Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:50 PM Local Time
Maurice Hawkins Eliminated in 35th Place ($280,100)
Maurice Hawkins moved all in for 2,350,000 from early position, Joe Ghio reshoved for 10,000,000 in the hijack, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Maurice Hawkins:
Joe Ghio:
"I have spades. Spades work," Hawkins said, already standing up with his backpack around his shoulders, heading to the flop.
"That's not going to do it," he added. "I don't think i can win. Oh, yes I can, ten-seven."
"Nine-nine for a chop," a tablemate offered.
"Nah, nah, nah. It's easier to get ten-seven," Hawkins replied as the fell on the turn, leaving him drawing dead.
"That's not going to do it. Why can't you have ace-king, my guy?" Hawkins asked Ghio after hitting the on the river that wasn't enough for the WSOP Circuit ring king, who instead hit the rail in 35th place.
| Joe Ghio | 13,100,000 | 2,300,000  |
| Maurice Hawkins | 0 | -1,800,000  |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:49 PM Local Time
Raj Vohra Eliminated in 36th Place ($229,000)
Raj Vohra raised to 1,100,000 from middle position before Anirban Das made it 2,200,000 from late position. The button and blinds got out of the way and Vohra called for the rest of his chips. Action was heads up and Vohra was at risk for just over 2,000,000.
Raj Vohra:
Anirban Das:
The board ran out and Das flopped a pair of queens to send Vohra to the rail in 36th place for $229,000.
| Anirban Das | 11,800,000 | -575,000 |
| Raj Vohra | 0 | -2,850,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:49 PM Local Time
Pham and Lewis Play the Same Hand
Cong Pham open-raised for the second hand in a row, this time for 650,000 from the cutoff. The action folded to Toby Lewis, who defended his big blind.
Lewis then check-called a 700,000 bet from Pham on the flop before he decided to lead for 1,100,000 on the turn. Pham made the call and also called Lewis's 1,800,000 bet on the river.
Lewis tabled and Pham tabled for the same hand. The pair chopped up the pot while being complimented on their play by the other players at the table.
| Toby Lewis | 28,000,000 | 500,000 |
| Cong Pham | 14,000,000 | 850,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:48 PM Local Time
Holzner Finds the Birds
Daniel Holzner raised to 3,125,000 from under the gun, leaving a single chip behind. Henry Chan shoved all in as the bigger stack from the big blind. The floor was called to the table as Holzner was stalling for the pay jump and eventually he was forced to put his last chip in the middle.
Daniel Holzner:
Henry Chan:
The flop came and Chan picked up a straight draw as his only out. The and runout changed nothing and Holzner doubled up through Chan.
| Henry Chan | 7,700,000 | -4,100,000 |
| Daniel Holzner | 6,800,000 | 3,650,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:45 PM Local Time
Kimmel Three-Bets, Then Folds
Ruslan Prydryk opened to 600,000 from early position as action folded to Christopher Kimmel in the small blind who three-bet to 1,700,000. Prydryk called and they went heads-up to the flop.
Kimmel slowed down and checked, allowing Prydryk to bet 1,700,000. Kimmel didn't take too long before his cards found the muck.
| Ruslan Prydryk | 20,400,000 | 2,300,000 |
| Christopher Kimmel | 20,000,000 | -1,000,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:43 PM Local Time
Lapido Gets River Value
Juan Maceiras Lapido opened to 600,000 in the middle position and Richard Ryder defended out of the big blind.
Ryder checked on the flop of and Lapido continued for the same 600,000. Ryder called. Ryder checked again on the turn and Lapido checked back.
Ryder opted to lead for 700,000 on the river and Lapido responded with a raise to 3,000,000. Ryder called, only to muck as Lapido showed a pair of jacks with .
| Juan Maceiras | 68,000,000 | 3,700,000 |
| Richard Ryder | 20,000,000 | -2,400,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:37 PM Local Time
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi Eliminated in 37th Place ($229,000)
Ryan Tamanini raised to 600,000 and Daniel Scroggins then three-bet to 1,700,000 on the button. The four-bet shove of the initial raiser followed and Scroggins folded.
One hand later, Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi raised to 1,475,000 on the button and left himself exactly 300,000 — one big blind — behind. Eric Schneider checked his cards, nodded and tossed in chips before confirming he just called.
The flop came and Schneider moved all-in. Ohulchanskyi called.
