Friday, July 12, 2013 6:13 PM Local Time
Dattani Loses Some Before Table Break
Umang Dattani and Eli Heath were involved in a substantial pot just before the two broke tables and moved.
On a flop of with about 50,000 chips in the pot already, Heath led for 27,000. In the next seat Dattani reraised to 70,000 which put Joseph Hertzog in the tank. Eventually Hertzog frustratedly mucked his hand putting the action back on Heath. He tanked for a bit but eventually called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the on the river where both players checked again. "Nines," Dattani said.
Heath did him one better though and showed his for a flush draw that turned into a pair. That was good enough to take down the pot just before the two players moved tables.
| Umang Dattani | 1,020,000 | -160,000  |
| Eli Heath | 560,000 | 192,500  |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:12 PM Local Time
"You Lose"
Fredrik Halling limped in from the small blind, and Marvin Rettenmaier popped it to 33,000 from the big blind.
"Big raise," Halling said, but he called anyway.
The flop came down , and Halling check-called 28,000. He check-called 46,000 after the turned, and the river brought a . Halling checked once more. After some thought, Rettenmaier checked behind him.
"You lose," Halling said, turning over for a boat. Retternmaier mucked his hand, and the two exchanged some banter about how the river may have cost Halling some value.
| Fredrik Halling | 790,000 | -79,000 |
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 600,000 | 5,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:10 PM Local Time
Notables in Amazon Purple
| John Crisostomo | 1,120,000 | 618,000 |
| Mark Newhouse | 710,000 | 268,500 |
| Jason Potter | 620,000 | 154,500 |
| Guillaume Rivet | 580,000 | 10,000 |
| Ashton Griffin | 430,000 | 180,000 |
| Rep Porter | 410,000 | -77,500 |
| Jackie Glazier | 370,000 | 55,000 |
| Brandon Meyers | 195,000 | 35,000 |
| Dutch Boyd | 180,000 | 72,000 |
| Matt Affleck | 170,000 | 25,000 |
| Raj Vohra | 110,000 | -355,500 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:09 PM Local Time
Goldstein Bets, Collects
With the board showing and around 165,000 in the middle, Nathan Goldstein pushed out an all-in bet of 114,000 and Samuel Taylor went into the tank for over a minute deciding what to do.
Finally Taylor folded, asking Goldstein if he'd show one card and Goldstein turned down the offer. "Better than ace-jack" surmised one at the table. "Better than ace-queen," said another with confidence.
Whatever Goldstein had, the bet he made was enough to win him the pot.
| Samuel Taylor | 590,000 | -260,000 |
| Nathan Goldstein | 278,000 | -172,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:08 PM Local Time
Lackey Runs Into Aces
After unknown preflop action, Paul Lackey was all in and at risk for around 200,000 holding . His opponent, David Stephens, had him crushed with , and held as the board rolled out .
Lackey was off to the cage to collect his cash, while Stephens is up to 820,000 chips.
| David Stephens | 820,000 | 459,500 |
| Paul Lackey | 0 | -233,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:08 PM Local Time
Bardah Busts Abdel Rahim, Then Wins Another
Ronnie Bardah is now up to 650,000 in chips after busting Muhammad Abdel Rahim, then taking a three-way pot that involved Kevin Allen and Amir Lehavot.
On the hand where Bardah busted Abdel Rahim, the two were in action on a flop of . Abdel Rahim fired a bet of 31,000, and Bardah raised to 61,000. Abdel Rahim reraised all in for around 160,000, and Bardah snapped it off.
Bardah showed the for top two pair against Abdel Rahim's . The turn was the , leaving Abdel Rahim drawing dead, then the river completed the board with the .
On the next hand, Bardah saw a flop of with Allen and Lehavot. Bardah was acting first and bet 28,000. Allen folded, but Lehavot called.
The turn was the , placing a four-card straight on the board. Bardah led for 39,000, and Lehavot gave it up.
| Ronnie Bardah | 650,000 | 360,000 |
| Amir Lehavot | 600,000 | -79,000 |
| Muhammad Abdel Rahim | 0 | -205,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:06 PM Local Time
Doyle Brunson Eliminated
Tim Ulrich raised to 16,000 in early position and Sergei Stazhkov called from the hijack. Doyle Brunson three-bet to 86,000 on the button, forcing folds from the blinds and from Ulrich. After a few moments Stazhkov re-raised all in, resulting in Brunson calling all in for 204,000.
Stazhkov:
Brunson:
The flop was no help to Brunson, nor was the turn. With only three outs, the two-time Main Event champion and 10-time bracelet winner was unable to catch a king as the river ended Brunson's impressive run.
Brunson received not one, but two rousing ovations from the entire Amazon Room as he graciously made his exit.
| Sergei Stazhkov | 676,000 | 262,000 |
| Doyle Brunson | 0 | -205,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:03 PM Local Time
Hinkle Gives it Up
The hand started with Grant Hinkle opening to 16,000 from under the gun, and finding a call from the opponent to his left. The rest of the table folded, as the two saw the flop come .
