Friday, July 5, 2019 12:19 AM Local Time
Leja Takes it on the Turn
David Leja bet 3,100 from early position on a flop, and the player to his immediate left made the call.
The turn came the , Leja bet 7,100 and took it down, chipping up to 142,000 as the final level of Day 1b winds down.
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:18 AM Local Time
Updated Late Chip Counts From Amazon Purple
Mike Holm | 130,000 | 13,000 |
Phillip Hui | 110,000 | 34,300 |
Stephen Rose | 96,000 | -500 |
Ryan Leng | 86,000 | 14,000 |
Nick Binger | 84,000 | -6,000 |
Matt Stout | 47,000 | -6,000 |
John Duthie | 37,000 | -7,500 |
Aaron Johnson | 30,000 | 1,000 |
Daniel Negreanu | 20,000 | -37,000 |
Ravi Raghavan | 14,000 | -26,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:14 AM Local Time
Sorgen Checks Back a Set
Three players put in 1,400 each preflop and the flop came , the small blind checked, the player in the middle bet out 3,000 and John Sorgen raised to 7,000, the small blind folded and the player who bet called the raise.
The turn was the , and after Sorgen's opponent checked he fired out 10,000 and his opponent called. The landed on the river and Sorgen's opponent checked and he checked back. Sorgen tabled for a flopped set of fives and his opponent mucked his hand.
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:12 AM Local Time
Little Raises Big
Jonathan Little has dropped from where he was a couple of levels ago. The pro has taken some back though after making a big raise on a flop, raising to 30,000 over a 5,000 bet. Franco Mancini was the man under pressure, with a call committing the majority of his 40,000 stack. Mancini decided better of it and let it go.
Jonathan Little | 62,000 | 5,000 |
Franco Mancini | 40,000 | -15,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:12 AM Local Time
Updated Late Counts From Brasilia
Sarah Herzali | 180,000 | 80,000 |
Tou Xiong | 180,000 | 10,000 |
Shyam Srinivasan | 175,000 | -25,000 |
Ryan Goindoo | 135,000 | 18,000 |
Ronan Monfort | 105,000 | |
Mark Radoja | 100,000 | 35,000 |
Ihar Soika | 85,000 | |
Sebastian Langrock | 75,000 | 20,000 |
David "Bakes" Baker | 45,000 | 16,000 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:10 AM Local Time
Rivest Eliminated by Schulz
Robert Schulz opened to 1,300 and picked up one caller before Kevin Rivest got his last 9,400 in. Schulz was the only caller and the cards were flipped over.
Kevin Rivest:
Robert Schulz:
The Germans are used to the phrase" it is always coming seven" by now and that once again proved to be true on the run out as Schulz got there eventually.
Robert Schulz | 194,000 | 24,000 |
Kevin Rivest | 0 | -64,100 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:10 AM Local Time
Turn Bet Win for Akkari
Andre Akkari raised to 1,300 in the hijack and the cutoff called as the flop landed .
Akkari continued for 1,500 and his opponent called as the turn fell the .
Akkari bet out 1,500 and his opponent folded.
Andre Akkari | 114,100 | 29,600 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:09 AM Local Time
Becker Releases on the Turn
Johannes Becker raised to 1,300 from early position and the big blind called.
Both players checked the flop to reveal the on the turn.
The big blind led for 1,700 and Becker mucked.
Johannes Becker | 164,500 | -500 |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:07 AM Local Time
Long Doubles Through Holm
Scott Long opened the action and was three-bet to 6,500 by Mike Holm. Everyone else stepped aside before Long went all in for 13,900. Holm asked for a count and called the rest.
Scott Long:
Mike Holm:
Holm's big slick was in trouble against Long's pocket rockets. Long held on the board and got a much-needed double.
Mike Holm | 117,000 | 2,000 |
Scott Long | 29,000 | |
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:05 AM Local Time
Gottwald Survives the Wrong End of a Classic Cooler
A player raised to 1,600 from early position, and a player in middle position three-bet to 4,500. The player next to act called, and John Gottwald instantly four-bet shoved for 41,500 from the button. After the original raiser folded, the middle position player five-bet shoved for around 70,000. The remaining opponent, who had around 21,000 behind, sighed and folded.
John Gottwald:
Opponent:
Gottwald was in a world of trouble with his kings, but he took the news in stride, smiling and shaking his head before the flop could fall. The turn gave Gottwald a flush draw, however, and the river, while giving his opponent top set, gave Gottwalk the nut flush and the winner.
Friday, July 5, 2019 12:05 AM Local Time
Hall Toasts an Opponent
A player raised in the hijack to 1,200 and received calls from Robert Weir on the button, Galen Hall in the small blind, and the player in the big blind. The flop came and action checked to Weir, who bet 3,500. Hall called and the big blind folded. The hijack then shoved for a total of 20,600. Weir thought for about a minute and then folded, putting action on Hall. Hall did the math and decided to call.
Galen Hall:
Opponent:
Hall had a pair and a gutshot straight draw to his opponent's nines. The turn came to complete his straight, giving his opponent nothing more than the three sixes left in the deck to chop. Unfortunately for him, the river came and he was eliminated from the tournament as Hall reclaimed the chips he recently lost in a pot to Weir.
Galen Hall | 242,000 | 21,000 |
Robert Weir | 156,000 | -18,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 11:58 PM Local Time
Weir and Hall Having Fun
A player in the cutoff opened to 1,300 and received a call from the player on the button. Robert Weir then called from the small blind and Galen Hall three-bet to 7,000. All three players called and the four of them saw the flop fall . Weir checked, Hall fired a continuation-bet of 8,300 and the players in the cutoff and on the button folded. The action was back on Weir.
