Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:38 PM Local Time
Aronson's Aggression Pays Off
The pot was already over 30,000 when Cary Aronson and an opponent on the button arrived at the river.
With the board showing , the cutoff player checked to Aronson on the button. Aronson took the initiative and put out a bet for 18,100, sending his opponent into the tank.
After several minutes and a couple of inquisitive side eyes from both players, the cutoff finally folded. Aronson is over the 100k mark for the day.
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:38 PM Local Time
A Round of Chip Counts in Amazon Orange
Andy Philachack | 120,000 | 56,000 |
Chris Vitch | 107,000 | 107,000 |
Jameson Painter | 87,000 | -7,000 |
David Paredes | 80,000 | 2,500 |
Andreas Kniep | 75,700 | -3,400 |
Chou Chou | 75,400 | 16,100 |
Lee Markholt | 70,700 | 11,700 |
Preston McEwen | 67,000 | 67,000 |
Benjamin Zamani | 60,000 | 500 |
Sean Winter | 58,200 | 400 |
Owais Ahmed | 58,000 | -1,500 |
Eric Kurtzman | 57,000 | 6,700 |
Anthony Spinella | 54,500 | 4,700 |
Neil Blumenfield | 54,000 | -5,000 |
Renato Kaneoya | 45,500 | -18,300 |
Loren Klein | 44,500 | -37,500 |
Chris Tryba | 41,500 | 5,700 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:37 PM Local Time
River Bet Win for Greco
Action folded to Mina Greco on the button, and she limped. Augie Martinho completed from the small blind, and John Daliman raised from the big blind to 1,300.
Greco called and Martinho folded, and both players checked through to the river on the board.
After Daliman checked, Greco bet 1,300, and Daliman folded.
Mina Greco | 73,000 | 5,500 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:36 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts From Brasilia
Kilian Kramer | 140,000 | 53,000 |
David "Bakes" Baker | 102,000 | -9,100 |
Shyam Srinivasan | 95,000 | 0 |
Bas De Laat | 89,000 | 19,000 |
Ka Kwan Lau | 80,000 | |
Pierre Neuville | 77,000 | 2,000 |
Sarah Herzali | 75,000 | 8,000 |
Darryll Fish | 72,000 | 26,500 |
Luca Vivaldi | 71,000 | 10,000 |
Dylan Linde | 69,000 | 5,000 |
Matthew Wakeman | 69,000 | 69,000 |
Minesha Lamba | 63,100 | |
Barry Shulman | 63,000 | 63,000 |
Cathal Shine | 62,000 | 1,000 |
Sebastian Langrock | 55,000 | 55,000 |
Amanda Baker | 55,000 | 55,000 |
Richard Dubini | 51,000 | -11,000 |
Roman Korenev | 51,000 | -9,000 |
Mark Radoja | 43,000 | -17,000 |
Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 39,000 | 39,000 |
Dylan Hortin | 34,000 | -24,500 |
Eddie Puia | 0 | -21,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:35 PM Local Time
Strickland Pays Off Hyden
With plenty of chips in the middle already, Eli Strickland check-called a bet of 16,000 on the river and his sole remaining opponent Christopher Hyden on the button turned over the . Strickland sigh-folded face up and dropped to around half the starting stack.
Christopher Hyden | 98,000 | 98,000 |
Eli Strickland | 32,000 | -11,600 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:29 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts in Amazon Purple
Yaron Malki | 128,000 | |
Brett Rosen | 109,000 | |
Jason Spencer | 105,000 | |
Jonathan Little | 73,000 | -6,000 |
Kimberly Frost | 63,500 | -4,500 |
Kane Kalas | 58,500 | -4,700 |
Dragos Trofimov | 51,600 | -33,400 |
Michael Rees | 17,100 | -28,400 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:27 PM Local Time
Parks Flops a Set Against Ho
On a flop of there was roughly 2,100 in the middle and Maria Ho bet out 800, which Troy Parks called.
The turn was the and Ho check-called a bet of 1,300 from Parks. The river was the , Ho checked once again and called Parks bet of 2,500. Park tabled for a flopped set, Ho checked her cards once again and threw them in the muck.
Maria Ho | 43,400 | -9,600 |
Troy Parks | 34,500 | 1,500 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:27 PM Local Time
Smiley Takes On Deardorff
Kristen Deardorff raised to 800 from under the gun, and Zachary Smiley three-bet to 2,900 in the hijack. Deardorff tanked for a minute, then called.
Both players checked the flop, and Deardorff checked the turn as well. Smiley bet 3,300 and Deardorff folded.
Zachary Smiley | 80,000 | |
Kristen Deardorff | 65,100 | |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:24 PM Local Time
Leecy Gets Fold on River
A player limped from early position and Matthew Leecy raised to 1,100 from the hijack. All players behind him folded and action was back on the limper, who called.
The flop came and the early position player checked. Leecy made a continuation-bet of 1,200 and received a call.
The turn was and the player in early position led out for 1,700. Leecy thought for a few moments and then made the call, bringing the river . Leecy's opponent checked to him and he announced a bet of 3,600. His opponent thought for about a minute and relinquished his hand.
Meanwhile at the table, Linglin Zeng has increased her stack to 81,000 after finding herself below starting stack at the first break.
