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

Marafioti Talking to Ivey

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Phil Ivey raised to 48,000 in the cutoff and Matt Marafioti three-bet to 150,000 on the button. The action folded back around to Ivey who went into the tank for the longest dwell we have seen today. Marafioti started talking to Ivey and told him that at least they were going to flip. Then he promised to show Ivey his hand and after he folded he was true to his word showing the {A-Spades} {Q-Clubs}.

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Eslami Doubles Back

Matt Marafioti
Matt Marafioti

Matt Marafioti had been on a good little rush this level, but his profits were just erased by Ali Eslami.

Eslami opened to 48,000 as the short stack, and Marafioti three-bet to 110,000 from the small blind. Eslami just saw Marafioti three-bet with aces one hand prior, and he knew there was strength in the three-bet again.

"I'm ahead of you, but you probably should just get it in. You're committed," Marafioti instructed.

"You're probably right," Eslami said as he stacked together the last 99,000 he had behind.

"Don't do it!" Marafioti changed his tune. "You're behind."

"I know, but I have to try and suck out." With that, Eslami moved all in, and he tabled {A-Hearts} {Q-Spades}. Marafioti was ahead, but he was flipping with {10-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}.

The board came {4-Clubs} {A-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {J-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}, and Eslami has found his double. It puts him back over 300,000, knocking Marafioti back to 365,000 in the process.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Marafioti
365,000
30,000
30,000
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Ali Eslami
318,000
133,000
133,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Andy Frankenberger Cripples Steve Landfish

Andy Frankenberger has just crippled Steve Landfish in the following hand.

Frankenberger raised to 51,000 in first position and Steve Landfish called in the big blind. The explosive flop was {J-Spades} {7-Clubs} {3-Hearts} and Landfish check-raised to 219,000 after Frankenberger had bet 35,000. The check-raise covered Frankenberger and after a short dwell time he made the call. Frankenberger turned over {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} and Landfish turned over {J-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}. The turn {2-Hearts} and river {10-Clubs} maintained Frankenberger's lead and he is now a serious threat with 11 players remaining. Meanwhile, Landfish has steam coming out of each ear!

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Frankenberger
706,000
358,000
358,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Steve Landfish
90,000
-390,000
-390,000

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Landfish Does it Blind

Shaun Deeb made a standard raise from the cutoff and Steve Landfish moved all-in blind from the small blind.

Landfish{K-Spades} {3-Spades}
Deeb{J-Clubs} {8-Clubs}

Landfish had lost complete control at this point in the hand. The dealer laid {K-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {2-Spades} on the flop and Landfish started to remonstrate that he can't win anything despite hitting top pair. The {4-Hearts} turn and {5-Clubs} river maintain the Landfish lead and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Shaun Deeb
810,000
140,000
140,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
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Steve Landfish
180,000
90,000
90,000

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Steve Landfish Eliminated in 11th Place ($34,139)

Steve Landfish is out in 11th place
Steve Landfish is out in 11th place

Despite being in the top few spots since the beginning of this tournament, Steve Landfish, will not be experiencing another World Series of Poker (WSOP) final table.

Shaun Deeb raised to 48,000 in first position and Steve Landfish moved all-in for around 180,000 and Deeb called.

Deeb{A-Spades} {J-Spades}
Landfish{K-Diamonds} {9-Spades}

"At least I have two live cards," said Landfish.

The flop of {9-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {2-Hearts} gave Landfish the lead. The turn of {7-Diamonds} made it even more likely that Landfish would find successive double ups. Then the river {J-Diamonds} turned the showdown on it's head.

"I knew it was coming," said Landfish.

With that elimination we have a our preliminary final table of 10 and will be moving to the main stage in the Amazon room so there will be a short delay in coverage.

Player Chips Progress
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Shaun Deeb
938,000
128,000
128,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
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Steve Landfish
Busted

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On the Move

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

The final ten players have racked up and relocated to the main featured table. The mothership. We need to lose one more to set the official final table, then the players will duke it out for the bracelet under the bright lights.

Here's how the last redraw of this event looks:

SeatPlayer
1Ali Eslami
2Ryan Julius
3Matt Marafioti
4Phil Ivey
5Manuel Bevand
6Hoyt Corkins
7Andy Frankenberger
8Alex Venovski
9Daniel Weinman
10Shaun Deeb

Eslami Rivers a Winner

Ali Eslami
Ali Eslami

Andy Frankenberger raised to 50,000 from the hijack seat, and Ali Eslami defended his big blind to see a heads-up flop.

It came {10-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {8-Clubs}, and Eslami checked to the raiser. When Frankenberger bet 61,000, Eslami check-raised nearly all in. He slid out 194,000, leaving just his last yellow T1,000 chip capping his cards. Frankenberger announced the call, and the hands were held face-down until the next card.

It was the {9-Hearts}, and Frankenberger used an overkill pot-sized bet to get Eslami's last chip into the middle.

"I have a good hand now," Eslami announced. He was still behind with {J-Hearts} {8-Hearts}, but he was nearly even money against Frankenberger's {A-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}. The PokerNews Odds Calculator tells us he had a 45.45% chance of making a winner on the last card.

Sure enough, the river brought the {7-Spades} and the straight for Eslami, and he's found his double. Just like that.

Player Chips Progress
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Ali Eslami
502,000
184,000
184,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Andy Frankenberger
445,000
-261,000
-261,000
WSOP 2X Winner

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Active Marafioti

Matt Marafioti
Matt Marafioti

Matt Marafioti has been the most active player since we merged to one table, both verbally and with his card play. We saw him raise to 75,000 in the hijack seat before folding to a Phil Ivey three-bet where Marafioti showed {A-} {Q-}. Then Ali Eslami limped, Marafioti made an isolation raise, Eslami folded and Marafioti showed {A-} {Q-} once more. Next Marafioti opened under the gun to 75,000, everyone folded and he showed {9-} {9-}.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Marafioti
360,000
-5,000
-5,000

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Ivey Takes One From Eslami

Ali Eslami has started limping into the pot with some regularity. This time the only person to enter the pot was forced to; Phil Ivey checking from the big blind.

Flop: {9-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {5-Spades}

Ivey checked, Eslami bet 30,000, Ivey check-raised to 100,000 and Eslami made the call.

Turn: {Q-Clubs}

Checkity-check

River: {8-Spades}

Ivey riffled his chips for a moment before declaring he was all-in. The bet was 'pot' for 260,000 and the bet had Eslami covered. After a few minutes dwell Eslami folded and Ivey picked up a nice pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Ivey
530,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Ali Eslami
295,000
-207,000
-207,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Ivey Finds Aces, Doubles, Leads!

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Shaun Deeb opened to 60,000 from middle position, and Phil Ivey reraised to 165,000 across the table. Deeb asked how much he was playing, and Ivey rearranged his stacks to reveal all 390,000 he had behind. After another pause, Deeb announced, "Pot," and Ivey quickly moved all in for 555,000 total. Deeb was working with a small pocket pair and hoping to be in a race. He was not.

Showdown
Deeb: {4-Clubs} {4-Spades}
Ivey: {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades}

Ivey had found his spot, and Deeb had more than half his chips in jeopardy. The board ran out clean, coming {5-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {J-Spades} {Q-Clubs}.

Um, look out! Phil Ivey has the chip lead with more than 1.1 million. And he's got that look in his eye...

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Ivey
1,125,000
595,000
595,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Shaun Deeb
393,000
-545,000
-545,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner

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