Monday, January 15, 2018 1:32 PM Local Time
Jovan Sudar
Jovan Sudar raises from under the gun and action folds around to Casey Brown in the big blind, who puts in a three-bet. Sudar moves all in for about 1,200,000 and Brown calls.
It's a race for Sudar's tournament life with his up against Brown's .
Sudar asks for a king, but the flop comes and he is drawing to runners against Brown's top set. The turn is the , giving Sudar one of his runners, but the comes on the river and Sudar is eliminated in 21st place. He takes home $21,564 and the remaining 12 players are all guaranteed at least $26,564.
Casey Brown - 3,910,000 (78 bb)
Jovan Sudar - Eliminated
Monday, January 15, 2018 1:22 PM Local Time
Krzysztof Stybaniewicz raises to 120,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Jones defends his big blind. Action is checked to the river as the board runs out .
On the river, Jones checks and Stybaniewicz bets 135,000. Jones calls. Stybaniewicz shows and Jones mucks his hand.
Krzysztof Stybaniewicz - 1,450,000 (29 bb)
Daniel Jones - 730,000 (15 bb)
Monday, January 15, 2018 1:13 PM Local Time
Trung Pham checks the [qs,td,5d,7s] board and Mark Fink bets 185,000 into the pot of about 360,000. Casey Brown calls and Pham check-raises all in for 830,000. Fink reshoves all in and Brown folds.
Pham has a set with against the of Fink. The river is the and Pham wins the pot, stacking more than 2 million chips.
Trung Pham - 2,100,000 (42 bb)
Mark Fink - 1,350,000 (27 bb)
Monday, January 15, 2018 1:07 PM Local Time
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, January 15, 2018 1:06 PM Local Time
Jeffrey Trudeau raises from under the gun and is called by Mark Fink in the hijack, Krzysztof Stybaniewicz in the cutoff and Casey Brown on the button.
They are four-handed to a flop of and Trudeau bets 190,000. Frink and Stybaniewicz folds before Brown calls. The turn is the and Trudeau checks. Brown bets 325,000 and Trudeau calls. They both check the river.
"I have a ten," says Trudeau.
Trudeau shows and Brown mucks his hand.
Jeffrey Trudeau - 2,860,000 (71 bb)
Casey Brown - 2,900,000 (72 bb)
Monday, January 15, 2018 1:00 PM Local Time
Casey Brown limps under the gun and Trung Pham and Mark Fink both follow suit from the button and the small blind. Krzysztof Stybaniewicz is in the big blind and goes all in for 590,000. Brown and Pham fold and Fink takes a moment before calling.
Fink has [kd,qs] and is behind the of Stybaniewicz. The board runs out [ac,ks,td,5c,tc] and Stybaniewicz doubles up.
Krzysztof Stybaniewicz - 1,200,000 (30 bb)
Mark Fink - 2,450,000 (61 bb)
Monday, January 15, 2018 12:52 PM Local Time
Jeff Trudeau opens to 85,000 from under the gun and Jovan Sudar calls from the small blind.
The flop comes , Sudar checks, and Trudeau bets 110,000. Sudar makes it 275,000, Trudeau three-bet shoves, and Sudar calls all in for 660,000.
Trudeau turns up but is far behind Sudar's set of fives. The turn and river come clean for Sudar and he scores a double up.
Jovan Sudar - 1,600,000 (40 bb)
Jeff Trudeau - 1,950,000 (49 bb)
Monday, January 15, 2018 12:50 PM Local Time
Thai Tran eliminated in 14th place
Viet Vo raises to 85,000 from under the gun and Thai Tran moves all in from the hijack for 410,000. Brian Green goes into the tank for a couple minutes and then calls.
Vo four-bets to about 1,350,000 and Green folds face-up.
"I hope I got two overs," says Tran, showing .
Vo shows and has Tran in bad shape.
"And you folded my ace, too," says Tran to Green.
The board runs out clean for Vo as it comes and Vo's kings hold up to eliminate Tran in 14th place.Tran earns $21,564 for his efforts and Vo has about 20 percent of the chips in play.
Viet Vo - 4,900,000 (122 bb)
Thai Tran - Eliminated
Monday, January 15, 2018 12:46 PM Local Time
Jared Hemingway eliminated in 15th place
Viet Vo opens to 85,000 and Jared Hemingway shoves all in for 600,000 from the big blind.
"I only looked at one," Vo says checking his other card.
Vo calls showing and is ahead of the of Hemingway.
Vo stays ahead and stacks almost 4 million chips. Hemingway heads to the rail and takes home $21,564 for his 15th place finish.