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi:
Eric Schneider:
The turn gave Schneider trip tens and left the Ukrainian drawing dead to make the river bittersweet.
| Daniel Scroggins | 17,400,000 | -1,900,000 |
| Ryan Tamanini | 12,000,000 | 1,950,000 |
| Eric Schneider | 10,500,000 | 2,100,000 |
| Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi | 0 | -1,925,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:32 PM Local Time
Walton Leads on a Scary River
Nicholas Gerrity, with , opened to 600,000 under the gun and Adam Walton called from the small blind with . The flop came and Walton check-called a bet of 500,000 from Gerrity.
The turn was the and Walton checked again. Gerrity tossed in a bet of 1,100,000 and Walton quickly called. The river brought the and Walton led out with a bet of 5,050,000. Gerrity gave it some thought but decided to send his cards to the muck.
| Adam Walton | 27,500,000 | 3,075,000 |
| Nicholas Gerrity | 11,800,000 | -2,825,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:31 PM Local Time
Ghio Puts Hawkins to the Test
Joe Ghio raised to 600,000 from under the gun and Maurice Hawkins called in the big blind.
Both players checked the flop before Hawkins led out for 400,000 on the turn.
Ghio called and Hawkins made another small bet on the river, this time for 300,000. Ghio then moved all in and Hawkins, with 1,800,000 remaining, tanked for nearly a minute before he folded.
| Joe Ghio | 10,800,000 | 1,700,000 |
| Maurice Hawkins | 1,800,000 | -1,600,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:28 PM Local Time
Limped Pot Leads to Chips for Leader Maceiras Lapido
The action folded to Juan Maceiras Lapido in the small blind and he limped in. Andrey Pateychuk checked his big blind and a flop of was dealt.
Maceiras Lapido bet out 300,000 before Pateychuck raised to 900,000. Maceiras Lapido made the call before both players checked the turn. On the river, Maceiras Lapido checked once more and Pateychuk bet 1,800,000 this time.
After some speech play, Maceiras Lapido made the call and got shown fora bluffed jack-high. Macerias Lapido played two pair with and extended his chip lead.
| Juan Maceiras | 64,300,000 | 2,700,000 |
| Andrey Pateychuk | 5,100,000 | -3,300,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:22 PM Local Time
Level 32 started
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:10 PM Local Time
First Break of the Day
The remaining 37 players have stepped out for their first break of the day. Enjoy these highlights from the opening level of Day 8.
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:09 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at Break
| Juan Maceiras | 61,600,000 | -1,400,000 |
| Joshua Payne | 47,300,000 | -1,800,000 |
| Daniel Weinman | 32,300,000 | 0 |
| Jose Aguilera | 28,825,000 | -975,000 |
| Andrew Hulme | 28,200,000 | 0 |
| Toby Lewis | 27,500,000 | 12,250,000 |
| Jack O'Neill | 26,000,000 | -1,000,000 |
| Adam Walton | 24,425,000 | -2,075,000 |
| Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 23,050,000 | -2,450,000 |
| Richard Ryder | 22,400,000 | -2,600,000 |
| Daniel Vampan | 22,025,000 | 1,225,000 |
| Christopher Kimmel | 21,000,000 | 0 |
| Daniel Scroggins | 19,300,000 | 300,000 |
| Alec Torelli | 18,625,000 | -2,375,000 |
| Ruslan Prydryk | 18,100,000 | 0 |
| Ryan Tosoc | 16,250,000 | -1,150,000 |
| Nicholas Gerrity | 14,625,000 | -875,000 |
| Cong Pham | 13,150,000 | -850,000 |
| Bryan Obregon | 12,650,000 | -50,000 |
| Anirban Das | 12,375,000 | 1,350,000 |
| Henry Chan | 11,800,000 | 800,000 |
| Sachin Joshi | 11,200,000 | 0 |
| Ryan Tamanini | 10,050,000 | -950,000 |
| Dean Hutchison | 9,625,000 | 1,125,000 |
| Joe Ghio | 9,100,000 | 0 |
| Eric Schneider | 8,400,000 | -350,000 |
| Andrey Pateychuk | 8,400,000 | 350,000 |
| Steven Jones | 8,200,000 | -600,000 |
| Gabi Livshitz | 7,300,000 | 0 |
| Carlos Henrique Da Silva | 5,300,000 | -150,000 |
| Mark Teltscher | 5,100,000 | -2,900,000 |
| Maurice Hawkins | 3,400,000 | 0 |
| Harsheel Kothari | 3,400,000 | -100,000 |
| Daniel Holzner | 3,150,000 | -9,850,000 |
| Matthew Wantman | 3,000,000 | 0 |
| Raj Vohra | 2,850,000 | -625,000 |
| Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi | 1,925,000 | -300,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:09 PM Local Time
Alexander Villa Eliminated in 38th Place ($229,000)
Alexander Villa raised to 525,000 in the cutoff and Jose Aguilera defended from the big blind. The flop came and Villa continued with a bet of 850,000. Aguilera check-raised to 2,500,000 and Villa called.
