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Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:48 PM Local Time
Justin Liberto Eliminated in 14th Place ($29,490)
Justin Liberto opened to 200,000 in middle position and Erwann Pecheux moved all in from the cutoff. It folded back to Liberto, who called for his remaining stack, 2.1 million total.
Liberto:
Pecheux:
It was a flip, but the flop gave Pecheux a set. He filled up on the turn and Liberto was drawing dead, rendering the river inconsequential.
Liberto is the first casualty of the day, taking home $29,490 for his 14th-place finish.
| Erwann Pecheux | 10,280,000 | 2,580,000  |
| Justin Liberto | 0 | -2,140,000  |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:32 PM Local Time
Shoves Coming Through
After Richard Cox had opened in middle position, the other Richard, Douglas, reshoved from the big blind and Cox folded. Paul Byrne open-shoved the cutoff the hand after and picked up the blinds and antes.
| Richard Douglas | 2,000,000 | 310,000 |
| Paul Byrne | 1,900,000 | 400,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:18 PM Local Time
Sushant Doubles Through Byrne
Aditya Sushant open-shoved 1,315,000 on the button, Paul Byrne reshoved from the small blind and Richard Douglas folded the big blind.
Aditya Sushant:
Paul Byrne:
There was a deuce waiting in the window for Sushant during the rundown and he doubled up.
| Aditya Sushant | 2,800,000 | 1,325,000 |
| Paul Byrne | 1,500,000 | -1,280,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:15 PM Local Time
Pecheux Takes it on the Flop
Erwann Pecheux raised the button to 250,000 and Daria Feshchenko three-bet to 750,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded and after a long pause, Pecheux called.
On the flop, Feshchenko checked, Pecheux moved all in and Feshchenko sent her cards to the muck.
| Erwann Pecheux | 7,700,000 | 1,205,000 |
| Daria Feshchenko | 2,000,000 | -950,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:14 PM Local Time
Edoc Shoves on Sushant
Aditya Sushant raised to 205,000 in middle position and Richard Cox and Lester Edoc defended their blinds. Edoc led out 275,000 on the flop, Sushant raised to 575,000, Cox folded, Edoc shoved and Sushant instantly mucked.
| Lester Edoc | 4,000,000 | 1,120,000 |
| Aditya Sushant | 1,475,000 | -910,000 |
Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:01 AM Local Time
Final Day of the $1,000 + 111 Little One for One Drop Starts at Noon
With three starting days, as well as three full days of playing in the bag, Event #68: $1,000 + 111 The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em will see a champion crowned tonight. 14 out of a bumper field of 4,732 are still left standing, each of them already $29,490 richer, and they'll return to contest for the coveted bracelet as well as the $559,332 top prize that's up for grabs.
Last year, this event was the last one on the schedule with Adrian Moreno winning his first career bracelet. The best chance to follow in his footsteps belongs to Christopher Staats, who will be entering the final day as the chipleader (6,715,000). Staats has already over $600,000 in lifetime winnings and a win here would propel him over the $1M mark as well as cement his poker legacy.
Hot on Staats' heels is Erwann Pecheux (6,495,000), an experienced grinder from France. Pecheux already has more than $1.5 million in lifetime winnings and will be one to watch as cards go back in the air at noon. Pecheux is followed by Richard Cox (5,250,000), François Tosques (4,675,000) and Sung Joo Hyun (4,400,000), while Day 3 chipleader Justin Liberto will return with 2,140,000 in his quest for a second bracelet.
Action will resume in Level 31 with blinds at 50,000-100,000 and a running ante of 10,000. There will be a 15-minute break every 2 levels and a 60-minute dinner break after six levels (≈ 6:30 p.m.). PokerNews will be on the floor from start to finish including hand-for-hand coverage at the final table, so don't miss any of the action as we crown the latest gold bracelet winner.
Day 4 Seating and Chip Counts
| Room | Table | Seat | Player Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|
| Amazon | 430 | 1 | Paul Byrne | United Kingdom | 2,780,000 | 28 |
| Amazon | 430 | 3 | Richard Douglas | United States | 1,690,000 | 17 |
| Amazon | 430 | 4 | Christopher Staats | United States | 6,715,000 | 67 |
| Amazon | 430 | 5 | Richard Cox | United States | 5,250,000 | 53 |
| Amazon | 430 | 6 | Lester Edoc | Philippines | 2,880,000 | 29 |
| Amazon | 430 | 8 | Renato Kaneoya | Brazil | 1,130,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 430 | 9 | Aditya Sushant | India | 2,385,000 | 24 |
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| Amazon | 431 | 1 | Henry Liang | United States | 2,810,000 | 28 |
| Amazon | 431 | 2 | Sung Joo Hyun | South Korea | 4,400,000 | 44 |
| Amazon | 431 | 5 | Justin Liberto | United States | 2,140,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 431 | 6 | Fracois Tosques | France | 4,675,000 | 47 |
| Amazon | 431 | 7 | Erwann Pecheux | France | 6,495,000 | 65 |
| Amazon | 431 | 8 | Daria Feshchenko | Russia | 2,950,000 | 30 |
| Amazon | 431 | 9 | Jon Hoellein | United States | 900,000 | 9 |