Wednesday, May 30, 2018 9:15 PM Local Time
Loeser Adds Another Bounty
It folded to the player on the button who moved all in for 157,000. Manig Loeser was in the small blind and thought before moving all in himself. The big blind folded.
All-in Player:
Manig Loeser:
The board ran out and Loeser added a healthy amount of chips to his stack, moving over 500,000 in the process, and pocketing another $3,000 bounty chip.
| Manig Loeser | 520,000 | 170,000  |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 9:07 PM Local Time
Chen Eliminated Shortly After the Break
Harsukhpaul Sangha missed the first hand after the break, but soon made up for it in the second hand back, eliminating Pete Chen. Chen held and Sangha .
The board ran out and Chen was eliminated.
| Harsukhpaul Sangha | 270,000 | |
| Pete Chen | 0 | -40,000  |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:44 PM Local Time
Break
Players are going on break as they color up the T-500 chips.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:42 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at the Break
| Ben Heath | 335,000 | 248,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 305,000 | 5,000 |
| Mohsin Charania | 270,000 | 207,000 |
| Paul Volpe | 250,000 | 130,000 |
| Marc Macdonnell | 230,000 | -10,000 |
| Antoine Saout | 200,000 | 0 |
| Daniel Strelitz | 160,000 | -20,000 |
| Albert Daher | 140,000 | -110,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 95,000 | 5,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 80,000 | |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:40 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
| Bryn Kenney | 660,000 | 425,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 440,000 | 166,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 350,000 | -17,000 |
| Talal Shakerchi | 325,000 | 55,000 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 300,000 | -60,000 |
| John Racener | 290,000 | 239,000 |
| Davis Aalvik | 210,000 | 25,000 |
| Brian Rast | 90,000 | 5,000 |
| Pete Chen | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:36 PM Local Time
Prize Pool Details Confirmed
The prize pool details have been announced. With 243 entries in total, a prize pool of $1,555,200 has been created, with 36 of those entries making the money and a min-cash good for $10,192.
The winner will walk away with the first-place cash of $393,693 and the coveted gold WSOP bracelet (and the bounties they managed to collect over the duration of the tournament).
| Place | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | $393,693 |
| 2 | $243,323 |
| 3 | $169,195 |
| 4 | $119,659 |
| 5 | $86,096 |
| 6 | $63,042 |
| 7 | $46,993 |
| 8 | $35,671 |
| 9 | $27,582 |
| 10-12 | $21,734 |
| 13-15 | $17,458 |
| 16-18 | $14,300 |
| 19-27 | $11,950 |
| 28-37 | $10,192 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:34 PM Local Time
Owen Falls To Peebles
With a player on the button havind a stack of just three antes, Adam Owen seized the opportunity and shoved all in for 38,000 from middle position. Behind him, Thomas Peebles came over the top for 140,000, and the button called all in as well.
Adam Owen:
Thomas Peebles:
Button:
The board ran out and Peebles collected both player's bounties.
| Thomas Peebles | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| Adam Owen | 0 | -100,500 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:25 PM Local Time
Christner Eliminated
On a board, Christian Christner moved all in and was called by Antonio Lievano.
Christner held for a flush draw, but was up against a better flush draw from Lievano who held . Lievano also had a straight draw which blocked Christner's potential outs.
The turn was the and the river the . "That's the best hand you could have seen," someone at the table said to Lievano.
| Thomas Muehloecker | 0 | -120,000 |
| Lauren Roberts | 0 | |
| Adrian Mateos | 0 | -57,000 |
| Christian Christner | 0 | -39,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:17 PM Local Time
Obst Outed by Loeser
The flop read and the pot already contained about 23,000. Manig Loeser had checked his small blind and James Obst bet 7,000. Loeser checked out Obst's stack and raised to 19,000. Obst called.
The turn brought them the , Loeser looked at Obst's stack again and then bet around 120,000. Obst closed his eyes while also trying to enjoy his massage and considered his options. In the end, he called.
James Obst:
Manig Loeser:
Loeser flopped trip tens to grab Obst's bounty.
| Manig Loeser | 367,000 | 162,000 |
| James Obst | 0 | -80,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:16 PM Local Time
Saout Doubles Through Bicknell; Papazian Gone
Unsurprisingly, the action is moving at a frenetic pace in this one-day event. Saout, after just doubling up, doubled up again at the expense of Kristen Bicknell. Bicknell had a bet of 22,000 in front of her, Saout shoved 95,000 and Bicknell called it off with a shrug.
Saout's was ahead from start to finish against Bicknell's on a board, which left the two-time bracelet winner short stacked.
