Thursday, June 6, 2019 7:14 PM Local Time
Veiga Bombs the River
In one of the first hands after the redraw, Diogo Veiga saw a flop with Andrei Konopelko. On an flop, Konopelko check-called 7,000,000 from the bracelet winner before the turn got checked through.
On the river, Konopelko bet 16,500,000, Veiga raised what appeared to be small, but Konopelko quickly waved the white flag regardless.
Directly after, Konopelko was in the small blind and bet 6,000,000 on a flop. Rafi Elharar raised to 17,000,000 and once again, the Belarusian winged his cards into the muck.
| Rafi Elharar | 150,000,000 | -5,000,000  |
| Diogo Veiga | 123,000,000 | 34,000,000  |
| Andrei Konopelko | 66,000,000 | -27,000,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 7:12 PM Local Time
Chow Doubles Through Christensen
Nicholas Chow went all in under-the-gun and was called by Morten Christensen in middle position. The remaining players folded and the players tabled their hands.
Nicholas Chow:
Morten Christensen:
The board of was a safe one for Chow, who happily scooped the pot.
| Morten Christensen (SG) | 72,000,000 | -17,000,000 |
| Nicholas Chow | 63,750,000 | 32,550,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 7:10 PM Local Time
Two Table Redraw
| Seat | Main Feature | Outer Feature |
|---|
| 1 | Dylan Lask | Adrian Curry |
| 2 | Sharavan Chhabria | Evan Johnson |
| 3 | Daniel Ghobrial | Andrei Konopelko |
| 4 | Nicholas Chow | Rafi Elharar |
| 5 | Paul Cullen | Walter Atwood |
| 6 | Femi Fashkin | Danny Ehrenberger |
| 7 | Morten Christensen | David Uvaydov |
| 8 | David Rasmussen | Diogo Veiga |
| 9 | Andrew Mckenzie | Kathy Holz |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:56 PM Local Time
Fitzgerald Misses Out on Final Two Tables
Short-stack Christopher Fitzgerald, down to just a little over four big blinds, had been taking his time in the previous hands with the big payjump looming between 19th and 18th place. However, from under the gun with , he went for it and found a caller in big blind Andrei Konopelko with .
Konopelko spiked a fortuitous flop with , albeit Fitzgerald was still drawing very live with his nut flush draw and overcard. Neither the turn nor river helped him, though, ending his bid in 19th place.
The remaining eighteen players moved to the two outer feature stages in the Thunderdome and did a redraw for the final two tables.
| Andrei Konopelko | 93,000,000 | 22,000,000 |
| Christopher Fitzgerald | 0 | -21,000,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:50 PM Local Time
Christensen Gets Value
Dylan Lask opened to 6,300,000 from the cutoff and Morten Christensen called in the blinds.
The flop fell and went check-check. On the turn , Christensen check-called a bet for 5,300,000.
The river fell a and Christensen fired 17,000,000. "I think King high is good" said Lask before tanking for some time. He eventually called with but only to see in Christensen's hand for a set of eights.
| Morten Christensen (SG) | 89,000,000 | 62,000,000 |
| Dylan Lask | 48,000,000 | -37,000,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:49 PM Local Time
Fashakin's Set Ends Eisen's Deep Run
Action folded to Brandon Eisen in the cutoff and he shoved all in for his last 16,800,000. Christopher Fitzgerald, on an even shorter stack than Eisen, tank-folded, Femi Fashakin called from the small blind and Adrian Curry folded his big blind,
Brandon Eisen:
Femi Fashakin:
The dealer spread a flop of , which gave Fashakin a set, but the turn gave Eisen outs to the nut flush, which didn't come on the river and ended his incredible run in this massive tourney.
| Femi Fashakin | 200,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
| Brandon Eisen | 0 | -20,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:39 PM Local Time
Solano Runs Queens Into Aces
After his previous double up, Solano had a stack worth 66,000,000 when he shoved all in with . Femi Fashakin snap-called with one seat over.
The board brought no miracle to Solano with and he made his way to the exit.
| Femi Fashakin | 170,000,000 | 0 |
| Jesse Solano | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:38 PM Local Time
Frei Out Through the Back Door
Dylan Lask raised to 6,300,000 in middle position, Aaron Frei three-bet shoved a little over 25,000,000 from the small blind and Lask called after some thought.
Aaron Frei:
Dylan Lask:
The flop all but ended it on the spot, giving Frei a commanding lead in the hand with a set of deuces. Lask picked up one of his backdoor draws on the turn, and when the fell on the river, his "let's go baby!" echoed throughout the Amazon room.
Frei, after briefly being stunned by the unfortunate turn of events, then splashed all of his chips across the felt in frustration and made his way out of the tournament area.
| Dylan Lask | 85,000,000 | 46,000,000 |
| Aaron Frei | 0 | -40,000,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:30 PM Local Time
Solano Doubles on Fitzgerald
Christopher Fitzgerald moved all in for a stack of 51,000,000 and Jesse Solano called all-in for his last 30,000,000.
Holding , Fitzgerald had the dominating hand, facing in Solano's hand but a board gave the pot to Solano.
| Jesse Solano | 60,000,000 | 19,000,000 |
| Christopher Fitzgerald | 21,000,000 | -8,000,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:29 PM Local Time
Fitzgerald Doubles While Curry Takes a Hit
After Adrian Curry, who's been pretty active all day, raised from the under-the-gun to 7,000,000, Christopher Fitzgerald decided on a three-bet shove of 27,750,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Curry made the call.
