Event #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day 3 Started
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,575,150
Entries
3,389
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Day 3 Table and Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 1 | Daryl Katz | 206,000 |
| 115 | 2 | Marcello Iacino | 278,000 |
| 115 | 4 | Pratyush Buddiga | 177,000 |
| 115 | 5 | Gavin Smith | 864,000 |
| 115 | 6 | Cassimiro Lima | 387,000 |
| 115 | 7 | Joseph Whittaker | 192,000 |
| 115 | 8 | Kevin Boudreau | 401,000 |
| 115 | 9 | Massimo Di Cicco | 183,000 |
| 116 | 1 | John Borzio | 260,000 |
| 116 | 2 | Rayan Nathan | 393,000 |
| 116 | 3 | James Boyle | 850,000 |
| 116 | 4 | Antonio Rodrigues | 206,000 |
| 116 | 5 | Selim Oulmekki | 585,000 |
| 116 | 6 | Andy Philachack | 325,000 |
| 116 | 7 | Jani Mikkola | 358,000 |
| 116 | 8 | Donald Depew | 263,000 |
| 116 | 9 | Simon Ravnsbaek | 151,000 |
| 120 | 1 | Bassel Moussa | 205,000 |
| 120 | 2 | Shawn Busse | 205,000 |
| 120 | 3 | Michael Meyers | 321,000 |
| 120 | 4 | Nemer Haddad | 354,000 |
| 120 | 5 | Paul Fehlig | 277,000 |
| 120 | 6 | Bryan Paris | 204,000 |
| 120 | 7 | John Horvatich | 118,000 |
| 120 | 8 | Lars Brobak | 592,000 |
| 120 | 9 | Bryn Kenney | 554,000 |
| 121 | 1 | Bradley Myers | 215,000 |
| 121 | 2 | Yoonjun Park | 163,000 |
| 121 | 3 | Albert Strickland | 293,000 |
| 121 | 4 | Grudi Grudev | 292,000 |
| 121 | 5 | Nikolai Sears | 173,000 |
| 121 | 7 | Ryan Goindoo | 838,000 |
| 121 | 8 | Hasmukh Khodiyara | 471,000 |
| 121 | 9 | Lamberto Collina | 145,000 |
| 125 | 1 | Steven Michaelis | 375,000 |
| 125 | 2 | Jason Gravatt | 580,000 |
| 125 | 3 | Hasan Anter | 719,000 |
| 125 | 4 | John Cook | 285,000 |
| 125 | 6 | Scott Abrams | 233,000 |
| 125 | 7 | [Removed:4] | 367,000 |
| 125 | 8 | Mark Zajdner | 441,000 |
| 125 | 9 | Matt Lawrence | 772,000 |
Let's Find Us a Bracelet Winner!
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Although the 58th event on the schedule has kicked off today (just a little $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Event, no biggie) , the PokerNews Live Reporting Team are back here to bring Event #56 home!
Leading the field of 42 players is none other than Gavin Smith, who tops the chip counts at 864,000 and seeking his second WSOP bracelet. Hot on his heels is James Boyle (850,000), Ryan Gooindo (838,00), Matt Lawrence (772,000) and Hasan Anter (719,000). A couple of the other players to watch out for include Bryn Kenney (554,000) and founder of ChipMeUp Rayan "rkruok" Nathan (393,000).
Play will get underway at 2.30pm PST (GMT -7) in the Tan section of the Amazon Room, so be sure to keep your browsers locked right here for all the updates!
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Day 3 Begins
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Cards are in the air.
Park Doubles Through Strickland
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Yoonjun Park and Albert Strickland got it all in preflop with Park having the shorter stack. Park held 
and Strickland held 
.
The board ran 
and Park's ace queen held and he doubled to 362,000.
Lawrence Off to a Great Start
Unlike yesterday's frenetic action, Day 3 of WSOP Event #56 has gotten off to a rather sedate start. However, Matt Lawrence is now our first player to reach one million in chips after winning a pot against Scott Abrams.
On a flop that read 
, Abrams led out for 33,000 into a pot worth around 80,000 and Lawrence called before the dealer peeled off the 
on the turn. Abrams checked, Lawrence bet 45,000 and Abrams mulled it over for a couple of minutes before dropping his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,105,000 | 333,000 |
|
165,000 | -68,000 |
Strickland Busted by Park
Yoonjun Park opened with a raise in late position and Albert Strickland moved all in right behind him. Park tabled and was ahead of Strickland's 
.
The board ran 
and Strickland's very short Day 3 came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000 | 138,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Depew's Ladies Save His Day
Selim Oulmekki moved all in preflop with and Donald Depew called holding . The board ran 
and Depew's 
saved his tournament life and doubled him to 540,000 and Oulmekki is down to 308,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000 | 277,000 |
|
308,000 | -277,000 |
Gravatt Surrenders to Zajdner
Our PokerNews reporter picked up the action on a board that read 
; Jason Gravatt bet out 55,000 and Mark Zajdner called before both players checked down the river 
.
"You should be good," Gravatt said, rolling up 
. "I know I'm good," Zajdner replied, showing down 
for two pair and the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
525,000 | -55,000 |
|
|
510,000 | 69,000 |