Day 3 is set to begin for Event 43, $1,500 No Limit Hold'em, of the World Series of Poker. Just 20 players remain of the 2,770 that began and Zach Clark leads them all. But he's in a virtual three-way tie with Balazs Botond and Neil Channing.
Barely two big blinds separate the leaders and James Mackey is being chased by John Nelson. RandyLew, Jesse Yaginuma, Henry Lu and Mark Ketteringham have plenty of chips to make a move up the counts.
After just two eliminations the field will have a total redraw and then again when the field combines to one ten-handed final table.
The large field generated a juicy prize pool and big money is up for grabs. A big money jump comes at nine players, more than twice what each player is guaranteed at this point.
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The action folded to Carl DiVeglia III, who open-shoved for his last 300,000 or so. Henry Lu immediately three-bet jammed behind him, and the action folded behind him.
DiVeglia III
Lu
The board ran out , and DiVeglia III was eliminated.
Folded to Henry Lu in the cutoff, he shoved his tiny stack all in. Mickael Morgousky was on the button on his direct left and shoved his 454,000-chip stack over the top. It was then on John Nelson in the small blind and he shoved his seven-stack figure. The big blind quickly got out of the way and the three players turned their hands over.
Lu:
Morgousky:
Nelson:
When the , Lu's set was enough to see him triple up, while Nelson's hand was good enough to eliminate Morgousky in 16th place.
Cary Marshall recently doubled his chip stack, but has now found the rail just a few minutes later. The hand in question saw Marshall and James Mackey take to a flop in a raised pot.
Marshall was first to act on the flop and simply announced an all in. Mackey snapped him off very quickly and tabled his . Marshall held and would need plenty of help to survive.
It was help that would never come as the turn and the river changed nothing, sending Marshall home in 15th place.
Jesse Yaginuma opened for 60,000 from under the gun and Henry Lu raised to 125,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Yaginuma moved all in. Lu called and the hands were tabled.
Lu:
Yaginuma:
The board ran and Yaginuma was eliminated by Lu's flush.
Folded to Zach Clark in the cutoff, he raised it up to 65,000. Henry Lu then made it 150,000 on the button and the action was sent back to Clark. After a few moments thinking, Clark shoved all in. Lu snap called, having Clark covered, and the two players turned their hands over.
Clark:
Lu:
Clark was looking good to double up and sit with a great position in this final ten. However, the flop had other ideas and when the turn and river bricked out, it was all over in 10th place for Clark. With that, Lu continues his rampage and rise up the counts.
Jared Rosenbaum was in middle position when he open shoved his short stack. On his direct left, Neil Channing made the call and with a flurry of cards going into the muck from around the table, Rosenbaum was at risk.
Channing's was well in front of the that Rosenbaum held and was even more in front when the flop hit the felt. Rosenbaum begged for the five of diamonds here, but the on the turn would give Channing the full house and leave Rosenbaum drawing dead.
The meaningless on the river changed nothing and Rosenbaum was eliminated in 9th place.