Hinkle then threw out a continuation bet of 10,000, before being met with an immediate raise to 35,000. He called, as the fell on the turn. A check was met with a bet of 50,000, as Hinkle went into the tank. He finally made the call, and stared down his opponent as the completed the board.
He then looked at the board, before checking once more. His opponent then moved all in, which was enough to send Hinkle's cards into the muck.
| Grant Hinkle | 202,000 | -103,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:00 PM Local Time
Blumenthal Calls a Five-Bet With Seven-Six; Doubles
Nicholas E. Blumenthal raised in early position, Aditya Agarwal three-bet to 42,000 in the cutoff, and the action folded back to Blumenthal, who four-bet to 84,000. Agarwal returned to the tank.
"One thirty-five," he finally announced, pushing forward a stack of orange T5,000 chips.
It was Blumenthal's turn to tank, and after 90 seconds or so he decided to call, risking a third of his stack. The flop fell , Blumenthal checked, and Agarwal fired out 105,000. Blumenthal moved all in for 276,000, and Agarwal called.
Blumenthal:
Agarwal:
There was a break in the action to allow the ESPN cameras to get in position, and when they were ready, the dealer burned and turned the . Blumenthal shot back in his chair and threw his hands on his head, but he was far from drawing dead - any seven, six, three, or eight would keep him alive.
The completed the board, giving Blumenthal a straight, and once again he threw his hands on his head.
"Jeeeeeeeeeeeez," he groaned at the dealer.
Blumenthal doubled to 850,000 chips, while Agarwal fell to 805,000.
| Nicholas E. Blumenthal | 850,000 | 324,000 |
| Aditya Agarwal | 805,000 | -285,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 6:00 PM Local Time
Flush for Luske
Carter Gill raised to 16,000 from early position, and action folded around to Marcel Luske in the big blind. Luske called, and the flop came . Both players checked, and the dealer turned the . Luske bet out for 17,000, and Gill called. The river was the , and Luske immediately pushed forward a bet of 35,000. Gill called almost as quickly, and Luske turned over for a flush. Gill mucked, and Luske took the pot.
Friday, July 12, 2013 5:53 PM Local Time
Smith Jams River On Curcio
From the hijack seat, Joseph Curcio raised to 16,000. Joshua Smith reraised to 33,000, and action folded back to Curcio. He called, and the dealer ran out the flop. Both players checked.
The turn was the , completing a possible flush draw. Curcio checked, Smith bet 38,000, and Curcio made the call.
The river completed the board with the . After Curcio checked with approximately 150,000 behind. Smith announced that he was all in, putting Curcio to the test as he had him covered. Curcio tanked for about a minute, then folded, and Smith won the pot.
| Joshua Smith | 550,000 | 469,500 |
| Joseph Curcio | 151,000 | -277,500 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 5:52 PM Local Time
431st - 451st Place
These players earned $24,480 for their Main Event finish. Keep an eye on the payouts tab for exact-place finishes.
| Ronald Mcginnity | 0 | -149,000 |
| Joshua Curtis | 0 | -159,000 |
| Frederik Jensen | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Guss | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Teves | 0 | -90,000 |
| Zachary Walker | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Beren | 0 | -103,000 |
| Tom Hu | 0 | -345,000 |
| James Van Alstyne | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Levitan | 0 | -278,000 |
| Samuel Gagnon | 0 | -121,500 |
| Katherine Bowen | 0 | -70,500 |
| Donald Martin | 0 | -252,000 |
| Michael Wortel | 0 | -420,000 |
| Paul George | 0 | -306,000 |
| Sean Winter | 0 | -263,500 |
| Matthew Bray | 0 | -318,000 |
| Juliano Maesano | 0 | -80,500 |
| Dmitry Ivanov | 0 | -354,000 |
| Benjamin Ane | 0 | -149,000 |
| Shawn Silber | 0 | -309,500 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 5:52 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Ravi Raghavan | 700,000 | -90,000 |
| Roberto Damelian | 670,000 | 308,500 |
| Adeep Harb | 640,000 | 416,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 625,000 | 77,000 |
| Byron Kaverman | 520,000 | -10,000 |
| Zachary Weiss | 520,000 | -5,000 |
| Vivek Rajkumar | 415,000 | -15,000 |
| Grant Hinkle | 305,000 | -220,000 |
| Melanie Weisner | 270,000 | -84,000 |
| Jeremy Druckman | 200,000 | -79,000 |
| Eddy Sabat | 190,000 | -5,000 |
| Jason Sackler | 165,000 | 5,000 |
| Lauren Kling | 70,000 | -105,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 5:46 PM Local Time
Finne Not Feeling Fine
Timothy Finne's Main Event run has come to an end at the start of Level 18 after taking his and the last of his chips up against Yi Fang's .
