,000 | 561,000 |
| Ognjen Sekularac | 1,100,000 | 738,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:36 PM Local Time
Novotny Finishes Chin
After calling off most of her stack in the previous hand, Yashuo Chin got the rest of her chips in there good with against the of Tomas Novotny. Unfortunately for her, the flop contained a jack and the turn another, so she headed to payouts.
| Tomas Novotny | 1,800,000 | 440,000 |
| Yashuo Chin | 0 | -255,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:34 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Tan
| Nick Newport | 3,700,000 | 431,000 |
| John Anderson | 3,300,000 | 1,107,000 |
| Jeff Trudeau | 3,100,000 | 1,355,000 |
| Daniel Merrilees | 2,050,000 | 250,000 |
| Michael Schneider | 1,935,000 | 1,415,000 |
| Jake Toole | 1,750,000 | 206,000 |
| Tyler Witteman | 1,700,000 | 152,000 |
| Nicolas Manion | 1,525,000 | 474,000 |
| Jorden Fox | 1,500,000 | 500,000 |
| Adam Levy | 1,300,000 | 425,000 |
| Joey Fabre [Robert Fabre] | 1,100,000 | 338,000 |
| James Romano | 1,000,000 | -683,000 |
| Adam Geyer | 975,000 | -275,000 |
| Ofir Mor | 660,000 | -51,000 |
| Mike Jukich | 520,000 | 248,000 |
| Matas Cikinas | 520,000 | -211,000 |
| Yang Zhang | 505,000 | -96,000 |
| Billy Pilossoph | 250,000 | -218,000 |
| Anatoly Filatov | 230,000 | -270,000 |
| Jack Kashishian | 190,000 | -135,000 |
| Ignacio Lopez De Maturana | 0 | -185,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:33 PM Local Time
Barrell Doubles Through Chin
Yashuo Chin was in the tank when we got to her table, facing an all-in shove from small blind Mason Barrell for 369,000. The board read and the pot contained about 750,000. Chin tanked for several minutes and compiled calling chips but continued to think. Eventually, she stuck them in but her was inferior to Barrell's for kings up.
| Mason Barrell | 1,500,000 | 501,000 |
| Yashuo Chin | 255,000 | -675,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:33 PM Local Time
Geilich Busts to Yu in Massive Pot
According to Ben Yu, he opened with a raise to 65,000 from early position and was called by one player before Ludovic Geilich three-bet, making it 270,000. Yu then moved all in with a stack of about 1,500,000 and action folded back to Geilich who called.
Ben Yu:
Ludovic Geilich:
The board ran out and that meant that Yu's kings would hold up, giving him the big pot and pushing him to nearly three million in chips while Geilich hit the rail.
| Ben Yu | 2,950,000 | 1,600,000 |
| Ludovic Geilich | 0 | -1,350,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:27 PM Local Time
Loosli Wins Three-Way Pot
Chino Rheem, Ted Lawson and Sylvain Loosli all checked a turn and the river was the . Rheem quickly bet 125,000 and Lawson took his time before calling.
Loosli took considerably less time in calling with and Lawson open-mucked .
"I had you beat," said Rheem, showing just the as Loosli took down the pot.
| Sylvain Loosli | 2,050,000 | 247,000 |
| Ted Lawson | 850,000 | 140,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 450,000 | -1,450,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:26 PM Local Time
888poker Player Karmatckii Eliminated by Lack
Team Russia's Team-8 Captain Arsenii Karmatckii moved all in for 345,000 from middle position and Pierre Gentil called in the cutoff.
The action was on Randall Lack on the button, and he three-bet to 650,000. Gentil took his time before eventually finding a fold.
Karmatckii:
Lack:
The dealer spread a board, and the last remaining 888poker 8-Team Competition player was eliminated.
| Randall Lack | 2,670,000 | 820,000 |
| Pierre Gentil | 1,750,000 | -350,000 |
| Arsenii Karmatckii | 0 | -566,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:24 PM Local Time
Geilich Shoves On Do
Ludovic Geilich opened with a raise and action folded around to the cutoff where Vi Do three-bet, making it 145,000 to go. Action folded back to Geilich who called.
The flop came down and Geilich checked over to Do. Do put out a bet of 175,000. Geilich thought for a bit, counting out his remaining stack before he moved all in for 761,000 total. Do then asked for a count and thought it over himself before releasing his hand and allowing Geilich to scoop the pot.
| Ludovic Geilich | 1,350,000 | 350,000 |
| Vi Do | 1,280,000 | 580,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:22 PM Local Time
Reard Gets River Value from Marshall
Sean Marshall checked in middle position on a completed board of , snap-calling 350,000 when Alexandre Reard bet on his left. Reard showed for two pair and took the hefty pot.
| Alexandre Reard | 3,000,000 | 879,000 |
| Sean Marshall | 1,300,000 | -573,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:22 PM Local Time
Miller Makes It
Cole Miller was heads-up on the flop when he moved all in for 539,000. His opponent made the call, and Miller saw he was ahead.
