Event 2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
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2012 World Series of Poker
Event 2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,836,350
Entries
2,101
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Chasing Bracelets
In the first open event at the 2012 WSOP there are 15 players left chasing the most coveted prize in poker. Among the favorites we see chip leader Jacob Bazeley who is being chased by Ryan Schmidt. These two young guys are miles ahead of the nearest competitors since there is over a 400,000 chip gap between these two and the rest.
Behind Schmidt and Bazeley it's still anyones game with JP Kelly, Vanessa Selbst and Andrew Badecker trying to win another WSOP bracelet. Brent Hanks has been in this situation before and he's looking to improve on his 4th place finish in last years $2,500 8-Game tournament. As you can see the field is packed with talent and we are looking to see a very interesting final day here at the Rio! For all you fans out there, make sure to drop by as we are using the beautiful final table stage, also known as The Mother Ship!
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
The first three hands on Table #445
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Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Hand 1
JP Kelly raised to 35,000 in the cutoff and Todd Keikoan moved all-in from the big blind bringing an end to proceedings.
Hand 2
Vanessa Selbst raised to 32,000 in first position and Kwinsee Khoa Tran defended his big blind. The flop was 
and Selbst took the pot down with a 33,000 c-bet.
Hand 3
Kennii Nguyen raised to 33,000 from the cutoff and once again Todd Keikoan moved all-in forcing the fold.
Bazeley Pulls Away
Kenneth Strickland raised to 35,000 from middle position and Jacob Bazeley opted to three-bet from the cut-off to 85,000. Action got folded to Strickland who quickly made the call.
The flop came down 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Strickland threw out a 65,000 chip bet. Bazeley called and the river brought out the 
. Strickland went for orange chips again and bet 80,000 this time. Bazeley wasn't happy and sighed, but called rather quickly. Strickland showed 
and Bazeley showed his 
to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,560,000 | 244,000 |
|
|
440,000 | -245,000 |
Hanks Puts Strickland All-In
Brent Hanks raised to 32,000 in early position, Richard Parks called in mid-position and Kenneth Strickland also called in the small blind. The flop was 
and the action checked through to Park who bet 50,000. Strickland made the call before Hanks raised the temperature with a check-raise to 158,000. Park moved out of the way but after some dwell time Strickland called.
Turn: 
Strickland checked to Hanks who moved all-in, and Strickland laid down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 | 297,000 |
|
|
240,000 | -200,000 |
Nguyen All-In.
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Andrew Badecker raised to 33,000 in the cutoff and Kennii Nguyen moved all-in from the small blind forcing Badeckers cards into the muck
Kenneth Strickland Eliminated in 15th Place ($23,655)
Joseph Cino raised to 35,000 from the hijack and he got three-bet by Konjuhi who made it 91,000 from the cut-off. Kenneth Strickland was on the button and he moved all-in quickly for around 225,000 chips. Action got folded to Kunjuhi who snap-called.
| Kenneth Strickland |   |
| Abdyl Konjuhi |  |
The board ran out 
and we are down to 14 players!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 346,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Selbst Puts Pressure on Tran
Kwinsee Khoa Tran limped from the small blind and Selbst threw in a raise that seemed to be 34,000 more. Tran tanked for a bit and called.
The flop came down 
and both players checked. The turn was the and Tran checked again to Selbst who bet 54,000. Within a second Tran threw in a raise to 125,000 and pressure was back on Selbst. After giving it some serious thought she called and the river was the . Tran checked again and Selbst took some time before moving all-in. Tran tanked for quite some time but couldn't come up with a call. He folded and Selbst is now approaching the million mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000 | 194,000 |
|
310,000 | -282,000 |
Kwinsee Khoa Tran Eliminated in 14th Place ($23,655)
Intrepid reporter Happy_Freaked just brought you details of a hand where Vanessa Selbst took a chunk of change from the pockets of Kwinsee Khoa Tran. Here are the pair tangling again, this time with fatal consequences for Tran.
Tran made it 34,000 from the cutoff, Selbst three-bet to 63,000 on the button and Tran made the call.
Flop:
Tran didn't waste anytime whatsoever when he moved 125,000 into the pot. Selbst took her time before announcing all-in and Tran made the call.
| Selbst |  |
| Tran |  |
Selbst was light years ahead of Tran, and the turn and 
river sealed his fate as the 14th-place finisher. Selbst is now up to 1,250,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
Busted |