Sunday, June 13, 2010 3:17 PM Local Time
Anh Le opened with a small-blind raise, and Julian Parmann quickly called from the big. Le fired bets on every street of a board, with Parmann calling every step of the way. When he made the final call, Le knocked the table to acknowledge she was probably beaten.
Parmann's was good for bottom pair and the pot as Le sent her cards back to the dealer.
Parmann - 230,000
Le - 315,000
Sunday, June 13, 2010 3:10 PM Local Time
Anh Le has been putting a lot of pressure on her opponents, and after one hand that she took down, Jeff Norman who is wearing a hoodie looked over at Le, who is wearing a white sleeveless sun dress and said "Aren't you cold?"
Le responded "I'd rather be sexy, than worry about being cold." The table and the rail got a chuckle out of that one.
Sunday, June 13, 2010 3:07 PM Local Time
Anh Le raised it up from late position and Dana Kellstrom called all in for less than the initial raise. With action on Jeff Norman, he sized up the situation and made the call.
The flop was and Norman checked to Le, who put in a bet. Norman folded and the cards were on their backs.
Anh Le:
Dana Kellstrom:
Kellstrom would triple up with any diamond, six, or ace however it was not meant to be as the turn, and river ensured the pot would be shipped to Le, who stacked up close to 370,000 after the hand.
Sunday, June 13, 2010 3:03 PM Local Time
Brian Meinders
 made it two bets to go preflop, and Al Barbieri immediately made it three on the button. Meinders made the call, and the two saw a flop.
Meinders checked, then called a bet from Barbieri and did the same on the turn.
The river was the , and for a third straight time, Meinders check-called the Barbieri bet.
Barbieri rolled over pocket threes, announcing "threes full." Meinders, on the other hand shook his head and mucked.
Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:56 PM Local Time
JJ Liu raised under the gun, and Anh Le reraised next door.
Liu called to see a flop of , and she led out with a bet. Le raised, and Liu went all in for a total of 14,000, turning up . She was ahead of Le's , and she would stay that was on the turn and river .
That earns Ms. Liu that much needed double up to about 85,000. "Thank you," she said. "Needed that. Girl help girl!"
Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:54 PM Local Time
Dana Kellstrom opened with a raise, and Anh Le three-bet from the small blind. "Twenty-three left," said Kellstrom as he made the call. "Just so you know."
The flop came out , and Kellstrom checked. When Le bet, he said, "Let's get them in there," and both players went ahead and put the 23,000 in the pot to put Kellstrom in immediate danger. He tabled , and Le said, "You got it," as she tabled her inferior . The turn was the and the river , and that running two pair means it's a split pot, both players using the ace in their hand to take half of the chips in the middle.
*****
A couple hands later, Kellstrom was all in again versus Le. The board showed when Kellstrom's last 11,000 went into the pot, and he turned over when he got called down. "Would you stop having my same hand?" Le chuckled, tabling her matching .
It was another chopped pot after the river , and Le just can not seem to get rid of Kellstrom.
Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:46 PM Local Time
It folded around to Jeff Norman in the small blind, and he raised it up, getting a quick call from Domenico Denotaristefani. The players saw a flop, and Norman led, and Denotaristefani decided to come along for the ride.
The on the turn got another bet from Norman, however this time Denotaristefani decided to put in a raise. Norman tossed in the chips to make the call, and the two saw the hit on the river, getting both men to tap the table.
Jeff Norman rolled over , and Domenico Denotaristefani mucked. Norman is up to about 220,000, while Denotaristefani drops to about 125,000
Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:39 PM Local Time
We caught up with the action on the turn with the board reading , and Albert Minnullin check-raised the turn bet of Eduardo Miranda. Miranda made the call, and the players saw an river.
Minnullin led out, and Miranda went into the tank for a few moments. Essentially, he was down to his last bet and needed to decide whether to stick it in or hope to double up on an upcoming hand. Ultimately Miranda decided there must have been too much in the pot, and put in the rest of chips, which technically constituted a 1,000 raise. Minnullin made the call, and Miranda tabled for a queen-high flush, and no good against the of Minnullin.
Minnullin looked to have about 370,000 after the hand while Miranda will be making his way over to the pay out cage.
Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:31 PM Local Time
JJ Liu got a few of her chips back against Dana Kellstrom when her found an ace on the board of . Dana Kellstrom called a bet on the flop and turn, and both players check-checked the river. Kellstrom's were second best, and that moved Liu back up to about 125,000 for the time being.
A few hands later, Liu raised under the gun, and Anh Le three-bet her from the next seat over. Liu called and checked a flop of . When Le bet, Liu raised, and her opponent called the extra small bet.
Liu led out with a full bet on the turn, only to see Le raise it back at her. After some head shaking and sideways staring, Liu counted out a reraise but eventually let her hand go with a reluctant slide across the felt.
"I didn't need the turn," Le said after a minute or so.
