Event #11: No-Limit Hold'em Main Event

Jeff Fielder opened to 105,000 from early position, Doug Ashmore called from the cutoff, and Jon Wood moved all in for 505,000 from the big blind. Fielder asked for a count before re-shoving, and Ashmore opted to fold.

Fielder:   
Wood:   

The flop was    , giving Wood a wheel draw, but Fielder held two of his outs. The   on the turn was a brick, and the   on the river actually gave Fielder a six-high straight.

Wood was eliminated in 12th place, and will pocket $24,949. Fielder is once again the chip leader.

Jeff Fielder	3,550,000	900,000
Doug Ashmore	850,000	-140,000
Jon Wood	0	-620,000

Just before the break, Bryan Campanello opened to 80,000 from early position, and Drazen Ilich defended his big blind. The dealer fanned    , and Ilich check-called an 80,000-chip bet from Campanello.

The turn was the  , Ilich checked again, and Campanello fired 170,000. Ilich called.

The   completed the board and both players knuckled. Ilich turned over   , for a pair of sixes, and Campanello scrunched his face before mucking.

Here are full counts:

Bryan Campanello	3,675,000	475,000
Dale Roesel	3,275,000	75,000
Jeff Fielder	2,650,000	-200,000
Paul Phillips	2,230,000	170,000
Lee Abramson	2,020,000	20,000
Drazen Ilich	1,825,000	125,000
Matt Kirby	1,755,000	5,000
Brant Hale	1,420,000	420,000
Doug Ashmore	990,000	-290,000
Cliff Stewart	975,000	-225,000
Krissi McFarland	725,000	-25,000
Jon Wood	620,000	-155,000

Cliff Stewart's stack has done nothing but went down here in Level 29, but he recently righted the ship with a nice win against Krissi McFarland.

It happened when Stewart opened for 80,000 from the hijack and McFarland defended from the big. Both players then checked the     flop, leading to the   on the turn. McFarland checked, Stewart bet 105,000, and McFarland check-raised to 220,000. Stewart made the call and the watched McFarland lead out for 200,000 on the   river.

Stewart only had about 400,000 behind and thought for about 90 seconds before calling off half of it with   . It was a good call as McFarland held the inferior   .

Cliff Stewart	1,200,000	550,000
Krissi McFarland	750,000	-400,000

We have just received word that Andrew Robinson, who currently leads the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Casino Championship race with 75 points, has been eliminated from Event #12 $580 No-Limit Hold'em, which means he won't be earning any more points here in Durant. Robinson amassed his points over three cashes: 13th in Event #5, 2nd in Event #7, and 4th in Event #10.

With that said, Drazen Ilich is able to catch him if he finishes in fourth place or better. Placing fourth will tie Ilich with Robinson, but he would win the tiebreaker should no one pass him Event #12, though there are still players alive in that event
that could impact the standings.

Points earned for Main Event finishes (top chart) & Prelim Events (bottom):

Brenda Bassett open-shoved for her last 255,000 from early position, and the action folded to Cliff Stewart, who tanked for the better part of two minutes, then called.

Bassett:   
Stewart:   

The board ran out      , and Bassett was eliminated in 14th place.

Cliff Stewart	1,075,000	225,000
Brenda Bassett	0	-350,000

It took about a half hour for the first elimination to occur here on Day 3, and the unfortunate victim was Kasra Khodayarkhani.

Lee Abramson opened for 90,000 from early position and watched the field fold around to the small blind. It was then that Dale Roesel three-bet to 210,000, prompting Khodayarkhani to four-bet all in for 680,000 from the big blind. Abramson got out of the way and Roesel snap-called.

Roesel:   
Khodayarkhani:   

It was a bit of a cooler for Khodayarkhani as he had run his big pocket pair into one of the three bigger ones possible. The     flop wasn't anything special, and neither was the   turn. Khodayarkhani needed a jack on the river to survive, but it was not in the cards as the   peeled off.

Khodayarkhani exited in 15th place to a nice round of applause.

Dale Roesel	2,900,000	820,000
Kasra Khodayarkhani	0	-670,000

Action folded to Clifton Stewart in the hijack and he opened for 85,000. Bryan Campanello, who was next to act in the cutoff, then three-bet to right around 200,000, action folded back to Stewart, and a call was made. The latter proceeded to lead out for 190,000 on the     flop, and then bet an additional 320,000 on the   turn.

Campanello responded by moving all in, and Stewart hit the tank. While contemplating the decision, Stewart popped a piece of gum, leaned back in his chair, and double checked his cards. Eventually he decided to concede the hand and gentle slid his cards to the dealer.

Bryan Campanello	2,700,000	520,000
Cliff Stewart	850,000	-905,000

Here's a look at the "Money Awarded By Venue" so far on the WSOP Circuit (Courtesy of the WSOP's Jess Welman):

Day 3 of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Choctaw Durant Main Event will begin in 30 minutes or so, and leading the remaining 15 players is Circuit regular Jeff Fielder. Fielder, who already owns one WSOP-C gold ring, bagged over 3.2 million chips upon the completion of Day 2. He is looking to best his previous largest score of $67,422, which he earned for finishing 92nd in the 2010 WSOP Main Event.

Drazen Ilich enters the third and final day sixth in chips with 1.7 million. Ilich is a two-time ring winner, and if he finishes fourth or higher then he will became the casino champion for Choctaw Durant. The current leader is Andrew Robinson, though Event #12 is yet to be determined.

There are two females still standing. Brenda Bassett, who lost a big chunk of her stack during the last level of play, and Krissi McFarland, who bagged just over one million chips. No female has ever won a WSOP-C Main Event, so Bassett and McFarland are looking to make history.

The action is set to kick off at 12:00 p.m. CST. Make sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of your live, upt-to-the-minutes updates straight from the tournament floor.