Phil Collins opened to 400 from the cutoff and the player on the button pushed out a three-bet to 900. It folded back to Collins who tossed out a call.
The flop fell and Collins check-called a bet of 1,600 from his opponent on the button. The turn was and they both opted to check.
Fifth street brought the and Collins decided to lead for 1,800. His opponent thought for a bit before mucking his hand. Collins is now sitting on about 11,000.
We've recently come across Cherish Andrews seated in the Brasilia room and sitting on a stack of 13,500. Andrews has had a killer World Series of Poker thus far with three cashes and one final table.
In Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Andrews was making the poker world sweat as she came into the final table of that event as the chip leader. If Andrews were to win that event she would have been the first woman to win an open event at the WSOP since Vanessa Selbst in 2008. Andrews eventually finished fourth in that event and pocketed a cool $210,083.
We missed the exact details of the final hand but can officially report that three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Matt Matros has been eliminated from today's event.
With registration officially closed for this event, the final tally is 3,166 players. This count makes it the largest $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament so far this series. Each player ponied up $1,500 which allows for a total prize pool of $4,274,100. When the payout information becomes available to those playing in the tournament we will have it posted for you to view at home as well.
A player opened in middle position to 400 and Phil Collins three-bet the action to 1,150 from the cutoff. The button four-bet to 3,075 and action was up to Jordan Young in the small blind.
Young peered down at his cards and then stacked all of his chips up. He moved this stack into the middle and five-bet all in. Hands shot into the buck back to the player on the button who had a shorter stack than Young. Young's opponent called for his tournament life.
Young:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Young was able to knock one out.
An early position raiser made it 525 and Dutch Boyd called from the small blind. The big blind opted to tag along as well and the three players saw a flop of .
Boyd led at the pot for 1,100 and the big blind folded his hand. The original raiser called and we were heads up to fourth street.
The was produced on fourth and both players checked their option to see the river. Boyd checked this street and his opponent bet 1,575. Boyd called and his opponent showed for two pair. Boyd mucked his hand and is currently sitting at about 6,000.
and Collins check-called a bet of 1,600 from his opponent on the button. The turn was 
and they both opted to check.
and Collins decided to lead for 1,800. His opponent thought for a bit before mucking his hand. Collins is now sitting on about 11,000.
and Young was able to knock one out.
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was produced on fourth and both players checked their option to see the 
river. Boyd checked this street and his opponent bet 1,575. Boyd called and his opponent showed 
for two pair. Boyd mucked his hand and is currently sitting at about 6,000.