Monday, July 8, 2019 4:08 PM Local Time
Kurganov Drops Some
Igor Kurganov raised to 7,500 in the cutoff, getting called by his left-hand opponent and Timothy Su from the big blind.
Su and Kurganov checked the flop and the third player fired 10,000. Su folded and Kurganov called.
The turn saw Kurganov check-call another 31,000 and the river was checked by both players.
Kurganov tabled but he knuckled the felt, showing an obligatory "nice hand" gesture upon seeing his opponent roll over .
| Igor Kurganov | 625,000 | -55,000  |
Monday, July 8, 2019 4:07 PM Local Time
A Few More Chip Counts from Amazon Tan
| Marc Foggin | 700,000 | 25,000  |
| Allen Kessler | 582,000 | 152,000 |
| David Swanson | 370,000 | 22,000 |
| Samuel Cosby | 360,000 | -44,000 |
| Matt Brady | 330,000 | 190,000 |
| Jill Bryant | 330,000 | -21,000 |
| Mukul Pahuja | 290,000 | 135,000 |
| Scott Bohlman | 265,000 | -1,000 |
| Danielle Andersen | 255,000 | -35,000 |
| Brent Roberts | 204,000 | 9,700 |
| Jeffry DeWitt | 197,000 | 12,000 |
| Aaron Overton | 153,000 | 87,000 |
| Joelle Parenteau | 104,000 | -19,000 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 4:05 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts From Gold
| Cody Brinn | 860,000 | 40,000 |
| Zackary Koerper | 637,000 | 222,000 |
| Kartik Ved | 550,000 | 175,000 |
| Joseph Couden | 550,000 | 158,000 |
| Kristijonas Andrulis | 490,000 | 229,400 |
| Srikanth Koneru | 350,000 | 50,000 |
| Benjamin Dobson | 240,000 | 5,000 |
| Lars Bonding | 165,000 | -250,000 |
| Andjelko Andrejevic | 100,000 | -73,300 |
| David Hu | 90,000 | -145,500 |
| Georgios Sotiropoulos | 65,000 | -41,000 |
| Fraser MacIntyre | 0 | -60,000 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 4:04 PM Local Time
Kurganov Raises the Flop
Sitting on the button, Igor Kurganov flatted a 7,000-raise from his neighbor and a player in the big blind joined them to the flop.
The opener fired 17,000 and Kurganov threw in two greens, making it 50,000. Both of his opponents folded and Kurganov raked in the pot.
| Igor Kurganov | 680,000 | 0 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 4:04 PM Local Time
A Few Amazon Tan Chip Counts
| Blake Bohn | 410,000 | 115,000 |
| Spencer Champlin | 330,000 | 47,000 |
| Jeff Madsen | 265,000 | -223,600 |
| Andy Seth | 160,000 | 25,000 |
| Simon Deadman | 140,000 | -34,500 |
| James Calderaro | 135,000 | 43,000 |
| Esther Taylor | 100,000 | -9,000 |
| Scotty Nguyen | 64,000 | 2,000 |
| Anthony Campagna | 53,000 | 1,000 |
| Ana Cintra | 24,000 | -115,000 |
| Seth Davies | 0 | -138,000 |
| Michael Cordell | 0 | -42,000 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 4:03 PM Local Time
Cunningham Doubles Up
All the money went in on a flop with one player holding and drawing to a gutshot straight draw against Allen Cunningham's flopped set
The turn was the and the river the improving Cunningham to a full house, and he doubled for 207,000 right before the table broke.
| Allen Cunningham | 470,000 | 310,000 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:59 PM Local Time
Grospellier Bet-Folds the Turn
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier bet 35,000 into about 60,000 out of the big blind on . His opponent on the button dropped in a stack of 25,000 chips worth around 175,000 and ElkY folded fairly quickly.
| Bertrand Grospellier | 244,000 | -133,000 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:57 PM Local Time
Not Another Milly for Gorsuch
John Gorsuch won the Millionaire Maker a few weeks back for $1,344,930 but won't be adding more money to that win here in the Main Event as he has just been eliminated by Marcelo Delgado.
Gorsuch was kind enough to tell the team that Delgado had raised to 6,500 from the early position and two other players called. He shoved his last 42,000 in from the small blind with and was called by Delgado who held .
The board ran out for Delgado to flop two pair and Gorsuch to not find any help on the turn nor river to stay alive.
| Marcelo Delgado | 220,000 | -38,300 |
| John Gorsuch | 0 | -80,000 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:56 PM Local Time
Miles Picks Off a Bluff
Timothy Miles bet 14,000 from the big blind into about 20,000, with on the felt. Stanislav Barshak was in early position and popped in a raise to 46,500. That sent Miles into the tank, and he tried to exchange some banter with Barshak, who only covered his face and gave him a "sorry, no English."
Miles smiled as he continued to think, and he finally dropped in some chips. Barshak opened , which was no good against .
| Timothy Miles | 550,000 | 314,000 |
| Stanislav Barshak | 105,000 | -49,500 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:55 PM Local Time
Lefebvre Shoves, Burkhart Folds
In a large pot of already over 200,000 in the middle it was a blind on blind situation between Jacqueline Burkhart in the small blind and Daniel Lefebvre in the big blind. The turn was out and the board read . Both players checked carefully. The river brought the . Burkhart thought for a while before checking and Lefebvre moved all in for a remaining amount of around 290,000.
Burkhart thought it over and sat back in her chair, ready for a long tank. But after not that long she announced fold and Lefebvre took down the big pot.
"The silent assassin" said Burkhart in response to Lefebvre's silent actions at the table. "That's what I should have named you".
| Daniel Lefebvre | 440,000 | 135,000 |
| Jacqueline Burkhart | 280,000 | -111,900 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:52 PM Local Time
Jiang Remains Active
"I just bluffed into the nuts," Sosia Jiang admitted, her still tabled as her table neighbor received a full double with on a board of .
