Saturday, July 6, 2019 8:00 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
The clock has struck the 8 p.m. hour and the remaining players have rushed out of the Amazon and Pavillion rooms for a 90-minute dinner break. When they return, there will still be roughly 20 minutes left in this level with one more level to go before the end of the night. Here is what took place leading up to the dinner break:
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:59 PM Local Time
Rory Brown Loses a Race
Rory Brown raised to 4,000 from the hijack, the player on the button reraised all in for 42,500 and Brown called with , racing with his opponent's .
The board came down , giving Brown's opponent queens and jacks to double up.
| Rory Brown | 462,500 | -97,500  |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:59 PM Local Time
Depa Climbing
The player on the button was all in for about 31,000 against Jonathan Depa from middle position.
Opponent:
Jonathan Depa:
The board ran out and Depa stayed ahead, sending his opponent to the rail.
| Jonathan Depa | 370,000 | 220,000  |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:58 PM Local Time
Kihara's Queens Win
Naoya Kihara checked from under the gun on . His opponent on the button bet 7,000 into a pot of around 20,000. Kihara took some thinking time, double-checked his cards, then called.
"Ace-high," Kihara's opponent announced.
Kihara opened and took it down. A player across the table guessed that Kihara was thinking of raising and he smiled and admitted that may have been the case.
| Naoya Kihara | 134,000 | 19,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:58 PM Local Time
Pre Dinner Counts from Amazon
| Stefan Huber | 490,000 | 458,500 |
| Christian Christner | 320,000 | 165,000 |
| Alexandre Reard | 250,000 | 108,000 |
| Fabio Miranda | 240,000 | -15,000 |
| Thomas Cazayous | 210,000 | 20,000 |
| Fraser MacIntyre | 205,000 | 10,000 |
| Paul Volpe | 160,000 | -65,000 |
| Rebecca Wooten | 135,000 | -30,000 |
| Michael Stembera | 110,000 | -185,000 |
| Molly Mossey | 105,000 | -33,000 |
| Kevin MacPhee | 100,000 | 8,000 |
| Chanracy Khun | 100,000 | 30,000 |
| Darryll Fish | 94,000 | -1,000 |
| Tony Dunst | 85,000 | -36,000 |
| Oliver Bosch | 0 | -130,000 |
| Alexandru Papazian | 0 | -62,200 |
| Elena Stover | 0 | -79,000 |
| Fabio Freitas | 0 | -125,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:57 PM Local Time
Leng Shows the Big Bluff
On a flop of there was roughly 22,000 already brewed in the pot, Ryan Leng check-raised his opponents' 7,100 to 35,000 and he called.
The fell on the turn and Leng wasted no time announcing he was all-in. Leng had approximately 153,000 behind and his opponent had slightly left. His opponent muttered something along the lines of "any other card," as he mucked his hand.
Leng's neighbor begged him to show, and Leng obliged and showed for ace-high.
| Ryan Leng | 245,000 | 28,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:55 PM Local Time
Newland's Flush Gets Some River Value
Vincent Newland bet 12,000 into a pot of 16,000 on a board from under the gun, and his opponent next to act went into the tank. After about ninety seconds, Newland's opponent announced a call, but his would be sent to the muck after Newland showed his for a rivered runner-runner flush.
| Vincent Newland | 280,000 | -50,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:53 PM Local Time
Set For Weissman
Joey Weissman raised from under the gun and received two callers before the flop fell .
The player in the big blind checked, as did Weissman before the final player bet 4,000 from middle position. Only Weissman called, and they went heads-up to the turn.
Both players checked, and when the hit the river, Weissman checked for the third time. The American saw his opponent check behind to a showdown and Weissman tabled for a set, and took down the pot.
| Joey Weissman | 170,000 | -20,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:51 PM Local Time
Kaplan Wins Flip to Bust Chiu
Two near-identical shorter stacks clashed on the main feature table. Jordan Kaplan raised to 3,500 first to act and Sai Chiu jammed the big blind for 53,700, which Kaplan called.
Sai Chiu:
Jordan Kaplan:
Chiu picked up more outs on the flop, but the turn and river brought no help for Chiu.
| Jordan Kaplan | 110,000 | 15,800 |
| Sai Chiu | 0 | -71,700 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:50 PM Local Time
Foxen Can't Pull the Third Trigger
Alex Foxen opened from under the gun and was called by David Rounick on the button. The flop came and Foxen continued for 3,500. Rounick called and the landed on the turn.
