2011 World Series of Poker

Event #32: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8♣8♥
Prize
$668,292
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,242,000
Entries
2,828
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
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Brikis Ships It

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Chip leader Dror Michaelo opened to 32,000 from early position, and Josh Brikis moved all in for around 100,000 two spots to his left. The action folded to Adam Lippert who tank-folded in the big blind, and Michaelo made the call.

Michaelo: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Brikis: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}

Brikis outraced Michaelo as the board ran {9-}{3-}{9-}{6-}{6-}, doubling his stack to over 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Dror Michaelo
Dror Michaelo 		810,000 -66,000
Josh Brikis us
Josh Brikis 		270,000 156,000

Tags: Dror MichaeloJosh Brikis

Lang Doubles Through Aron

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The action folded to Robert Aron on the button, who opened to 30,000. Marco Lang three-bet shoved for 162,000 in the big blind, and Aron tank-called.

Aron: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Lang: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

There was a queen on the {q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop, giving Aron the lead, but Lang snatched it right back when the {a-Hearts} spiked on the turn. The {4-Hearts} on the river paired the board, and Lang received an early double up.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Aron
Robert Aron 		410,000 -191,000
Marco Lang at
Marco Lang 		340,000 140,000

Tags: Marco LangMichael Aron

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Seat Draw

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TableSeatPlayerChips
2801Christopher Gonzales222,000
2802Marco Lang200,000
2803Pham Kimphuc164,000
2804David Pishvafar487,000
2805Daniel Close577,000
2806Corbin White639,000
2807Rodrigo Portaleoni604,000
2808Jeff Carris230,000
2809Robert Aron601,000
TableSeatPlayerChips
2861Gary Dishongh323,000
2862Sean Ripp211,000
2863Kyle Cartwright267,000
2864Kyle Bonazzo307,000
2865Jakob Tostesen539,000
2866Jamie Kerstetter147,000
2867Randy Haddox334,000
2868Seyed Madani381,000
2869Chamath Palihapitiya306,000
TableSeatPlayerChips
2921Adam Geyer664,000
2922Bodo Sbrzesny229,000
2923Philip Lowery249,000
2924Michael Blocksidge450,000
2925Lee Dreyfuss232,000
2926Vincent Lucardie167,000
2927Kirk Caldwell356,000
2928Michael Whitfield624,000
2929Marc Mclaughlin588,000
TableSeatPlayerChips
2981Martin Stevens266,000
2982Empty 
2983Daniel Heffner299,000
2984Adam Lippert357,000
2985Robert Mitchell81,000
2986Dror Michaelo876,000
2987Roy Thung45,000
2988Josh Brikis114,000
2989Gabriel Houle624,000

Day 3 Minutes Away!

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Bracelet time!
Bracelet time!

Welcome back to the 2011 World Series of Poker!

Two days ago, 2828 players signed up for Event #32: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em with their eyes fixed upon a bracelet and the first place prize of $668,276. Today, on Day 3, only 35 runners are still in the hunt for the hardware and the cash.

Dror Michaelo leads the way with 876,000 chips, but there are a handful of players with big stacks, including Adam Geyer who is second in chips with 664,000. Geyer made a deep run in Event #23: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix, finishing 9th for $19,268.

One of the more familiar faces remaining in the field is Josh Brikis. Brikis finished 55th in the 2010 Main Event ($138,285), and has already made a final table at the 2011 WSOP in Event #9: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball. He finished 6th, taking home $14,296. Brikis is short-stacked entering the day, but if he can chip up early he'll be a force to reckon with.

The plan is to play to a winner today, but if we complete ten levels before a champion is crowned, then we will return tomorrow for a Day 4. One might think that going from 35 players to one is a tall task, but in no limit hold'em anything can happen.

The cards will be in the air in about 15 minutes, so be sure to keep it locked for all of your up-to-the-minute updates!

Event #32: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 3 Started

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