Monday, December 12, 2011 2:41 PM Local Time
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|
| 1 | Mike Devinsky | 1,090,000 |
| 2 | Marc Andre Roy | 1,314,000 |
| 3 | Tuan Phan | 947,000 |
| 4 | Danny Rohde | 1,188,000 |
| 5 | Hao Le | 1,700,000 |
| 6 | Larry Riggs | 1,200,000 |
| 7 | Manh Nguyen | 3,200,000 |
| 8 | Kevin Kaikko | 367,000 |
| 9 | Anthony Zinno | 729,000 |
| 10 | Denis Gnidash | 708,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 2:32 PM Local Time
| Manh Nguyen | 3,200,000 | 150,000  |
| Hao Le | 1,700,000 | 350,000 |
| Marc Andre Roy | 1,314,000 | 14,000 |
| Larry Riggs | 1,200,000 | 95,000 |
| Danny Rohde | 1,188,000 | 238,000 |
| Mike Devinsky | 1,090,000 | 100,000 |
| Tuan Phan | 947,000 | -213,000  |
| Anthony Zinno | 729,000 | -171,000 |
| Denis Gnidash | 708,000 | 148,000 |
| Kevin Kaikko | 367,000 | -133,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 2:18 PM Local Time
Jimmy Born opened to 45,000 pre flop, and Danny Rohde defended his big blind. The flop came down , and Rohde checked. Born continued for 40,000, Rohde check-raised to 117,000, and Born moved all in. Rohde snapped it off.
Showdown
Born:
Rohde:
Born needed an ace to stay alive, but both the turn ( ) and the river ( ) were bricks, and he was eliminated in 11th place.
We are now down to our unofficial final table. The players are redrawing for seats, and we will list them when they're available.
| Danny Rohde | 950,000 | 120,000 |
| Jimmy Born | 0 | -480,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 2:12 PM Local Time
Avdo Djokovic opened the action with a raise to 60,000 and Hao Le min-raised to 120,000 from the small blind. Tuan Phan released in the big blind and Djokovic announced all in. Le called and the hands were tabled.
Djokovic:
Le:
The board ran and the seven on the river cracked the Russian's aces.
| Hao Le | 1,350,000 | 490,000 |
| Avdo Djokovic | 0 | -600,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 2:03 PM Local Time
Marc Andre Roy moved all in from late position and Steve Karp called with his short stack in the small blind.
Roy:
Karp:
The board ran and the ace on the flop sealed Karp's fate to the payout desk.
| Marc Andre Roy | 1,300,000 | 560,000 |
| Steve Karp | 0 | -250,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 1:54 PM Local Time
Ken Taylor moved all in from the button preflop with no action in front of him. Manh Nguyen called and the hands were tabled.
Nguyen:
Taylor:
The board ran and Taylor was sent to the payout desk.
| Manh Nguyen | 2,750,000 | 600,000 |
| Ken Taylor | 0 | -760,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 1:53 PM Local Time
Hao Le opened to 65,000 from under the gun - his standard raise - and the action folded to Mike Devinsky in the small blind. Devinsky tanked for quite some time before three-betting to 210,000, leaving just 250,000 behind. Kevin Kaikko was about to act in the big blind, when Le abruptly blurted, "all in."
The dealer informed Le that it was not his turn to act, and then Kaikko folded his hand. Le then moved all in, and Devinsky immediately called.
"How many aces do you have?" Devinsky joked.
]Showdown
Devinsky:
Le:
"All in for my tournament life!" Devinsky announced to the room.
The flop was clean, and the on the turn blocked one of Le's outs. All Devinsky had to do was dodge a non-heart ten, and he did when the hit the river.
"I just need to win my all ins," Devinsky professed.
| Mike Devinsky | 990,000 | 460,000 |
| Hao Le | 860,000 | -270,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 1:42 PM Local Time
Anthony Zinno opened the pot in late position and was called by Hung Truong in the small blind and Manh Nguyen in the big blind.
The flop came and all three players checked. The turn brought the , Truong checked, Nguyen bet 80,000 and Zinno folded. Truong announced all in and Nguyen leaned forward in his chair. "I have a full house," Nguyen said.
Nguyen took a few moments after Truong didn't react and then announced call. Nguyen tabled and Truong held his cards. The dealer peeled off the on the river, giving Nguyen quads and Truong tossed his cards in the muck.
| Manh Nguyen | 2,150,000 | 970,000 |
| Hung Truong | 0 | -940,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 1:23 PM Local Time
Danny Rohde opened the action with a raise to 35,000 in early position. Mike Devinsky raised to 80,000 behind him and action passed to Hao Le on the button. Le called the 80,000, the blinds released and Rohde shoved for 420,000.
Action was back on Devinksy and he flatted. Le wasted no time getting out of the way and the hands were tabled.
Devinsky:
Rohde:
As the dealer went the spread the flop there was a jack in the window giving Rohde the lead in the hand. The board ran and Rohde's set gave him a near seven-figure stack.
| Danny Rohde | 950,000 | 500,000 |
| Mike Devinsky | 530,000 | -470,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 1:08 PM Local Time
Hung Truong opened to 42,000 from middle position, Jason Steinhorn three-bet shoved for around 320,000 from the cutoff, and Manh Nguyen re-shoved for 860,000 on the button. Truong folded, and the hands were opened.