When the board ran out , Fang cried "I love ladies" a few times — referring to his pocket queens having held — and Finne wasn't too amused.
| Yi Fang | 578,000 | 345,000 |
| Timothy Finne | 0 | -600,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 5:46 PM Local Time
452nd - 473rd Place
These players earned $24,480 for their Main Event finish. Keep an eye on the payouts tab for exact-place finishes.
| Blake Yamada | 0 | -236,000 |
| Maxence Dupont | 0 | -326,500 |
| Andrew Sweeney | 0 | -405,500 |
| Arman Baklachyan | 0 | -21,000 |
| Michael Forca | 0 | -145,000 |
| James Anderson | 0 | -369,000 |
| Michael Mizrachi | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Bronstein | 0 | -351,000 |
| David Levy | 0 | -123,000 |
| Raymond Dandrea | 0 | 0 |
| Bryn Kenney | 0 | 0 |
| Chun Chen | 0 | 0 |
| Filipp Khavin | 0 | -51,000 |
| Isaac Haxton | 0 | -99,000 |
| Michael Stoner | 0 | -60,000 |
| Johnathan Dahlberg | 0 | -460,000 |
| Bodo Sbrzesny | 0 | -560,000 |
| Mark Kroon | 0 | 0 |
| Valentin Granier | 0 | -127,500 |
| Denny Lee | 0 | -294,500 |
| Nicholas Kamen | 0 | -248,000 |
| James Bord | 0 | 0 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 5:45 PM Local Time
Backlund Connects to Double
The action folded to Stephane Blouin in the small blind and he moved all in. Erik Backlund made the call from the big blind for his last 113,000 and the cards were tabled.
Blouin:
Backlund:
The board ran out to see Backlund double through to over 230,000 as Blouin slipped to roughly 250,000 in chips.
| Stephane Blouin | 250,000 | -442,500 |
| Erik Backlund | 235,000 | 105,500 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 5:44 PM Local Time
Mueller Busts a Shorty
Nicholas Kamen got his final 72,000 in preflop holding , but unfortunately for him, he ran straight into the of Greg Mueller. The two had to wait a couple of minutes for the cameras to get over there, and eventually, the dealer put out a board of . Kamen headed for the payout desk while Mueller up his stack to 425,000.
| Greg Mueller | 425,000 | 170,000 |
| Nicholas Kamen | 0 | -248,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 5:39 PM Local Time
Some Updated Counts from Orange
| Jay Farber | 1,544,000 | -76,000 |
| Liam Odonoghue | 955,000 | 362,500 |
| Garrett Gruener | 935,000 | 60,000 |
| James Alexander | 928,000 | -322,000 |
| Ramzi Jelassi | 920,000 | 422,000 |
| Ying Wong | 895,000 | -70,000 |
| Bruce Guinn | 887,000 | 408,000 |
| Samuel Taylor | 850,000 | 163,500 |
| Bradley Myers | 816,000 | 100,000 |
| Alexander Livingston | 796,000 | 376,500 |
| William Jr Te | 780,000 | 780,000 |
| Cary Marshall | 728,000 | 358,000 |
| Shane Pacheco | 720,000 | 72,500 |
| Donald Swartz | 712,000 | 13,000 |
| Sylvain Loosli | 710,000 | 209,500 |
| Hoa Luong | 700,000 | 367,500 |
| Brett Richey | 635,000 | 420,000 |
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 595,000 | -95,000 |
| Sterling Savill | 590,000 | 139,000 |
| Scott Dorin | 548,000 | 0 |
| Jaime Kaplan | 535,000 | -136,000 |
| Zachary Weiss | 525,000 | -65,000 |
| Jim Collopy | 465,000 | 145,500 |
| Denis Pisarev | 346,000 | -25,000 |
| Igor Dubinskyy | 336,000 | 16,000 |
| Myro Garcia | 333,000 | -123,500 |
| Jordan Batt | 329,000 | -1,000 |
| Patrick Sacrispeyre | 275,000 | 169,000 |
| Mario Ljubrici | 220,000 | 75,000 |
| Luke Schwartz | 220,000 | 20,000 |
| Shawn Sheikhan | 216,000 | 66,000 |
| Kristy Green | 120,000 | -227,000 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 115,000 | 53,000 |
| Nicolas Levi | 105,000 | -18,500 |
| Carlos Rodriguez | 80,000 | -372,000 |
| Harry Maurer | 69,000 | -15,500 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 5:34 PM Local Time
Some Counts from Amazon Orange
| Matthew Huey | 1,500,000 | 380,000 |
| Somar Al-Darwich | 1,300,000 | 558,500 |
| Sami Rustom | 950,000 | 509,000 |
| Bastian Fischer | 915,000 | 360,000 |
| Alexander Kuzmin | 900,000 | 200,000 |
| Ravi Raghavan | 790,000 | 451,000 |
| Kenneth Hsiung | 750,000 | 303,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2013 5:34 PM Local Time
Level 18 started
Level: 18
Blinds: 4000/8000
Ante: 1000