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2016 47th Annual World Series of Poker

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 to Thursday, June 16, 2016

Event #22: $1,500 Limit Hold'em

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  • Buy-in: $1,500
  • Prizepool: $897,750
  • Entries: 665
  • Remaining: 0

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Thursday, June 16, 2016 2:30 PM Local Time

 

Igor Balaban raises from middle position and Scott Farnsworth three-bets in position. Balaban calls.

The flop is     and Balaban checks, Farnworth bets, and Balaban calls.

The turn is the   and Balaban checks again. Farnsworth bets, and Balaban calls for less, putting himself all in.

He shows    and Farnsworth has   .

The river is the   and Farnsworth wins the hand with the better two pair, aces and kings.

Scott Farnsworth - 500,000 (20 BB)
Igor Balanan - Eliminated in 14th place

Thursday, June 16, 2016 2:28 PM Local Time

Daniel Idema raises from the cutoff. Dustin Bush reraises from the small blind and Esmeralda Villafuerte calls from the big. Idema calls as well.

The flop comes     and Bush bets. Villafuerte raises, forcing a fold from Idema, but Bush calls. 

The turn brings the   and Bush bets. Villafuerte calls for her remaining 23,000 in chips. 

Bush tables    and is behind to Villafuerte's   .

The   completes the board and Villafuerte wins the hand with her pair of tens. 

Esmeralda Villafuerte - 202,000

Thursday, June 16, 2016 2:23 PM Local Time

Dave Tobin raises from the cutoff and Igor Balaban defends from the big blind. The flop is     and Balaban checks. Tobin bets and Balaban folds. Tobin shows   .

"Another bluff," says Scott Farnsworth as Tobin collects the pot.

In the next hand, Tobin raises again. This time, Tyler Bonkowski defends from the big blind.

The flop comes     and Bonkowski checks. Tobin bets, Bonkowski calls.

The turn is the   and Bonkowski leads. Tobin calls.

The river is the   and both players check.

"Pair of nines," says Tobin, as he tables   .

Bonkowski mucks.

Not done yet, Tobin raises in the next hand and this time Daniel Huseman three-bets. Tobin calls.

The flop is     and Tobin checks. Huseman bets, Tobin calls. The turn is the   and Tobin checks again. Huseman bets and Tobin folds his    face up.

Dave Tobin - 330,000 (15 BB)
Daniel Huseman - 265,000 (11 BB)
Igor Balaban - 136,000 (5 BB)
Tyler Bonkowski - 705,000 (29 BB)

Thursday, June 16, 2016 2:10 PM Local Time

Danny Le raises from early position, Jeffrey Cookson re-raises from the button, and Dale Eberle then three-bets from the small blind. Le then caps the betting, and Cookson and Eberle call. 

The flop comes     and Eberle checks. Le bets and Cookson calls. Eberle then raises. Le then makes it three bets, forcing a fold from Cookson. Eberle calls. 

The turn brings the   and Eberle checks. Le bets. Eberle raises. Le calls. 

The   completes the board and Eberle bets out. 

"Some first hand, isn't it?" adds Eberle, as Le calls. 

Eberle then tables    for a full house, much to the disappointment of Le, who mucks his    face up. 

Dale Eberle - 630,000
Danny Le - 620,000

Thursday, June 16, 2016 2:08 PM Local Time

 

Aleksandr Denisov is on the button and raises. Scott Farnsworth checks Denisov's remaining stack, then calls.

The flop is     and Farnsowrth bets. Denisov calls for less and the two are all in.

Denisov shows   , but Farnsworth leads with   .

The turn is the  , the river is the  , and Denisov is eliminated.

Scott Farnsworth - 390,000 (16 BB)
Aleksandr Denisov - Eliminated in 15th place

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, June 16, 2016 2:03 PM Local Time
Day 3 of Event #22 is underway.
Thursday, June 16, 2016 2:02 PM Local Time
Level:21Limits:12,000/24,000Ante:0
Thursday, June 16, 2016 1:02 PM Local Time

It's Day 3 of Event #22: $1,500 Limit Hold'em. Danny Le leads the final 15 players with 784,000. Odds are good that this event will produce a first-time champ, since only two of the finalists, Daniel Idema and Tyler Bonkowski, have previous bracelet wins.


Andrew Beversdorf has earned his first WSOP cash in this event

Play resumes today at 2 p.m. By the end of the night, only one will be able to claim victory and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

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