Showdown
Steinhorn:
Nguyen:
The board ran , and Steinhorn was eliminated from the tournament.
| Manh Nguyen | 1,180,000 | 680,000 |
| Jason Steinhorn | 0 | -420,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 1:07 PM Local Time
Richard Logue moved all in from the button with his short stack and Larry Riggs called from the small blind. Action passed to Spiro Stathakis in the big blind and he surprised everyone when he too announced all in. Riggs had them both covered and called. Stathakis had more chips than Logue. The hands were tabled and they were off to the races.
Logue:
Stathakis:
Larry Riggs:
The board ran and Riggs made a queen high straight and sent two players packing. Stathakis gets 17th place because he had Logue outchipped at the start of the hand.
| Larry Riggs | 1,105,000 | 505,000 |
| Spiro Stathakis | 0 | -180,000 |
| Richard Logue | 0 | -130,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 12:57 PM Local Time
Tuan Phan was our chip leader entering the day, and decided to arrive fashionably late. Since arriving, he's put the petal to the metal in true Phan style however.
Spiro Stathakis opened to 35,000 from early position and the action folded to Phan who called in the big blind. The flop came down , and Phan checked, asking Stathakis, "Do you like your hand?"
Stathakis didn't respond, rather he continued for 55,000.
"All in," Phan said forcefully.
Stathakis thought for a second before mucking, and Phan pulled in the pot.
| Tuan Phan | 1,160,000 | 140,000 |
| Spiro Stathakis | 180,000 | -330,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 12:50 PM Local Time
Kevin Kaikko moved all in preflop and action passed to Larry Riggs in late position. Riggs called and the hands were turned up.
Kaikko:
Riggs:
The board ran and Keikko doubled up.
| Larry Riggs | 600,000 | 140,000 |
| Kevin Kaikko | 500,000 | 250,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 12:47 PM Local Time
Table 63
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|
| 1 | Ken Taylor | 760,000 |
| 2 | Anthony Zinno | 900,000 |
| 3 | Jimmy Born | 480,000 |
| 4 | Hung Truong | 940,000 |
| 5 | Jason Steinhorn | 420,000 |
| 6 | Manh Nguyen | 500,000 |
| 7 | Marc Andre Roy | 740,000 |
| 8 | Denis Gnidash | 560,000 |
| 9 | Steve Karp | 250,000 |
Table 62
| Seat | Player | Count |
|---|
| 1 | Danny Rohde | 450,000 |
| 2 | Avdo Djokovic | 600,000 |
| 3 | Mike Devinsky | 1,000,000 |
| 4 | Kevin Kaikko | 250,000 |
| 5 | Hao Le | 1,130,000 |
| 6 | Tuan Phan | 1,020,000 |
| 7 | Richard Logue | 130,000 |
| 8 | Larry Riggs | 460,000 |
| 9 | Spiro Stathakis | 510,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 12:34 PM Local Time
In a limped pot pre flop, the board read . After a series of raises and re-raises, Jeff Fielder was all in for an astounding 718,000, and Hao Le had him at risk with a flush draw.
Showdown
Fielder:
Le:
"Diamond!" someone yelled on the rail. "Diamond!"
The wasn't a diamond, but it gave Le extra outs. Fielder was one card away from a massive double up, but it wasn't to be. The slammed on the river, giving Le a winning flush, and eliminating Fielder from the tournament. While the dealer was counting out the stacks to verify the knockout, Fielder was taking pictures with his phone - he wanted to document the crazy hand that eliminated him from the Main Event.
| Hao Le | 1,450,000 | 745,000 |
| Jeff Fielder | 0 | -911,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 12:26 PM Local Time
Danny Rohde moved all in preflop from late position and Blake Mason called from the small blind.
Rohde:
Mason:
The board ran and Mason's day was done.
| Danny Rohde | 546,000 | 194,000 |
| Blake Mason | 0 | -194,000 |
Monday, December 12, 2011 12:23 PM Local Time
Tuan Phan and Manh Nguyen have taken their seats.
Monday, December 12, 2011 12:17 PM Local Time
Two of the top three chipstacks are currently unattended. Tuan Phan and Manh Nguyen have not made it to the tournament area yet, which accounts for nearly 2,000,000 chips not in play.
Monday, December 12, 2011 12:13 PM Local Time
Cards are in the air for Day 3. We won't stop until we crown a winner.
Monday, December 12, 2011 11:43 AM Local Time
After two long days at the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Atlantic City Main Event, 20 players return to battle for a WSOP-C ring, a seat at the National Championship and $188,830. Leading the charge is Tuan Phan, who has a slight chiplead over Mike Devinsky.
A long day is in store for the remaining players — they will have to play down to a winner, no matter how long it takes. The short stacks will have their work cut out for them, as the bottom five players are all under 20 big blinds.
Five-figure payouts start at 15th place and a final-table finish guarantees $17,516 just in time for the holidays. A fifth-place finish could provide Lexus commercial Christmas with $47,684. The top two finishers will return home with a six-figure prize.
One thing is for sure, we'll crown a first-time ring winner later tonight or sometime tomorrow morning. Follow all the WSOP-C action live on Pokernews kicking off shortly!