Monday, July 9, 2018 1:21 PM Local Time
Teh Doubles Through
Natalie Teh moved all in from the cutoff for her last 405,000. 2016 November Niner and third place finisher Cliff Josephy was in the small blind and re-raised all in. The big blind folded.
Natalie Teh:
Cliff Josephy:
"I knew that was going to happen," said Josephy as he saw his opponent's cards.
Teh's hand held up on the with Josephy missing his gutshot, with Teh doubling to just under 900,000 in chips.
| Cliff Josephy | 2,400,000 | -300,000  |
| Natalie Teh | 825,000 | 485,000  |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:19 PM Local Time
Minkin Flops Trips on Lanzerstorfer to Soar to 5 Million
Jaime Kaplan opened to 50,000 from under the gun, and Roman Lanzerstorfer called in the cutoff, as did Kelly Minkin from the big blind.
The flop landed , and action checked to Lanzerstorfer who bet 115,000. Minkin called, and Kaplan folded as the turn fell the .
Minkin checked, Lanzerstorfer bet 185,000, and Minkin check-raised to 550,000. After some consideration, Lanzerstorfer made the call and the river of the completed the board.
Minkin pushed out a stack of chips amounting to 900,000, and after roughly three minutes in the tank, Lanzerstorfer called.
Minkin tabled her for trips, and Lanzerstorfer mucked.
| Kelly Minkin | 4,956,000 | 1,206,000 |
| Roman Lanzerstorfer | 1,021,000 | -1,081,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:17 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
| Alexander Haro | 4,260,000 | -1,420,000 |
| Dan Wilson | 4,170,000 | 1,571,000 |
| Krasimir Yankov | 2,440,000 | -460,000 |
| Mark Stockton | 2,253,000 | 530,000 |
| Ognjen Sekularac | 1,821,000 | 721,000 |
| Jake Toole | 1,757,000 | 7,000 |
| Brayden Gazlay | 1,670,000 | 345,000 |
| Samuel Bernabeu | 1,610,000 | 195,000 |
| Victor Pedote Dos Santos | 1,420,000 | -206,000 |
| Adam Levy | 1,330,000 | 30,000 |
| Nicolas Manion | 1,190,000 | -335,000 |
| Steven Federspiel | 1,127,000 | 341,000 |
| John Botticello | 1,088,000 | 133,000 |
| Anthony Desai | 1,030,000 | 476,000 |
| Jack Kashishian | 462,000 | 272,000 |
| Brent Ballentine | 397,000 | -723,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:16 PM Local Time
Quad Aces for Volpe
Paul Volpe raised to 55,000 from under the gun and Aram Zobian re-raised to 165,000 from middle position. It folded back to Volpe who called and they went heads up to the flop.
Volpe checked, Zobian checked behind and the dealer burned and turned the . Again both players checked and the completed the board.
Volpe checked for a third time and Zobian thought it over for a few moments and checked back. Volpe turned over for quad aces and Zobian showed before tossing his hand into the muck.
| Aram Zobian | 1,450,000 | 70,000 |
| Paul Volpe | 955,000 | -115,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:14 PM Local Time
Silverman Doubles Through Zobian
Following a flop of , Brett Silverman was all in from the big blind for 625,000 with against Aram Zobian in middle position holding .
The turn and river completed the board, safe for Silverman to double up.
| Brett Silverman | 1,540,000 | 853,000 |
| Aram Zobian | 1,380,000 | -1,084,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:12 PM Local Time
Sabia Eliminates Gonzalez
Four players saw a flop of at Table 528. The big blind checked, Artur Koren bet 75,000 and Matt Sabia called in middle position on his left. Carlos Gonzalez made it 240,000 and action folded back to Sabia, who called. The turn was the and Sabia checked. Gonzalez jammed for about 700,000. Sabia got the count of 680,000 and sighed and shook his head. About a minute later, he dropped in some chips to call.
