There are 10 players remaining as we head into the third and final day of the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship and Greg Debora leads the way. Debora, from Toronto, Canada, eyes his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet, but it's far from over.
High stakes cash gamer Brian Tate sits in second place and his aggressive style late last night showed that he's not going to hold back. Samuel Golbuff, currently third, started Day 2 as the chip leader and played a consistent game on his way to the final table.
The man everyone will be looking at today is Bill Chen. Chen won two bracelets during the 2006 WSOP and while he's in the middle of the pack a third bracelet looms. Norwegian pro Jan Sjavik has five WSOP final tables already, four of which in Limit Hold'em, and the pressure of today will not be something new for this well rounded professional.
Russian pro Mikail Tulchinskiy, David Olson, Robert Como and Gabriel Nassif are also still in the hunt. Nassif's been on quite a run already this year, as he made the final table of the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha. Nassif sits near the bottom of the counts but in a game with limited betting and raising anything is possible.
On the very first hand it was Gabriel Nassif who raised from the cutoff, Bill Chen three-bet from the button and Greg Debora four-bet from the small blind. Both Nassif and Chen called after which the flop brought out .
Debora bet, Nassif and Chen called. On the turn the hit and Debora bet again, Nassif and Chen called.
The river was the and this time both Nassif and Chen quickly folded when Debora kept betting.
From middle position Gabriel Nassif raised, Robert Como reraised all in for 24,000 from the button and David Olson called from the big blind. The flop came down and Olson check-called a bet from Nassif.
The turn was the and both players checked. The board completed on the river with the and Olson lead out, Nassif tanked and eventually called.
Olson had for three of a kind, Como showed and Nassif mucked. Como was knocked out, Nassif was knocked down and nine players remain.
Brian Tate raised from the button and Jan Sjavik moved all in from the button for 40,000. Tate called and the showdown went as following.
Tate:
Sjavik:
The board ran out and Sjavik was knocked out. The Norwegian pro shook hands with the remaining players and left the stage as we're down to seven players.
Bill Chen raised and the action folded to Paul Mannoni in the small blind who three-bet. Chen made the call and the flop brought out and Mannoni bet, Chen raised and Mannoni called.
The turn was the and Mannoni checked to Chen who bet, Mannoni check-raised and Chen called all in.
Mannoni:
Chen:
The river was the and Chen was knocked out in sixth place. Neither of the final five players already has a WSOP bracelet, so we will crown a new winner tonight!
Samuel Golbuff raised from the button and Paul Mannoni three-bet from the small blind. Golbuff called and the flop came down . Mannoni bet, Golbuff raised and Mannoni called all in.
Golbuff:
Mannoni:
The board ran out , and Golbuff's flush knocked Mannoni out in fifth place.
Samuel Golbuff raised from the small blind and Mikail Tulchinskiy called from the big. The flop came down and Golbuff bet, Tulchinskiy raised and Golbuff three-bet. Tulchinskiy four-bet and Golbuff was all in for 95,000 total.
Tulchinskiy:
Golbuff:
The board ran out , and Golbuff was knocked out in fourth place.
Greg Debora raised from the button and Mikail Tulchinskiy three-bet from the big blind. Debora four-bet, Tulchinskity five-bet and Debora called.
The flop came down and Tulchinskiy bet, Debora raised and Tuchinskiy put his opponent all in for his last 90,000 chips. Debora called and the cards were turned face up.
Tulchinskiy:
Debora:
The board ran out , and Debora was knocked out in third place after having had the chip lead for most of the day.
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hit and Debora bet again, Nassif and Chen called.
and this time both Nassif and Chen quickly folded when Debora kept betting.
and Olson check-called a bet from Nassif.
and both players checked. The board completed on the river with the 
and Olson lead out, Nassif tanked and eventually called.
for three of a kind, Como showed 
and Nassif mucked. Como was knocked out, Nassif was knocked down and nine players remain.
and Tulchinksiy bet, Nassif called.
hit and Tulchinskiy bet again, after which Nassif called all in for his tournament life.
and Mannoni bet, Chen raised and Mannoni called.
and Golbuff bet, Tulchinskiy raised and Golbuff three-bet. Tulchinskiy four-bet and Golbuff was all in for 95,000 total.
, 
and Golbuff was knocked out in fourth place.
and Tulchinskiy bet, Debora raised and Tuchinskiy put his opponent all in for his last 90,000 chips. Debora called and the cards were turned face up.
