Saturday, June 1, 2013 2:24 PM Local Time
Liu Shows Down Trips
We have a new chipleader in Event #3. Everyone folded to Seth Berger in the small blind, who raised it up and was called by Ping Liu in the big blind. The flop came , and Berger continuation-bet 25,000. Liu made the call, and we went to the turn.
A fell, and Berger checked. Liu bet 45,000, and Berger raised to 115,000. Liu called to see a river. Berger slowed down with a check. Liu fired 145,000. Berger thought for about a minute before calling. Liu tabled for trips, and scooped the pot to become the new big stack.
| Ping Liu | 1,150,000 | 565,000  |
| Seth Berger | 1,050,000 | -250,000  |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 2:20 PM Local Time
Le Crippled, Guerrero Doubles
Preflop, William Guerrero moved all in for 118,000 chips. Action folded to Nam Le in the cutoff who moved all in over the top. All the other players folded and the players showed their hands.
Le:
Guerrero:
The flop was brutal to Le as it brought his opponent a set and left him looking for runner runner which he would not find on the turn or river.
Le was left with just 60,000 after the hand while Guerrero is up to 260,000
| William Guerrero | 260,000 | 75,000 |
| Nam Le | 60,000 | -260,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 2:07 PM Local Time
Berger Keeps Rolling
Seth Berger had opened for a raise to 18,000, and David Olmsted reraised all in for 145,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Berger called after some banter with Olmsted.
Berger:
Olmsted
A flop did Berger no good, and neither did a turn. The fell on the river though, and Berger continues to pull away from the field.
| Seth Berger | 1,300,000 | 306,000 |
| David Olmsted | 0 | -278,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 2:02 PM Local Time
Yoshimichi Wants No Tamayo
We rushed over to the table as soon as we saw Jonathan Tamayo all in. He had moved in with and was called by Makoto Yoshimichi who had him covered.Yoshimichi was holding the and it held up through the board.
Tamayo was sent to the rail collecting $14,067 for his efforts.
| Makoto Yoshimichi | 345,000 | 238,000 |
| Jonathan Tamayo | 0 | -213,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:55 PM Local Time
Valouev Triples, Geshkenbein Gone
We just caught a hand that resulted in the elimination of Garrick Lau as well as the near triple up of Dmitrii Valouev. We got to the table on the flop of . Valouev and Lau were both already all in, and Geshkenbein made the call with a covering stack.
Geshkenbein:
Lau:
Valouev:
"I can't believe I'm in the lead," Geshkenbein said.
But that didn't last for long as the fell on the turn giving Valouev the lead. The river was the sealing the knock out and double up for Valouev who vaulted to over 300,000 chips.
Geshkenbein was left crippled after the hand and was eliminated shortly after when his was outrun by
| Dmitrii Valouev | 314,000 | 132,000 |
| Vladimir Geshkenbein | 0 | -450,000 |
| Garrick Lau | 0 | -346,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:45 PM Local Time
Plenty of Extras Being Given Away at This Year's WSOP
The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.
While the site has yet to launch, you can head to the Lambada Room of the Rio or look for one of the beautiful and friendly WSOP.com ladies walking the hallways to sign up for a free, personal WSOP.com online poker account. This is a great way to get a jump on the site's registration, and plenty of people have already taken this opportunity.
What's more is that the WSOP will be hosting daily raffles for everyone that has taken the time to register for WSOP.com at the Rio. What can you win? Plenty of fantastic prizes including 36 WSOP seats!
Players 21 years of age and older who sign up for a WSOP.com account will automatically be entered into the "36-Seat Giveaway" where a randomly-selected winner will win a seat into the next day's first WSOP gold bracelet event. One of the events eligible in this promotion is the $111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold'em tournament that is expected to feature a $10,000,000 prize pool and allow you to play poker with the biggest names in the game. In total, $182,333 in WSOP seats, including a seat to the WSOP Main Event, are being given away during this one-of-a-kind WSOP.com promotion.
In addition to the 36-Seat Giveaway, a "Hot Seat" promotion will allow any player who signs up for a WSOP.com online account and wears their WSOP.com patch on their chest at the table while playing an event to be randomly selected to receive 500 bonus dollars deposited directly into their WSOP.com online account once the site has received all regulatory approvals and launches.
With 62 WSOP gold bracelet events and three winners promised for the Main Event, this promotion includes $32,000 worth of value to those participating.
Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:43 PM Local Time
Clock Called on Le
Charles Sylvestre raised to 16,000 from the hijack, and only Nam Le on the button called. The flop came , and Le called Sylvestre's bet of 17,000. The turn brought the , and Sylvestre fired again, this time for 31,000.
Le went into the tank for a couple of minutes, and Sylvestre called the clock on him. As soon as the floor director came over, Le folded.
| Charles Sylvestre | 814,000 | 27,000 |
| Nam Le | 320,000 | -41,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:33 PM Local Time
Tepen Ousts Seiver
Scott Seiver's quest for a second bracelet has ended. Facing a 46,000 turn bet from Ryan Tepen on a board of , Seiver elected to call. He then led all in on a river, but was immediately called. Tepen rolled over for the nut flush, and Seiver simply slid his cards toward the dealer before rising from his seat He took home $11,361 for his 33rd-place finish.
| Ryan Tepen | 556,000 | 3,000 |
| Scott Seiver | 0 | -163,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:32 PM Local Time
Azoulay Sends One Home
Preflop Jonathan Azoulay moved all in and he was called by Oliver Greer in the big blind who had less chips. Azoulay was holding the , while Greer was behind with the .
The board of was not enough to catch Greer up and he was eliminated in 34th place while Azoulay moved to around 400,000 chips.
| Jonathan Azoulay | 400,000 | 151,000 |
| Oliver Greer | 0 | -120,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:25 PM Local Time
Runner Runner For the KO
We found Vladimir Geshkenbein with enough chips in the middle to put a short stack all in.
"You found the ace-king with your last two big blinds," he said with a laugh, as his opponent turned over .
"And you found the 10-nine off," the short-stacked player said in reference to Geshkenbein's .
The flop was an uninteresting , but a very interesting came on the turn. A river completed Geshkenbein's straight and sent his opponent to the rail.
| Vladimir Geshkenbein | 450,000 | 50,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:21 PM Local Time
Cooper KO's One
We missed the action but Michael Cooper gave us a short recap just after. Apparently, Seth Berger opened the pot. Cooper reraised with , then the big blind moved all in over the top with . Cooper made the call and flopped quads eliminating the player and moving him over 400,000 chips.
| Michael Cooper | 435,000 | 248,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:17 PM Local Time
Liu Spikes a Queen
Ping Liu opened for a raise from under the gun, and everyone folded to Jeffrey Fagan in the big blind, who pushed all in for 93,000 more. Liu made the call, but didn't like what he saw.
Liu:
Fagan:
Liu needed a queen but flop brought nothing but small cards: . A further dimmed his chances, but a on the river brought exactly what he needed to send Fagan out of the tournament.
| Ping Liu | 585,000 | 110,000 |
| Jeffrey Fagan | 0 | -113,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:16 PM Local Time
Tamayo Doubles Through Olisar
Preflop action folded to Jonathan Tamayo who moved all in from the button for 97,000. Ryan Olisar in the small blind moved all in over the top. All the other players folded and it was time for showdown.
Tamayo:
Olisar:
The flopped rolled out and it was a safe double up for Tamayo who moved over 200,000 chips.
Olisar meanwhile is down to around 700,000 chips.
| Ryan Olisar | 715,000 | -100,000 |
| Jonathan Tamayo | 213,000 | 104,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:01 PM Local Time
Cards in the Air
Most of the players have taken their seats and the "shuffle up and deal" has been announced. Action is underway.
Saturday, June 1, 2013 12:13 PM Local Time
Event #3 Looks To Crown a Bracelet Winner Today
We're down to the final 38 players in Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em after yesterday began with 543. Last night, Seth Berger went on a massive heater and picked up pot after pot to gain the chip lead, but just behind him is Ryan Olisar who made the final table of this same event last year. Berger will start the day with 994,000 and Olisar is not far behind him on 815,000 chips.
The field still has some big names in it as well, such as Scott Seiver, who bagged up 163,000, Nam Le, who finished day 2 with 361,000, and Jonathan Tamayo, who comes into day three with 109,000. Of course all the players will be looking to over take Olisar and Berger to take home the cash and the bracelet. Speaking of cash, first place for this event is a massive $491,360.
Ten more levels will be played today, or until we reach a winner. Cards will be in the air at 1 P.M. local time. PokerNews.com will be here all day for all your updates, chips, and important hands so be sure to stick around. We'll see you in less than an hour.