At another table, Marc Macdonnell raised to 8,000 and received a call. Alex Papazian three-bet shoved 22,000, Macdonnell isolated and got it heads-up.
Alex Papazian:
Marc Macdonnell:
The window card was the to pair Macdonnell's kicker and end Papazian's attempt at another bracelet.
| Marc Macdonnell | 240,000 | 150,000 |
| Antoine Saout | 200,000 | 110,000 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 30,000 | -20,000 |
| Alex Papazian | 0 | -55,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:09 PM Local Time
Saout Busts a Player
A player moved all in for 7,000 from under the gun. He got two callers before Saout three-bet all in over the top for 65,000. The two callers folded.
All-in Player:
Antoine Saout:
The board ran out and Saout's pair of eights was enough to send his opponent to the rail, meaning he picked up a $3,000 bounty.
| Antoine Saout | 90,000 | 45,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:05 PM Local Time
Bounties for Hellmuth and Young; Hall and Andress Eliminated
Justin Young made himself $3,000 richer after scooping up Cate Hall's last few chips in an unknown confrontation. At another table, Phil Hellmuth also collected a bounty to move up to 235,000 in chips.
Holding , Hellmuth was all in against a shorter stacked John Andress with . Three hearts arrived on the board to improve the 14-time WSOP bracelet winner to the best hand.
| Justin Young | 235,000 | 137,000 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 140,000 | 113,000 |
| Cate Hall | 0 | -53,000 |
| John Andress | 0 | -50,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 8:02 PM Local Time
Gross Eliminated by Ruge
Jeff Gross was all-in for about 55,000 from mid-position and called by Arne Ruge in the small blind with the bigger stack.
Jeff Gross:
Arne Ruge:
The board ran out - no help for Gross and his bounty went into Ruge's pocket while he made his way out of the tournament area.
| Arne Ruge | 132,000 | 63,000 |
| Jeff Gross | 0 | -21,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 7:56 PM Local Time
Young Cracks Aces to Triple
Justin Young moved all in for 33,500 from under the gun. Dylan Linde was in middle position and three-bet all in for 53,500. A third player then four-bet all in, covering both players.
Justin Young:
Dylan Linde:
Player 3:
The board ran out meaning Young's set gave him a triple up, while Linde lost out slightly but stays alive.
| Justin Young | 98,000 | 48,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 40,000 | -15,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 7:56 PM Local Time
Hallaert Keeps Getting More
Kenny Hallaert raised to 7,000 from the button. Kristen Bicknell looked at her cards and folded but Dylan Linde wasn't going away. He glanced at Hallaert's raise and decided to three-bet to 25,000. Hallaert deliberated his options and then called.
The flop came , Linde continued with a bet of 14,000 and Hallaert called.
They both checked through the to the on the river on which they both checked again. Linde tabled but the of Hallaert beat it as he had rivered a higher pair.
| Kenny Hallaert | 360,000 | 55,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 55,000 | -30,000 |
| Cate Hall | 53,000 | 16,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 7:50 PM Local Time
McKeehen Eliminated
The player in mid-position was all-in for 23,000. Joe McKeehen also shoved for about 85,000 from the button and the player in the small blind called with the bigger stack.
Mid-position:
Joe McKeehen:
Small Blind:
The board ran out - the player in mid-position tripled up and the rest of McKeehen's stack and his bounty went to the player in the small blind.
| Joe McKeehen | 0 | -125,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 7:50 PM Local Time
More Counts
| Eric Blair | 360,000 | 105,000 |
| Rafael Bertani | 290,000 | 65,000 |
| Talal Shakerchi | 270,000 | 229,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 205,000 | -2,000 |
| Daniel Strelitz | 180,000 | 157,000 |
| Joey Weissman | 155,000 | 57,400 |
| Paul Volpe | 120,000 | 88,000 |
| James Obst | 80,000 | 25,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 7:49 PM Local Time
Sontheimer Eliminated
Steffen Sontheimer was getting to his feet after losing out with against the of Davis Aalvik for his last 44,000. The board ran out and Aalvik rivered two pair to crack his opponent's queens.
| Davis Aalvik | 185,000 | 185,000 |
| Steffen Sontheimer | 0 | -120,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 7:40 PM Local Time
Some Chip Counts
| Alex Foxen | 274,000 | 204,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 207,000 | 12,000 |
| Alan Mastic | 180,000 | 30,000 |
| Adam Owen | 100,500 | 13,500 |
| Arne Ruge | 69,000 | 19,000 |
| Stefan Schillhabel | 0 | -50,000 |
| Koray Aldemir | 0 | -50,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 7:20 PM Local Time
Break
Players are going on a 20-minute break. When they return the registration will close.