A short-stacked Jennifer Harman got her chips in preflop with and squaring off against Leonid Bilokur, who held . It was an old-fashioned flip, and one that didn't come down in Harman's favor as the flop fell . Bilokur paired his king to take a commanding lead, and Harman was left looking for a queen.
The turn wasn't what she needed and neither was the river. Bilokur ended up making a flush, which sent Harman home in 18th place with her first cash of the 2012 World Series of Poker.
We came to the table as the turn was being dealt on a board that read . Al Barbieri checked to his lone opponent Isaac Haxton, who fired out a bet. Barbieri check raised, and Haxton had a decision for all his chips. He made the call, and when the cards were flipped, Barbieri was well out in front.
Barbieri:
Haxton:
Haxton could only catch a diamond to survive, and the river brought the . Haxton goes home in 20th place, while Barbieri is out chip leader with 450,000.
Welcome back to the Rio! We are coming to you live from the Amazon Room for Day 3 of Event 13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em. Yesterday, we knocked the tournament down to just 25 players, and we will hopefully play down to a winner today, though there is a 3:00 AM hard stop in place. Leading the way is Leonid Bilokur, who comes into today with 318,000 in chips. Ian Johns and Chris Swan are nipping at his heels, and there's a few other notable names who still have a shot at the bracelet.
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri leads the notables in chips, bringing 214,000 to the tables. He will be joined by the likes of Roland Israel (199,000), Isaac Haxton (72,000), and Jennifer Harman (60,300).
We will be underway in about 15 minutes here. The blinds will start today at 3,000-6000, with the limits being 6,000-12,000. We will be here all day to bring you all the action. Thanks for tuning into Pokernews, and very shortly, we will shuffle up and deal!
and squaring off against Leonid Bilokur, who held 
. It was an old-fashioned flip, and one that didn't come down in Harman's favor as the flop fell 
. Bilokur paired his king to take a commanding lead, and Harman was left looking for a queen.
turn wasn't what she needed and neither was the 
river. Bilokur ended up making a flush, which sent Harman home in 18th place with her first cash of the 2012 World Series of Poker.
. Al Barbieri checked to his lone opponent Isaac Haxton, who fired out a bet. Barbieri check raised, and Haxton had a decision for all his chips. He made the call, and when the cards were flipped, Barbieri was well out in front.
. Haxton goes home in 20th place, while Barbieri is out chip leader with 450,000.