Matt Sabia:
Carlos Gonzalez:
Gonzalez's trips were smashed by the better kicker and the river meant it was payout time for Gonzalez.
| Matt Sabia | 2,700,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | 0 | -774,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:08 PM Local Time
Lynskey Hits a Set
Bart Lybaert raised from the cutoff, and he got just the one call, which came from Alex Lynskey in the big blind. When the flop came down , Lynskey check-called a 100,000 bet from Lybaert before the turn was revealed.
Lynskey again check-called a bet, this time for 205,000. The river was the , and both players checked to a showdown. Lynskey tabled for the flopped set, and Lybaert conceded the pot to the Austrailian.
| Alex Lynskey | 2,100,000 | 480,000 |
| Bart Lybaert | 1,700,000 | -400,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:04 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Orange
Just four tables remain in this section.
| Barry Hutter | 5,600,000 | 1,120,000 |
| Brian Altman | 4,200,000 | -661,000 |
| Alexandre Reard | 4,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Jonathan Hilton | 2,300,000 | 0 |
| Artur Koren | 2,100,000 | 100,000 |
| Matt Sabia | 1,600,000 | 1,076,000 |
| Jack Duong | 1,150,000 | -352,000 |
| Stefan Huber | 800,000 | -469,000 |
| Ema Zajmovic | 775,000 | -76,000 |
| Sean Marshall | 760,000 | -540,000 |
| Federico Quevedo | 640,000 | 60,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:03 PM Local Time
Rheem Doubles Through Wolf
Chino Rheem was all in for his last 277,000 with against the of Daniel Wolf.
The flop came and Wolf started calling for cards which would give him a straight draw. The turn wasn't one of them, and now Rheem started calling for a king for both players to chop the pot.
The river was the and Rheem secured his double up.
| Daniel Wolf | 1,700,000 | -400,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 600,000 | 150,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:03 PM Local Time
Nelson Eliminated by Lee
From under the gun, Dustin Nelson moved all in for 334,000, and Stanley Lee called on the button.
Nelson:
Lee:
The dealer spread a board, and Nelson was eliminated by Lee.
| Stanley Lee | 2,720,000 | 620,000 |
| Dustin Nelson | 0 | -590,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:58 PM Local Time
Lybaert Slow Plays His Aces
Alexander Lynskey opened to 50,000 from middle position and was called by the player to his left. Bart Lybaert was in the small and re-raised to 235,000 which only Lynskey called. The flop came and Lybaert check-called a bet of 160,000 from Lynskey.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Lybaert checked again and Lynskey tapped the table behind. Lybaert turned over for a set of aces and Lynskey mucked his cards.
| Bart Lybaert | 2,100,000 | 150,000 |
| Alex Lynskey | 1,620,000 | -15,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:58 PM Local Time
Einiger Shoves on Demidov
Hector Dominguez-Depaz raised to 55,000 from early position, Scott Einiger called from the hijack, Ivan Demidov three-bet to 165,000 from the small blind, Dominguez-Depaz folded and Einiger called.
The flop came down , Demidov continued for 150,000, Einiger raised all in with a covering stack and Demidov mulled it over for a bit before he folded .
| Scott Einiger | 1,450,000 | 450,000 |
| Hector Dominguez-Depaz | 1,200,000 | -33,000 |
| Ivan Demidov | 760,000 | -530,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:56 PM Local Time
Gazlay Cracks Yankov's Kings to Survive
Krasimir Yankov raised to 55,000 from early position and it folded to Daniel Wilson in the hijack. Wilson re-raised to 170,000 and with the action on Brayden Gazlay in the small blind he moved all in for 656,000.
Yankov took his time and after about a minute in the tank he slid out the calling chips. Wilson folded and the hands were shown.
Brayden Gazlay:
Krasimir Yankov:
The dealer fanned the flop and Gazlay paired his ace in the window to take control of the hand. The turn and river were no help to Yankov and Gazlay earned the double up.
| Krasimir Yankov | 2,900,000 | -364,000 |
| Brayden Gazlay | 1,325,000 | 784,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:54 PM Local Time
Schwartz Busts to Koren
All the money went in preflop with Jake Schwartz at risk to Artur Koren with the covering stack. Schwartz was all in for a bit less than a million.
