Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 0
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,682,600
Entries
179
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Our First Showdown - Split Pot!
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Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Andy Frankenberger raised to 200,000 and Phil Ivey made the call. The flop was 
and both players checked. The turn card was the 
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 
, 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 |  |
| Ivey |  |
Oh the drama! Split pot!
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 
, Frankenberger checked, Ivey bet 100,000 and Frankenberger folded.
Another Ivey Pot
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Andy Frankenberger raised to 200,000 and Phil Ivey called. The flop was 
, Ivey checked and Frankenberger checked. The turn card was the 
and this time Ivey bet 300,000 and Frankenberger folded.
A Pot For Ivey
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Andy Frankenberger raised to 200,000, Phil Ivey raised to 500,000 and Frankenberger folded.
First Blood To Frankenberger
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Andy Frankenberger made it 200,000, Phil Ivey raised to 500,000, Frankenberger raised 'pot' to 1,500,000 and Ivey thought for a few minutes before releasing his hand.
Frankenberger showed 
Ali Eslami Eliminated in 3rd Place ($199,623)
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 
and Ali Eslami holding . The board ran out 
and Eslami was out.
Andy Frankenberger and Phil Ivey will battle for the bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000 | 750,000 |
|
2,550,000 | -250,000 |
|
Busted |
Ali Eslami Doubles Up
Ali Eslami moved all-in for 250,000 in the small blind and Phil Ivey called in the big blind. Eslami turned over 
and Ivey showed 
. The board ran out 
and Eslami doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,850,000 | -500,000 |
|
|
500,000 | 250,000 |
Frankenberger Finds Aces; Doubles Up and Leads
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 |  |
| Eslami | |
So an absolute cooler of a hand at this stage.
Board: 
Frankenberger doubled up to 1,800,000 and Eslami was down to 250,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000 | 1,575,000 |
|
|
250,000 | -1,110,000 |
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 
, Eslami checked, Ivey bet 100,000 and Eslami called. The turn was the 
and both players this time checked. The river card was the and Eslami took the pot with for ace-high.
Ivey bet 250,000 from the small blind, Andy Frankenberger folded in the big blind and Ivey showed 
.