Sunday, June 26, 2022 6:14 PM Local Time
Break Time
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Sunday, June 26, 2022 6:11 PM Local Time
Menesplier Forces Out Lamanna, Busts One
An under-the gun player moved all in for 875,000 and Brian Lamanna called in middle position.
From the small blind, Arnaud Menesplier then re-shoved for 2,200,000 and sent Lamanna into the tank for several minutes before folding, claiming he had ace-king.
The under-the-gun player showed , while Menesplier had . The board came and Menesplier received a huge boost to his stack just as players prepared to go on break.
| Arnaud Menesplier | 3,700,000 | 3,422,000  |
| Brian Lamanna | 1,450,000 | 1,074,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 6:02 PM Local Time
Big Slick Does the Trick for Fangayen
Daxton Alexander got his stack of around 600,000 all in preflop and found himself at risk against Bayani Fangayen.
Bayani Fangayen:
Daxton Alexander:
Daxton Alexander was dominated and looking for some help. The flop provided some "chop-portunities" but that was about it.
The running turn and river meant both players wound up with two pair, but that meant the kicker played. Fangayen was best in that department and sent Alexander to the payout desk.
| Bayani Fangayen | 3,000,000 | 500,000 |
| Daxton Alexander | 0 | -880,000  |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 5:54 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Count
| Jordan Pelon | 9,500,000 | 9,263,000 |
| Francklin Flory | 6,500,000 | 5,836,000 |
| Kao "Flexx" Saechao | 5,500,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Donnie Peters | 2,550,000 | 5,000 |
| Martins Kleins | 2,500,000 | 1,250,000 |
| Damian Kucharski | 1,900,000 | 535,000 |
| Gabriel Andrade | 1,700,000 | 1,265,000 |
| Corey Blomdahl | 1,700,000 | 1,120,000 |
| Christopher Paolino | 1,500,000 | 1,150,000 |
| Hartt Stearns | 1,300,000 | -400,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 5:43 PM Local Time
Davila Triples Up Against Matching Ace-King
Jon Kyte preserved on his phone a photo of a three-way all in he just played against Stella Davila.
According to Kyte, he raised to 175,000 from under the gun before Davila shoved for 1,200,000. The player in the big blind re-shoved for 2,400,000 and Kyte called both players.
Kyte and the big blind both showed ace-king, while Davila had pocket fives. The board ran out and Davila tripled up at the expense of Kyte and the big blind.
| Stella Davila | 3,800,000 | 3,675,000 |
| Jon Kyte | 3,500,000 | 3,180,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 5:35 PM Local Time
Boctor Shows Tens to "JoeytheMush"
Ramy Boctor limped in from under the gun before Joey Straub, aka "JoeytheMush," raised to 250,000. Boctor called and they went heads-up to a flop.
Boctor checked over to Straub, who continued with a bet of 225,000. Boctor again called, and the two players checked down the turn and river.
"Tens," Boctor announced, showing as Straub mucked. Despite losing that pot, "JoeytheMush" is still sitting comfortably around 3,000,000.
| Joseph Straub | 3,000,000 | 2,662,000 |
| Ramy Boctor | 2,600,000 | 2,148,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 5:23 PM Local Time
Kushell, Once Ready to Leave, Now Near Chip Lead
"Is everyone filming this," a player at the table said as Bob Kushell and two opponents had all their chips in the middle pre-flop, with several players taking out their phones to record the action. Both players were in for around 900,000.
Kushell showed and was up against and . The board ran out and Kushell's pocket kings held up to bust both opponents.
"Nice hand, sir. I hate to die like that," one of the defeated foes told him after the hand. "See you at the final table. Some of those chips are mine."
According to the table, Kushell was down to 90,000 at one point today and was preparing to leave and go play another tournament. Instead, he's now among the chip leaders.
| Robert Kushell | 4,300,000 | 3,796,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 5:13 PM Local Time
Oxman Rides Back-to-Back Aces Up the Counts
Stephen Frakes, aka "Steve the Mover," was spotted heading to the payout desk and related a hand he played against Ari Oxman.
Frakes raised to 125,000 from under the gun before Ari Oxman three-bet to 480,000. Frakes went all in for 1,700,000 and Oxman called with . Frakes had ace-king and failed to hit a miracle on the board to bust.
This was the second consecutive hand Oxman had busted an opponent with pocket aces. "The skill isn't getting back-to-back aces. It's getting paid with back-to-back aces," Oxman said as he stacked up nearly 5,000,000.
| Ari Oxman | 4,900,000 | 4,636,000 |
| Stephen Frakes | 0 | -344,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 5:02 PM Local Time
Shah Holds on Against Buzgon
Sean Shah was all in for around 1,200,000 and up against Daniel Buzgon.
Sean Shah:
Daniel Buzgon:
Buzgon was behind but picked up some more outs as the board came .
