Saturday, July 6, 2019 4:01 PM Local Time
Ahmadi Folds Kings to Garshofsky
Mitch Garshofsky raised to 3,000 from early position and Peyman Ahmadi three-bet to 10,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Garshosky who four-bet to 40,000. Ahmadi went deep into the tank for a few minutes and eventually a player at the table called the clok on him. Just a few seconds after the coutndown started, Ahmadi folded face up.
| Mitch Garshofsky | 181,000 | 13,000  |
| Peyman Ahmadi | 125,000 | -7,900  |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:58 PM Local Time
Engel Takes Out Former Main Event Final Tablist Salas
Ari Engel raised from the button, 2017 WSOP Main Event 7th-place finisher Damian Salas reraised all in from the big blind for about 18,000 and Engel called.
Engel:
Salas:
The board came down , giving Engel Broadway on the river to eliminate Salas.
| Ari Engel | 81,000 | 11,000 |
| Damian Salas | 0 | -50,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:58 PM Local Time
Linde Takes From Sanders
At the end of the previous level, Michael Sanders three-bet an open raise by Dylan Linde and bet the flop for 6,500 out of the small blind. Linde called and did so again on the turn when facing a second barrel worth 10,500. On the river, Sanders checked and Linde fire a bet of 38,000 with around 65,000 behind.
Sanders gave it some thought and folded.
| Michael Sanders | 180,000 | 80,100 |
| Dylan Linde | 154,000 | 91,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:58 PM Local Time
Gisler Doubles Through Astedt
The board came and Jon Gisler, playing from the hijack, got his whole stack into the middle and saw Niklas Astedt call from early position.
Astedt revealed for top pair, but was behind to Gisler's for trips.
The hit the river, and Gisler improved to a full house and secured the full double at Astedt's expense.
| Jon Gisler | 205,000 | 73,200 |
| Niklas Åstedt | 78,000 | -123,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:52 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts from Pavilion Black
| Kane Lai | 295,100 | 93,200 |
| Barry Hutter | 218,000 | 21,500 |
| Johnnie Moreno | 191,000 | -3,000 |
| Julian Stuer | 184,000 | -16,000 |
| Mark Sandness | 170,000 | 44,400 |
| Jeremy Menard | 165,000 | 80,000 |
| Bobby Oboodi | 141,000 | 15,900 |
| Zachary Donovan | 93,000 | 7,900 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 44,100 | -11,800 |
| Dong Guo | 43,500 | -43,000 |
| Alex Keating | 9,600 | -8,900 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:52 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts in Amazon Orange
| Asi Moshe | 455,000 | 57,000 |
| Michael Stephenson | 392,000 | 286,900 |
| Armin Rezaei | 318,000 | 118,000 |
| Jonathan Dwek | 248,600 | 211,800 |
| Allen Cunningham | 215,000 | 3,400 |
| Andrew Graham | 214,000 | 97,900 |
| Senthuran Vijayaratnam | 182,000 | 147,000 |
| Andy Black | 136,500 | 11,500 |
| Eric Baldwin | 134,800 | 12,100 |
| Aymon Hata | 59,200 | 37,200 |
| Chris Grigorian | 52,000 | -25,700 |
| Allyn Shulman | 43,500 | -6,500 |
| Sam Cohen | 0 | 0 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:52 PM Local Time
Spinella Doesn't Believe Chambers
The board read with just under 12,000 in the middle already.
Daniel Chambers bet 4,700 from the late position and Anthony Spinella was the only other player involved in the hand. He contemplated his options for a bit and then called.
The river completed the board with the and now Chambers fired a bet of 11,500 over the line. Spinella dived into the tank and made the call in the end but mucked when Chambers tabled for the nut-flush.
| Antoine Saout | 234,000 | -1,000 |
| Jeffrey Van Den Hooven | 202,000 | 131,700 |
| Anthony Spinella | 195,000 | -18,000 |
| Daniel Chambers | 173,000 | 86,300 |
| Tony Dunst | 153,000 | 30,000 |
| Richard Dubini | 94,000 | -9,500 |
| Andrew Jernigan | 54,000 | 9,000 |
| Rafi Elharar | 29,000 | -16,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:47 PM Local Time
Stocz Takes One Out
With the board reading , Jo Chun Liu was all in from under the gun for about 20,500 and Randall Emmett had called from middle position. Eric Stocz had reraised all in for about 114,000 and Emmett tanked for several minutes before he folded.
Liu:
Stocz:
The turn and river completed the board, safe for Stocz to score the elimination with his set of sevens.
| Eric Stocz | 160,000 | 57,000 |
| Randall Emmett | 49,000 | -26,000 |
| Jo Chun Liu | 0 | -53,600 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:46 PM Local Time
Level 8 started
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:45 PM Local Time
Papazian Takes it on the Turn
On a flop of there was already about 29,500 in the heads up pot, Alexandru Papazian's opponent checked to him and he fired out 10,000, which the opponent called.
