Wednesday, July 3, 2019 2:07 PM Local Time
Bonomo's Aggressive Line Brings in the Pot
Facing a cutoff limp and a call from the button, Justin Bonomo raised to 1,000 from the big blind. Both opponents called, bringing a flop.
The cutoff checked, the button bet 1,500, and Bonomo raised to 4,500, and both opponents folded.
| Justin Bonomo | 55,500 | 55,500  |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 2:06 PM Local Time
Young Takes One
Justin Young, who recently took his seat for Day 1a action, raised to 700 from early position, and was called by the cutoff, as well as both of the blinds.
Action checked to Young on a flop, and he bet 1,200. One by one, his opponents ducked out of the way, and Young picked up the pot.
| Justin Young | 62,000 | 2,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 2:05 PM Local Time
Emmett Off to a Rocky Start
Lucas Picking and Randall Emmett, who didn't have a grand entrance this year for his Day 1a arrival, each committed 5,000 preflop and saw a flop of .
Picking pushed out another bet of 5,000, Emmett quickly called, and then both players checked the turn as well as the river.
Picking tabled the and it was good as Emmett claimed to have mucked ace-king.
| Randall Emmett | 35,000 | 35,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 2:05 PM Local Time
Hartman Making an Early Run
Craig Hartman put out a bet for 7,000 on a board, and got the fold from his opponent. Hartman has his stack up to 87,000 as Level 1 winds down.
| Craig Hartman | 87,000 | 87,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 2:05 PM Local Time
Orange Chip Counts Before Break
Here is another round of chip counts from the Amazon Orange section nearing the end of Level 1.
| Connor Drinan | 72,500 | 14,000 |
| Brian Hastings | 69,000 | 9,000 |
| Romain Nussmann | 69,000 | 9,000 |
| Timothy Flanders | 67,000 | 7,000 |
| Kevin Rabichow | 67,000 | -5,000  |
| Katie Lindsay | 64,000 | -1,000 |
| Simon Deadman | 61,500 | 1,500 |
| Scott Sanders | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Mo Chen | 59,200 | -12,000 |
| Gianluca Marcucci | 59,000 | -1,000 |
| Scott Stewart | 53,500 | 53,500 |
| Billy Baxter | 49,000 | -24,500 |
| Andy Tsai | 41,100 | -18,900 |
| Frank Kassela | 34,500 | -15,500 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 2:03 PM Local Time
Simunic Takes from Chidwick and Jiang
Youcheng Jiang opened for 600 from the cutoff and Stephen Chidwick called from the button. Josip Simunic called from the small blind and it was three-way action to the flop, which all three players checked.
Simunic led out for 1,200 on the turn and both Jiang and Chidwick called. All three players then returned to checking on the river.
Simunic tabled the for a pair of kings and it was good as both Jiang and Chidwick folded.
| Josip Simunic | 61,000 | -6,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 42,500 | -1,500 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 2:01 PM Local Time
Said and Duan Clash in Huge Pot
Play hasn't reached the first break yet but that hasn't stopped the action from heating up over on Table 412. Bruno Gmur kicked things off with an open to 700 from under the gun and Jean Said called on the button, with Chao Duan paying to see a flop from the big blind.
The dealer laid out and Guan checked to Gmur, who continued for 1,700. Both players called and there was still three involved as they headed to the turn. It was the and Duan bet 2,900, which got Gmur out of the way but not Said, who called.
Heads up to the river, then, where Guan bet 6,600. After taking a thirty seconds to think, Said raised it up to 20,600. Guan went into the tank for a full two minutes before finding a call. He mucked though as soon as he saw that Said held quads with .
| Jean Said | 81,000 | 81,000 |
| Chao Duan | 45,700 | 45,700 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 2:00 PM Local Time
A Round of Early Counts
| Lars Bonding | 75,000 | |
| Jared Hamby | 70,000 | 4,500 |
| David Pham | 66,000 | |
| Katie Lindsay | 65,000 | 5,000 |
| Arlie Shaban | 65,000 | 5,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 64,000 | -2,000 |
| Justin Young | 60,000 | |
| Kevin Boudreau | 58,000 | |
| Dylan Wilkerson | 57,500 | 5,000 |
| Tom Wheaton | 57,000 | -3,000 |
| Aaron Steury | 55,000 | 200 |
| Qui Nguyen | 53,000 | -5,000 |
| Marc-Andre Ladouceur | 50,000 | |
| Frank Kassela | 50,000 | -12,200 |
| Steven van Zadelhoff | 26,000 | |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:57 PM Local Time
Savarese Check-Raises Ribouchon
On a flop, action checked to Florian Ribouchon in the hijack, who bet 1,800 into a pot of 3,000. The button called, as did David Savarese in the big blind.
Savarese checked the turn, and Ribouchon bet 3,500. The button folded, but Savarese check-raised to 7,000. Ribouchon called.
