Event #28: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 3 Started
Event #28: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 3 Started
They will have to lose one more player calling it official, but the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship final table gets going at 2 p.m. today.
The list of the remaining ten is filled with accomplished poker players. The chip leader coming in is one Matt O'Donnell, who already made a final table this year finishing fifth in Event #4: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
But still in the hunt are names like three-time WSOP final table participant Chino Rheem, two-time WSOP final table participant Dan Shak, and WSOP bracelet winners Todd Brunson and Barny Boatman.
Throw in two-time WSOP final table participants Richard Lyndaker and Ismael Bojang, 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller champ Alex Bilokur, and 2012 $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em fourth-place finisher Alexander Venovski and we are assured some pretty good action today.
Stay tuned to PokerNews Live Updates to catch it all until a winner is crowned.
The cards are in the air here with 20 minutes remaining in Level 20.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante:
The first few hands in the final ten have started relatively slow with nothing moving past a flop and most hands of the raise and take it variety.
Conversation at the table has consisted of a casual conversation about the RFID playing cards they are using being slightly different than what the players are used to.
However, just moments ago, Alex Bilokur started the action with a 25,000 open before Matt O'Donnell made it 62,000 on the button.
Ismael Bojang suddenly got very still and quiet before sliding out a four-bet to 145,000. Both Bilokur and O'Donnell tanked for a short time before folding.
We got our first excessive celebration of the day, as Todd Brunson shouted his trademark "Yeah!!!" after taking a small pot from Dan Shak where Brunson turned two pair with against .
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante:
Chino Rheem called a preflop raise from Barny Boatman and they both checked the flop.
But when the board paired again on the turn and Boatman checked, Rheem led out for 55,000. Boatman responded with a check-raise to 110,000 and within 30 seconds Rheem called.
The river came the and without hesitation, Boatman checked. Rheem announced pot and before he could even move chips forward, Boatman's cards hit the muck
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chino Rheem |
900,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
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Barny Boatman |
170,000
-132,000
|
-132,000 |
Chino Rheem limped in early position, and Dan Shak raised to 50,000 in middle position. Rheem was the only taker, and the flop came . Rheem checked, and Shak bet 80,000. Rheem raised pot, and Shak announced all in and was quickly called.
Rheem:
Shak:
Shak was unable to turn the tide on the turn or river, and the official final table is set.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Dan Shak | Busted | |
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Seat | Player |
---|---|
1 | Alexander Venovski |
2 | Barny Boatman |
3 | Richard Lyndaker |
4 | Todd Brunson |
5 | Alex Bilokur |
6 | Chino Rheem |
7 | Pratyush Buddiga |
8 | Matt O'Donnell |
9 | Ismael Bojang |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chino Rheem |
1,366,000
466,000
|
466,000 |
|
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Matt O'Donnell |
1,006,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
Alex Bilokur |
582,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
||
Ismael Bojang |
527,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
||
Alexander Venovski |
391,000
-147,000
|
-147,000 |
Pratyush Buddiga |
334,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Todd Brunson |
300,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
||
Richard Lyndaker |
153,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
Barny Boatman |
146,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |