2012 World Series of Poker

Event 46: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$694,609
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,655,925
Entries
1,607
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Stephen Reynolds Eliminates His 3rd Player - Adria Balaguer

Adria Balaguer has been eliminated
Adria Balaguer has been eliminated

Our Spanish Matador, Adria Balaguer, is out. He found {A-Spades} {K-Clubs} on the button, Stephen Reynolds found {3-Clubs} {3-Hearts} in the big blind and they decided to go toe-to-toe.

Board: {7-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}

Balaguer leaves us and Reynolds has eliminated his third player thus far - he has 1,200,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Reynolds
1,200,000
160,000
160,000
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Adria Balaguer
Busted

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Fabrizio Gonzalez Eliminated

Fabrizio Gonzalez
Fabrizio Gonzalez

Michael Gagliano raised from under the gun to make it 27,000. Fabrizio Gonzalez countered by three-betting to 51,000. The table folded around to Joshua Pedraza who moved all in for 131,000. Gagliano folded and Gonzalez took his time to ponder what course of action he wanted to take. In the end Gonzalez decided calling was the best option and pushed his chips in the middle. Gonzalez had 17,000 more, so Pedraza would be the one at risk.

Pedraza: {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Gonzalez: {A-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

The board came {8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades}{k-Spades} and despite having a world of outs Gonzalez came up short.

Gonzalez soon found himself in the big blind and moved all in for his remaining 17,000 after Larry Duplantis raised it up to 36,000. Jimmy Fradettedufour and Michael Gagliano also came along for the ride.

The flop came {6-Spades}{k-Spades}{8-Hearts} and all three remaining players checked. The {10-Diamonds} on the turn saw a bet of 48,000 from Duplantis and the rest of the players folded. Duplantis was awarded the side pot, but there was still another pot to be won and cards were tabled.

Gonzalez: {3-Spades}{9-Spades}
Duplantis: {4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

Duplantis had a pair of sixes and Gonzalez a pair and flush draw. The {q-Clubs} on the river though was not one of Gonzalez's outs and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Joshua Pedraza
340,000
60,000
60,000
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Fabrizio Gonzalez
Busted

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William Rogers is Out

William Rogers has been eliminated
William Rogers has been eliminated

William Rogers has just received a quick one-two from John Gualtieri and Stephen Reynolds and he just couldn't get back up from the canvas.

We joined the action on the turn and the board was showing us {5-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {3-Hearts}. It looked like Gualtieri had bet 38,000 and Rogers had raised to 100,000. The action was on the stetson wearing Gualtieri and the cowboy moved all-in. Rogers didn't respond directly, in fact he tanked for several minutes, but he did indeed call.

Gualtieri{2-Hearts} {2-Diamonds}
Rogers{K-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts}

So Gualtieri had the straight and Rogers was left needing a heart.

River: {4-Diamonds}

That loss put Rogers on around 100,000 and he lost them a few hands later when he run his {A-} {4-} into the {A-} {J-} of Reynolds.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Reynolds
1,040,000
100,000
100,000
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Joe Gualtieri
460,000
232,000
232,000
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William Rogers
Busted

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Yordan Jeliazkov Gone

Yordan Jeliazkov opened from middle position and moved all in for 128,000. Action folded around to Jimmy Fradettedufour who took his time before eventually making the call. The rest of the table folded and cards were exposed.

Jeliazkov: {K-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Fradettedufour: {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}

The board came {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and despite having multiple outs Jeliazkov came up short and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Jimmy Fradettedufour
900,000
122,000
122,000
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Yordan Jeliazkov
Busted

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Vanessa Selbst Has Been Eliminated

Vanessa Selbst is out
Vanessa Selbst is out

One of the favorite's for this title - Vanessa Selbst - has been eliminated in the first level of the day. Twenty-three hours and forty-six minutes ago Vanessa Selbst and her {A-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} had Joey Weissman and his {10-Hearts} {10-Spades} on the ropes. He was all-in and was one flip away from going out. Press your finger on that fast forward button and Weissman is our dominating chip leader whilst Selbst is out.