Cole Miller:
Opponent:
Miller's opponent had outs to the straight, but the board completed with the and the , and kept Miller in the lead, ultimately finishing with a full house for a double-up.
| Cole Miller | 1,150,000 | 550,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:20 PM Local Time
More Chip Counts
| Shaun O'Donnell | 2,560,000 | -585,000 |
| Cliff Josephy | 2,500,000 | 515,000 |
| Shaun Deeb | 2,380,000 | 205,000 |
| Tristan Bain | 2,200,000 | 200,000 |
| William Kopp | 1,580,000 | -155,000 |
| Eric Liebeler | 1,400,000 | 222,000 |
| Karen Sarkisyan | 1,400,000 | 243,000 |
| Kunal Patel | 1,080,000 | -120,000 |
| Rodeen Talebi | 807,000 | -71,000 |
| Kartik Ved | 610,000 | -486,000 |
| Kao Saechao | 600,000 | -72,000 |
| William Hickey | 590,000 | 171,000 |
| Kilian Loeffler | 550,000 | -195,000 |
| Michael Schneider | 520,000 | -211,000 |
| Natalie Teh | 340,000 | -141,000 |
| Brian Saltus | 300,000 | 53,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:12 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Tan
| Alexander Ziskin | 3,200,000 | 110,000 |
| Steven Adams | 2,900,000 | 1,280,000 |
| Peter Campo | 2,825,000 | 133,000 |
| Nirath Rean | 2,675,000 | -306,000 |
| Tony Miles | 2,600,000 | 242,000 |
| Thomas Macdonald | 2,500,000 | -250,000 |
| Brandon Abbaspour | 2,450,000 | 747,000 |
| James Obst | 2,400,000 | -160,000 |
| Jonathon Prested | 2,365,000 | 265,000 |
| Pierre Gentil | 2,100,000 | 0 |
| Takashi Ogura | 1,900,000 | -75,000 |
| Randall Lack | 1,850,000 | 287,000 |
| Xi Yang | 1,825,000 | 230,000 |
| Nghia Le [Nghia Le (FL)] | 1,625,000 | -175,870 |
| Barry Faecher | 1,600,000 | 320,000 |
| Mike Cordell [Michael Cordell] | 1,570,000 | 758,000 |
| Nicholas Cushman | 1,515,000 | -342,000 |
| Jan Mach | 1,450,000 | 374,000 |
| Martial Blangenwitsch | 1,350,000 | -163,000 |
| Umang Dattani | 1,325,000 | 177,000 |
| Pablo Fernandez Campo | 1,300,000 | 395,000 |
| Martin Zamani | 1,200,000 | 18,000 |
| Kenneth Watson | 1,200,000 | 677,000 |
| Michael Lavenburg | 1,200,000 | 42,000 |
| Gavin Cochrane | 715,000 | 165,000 |
| Vivek Rughani | 650,000 | -426,000 |
| Erwin Fonacier | 615,000 | -89,000 |
| Robert Goldbaum | 600,000 | -713,000 |
| Ashley Locker | 600,000 | 211,000 |
| Mike Brady | 580,000 | 19,000 |
| Alexandro Tricarico | 538,000 | -539,000 |
| Craig Trost | 525,000 | 89,000 |
| Jans Arends | 480,000 | -109,000 |
| Christopher Ahrens | 395,000 | -152,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 340,000 | -135,000 |
| Loc Nguyen (AL) [Loc Nguyen] | 280,000 | 280,000 |
| John Bolton | 250,000 | -142,000 |
| Chris Bjorin | 200,000 | -144,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:11 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Nils Tolpingrud | 3,230,000 | 0 |
| Daniel Alaei | 2,120,000 | 0 |
| Thomas Lutz | 1,980,000 | 0 |
| Peter Nguyen | 1,760,000 | 0 |
| Paulino Uemura | 1,390,000 | 0 |
| Alex Livingston | 1,370,000 | 0 |
| Philip Chun | 1,350,000 | 0 |
| Clayton Fletcher | 1,300,000 | -200,000 |
| Bradley Rhodes | 1,100,000 | 0 |
| Matthew Stein | 1,015,000 | 0 |
| Timothy McDermott | 1,010,000 | 0 |
| Crystal Utley | 912,000 | 0 |
| Vicent Bosca Ramon | 711,000 | 0 |
| David Cohen | 663,000 | 0 |
| Brendon O'Neal | 622,000 | 0 |
| Cole Miller | 600,000 | 0 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:10 PM Local Time
Play Resumes
The cards are back in the air.
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:10 PM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 12000/24000
Ante: 4000
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:00 PM Local Time
Break Time
The remaining players are heading on a 10-minute break.
Currently there are 288 players remaining, and they are all guaranteed $42,980.
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:59 AM Local Time
888Poker Team Pro Moorman Eliminated
Hari Bercovici opened and got calls from Chris Moorman on the button and Pierre Gentil in the small blind.
The flop came . Gentil checked to Bercovici who continued for 175,000. Moorman then raised all in for around 530,000. Gentil then re-raised all in for 1,240,000. Bercovici tank-folded and the cards were turned over.
Chris Moorman:
Pierre Gentil;
The turn was the and the river meaning Moorman was sent to the rail in the last hand before the break.
| Hari Bercovici | 2,750,000 | 0 |
| Pierre Gentil | 2,100,000 | 0 |
| Chris Moorman | 0 | 0 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 11:59 AM Local Time
A Few Updated Chip Counts
| Franklin Azevedo | 2,700,000 | -710,000 |
| Roger Lussier | 2,650,000 | 335,000 |
| Bart Lybaert | 1,950,000 | 1,015,000 |
| Shigeho Yoshioka | 1,290,000 | 98,000 |
| Aymon Hata | 870,000 | 147,000 |
| Rhys Jones | 770,000 | 154,000 |
| Carter Swidler | 700,000 | -7,000 |
| Michael Reardon | 670,000 | -344,000 |