Monday, July 9, 2018 2:41 PM Local Time
Palumbo Boats Up to Best Federspiel
Steven Federspiel raised from under the gun to 65,000 and Rocco Palumbo defended his big blind.
The flop came and both players checked. Palumbo checked the turn and Federspiel put out a delayed continuation bet of 55,000. Palumbo check-raised to 180,000 and Federspiel called.
Palumbo bet 355,000 on the river and was promptly called by his opponent.
"I have a boat," said Palumbo confidently, tabling and taking down the pot. He moves up over two million in chips, and is vying for the chip lead at his table alongside Ognjen Sekularac, with Mark Stockton not far behind him. Here are the counts for the rest of his table.
| Ognjen Sekularac | 2,600,000 | 779,000  |
| Rocco Palumbo | 2,300,000 | 850,000 |
| Mark Stockton | 1,900,000 | -353,000  |
| Jake Toole | 1,400,000 | -357,000 |
| Brent Ballentine | 1,050,000 | 653,000 |
| Adam Levy | 975,000 | -355,000 |
| Nicolas Manion | 950,000 | -240,000 |
| Steven Federspiel | 550,000 | -577,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:39 PM Local Time
Bell Eliminates Wong After Sick Turn
Brian Altman checked from the big blind and Kerry Bell bet 225,000 from early position on . Alexander Wong called on his left and Altman made it three to the turn. Action checked to Wong, and he bet 440,000. Altman folded but Bell quickly announced all in. Wong had about 1.1 million back and he called after thinking very briefly.
Both had a queen but Wong's was in rough shape against for queens full. The river had Bell pumping his fist in celebration.
| Brian Altman | 4,800,000 | 600,000 |
| Kerry Bell | 4,380,000 | 2,479,957 |
| Alexander Wong | 0 | -1,916,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:37 PM Local Time
Souza Doubles Through Julius
Kyle Julius raised to 65,000 from late position and Ricardo Souza moved all in for 320,000 from the cutoff. It folded back to Julius who called and the hands were shown.
Ricardo Souza:
Kyle Julius:
The dealer fanned the flop giving Souza top set and Julius picked up a gutshot straight draw. The turn and river were no help to Julius and Souza earned the double up.
| Kyle Julius | 1,050,000 | 275,000 |
| Ricardo Souza | 730,000 | -1,178,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:35 PM Local Time
Cikinas Takes One Down in the Big Blind
Richard Lee raised from early position to 60,000 and he was called by Jeff Trudeau in the small blind and Matas Cikinas in the big blind.
The flop came down prompting checks from all three players to see the hit the turn. There, Trudeau checked while Cikinas bet 140,000. Lee folded while Trudeau called.
The river was the and Trudeau checked again. Cikinas put out a bet of 300,000 and Trudeau promptly folded, so Cikinas took down the pot.
| Jeff Trudeau | 3,500,000 | 400,000 |
| Matas Cikinas | 1,350,000 | 830,000 |
| Richard Lee | 900,000 | 225,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:34 PM Local Time
Top Pair for Lowery
Mason Barrell opened to 70,000 in middle position and Randy Lowery called in the cutoff, as did Kwong Ip in the big blind.
The flop landed , and action checked to Lowery who bet 150,000. Ip called, but Barrell folded.
The turn and river of the and were checked through, and Lowery tabled his . Ip mucked, and Lowery was pushed the pot.
| Mason Barrell | 2,115,000 | 615,000 |
| Randy Lowery | 1,450,000 | 589,000 |
| Kwong Ip | 1,000,000 | -380,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:32 PM Local Time
Do's River Bet Wins
Michael Dyer bet 85,000 from the big blind on and Vi Do made it 285,000 on the button. Dyer called and the river was a . Dyer checked and Do bet what looked like 350,000. It wasn't cut down because Dyer folded in short order.
| Vi Do | 1,935,000 | -165,000 |
| Michael Dyer | 1,000,000 | -767,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:29 PM Local Time
226th - 238th Place Finishers
Chino Rheem
These players collected $42,980 for their respective finishes.
| Michael Schneider | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Gussoni | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandro Tricarico | 0 | 0 |
| Timothee Scotti | 0 | -1,537,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 0 | 0 |
| Yang Zhang | 0 | -505,000 |
| Jack Kashishian | 0 | -462,000 |
| Eric Coffman | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Goldbaum | 0 | 0 |
| Chi Chan | 0 | -340,000 |
| Aymon Hata | 0 | -870,000 |
| Tobias Peters | 0 | -1,150,000 |
| Axel Hallay | 0 | -832,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:26 PM Local Time
Play Resumes
The cards are back in the air.
At the end of this 120-minute level, there will be a 60-minute dinner break.
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:25 PM Local Time
Level 23 started
Level: 23
Blinds: 15000/30000
Ante: 5000
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:10 PM Local Time
Break Time
The remaining players are heading on a 15-minute break.
During this break, there will be a color-up of the yellow 1,000-denomination chips.
There are 223 players remaining in the Main Event, and they are guaranteed a $49,335 payday.
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:09 PM Local Time
Lawson Doubles through Bagocius
Scott Davies opened to 50,000 from middle position, and Ted Lawson called in the cutoff, as did Mantas Bagocius in the small blind, and Paulo Goncalves in the big blind.