Viet Vo - 3,900,000
Jared Hemingway - Eliminated in 15th place ($21,564)
Monday, January 15, 2018 12:42 PM Local Time
Trung Pham opens to 85,000 from under the gun, Daniel Jones moves all in for 270,000 from the small blind, and Pham calls. Jones turns over and has a commanding lead against Pham's .
The board runs out and Jones's dodges Pham's straight draw to score a double up.
Daniel Jones - 625,000 (16 bb)
Trung Pham - 1,350,000 (34 bb)
Monday, January 15, 2018 12:41 PM Local Time
Keenan Davis eliminated in 16th place
Jason Strasser opens to 90,000 and Keenan Davis shoves all in for 325,000. Strasser calls with against the of Davis.
Strasser stays in the lead to eliminate Davis in 16th place. Davis will take home $17,780 for his finish.
Jason Strasser - 1,600,000 (40 bb)
Keenan Davis - Eliminated in 16th place ($17,780)
Monday, January 15, 2018 12:32 PM Local Time
Hossein Guivehchi eliminated in 17th place
Hossein Guivehchi limps from middle position, Trung Pham completes the small blind, and Mark Fink uses his option in the big blind to raise to 200,000. Guivehchi moves all in for 450,000, Pham folds, and Fink calls.
Guivechi turns up and needs to get lucky against Fink's . The flop comes and both players flop a jack with Fink's kicker still out in front. The on the turn seals the deal and the on the river makes the elimination official.
Mark Fink - 2,480,000 (62 bb)
Hossein Guivehchi - Eliminated
Monday, January 15, 2018 12:22 PM Local Time
Jason Strasser raises all in over Jared Hemingway, after Hemingway bet 130,000 on the turn, The board reads and Hemingway calls with top pair, holding . Strasser shows for pair and a flush draw.
The river is the and Strasser doubles up making a flush.
Jason Strasser - 1,100,000 (27 bb)
Jared Hemingway - 1,000,000 (25 bb)
Monday, January 15, 2018 12:16 PM Local Time
Hossein Guivehchi opens to 125,000 from middle position, Casey Brown makes it 490,000 from the big blind, and Guivehchi three-bets to 1,000,000. Brown four-bet shoves 1,780,000 and Guivehchi calls.
Brown turns over and had a big lead on Guivehchi's . The board runs out and Brown's set of queens secure his double, catapulting him to the chip lead.
Casey Brown - 3,600,000 (90 bb)
Hossein Guivehchi - 740,000 (19 bb)
Monday, January 15, 2018 12:11 PM Local Time
Katherine Bowen eliminated in 18th place
Katherine Bowen fist pumps and shoves all in for 390,000 from middle position.
"Is that a good poker face?" she asks mimicking the action again.
Brian Green checks the exact count and calls. The remaining players fold and Bowen is behind holding against the of Green.
The board runs out [kh,js,5c,5h,th] and Bowen is eliminated shortly after the start of play.
Brian Green - 1,700,000 (42 bb)
Katherine Bowen - Eliminated in 18th place ($17,780)
Monday, January 15, 2018 12:01 PM Local Time
Cards are in the air for the final day of the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event.
Monday, January 15, 2018 12:01 PM Local Time
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, January 15, 2018 12:37 AM Local Time
Welcome to the third and final day of the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Choctaw Casino Resort. The 1,249 entrant field has been whittled down to the final 18 players and today, they play down to a champion.
Viet Vo will begin the day as chip leader after he bagged up 3,265,000 following Day 2. Hossein Guivehci (2,565,000) and Jeff Trudeau (2,510,000) round out the top three.
Each player has already locked up a $17,780 score, but everyone is eyeing the top prize. The champion will earn them $332,539, a WSOP Circuit Ring, and an entry into the prestigious Global Casino Championship. The top four finishers will all earn six figure paydays.
Be sure to check WSOP.com throughout the day for updates on all of the Day 3 action.
Table 1
Seat 1: Will Berry - 995,000
Seat 2: Thai Tran - 400,000
Seat 3: Jason Strasser - 515,000
Seat 4: Katherine Bowen - 400,000
Seat 5: Keenan Davis - 410,000
Seat 6: Jared Hemingway - 1,535,000
Seat 7: Brian Green - 1,340,000
Seat 8: Gil George - 2,200,000
Seat 9: Vet Vo - 3,265,000
Table 2
Seat 1: Daniel Jones - 435,000
Seat 2: Jeffrey Trudeau - 2,510,000
Seat 3: Trung Pham - 1,645,000
Seat 4: Mark Fink - 1,230,000
Seat 5: Krzysztof Stybaniewicz - 745,000
Seat 6: Casey Brown - 1,795,000
Seat 7: Jovan Sudar - 1,350,000
Seat 8: Mark Van Keirsbilck - 1,800,000
Seat 9: Hossein Guivehchi - 2,565,000