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Friday, June 24, 2016 12:34 PM Local Time
Jiaqi Xu raises to 25,000 from early position, Henri Koivisto three-bets the pot to 93,000 from the cutoff, and Xu calls.
On the flop of , Xu bets the pot and Koivisto moves all in, Xu calls all in for 260,000.
Koivisto:
Xu:
The board completes with the turn and river, which improves Xu to a straight.
Jiaqi Xu - 724,000 (60 bb)
Henri Koivisto - 195,000 (16 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:33 PM Local Time
Arundel Robinson, Eliminated in 15th Place
Arundel Robinson opens to 30,000 from under the gun, and when action is folded to big blind Jon Ho Christensen, he pots, to 96,000.
Robinson calls, and both players see a flop of . Christensen bets 100,000, and Robinson pots, effectively going all in for around 350,000. Christensen calls, putting Robinson at risk.
Robinson: , for three of a kind jacks.
Christensen: , for an overpair with the aces, and the nut flush draw.
Robinson has the lead, but on the turn Christensen makes a full house, leaving Robinson dead to a single out, the . The river brings no miracle for Robinson, who is eliminated in 15th place.
Jon Ho Christensen - 1,400,000 (116 bb)
Arundel Robinson -
Eliminated in 15th place ($8,919)Friday, June 24, 2016 12:26 PM Local Time
Jiaqi Xu raises the button and Henri Koivisto calls out of the big blind.
Both players check the flop. On the turn, Koivisto bets 30,000 and Xu calls. The river goes check-check again and Koivisto announces a six. Xu turns over and wins the pot.
Jiaqi Xu - 360,000 (30 bb)
Henri Koivisto - 540,000 (45 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:17 PM Local Time
Dylan Linde raises the pot from late position and Dieyar Kakel calls in the big blind.
The flop comes and Kakel bets the pot for 90,000, Linde calls all in for his last 43,000.
Linde:
Kakel:
Both the turn and river change nothing and Linde doubles up.
Dylan Linde - 167,000 (13 bb)
Dieyar Kakel - 300,000 (25 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:13 PM Local Time
Dieyar Kakel limps in from under the gun and Thibaut Klinghammer raises to 30,000. Jiaqi Xu calls in the big blind and Kakel also calls.
All three players check down the board of and Kakel shows for queens and sixes. Klinghammer flips over for aces and sixes, winning the pot.
Thibaut Klinghammer - 670,000 (55 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:10 PM Local Time
From the hijack, Jon Ho Christensen raises to 25,000. Arundel Robinson, from the cutoff, is the only caller.
The flop comes , and Christensen bets 25,000. Robinson raises to 65,000, and Christensen calls.
On the turn , Christensen leads for 125,000. Robinson calls.
The river is the , and both players check. Christensen tables for a set of sevens, and Robinson mucks.
Jon Ho Christensen - 975,000 (81 bb)
Arundel Robinson - 375,000 (30 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:08 PM Local Time
Yashuo Chin
Action folds around to Thibaut Klinghammer in the small blind, and he limps in. Yashuo Chin announces, "Pot,' in the big blind and raises to 36,000, Klinghammer calls.
The flop comes and Klinghammer checks. Chin bets pot for 72,000 with less behind and Klinghammer moves all in, Chin calls.
Chin:
Klinghammer:
Klinghammer is in the lead with two pair, while Chin has a pair of kings and plenty of outs for a straight. However, the turn and river complete a flush for Klinghammer and Chin - who made history last year as the only female player to win a WSOP Circuit Main Event - is eliminated.
Thibaut Klinghammer - 613,000 (51 bb)
Yashuo Chin - Eliminated in 16th Place ($7,179)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:00 PM Local Time
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Friday, June 24, 2016 11:11 AM Local Time
Tommy Le leads the last 16 into Day 3
At noon local time, Day 3 of the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Event #37 will get underway with just 16 players remaining out of a 776-player field. All remaining players have guaranteed themselves $7,179 for their efforts, but all eyes are set on the first-place payout of $212,128, plus the elusive gold bracelet.
Leading the field of hopefuls after two days is Tommy Le with 1,040,000, followed by Norway's Jon Ho Christensen (699,000) and Finland's Henri Koivisto (597,000). Other notables still in contention include Day 1 chip leader Dieyar Kakel (339,000), Jake Schwartz (218,000), Yashuo Chin (167,000) and Dylan Linde (124,000).
Play resumes with Level 21 and blinds of 6,000/12,000, and another 10 levels of 60 minutes each are scheduled for Day 3. Be sure to check back regularly, as WSOP.com provides live updates throughout the day. Here are today's seating assignments and chip counts:
Table 1
Seat 1: Bryce Eckhart – 280,000 (23 bb)
Seat 2: Jiaqi Xu – 318,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: empty
Seat 4: Dieyar Kakel – 339,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: Henri Koivisto – 597,000 (49 bb)
Seat 6: Thibaut Klinghammer – 446,000 (37 bb)
Seat 7: Yashuo Chin – 167,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Tommy Le – 1,040,000 (86 bb)
Seat 9: Dylan Linde – 124,000 (10 bb)
Table 2
Seat 1: Patrick Salo – 218,000 (18 bb)
Seat 2: Jon Ho Christensen – 699,000 (58 bb)
Seat 3: Arundel Robinson – 590,000 (49 bb)
Seat 4: Joshua Pham – 179,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Pallas Aidinian – 202,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: Jake Schwartz – 218,000 (18 bb)
Seat 7: empty
Seat 8: Jeffrey Duvall – 196,000 (16 bb)
Seat 9: Richard Austin – 213,000 (17 bb)