The flop landed and action checked to Lawson who moved all in for 252,000. Bagocius called, and both Goncalves and Davies mucked.
Bagocius:
Lawson:
The turn and river landed the and , and Lawson secured a double.
| Paulo Goncalves | 3,300,000 | 2,385,000 |
| Scott Davies | 1,290,000 | 477,000 |
| Mantas Bagocius | 845,000 | -1,359,000 |
| Ted Lawson | 736,000 | -114,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:08 PM Local Time
Lack Eliminates Gussoni to Move Over 5 Million
The action folded around to Robert Gussoni in the cutoff, and he moved all in for 404,000. Robert Gussoni reshoved from the small blind and the player in the big blind folded.
Randall Lack:
Robert Gussoni:
Board:
Both players hit two pair, but Lack's king kicker played to eliminate Gussoni shortly before the end of the level. Lack continued his excellent start to the day and moved up to 5.5m.
| Randall Lack | 5,500,000 | 1,300,000 |
| Robert Gussoni | 0 | -502,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:07 PM Local Time
Harvell Fades Lee's Trap
Stanley Lee opened with a raise to 55,000 and he found resistance from Justin Harvell in the form of a three-bet in late position to 165,000. Action folded back to Lee and he called.
The flop came down and both players checked to see the on the turn. There, Lee checked again. Harvell put out a bet of 255,000 and Lee just called.
Lee checked again on the river and Harvell checked behind.
"I thought for sure you were jamming on that river," Lee said after letting out a sigh. He showed his for a full house and Harvell mucked his hand.
| Stanley Lee | 4,520,000 | 1,800,000 |
| Justin Harvell | 950,000 | -940,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:05 PM Local Time
Rollercoaster Ride for Esfandiari
After a series of preflop raises, Antonio Esfandiari got all of his chips in the middle against Daniel Tang. Esfandiari was all in for 1,415,000 which was about half of Tang's stack.
Antonio Esfandiari:
Daniel Tang:
Esfandiari had a comfortable lead with his pocket kings against Tang's one overcard. However, the flop came and Tang spiked an ace to take the lead. The dealer burned and turned the on the turn and Esfandiari jumped out of his seat as screams could be heard throughout the room.
Esfandiari just realized that it wasn't over yet as he came rushing back to the table to see the river card. Tang would need to hit a ten on the river but it was the that completed the board. Esfandiari scored a huge double up to keep his Main Event hopes alive.
| Antonio Esfandiari | 2,900,000 | 1,390,000 |
| Daniel Tang | 1,827,000 | -1,868,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:01 PM Local Time
Rheem Eliminated by McVay
Chino Rheem was standing up waiting for a payout clerk and after he left the tournament Bryce McVay told us how he bested the former final tablist with against Rheem's pocket nines on a runout.
| Bryce McVay | 1,450,000 | 647,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 0 | -600,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:00 PM Local Time
Tobias Peters Eliminated
Dutchman Tobias Peters was down to slightly below a million in chips when his Main Event run came to an end in one big hand. Peters relayed he had raised to 55,000 in middle position and had received two calls from the blinds. The flop was and Peters continued for 93,000. The small blind check-raised to 255,000, Peters three-bet shoved around 900,000 and his opponent snap-called with .
Peters opened up and received no help on neither turn nor river to bow out in 237th place ($42,980).
| Tobias Peters | 0 | -1,150,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 2:00 PM Local Time
Maruf Doubles Through Zajmovic
We didn't see when the money went in but Ema Zajmovic on the button had in front of her and Taha Maruf in the big blind had . The board had come and Maruf counted down his stack for a double of 691,000.
| Taha Maruf | 1,450,000 | 511,000 |
| Ema Zajmovic | 900,000 | 125,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:59 PM Local Time
Saechao Shoves On Josephy
William Kopp raised to 50,000 from the button and Cliff Josephy called from the small blind. Kao Saechao re-raised to 150,000 from the big blind and Josephy called.
They went heads up to the flop and Josephy led out with a bet 200,000. Saechao instantly moved all in for about 800,000 and Josephy released his hand.
| Cliff Josephy | 2,200,000 | -200,000 |
| Kao Saechao | 1,425,000 | 825,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:53 PM Local Time
Coffman Taken Out by Shaw
The action folded around to Sharukh Shaw in the cutoff, and he raised. Eric Coffman moved all in from the small blind, and only Shaw called.
Sharukh Shaw:
Eric Coffman
Board:
Shaw's lead held on the flop, but Coffman increased his outs with an up-and-down straight draw. The turn gave Shaw a set, and river was no help to Coffman, and he was eliminated.
| Sharukh Shaw | 2,000,000 | 1,171,000 |
| Eric Coffman | 0 | -389,000 |
Monday, July 9, 2018 1:53 PM Local Time
Ved Doubles Through Deeb
While the action is unknown Kartik Ved was all in for a bit over 500,000 and he had been called by Shaun Deeb who had a covering stack.
Shaun Deeb:
Kartik Ved:
The board showed and that meant that Ved would earn a full double from Deeb to over one million. Deeb, on the other hand, was left with about 1.2 million after sending over the chips.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,200,000 | -350,000 |
| Kartik Ved | 1,135,000 | 525,000 |