Day 3 has come to an end, and only four players remain. The plan was to finish tonight, but the decision was made and all four players will return tomorrow at 12:00 PM to finish it out.
Dennis Phillips possesses the chip lead with 5,335,000 and spent his day climbing back from the brink of elimination. Eventually after winning enough hands he overtook the lead and now looks to be in prime position to claim his first World Series of Poker bracelet.
Second in chips is Bob Phelps who spent his day acquiring chips and becoming the fan favorite to the crowd. Phelps sky rocketed to the top of the counts after he delivered the knock-out blow to William Stabler.
Third in chips is Hoyt Corkins who has been short stacked for the majority of the day, finding few spots but making the most of them. Corkins has quietly stayed around the entire day, rarely saying a word and raking in a pot every so often.
Bagging the least of the four was Allyn Jaffrey Shulman who had some big moments through out the day, knocking out Stuart Spear and doubling up when she needed to.
All four players have the talent and the determination to be crowned champion, they will just have to wait until 12:00 PM tomorrow to find out who comes out on top. Stay tuned here to PokerNews for all the updates and results.
From under the gun, William Stabler put his last 255,000 into the middle and action folded over to Allyn Jaffrey Shulman on the button. She reraised to 500,000 and everyone else folded.
Shulman:
Stabler:
The flop was and Shulman jumped in front with top pair of aces. The turn was the to provide some chop outs for Stabler, but the river only gave Shulman two pair.
That sent Stabler out the door and he took home nearly $150,000 for his effort.
Bob Phelps raised it up to 300,000 from the hijack position and the bigger stack, William Stabler moved all in from the cut off. The table folded around back to Phelps and he made the call.
Phelps:
Stabler:
The flop came , Stabler was still ahead but Phelps grabbed hold of a flush draw. The on the turn put the advantage in Phelps' favor and the on the river sealed the deal. Stabler has basically been crippled now holding only two big blinds.
The crowd here seems to be big fans of Phelps cheering every time he wins a hand.
Stuart Spear's tournament has ended in sixth place. He was just eliminated by Allyn Jaffrey Shulman and took home over $110,000 for his finish.
Action folded to Spear in the small blind and he moved all in for 640,000. Shulman asked for a count, then made the call with the . Spear held the .
The flop came down clean for Shulman and desolate for Spear when the fell. The turn was the and made things interesting by giving Spear some extra outs. The river was the , though, and Spear had completely whiffed. He was eliminated while Shulman moved to 2.4 million.
Hoyt Corkins limped in the cut-off after the table folded around to him. Bob Phelps on the button raised and made it 300,000. The blinds folded and Corkins moved all in after a few seconds went by. Phelps announced call and cards were flipped over.
Corkins:
Phelps:
The board then came and Corkins was awarded a double up.
Action folded to Dennis Phillips in the cutoff seat and he raised all in for 1.115 million in chips. In the next seat, William Thomson went all in. Everyone else folded.
Phillips showed the and Thomson the .
The flop, turn and river ran out and the two players were so close in counts that the stacks needed to be broken down. At the official count, Phillips had 1.115 million to Thomson's 1.08 million, which meant Thomson was eliminated in seventh place.
Play folded to Stuart Spear in the small blind and he raised to 315,000 against Allyn Jaffrey Shulman's big blind. Shulman looked at her cards and then reraised to put herself all in. At the final count, Shulman was all in for 980,000. Spear took a moment and then called.
Just over two million chips were in this pot and it was Shulman at risk. She held the against Spear's .
The flop contained a ten as the first three community cards came and Shulman nailed a set.
After the fell on the turn, Shulman was officially in the clear. The river completed the board with the and the chips were sent her way. Shulman's cheering section erupted with cheers as she pulled in the pot and pumped her left arm in the sky.
Martin Fitzmaurice moved all in for 455,000 from early position and action folded around to William Thomson in the small blind who moved all in for 440,000 and the big blind folded.
Thomson:
Fitzmaurice:
The board came giving Thomson the flush, but not the knock out due to Fitzmaurice holding 15,000 more chips.
The next hand saw Fitzmaurice get all in for his last few chips against Thompson again, but a chop pot was ruled after both players flipped over and a board was spread.
The hand after that saw Fitzmaurice get all in again for the third time against William Stabler.
Stabler:
Fitzmaurice:
The board came and Fitzmaurice was eliminated when his ten high couldn't compete with Stabler's three of a kind kings.
From under the gun, Harold Lilie raised all in for 455,000. Action folded a couple spots over to William Stabler and he made the call. Everyone else at the table folded and Lilie was at risk against Stabler.
Lilie turned over the and Stabler the , making this your classic coinflip situation.
The flop contained an ace as the dealer rolled out the . Martin Fitzmaurice was looking on and turned to his rail to give a subtle fist pump as he was now a favorite to get a jump in the money along with the others not involved in the hand.
The turn was the and river the , leaving Lilie second best and eliminating him in ninth place. For his finish Lilie took home $48,669. The remaining eight players are now guaranteed $63,418.
Carolyn Tulloch raised it up to 125,000 and managed to find a caller in Stuart Spear. The rest of the table folded and we were all witness the flop. It was here that Tulloch moved all in for around 250,000 and Spear made the call.
Tulloch:
Spear:
Spear flopped two pair giving Tulloch not much wiggle room, she was going to need the board to pair or a jack to stay alive here today. The on the turn changed nothing, and the on the river sealed the deal and Tulloch was eliminated.
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and Shulman jumped in front with top pair of aces. The turn was the 
to provide some chop outs for Stabler, but the river 
only gave Shulman two pair.
, Stabler was still ahead but Phelps grabbed hold of a flush draw. The 
on the turn put the advantage in Phelps' favor and the 
. Spear held the 
.
fell. The turn was the 
and made things interesting by giving Spear some extra outs. The river was the 
, though, and Spear had completely whiffed. He was eliminated while Shulman moved to 2.4 million.
and Corkins was awarded a double up.
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fell on the turn, Shulman was officially in the clear. The river completed the board with the 
giving Thomson the flush, but not the knock out due to Fitzmaurice holding 15,000 more chips.
and a 
board was spread.
and Fitzmaurice was eliminated when his ten high couldn't compete with Stabler's three of a kind kings.
and Stabler the 
. Martin Fitzmaurice was looking on and turned to his rail to give a subtle fist pump as he was now a favorite to get a jump in the money along with the others not involved in the hand.
