Matt Berkey Brings a Big Lead Into Day 4
They are going to overtime in the Little One for One Drop as 12 players are returning for an unscheduled fourth day to find out who will be winning the final WSOP bracelet event of the summer. The big chip leader is also the biggest name left in the field: Matt Berkey. Berkey was near the top of the counts for most of yesterday, but hit a late surge in the last two levels that saw him bag a massive stack of 12 million. His next-closest competitor, Giuseppe Pantaleo, has less than half of that with 5.175 million.
The other big story in the field today is Dejuante Alexander. He came oh so close to his first WSOP bracelet earlier this summer when he finished runner-up in the Millionaire Maker to Pablo Mariz. Alexander took a tough beat heads up when his aces were cracked by the pocket threes of Mariz. He will be looking for redemption here today, but he has some work to do with a below-average stack.
Below you will see the seating chart for the remaining 12 players today. The action will be picking up at 2 p.m. and Pokernews will be doing updates until a winner is decided. Once they get down to the final nine players, hand-for-hand updates will be provided, so make sure you come back then for all of the action!
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda | 635 | 2 | Jimmy Guerrero | France | 1,800,000 | 15 |
| Miranda | 635 | 3 | Alexander Haber | Jamaica | 2,615,000 | 22 |
| Miranda | 635 | 4 | Adrian Moreno | United | 1,800,000 | 15 |
| Miranda | 635 | 7 | Giuseppe Pantaleo | Germany | 5,175,000 | 43 |
| Miranda | 635 | 8 | Ricardo Ramos | Brazil | 3,380,000 | 28 |
| Miranda | 635 | 9 | Richard Dixon | United States | 2,785,000 | 23 |
| Miranda | 644 | 1 | Kyle Shappelle | United States | 2,845,000 | 24 |
| Miranda | 644 | 2 | Matt Berkey | United States | 12,000,000 | 100 |
| Miranda | 644 | 3 | Martin Lesjoe | Norway | 5,085,000 | 42 |
| Miranda | 644 | 4 | Dejuante Alexander | United States | 1,840,000 | 15 |
| Miranda | 644 | 5 | Alexandros Papadopoulos | Greece | 1,700,000 | 14 |
| Miranda | 644 | 6 | Samuel Vonkennel | United States | 2,995,000 | 25 |
, and the kings held to send one of the most accomplished players left to the rail.
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and Shappelle was eliminated.
. Samuel Vonkennel called to put him at risk with 
. Vonkennel yelled for paint throughout the 
flop and 
turn, and he got his wish with the 
river.
. Papadopoulos had 
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and Berkey checked. Vonkennel shoved all in and Berkey snap-called. Berkey showed 
and was ahead of the 
and the river was the 
and Vonkennel was eliminated.
, and Berkey check-called a bet of 425,000 from Lesjoe. Both players checked the 
turn, and the river brought the 
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came on the river, and the rollercoaster hand ended in a chop. 
flop gave Ramos a pair and more reason for Pantaleo to sweat. However, the 
, filling Pantaleo up and sending the Brazilian to the rail.
