Welcome to PokerNews' Day 3 coverage of Event #50: $1,500 Eight-Game Mix. The starting field of 485 entrants is down to just 14 players, each with hopes of capturing a coveted World Series of Poker bracelet. First place is set at $167,332 and leading the way into Day 3 is Dan Heimiller with 227,000. Only 13 players stand between Heimiller and a second gold bracelet of the summer, but these arent just any 13 players.
Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey both remain, sitting ninth and third in chips, respectively. For Negreanu, it's his eighth cash of the 2014 WSOP and another chance to capture his seventh bracelet. Ivey, meanwhile, has struggled this summer. It's only his third cash, but having just two days ago cashed in Event #48, things might be turning about for the nine-time bracelet winner. A 10th bracelet is within his sights. Among the others still in the field include bracelet winner Aaron Steury and perennial WSOP casher Stephen Chidwick.
Here is the Day 3 seating chart:
Table
Seat
Player
Chips
451
1
Phil Ivey
220,500
451
2
Dan Heimiller
227,000
451
3
Yehuda Buchalter
94,500
451
4
Christoph Haller
210,500
451
5
Daniel Negreanu
132,500
451
6
Amnon Filippi
117,500
451
7
Abdel Hamid
69,000
452
1
Bruce Yamron
206,500
452
2
Alex Rocha
70,000
452
3
Aaron Steury
226,000
452
4
Stephen Chidwick
174,000
452
5
Christian Pereira
19,000
452
6
Devin Looney
205,000
452
7
Yuebin Guo
211,500
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Stephen Chidwick was in early position and he cut out a raise to 8,500. Action came around to Devin Looney in the cutoff and he three-bet to 19,500. Action folded back to Chidwick who shipped all in over the top for 173,000. Looney went into the tank for some time before dropping forward a call.
Chidwick:
Looney:
The two were racing for Chidwick's tournament life heading to the flop. The dealer fanned , giving Looney top pair but Chidwick the lead with a set of sixes. Looney found no help on the turn () or the river () and he was forced to ship a majority of his chips over to Chidwick. Chidwick is now sitting pretty with the chip lead of 359,000.
Stephen Chidwick was on the button and raised to 50,000 - or all in to both of his opponents in the blinds. Devin Looney called for his last 26,000 from the big blind and the hands were tabled.
Chidwick:
Looney:
The board fell down , giving Chidwick a winning pair of tens. Looney was eliminated in 14th place and collected $7,092 in prize money.
After a series of preflop raises, Yehuda Buchalter found himself all in and at risk for his last roughly 40,000 against Abdel Hamid. The hands were revealed to find the two flipping for Buchalter's tournament life.
Buchalter:
Hamid:
The board ran out , giving Hamid the best hand with a set of tens. Buchalter hit the rail in 12th place while Hamid's stack increased to about 130,000.
Daniel Negreanu completed with the showing and Amnon Filippi cut out a raise. Action came back around to Negreanu and he made it three bets. Filippi called all in and their hands were turned over. Negreanu showed while Filippi tabled for a pair of nines.
Negreanu paired queens on fifth and made two pair on sixth. He rolled over his seventh street card () to finish the hand with aces and queens. Filippi squeezed out his final card - the - to find no improvement. Filippi fell in 11th place while Negreau brought his stack up to about 205,000.
Abdel Hamid completed with the and Phil Ivey raised with the . Action came back to Hamid and he tossed out a call. Ivey checked on fourth, prompting Hamid to cut out a bet. Ivey called and the two were off to fifth street.
Hamid pulled a king on fifth, giving him first action. He continued his aggression with a bet and Ivey once again called. Hamid fired on sixth, Ivey called, and the two received their final cards. After the deal on seventh, Hamid moved all in for his last 13,500. Ivey shrugged and tossed out a call, showing for a pair of nines. Hamid shook his head and rolled over for a pair of fours. Ivey scored the elimination and Hamid fell in 10th place.
The next hand, Ivey won a sizable hand against Dan Heimiller and Christoph Haller, moving him into a significant lead with about 685,000 in chips.
Dan Hemiller made it 15,000 to go from the button and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind. The two saw a flop hit the felt and Negreanu quickly moved all in for his last 28,000. Heimiller called and the hands were turned on their backs.
Heimiller:
Negreanu:
Heimiller's aces were in the lead and stayed that way through the on the turn and the on the river. Negreanu was eliminated in 9th place and his elimination prompted the field to re-draw to the unofficial final table of eight. A seating chart and official chip counts will be made available momentarily.
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Alex Rocha completed with an eight and Dan Hemiller called with an ace. Heimiller led on fourth only to have Rocha raise the action. Heimiller called and then led out on fifth. Rocha called all in for his last 16,000 and the hands were turned face up.
Rocha:
Heimiller:
Heimiller pulled an eight on sixth, making an eighty-five that improved to a seventy-five after he received a as his final card. Rocha's last card was a , ensuring he ended the hand with a ten-eight. He was eliminated in 8th place and will collect $11,750 in prize money.
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, giving Looney top pair but Chidwick the lead with a set of sixes. Looney found no help on the turn (
) or the river (
) and he was forced to ship a majority of his chips over to Chidwick. Chidwick is now sitting pretty with the chip lead of 359,000.
, giving Chidwick a winning pair of tens. Looney was eliminated in 14th place and collected $7,092 in prize money.
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while Filippi tabled 
for a pair of nines.
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for a pair of fours. Ivey scored the elimination and Hamid fell in 10th place.
on the turn and the 
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as his final card. Rocha's last card was a 
, ensuring he ended the hand with a ten-eight. He was eliminated in 8th place and will collect $11,750 in prize money.