Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:27 PM Local Time
Heidorn Catches Hachem After Four-Minute Tank
With about 2 million in the pot, Robert Heidorn bet 1,350,000 in the small blind on . Daniel Hachem called on the button and the river was a . Heidorn checked. Hachem thought a little bit and then bet 1.5 million. Heidorn went deep into the tank, shifting several times in his chair and thinking for about four minutes before someone called a clock.
As the five-second countdown was beginning, Heidorn grabbed some chips and tossed them in. Hachem tabled and the dealer mistakenly called a straight before correcting himself. One pair was no good as Heidorn had .
"Nice hand," Hachem said. "Two-point-four and you fold?"
"I don't know," Heidorn said.
| Robert Heidorn | 13,000,000 | 4,200,000  |
| Daniel Hachem | 3,900,000 | -3,200,000  |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:27 PM Local Time
Duthweiler Doubles Through Auzoux
Tobias Duthweiler opened to 200,000 in early position and Gregoire Auzoux three-bet to 675,000 just a couple of seats over. The action folded back to Duthweiler who shipped all in for 1,705,000 and Auzoux quickly called.
Tobias Duthweiler:
Gregoire Auzoux:
Duthweiler was just looking to avoid an ace and the flop of just did that. The on the turn ensured Duthweiler of at least half of the pot and the on the river locked up a full double for him.
| Tobias Duthweiler | 3,660,000 | 760,000 |
| Gregoire Auzoux | 3,435,000 | -2,478,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:25 PM Local Time
Lewis Makes the Right Call
The board read with a substantial pot in the middle already. Gregoire Auzoux had bet 1,000,000 and Austin Lewis was sitting in the tank while the camera crew swarmed the table.
In the end, Lewis announced the call and put some chips over the line. Auzoux turned around to play the board while Lewis held for the higher two pair than the board to scoop the pot.
| Austin Lewis | 6,440,000 | 2,240,000 |
| Gregoire Auzoux | 5,913,000 | 318,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:22 PM Local Time
Foxen and Jones Chop
Alex Foxen announced a raise to 1,900,000 from the hijack and Atlee Jones tossed in a single chip and revealed his .
"I'm not all in," responded Foxen.
Foxen had 70,000 behind and the dealer called the floor over to make the ruling that the hand would continue as normal.
The dealer spread the flop and Foxen committed his final 70,000 and tabled his .
The turn and river landed the and , and the pot was chopped up.
| Atlee Jones | 7,600,000 | -200,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 2,045,000 | -610,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:21 PM Local Time
Patgorski Loses Chunk to Pustoslemsek
Dejan Pustoslemsek raised to 225,000 from the cutoff and Gabe Patgorski three-bet to 675,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Pustoslemsek called.
The flop came , Patgorski check-called the 300,000 bet of Pustoslemsek.
The turn was the , Patgorski checked again and now Pustoslemsek fired a bet of 700,000 into the pot. Patgorski contemplated his options for a bit and then made the call.
The river completed the board with the , Patgorski checked. Pustoslemsek barreled a 1,000,000 bet over the line which sent Patgorski into the tank. After about two minutes, he apologized to the table and considered the possibilities for a bit longer. In the end, Patgorski made the call but mucked when Pustoslemsek tabled for the flopped set of sixes.
| Dejan Pustoslemsek | 7,100,000 | 3,210,000 |
| Gabe Patgorski | 1,425,000 | -2,025,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:19 PM Local Time
Mitch Garshofsky Eliminated in 97th Place ($69,636)
Hiroki Nawa raised to 205,000 from middle position before Mitch Garshofsky shoved all in for 2,070,000 from the hijack.
Zackary Koerper called in the big blind, and Nawa folded.
Koerper:
Garshofsky:
The dealer spread the board and Koerper struck the flop with his two-outer to send Garshofsky to the rail in 97th place for a $69,636 payday.
| Zackary Koerper | 9,100,000 | 450,000 |
| Hiroki Nawa | 8,160,000 | 400,000 |
| Mitch Garshofsky | 0 | -2,600,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:16 PM Local Time
John Hashem Eliminated in 98th Place ($69,636)
Nicholas Marchington has recovered some chips after losing a big pot to David Guay and sent John Hashem to the rail. The chips went in preflop and Hashem ended up all in and at risk with the . Marchington tabled and held up thanks to a board of , which kept ace-king high in the lead and sent Hashem to the rail in 98th place.
| Nick Marchington | 9,000,000 | 1,900,000 |
| John Hashem | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:11 PM Local Time
Benjamin Souriau Eliminated in 99th Place ($69,636)
After an early open to 225,000, Benjamin Souriau shoved for 1,615,000. Milos Skrbic cold-called in the small blind and the opener tank-folded face up.
"Easy fold," Skrbic said, showing .
He was dominating Souriau's and the dealer fired out a board of in a hurry, leaving Souriau with little to sweat.
| Milos Skrbic | 15,500,000 | 4,785,000 |
| Benjamin Souriau | 0 | -2,015,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:11 PM Local Time
Guay Flops a House
A completed board of was spread across the felt with Nicholas Marchington and David Guay heads-up in the pot. Marchington led out for 525,000 into a pot of around 800,000.