Jake Schwartz:
Artur Koren:
The board ran out and that meant that Schwartz would be sent to the rail while Koren moved to right around two million chips.
| Artur Koren | 2,000,000 | 818,000 |
| Jake Schwartz | 0 | -987,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:53 PM Local Time
Liebeler Bets Out Kopp on Turn
From early position, William Kopp opened to 50,000 before Eric Liebeler three-bet to 155,000 from the cutoff.
The action folded back to Kopp, and he made the call as both players checked the flop.
The turn landed the and Kopp checked again over to Liebeler who bet 125,000. Kopp folded, and Liebeler captured the pot.
| Eric Liebeler | 1,955,000 | 555,000 |
| William Kopp | 1,480,000 | -100,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:48 PM Local Time
Minkin Bests Shorr With Aces
Shannon Shorr and Kelly Minkin have been involved in numerous pots together so far today, with the two big stacks seated right next to one another.
In this hand, with Shorr and Minkin in the small and big blind respectively, Shorr checked the board and Minkin bet 375,000. Shorr took his time before calling, but mucked straight away when shown the from Minkin.
| Kelly Minkin | 3,750,000 | 450,000 |
| Shannon Shorr | 3,000,000 | -1,100,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:48 PM Local Time
Do Gets Thin Value
On a flop, Andrew Ostapchenko bet 125,000 from middle position and Vi Do called on the button. Both checked the , bringing the . Ostapchenko checked and Do bet 275,000. Ostapchenko called but couldn't beat .
| Andrew Ostapchenko | 2,465,000 | 71,000 |
| Vi Do | 2,100,000 | 820,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:47 PM Local Time
Josephy Shoves the River
The board was down , and Cliff Josephy bet 275,000 from under the gun. Kunal Patel was in the cutoff and called before the dealer put down the .
Josephy was sitting with around 1.6m behind him, and he put Patel to the test by moving all in. Patel had 750,000 and would have to put his tournament life at risk to call. Patel thought through his decision out loud and the two players spoke, exchanging laughter before Patel reluctantly let his hand go into the muck and gave Josephy the win.
| Cliff Josephy | 2,100,000 | -400,000 |
| Kunal Patel | 750,000 | -330,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:44 PM Local Time
263rd - 288th Place Finishers
Daniel Alaei
The following players earned $42,980 for their respective showings.
| Rhys Jones | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Treppiedi | 0 | -474,000 |
| Evan Sandberg | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Colman | 0 | 0 |
| Sparrow Cheung | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Jackson | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Engels | 0 | -1,198,000 |
| Howard Mash | 0 | 0 |
| Drazen Ilich | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Chu | 0 | -444,000 |
| Stephan Sieber | 0 | -753,000 |
| Chad Ryan | 0 | -920,000 |
| Bruno Politano | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Benhart | 0 | -322,000 |
| Eric Sfez | 0 | -1,438,000 |
| Loc Nguyen (AL) [Loc Nguyen] | 0 | -280,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Abbaspour | 0 | -2,450,000 |
| Carter Swidler | 0 | -700,000 |
| Matthew Reimers | 0 | -553,000 |
| Ignacio Lopez De Maturana | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenii Karmatckii | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Nguyen | 0 | -314,000 |
| Oliver Weis | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Alaei | 0 | -2,120,000 |
| Jonathan Plens | 0 | 0 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 12:44 PM Local Time
Lee Doubles Through Hutter
There was a raise to 55,000 from early position before Richard Lee three-bet to 150,000. Barry Hutter was next to act and he made it 300,000. Action folded around back to Lee who moved all in for 18,000 more and Hutter quickly called.
Barry Hutter:
Richard Lee:
The board ran out and that meant that Lee would double up with his pair of kings, moving back to 675,000 while Hutter has dropped from where he started the day to just under 4.5 million.
| Barry Hutter | 4,480,000 | -1,117,000 |
| Richard Lee | 675,000 | -69,000 |