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Friday, July 31, 2015 1:39 PM Local Time
Daniel Negreanu raises to 22,000 from the button and wins the blinds and antes.
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:38 PM Local Time
Alex Masek moves all in for 96,000 from early position. Vincent Moscati calls from the cutoff, and everyone else folds.
Moscati:
Masek:
The board helps neither player, and it's a chopped pot.
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:35 PM Local Time
Loni Harwood raises to 25,000 from middle position, and Brad St. Vincent three-bets to 62,000 from the cutoff. Harwood folds, and St. Vincent takes the pot.
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:32 PM Local Time
Alex Masek shoves all in from the cutoff for a little less than 100,000, and no one calls.
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:31 PM Local Time
Darryll Fish raises to 22,000 from under the gun and everyone else folds.
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:30 PM Local Time
Loni Harwood raises to 25,000 from the button and wins the blinds and antes.
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:29 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Loni Harwood in the small blind, and she moves all in. Alex Masek, the short stack at the table, is in the big blind. He folds, and Harwood takes the pot.
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:27 PM Local Time
Vincent Moscati raises to 23,000 from late position, and Loni Harwood calls from the big blind.
The flop comes , and both players check. They check again on the turn, and the river is the . Harwood checks, Moscati bets 26,000, and Harwood folds.
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:25 PM Local Time
Loni Harwood raises to 22,000 from under the gun, and Brad St. Vincent calls from late position. Daniel Negreanu calls from the small blind.
The flop comes , and Negreanu checks. Harwood continues for 36,000, and both other players fold.
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:22 PM Local Time
Darryll Fish limps from the small blind, and Daniel Negreanu checks his big blind. The flop is
, and Fish checks. Negreanu bets 15,000, and Fish folds.
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:20 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Vincent Moscati in the small blind, and he raises to 30,000. Darryll Fish folds his big blind, and Moscati takes it.
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:19 PM Local Time
Paul Mattioda raises to 20,000 from middle position, and everyone else folds.
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:17 PM Local Time
Cards are in the air for Day 3 of the National Championship. Here's a look at the start-of-day chip counts and seating assignments:
Seat 1: Vincent Moscati - 463,000 (46 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish - 648,000 (64 bb)
Seat 3: Daniel Negreanu - 543,000 (54 bb)
Seat 4: — empty —
Seat 5: Paul Mattioda - 167,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: Loni Harwood - 1,340,000 (134 bb)
Seat 7: Alex Masek - 100,000 (10 bb)
Seat 8: — empty —
Seat 9: Brad St. Vincent - 410,000 (41 bb)
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:17 PM Local Time
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Friday, July 31, 2015 1:06 PM Local Time
Friday, July 31, 2015 5:25 AM Local Time
Welcome to the third and final day of the 2015 WSOP National Championship!
Two days ago, 122 players registered for this unique, invitation only tournament. One hundred of them earned free entries into this event as a result of their success on the World Series of Poker Circuit during the 2014-2015 season. The rest bought in for $10,000—in order to earn the right to buy in directly, a player had to be on the list of top 100 players from the World Series of Poker over the previous two years.
Now, only seven players remain, and they’ll battle it out today for the $344,599 first-place prize and the WSOP gold bracelet. The final day of play will be filmed for ESPN. The current plan is to broadcast the event on Tuesday, August 18th, at 9 p.m. ET.
Cards are scheduled to go in the air at 1 p.m. Play was stopped last night when Seth Berger was eliminated in eighth place, and when the tournament resumes today, there will be about 46 minutes remaining in Level 19, with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a 1,000 ante.
Today's Lineup:
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Seat
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Player
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Chips
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1
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Vincent Moscati
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463,000
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Vincent Moscati earned his seat in the National Championship as an at-large qualifier. He finished in 6th place on the season-long leaderboard, accumulating 200 points. He cashed eight times, and earned three Circuit rings in the process.
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2
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Darryll Fish
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648,000
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Darryll Fish secured his seat in the National Championship by winning the Main Event at Palm Beach Kennel Club in February. It was the first signature victory in Fish’s already successful poker career. He enters the final day of play second in chips.
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3
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Daniel Negreanu
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543,000
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Six-time WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu is the most famous player at this final table, and one of the most famous players in all of poker. His list of accomplishments in the game is unparalleled, including induction into the Poker Hall of Fame last year. He nearly added another accolade to his resume earlier this month, but just barely missed out on making the November Nine. (He finished in 11th place in the WSOP Main Event.) This is his first appearance in the National Championship, and he has the opportunity to add yet another accomplishment to his list.
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4
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Paul Mattioda
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167,000
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Paul Mattioda is an at-large qualifier for the National Championship. He finished in 19th place on the leaderboard after cashing 13 times and winning one ring. He enters the final day in 6th place, with 167,000 in chips.
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5
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Loni Harwood
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1,340,000
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Loni Harwood entered the National Championship via direct buy-in. She is one of only two players at this final table who has already earned a WSOP bracelet (the other is Negreanu). Harwood’s biggest successes came on the WSOP stage, especially during the 2013 Series, when she cashed six times, made three final tables, and earned her bracelet. She enters the final day with a massive chip lead, more than double the stack of her closest competitor.
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6
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Alex Masek
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100,000
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Alex Masek is one of the most successful players in the history of the WSOP Circuit. He holds the record for most career rings, with eight. This season, he finished in 37th place on the leaderboard, earning a seat into the National Championship as an at-large qualifier. He begins Day 3 last in chips, with only 100,000, so he has an uphill battle to his first bracelet today.
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7
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Brad St. Vincent
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410,000
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Brad St. Vincent earned his seat into the National Championship by winning Casino Champion honors at Foxwoods in May. St. Vincent cashed in six of the 12 events at the stop, winning one ring in the process. A victory here today would nearly double St. Vincent’s live career tournament earnings. He begins Day 3 in fifth place with 410,000 in chips.
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