Peter Verey opened the pot for 30,000, John Williams moved all in for 87,000 and Verey called. Verey turned over and found himself dominated by Williams' . The flop was , the turn was the , the river was the and Williams doubled through Verey to take the chip lead, with just over 200,000 in his stack.
Graeme Putt moved all in for 64,000 from UTG, Roger Codeca moved all in over the top from the cutoff and the blinds folded. Putt turned up but was in bad shape against Codeca's .
As the flop came down, the was in the door, but the was right behind it, making both players sets. Putt couldn't catch the case 9, and he was eliminated in 10th place, collecting $1,002 for his performance.
The final table of Event # 3 of the Poker News Cup will be underway shortly. Of the 501 players who entered, only 10 remain to battle it out for the first place prize of $20,036. Peter Verey starts the day as the chip leader with 221,500.
Here's how our final table players stack up:
Seat 1: Sean Dunwoodie - 148,000
Seat 2: Peter Verey - 221,500
Seat 3: Graeme Putt - 64,500
Seat 4: Janar Kiivramees - 192,000
Seat 5: Eric Assadourian - 138,000
Seat 6: John Williams - 109,500
Seat 7: James Owens - 176,000
Seat 8: Andrew Oataway - 171,000
Seat 9: Roger Codeca - 104,000
Seat 10: Ram Dy - 164,500