Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2014 World Series of Poker for Day 3 of Event #4: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em.
Two days ago 2,224 players entered the field for their shot at a six-figure payday. After reaching the money on day one, 186 players returned to day two, assured a payout of at least $1,981.
Several notables made a deep run, but were not able to make the end of day two. David Peters (60th), Phil Collins (48th), Andrew Lichtenberger (45th), Jimmy Fricke (43rd), Russell Thomas (41st), Thayer Rasmussen (39th), Mark Radoja (29th), Michael Katz (14th) and Jeff Gross (13th) all made nice runs but would see their hopes for the win dashed.
Kyle Cartwright leads the Final 12 with 973,000 and Daniel Dizenzo is not far behind at 912,000. Former November Niner Ylon Schwartz has played nice and steady and goes into day three stacked at 832,000, good for third.
The twelve remaining players will be playing down to a winner today and are gunning for the coveted bracelet and a first place prize of $360,435.
Play will resume at 1:00pm Vegas time and we will be reporting the action live, including hand for hand action once we reach the final table of nine.
Robert Kuhn opened for 32,000 and Blake Barousse three-bet him to 104,000. Khun and Barousse had tangled in a pot a few minutes before where Khun got the better of it taking the pot down with a turn bet.
Ken Weinstein on the button gave it some serious thought but made the fold as did the blinds.
Kuhn then announced all in and was quickly called by Barousse and the cards were on their backs.
Kuhn
Barousse
The board ran out
Kuhn spiked his king on the flop, he had his opponent covered and Barousse was the first to leave the tables today.
On the first deal of ten-handed play, Kyle Cartwright opened to 32,000 from the hijack. Steve Chanthabouasy made the call from the button, as did Ken Weinstein from the big blind.
The flop was . Weinstein checked and Cartwright bet 48,000 with a call from Chanthabouasy and a fold from Weinstein. The turn was the bringing a third heart and Cartwright continued for 113,000. Chanthabouasy made the call and the river was the .
Cartwright quickly moved all in, easily having Chanthabouasy covered. Chanthabouasy agonized for a couple minutes before eventually calling off his last 250,000 approximate.
Chanthabouasy flipped over for top two, but Cartwright had flopped a set and his eliminated Chanthabouasy and increased his chip lead.
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Matthew O'Donnell opened for 32,000, Michael Sortino three-bet to 85,000 and then the small blind Ylon Schwartz moved all in. The big blind and O'Donnell both folded and it was back on Sortino who made the call.
Sortino had Versus the of Schwartz.
The cards came out . Schwartz hit his ace and had Sortino easily covered, so Sortino became the ninth place finisher.
Matthew O’Donnell raised to 40,000 on the button and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #30
Action folded around to Kyle Cartwright who raised to 43,000 from the small blind. Schwartz three-bet to 101,000 and Cartwright folded.
Hand #31
Jason Paster opened to 40,000 from middle position and Robert Dresch called from the big blind. The flop was. Dresch checked and Paster bet 44,000, prompting a fold from Dresch.
Hand #32
Kyle Cartwright opened to 40,000 from the cutoff and Robert Kuhn popped it to 110,000 from the small blind. Cartwright called and the flop was and Kuhn bet 125,000. Cartwright called to see a turn of the .
Kuhn moved all in and Cartwright snap-called, tabling the for top two pair. Kuhn disappointingly turned over the .
Kuhn’s move ran into a buzzsaw and he was drawing dead. The inconsequential river was the and it’s showers for Kuhn.
Kyle Cartwright raised to 40,000 from the button and Jeremy Dresch three-bet to 101,000 from the big blind. Cartwright four-bet to 192,000 and Dresch re-raised to 365,000.
Cartwright made it a six bet, moving all in. Dresch made the call for a total of 1,730,000. Dresch was at risk and behind as he tabled the versus the of Cartwright.
The board ran out . Dresch could not find a pair and he is gone as Cartwright takes a huge pot.
and Cartwright's broadway bested the two pair of Mooney and sent him to the rail.
. Weinstein checked and Cartwright bet 48,000 with a call from Chanthabouasy and a fold from Weinstein. The turn was the 
bringing a third heart and Cartwright continued for 113,000. Chanthabouasy made the call and the river was the 
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. Schwartz hit his ace and had Sortino easily covered, so Sortino became the ninth place finisher.
. Dresch checked and Paster bet 44,000, prompting a fold from Dresch.
and Kuhn bet 125,000. Cartwright called to see a turn of the 
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and it’s showers for Kuhn.
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and was at risk against the 
on the turn sealed it for Schwartz.
