Barry Greenstein raised to 35,000 on the button and David Brooker defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Brooker check-called 40,000 from Greenstein to see the turn. Another check from Brooker led to another bet from Greenstein, this one for the remaining 140,000 in his stack. Brooker called and tabled for the nut low with an inside straight draw. Greenstein tabled the same low with , but was also in the lead for the high with a pair of threes.
The river secured three quarters of the pot for Greenstein.
One of the most common phrases said about poker is that "fortunes can change with the turn of a card." Well no better was that on display then just now, where Grzegorz Derkowski was eliminated after a brutal run out against Stephen Johnson. Derkowski bet pot for most of his chips from early position, and it folded around to Johnson in the big blind. He asked Derkowski how much he had behind (about 45,000), then looked down at his cards, and announced all in. Derkowski quickly called.
Derkowski:
Johnson:
The flop couldn't have hit Derkowski much harder, coming down . This gave Derkowski bottom two pair as well as the nut low draw, and left Johnson drawing rather slim. Well he turned the tide on the low end of the pot when the hit the turn, and he took the whole pot when the hit the river, counterfeiting Derkowski's smaller two pair. Derkowski could only shake his head, and Johnson seemed to feel guilty taking the pot, shaking Derkowski's hand and saying "sorry man that was a sick run out."
Derkowski will have to settle for 14th place, while Johnson is now up to 340,000.
Grzegorz Derkowski opened to 32,000 on the button and Jarred Graham three-bet all in from the small blind for 97,000. Derkowski called.
Derkowski:
Graham:
The flop fell to pair Derkowski and give him the nut low, but the turn put Graham ahead with a pair of kings. The river was no help to Derkowski, doubling up Graham.
Just 14 players have made it to Day 3 of Event #31 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-or-Better, and what an eclectic mix it is. Leading the way is Perry Green, who knows plenty about World Series of Poker gold. Green is the proud owner of three bracelets, though he hasn’t won one since 1979. Well Green is our chip leader today with 491,000.
Not far behind is Marco Johnson (475,000). Also known as “Crazy Marco” online, Johnson has made four WSOP final tables, and has two runner-up finishes. He will be looking to get that elusive first bracelet. The player in third knows plenty about WSOP gold, but she doesn’t have some for her wrist yet. Loni Harwood (444,000) is a WSOP Circuit grinder who has already won two Circuit rings, and has logged her first two WSOP cashes earlier this summer.
Further down the leaderboard, we have two bracelet winners: Barry Greenstein (287,000) and Eric Rodawig (212,000). Greenstein has won three bracelets, but it’s been five years since he won one. Rodawig won the 2011 $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship for $442,183. This was the second of Phil Hellmuth’s unforgettable three runner-up finishes at the 2011 World Series.
The last notable in the field is Andy Seth, who is our second shortest stack with 168,000. Seth has registered a runner-up finish in both a WSOP and WPT event, and almost $1.5 million in career live earnings.
These players and the rest of the field will be getting underway in just under an hour. By the end of the night, fourteen players will be become just one player, a sole survivor, who will walk away with a WSOP gold bracelet. Follow us all day to find out who that will be! Until then, check out Kristy Arnett’s nightly recap to get caught up on all the action from the Rio!
and Brooker check-called 40,000 from Greenstein to see the 
turn. Another check from Brooker led to another bet from Greenstein, this one for the remaining 140,000 in his stack. Brooker called and tabled 
for the nut low with an inside straight draw. Greenstein tabled the same low with 
, but was also in the lead for the high with a pair of threes.
river secured three quarters of the pot for Greenstein.
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. This gave Derkowski bottom two pair as well as the nut low draw, and left Johnson drawing rather slim. Well he turned the tide on the low end of the pot when the 
hit the turn, and he took the whole pot when the 
hit the river, counterfeiting Derkowski's smaller two pair. Derkowski could only shake his head, and Johnson seemed to feel guilty taking the pot, shaking Derkowski's hand and saying "sorry man that was a sick run out."
turn put Graham ahead with a pair of kings. The 
river was no help to Derkowski, doubling up Graham.