"So we meet again!" Weir said.
"No matter how any start," said Hall, laughing.
"It's always you and me!" finished Weir.
"It always ends here!" agreed Hall. "Discretion is the better part of valor," he continued still with a bit of a laugh.
"Indeed it is!" said Weir, laughing a bit as well as he made the call.
The turn came and Weir checked. Hall thought for a bit and then started up again.
"Got that five-six? Trying to hit that gutter? I'm gonna let you bluff on the river," he said as he checked.
"There you go!" said Weir as the dealer turned over the river . Weir checked and Hall checked behind.
Weir tabled for a pair of threes and the table erupted.
"Wow!" somebody said.
Hall smirked, looking back at his cards with his facial expression screaming that he couldn't beat the pair of treys: "serious?!" he said as he started to giggle again. He then mucked his hand and the giggle turned into laughter among both Hall and Weir.
"This is the most fun I've had playing poker in a really long time," Hall said as he counted his chips.
"It has been a blast!" agreed Weir. "It really has! I appreciate you saying that!"
Galen Hall | 221,000 | -13,000 |
Robert Weir | 174,000 | 69,500 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 11:56 PM Local Time
Kessler Over 300k
On a board of with roughly 20,000 in the middle, the small blind and hijack checked to Allen Kessler who bet 8,000.
Both players called as the completed the board on the river and action checked through.
The small blind tabled his for ace-high, and once the hijack folded, Kessler tabled his for sevens and fours to scoop the pot and move over the 300,000-chip mark.
Allen Kessler | 304,800 | 10,800 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 11:55 PM Local Time
Assorted Amazon Orange Chip Counts
Allen Kessler | 294,000 | 10,000 |
Jeremy Pekarek | 204,000 | -37,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang | 170,000 | 2,000 |
Matthew Leecy | 167,600 | -19,400 |
Neil Blumenfield | 160,000 | -57,000 |
Alexandre Mantovani | 131,000 | -21,000 |
Kevin Roster | 130,500 | -5,500 |
Yi Jack Deng | 115,300 | -57,700 |
Walan Kite | 75,000 | |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 11:54 PM Local Time
Grigorian Snap-calls on the River
A player in early position raised to 1,500, Chris Grigorian called in the cutoff and the big blind came along.
The flop came both the big blind and the early position raiser checked and Grigorian bet out 1,800. The big blind folded and the preflop raiser called.
The turn got checked through on the and they saw the on the river. Grigorian's opponent was thinking about what to do and Grigorian said, "All I can tell you is, don't bluff."
His opponent bet out 2,500 and Grigorian threw in a 500 chip at the exact same time to call. His opponent didn't table his hand right away and Grigorian said "You don't want to show, I won't show either."
The opponent tabled and Grigorian instantly showed for a set of sixes and yelled, "Ship it to the Armenian!"
Chris Grigorian | 88,600 | 39,200 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 11:54 PM Local Time
Yu Runs into Set
Ryan Yu raised to 1,200 in early position and is met with a call from late position to see the flop.
Yu continued for 1,300 and his opponent called as the landed on the turn. Yu bet 4,200, and his opponent called as both players checked the on the river.
Yu's opponent tabled his , and Yu mucked.
Ryan Yu | 142,500 | -10,500 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 11:49 PM Local Time
Another Round of Chip Counts from Amazon Orange
Gavin O'Rourke | 174,000 | 68,500 |
Johannes Becker | 165,000 | 31,000 |
Kevin Roster | 136,000 | 6,000 |
Grayson Ramage | 110,500 | -9,500 |
Mark Epstein | 65,508 | -49,492 |
Eric Baldwin | 61,000 | 19,500 |
Andrew Brinkley | 51,500 | -6,500 |
Paul Wasicka | 21,000 | 7,300 |
Craig Varnell | 0 | 0 |
John Strzemp | 0 | -44,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 11:49 PM Local Time
Binger and Houri Tangle Again
Nick Binger had a bet of 25,000 in front of him on a board, and Yehoram Houri raised to 55,000, leaving himself about 40,000 behind. Binger tanked for a few minutes before folding.
Houri offered Binger to look at one card, and Binger turned over the .
"Did I pick the wrong one?" Binger said with a smirk, to laughs from the table.
Yehoram Houri | 137,000 | 78,000 |
Nick Binger | 90,000 | -30,600 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 11:48 PM Local Time
Leng Chipping Away
Ryan Leng came to Amazon room with a short stack and he has improved massively in the counts since then. He did lose a pot just now though vs Chen An Lin after he called a 5,000 bet on the river with on the board. Lin turned over for a pair of jacks and it was good for the chips.
Ryan Leng | 72,000 | 43,000 |
Chen An Lin | 41,000 | -10,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 11:46 PM Local Time
Quads for Di Pego
With 8,500 in the middle and the flop showing , Sergio Di Pego from under the gun faced a check-raise by the player in the small blind and pushed all in. The other two cold callers had already folded and the small blind was sent into a world of pain.
"You gotta have aces there, you haven't played a hand in ages," he agonized. More table chat followed and eventually the clock was called. Once the small blind was given 30 seconds to act, he called all in for around 35,000 and Di Pego rolled over for top set.
The small blind turned over for bottom set and the turn and river run out gave Di Pego quads. Both took out their smartphones to snap a picture of the cards and board.