On the river, Savarese bet 12,000, and Ribouchon folded.
| David Savarese | 83,000 | 23,000 |
| Florian Ribouchon | 49,200 | -10,800 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:54 PM Local Time
Bach Pays Off Straight
On a board that read David Bach was contemplating a river bet of 15,000 into a pot of roughly the same amount from his opponent Matthew Wood. Bach thought it over for a good while before tossing in the one chip call. "Straight" said Wood immediately and flipped over the . Bach nodded his head with a frown, re-checked his cards and mucked.
| Matthew Wood | 78,000 | 78,000 |
| David Bach | 43,000 | -21,900 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:49 PM Local Time
Chip Count Update
| Aaron Messmer | 74,000 | 14,000 |
| Jason Mangold | 73,000 | 13,000 |
| Hristivoje Pavlovic | 69,500 | 9,500 |
| Jared Hamby | 65,500 | 5,500 |
| Francois Billard | 62,000 | 2,000 |
| Michael Ruane | 60,500 | 500 |
| Danny Illingworth | 58,800 | -1,200 |
| Kami Hudson | 56,000 | -4,000 |
| Truyen Nguyen | 55,000 | -5,000 |
| Aaron Steury | 54,800 | -5,200 |
| Morten Mortensen | 54,500 | -5,500 |
| Dylan Wilkerson | 52,500 | -7,500 |
| Chase Bianchi | 48,500 | -11,500 |
| Igor Yaroshevskyy | 48,200 | -11,800 |
| Heidi May | 42,500 | -17,500 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:42 PM Local Time
Carroll Finds Aces
Action was on the turn with out and Sergi Reixach bet 1,000 into the pot. Jim Carroll min raised to 2,000 and Reixach threw an extra chip in the middle.
The turn was the and Reixach check-called a 3,000 bet, taking them onto the river. It was the and Reixach checked again. Carroll bet smaller this time, putting 2,000 over the line and Reixach called, then mucked when he saw Carroll held pocket .
| Jim Carroll | 61,500 | |
| Sergi Reixach | 37,500 | -22,500 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:42 PM Local Time
Chad Gives Pep Talk, Results In Aces
Norman Chad was just seen standing behind the seat of Bryan Piccioli chatting with him and wishing him luck. The end of the conversation left the table in awe with Chad providing some deep, yet cryptic perspective on life.
Immediately following the conversation, Piccioli raised to 700 from middle position and was called by the small blind. The flop came and the small blind check-called a continuation-bet of 500 by Piccioli.
The turn came and the small blind checked. Piccioli fired another barrel for 2,000 and his opponent folded.
"Where is he?" Piccioli exclaimed, looking for Chad after the hand. He then showed the table . "He gives me a pep talk and I get aces and flop top set!"
| Bryan Piccioli | 57,000 | -3,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:41 PM Local Time
Tough Table Draw with Shack-Harris, Chidwick, Simunic
Players at Amazon Orange #515 are in for a tough road through the early levels of the Main Event, as two-time WSOP bracelet winner Brandon Shack-Harris, No. 1-ranked GPI player Stephen Chidwick, and Austrian pro Josip Simunic are all at the same table.
Shack-Harris has yet to arrive, but when he does an already tough situation will get even more difficult with the array of world-class talent seated together.
| Josip Simunic | 67,000 | 67,000 |
| Brandon Shack-Harris | 59,100 | -900 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 44,000 | 6,900 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:40 PM Local Time
Cunningham Sits Down, Gets Active
Five-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Allen Cunningham bet 1,200 from the small blind on a board, and his opponent in the big blind raised to 2,400. Cunningham three-bet to 8,000, and his opponent called.
The fell on the river, and Cunningham bet 16,000. His opponent spent a few minutes in the tank, gesturing at the board at times, before eventually sending his hand to the muck.
| Allen Cunningham | 66,000 | 6,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:35 PM Local Time
Zimmer Fortunately Folds Aces
Action picked up on the turn with a decent size pot in the middle already with the board reading . Jonathan Zimmer bet 4,400 and was promptly raised to 15,500 by Sean Magee. Zimmer sat motionless considering the raise. After about a minute his stone facade cracked as he frowned, checked his cards and held them in his hand casually for a few seconds before folding them.
"I'll show this one, one time.' said Magee and he turned over the .
"I knew it," said Zimmer. "Feels good to get confirmation though. I had aces; good thing I didn't shove pre-[flop]"
"I guarantee you if you had shoved pre that king doesn't come, that's just how it works!" replied Magee with a smile, "Very nice fold."
| Sean Magee | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Jonathan Zimmer | 49,000 | 49,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:28 PM Local Time
Legendary Baxter in the Field
A WSOP dealer thanked Billy Baxter for all he's done for poker as he took a stroll by Baxter's table.
The seven-time bracelet winner is up to 73,500 as Level 1 has reached the midway point. His previous best finish in the Main Event came in 1997, when the Poker Hall of Fame inductee booked a 22nd-place finish.
| Billy Baxter | 73,500 | 0 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:27 PM Local Time
Geibler Building Up
James Reed raised to 800 from under the gun, and was called by Paul Geibler on the button, as well as both of the blinds.
Action checked to Reed on the flop, and he bet 2,200. Only Geibler called.
Reed continued for 4,200 on the turn, and Geibler raised to 10,000. Reed folded, then patted the table and nodded towards Geibler while Geibler raked in the pot.
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:27 PM Local Time
Former November Niner Gets Some Back
Jakub Wojtas opened for 600 from middle position and former November Niner and WSOP bracelet winner Steve Gee, who has gotten off to a rough start on Day 1a, three-bet to 1,600 from the hijack. Joel Feldman called out of the small blind, Wojtas came along, and the trio saw a flop of .
Two checks saw Gee continue for 2,700 and only Feldman called to see the turn, which he checked.
Gee upped his bet to 4,300 and that did the trick as Feldman folded.
| Steven Gee | 40,000 | 5,000 |
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:25 PM Local Time
More Level 1 Runners in Amazon Orange
| Andy Tsai | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Romain Nussmann | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Timothy Flanders | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Gianluca Marcucci | 60,000 | |
| Kevin Gimble | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Simon Deadman | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Aaron Messmer | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Morten Mortensen | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Danny Illingworth | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Truyen Nguyen | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Igor Yaroshevskyy | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Hristivoje Pavlovic | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Aaron Steury | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Francois Billard | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Chase Bianchi | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Jared Hamby | 60,000 | 60,000 |