"Aces? Kings?" Liu asked. Le nodded and both players tapped the table in acknowledgement. Liu is back down arond 75,000.
Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:27 PM Local Time
Dutch Boyd raised under the gun, and Albert Minnullin three-bet him next door.
The flop came out , and Boyd checked. When Minnullin put out a continuation bet, Boyd raised, and Minnullin called. That led to the turn, and Boyd fired out a full bet. Minnullin raised, and Boyd wasted no time making it three bets. With a confused look on his face, Minnullin tanked and eventually kicked his cards into the muck, sending a nice no-showdown pot over to Boyd.
Boyd - 385,000
Minnullin - 330,000
Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:22 PM Local Time
We didn't catch the preflop action but on a board Dana Kellstrom check-called a bet from Jeff Norman. The on the turn, and the on the river led to the same action, with Kellstrom check-calling Norman down before showing just a ten after seeing the pocket aces of Jeff Norman.
Norman, and Kellstrom looked to almost swap stacks based on the hand, however both are still very short.
Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:17 PM Local Time
Albert Minnullin opened from early position and found a call from Dutch Boyd in the big blind. The two saw a flop and Boyd led out, only to get raised by Albert Minnullin leading to the falling on the turn.
This time, Boyd just check-called a bet from Minnullin looking to keep the pot small.
The river was the , and once again Boyd check-called a bet from Minnullin.
Albert Minnullin showed . which was good enough to take it down.
Boyd slips to about 280,000, while Albert Minnullin is up to 395,000
Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:12 PM Local Time
On the second hand, JJ Liu raised from the button, and Julian Parmann three-bet her from the big blind.
The two players took a suited flop of , and Parmann put out a leading bet. Liu raised, and Parmann came right back over the top to make it three bets. Liu went through the same routine of leaning back in her chair and sighing, and she finally took the chip off her cards and flicked them into the muck, leaving herself with 82,000 chips after those two early pots were pushed away from her.
Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:09 PM Local Time
On the first hand of the day, Dana Kellstrom opened the pot with a raise from middle position, and JJ Liu three-bet from the small blind.
Kellstrom called, and the two of them took a flop of . Liu bet, and Kellstrom quickly called, and the landed on fourth street. Liu check-called a bet there, and she checked again on the river. When Kellstrom fired one final bet, Liu capped her cards and leaned back into her chair with a big sigh. She sat shuffling chips for about 90 seconds before asking, "Do you want a call?"
Kellstrom zipped his lips shut with his fingers, and Liu chuckled and put the calling chips into the pot. Kellstrom tabled for two pair, and Liu nodded and mucked.
Liu - 124,000
Kellstrom - 228,000
Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:01 PM Local Time
Everyone's here, and it's time to get down to business! The cards are a'flyin' and Day 3 is under way.
Sunday, June 13, 2010 1:54 PM Local Time
Table 336
Seat 1: Dana Kellstrom
Seat 2: Jeff Norman
Seat 3: Domenico Denotaristefani
Seat 4: JJ Liu
Seat 5: Anh Le
Seat 6: Julian Parmann
Table 337
Seat 1: Albert Minnullin
Seat 2: Brian Meinders
Seat 3: Al Barbieri
Seat 4: Eduardo Miranda
Seat 5: Dutch Boyd
Seat 6: Christopher Vitch
Sunday, June 13, 2010 1:21 PM Local Time
If you're a fan of limit hold'em, you've come to the right place! We're back inside the Amazon Room and ready for action in the final day of Event #23, the $2,500 Limit Hold'em slugfest.
Our starting field of 384 has been reduced to just twelve after two days of poker, but that's still eleven too many to fit on the winner's podium. We've got one day left to play our way down to a winner and give one of these players a shiny gold bracelet and a check for almost a quarter-million dollars.
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri has come close before, but he's still looking for his first piece of WSOP hardware. He'll be the betting favorite on this final day, coming in as one of the most experienced players in the field and working with the biggest stack of 415,000 chips. It's easier said than done for Sugar Bear though, as danger lurks behind him in the pack of hungry chasers.
We've got JJ Liu in the mix still, and she's already got one WSOP final table under her belt this year. Liu is a force to be reckoned with in all the games, and her impressive stat sheet shows almost 15 years of WSOP success. She's looking for her first bracelet as well, and she'll start with an eigth-place stack of 182,000.
Dutch Boyd is no stranger to WSOP success either, and he'll be working to make a run at bracelet number two today. Notably, his first bracelet came in a six-handed hold'em event a couple years ago. Boyd is always a threat to make a final-table run, and he begins the day in fourth place with 349,000 chips.
Our twelve players are scheduled for a 3:00 p.m. start, and we see no hitches in that plan. The chip bags are already out on the tables here in the Orange section of the room, and the two dealers are busy suiting and checking their decks in preparation for a full day of poker.
Don't wander away on us; we'll be back in just a few minutes with the shuffle up and deal.