Event 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha | 2012 World Series of Poker

Level: 1

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2012 17:23 UTC-6

Round 8 Begins

[user196975]

Level 9 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Round 8 has begun and cards are in the air.

05-31-2012 17:20 UTC-6

Round 8 Start Delayed

[user196975]

Level 9 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Due to the late finish of the Merkow vs Powell match, the start time for Round 8 will be at 4:15 instead of 4 p.m.

05-31-2012 16:45 UTC-6

Powell Wins Crucial Showdown to Adavance Over Merkow

MarcC

The match turned into a shove-fest this level as the blinds had gotten very big.

Powell open shoved and Merkow looked down at a monster and called all-in for 478,000.

Powell: {5-Clubs} {5-Spades}
Merkow: {10-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}

Powell couldn't believe the cooler in front of him and pleaded for a five.

The board ran {5-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {6-Spades} {j-Diamonds} {2-Spades} to give the Australian what he wanted. He'll advance to play Leif Force in the semi-finals.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Powell	1,152,000 576,000	576,000
Gregg Merkow	Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2012 16:31 UTC-6

Showdown Coming Soon

MarcC

Level 8 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

The pots are staying small and Julian Powell is winning most of them without showdown. Through this PLO level he has gone from even in chips to having a two-to-one advantage over Gregg Merkow.

The inevitable showdown will be coming very soon.

Tags: Gregg Merkow Julian Powell

Level: 8

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2012 16:20 UTC-6

Clock Paused

[user196975]

Level 7 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

We just had an interesting hand develop. Gregg Merkow and Julian Powell were at the river on a board of {4-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} . Powell checked, Merkow bet 110,000 and Powell thought about his action.

While considering his action, Powell exposed his hand - {A-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} . Which is legal in a heads up format. The floorman paused the clock after the hand to verify that Powelll's move was in fact legal. It was confirmed and play is back in action.