Weisner Rising
After an under-the-gun raise to 5,000, and an under-the-gun-plus-one three-bet to 16,000, action fell on Melanie Weisner in middle position. She reraised to 28,000. Play folded all the way back to the three-bettor, and she decided to make the call.
The flop fell small and paired with the 
. After her opponent checked with roughly 60,000 left in her stack, Weisner fired 18,000. Her opponent folded, and Weisner scooped in the pot to move to 438,000 in chips.
Weisner is another female performing well at this World Series of Poker, doing well here in the Main Event thus far after posting four cashes prior. While Weisner has yet to cash in the WSOP Main Event here in Vegas, she did placed 33rd in the WSOP Europe Main Event in 2011 for €27,500. Weisner has nearly $600,000 in live tournament earnings on her record, and will be looking to make some very big noise here in the grand daddy of them all.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
438,000
13,000
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13,000 |