"Always a sweat," a tablemate said heading to the river, which came , safe for Shah to double up and leave Buzgon on a short stack.
| Sean Shah | 2,600,000 | 1,837,000 |
| Daniel Buzgon | 550,000 | -750,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 4:51 PM Local Time
Thysell Spikes the Turn
Picking up the action on a flop of , the big blind checked to Will Thysell in middle position who put out a bet of 125,000.
The big blind came back with a raise to 450,000 and Thysell went into the tank, standing up and taking off his sunglasses as he stared down the stack of his opponent.
Thysell eventually announced he was all in for 1,165,000 and the big blind quickly called with for two pair. Thysell showed for an overpair and a flush draw.
Thysell didn't complete his flush on the turn, but he did hit the to make a set. The on the river improved him to a flush and knocked out his opponent, who he had barely covered.
| Will Thysell | 2,400,000 | 2,176,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 4:30 PM Local Time
Nethery Scoops in Pot
Joining the action on the turn the board read and John Nethery moved all in for 650,000 from the small blind. The middle position player folded.
| John Nethery | 1,100,000 | 399,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 4:27 PM Local Time
Wakita Has Saechao Dominated
Shun Wakita moved all in for around 525,000 in the hijack. Next to act, Kao "Flexx" Saechao called as the rest of the table got out of the way.
Shun Wakita:
Kao "Flexx" Saechao:
Wakita paired his king on the flop and Saechao was already pushing the chips over to him by the time the turn and river were dealt as Wakita doubled up through the overnight chip leader.
| Shun Wakita | 1,100,000 | 870,000 |
| Kao "Flexx" Saechao | 900,000 | -400,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 4:15 PM Local Time
Desimoni Returns From Break to Double Up
On the first hand back from break, a player in middle position moved all in and Bruno Desimoni re-shoved for his last 790,000 from the small blind.
Bruno Desimoni:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Desimoni's hand held up. The stacks were counted down and Desimoni was covered by just 70,000, earning a full double up.
| Bruno Desimoni | 1,700,000 | 1,047,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 3:51 PM Local Time
Break Time
Players will now be going on a 15 minute break as only 477 remain.
Sunday, June 26, 2022 3:44 PM Local Time
Abreu Bets River
Joining the action on the river the board read . Action was heads up and checked to Vitor Abreu on the button. He bet 200,000 on the river and his opponent went into the tank before folding.
Sunday, June 26, 2022 3:40 PM Local Time
Cestnik Flops a Set in Three-Way All In
A player in early position raised to 80,000 and was called by Jorge Cestnik in middle position. The big blind then shoved all in for 250,000 and both players called.
The flop came and the early position player shoved all in. Cestnik snap-called for his last 440,000.
Big Blind:
Jorge Cestnik:
Early Position:
"Oh, wow," the early position player said upon seeing Cestnik's flopped set. The board ran out and Cestnik doubled up while busting the big blind.
| Jorge Cestnik | 1,400,000 | 982,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 3:29 PM Local Time
Abraham Eliminates Opponent
Joining the action on the turn with the board and Tamar Abraham bet 225,000 from the big blind. Her opponent in early position called before the third opponent moved all in. Abraham made the call covering her opponent while the other player folded.
Opponent:
Tamar Abraham:
The river was the which eliminated her opponent and made Abraham one of the biggest stacks in the room.
| Tamar Abraham | 4,000,000 | 2,425,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 3:22 PM Local Time
Peters Takes Out a Player Looking for TV Time
Donnie Peters raised from the cutoff to 80,000 as action folded around to the player in the big blind. With around 300,000 remaining, he went into the tank for several minutes playing with his chips.
"You're on TV," a tablemate told him as a PokerGo cameraman stood behind him snapping pictures of Peters.
"Then I'm all in," the big blind said, turning over . Peters showed .
"Why did you say that," the all-in player said upon seeing he was dominated. "I would've folded."
He got no help on the and hit the rail while Peters climbed above 2,000,000.
| Donnie Peters | 2,200,000 | -220,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 3:16 PM Local Time
Kagin Eliminates Linett
Nathan Tsang raised to 60,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Eric Linett on the button who moved all in for 250,000. Adam Kagin in the small blind moved all in over the top for 625,000. Tsang asked for a count before deciding to fold.
Eric Linett:
Adam Kagin:
Linett was behind and at risk and dominated by Kagin. The board ran out which eliminated Linett from the tournament.
| Nathan Tsang | 3,300,000 | 0 |
| Adam Kagin | 1,050,000 | |
| Eric Linett | 0 | -366,000 |
Sunday, June 26, 2022 3:00 PM Local Time
A Round of Chip Counts
| Randy Ornelas | 2,700,000 | 2,378,000 |
| Daniel Buzgon | 1,300,000 | 887,000 |
| Kao "Flexx" Saechao | 1,300,000 | -700,000 |
| Dave Smart | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Eric Baldwin | 950,000 | 721,000 |
| Kenny Hsiung | 550,000 | 94,000 |
| Christopher Paolino | 350,000 | -650,000 |