The turn brought the and Aguilera slid out a bet of 2,000,000. Villa again called and the completed the board. Aguilera announced all in, putting Villa to the test for his remaining stack of roughly 7,400,000. Villa thought for nearly half of the break and then called it off. Aguilera showed for a set of eights while Villa was left with .
| Jose Aguilera | 29,800,000 | 14,850,000 |
| Alexander Villa | 0 | -14,000,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:04 PM Local Time
Kimmel Bets Big Into Break
Sachin Joshi raised to 525,000 from under the gun and Christopher Kimmel called in the small blind.
The flop came and Kimmel checked over to Joshi, who continued for 900,000. Kimmel then put in a raise to 2,300,000 and Joshi called.
The rest of the table had already left for the break by the time the fell on the turn. Kimmel paused for a minute before betting 3,600,000. Joshi quickly folded and Kimmel took the pot.
| Daniel Weinman | 32,300,000 | -1,400,000 |
| Christopher Kimmel | 21,000,000 | 2,550,000 |
| Ruslan Prydryk | 18,100,000 | 1,750,000 |
| Sachin Joshi | 11,200,000 | -2,150,000 |
| Joe Ghio | 9,100,000 | -200,000 |
| Gabi Livshitz | 7,300,000 | -1,100,000 |
| Maurice Hawkins | 3,400,000 | -1,600,000 |
| Matthew Wantman | 3,000,000 | -500,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:02 PM Local Time
Massive Pot Goes to Lapido
Juan Maceiras Lapido opened to 500,000 in the cutoff and Dean Hutchison three-bet to 2,500,000 in the small blind.
"Uh, oh! How much is that?" Lapido asked before calling. "I'm not going anywhere."
Hutchison continued for 1,850,000 on the flop and Lapido raised to 4,500,000. Hutchison called as the camera crew worked its way over.
Hutchison checked on the turn and Lapido sized down to 3,500,000. Hutchison again called. Hutchison checked once more on the river and Lapido pulled the trigger and announced "all in."
Hutchison went deep into the tank for over five minutes as he considered calling off with his final 8,500,000. He eventually folded and Lapido wiped his forehead as those at the table encouraged him to turn over a bluff.
"I may have been bluffing with the best hand, but I don't think so. I had two pair. Better than jacks and threes."
| Juan Maceiras | 63,000,000 | 19,000,000 |
| Dean Hutchison | 8,500,000 | -11,000,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 3:00 PM Local Time
Tim Van Loo Eliminated in 39th Place ($229,000)
Andrew Hulme raised to 2,100,000 and Tim Van Loo went into the tank before he shoved around 9,000,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table was out of the way and Hulme called quickly to put Van Loo at risk.
Tim Van Loo:
Andrew Hulme:
The board ran out and Hulme held on with a flopped set of aces to eliminate Van Loo in 39th place for $229,000.
| Andrew Hulme | 28,200,000 | 8,950,000 |
| Tim Van Loo | 0 | -8,000,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 2:57 PM Local Time
Ohulchanskyi Doubles Through Da Silva
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi moved all-in for the last 800,000 froman early position and received a call from Carlos Henrique Da Silva out of the big blind.
Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi:
Carlos Henrique Da Silva:
The board ran out and the kicker played for Ohulchanskyi to double.
| Carlos Henrique Da Silva | 5,450,000 | -1,050,000 |
| Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi | 2,225,000 | 800,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 2:54 PM Local Time
Walton Sniffs Out the Bluff
Adam Walton made the minimum raise of 500,000 from the button and Nicholas Gerrity defended his big blind. The flop then fell and both players checked.
Gerrity led for 600,000 on the turn, but Walton responded with a raise to 1,500,000. Gerrity swiftly folded and Walton took it down.
| Adam Walton | 26,500,000 | 7,500,000 |
| Nicholas Gerrity | 15,500,000 | -250,000 |
Thursday, July 13, 2023 2:47 PM Local Time
Jones Flops an Ace to Stay Alive
The action folded to Steven Jones in the hijack who shipped all in for 4,100,000. Bryan Obregon thought for a minute on the button and then called to put Jones at risk.
Steven Jones:
Bryan Obregon:
The flop came and Jones picked up a pair of queens to take the lead. The on the turn changed nothing and the on the river gave Jones the double up.
| Bryan Obregon | 12,700,000 | -3,900,000 |
| Steven Jones | 8,800,000 | 2,800,000 |