Of the super late entrants, no one was later than Phil Ivey. The nine-time bracelet winner was originally sitting in the front of the Orange section, but his table broke and he is now sitting directly on Terrence Chan's right.
We caught the action on the river, as Earl Barron fired out a bet on a board of . Todd Witteles raised, Baron called, and Witteles showed for a full house. Frustrated, Baron showed for a turned straight.
Witteles is on a heater and now sits with 16,000 chips, while Baron is struggling with 3,000.
A short-stacked Carlos Mortensen was all in preflop for his last 550. Two players had him at risk, and one bet out on every street as the board came . The third player called him down, then mucked when the bettor showed for a full house.
Mortensen left without showing his cards, but because it was an all-in situation the dealer was forced to table them. The 2001 Main Event champion had held .
Bob Lauria was just eliminated holding pocket aces against an opponent's pocket sixes. According to his Twitter account, the two players got five bets in preflop and the player ran out a straight.
With 645 entrants, the total prize pool in Event #10: $1,500 Limit Hold'em is $870,750. The top 72 players will all earn $2,455, and each member of the nine-handed official final table will take home $14,585. The player who is fortunate enough to chip the whole thing will bank a grand total of $191,605 along with the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
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During the World Series of Poker, hostess Kristy Arnett will bring listeners quick strategy tidbits for the Strategy with Kristy podcast. For the latest episode, she grabbed Darryll Fish on a break to discuss a hand he played during the middle levels of WSOP Event #2, a $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed tournament.