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Monday, June 16, 2014 1:45 PM Local Time
Double After Penalty Round
Immediately after taking his seat after his one-round penalty, Rajaee Wazwaz raised to 35,000 from the button and Matt Stout pushed all in from the small blind. Wazwaz made the call and put his tournament life at risk.
Wazwaz:
Stout:
Wazwaz was in need of some assistance, and when the dealer spread out a board, he found the five he needed to survive and double his stack.
| Matt Stout | 1,350,000 | 100,000  |
| Rob Wazwaz | 990,000 | 631,000 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 1:28 PM Local Time
Kyle Weir Eliminated in 13th Place ($18,583)
Matt Stout had Kyle Weir all in preflop and Weir's tournament life was on the line.
Stout:
Weir:
Weir was slightly ahead as the dealer fanned out a board of . Weir had paired his ace but unfortunately for him it was the fourth spade on the board and Stout's flush eliminated Weir in 13th place.
| Matt Stout | 1,250,000 | 120,000 |
| Kyle Weir | 0 | -181,000  |
Monday, June 16, 2014 1:21 PM Local Time
Bryan Reisner Eliminated in 14th Place ($18,583)
Bryan Reisner moved all in from mid-position for 159,000 and Ronald Sullivan called on the button.
Reisner:
Sullivan:
The board ran out and Reisner was eliminated in 14th place.
| Ronald Sullivan | 715,000 | 178,000 |
| Bryan Reisner | 0 | -133,000 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 1:21 PM Local Time
Wazwaz Gets a One-Round Penalty
Rajaee Wazwaz was in the small blind and with action on the Robert Sullivan on the button, Wazwaz stood up and walked away from the table to get a beverage from a friend. This action sparked outrage from Sullivan and especially Matt Stout, who was in the big blind.
Stout was shocked that a player this deep in the tournament would stand up with cards in front of him and walk away, basically folding out of turn.
The WSOP floor staff was called and Wazwaz was issued a one-round penalty.
Monday, June 16, 2014 1:20 PM Local Time
Jonnie Kedj Eliminated in 15th Place ($18,583)
Jonnie Kedj is our first elimination of the day. He pushed his stack in from the hijack seat and was called by Aleksandr Gofman in the small blind.
Kedj:
Gofman:
Kedj was looking good for an early double, and the flop of kept him in the lead, though it added the gutshot straight draw to Gofman's outs. The turn was the and changed nothing. But the river delivered the and Gofman hit his straight, knocking out Kedj in 15th place for $18,583.
| Aleksandr Gofman | 1,045,000 | 0 |
| Jonnie Kedj | 0 | 0 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 12:47 PM Local Time
Seating Chart and Stacks
The final 15 players will be seated as follows:
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|
| 448 | 1 | Steven McNally | 463,000 |
| 448 | 2 | Brett Shaffer | 812,000 |
| 448 | 3 | Michael Souza | 167,000 |
| 448 | 4 | Aleksandr Gofman | 951,000 |
| 448 | 5 | --Empty-- | |
| 448 | 6 | Peter Gould | 639,000 |
| 448 | 7 | Eric Spitzer | 674,000 |
| 448 | 8 | Robert Schmidt | 442,000 |
| 448 | 9 | Jonnie Kedj | 83,000 |
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|
| 447 | 1 | Jim Jakobsen | 350,000 |
| 447 | 2 | Ronald Sullivan | 537,000 |
| 447 | 3 | Rajaee Wazwaz | 359,000 |
| 447 | 4 | Matt Stout | 1,130,000 |
| 447 | 5 | Jason Vanstrom | 422,000 |
| 447 | 6 | --Empty-- | |
| 447 | 7 | Kyle Weir | 181,000 |
| 447 | 8 | Bryan Reisner | 133,000 |
| 447 | 9 | --Empty-- | |
Monday, June 16, 2014 12:46 PM Local Time
Matt Stout Soars into Final Day
Day 3, the last day of this WSOP Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, will get started at 1 p.m. today with 15 players returning to play for the $418,435 first-place prize and the WSOP gold bracelet that will mark the eventual champion's achievement.
When players rip open their bags today, Matt Stout will be pouring out the most chips. He is the only player who has crossed the million-chip mark this tournament, and he did so in the final hand of play on Day 2. He flopped top set on a board of and stacked Alessandro Bardaro who had jacks for an overpair. Stout will be sitting behind a tower of 1,130,000 when play begins today.
Aleksander Gofman isn't too far behind and will have the second-largest stack with 951,000, followed by Brett Shaffer with 812,000. Everyone else has less than 700K and will be looking to catch up.
Follow along here at PokerNews to stay updated on all the action as this event will award a bracelet today.