Wednesday, June 10, 2015 4:27 PM Local Time
Mike Wattel has survived a few all ins early in Day 3 and at the start of the final table, he's all in once again.
Wattel opens the action with a raise and Scott Clements, Prince of Docness, and Anthony Zinno call. On the flop, Docness checks and Zinno bets. Wattel makes it two bets to go and only Clements calls.
On the turn, Wattel throws in his last yellow 1,000 chip and Clements calls.
Clements:
Wattel:
Wattel's straight is out in front and the on the river changes nothing.
Mike Wattel - 150,000
Scott Clements - 795,000
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 4:19 PM Local Time
Scott Clements opens the action in the cutoff and everyone left to act comes along, as Jeremy Ausmus calls on the button, as well as Kyle Miaso and Ken Aldridge in the blinds.
All four check the flop, with Miaso leading after the falls on the turn.
Aldridge is the only player to call, as Clements and Ausmus fold.
The completes the board and the action goes bet, call. With Miaso tabling for a flush, with Aldridge tables for the nut low.
The players chop the pot and increase their stacks slightly.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 4:16 PM Local Time
Anthony Zinno opens in middle position and Jeff Vaughn, who is next to act, calls. Scott Clements defends his big blind to send three players to the flop.
Clements checks the flop, with Zinno continuing. Vaughn calls and Clements folds.
The falls on the turn and Zinno checks, only to check-raise after Vaughn bets out. Vaughn calls to see the river.
The completes the board and Zinno reverts back to his flop action, leading, with Vaughn quickly calling.
Zinno tables , a flush for the high, while Vaughn tables for the nut low.
The players chop the pot and increase their stacks slightly.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 4:01 PM Local Time
The cards are in the air as play has resumed 10-handed at the secondary feature table in the Amazon Room. Play is restarting midway through Level 22.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 3:40 PM Local Time
Players are on a 20-minute break as they've reached the final ten and the unofficial final table.
Players have racked their chips and moved across the Amazon Room to the secondary live stream area.
The table assignments and chip counts for the Event #21 $10,000 Omaha H/L 8 or Better Championship unofficial final table are posted below:
- Daniel Alaei - 865,000
- Scott Clements - 886,000
- Jeremy Ausmus - 204,000
- Kyle Miaso - 489,000
- Ken Aldridge - 381,000
- Prince of Docness - 357,000
- Anthony Zinno - 654,000
- Jeff Vaughn - 617,000
- Tobias Hausen - 202,000
- Mike Wattel - 61,000
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 3:37 PM Local Time
After Joe Cassidy was crippled in a hand involving Jeremy Ausmus and Ken Aldridge, with the latter flopping a straight and holding until the river in a massive pot with Aldridge turning up with on a board of , he was left with just under 50,000 chips.
He'd get them all-in on the very next hand, up against the previously mentioned Aldridge and Anthony Zinno.
Cassidy makes it two bets from the cut off and Aldridge, in the small blind, makes it three. Zinno calls and Cassidy is all-in for less than a full third bet.
Aldridge leads the flop, with Zinno calling.
He then check-calls the turn and the river, with Zinno tabling to win the sizable pot and score the knockout of Joe Cassidy.
Cassidy will make just under $30,000 for his Event #21 run, missing out on the final table by just one place.
A complete list of those final table seating assignments and chip counts will be posted shortly.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 3:10 PM Local Time
Level: | 22 | | Blinds: | 8000/15000Limits:15000/30000 | |
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 3:08 PM Local Time
On a board of Tai Nguyen and Daniel Alaei check in the blinds to big stack Scott Clements. Clements bets, with Nguyen calling to see the turn and Alaei throwing his hand towards the dealer.
The falls and with just under a bet left behind, Nguyen checks. Clements bets and Nguyen calls to put himself at risk.
He says he's "drawing to the low", as he tables with Clements needing the board to bring a card higher than a nine to scoop the pot, as he holds the nut straight with .
It does, as the completes the board and eliminates Tai Nguyen from this Omaha H/L 8 or Better Championship in 12th place.
He'll make just under $30,000, while Scott Clements has increased his lead on the remaining field, as he's currently playing just over 800,000.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 3:02 PM Local Time
Stuart Rutter limps in early position, leaving himself just under 10,000 chips behind. Anthony Zinno limps as well, with Prince of Docness completing the small blind and Joe Cassidy checking in the big blind.
The blinds check the flop, with Rutter moving all-in for less than one bet. All three players call.
The falls on the turn, with Docness leading out, forcing a fold from Cassidy. Zinno then makes it two bets and Docness goes into the tank.
He eventually calls to see the complete the board, leading out again.
Zinno again makes it two bets and Docness says, before calling, "What have I gotten myself into?"
