Thursday, June 5, 2014 2:25 PM Local Time
Hands #39-41: Three Small Ones
Hand #39: Ahmed Amin opened for the pot and took the blinds.
Hand #40: Kazu Oshima raised to 40,000 and Dean Bui raised pot to 150,000. Action folded back around to Oshima who folded.
Hand #41: Kazu Oshima opened to 40,000 and took the blinds.
Thursday, June 5, 2014 2:23 PM Local Time
Hands #36-38: Ryan Schoonbaert Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,384)
Hand #36: Dan Goldman raised to 40,000 from early position and won his second set of blinds in a row.
Hand #37: Gregory Kolo raised to 50,000 from under the gun and the action folded all the way around the table, leaving Kolo to collect the blinds.
Hand #38: Ryan Schoonbaert opened with an all-in bet of 66,000 and Kazu Oshima called.
Oshima:
Schoonbaert:
The flop was no help for Schoonbaert, and neither was the on the turn. Schoonbaert needed a queen or nine on the river to stay in this tournament, but it was the and with that Schoonbaert became the eighth-place finisher and Oshima climbed to almost 1 million chips.
| Kazu Oshima | 980,000 | 320,000  |
| Ryan Schoonbaert | 0 | -78,000  |
Thursday, June 5, 2014 2:18 PM Local Time
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Thursday, June 5, 2014 2:16 PM Local Time
Hands #31-35: The Oshima and Kolo Show
Hand #31: David Martirosyan raised to 32,000 from early position and Kazu Oshima called from the cutoff. Bui also called from button.
The flop was was the . All three players checked and the turn was the . Martirosyan checked and Oshima bet 60,000. Bui folded and Martirosyan made the call. The river was the and Martirosyan checked. Oshima fired 150,000 and Martirosyan quickly called.
Oshima turned over for the full house and Martirosyan mucked.
Hand #32: Gregory Kolo opened to 70,000 from the button and both blinds folded.
Hand #33: Gregory Kolo raised to 46,000 from the cutoff and took the blinds.
Hand #34: Gregory Kolo opened to 50,000 and Ahmed Amin made the call from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The fell on the turn and both players checked. The river was the and Amin checked. Kolo bet 50,000. Amin thought for a moment before making the call. Kolo turned over and Amin mucked.
Hand #35: Dan Goldman opened to 70,000 and everyone folded.
Thursday, June 5, 2014 2:02 PM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 10000/20000
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 5, 2014 2:02 PM Local Time
Hands #25-30: Bui Claws His Way Back Into Contention
Hand #25: David Martirosyan received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #26: Action folded to Martirosyan in the small blind and he raised to 32,000. Ahmed Amin called in the big blind. The flop came down and both players checked.
Both players checked the on the turn. The river was the and Martirosyan led for 16,000 and Amin looked him up.
Martirosyan turned over and added more chips to his stack.
Hand #27: Martirosyan opened to 32,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds.
Hand #28: Kazu Oshima received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #29: Martirosyan raised to 32,000 from late position and Ahmed Amin potted for 120,000 from the next seat along, leaving 18,000 behind. Oshima folded his small blind, Dean Bui puffed his cheeks out as he tried to figure out the best move to make. He eventually settled on a fold.
Martirosyan, knowing his opponent was essentially all-in, folded.
Hand #30: Martirosyan opened another pot with a raise to 32,000 from middle position. Bui raised all-in for 112,000 from the small blind. Gregory Kolo folded from the big blind and Martirosyan called.
Martirosyan:
Bui:
"Two tens on the flop," said Bui.
He didn't receive two but he did flop a set when the first three community cards ran out . The players asked for the to make things interesting, but the turn was the , which locked up the hand for Bui. The meaningless landed on the river and Bui doubled up.
Thursday, June 5, 2014 1:56 PM Local Time
Hands #21-24: McCormick Doubles and Martirosyan Doubles Big
Hand #21: Tom McCormick opened to 56,000 from the button and Bui raised pot, putting McCormick all in for his last 9,000 and McCormick made the call. McCormick turned over and was looking to fade an ace as Bui tabled .
The board ran out and McCormick found a much-needed double up.
Hand #22: Kazu Oshima opened to 32,000 from the button and Gregory Kolo called from the big blind. The flop came down and both players checked. After a turn of the both players again checked.
The river was the and both players checked. Kolo showed king-high and Oshima mucked
Hand #23: Oshima raised to 32,000 and took the blinds.
Hand #24: David Martirosyan raised to 32,000 from early position, Bui made the call from late position, and Ryan Schoonbaert three-bet from the big blind to 97,000. Martirosyan then raised pot, putting himself all in for 242,000.
Bui got out of the way and Schoonbaert thought for a moment before eventually making the call with . He would need to see some love as Martirosyan had .
