2012 World Series of Poker

Event 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$445,899
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,682,600
Entries
179
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 0

Our First Showdown - Split Pot!

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Andy Frankenberger raised to 200,000 and Phil Ivey made the call. The flop was {Q-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn card was the {Q-Spades} and Frankenberger bet 100,000 to win the pot.

Frankenberger raised to 250,000 and Ivey made the call. The pair shared a flop of {7-Spades} {2-Spades} {K-Diamonds}, Ivey checked and Frankenberger bet 250,000. Back to Ivey and he reached for raising chips. He pulled out 600,000 and pushed them over the line, Frankenberger moved all-in and Ivey called.

Frankenberger{K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}
Ivey{K-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}

Oh the drama! Split pot!

Tags: Andy FrankenbergerPhil Ivey

Two More Ivey Pots

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Andy Frankenberger called from the button, Phil Ivey made it 300,000 and Frankenberger folded.

Ivey called on the button and Frankenberger checked. The flop was {J-Hearts} {6-Spades} {Q-Hearts}, Frankenberger checked, Ivey bet 100,000 and Frankenberger folded.

Tags: Phil IveyAndy Frankenberger

Ali Eslami Eliminated in 3rd Place ($199,623)

Ali Eslami - 3rd Place
Ali Eslami - 3rd Place

Ali Eslami has been an amazing competitor in this event. He has had spectators and players smiling alike but his dream has ended in third place.

The money went into the middle with Phil Ivey holding {8-Hearts} {8-Clubs} and Ali Eslami holding {K-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}. The board ran out {A-Spades} {4-Spades} {9-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} and Eslami was out.

Andy Frankenberger and Phil Ivey will battle for the bracelet.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Ivey
2,600,000
750,000
750,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Andy Frankenberger
2,550,000
-250,000
-250,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Ali Eslami
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Phil IveyAndy FrankenbergerAli Eslami

Frankenberger Finds Aces; Doubles Up and Leads

Andy Frankenberger takes the chip lead
Andy Frankenberger takes the chip lead

Andy Frankenberger raised to 200,000 in the small blind, Ali Eslami raised to 550,000 in the big blind and Frankenberger thought for a considerable time before betting 'pot'. This put Frankenberger all-in and Eslami called.

Frankenberger{A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds}
Eslami{A-Spades} {K-Clubs}

So an absolute cooler of a hand at this stage.

Board: {6-Hearts} {8-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}

Frankenberger doubled up to 1,800,000 and Eslami was down to 250,000

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Frankenberger
2,800,000
1,575,000
1,575,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Ali Eslami
250,000
-1,110,000
-1,110,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andy FrankenbergerPhil Ivey

Two More Hands

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

Ali Eslami called in the small blind and Phil Ivey checked from the big. The flop was {4-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {2-Hearts}, Eslami checked, Ivey bet 100,000 and Eslami called. The turn was the {J-Diamonds} and both players this time checked. The river card was the {6-Hearts} and Eslami took the pot with {A-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} for ace-high.

Ivey bet 250,000 from the small blind, Andy Frankenberger folded in the big blind and Ivey showed {10-} {4-}.

Tags: Phil IveyAndy FrankenbergerAli Eslami