Gregory Katayama shoved from middle position, and Yang Lei asked for a count from the hijack. The dealer confirmed Katayama had 700,000. Lei took a few seconds, then announced he was all in for more. The rest of the table folded.
Gregory Katayama: 8♣8♦ 
Yang Lei: A♠K♣
The board ran out K♥6♥2♦7♠J♠ for Lei to flop a pair of kings to eliminate Katayama in 26th place.
Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson was involved in a fistfight during a May 27 poker game, according to a video obtained by TMZ. It appears that alcohol was involved.
Peterson, dubbed "All Day," has run into multiple alcohol-related incidents recently. The former Minnesota Vikings star was pulled over under suspicion of and charged with fourth-degree driving while impaired in April, a misdemeanor.
He also appeared on the Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT) in Las Vegas twice in May but didn't cash.
David Cook opened from middle position to 125,000 and action folded to Joseph Schreck in the big blind who put his remaining 60,000 chips in play. Cook made a quick call and the players flipped their cards.
Joseph Schreck: J♥10♣
David Cook: A♠Q♠
Schreck was behind and there was a little sweat of a straight on the 9♦2♦7♣ flop, but he missed on the A♥ turn and 4♦ river.
Zachary Hall committed most of his 525,000-chip stack from early position and Paul Snead shoved around 1,100,000 from the button. When it got back to Hall, he dropped in his last few chips.
Zachary Hall: K♠10♦
Paul Snead: A♦K♥
Hall was in trouble as his hand was dominated, but the Q♦8♥10♥ flop gave him a lifeline as he paired his ten. Snead couldn't catch up on either the 4♦ turn nor 2♣ river, meaning Hall doubled up.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | David Cook | United States | 1,275,000 | 21 |
| 1 | 2 | Mauro Francolini | Italy | 3,210,000 | 54 |
| 1 | 3 | Kuowei Kao | Taiwan | 1,550,000 | 26 |
| 1 | 4 | Carlos Kinil | Mexico | 3,400,000 | 57 |
| 1 | 5 | Samuel Rosborough | United States | 4,400,000 | 57 |
| 1 | 6 | Asher Conniff | United States | 5,650,000 | 94 |
| 1 | 7 | Joseph Schreck | United States | 200,000 | 3 |
| 1 | 8 | Tanupat Punjarojanakul | United States | 1,650,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 9 | Bryan Frantz | United States | 1,000,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 1 | Yang Lei | Australia | 1,800,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 2 | Julio Belluscio | Argentina | 7,400,000 | 123 |
| 2 | 3 | Sanghoon Choi | South Korea | 875,000 | 15 |
| 2 | 4 | Matan Mesika | Spain | 3,000,000 | 50 |
| 2 | 5 | Eric Berman | United States | 650,000 | 11 |
| 2 | 6 | Jagdeep Bal | United States | 1,850,000 | 31 |
| 2 | 7 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 1,200,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 8 | Gregory Katayama | Canada | 720,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 9 | Charlie Cuff | United Kingdom | 1,375,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Rossitto | Italy | 1,300,000 | 22 |
| 3 | 2 | Kurt Fitzgerald | United States | 3,925,000 | 65 |
| 3 | 3 | Stoyan Madanzhiev | Bulgaria | 3,050,000 | 51 |
| 3 | 4 | Paul Snead | United States | 1,595,000 | 27 |
| 3 | 5 | Bryan Piccioli | United States | 2,425,000 | 40 |
| 3 | 6 | Jeremy Saderne | France | 1,075,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | Roberto Bendeck | United States | 1,365,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 8 | Patricia Moore | United States | 855,000 | 14 |
| 3 | 9 | Zachary Hall | United States | 640,000 | 11 |
Daniyal Gheba limped in the small blind and Samuel Rosborough raised to 180,000 from the big blind. Gheba went all in. Rosborough asked for a count then made the call.
Daniyal Gheba: A♦8♥
Samuel Rosborough: 9♣9♥
The board ran out 2♦3♥K♣4♦8♣ and Gheba's Day 3 came to a quick and adrupt close.
Ben Gazzola moved all in for his remaining 380,000 from under the gun. Paul Snead was on the button and jammed for 655,000. There was no further action and the players flipped their cards.
Ben Gazzola: K♠9♥
Paul Snead: A♠K♦
Gazzola needed to improve, but the A♦3♦9♣ flop wasn't enough as Snead hit a better pair.
The 5♠ turn and 3♣ river saw Gazzola eliminated from the tournament on the first hand of the day.
The clock has started and the cards are being pitched. The field is only two eliminations from the three-table redraw.
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
The final day of Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em commences at 1 p.m today at the World Series of Poker hosted in the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
The event drew a huge 2,320 field, creating a total $3,077,145 prize pool, but only 29 players return today to fight for the top prize of $410,426. Yesterday saw a mammoth day of play as the day started with 353 players, of which 348 made the money. There was an epic money bubble which saw three players, including Joe Cada, burst the bubble splitting two minimum cashes between them, which all happened within the first level of the day.
Today players will return just two eliminations off the three table redraw, and there are a number of short stacks in play, so it's expected to move quickly.
Julio Belluscio tops the counts going into Day 3, shortly followed by fellow bracelet winner Asher Conniff. Kurt Fitzgerald is sitting comfortably in third place, and is one of the lesser-known players in the field.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julio Belluscio | Argentina | 6,900,000 | 115 |
| 2 | Asher Conniff | United States | 5,650,000 | 94 |
| 3 | Kurt Fitzgerald | United States | 3,960,000 | 66 |
| 4 | Stoyan Madanzhiev | Bulgaria | 3,955,000 | 66 |
| 5 | Carlos Kinil | Mexico | 3,425,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Carlos Leal Kinil | Mexico | 3,425,000 | 57 |
| 7 | Mauro Francolini | Italy | 3,355,000 | 56 |
| 8 | Samuel Rosborough | United States | 3,220,000 | 54 |
| 9 | Matan Mesika | Israel | 2,875,000 | 48 |
| 10 | Bryan Piccioli | United States | 2,395,000 | 40 |
After Day 2 started with nine 25K Fantasy players, only one remains in contention, Felipe Ramos (1,215,000). Ramos returns with around 20 big blinds to start the day.
There are five WSOP bracelet holders retaking their seats on this final day, all of which will be looking to secure another title and the coveted gold bracelet: Belluscio, Conniff, Stoyan Madanzhiev, Bryan Piccioli and Jeremy Saderne.
Madanzhiev saw lots of action during Day 2 and stole a number of pots. In one of the final hands of the day, he secured another pot after eliminating 2006 Main Event champion Jamie Gold by out-kicking him.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $410,426 | 8 | $48,892 |
| 2 | $273,545 | 9 | $38,047 |
| 3 | $200,173 | 10-11 | $23,788 |
| 4 | $147,952 | 12-13 | $29,923 |
| 5 | $110,463 | 14-17 | $19,117 |
| 6 | $83,318 | 18-26 | $15,533 |
| 7 | $63,494 | 27-29 | $12,762 |
Play will resume at 1 p.m. local time at Level 26 with 30,000/60,000 blinds and a 60,000 big blind ante. Players will take a 15-minute break every two 60-minute levels, with a dinner break still to be determined.
Stay with Pokernews as we follow all the action for this final day battle, until a winner is crowned.
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