
The Tournament Director has introduced all of the players and the cards are now in the air!
The Tournament Director has introduced all of the players and the cards are now in the air!
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Welcome back to the Amazon Room for our third and final day of this Pot-Limit Hold��em event, where just 10 players out of a starting field of 765 will be vying for the title of ��WSOP Champion�� and the $227,232 first-place prize that goes with it.
Yesterday��s action saw more pros and notables fall, including WSOP Main Event runner-up John Racener and defending champion James Dempsey, who claimed the unfortunate title of bubble boy.
Seat | Player | Country | Chips | BBs | Chip % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dajuan Whorley | USA | 85,000 | 7 | 2.5% |
2 | Daisuke Endo | Japan | 174,000 | 14.5 | 5% |
3 | Ted Lawson | USA | 140,000 | 11.7 | 4.1% |
4 | Allen Kessler | USA | 618,000 | 51.5 | 17.9 |
5 | Andrew Cohen | USA | 190,000 | 16 | 5.5% |
6 | John Gordon | USA | 380,000 | 32 | 11% |
7 | Ronald Lee | USA | 198,000 | 16.5 | 5.7% |
8 | Ali Eslami | USA | 402,000 | 33.5 | 11.6% |
9 | Mika Paasonen | Finland | 187,000 | 16 | 5.4% |
10 | Brian Rast | USA | 1,081,000 | 90 | 31.3% |
Those rejoining us today include current chip leader Brian Rast (1,081,000), who has had deep runs in both WSOP and WPT events, third-place finisher in last year's WSOPE Main Event Ronald Lee (198,000), and Allen Kessler (618,000), who has more than $2 million in lifetime tournament winnings.
Play is scheduled to resume at 2:30 PST, so stay tuned as our PokerNews team brings you detailed coverage of how the action unfolds at the final table of Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold��em!
Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
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