Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:50 PM Local Time
Heder Bests Ziegelbecker in a Four-Bet Pot
DJ Alexander opened for 3 ,000 in middle position, Oswin Ziegelbecker made it 9,000 on the button and big blind Mick Heder repopped it to 22,000. Alexander quickly folded but Ziegelbecker tanked awhile then called for about 40 percent of his total chips. The flop checked through for a board of . Heder downbet with 7,000 and Ziegelbecker conceded.
| Mick Heder | 215,000 | 47,900  |
| Oswin Ziegelbecker | 31,000 | -35,000  |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:50 PM Local Time
Recent Pavilion White Chip Counts
| Pim Gieles | 470,000 | 255,000 |
| Anton Morgenstern | 300,000 | 10,000 |
| Brian Hastings | 275,000 | 195,000 |
| Faraz Jaka | 223,000 | 3,000 |
| Connor Drinan | 210,000 | 20,000 |
| Henrik Hecklen | 190,000 | 19,000 |
| Todd Brunson | 170,000 | 4,000 |
| Chen-An Lin | 168,000 | 98,000 |
| Liran Twito | 150,000 | 107,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 136,000 | 6,000 |
| Michael Lech | 132,000 | 79,000 |
| Aleksandr Gofman | 112,000 | 8,000 |
| Greg Raymer | 83,000 | -6,000 |
| Igor Yaroshevskyy | 72,000 | -14,000 |
| Michael Gathy | 62,000 | -14,000 |
| Arlie Shaban | 53,000 | -60,600 |
| Jimmy Guerrero | 52,000 | -16,000 |
| Michael Tureniec | 0 | -58,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:45 PM Local Time
Paul Takes a Chunk out of Papazian
Thomas Paul raised in early position to 3,000, the button and small blind called while Alexandru Papazian three-bet to 18,000 and only Paul made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of and Papazian led out for 9,000 which Paul raised him to 23,000 and he made the call.
Both players checked on the turn and the landed on the river. Papazian was first to act and while deciding to check or bet, the clock was called, he had 30-seconds to act and when he was down to four seconds he threw in a 33,000 bet. The chips hadn't even landed in the middle before Paul threw in one chip signaling a call.
Papazian showed and Paul showed to take down the pot with kings and tens.
| Thomas Paul | 220,400 | |
| Alexandru Papazian | 62,200 | -82,800 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:44 PM Local Time
Ho Hits the Backdoor Hearts
A completed board of was spread across the felt with around 25,000 in the middle. The big blind checked to Maria Ho in middle position who announced a bet of 17,600.
It seemed to stump her opponent who went into the tank for well over three minutes. Ho sat with a stone-face the entire time until her opponent finally called. Ho turned over for a backdoor flush and her opponent obviously couldn't beat it.
| Maria Ho | 107,500 | 27,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:42 PM Local Time
Kamalad Sends One Out
The player in middle position raised to 4,000 and the hijack called. The cutoff three-bet shoved for 23,000 and Dima Kamalad called from the big blind. The player in middle position and the hijack folded.
Opponent :
Dima Kamalad:
The board ran out and Kamalad took down the pot with his pair of aces eliminating his opponent.
| Dima Kamalad | 140,000 | 140,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:41 PM Local Time
Pavillion White Counts
| Faraz Jaka | 220,000 | -70,000 |
| Sarah Herzali | 180,000 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Smith | 150,000 | 42,000 |
| Greg Raymer | 89,000 | 19,000 |
| Shaotong Chang | 45,000 | -115,000 |
| Samad Razavi | 33,000 | -25,000 |
| Patrick Leonard | 0 | -22,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:40 PM Local Time
Moshe Continues to Lead in Amazon Orange
| Asi Moshe | 527,600 | 45,400 |
| Gordon Vayo | 310,000 | 90,200 |
| Jeremy Pekarek | 229,300 | 37,800 |
| Senthuran Vijayaratnam | 224,000 | 42,000 |
| Scott Baumstein | 210,000 | -60,000 |
| Barny Boatman | 204,000 | 100,200 |
| Aymon Hata | 183,000 | 123,800 |
| Fabian Gumz | 163,300 | 29,300 |
| Tom Waters | 160,600 | 20,600 |
| Kevin Stammer | 37,000 | |
| Phil Galfond | 0 | -92,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:39 PM Local Time
Strelitz Rivers a Full to Felt a Foe
Daniel Strelitz raised to 2,500 on the button, and the big blind made the call.