Guay slid out a raise to 1,880,000 and Marchington went into the tank for a couple of minutes before making the call. Guay turned over for a full house and Marchington mucked his cards.
| David Guay | 9,900,000 | 1,900,000 |
| Nick Marchington | 7,100,000 | -3,735,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:03 PM Local Time
Daniel Kirsch Eliminated in 100th Place ($59,295)
Antonio Esfandiari raised from early position, Daniel Kirsch three-bet shoved from the small blind for his remaining 400,000-ish and Esfandiari called with , leading Kirsch's .
The board ran out clean for Esfandiari, ending Kirsch's run in 100th place.
| Antonio Esfandiari | 5,200,000 | 500,000 |
| Daniel Kirsch | 0 | -2,500,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:03 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:02 PM Local Time
Karakikov Doubles Through Duthweiler
Tobias Duthweiler opened for 160,000 from the hijack and Pavlin Karakikov just called from the big blind to see a flop.
Karakikov checked, Duthweiler bet 140,000, and Karakikov check-raised all in for 960,000. Duthweiler wasted little time in making the call and the hands were turned up.
Karakikov:
Duthweiler:
Karakikov had flopped top set but Duthweiler had a pair with a straight draw. The turn gave Duthweiler an added flush draw but he missed when the bricked the river.
| Pavlin Karakikov | 2,300,000 | 410,000 |
| Tobias Duthweiler | 1,900,000 | -3,500,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:02 PM Local Time
Su Gets a Check-Raise Paid
On a completed board of , small blind Timothy Su checked and Alex Livingston bet 425,000 into about 900,000. Su came out with a check-raise to 1.55 million and Livingston thought about a minute then slid in a call.
Su showed for trips and took it down.
| Timothy Su | 18,780,000 | 2,280,000 |
| Alex Livingston [Alex Livingston (CA)] | 3,100,000 | -835,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:01 PM Local Time
Carl Shaw Eliminated in 101st Place ($59,295)
Johnathan Dempsey raised to 160,000 on the button and Carl Shaw three-bet to 700,000. Dempsey was in the think tank and moved all in, Shaw called it off for his last 1,600,000.
Carl Shaw:
Johnathan Dempsey:
The board came and Shaw was sent to the rail in 101st place.
| Johnathan Dempsey | 7,200,000 | 1,780,000 |
| Carl Shaw | 0 | -1,655,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:01 PM Local Time
Dzivielevski Takes From Rand
Yuri Dzivielevski defended out of the blinds and check-called a bet of 205,000 by Kevin Rand on the flop. They checked the turn and Dzivielevski bet the river for 875,000. Rand raised to 2,100,000 and Dzivielevski called.
Rand announced an eight and tabled the , while Dzivielevski had a straight with the .
| Yuri Dzivielevski | 6,300,000 | 2,770,000 |
| Kevin Rand | 3,800,000 | -3,330,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 12:59 PM Local Time
Vegemite Sandwich for Hachem
Action folded to Australian Daniel Hachem in the small blind, and he limped in.
Robert Heidorn elected to raise from the big blind to 300,000.
Hachem thought for a few moments, then splashed out a three-bet to 1,200,000.
"1.2?" asked Heidorn before he took about 30 seconds before folding.
| Robert Heidorn | 8,800,000 | 400,000 |
| Daniel Hachem | 7,100,000 | 335,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 12:55 PM Local Time
Lu Looking Up
The flop read , Henry Lu checked his big blind and Michael Kapernaros bet 230,000 from the cutoff. Gabe Patgorski folded his button and Lu made the call.
They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Lu bet 300,000 and Kapernaros called after contemplating for a while but mucked when Lu tabled for trip aces.
| Michael Kapernaros | 4,660,000 | -1,340,000 |
| Henry Lu | 3,400,000 | 2,275,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 12:47 PM Local Time
Messick Shoves on Greenwood
In what looked like a three-bet pot with about 1.4 million in the middle, Sam Greenwood checked in the big blind and Michael Messick checked in the cutoff to bring the turn out. The board now read and Greenwood bet 350,000. Messick stacked all but his last T5,000 chip and slid them in, and Greenwood folded instantly.
| Sam Greenwood | 10,500,000 | -900,000 |
| Michael Messick | 3,600,000 | 275,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 12:46 PM Local Time
Esfandiari Bluffs Into the Nuts
Action folded around to Christopher Ahrens in the small blind and he limped. Antonio Esfandiari was in the big and exercised his option with a raise to 285,000. Ahrens called and the flop came down , which both players checked.
After the dealer burned and turned the , Ahrens led out for 350,000 and Esfandiari called.
On the river, which put four spades on board, Ahrens bet just 300,000. Esfandiari thought for a bit before moving all in and Ahrens snap-called off for 1.67 million total.
Esfandiari showed the for just a pair of tens while Ahrens rolled over the for a flush, which he had made on the turn.
| Antonio Esfandiari | 4,700,000 | -1,930,000 |
| Christopher Ahrens | 4,650,000 | 2,845,000 |
Thursday, July 11, 2019 12:45 PM Local Time
Dempsey Fades Hearts and Overs to Double Through Bithell
Johnathan Dempsey opened to 210,000 from early position, and Oliver Bithell called on the button.
The flop landed and Dempsey continued for 400,000. Bithell raised to 875,000, and Dempsey moved all in for 2,400,000. Bithell called.
Dempsey:
Bithell:
Dempsey was at-risk with his pocket pair, and when the turn and river landed the and , he secured a double to over 5.4 million in chips.
| Johnathan Dempsey | 5,420,000 | 3,875,000 |
| Oliver Bithell | 4,360,000 | -2,040,000 |