Event 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-01-2008 23:04 UTC-7

Players Take a Short Break

[user25067]

Heads-up action will commence in about 10 minutes.

06-01-2008 22:55 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Nenad Medic 4,940,000
Andy Bloch 2,100,000

06-01-2008 22:52 UTC-7

Kathy Liebert Eliminated in 3rd Place ($306,064)

[user25067]

Hand #152 -

Nenad Medic has the button in Seat 8. He raises to 300,000, Kathy Liebert moves all in for 850,000, Andy Bloch re-pots to 2,800,000, and Medic calls all in. Bloch has both Liebert and Medic covered. And the crowd gets on their feet as the cards are turned over...

Bloch: {9-Spades}

Medic:

Liebert:

The flop is {A-Hearts}

and the crowd goes nuts as Medic flops a set of queens. The turn is the {4-Clubs}

and both Liebert and Bloch are drawing dead. The river is the {5-Clubs}

, and Kathy Liebert is our third-place finisher. She'll take home $306,064 and waves in appreciation to the crowd, who honors her finish with a standing ovation.

06-01-2008 22:49 UTC-7

Andy Back Over Four Million

donpeters

Andy Bloch 4,180,000
Nenad Medic 1,610,000
Kathy Liebert 1,300,000

06-01-2008 22:45 UTC-7

Hand #151 - Andy Bloch

[user25067]

Andy Bloch has the button in Seat 5. He raises to 250,000, Nenad Medic calls from the small blind and Kathy Liebert calls from the big blind. The flop is {8-Hearts}

. Medic checks, Liebert checks, Bloch bets 750,000, Medic folds, Kathy folds, and Bloch takes down the pot.

06-01-2008 22:44 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Andy Bloch 3,730,000
Nenad Medic 1,960,000
Kathy Liebert 1,400,000

06-01-2008 22:42 UTC-7

Hand #150 - Kathy Liebert

[user25067]

Kathy Liebert has the button in Seat 9. She raises to 300,000 and picks up the blinds.

06-01-2008 22:41 UTC-7

The Long March

[user37786]

We've been playing for nearly eight hours today, and this comes after a marathon 15-hour session last night that didn't end until 5 a.m. Whether fatigue plays a role in deciding the winner remains to be seen -- for the most part the three survivors look sharp, aside from the odd yawn and some distracted eye-rubbing. Last night these players showed that they can be very, very patient, and in a tense three-way standoff like this, patience might be an even greater virtue than endurance.

06-01-2008 22:41 UTC-7