Both players checked the flop, and the big blind checked the turn. Strelitz bet 4,000, and the big blind check-raised to 12,000, leaving himself 17,100 behind. Strelitz called.
The big blind shoved on the river, and Strelitz snap-called, tabling for a full house. HIs opponent nodded, then flipped over for a flush before leaving the tournament area.
| Daniel Strelitz | 141,000 | 61,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:38 PM Local Time
Serda Arrives in Amazon Gold
The table of Patrick Serda in Pavilion broke and he moved over to the Amazon Gold section. He needed quite some time to unpack all the chips from his bag and replied "I think it's around 550" when one of his new table mates asked.
| Patrick Serda | 550,000 | -15,000 |
| Gary Blackwood | 485,000 | 5,000 |
| Bryan Campanello | 385,000 | 43,000 |
| Jacqueline Burkhart | 305,000 | 48,000 |
| Thomas Cazayous | 170,000 | 15,000 |
| Kevin MacPhee | 160,000 | 80,000 |
| Owais Ahmed | 155,000 | -30,000 |
| Cathal Shine | 145,000 | 83,000 |
| Alexandre Mantovani | 120,000 | 25,000 |
| Darryll Fish | 95,000 | -14,000 |
| Joel Feldman | 85,000 | -64,800 |
| Chris Moneymaker | 75,000 | -45,000 |
| Scott Seiver | 65,000 | 20,000 |
| Teunis Kooij | 0 | -30,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:37 PM Local Time
Grigorian Welcomes a Double
There was a raise to 2,600 from the hijack and the button flat-called. Chris Grigorian shipped all in for 29,000 in the small blind and the hijack called. The button stepped aside and the remaining two hands were tabled.
Chris Grigorian:
Opponent:
Grigorian was in great shape to double up with the larger pocket pair between the two players. The board ran out clean for "The Armenian Express" and he quietly scooped a double up.
| Chris Grigorian | 73,500 | 29,300 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:37 PM Local Time
Brown Continues to Rise
The player under the gun raised to 2,500 and Rory Brown called from the small blind.
They checked to the turn of a board where Brown bet 4,000. His opponent called.
The river was the , Brown bet 12,000 and his opponent called.
Brown tabled for a pair of kings, his opponent mucked and Brown collected the pot.
| Rory Brown | 621,000 | 26,500 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:32 PM Local Time
Phillips Saves the Last 26K
Samuel Phillips checked out of the big blind with on the felt. Jeffrey Schwimmer announced he was all in, covering Phillips' 26,300. That was nearly double the size of the pot, which had about 14,000 in it. Phillips thought about a minute and folded.
| Jeffrey Schwimmer | 140,000 | 27,100 |
| Samuel Phillips | 26,300 | -14,200 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:26 PM Local Time
More Amazon Tan Chip Counts
| Allen Kessler | 440,000 | -3,000 |
| Brian Yoon | 390,000 | -5,000 |
| Amaury Mamou-Mani | 270,000 | 10,000 |
| Tyler Gaston | 250,000 | -62,000 |
| Daniel Hachem | 195,000 | 50,300 |
| David Ritter | 114,000 | -11,000 |
| Jon Turner | 95,000 | -45,000 |
| Meddi Ferrah | 95,000 | -51,000 |
| Dwayne Pelham | 88,000 | 49,000 |
| Zachary Donovan | 85,000 | -8,000 |
| Kento Mori | 80,000 | 48,000 |
| Lee Markholt | 79,000 | -26,000 |
| David Bach | 74,000 | -7,500 |
| Ema Zajmovic | 70,000 | -8,000 |
| Ari Engel | 70,000 | -11,000 |
| James Hughes | 16,000 | -28,900 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:25 PM Local Time
Bloomberg's Aggression Pays Off
A player opened from under the gun, then called a three-bet from Mark Bloomberg to 8,000 next to act.
