First Break of the Day
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Level 22
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
The players have been sent on the first break of the day.
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 3
Michael Finstein Eliminated In 15th Place ($25,769), Mazin Khoury On Fire
Christian Stricker Kohl raised it to 31,000 from the cutoff and Mazin Khoury re-raised all in for 325,000 from middle position. Kohl made the call and had Khoury seemingly dominated with 
to Khoury's 
The flop was kind to Khoury though as it came down 
to give Khoury a set of sixes. The turn and river were 
and Khoury doubled up to around 670,000.
One hand later, Michael Finstein moved all in for 262,000 on the button and Khoury made the call with 
. Finstein showed 
The flop again was kind to Khoury as it came 
to give him a pair of aces. The turn and river 
were no help to Finstein and he is out in 15th place. Khoury however moved up to 1,000,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 | 685,000 |
|
|
200,000 | -730,000 |
|
Busted |
Chips, Chips and Chips
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,640,000 | -460,000 |
|
1,025,000 | 375,000 |
|
1,000,000 | -120,000 |
|
980,000 | 471,000 |
|
810,000 | -290,000 |
|
540,000 | 330,000 |
|
385,000 | 33,000 |
|
|
350,000 | -22,000 |
|
|
315,000 | 59,000 |
|
270,000 | -72,000 |
|
230,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
225,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
205,000 | -123,000 |
Jesse Cohen Eliminated in 16th Place ($25,769)
Level 22
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Jesse Cohen and Christian Kohl went to the flop of , Kohl checked, Cohen bet, Kohl shoved and Cohen called. Cohen held 
and Kohl had 
. The board completed with and Cohen was eliminated.
Rupert Elder Eliminated In 18th Place ($25,769), Tyler Cornell Eliminated In 17th Place ($25,769)
The first hand after the re-draw, Rupert Elder pushed all in for his last 50,000 and got a call from Jesse Cohen
Elder had 
and Cohen had 
The board ran out 
and Elder left in 18th place.
One hand later on another table, Tyler Cornell raised it up to 26,000 preflop and our chip leader Anthony Ruberto re-raised it up to 77,000 from the big blind. Cornell re-raised to 160,000 and Ruberto moved all in, Cornell called.
It was a bit of a cooler for Cornell as his 
were dominated by the 
of Ruberto. The board ran out 
and Ruberto is now up to around 2,100,000 and has a dominating chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000 | 550,000 |
|
450,000 | 78,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Six Handed Images
Day 3 Action
Finne vs Cornell
Tim Finne and Tyler Cornell played back to back hands together that led to Finne's exit. The first hand saw them get it in preflop with Finne holding 
and Cornell with . The board ran 
and Cornell doubled.
The very next hand they got it all in preflop again. This time Finne held 
and Cornell had . The board ran 
and Finne was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
520,000 | 77,000 |
|
Busted |
Gilmore Out
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Peter Gilmore pushed his last 150,000 in preflop and Will "The Thrill" Failla made the call.
Failla had 
and Gilmore was ahead with
Failla said, "Ace of diamonds dealer." The flop came down 
and Failla again said, "No, dealer, I said ace of diamonds come on."
The turn was the and Failla said, "Ok, that'll do." The river was the and Gilmore hits the rail. Failla has just around 500,000 after the hand
O'Brien Doubles Big Through Moorman
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Dan O'Brien raised it up to 20,000 from the cutoff and Chris Moorman in the small blind re-raised to 56,000. O'Brien put in a fourth bet to make it 111,000 total. Moorman asked him how much he started the hand with and then eventually moved all in. O'Brien inst-called his 519,000 and flipped over and Moorman needed some help with 
The board ran out and O'Brien is building castles with his 1,100,000 chips. Moorman falls to 650,000 after the hand but still has plenty of chips to splash around.