Level: 29
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Tunica
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Tunica
Prize Pool
$941,385
Entries
647
Level
29
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Dan Blakeman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($87,586)
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Level 29
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
A short stacked Dan Blakeman moved all in from the button and Kurt Jewell re-shoved to isolate from the small blind. Chris Thompson folded and the hands were tabled.
Jewell: 
Blakeman: 
The board ran 
and Blakeman was eliminated.
Early Dinner Break
Level 29
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Kurt Jewell and Chris Thompson have elected to take their dinner break now and play will resume in one hour.
Heads-Up Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,200,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
5,660,000
860,000
|
860,000 |
Back In Action
Level 29
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The players (and bloggers) have eaten and we're back in action.
First Blood to Thompson
Chris Thompson was first to act and raised to 175,000, which Kurt Jewell called. When the flop fell 
, Jewell check-called a bet of 300,000, and the 
was put out on the turn. Again Jewell check-called a bet, this time 500,000, before the 
was revealed on the river.
Jewell checked for a third time, and Thompson fired out a stack of baby blues, constituting a bet of 1 million. Jewell took about ten seconds before making the call, only to muck when Thompson rolled over .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,260,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
|
4,600,000
-2,600,000
|
-2,600,000 |
Heads Up
Another for Thompson
With 535,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Chris Thompson checked, Kurt Jewell bet 325,000, and Thompson check-min-raised to 650,000. Jewell made the call and then both players checked the 
river. Thompson revealed 
for a straight and took down the pot.
While Thompson one that pot, he basically reset back to the last chips counts we had reported as Jewell had managed to win a few pots prior.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,260,000 | |
|
|
4,600,000 |
Small Ball Poker
Level 29
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Chris Thompson and Kurt Jewell have played pretty conservatively, neither wanting to make an early mistake. They are pretty deep stacked with relatively low blinds, so we could be here a while.
Thompson Chipping Away
Level 29
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Kurt Jewell opened on the button for 125,000 and Chris Thompson added an additional 300,000. Jewell called and the flop came 
. Both players checked and the turn came 
. Both players checked again and the 
fell on the river. Thompson bet out 400,000 and Jewell folded.
"We're about to play a big pot here in a minute, aren't we?" Thompson asked.
"For sure," Jewell said.
We're standing by for fireworks.