The under the gun player checked a flop to Bloomberg, who quickly flicked 10,000 into the pot. His opponent folded just as quickly folded.
| Mark Bloomberg | 99,000 | 22,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:25 PM Local Time
Bonding Boosts Stack Without Showdown
Lars Bonding raised from early position and was called by Ramin Piro in the big blind, who check-called a bet of 3,200 on the flop. Piro led the turn for 4,400 and Bonding raised to 17,100, which Piro called.
On the river, Piro checked and faced a bet of 100,000 by Bonding, which had his stack covered. After plenty of consideration, Piro mucked for two pair face up and Bonding let him pick one card, which happened to be the .
| Lars Bonding | 340,000 | 217,800 |
| Ramin Piro | 50,000 | -73,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:24 PM Local Time
Astedt Action
Kent Walter raised to 2,700 from early position, and Niklas Astedt called from middle position. The action folded to the player in the small blind, and he raised to 5,400.
Both Walter and Astedt called to see a flop and the action checked to Astedt. The Swede bet 8,000 and saw the player in the small blind frustratingly fold after 30 seconds in the tank, followed by Walter, who also let his hand go.
| Jack Sinclair | 280,000 | 19,000 |
| Kent Walter | 150,000 | 61,400 |
| Niklas Åstedt | 100,000 | -23,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:23 PM Local Time
Moreno Folds to Steinberg
Johnnie Moreno checked in the small blind on and Max Steinberg checked it back from under the gun. Moreno checked the river and Steinberg bet 15,000 into about 19,000.
"I have a really good hand," Moreno said with a sigh. "I feel like you have like, queens, or something though."
Moreno mucked face up after about 30 seconds. Steinberg mucked face down but then said he had jacks and thought he might be value owning himself after Moreno spoke up about having a really good hand.
| Johnnie Moreno | 178,600 | -12,400 |
| Max Steinberg | 128,000 | 63,700 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:21 PM Local Time
A Few Chip Counts from Amazon Tan
| Craig Chait | 265,000 | -95,000 |
| Manelic Minaya | 180,000 | 85,000 |
| Jonathan Borenstein | 118,000 | 13,000 |
| Dejuante Alexander | 94,000 | 5,000 |
| Naoya Kihara | 87,000 | 44,000 |
| Luca Vivaldi | 65,000 | -40,000 |
| Andrew Brinkley | 64,000 | -31,000 |
| Tom Koral | 44,000 | 10,000 |
| Carlos Chadha-Villamarin | 42,000 | -12,000 |
| Andrey Zaichenko | 29,000 | -28,000 |
| Mike Azzaro | 13,000 | -12,100 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 5:20 PM Local Time
Updated Counts in Amazon
| Florian Duta | 430,000 | 220,000 |
| Rachid Amamou | 420,000 | 419,999 |
| Michael Stembera | 295,000 | 25,000 |
| James Calderaro | 200,000 | 60,000 |
| Paul Guichard | 200,000 | 126,200 |
| Adam Owen | 190,000 | -40,000 |
| Renato Kaneoya | 190,000 | 25,000 |
| Kristijonas Andrulis | 170,000 | |
| Fraser MacIntyre | 170,000 | 80,000 |
| Molly Mossey | 140,000 | -18,000 |
| Jason Tompkins | 140,000 | -15,000 |
| Oliver Bosch | 130,000 | 30,000 |
| Perry Friedman | 130,000 | 13,100 |
| Joffrey Lhote | 90,000 | -69,500 |
| Kelly Minkin | 40,000 | -15,000 |
| Brian Rast | 0 | -44,000 |