Christopher Fitzgerald:
Adrian Curry:
The board ran out , which gave Fitzgerald's stack a much-needed boost and put a dent in Curry's stack.
| Christopher Fitzgerald | 61,750,000 | 32,750,000 |
| Adrian Curry | 47,500,000 | -23,500,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:21 PM Local Time
Ghobrial Doubles on Veiga
Daniel Ghobrial moved all in for 26,000,000 under the gun with and Diogo Veiga made the call one seat over with .
The board fell , giving a flush on the river to Ghobrial who made the double up.
| Diogo Veiga | 89,000,000 | -31,000,000 |
| Daniel Ghobrial | 52,000,000 | 16,000,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:15 PM Local Time
Mylenki Doesn't Get There
A short-stacked Peter Mylenki was all in and behind with against Andrei Konopelko's but caught a flop with a lot of potential.
Unfortunately for him, the board ran out and he had to settle for a payday of $42,788 for finishing in 23rd.
| Andrei Konopelko | 71,000,000 | 34,000,000 |
| Peter Mylenki | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:14 PM Local Time
Veiga Still Chipping Up
Diogo Veiga, who's has one of the healthier stacks, raised to 4,500,000 from early position, and after it folded around to Andrei Konopelko in late position, he made the call.
The players then went headsup to a flop of , where Veiga continued for 6,500,000 and was called by Konopelko. After both players checked the turn, Veiga put out a bet of 8,000,000 on the river and was called by Konopelko, who mucked when Veiga tabled , which sent even more chips to Veiga for him to stack.
| Diogo Veiga | 120,000,000 | 49,000,000 |
| Andrei Konopelko | 37,000,000 | -45,000,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:12 PM Local Time
Level 40 started
Level: 40
Blinds: 1250000/2500000
Ante: 2500000
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:12 PM Local Time
Goldberg Loses the Biggest Race of his Career
Dylan Lask opened on the button to 6,300,000 and Arlan Goldberg pushed all in for around 35,000,000. Walter Atwood made the call from the big blind and Lask folded.
Arlan Goldberg :
Walter Atwood:
Golberg was in desperate shape for a double up, and a board fell, eliminating him in 24th place.
| Walter Atwood | 130,000,000 | 59,000,000 |
| Dylan Lask | 39,000,000 | -3,000,000 |
| Arlan Goldberg | 0 | -36,000,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:05 PM Local Time
Curry Gets a Fold from Uvaydov
The flop read when Adrian Curry first checked. David Uvaydov bet 5,500,000 and Curry announced a three-bet for 10,500,000. Uvaydov thought about it for a minute and let it go.
| Adrian Curry | 71,000,000 | 19,000,000 |
| David Uvaydov | 57,000,000 | -37,000,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 5:55 PM Local Time
End of the Road for Day 3 Chip Leader
Amer Torbey, with a stack of 14,000,000 after a few double up, moved all in and got called by Andrew Mckenzie to create the following showdown:
Amer Torbey:
Andrew Mckenzie:
Torbey needed to hit on the board but , improving Mckenzie's hand into a full house and Torbey made his way to the cashier. Shortly before Torbey hit the rail, Bryden Baxter bowed out to leave the field with 24 players.
| Andrew Mckenzie | 138,000,000 | 61,000,000 |
| Amer Torbey | 0 | -8,000,000 |
| Bryden Baxter | 0 | -7,000,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 5:50 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
| Walter Atwood | 71,000,000 | 43,000,000 |
| Sharavan Chhabria | 48,500,000 | 29,975,000 |
| Dylan Lask | 42,000,000 | -6,500,000 |
| Jesse Solano | 41,000,000 | 14,900,000 |
| Paul Cullen | 32,000,000 | 25,800,000 |
| Christopher Fitzgerald | 29,000,000 | 16,375,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 5:49 PM Local Time
Torbey Lefts with Crumbs
The flop showed when Amer Torbey bet 6,000,000. Diogo Veiga raised it to 13,000,000 and Torbey moved all-in for a stack around 35,000,0000. Veiga snap-called with a slightly lower stack.
Veiga showed while Torbey tabled . The rest of the board didn't help Torbey and he was left with less than a big blind after that hand.
Torbey managed to triple up the hand after and has now a stack around 8,000,000.
| Diogo Veiga | 71,000,000 | 13,000,000 |
| Amer Torbey | 8,000,000 | -44,000,000 |
Thursday, June 6, 2019 5:41 PM Local Time
Christensen Doubles, Oloughlin Busts
Bryden Baxter shoved about ten big blinds from early position. Everyone folded to Morten Christensen in the big blind, who called all in for his last 12,000,000.
Morten Christensen:
Bryden Baxter:
The flop brought something for both players, but it was Christensen's higher pair that would hang on after the turn and river.
At the same time at an adjacent table, Jason Oloughlin lost his final chips to leave the field with 26.
| Morten Christensen (SG) | 27,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Bryden Baxter | 7,000,000 | -24,700,000 |
| Jason Oloughlin | 0 | -26,800,000 |