Event #13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em

Chris Swan opened for two bets and cleared the field around to Michael Noori in the big blind, who promptly three-bet. Swan, who knew his opponent was short, out in the four-bet and Noori called off his remaining 5,000.

Showdown

"He's even got a diamond," a resigned Noori said after the     flop. The   turn gave both players a flush, though Swan's nine was higher. "I still have one out," Noori pointed out in reference to the  . Unfortunately for him, it wasn't in the cards as the   appeared on the river. Noori finished in 24th place and will take home $6,652 for his efforts.

Chris Swan	365,000	109,000
Michael Noori	0	-50,000

Action folded around to Ben Landowski in the cutoff and he put in a raise, which was called by Jeff Weiss in the small blind. The latter the check-called a bet on the     flop before check-folding to a bet on the   turn.

Ben Landowski	216,000	26,000
Jeff Weiss	142,000	-29,000

Welcome back to the Rio! We are coming to you live from the Amazon Room for Day 3 of Event 13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em. Yesterday, we knocked the tournament down to just 25 players, and we will hopefully play down to a winner today, though there is a 3:00 AM hard stop in place. Leading the way is Leonid Bilokur, who comes into today with 318,000 in chips. Ian Johns and Chris Swan are nipping at his heels, and there's a few other notable names who still have a shot at the bracelet.

Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri leads the notables in chips, bringing 214,000 to the tables. He will be joined by the likes of Roland Israel (199,000), Isaac Haxton (72,000), and Jennifer Harman (60,300).

We will be underway in about 15 minutes here. The blinds will start today at 3,000-6000, with the limits being 6,000-12,000. We will be here all day to bring you all the action. Thanks for tuning into Pokernews, and very shortly, we will shuffle up and deal!