The $1500 Limit Hold'em Tournament at the World Series of Poker draws the die-hard tourney grinders, so it's no surprise we found Ari Engel in the mix. Engel spoke with [Removed:139] about how this summer has gone for him, and how he deals with the emotional highs and lows of tournament poker.
On a flop 
, three players were involved in the hand. The player in the small blind bet and Thomas Chung in middle position raised. Shane Buchwald and the first player made the call.
The river fell a 
and the same action happened. On the 
river, Chung bet one last time after the small blind player cheched, and grabbed the pot after his opponents folded their hands.
Chung has now a comfortable stack worth 28,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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|
11,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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On a board 
, the players were heads-up and Leah called his opponent' s bet.
The river was the and after some thought, Leah called another bet, but sent his hand into the muck after his opponent showed 
for a set of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,600
100
|
100 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,500 | |
|
|
27,000 | |
|
|
27,000 | |
|
|
13,600
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
11,500
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,900
-3,100
|
-3,100 |
On a board 
, the player situated in the small blind bet and Robert Campbell in the big blind made the call.
The river was the 
and the small blind player check-called Campbell's bet. The latter tabled 
but mucked his hand when his opponent showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,500
5,200
|
5,200 |
|
|
||
The flop was showing 
and Humberto Brenes, after his opponent checked, made a bet. It was called, and the same action happened on the 
turn, for 600 more.
The river was a 
and the first player checked once more. Brenes bet one last time, but his opponent folded and the player from Costa Rica showed a .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,500 | |
|
|
||
In the field today and going along nicely is Svetlana Gromenkova, 2008 $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship winner for $224,702.
Gromenkova will be looking for her third cash of the series in Event #41 over the next couple of days.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
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Michael Mizrachi captures his fourth World Series of Poker bracelet by winning the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the third time! We talk to him about this record-setting accomplishment.
Level: 6
Limits: 300/600
Ante: 0
A first player in middle position bet and it was raised by the player one seat over. Jeff Shulman three-bet from the cut-off for 1,000 and it was called by Matthew Russell in small blind. The initial player pushed all-in for a stack worth 1,150 and the three other players made the call.
The flop brought 
. After a check, Shulman bet and two still active players in the hand called. The turn was a 
, Russell bet 500 and his opponents called.
On the 
river, Russell made one more bet and only Shulman made the call. Russell tabled 
for the straight and the winning hand. Shulman mucked and the all-in player, with 
, was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
8,700
-300
|
-300 |