Matthew Leecy | 88,500 | |
Linglin Zeng | 81,000 | 36,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:20 PM Local Time
Updated Counts in Brasilia and Miranda
Ryan Hughes | 122,000 | 62,000 |
Jonathan Jaffe | 109,700 | 49,700 |
Greg Raymer | 95,500 | 35,500 |
Daniel Weinman | 81,000 | 21,000 |
Alex Lynskey | 72,100 | 22,400 |
Molly Mossey | 68,300 | |
Anthony Zinno | 56,000 | -5,000 |
John Duthie | 44,700 | -11,300 |
Steffen Sontheimer | 36,200 | -23,800 |
Harry Lodge | 25,300 | -33,700 |
Stefan Schillhabel | 21,800 | -38,200 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:19 PM Local Time
Statman Bets Out Leng on the River
Ryan Leng limped the hijack and Daniel Statman completed from the small blind as Phillip Hui checked his option.
The flop checked through to reveal the on the turn. Statman and Hui checked, and Leng bet 800. Statman called and Hui folded.
The river fell the and Statman bet out 2,200 and Leng immediately folded.
Phillip Hui | 59,500 | -800 |
Ryan Leng | 55,500 | 5,800 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:18 PM Local Time
Miles Forces Out O'Donnell
Aaron Miles is back up over the starting stack after taking down a five-figure pot against Kevin O'Donnell.
With the board reading , Miles put in a 5,200 bet from middle position, and O'Donnell, on the button, thought it over for awhile before folding. The loss put O'Donnell down to 25,500 as Level 2 rolls on.
Aaron Miles | 64,000 | |
Kevin O'Donnell | 25,500 | -11,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:18 PM Local Time
"What a River!"
Pablo Melogno opened to 700 from the cutoff and was called by the button and both of the blinds. Four players headed to the flop of and the action checked around to the on the turn.
The blinds checked again and Melogno fired out a bet of 1,600. The button called and both of the blinds folded. The river brought the and Melogno checked this time. His opponent also tapped the table and Melogno turned over .
"What a river!" his opponent shouted. "One outer," indicating that he had a better hand on the turn and a heart in his hand.
Pablo Melogno | 40,500 | -19,500 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:10 PM Local Time
Efland Check-Raises Akkari
Zachary Efland raised to 700 from middle position and was three-bet to 2,200 by Andre Akkari, who was on the button. Efland called and the flop came . Efland checked and Akkari made a continuation-bet of 2,700.
"Nine thousand," remarked Efland, announcing a check-raise as he put in the matching amount of chips.
Akkari asked him to move his arms in order to look at his stack and spent close to a minute considering his options before he picked up the chip that capped his cards and used it to fling the cards forward to the muck.
Andre Akkari | 101,800 | |
Zachary Efland | 87,500 | |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:10 PM Local Time
Lhote Cracks Howe's Aces and Sends Him to the Rail
Richard Howe and Joffrey Lhote had their cards face up on a flop of and it was Howe who was at risk for roughly 26,000 chips.
Joffrey Lhote:
Richard Howe:
Howe started the hand with the best possible two hole cards, pocket aces, but he was going to need to catch up after Lhote had flopped top two pairs. The turn was the giving Howe a gutshot straight draw but the river was the and he was eliminated.
Hote won two tournaments in a single day on PMU poker which earned him a $50,000 sponsorship for the year.
Joffrey Lhote | 93,300 | 93,300 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:09 PM Local Time
Holm Pays Off Garza
Mike Holm raised to 900 from early position, and was called by Jason Allen next to act. Mario Garza came along as well on the button, and the trio saw a flop together. Holm bet 1,300, and both Allen and Garza called.
Everyone checked the turn, and action checked to Garza on the river. He bet 1,400, Holm called and Allen folded. Garza tabled , and Holm mucked, saying "Good hand, sir, good hand," as he did.
Jason Allen | 110,000 | |
Mike Holm | 91,200 | 14,600 |
Mario Garza | 29,200 | |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:04 PM Local Time
Two Pair for Naylor
There was an open to 700 and Sean Getzwiller and Cheryl Naylor called behind, taking them three-handed to the flop. The preflop aggressor check-folded to Getzwiller's 1,500 bet but Naylor called in position.
The turn fell the and it went check-check. On the river, Getzwiller check-folded to Naylor's 3,000 bet, showing . Naylor obliged him by turning over for two pair.
Sean Getzwiller | 95,000 | 10,000 |
Cheryl Naylor | 58,500 | -1,500 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 3:00 PM Local Time
Rodriguez Doubles His Short Stack Up
Rene Rodriguez got his last 3,500 in chips in from the button, and was at risk against a player in early position.
Rene Rodriguez:
Opponent:
Rodriguez pumped his fist when the flop gave him a set, and after the turn, Rodriguez was a lock to win before the river could fall.
"Most chips I've had in a while!" a smiling Rodriguez said after his double.
Thursday, July 4, 2019 2:59 PM Local Time
Hesp in the House
John Hesp's unforgettable run in the 2017 Main Event made him one of the most memorable characters in recent memory at the WSOP. The man with the unmistakable wardrobe and unmatched charm is in the Day 1b field, currently at the ESPN secondary feature table.
Hesp became a fan favorite and instant poker celebrity on his journey to a fourth-place finish and $2,600,000 payday in 2017, and the pride of Bridlington, England is back for another run as the early levels of Day 1b continue.
John Hesp | 44,000 | 0 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 2:56 PM Local Time
Zeiter Caught With Blockers
Joining the action on the turn with 7,500 in the middle, Philip Clarke in the small blind and Asi Moshe from under the gun checked. Diego Zeiter on the button made it 4,500 to go and Clarke tossed in an orange T-5,000 chip for the call while Moshe let go.
The appeared on the river and Clarke checked once more, which prompted a bet of 12,100 by Zeiter. Clarke called eventually and was shown pocket sevens for the straight blockers by Zeiter, which he had beat with .
Philip Clarke | 87,000 | 87,000 |
Asi Moshe | 82,000 | 22,000 |
Diego Zeiter | 38,000 | 38,000 |