Action folded to David Tuthill in the cutoff seat, and he opened the action with a raise to 13,000. After RJ Sullivan called from the button and Joe Ebanks called from the big blind, the dealer spread out the flop. Ebanks checked, Tuthill continued with a bet of 18,000, and Sullivan called. Ebanks folded.
The turn was the , and Tuthill stayed on the gas by betting 31,000. Sullivan called again, and this time the river paired the board with the . Both players checked.
"You got it," was the announcement from Tuthill to Sullivan. In response, Sullivan rolled over the for two pair, aces and kings, and Tuthill mucked his hand.
Andy Seth just found another double, and it once again came with him holding pocket queens. What can you say? The ladies just flock to the man.
Seth was all in preflop for 153,500 with the against RJ Sullivan and the . The flop hit Seth hard to give him a firm hold on the hand as the board ran out . Seth finished with a full house and doubled to over 300,000 in chips. Sullivan was left with just about 200,000.
From under the gun, Andy Seth raised to 13,500. Ryan Franklin called out of the big blind after action folded all the way around to him, and the action went to the flop. The dealer spread the flop, and Franklin checked. Seth bet 11,000, and that was all he needed to win the pot as Franklin quickly folded.
Action folded to chip leader [Removed:65] in the small blind, and he raised to 18,000 to attack Joe Ebanks' big blind. Ebanks reraised to 48,000, and [Removed:72] folded.
On the second hand of the final table, the field lost its first player — Day 1a chip leader Stephen Sindler.
After David Tuthill opened from middle position with a raise to 10,500, Sindler moved all in from the button for 68,500. Action folded back to Tuthill, and he got a count on Sindler's shove before making the call. Sindler showed the , but he was dominated by Tuthill's .
The flop kept Tuthill in good form when the fell, but the on the turn added a nice little sweat in the form of a flush draw for Sindler. The river completed the board with the , and Sindler was eliminated.
On the very first hand of the final table, Ryan Franklin opened with a raise from under the gun, and Andy Seth reraised all in for 69,500 from the next seat. Action folded back to Franklin, and he made the call to put Seth at risk.
Franklin tabled the for a classic race situation against the at-risk Seth's . The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Seth's queens held up to give him the double.
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Day 3 of the 2013 PPC Aruba World Championship $2,500 Main Event. Just nine competitors remain in the battle for the title, and they are all in the money and guaranteed at least $5,000. With $68,000 up top and a PPC Aruba champion to be crowned, today plans to be an exciting day of poker.
[Removed:65] leads the way by a big margin, with over 200,000 chips more than RJ Sullivan has in second place. Rounding out the top three is World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Joe Ebanks.
While [Removed:72], Sullivan, and Ebanks boast the largest stacks returning to play, all eyes are on one man — Joe Serock.
For all of the results and accolades that Serock has, it was here in Aruba just one year ago that he earned his first live tournament victory. Last year, Serock bested a field of 31 entries to win $40,594. While Serock has fired four bullets into the event this year, he's made it to the money and has a chance to grab back-to-back wins. Only eight players stand in the way of Serock and that accomplishment, and the former World Poker Tour Player of the Year seems poised and ready for the challenge.
Other notables at the final table include former WSOP Circuit Main Event champion David Tuthill, Ryan Franklin, and Andy Seth. Seth will be bringing up the rear with the short stack of 70,000 in chips, but the 2009 World Poker Challenge champion is just one double up away from being right in the mix.
Final Table Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Chips
1
[Removed:65]
559,000
2
RJ Sullivan
351,000
3
Joe Ebanks
281,000
4
Sterling Savill
276,000
5
Ryan Franklin
261,000
6
Joe Serock
222,500
7
David Tuthill
137,500
8
Stephen Sindler
72,000
9
Andy Seth
70,000
Last night, it was Sullivan that sent Arun C. home in 10th place as the tournament bubble boy. Sullivan got there with the against Arun's by rivering trip fives, but many saw this as Sullivan simply returning the favor because right before that, Arun cracked Sullivan's kings with the .
Play is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. local time at the beautiful Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa and won't end until a winner is crowned. Stay tuned right here to PokerNews for live coverage in just a bit.
flop. Ebanks checked, Tuthill continued with a bet of 18,000, and Sullivan called. Ebanks folded.
, and Tuthill stayed on the gas by betting 31,000. Sullivan called again, and this time the river paired the board with the 
. Both players checked.
for two pair, aces and kings, and Tuthill mucked his hand.
against RJ Sullivan and the 
. The flop hit Seth hard to give him a firm hold on the hand as the board ran out 
. Seth finished with a full house and doubled to over 300,000 in chips. Sullivan was left with just about 200,000.
fell, but the 
on the turn added a nice little sweat in the form of a flush draw for Sindler. The river completed the board with the 
, and Sindler was eliminated.
, and Seth's queens held up to give him the double.
against Arun's 
.