Jacob Ferro was having a double counted out by the dealer with the board reading
Ferro was all in for 123,000, with his opponent covering him by just 5,000. Ferro had spiked an ace with to crack his opponent's to move above average stack.
The tournament is still waiting for all hands to conclude before starting hand-for-hand.
Picking up action on the flop of . Christopher Gu checked to Jesse Kertland who bet 27,000. Gu raised to 75,000 to which Kertland responded by moving all-in for roughly 340,000 effective.
Gu went deep into the tank as all other hands concluded. Another player called the clock to which the floorman announced he had 30 seconds to make his decision. The clock ticked down to nearly zero before Gu tossed in the call and tabled his hand.
Christopher Gu:
Jesse Kertland:
The board ran out , giving no help to the pocket tens and sending home Christopher Gu as the official bubble boy of Event #3. The remaining 113 players, all guaranteed $4,027, bagged up for tomorrow where they will return at 12 P.M.
After 17 levels of play, a total of 113 bagged for the night, out of the 752 initial entrants, to return for Day 2 of Event #3: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em at Bally’s and Paris in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Leading the way is Jesse Kertland who bagged 941,000. Kertland maintained a strong stack throughout the day, but acquired a large portion of his chips on the final hand of the night, where he got his pocket queens in against Christopher Gu’s pocket tens. The bubble burst with Gu’s elimination and Kertland bagged the overall chip lead of the tournament.
Players also bagging big for Day 2 included Shannon Shorr with 670,000 and Andrew “A.J.” Kelsall with 603,000. Kelsall will be looking to take home his second bracelet, while Shorr will be looking to take home his first, each looking to add to their own illustrious resumes.
Event #3: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chips
1
Jesse Kertland
United States
941,000
2
Michael Moncek
United States
873,000
3
Casey Hatmaker
United States
849,000
4
Jan Bednar
Czech Republic
829,000
5
Shannon Shorr
United States
670,000
6
Andrew Kelsall
United States
604,000
7
Wojciech Barzantny
Austria
568,000
8
Chris Hunichen
United States
543,000
9
David Benyamine
France
520,000
10
Dylan Linde
United States
495,000
Others that found their way to the bags included bracelet winners David Benyamine (520,000), Dylan Linde (495,000), Adrian Mateos (423,000), Scott Seiver (340,000), as well as 2009 Main Event Champion Joe Cada (80,000) and soap opera star Farah Galfond (169,000)
Players that were unable to cash in this event included WSOP bracelet winners Michael Gathy, Ryan Laplante, Ryan Riess, Ryan Depaulo, Kristen Foxen, and 10-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey. They will have to look elsewhere to add more gold bracelets to their collections.
Because of the time left at the remainder of the level, players will return on Thursday, June 2nd at 12:00 p.m. with blinds of 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante for only ten minutes. Once the following level is reached, the levels will be upped to 60-minute levels rather than the 40-minute levels of Day 1. Fifteen-minute breaks will occur every two levels with a 60-minute dinner break following Level 23, with play ending after at the tournament's discretion.
The remaining players are all guaranteed $4,027 with all eyes on a first-place prize of $320,059. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the updates at the World Series Of Poker at Bally’s and Paris in Las Vegas, Nevada!