A chop, that's what, as both players turn over more or less the same hand, for Docness and for Zinno.
Rutter tables his but is eliminated in 13th place.
He'll make just under $25,000 for his efforts, as Zinno and Docness are each playing just north of 500,000 just two spots from the unofficial Event #21 final table.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 2:42 PM Local Time
Roy Thung (above) is all in in the big blind for his remaining 9,000.
Sitting under the gun, Gary Benson (below) moves all in, as well, for 18,000. The action folds around to Kyle Miaso who calls, and players head three way to the flop with two all in.
Miaso:
Benson:
Thung:
The board runs great for Miaso as it is giving him a straight for the high and two-four for the low.
With that, Roy Thung is out in 15th and Gary Benson is out in 14th. Both players will receive $24,852.
Kyle Miaso - 705,000
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 2:34 PM Local Time
Mike Wattel makes it two bets to go and Hanson, next to act, makes it three bets.
That raise leaves himself just over 10,000 chips behind and when the table folds back around to Wattel he puts Hanson all-in.
He calls and tables while Wattel holds .
The board runs out and Wattel scoops the pot and eliminates Bart Hanson.
Hanson notches his fourth World Series of Poker cash of the summer, earning just under $21,000.
The next elimination will now make a pay jump, as there are 15 players remaining.
Mike Wattel - 160,000
Bart Hanson - Eliminated
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 2:29 PM Local Time
Kyle Miaso makes it two bets from middle position and Eli Elezra calls.
The two see a flop of with Miaso leading out and Elezra calling, leaving himself just under a full bet behind heading to the turn.
The falls and Miaso puts Elezra all-in. He calls and tables for a nut low draw and a pair of tens.
Miaso turns over and has top pair with a gut shot straight draw.
He hits that draw as the falls on the river, eliminating Eli Elezra in 17th place.
He'll make just under $21,000 and Miaso now looks like he could be the chip leader of Event #21, as he's currently playing just over 620,000.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 2:22 PM Local Time
Erik Seidel was crippled to less than 20,000 after a massive pot in which Jeremy Ausmus scooped holding on a board.
In the very next hand, he was more or less all-in in the big blind, with Jeff Vaughn opening in early position.
Prince of Docness and Ken Aldridge call to see the flop.
Vaughn checks, Docness bets and Aldridge makes to two bets from late position. Both Vaughn and Docness call.
The comes on the turn and this time, Vaughn bets, with only Docness calling to see the river.
The completes the board and that same pattern of betting continues, with Docness calling and tabling for the nut flush.
Vaughn tables for the nut low, with the two players chopping the pot and eliminating Seidel in 18th place.
He'll make just under $21,000 for his Event #21 run.
Jeremy Ausmus is now playing close to 250,000 while Vaughn and Docness are playing slightly more than they started this Day 3 session with.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 2:12 PM Local Time
Joe Cassidy has made his way to his table and all 18 players are now in their seats.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 2:12 PM Local Time
Following an opening raise by Erik Seidel and a three-bet from Jeffrey Vaughn, Jeremy Ausmus makes it four bets to go from the big blind.
Seidel folds and Vaughn calls. The flop is and Ausmus moves all in for his final 12,000. Vaughn calls.
Ausmus:
Vaughn:
The turn is the and the on the river gives Ausmus the straight to stay alive.
Jeremy Ausmus: 125,000
Jeffrey Vaughn: 190,000
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 2:01 PM Local Time
Level: | 21 | | Blinds: | 6K/12KLimits:12K/24K | |
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 2:00 PM Local Time
Play has begun on the final day of the Omaha H/L 8 or Better Championship. All players have taken their seats, except for Joe Cassidy, who has yet to arrive.
Follow updates here at WSOP.com throughout the day.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 11:14 AM Local Time
After a grueling 10 hours of play Tuesday that concluded with the money bubble bursting, 18 players will return to the Amazon Room Wednesday seeking to take down the $10,000 Omaha H/L 8 or Better Championship.
Cards will be in the air at 2 PM will play resuming with Level 21. Blinds will be at 6,000/12,000 blinds and the limits will be 12,000/24,000. Play will continue until a winner has been crowned, with a nine handed final table likely being live streamed later this afternoon.
Prince of Docness (above) will enter Day 3 as the chip leader with 583,000, but Kyle Miaso (568,000), Daniel Alaei (520,000), and Scott Clements (503,000) are not far behind.
While those players sit at the top, accomplished pros Ken Aldridge, Jeremy Ausmus, Eli Elezra, and Erik Seidel remain in the field.
All players are guaranteed at least a $20,941 cash, but first place pays $391,097 and a WSOP gold bracelet.
WSOP.com will be bringing you live updates throughout Day 3, beginning at 2 PM.