Josh Kay opened the action by raising to 6,600 and was called by Timothy Joseph. It folded around to Edmund Chan who pushed his stack all in for 56,000 total. Kay moved all in over the top and Joseph quickly mucked his cards. The hands were turned up to see Kay was in dominating position.
Kay:
Chan:
The board ran out and Kay's queens were able to hold, sending Chan to the rail.
A player in the cutoff raised to 7,500 and got one caller in Phil Hellmuth on the button. The flop came and Hellmuth's opponent continued for 11,500. Hellmuth quickly counted out the chips to call, and slid them forward. The turn was the , bringing another bet from the cutoff, this time for 22,500. Hellmuth quickly called again.
The river brought the and checks from both. Hellmuth's opponent showed for tens, better than Hellmuth's .
We are late into the day here on Day 3 of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event with just one level left. There are still plenty of Team PokerStars Pros remaining. Sebastian Ruthenberg from Germany has 670,000 in chips and JP Kelly has 385,000. Humberto Brenes from Costa Rica has 150,500 and Vanessa Rousso is continuing to build her stack up in Day 3 with 225,000 chips. Dennis Phillips has chipped up to around 110,000 in chips. The field has shrunk to just over 1,000 and all players have been moved to the Amazon room.
Daniel Negreanu has been seated at the feature table for the day and has built his stack up to 261,700. Some Pros, however, have been dealt their last hand of the Series. Jason Mercier, Tom McEvoy, Joe Cada, Noah Boeken, and Victor Ramdin have all been eliminated today.
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David Diaz opened for 6,000 in late position and the player in the cutoff bumped it to 12,500. Diaz three bet to 27,000 and got a call. The flop came and Diaz check-called 23,000. Both players checked the turn and the hit on the river.
Diaz bet 30,000 and his opponent called after thinking it over and Diaz tabled . His opponent turned over and took the pot.
Over at the featured table, short stacked Edmund Chan moved all in preflop for his last 32,400 and was called by Timothy Joseph.
Chan:
Joseph:
Chan took the lead on a flop of and Joseph was unable to catch up when Chan made a full house with the turn. The hit the river and Chan was able to scoop a double up, keeping him alive in the Main Event.
We got over just in time to see Sebastian Ruthenberg raking in another big pile of chips, so naturally we had to enquire as to how he raked in said chips.
As it was recalled to us, an opponent had moved the last of his money in with , but Ruthenberg woke up with . With the board improving neither hand, the number of players remaining was reduced by one and Ruthenberg now has more than 650,000 in chips.
Mark Herm opened with a raise to 6,200 from under the gun and it folded all of the way around to the button who reraised all in for 47,800 total. The blinds stepped aside, and Herm called the reraise.
Herm showed and his opponent . The flop came , pairing Herm but giving his opponent a set of sixes. The turn was the and river the , and Herm's opponent survived.
Herm still has a healthy stack of 310,000 after that one.
and Kay's queens were able to hold, sending Chan to the rail.
and Hellmuth's opponent continued for 11,500. Hellmuth quickly counted out the chips to call, and slid them forward. The turn was the 
, bringing another bet from the cutoff, this time for 22,500. Hellmuth quickly called again.
for tens, better than Hellmuth's 
.
. Smith's ladies held and he's up to 138,000.
turn and the 
hit on the river.
and took the pot.
turn. The 
hit the river and Chan was able to scoop a double up, keeping him alive in the Main Event.
, but Ruthenberg woke up with 
, and Herm's opponent survived.