The flop was and after the turn of the , Schoonbaert was now searching for a jack as his only out. He didn't find it, though, with the on the river and Martirosyan doubles, leaving Schoonbaert rather short.
| David Martirosyan | 492,000 | 117,000 |
| Tom McCormick | 138,000 | -12,000 |
| Dean Bui | 100,000 | -110,000 |
| Ryan Schoonbaert | 78,000 | -242,000 |
Thursday, June 5, 2014 1:41 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Here's how the players are currently stacked.
| Kazu Oshima | 660,000 | 92,000 |
| Gregory Kolo | 540,000 | -29,000 |
| David Martirosyan | 375,000 | 108,400 |
| Ryan Schoonbaert | 320,000 | 30,000 |
| Dan Goldman | 220,000 | -2,000 |
| Dean Bui | 210,000 | 27,000 |
| Ahmed Amin | 178,000 | -64,000 |
| Tom McCormick | 150,000 | 13,000 |
Thursday, June 5, 2014 1:36 PM Local Time
Hands #16-20: Preflop Poker
Hand #16: David Martirosyan opened to 32,000 from under the gun and Greg Kolo three-bet to 72,000 from the button. Both blinded folded, as did Martirosyan and Kolo adds to his stack.
Hand #17: Ahmed Amin raised to 35,000 from under the gun and won the pot when everyone folded in turn.
Hand #18: Martirosyan opened to 32,000 from the small blind and Amin paused for the count of 20 and then folded.
Hand #19: Kolo opened to 32,000 from middle position and nobody wanted to continue, leaving Kolo to win the pot.
Hand #20: Tom McCormick was first to act in the small blind, he raised to 32,000 and won the blinds.
Thursday, June 5, 2014 1:30 PM Local Time
Hands #11-15: Oshima Applies the Pressure
Hand #11: Dean Bui opened to 32,000 from early position and everyone folded.
Hand #12: Kazu Oshima received a walk.
Hand #13: Action folded around to Oshima who called from the small blind and Bui checked his option. The flop was , Oshima bet and Bui folded.
Hand #14: Ryan Schoonbaert opened to 32,000 and took the blinds.
Hand #15: Oshima raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Bui called from the button. Dan Goldman also called from the big blind. The flop was and Goldman led for 46,000. Oshima raised pot to 246,000, Bui folded and Goldman found a fold as well.
Thursday, June 5, 2014 1:20 PM Local Time
Hands #6-10: Bui Is the Most Active
Hand #6: Kasu Oshima opened to 32,000 from the button and Gregory Kolo called from the big blind. Flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and Kolo checked. Oshima bet 35,000 and Kolo called.
The river was the , Kolo checked and Oshima checked behind.
Oshima showed and Kolo revealed the , Oshima wins by virtue of his king-kicker.
Hand #7: Action folded to Dean Bui on the button and he raised 32,000 and both blinded folded.
Hand #8: Bui opened to 32,000 from the cutoff, Kolo three-bet to 105,000 from the button, both blinds folded, as did Bui and Kolo wins the pot.
Hand #9: Everyone folded to Bui in the hijack seat and he made it to 32,000 and won the pot when the other active players ducked out of the way.
Hand #10: Ryan Schoonbaert opened to 32,000 from the button and Ahmed Amin, in the big blind, defended. The flop fell and Amin checked. Schoonbaert continued with a 32,000 bet and Amin instantly folded.
Thursday, June 5, 2014 1:20 PM Local Time
Hands #1-5: They're Off
Hand #1: Dean Bui raised to 32,000 from late position and took the blinds.
Hand #2: Ryan Schoonbaert opened to 32,000 from the button and David Martirosyan three-bet to 68,000 from the small blind. Ahmed Amin folded in the big blind and Schoonbaert folded as well.
Hand #3: Bui raised to 32,000 from early position and everyone folded.
Hand #4: Dan Goldman raised to 33,000 from early position and Kazu Oshima three-bet to 75,000 from the big blind. Goldman folded.
Hand #5: Gregory Kolo opened to 32,000 from under the gun and Bui made the call from the big blind. The flop came down and Bui checked. Kolo bet 32,000 and Bui immediately announced "pot," and Kolo made the fold.
| Gregory Kolo | 569,000 | -64,000 |
| Kazu Oshima | 458,000 | 33,000 |
| Dan Goldman | 300,000 | -35,000 |
| Ryan Schoonbaert | 290,000 | -32,000 |
| Dean Bui | 215,000 | 64,000 |
Thursday, June 5, 2014 1:17 PM Local Time
Level 21 started
Level: 21
Blinds: 8000/16000
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 5, 2014 11:21 AM Local Time
Eight Vie For The Bracelet in Pot-Limit Hold'em
Welcome to Day 3 of Event #12: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em. After starting with 557 players two days ago, they will play down to a winner today. They will start the day with just eight players left, as Day 2 finished with a couple of levels of final table play.
Phil Collins was the first player eliminated from the final table, as he ran his pocket queens into the pocket kings of Gregory Kolo. A king on the flop all but sealed the fate of Collins as he was drawing dead to running queens. The set of kings held, however, and Collins was eliminated in ninth place, taking home $12,610.
Collins was not the only famous Phil who made a deep run as Phil Ivey played steady and calculated for much of Day 2 before eventually busting in 22nd when his flopped set was out-turned by his opponent.
With the help of the cooler he put on Collins, Gregory Kolo is our chip leader, stacked at 633,000. He will have to contend with seven others, including Kazu Oshima, who is second in chips with 425,000, end-of-Day-1 chip leader David Martirosyan (266,000), and former PokerStars executive, Dan Goldman, who comes in third with 335,000.
Play is scheduled to resume at 1 p.m. PDT today and we will be here with hand-for-hand action. Join PokerNews and the final eight as one of these players will be taking down a first-place prize $169,225 and the bracelet.