Dutch Boyd raised under the gun, and Albert Minnullin three-bet him next door.
The flop came out , and Boyd checked. When Minnullin put out a continuation bet, Boyd raised, and Minnullin called. That led to the turn, and Boyd fired out a full bet. Minnullin raised, and Boyd wasted no time making it three bets. With a confused look on his face, Minnullin tanked and eventually kicked his cards into the muck, sending a nice no-showdown pot over to Boyd.
We didn't catch the preflop action but on a board Dana Kellstrom check-called a bet from Jeff Norman. The on the turn, and the on the river led to the same action, with Kellstrom check-calling Norman down before showing just a ten after seeing the pocket aces of Jeff Norman.
Norman, and Kellstrom looked to almost swap stacks based on the hand, however both are still very short.
Albert Minnullin opened from early position and found a call from Dutch Boyd in the big blind. The two saw a flop and Boyd led out, only to get raised by Albert Minnullin leading to the falling on the turn.
This time, Boyd just check-called a bet from Minnullin looking to keep the pot small.
The river was the , and once again Boyd check-called a bet from Minnullin.
Albert Minnullin showed . which was good enough to take it down.
Boyd slips to about 280,000, while Albert Minnullin is up to 395,000
On the second hand, JJ Liu raised from the button, and Julian Parmann three-bet her from the big blind.
The two players took a suited flop of , and Parmann put out a leading bet. Liu raised, and Parmann came right back over the top to make it three bets. Liu went through the same routine of leaning back in her chair and sighing, and she finally took the chip off her cards and flicked them into the muck, leaving herself with 82,000 chips after those two early pots were pushed away from her.
On the first hand of the day, Dana Kellstrom opened the pot with a raise from middle position, and JJ Liu three-bet from the small blind.
Kellstrom called, and the two of them took a flop of . Liu bet, and Kellstrom quickly called, and the landed on fourth street. Liu check-called a bet there, and she checked again on the river. When Kellstrom fired one final bet, Liu capped her cards and leaned back into her chair with a big sigh. She sat shuffling chips for about 90 seconds before asking, "Do you want a call?"
Kellstrom zipped his lips shut with his fingers, and Liu chuckled and put the calling chips into the pot. Kellstrom tabled for two pair, and Liu nodded and mucked.
If you're a fan of limit hold'em, you've come to the right place! We're back inside the Amazon Room and ready for action in the final day of Event #23, the $2,500 Limit Hold'em slugfest.
Our starting field of 384 has been reduced to just twelve after two days of poker, but that's still eleven too many to fit on the winner's podium. We've got one day left to play our way down to a winner and give one of these players a shiny gold bracelet and a check for almost a quarter-million dollars.
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri has come close before, but he's still looking for his first piece of WSOP hardware. He'll be the betting favorite on this final day, coming in as one of the most experienced players in the field and working with the biggest stack of 415,000 chips. It's easier said than done for Sugar Bear though, as danger lurks behind him in the pack of hungry chasers.
We've got JJ Liu in the mix still, and she's already got one WSOP final table under her belt this year. Liu is a force to be reckoned with in all the games, and her impressive stat sheet shows almost 15 years of WSOP success. She's looking for her first bracelet as well, and she'll start with an eigth-place stack of 182,000.
Dutch Boyd is no stranger to WSOP success either, and he'll be working to make a run at bracelet number two today. Notably, his first bracelet came in a six-handed hold'em event a couple years ago. Boyd is always a threat to make a final-table run, and he begins the day in fourth place with 349,000 chips.
Our twelve players are scheduled for a 3:00 p.m. start, and we see no hitches in that plan. The chip bags are already out on the tables here in the Orange section of the room, and the two dealers are busy suiting and checking their decks in preparation for a full day of poker.
Don't wander away on us; we'll be back in just a few minutes with the shuffle up and deal.
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, and Boyd checked. When Minnullin put out a continuation bet, Boyd raised, and Minnullin called. That led to the 
turn, and Boyd fired out a full bet. Minnullin raised, and Boyd wasted no time making it three bets. With a confused look on his face, Minnullin tanked and eventually kicked his cards into the muck, sending a nice no-showdown pot over to Boyd.
board Dana Kellstrom check-called a bet from Jeff Norman. The 
on the turn, and the 
on the river led to the same action, with Kellstrom check-calling Norman down before showing just a ten after seeing the pocket aces of Jeff Norman.
flop and Boyd led out, only to get raised by Albert Minnullin leading to the 
falling on the turn.
. which was good enough to take it down.
, and Parmann put out a leading bet. Liu raised, and Parmann came right back over the top to make it three bets. Liu went through the same routine of leaning back in her chair and sighing, and she finally took the chip off her cards and flicked them into the muck, leaving herself with 82,000 chips after those two early pots were pushed away from her.
. Liu bet, and Kellstrom quickly called, and the 
landed on fourth street. Liu check-called a bet there, and she checked again on the 
for two pair, and Liu nodded and mucked.