Jiang received a portion of the chips back soon after when she called a raise by Hertsel Levy. They checked the flop and the turn. Levy also checked the river and Jiang bet 33,000 for slightly more than the pot. Levy called and mucked the when Jiang turned over for a rivered set.
| Sosia Jiang | 470,000 | -105,000 |
| Hertsel Levy | 250,000 | 119,800 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:50 PM Local Time
Moll Gets Counterfeited On River, Eliminated By Sly
David Moll open-jammed for 21,000 from middle position and was called by Christopher Sly from late position.
Christopher Sly:
David Moll:
The flop was no help to Moll but the paired board did leave chop possibilities with the turn and river still to come.
Moll took a sigh of relief after the dealer dropped the on the turn as he was one card away from doubling up.
The river however was not as kind to Moll as it fell the giving both players two-pair, but Sly held the nine kicker and Moll was eliminated from the tournament.
| Christopher Sly | 295,000 | 17,300 |
| David Moll | 0 | -102,600 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:49 PM Local Time
Some Purple Chip Counts
| Lyudmil Ivanov | 455,000 | 20,000 |
| Reed Hensel | 450,000 | 233,600 |
| Pim Gieles | 450,000 | -100,000 |
| Paul Volpe | 235,000 | -85,000 |
| Pieter Aerts | 203,000 | -189,700 |
| Richard Dubini | 166,000 | -17,000 |
| Davidi Kitai | 137,000 | 26,000 |
| Ken Aldridge | 71,000 | -12,000 |
| Igor Yaroshevskyy | 66,000 | 33,000 |
| Kevin Martin | 0 | -43,000 |
| Benjamin Pollak | 0 | -81,000 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:47 PM Local Time
Saeman Wins a Flip
Jerold Seaman raised to 10,000 from the cutoff and Martin Huk called on the button. Jason Brauda in the big blind jammed for what appeared to be 70,000 and Saeman called, Huk folded.
Jason Brauda:
Jerold Saeman:
Brauda vaulted into the lead on the flop and remained there on the turn, but the river gave Saeman a set.
| Martin Huk | 560,000 | 60,000 |
| Jerold Saeman | 470,000 | 156,300 |
| Jason Brauda | 0 | -133,800 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:45 PM Local Time
Bellande Chipping Up
With about 60,000 in the pot and the board reading , the player in the small blind checked to Jean-Robert Bellande who bet 40,000 from early position.
The player in the small blind tanked for a bit before he open folded .
| Jean-Robert Bellande | 370,000 | 160,000 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:45 PM Local Time
Lybaert Joins Hall With Over a Million
One million chip stacks in the Main Event are like London buses. You wait ages for one to come along, and then two come along at once. The latest player joining the seven-figure club is Belgian Bart Lybaert.
According to Lybaert, he doubled through a player with suited against his opponent's on a board, with all the money going in on the river. That 900,000 pot saw him score a massive double up and he now sits on 1.1 million in chips.
| Bart Lybaert | 1,100,000 | 660,000 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:43 PM Local Time
Qartomy Cautious With Eights Full
Rickey Lee bet 31,000 from middle position on a completed board of and Ray Qartomy was tanking in the cutoff. He counted out calling chips then splashed them in. Lee showed for jacks up but it was no good against for a boat.
| Ray Qartomy | 350,000 | 188,500 |
| Rickey Lee | 117,500 | 11,000 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:43 PM Local Time
Seymour Chips Up
On the heads-up turn of , the small blind bet 7,500 and Richard Seymour called from late position to see the on the river. Another bet of 11,000 followed and Seymour called.
"Good call," the small blind said, flashed his cards and Seymour had the winning hand in .
| Michael Gathy | 420,000 | 110,000 |
| Jack Maskill | 400,000 | 109,200 |
| Shyam Srinivasan | 390,000 | 15,000 |
| Jameson Painter | 180,000 | -33,800 |
| Richard Seymour | 100,000 | 50,000 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:39 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Dario Sammartino | 760,000 | 5,000 |
| Igor Kurganov | 680,000 | -15,000 |
| Anthony Spinella | 660,000 | 27,000 |
| Gus Hansen | 625,000 | 40,000 |
| Gordon Vayo | 495,000 | 10,000 |
| Pavlo Veksler | 460,000 | -145,400 |
| Kristofer Kneale | 450,000 | 194,500 |
| Anatolii Zyrin | 280,000 | -15,000 |
| Faraz Jaka | 250,000 | 6,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| Thomas Muehloecker | 175,000 | 92,400 |
| Asi Moshe | 130,000 | -45,000 |
| Michael Gagliano | 125,000 | 20,000 |
| Jesse Sylvia | 120,000 | -35,000 |
| Chance Kornuth | 98,000 | -56,600 |
| Alex Foxen | 65,000 | -2,000 |
| Jason Mercier | 48,000 | 30,500 |
| Giuseppe Pantaleo | 32,000 | 0 |
Monday, July 8, 2019 3:36 PM Local Time
Greenwood's Tens are Good
The board read with 17,500 in the middle already.
Sam Greenwood bet 18,500 from the big blind and Brett Maistri made the call in the cutoff.
The river completed the board with the , Greenwood continued with a bet of 55,000 and Maistri looked up to see how much Greenwood had fired. He looked at his cards once more, cut out calling chips, counted out the remainder of his stack, and then took a few more seconds before making the call. Greenwood tabled for the pair of tens which was enough to make Maistri muck his own cards.
| Sam Greenwood | 699,500 | 39,500 |
| Brett Maistri | 78,000 | -111,700 |