Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em
Day 3 Started
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
625
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Day 3 Table and Seat Draw
Here's the seating assignments with counts for the final 13 players in Event No. 12.
Table 336
Seat 1: Matthew Matros - 272,000
Seat 2: Frank Kassela - 162,000
Seat 3: --empty--
Seat 4: --empty--
Seat 5: Georgios Kapalas - 306,000
Seat 6: --empty--
Seat 7: Tran Dean - 82,000
Seat 8; Roberto Truijers - 141,000
Seat 9: Adrian Dresel-velasquez - 240,000
Table 337
Seat 1: Jameson Painter - 307,000
Seat 2: --empty--
Seat 3: Terrence Chan - 288,000
Seat 4: Ahmad Abghari - 302,000
Seat 5: Jason Potter - 371,000
Seat 6: Ben Lamb - 31,000
Seat 7: Mark Burford - 53,000
Seat 8: --empty--
seat 9: Kirk Banks - 264,000
Almost the Final
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Good morning and welcome back to the Amazon Room where the final day of the $1,500 Limit Hold'em should be kicking off in around an hour.
After more than 12 hours of play yesterday we failed to reach a final table, but at 13 players we're not far off. Jason Potter leads the field at the the moment on 371,000, but there are three other players over the 300,000 mark and with the limits getting big now, one big hand can change everything.
Play is due to start at 3pm PT. Watch this space.
Level: 19
Blinds: /
Ante:
And They're Off!
13 players have found their way back to the Amazon Room. 13th place will get $8,766. 1st place will get $189,870.
Shuffle up and deal.
Double Double Ups
The action is as fast as Benny Hill on forward wind at the moment as we witness simultaneous double-ups. On the far table, it was Frank Kassela whose stack increased two-fold, the short stack seeking revenge on Georgios Kapalas who had left him short after an earlier encounter.
After a couple of raises (Kassela lighting the first match under the gun), Kassela found himself all in preflop with 
and in need of divine assistance versus 
. But the Poker Gods were watching intently, and after a harmless 
flop (at which point Kassela rose from his seat), they duly popped a 
on the turn followed by a 
river.
"Nice to get lucky," beamed Kassela as Kapalas shook his head in frustration. He's now back up to around the 75,000 mark.
Meanwhile, on the other table, Terrence Chan doubled Mark Burford up to 100,000, 
no good against 
on an action-packed flop.
If it continues like this, we could be done by dinner!
Lamb Survives the Chop
Ben Lamb is up to 75,000 after doubling through off Jason Potter, 
surviving a 
board versus 
.
Potter Takes Another Hit
Ahmad Abghari raised from the cut-off only to be reraised by chip leader Jason Potter. Abghari called. On the 
flop, Abghari check-raised. Potter made what appeared to be a reluctant call, before folding to a bet on the 
turn.
Potter has taken a few early hits, but remains the chip leader with just over 300,000.
Lamb Minted
We're not sure when the chips went in, but Ben Lamb has doubled again, this time through the sighing Kirk Banks. Lamb's 
came good against Banks' 
when a queen dropped on the board, putting Lamb up to 120,000 and dropping Banks down to 190,000.
Banks Running Out of Money
Further woe for Kirk Banks as he raised in early position and called a reraise from Ahmad Abghari on the button. Banks check-called Abghari's bet on the 
flop before both players checked the 
turn and 
river - only for both of them to turn over and chop it up.
The next hand Banks raised under the gun and Terrence Chan reraised to his immediate left. Banks called and they saw a 
flop, which Banks check-raised. Chan called and they saw the turn.
The turn was the and this time Banks bet out. Chan raised, Banks made the call, and they were at the river.
The river came down the 
and Banks checked. Chan bet again, and Banks sighed.
"Ace king of spades again, not running good today," he sighed. "Not my day, I guess. Ace king three times, I lose twice and chop once. Jacks are good," he continued, and tossed in the call anyway.
Chan turned over not jacks, but 
and increased his stack to 340,000. Banks mucked and was down to just 39,000.