Zachary Gruneberg was under the gun and raised to 30,000. Patrick Popowski was in late position and three-bet all in for 218,000, and Gruneberg called.
Patrick Popowski:
Zachary Gruneberg:
The board was and ran out good for Popowski as he made the nut flush on the turn to take it down.
In a battle of the blinds, Matthew Brooks shoved from the small blind with and James Gilbert called from one seat over with . The flop of left Brooks in desperate shape, and no runner-runner miracle saved the Belgian after two blanks came up on turn and river.
A nightmare at the tables just came to a conclusion for Tom Hall, who started the day as one of the big stacks only to hit the rail in 27th place.
In his final hand, Hall raised to 27,000 and Govert Metaal in the small blind three-bet to 87,000. Hall reraised to 187,000 and Metaal pushed all in. Hall quickly called and the cards were tabled.
Tom Hall:
Govert Metaal:
The flop improved Metaal to a set and the turn and river improved the Dutchman further to a flush, eliminating Hall in 27th place for $8,428.
With more than 180,000 in the middle and the flop reading , Sammy Lafleur got his stack in for 270,000 and Tom Hall quickly called, tabling . Lafleur was at risk, and though ahead with for two pair needed to dodge plenty of outs to remain in contention. He did so with the turn and the river, and Hall sighed "I even had the clubs."
At the same time at another table, Adam Swan open-shoved from under the gun and Uri Reichenstein flat-called on the button.
Adam Swan:
Uri Reichenstein:
The board came and Swan was eliminated in 28th place. The remaining 27 players will redraw to the last three tables shortly.
Zhaoxing Wang raised to 27,000 and Stephen Docking moved all in for 108,000 in total. "Oh, that's close," Wang said and called after some consideration.
Stephen Docking:
Zhaoxing Wang:
The flop of changed nothing, nor did the turn. "Six," Wang said, and sure enough the fell on the river to eliminate Docking in 29th place.
There will be a winner crowned today in Event #50: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'Em BOUNTY. The remaining 29 players will return for Day 3 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, all ready to take their best shot at becoming the champion.
Harrison Gimbel leads the field into the final day as the only player over one million chips with 1,085,000. Marc Foggin is not far behind with 982,000 and Tobias Peters rounds out the top three with 963,000. There are many others within striking distance including Jiri Horak, Jake Bazeley and Tom Hall.
When the action gets underway, play will continue at Level 21 for another 30 minutes, then they'll continue with 60-minute levels until a winner is decided. That winner will receive $266,646 and a WSOP gold bracelet. There will continue to be a 15-minute break at the end of every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after the day's sixth level. Play will begin at 12:00 p.m. local time in the Brasilia Room.
Continue following along with the PokerNews team for all of the live updates on this event and throughout the summer.
and ran out good for Popowski as he made the nut flush on the turn to take it down.
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and James Gilbert called from one seat over with 
. The flop of 
left Brooks in desperate shape, and no runner-runner miracle saved the Belgian after two blanks came up on turn and river.
flop improved Metaal to a set and the 
turn and 
river improved the Dutchman further to a flush, eliminating Hall in 27th place for $8,428.
for two pair needed to dodge plenty of outs to remain in contention. He did so with the 
river, and Hall sighed "I even had the clubs."
and Swan was eliminated in 28th place. The remaining 27 players will redraw to the last three tables shortly.
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