The turn was the , after being checked to again Papazian fired out a bet of 32,500 and his opponent took about 30 seconds before mucking his hand.
| Alexandru Papazian | 138,200 | -3,800 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:45 PM Local Time
Action Ends on the Turn
Jon Turner raised to 2,200 and received three callers including Ema Zajmovic in the big blind. On the flop, only Zajmovic check-called a bet of 3,000 to see the turn. Zajmovic checked and folded when facing another bet of 3,000, then said "five of diamonds would be nice" in table chat, indicating she had a big draw.
A few tables over in the Tan section, Andrew Hulme defended the big blind when facing a raise to 2,000 by Sergio Castelluccio in the cutoff and a call from the button. Hulme checked the flop and called a bet of 2,700, but check-folded the turn to a second barrel worth 7,200 by Castellucio.
| Jon Turner | 140,000 | 12,000 |
| Sergio Castelluccio | 100,000 | -13,000 |
| Ema Zajmovic | 78,000 | 34,000 |
| Andrew Hulme | 55,000 | -48,700 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:45 PM Local Time
Siddiqui Wields the Big Stack
Michael VanderWoude raised to 2,500 from middle position, and the hijack called. Faisal Siddiqui three-bet to 8,100 on the button, the small blind called, and Vanderwoude and the hijack folded.
Action checked through the flop, and the small blind bet 5,000 on the turn. Siddiqui placed a column of high-denomination chips in the pot to set his opponent in for his last 45,000, and the small blind quickly folded.
| Faisal Siddiqui | 280,000 | 137,200 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:45 PM Local Time
Galfond Faces a Big Raise
Daniel Nygard raised it up from under the gun and was called by Phil Galfond in the cutoff and the big blind. The flop came and the big blind checked to Nygard who continued for 3,500.
Galfond raised to 9,500 which got the big blind to fold. Nygard contemplated his decision for over a minute before tossing in a raise to 29,500. Galfond gave it some brief thought but decided to lay his hand down.
| Daniel Nygard | 279,500 | 110,100 |
| Phil Galfond | 92,000 | 12,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:44 PM Local Time
Yoon Wins a Nice One Against Mori
With about 110,000 in the pot and the board reading , Brian Yoon bet 32,000 from the big blind. Kento Mori tanked from middle position for about five minutes before the clock was eventually called, and Mori eventually called as well.
Yoon tabled for kings and threes, Mori mucked and Yoon won the pot.
| Brian Yoon | 322,000 | 90,000 |
| Kento Mori | 32,000 | -32,700 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:44 PM Local Time
Colpoys Picks Off Swan
Dan Colpoys was in the small blind and check-called down against Adam Swan in early position on a board of . Swan fired 3,500 then 12,000 then 35,000 and Colpoys was in there with a quick call on the river.
Swan spun his in for a missed draw on the turn and Colpoys showed for nines up.
| Daniel Colpoys | 266,000 | 56,000 |
| Adam Swan | 227,000 | 72,300 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:43 PM Local Time
McBrayer Eliminated
BJ McBrayer got the last 13,100 in with and was called by his neighbor holding . The brought nothing for McBrayer, so he hit the rail.
| BJ McBrayer | 0 | -15,600 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:42 PM Local Time
A Few More Amazon Tan Eliminations
| Ryan Goindoo | 0 | -53,000 |
| Robbie Calhoun | 0 | -22,800 |
| Henry Hutte | 0 | -20,600 |
| Brian Bumpas | 0 | -59,900 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:38 PM Local Time
Nines Are Good for Himpele
The player under the gun opened to 2,500 and the player from one seat over called along with Don Himpele in the hijack and the player in the big blind.
The flop was and the player in the big blind checked. The player under the gun fired 6,100 and Himpele was the only caller. The dealer burned and turned the that was checked through to the river. The player under the gun threw in a bet of 16,000 and Himpele tank-called.
"Good called, ace-high," commented the player under the gun. Himpele tabled to rake in the pot.
| Don Himpele | 80,000 | 27,100 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:36 PM Local Time
Levin Dodges the World; Doubles
The flop was with about 9,400 in the middle and a series of raises, Dmitry Levin was all-in and the one at risk for 30,800.
Dmitry Levin:
Opponent:
Levin had flopped bottom set but was still worried as his opponent had an open-ended straight flush draw. The board completed with the on the turn and the on the river dodging all of his opponent's outs and doubling up.
Saturday, July 6, 2019 3:32 PM Local Time
Guay Wins a Monster Without Showdown
A player raised to 2,500 from under the gun, only to be met with a three-bet to 8,400 from David Guay in the hijack. Perry Friedman four-bet to 15,000 in the cutoff, and the under-the-gun player called. Guay five-bet to 44,000, and both Friedman and the under-the-gun player called.
Action checked to Friedman on a flop, and he bet 45,000. The under-the-gun player folded, but Guay shoved to put Friedman at risk for his last 45,000. Friedman didn't waste much time in folding.
| David Guay | 330,000 | 254,000 |
| Perry Friedman | 45,000 | -19,900 |