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Sunday, June 19, 2016 2:56 PM Local Time
Anh Van Nguyen raises under the gun and Brock Parker calls in the big blind.
The flop is . Parker checks, Van Nguyen bets, and Parker calls.
The turn is the and both players check.
The river is the . Both players check again and Parker shows for two pair, fives and eights. Van Nguyen mucks and Parker takes the pot.
Brock Parker - 340,000 (11 BB)
Anh Van Nguyen - 240,000 (8 BB)
Sunday, June 19, 2016 2:53 PM Local Time
Ian Johns raises on the button and Brian Rast calls in the big blind.
The flop is . Rast checks, Johns bets, Rast raises, and Johns calls.
The turn is the . Rast bets and Johns calls.
The river is the . Rast bets again and Johns folds.
Brian Rast - 820,000 (27 BB)
Ian Johns - 710,000 (23 BB)
Sunday, June 19, 2016 2:29 PM Local Time
The final table seating and chip counts are as follows:
Seat 1. David Chiu - 585,000 (20 BB)
Seat 2. Brian Rast - 776,000 (26 BB)
Seat 3. Alexander Balynskiy - 747,000 (25 BB)
Seat 4. Sean Berrios - 657,000 (22 BB)
Seat 5. Jeff Thompson - 1,024,000 (34 BB)
Seat 6. Brock Parker - 284,000 (9 BB)
Seat 7. Anh Van Nguyen - 295,000 (10 BB)
Seat 8. Bill Chen - 305,000 (10 BB)
Seat 9. Ian Johns - 838,000 (28 BB)
Sunday, June 19, 2016 2:26 PM Local Time
Phil Tom (Day 2)
Phil Tom raises from under the gun, Anh Van Nguyen three-bets from the button, and Tom calls.
The flop is . Tom leads out, Van Nguyen raises, Tom reraises all in, and Van Nguyen calls.
Tom:
Van Nguyen:
The turn keeps Van Nguyen ahead, and the river further improves him to a set to eliminate Tom in 10th place.
Anh Van Nguyen - 295,000 (10 BB)
Phil Tom - Eliminated in 10th Place ($20,042)
Sunday, June 19, 2016 2:17 PM Local Time
Sean Berrios raises in early position, Anh Van Nguyen makes it three bets from middle position, and Berrios calls.
The flop is . Berrios checks, Van Nguyen bets, Berrios check-raises, and Van Nguyen calls.
The turn is the . Berrios checks, Van Nguyen bets, and Berrios check-raises again. Van Nguyen calls.
The river is the . Berrios checks, Van Nguyen bets, and Berrios calls.
Van Nguyen announces "One pair," and Berrios shows for a flopped set.
"I was going for the triple check-raise and a diamond came," says Berrios as he collects the pot.
Sean Berrios - 690,000 (23 BB)
Anh Van Nguyen - 190,000 (6 BB)
Sunday, June 19, 2016 2:01 PM Local Time
Level: | 16 | | Limits: | 15,000/30,000 | |
Sunday, June 19, 2016 8:59 AM Local Time
3Bet Pro Brian Rast in the mix for his third bracelet
Welcome to Day 3 coverage of Event #28: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship.
The starting field of 110 players is down to an unofficial final table of 10, each looking to capture a coveted World Series of Poker bracelet and the first-place prize of $290,635.
As a whole, this table of players is very familiar with bracelets, with six of the ten having captured WSOP gold in the past. David Chiu (five), Brock Parker (three), Bill Chen (two), Brian Rast (two), Ian Johns (two), and Phil Tom (one) know what it takes to get the job done, but each is looking up at chip leader Jeff Thompson as Day 3 action resumes.
Here are the unofficial final table's seat assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1. Phil Tom - 90,000 (3 BB)
Seat 2. David Chiu - 554,000 (18 BB)
Seat 3. Brian Rast - 731,000 (24 BB)
Seat 4. Alexander Balynskiy - 709,000 (23 BB)
Seat 5. Sean Berrios - 507,000 (17 BB)
Seat 6. Jeff Thompson - 1,047,000 (35 BB)
Seat 7. Brock Parker - 284,000 (9 BB)
Seat 8. Anh Van Nguyen - 378,000 (13 BB)
Seat 9. Bill Chen - 411,000 (14 BB)
Seat 10. Ian Johns - 800,000 (26 BB)
Play resumes at 2 p.m., so keep it here for live updates on the exciting action.