Foxen fired out another bet of 6,500 but Rounick stuck around to see the on the river. Foxen checked this time and Rounick quickly checked it back. Foxen turned over for a missed flush draw and Rounick held for a missed flush draw as well. Foxen flung his cards to the muck, knowing that one more bet likely would have won him the pot.
| David Rounick | 162,500 | 59,400 |
| Alex Foxen | 131,000 | 9,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:48 PM Local Time
Amazon Tan Counts
| Brian Yoon | 606,000 | 26,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 398,000 | 18,000 |
| Mick Heder | 350,000 | -20,000 |
| Jon Turner | 197,000 | 132,000 |
| Tyler Gaston | 158,000 | 15,000 |
| David Ritter | 140,000 | 26,000 |
| David Bach | 108,000 | -10,000 |
| Dwayne Pelham | 90,000 | 2,000 |
| Andrey Zaichenko | 81,000 | 11,000 |
| Dejuante Alexander | 56,000 | 9,000 |
| Ema Zajmovic | 48,000 | -19,000 |
| Jim Carroll | 0 | -22,000 |
| Lee Markholt | 0 | -46,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:47 PM Local Time
Vanbruggen Flops the Straight
The board read with around 24,000 in the middle already.
Rick Vanbruggen checked in the big blind and Igor Kurganov made it 17,500 from the late position. Dustin Lee was sitting in the hijack, contemplating his options, but ended up folding while Vanbruggen made the call.
The river completed the board with the , Vanbruggen checked and so did Kurganov. Vanbruggen showed he held for the flopped straight and that was enough for Kurganov to push his cards over the line for the muck.
| Rick Vanbruggen | 304,000 | 102,000 |
| Igor Kurganov | 265,000 | -46,000 |
| Matthew Moss | 129,000 | 69,000 |
| Dustin Lee | 51,000 | -42,600 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:46 PM Local Time
Mori Scores a Knockout
Kento Mori opened for 3,500 in the hijack and called the shove of an opponent on the button, who had about 15,000. Mori was in a dominating spot with against . After three diamonds flopped, another hit on the turn to lock it up for Mori and he celebrated loudly.
| Kento Mori | 113,000 | 33,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:44 PM Local Time
Kebe Back on Track
With the completed board showing , Jimmy Kebe in the big blind made it 26,000 to go into a pot of 48,000 and his sole remaining opponent Tom Gross eventually called on the button. Kebe flipped over the for a queen-high flush and that won the pot.
| Jimmy Kebe | 305,000 | 132,000 |
| Tom Gross | 95,000 | -66,400 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:42 PM Local Time
A Pot For Kapalas
The flop appeared , and Georgios Kapalas checked from the small blind. Romain Lewis also checked from middle position before the player on the button passed the action through to the turn.
Kapalas bet 5,600 and Lewis sat on his decision for 30 seconds before folding, and Kapalas took down the pot after the button player also passed.
| Georgios Kapalas | 125,000 | 0 |
| Romain Lewis | 82,000 | -43,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:41 PM Local Time
Bottom Pair Enough for Markholt
Lee Markholt raised to 3,500 in the cutoff and got action from the small blind. The flop came and the small blind check-called 3,500 more. Both players checked the and the , and Markholt's , good for a pair of fours, was the winner.
| Lee Markholt | 46,000 | -3,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:41 PM Local Time
Mcalpin Four-Bets Preflop
Maria Mcalpin raised in early position to 4,600, the table folded around to the button who three-bet to 12,000, the blinds folded and Mcalpin four-bet to 25,000 and the button called.
The flop fell and Mcalpin fired out a bet of 25,000 and that was good enough to take down the pot as the button mucked his cards.
| Maria McAlpin | 201,000 | 44,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:41 PM Local Time
Karakousis Makes a Flush
A player in the big blind bet 6,000 facing a board, and Georgios Karakousis quickly called from under the gun.
The fell on the river, and the big blind bet 6,000 once more, and Karakousis almost beat the big blind in the pot with a call.
The big blind tabled for top pair, but Karakousis had rivered a flush with his to take the pot.
| Georgios Karakousis | 380,000 | 10,000 |
Saturday, July 6, 2019 7:32 PM Local Time
Amamou Building Higher
On a flop reading , Rachid Amamou checked from the big blind along with Daniel Strelitz under the gun and the player on the button.
The dealer burned and turned the and Amamou checked again. Strelitz bet 5,000 and the button called. Amamou check-raised to 15,000. Strelitz folded and the button called.
The completed the board and Amamou fired a bet of 35,000. His opponent went deep into the tank, then gave up his hand.
"Good fold," muttered Amamou turning over for tens full of aces.
| Rachid Amamou | 500,000 | 80,000 |