The action folded around to Weissman on the button and he raised to 24,000. Selbst was seated in the small and she three-bet to 68,000. Then in the blink of an eye Weissman had clicked it back, Selbst had moved all-in and Weissman had called. When the cards were turned over it was a disaster for Selbst.

Weissman{Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades}
Selbst{2-Diamonds} {2-Clubs}

Weissman is seated right next to the Amazon rail, and it is chocked full of his fans. They were screaming into the right earhole of Selbst - baying for a queen - and do you know what? They got it.

Flop: {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}

Weissman was just one card away from eliminating the dangerous Selbst.

Turn: {8-Hearts}

That was it. Selbst was out. The meaningless {8-Clubs} was driven into the felt and our WSOP bracelet winner said her goodbyes and left.

Player Chips Progress
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Joey Weissman
2,600,000
750,000
750,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
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Vanessa Selbst
Busted

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Weissman Wins

Joey Weissman started this recent hand out by raising from under the gun. Vanessa Selbst was next to act and she completed the call. The tabled folded around to Larry Duplantis in the big blind who also made the call.

The flop came {10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and both Duplantis and Weissman checked. Selsbt however bet out 38,000. Duplantis folded and Weissman made the call.

The {j-Spades} on the turn brought another check from Weissman, and a 103,000 bet from Selbst. After a few moments Weissman made the call.

A {9-Diamonds} on the river saw two checks and Weissman flipped over {j-}{10-} for two pair jacks and tens and Selbst mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Joey Weissman
1,850,000
270,000
270,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
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Vanessa Selbst
520,000
-266,000
-266,000

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Weissman Continues To Give Jeliazkov Problems

There is something simmering between this pair. Yordan Jeliazkov and Joey Weissman were battering each other all day long yesterday. It was Weissman who came out in the better shape when he secured the chip lead - a lead that Jeliazkov had held for most of today - and it seems today has started off pretty much the same.

Jeliazkov raised to 25,000 in mid-position and Weissman three-bet to 50,000 one seat to his left. We then got dragged into the Reynolds/Augustino fracas but believed Jeliazkov just called. The flop was {7-Clubs} {6-Spades} {3-Diamonds} and Jeliazkov check-raised to 140,000 after Weissman had c-bet 60,000. Weissman made the call, the {7-Spades} was checked through and we finally saw the {9-Spades} on the river. Jeliazkov bet 150,000 and Weissman made a very quick call. It was Jeliazkov with {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts} but the pot went to Weissman who was holding {8-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} for trips.

Player Chips Progress
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Joey Weissman
1,580,000
341,000
341,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
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Yordan Jeliazkov
338,000
-340,000
-340,000

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Stephen Reynolds Eliminates Nicholas Augustino

Nicholas Augustino - 25th place
Nicholas Augustino - 25th place

It has not taken long to lose our first player…thirteen minutes in fact. That unfortunate nameplate has just been affixed to Nicholas Augustino. He made a standard raise on the button and when the action folded to Stephen Reynolds in the big blind he moved all-in. It was just what Augustino had ben waiting for and he snap-called.

Augustino{A-Clubs} {K-Hearts}
Reynolds{J-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds}

The PokerNews Odds Calculator shows us that Augustino was a 59.82% favorite to win the hand. The flop came down {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {5-Clubs} and despite Reynolds taking the lead Augustino was still a 59.39% favorite because of his additional flush-outs. The turn {5-Hearts} swung the pendulum around and he was now a 38.64% dog before the {J-Hearts} on the river made the percentages completely irrlevant. Augustino was out.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Reynolds
940,000
349,000
349,000
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Nicholas Augustino
Busted

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Early Double for Short Stacked Pedraza

Joshua Pedraza on day 2
Joshua Pedraza on day 2

Michael Gagliano opened from under the gun and made it 27,000 to anyone who wanted to see a flop. Larry Duplantis made the call and action folded around to Joshua Pedraza in the big blind who moved all in for 120,000. Gagliano then put out a four-bet of 500,000 to scare off Duplantis. A Duplantis fold lead to both players cards being tabled.

Gagliano: {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Pedraza: {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}

The board came {Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Pedraza was able to double up despite Gagliano having plenty of potential outs.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Gagliano
1,050,000
-58,000
-58,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Joshua Pedraza
280,000
159,000
159,000

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