Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2014 World Series of Poker for Day 3 of Event #30: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low!
Two days ago 588 players took to the felt to form a $793,800 prizepool, and now just 12 players remain with all eyes on the $190,538 first prize and WSOP gold bracelet.
Eric Kurtzman leads the final group into this last day after amassing an impressive 490,000-chip stack. Nipping at his heels however are Calvin Anderson (356,000), Sanjay Pandya (307,000), and Joe Tehan (285,000).
Six-time WSOP bracelet winner Ted Forrest is still in the mix and chasing his second bracelet for the series while cash-game specialist Melissa Burr will be eyeing her second final table of the series. 2007 Aussie Millions runner-up Jimmy Fricke is yet to taste WSOP gold, but after ending Day 1 as chip leader, and finishing sixth overall on Day 2, his confidence will be sky high as he makes a push for glory.
Table
Seat
Player
Chips
447
1
Levon Torosyan
92,000
447
2
Robert Goldfarb
170,000
447
3
--empty--
--
447
4
Melissa Burr
222,000
447
5
Calvin Anderson
356,000
447
6
--empty--
--
447
7
Ted Forrest
183,000
447
8
Joe Tehan
285,000
448
1
Jimmy Fricke
216,000
448
2
John Myung
76,000
448
3
Eric Kurtzman
490,000
448
4
--empty--
--
448
5
Sanjay Pandya
307,000
448
6
--empty--
--
448
7
David Brooker
176,000
448
8
Matthew Kelly
73,000
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be providing extensive live updates from 2 p.m. (PDT) as we look to play down to until we the Event #30 Champion!
Sanjay Pandya had the bring-in and John Myung completed before the action folded to Joe Tehan and he raised to 30,000. Pandya called and Myung called all-in for 25,000. Fourth and fifth streets were checked before Pandya bet sixth to force Tehan out.
Pandya: / /
Myung: / /
Tehan: /
Pandya tabled his / and Myung his / to be the 8th place finisher for $15,772.
Joe Tehan completed and Melissa Burr called before she called bets on fourth and fifth before leading out for 30,000 on sixth. Tehan raised and Burr called all in for her last 2,000.
Tehan: / /
Burr: / /
Burr scooped with her jacks and eight-five low to send her stack upwards of 200,000.
Jimmy Fricke got the last of it in on third against Joe Tehan.
Fricke: /
Tehan: /
Fricke was able to catch aces up by sixth with , but Tehan had snagged a third eight with . Fricke squeezed out his last card, rapping the table as he turned over paint.
Joe Tehan completed with , and Sanjay Pandya raised with . Tehan made it three bets, and Pandya called. Pandya was all in by fifth street.
Tehan: /
Pandya: /
Pandya had caught up on fourth, but Tehan caught the on sixth street to take a commanding lead. Pandya needed to improve to have a chance, and his peeked down at the river card, ending his tournament.
Melissa Burr had the bring-in and Joe Tehan completed. Burr raised to 50,000 and Tehan made it three bets to go before Burr raised one more time to 100,000 leaving herself just 13,000. Tehan putt Burr all in, and she obliged as both player's board ran out as follows:
Burr: / /
Tehan: / /
With Burr rivering jacks-up, it would be Tehan's river that saw him spike a wheel for the low and a six-high straight for the high to end Burr's tournament in 5th place for a $39,181 payday.
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for eights full as Forrest flashed his 
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to be the 8th place finisher for $15,772.
, but Tehan had snagged a third eight with 
. Tehan made it three bets, and Pandya called. Pandya was all in by fifth street.
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