2012 World Series of Poker

Event 20: $5,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$206,760
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$780,200
Entries
166
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Event 20: $5,000 Limit Hold'em

Day 3 Started

Limit Hold'em Champion Set to be Crowned

Can Terrence Chan claim his first gold bracelet?
Can Terrence Chan claim his first gold bracelet?

Welcome back to the Rio as we get ready to play down to another World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner. Who will become the limit hold'em champion? Only time will tell, but as of right now it is Matthew Woodward who has the chip lead, followed closely by none other than Terrence Chan.

It all started two days ago when 166 of the best players in the world took to the tables with high hopes of getting here today. However only 17 of those managed that feat and are still in with a chance of taking down the $206,760 first-place prize.

There is no doubt that today is going to be a fiercely contested battle as talented poker players and limit hold'em specialist are all still in with a chance of becoming the victor. Here's how they lineup today:

Final Day Seating Draw

TableSeatPlayerChips
4461Andrew Prock105,500
4462Douglas Rutherford32,000
4463Mike Schneider44,000
4464Matt Szymaszek134,500
4465Terrence Chan238,000
4466Kenneth Shei120,500
4467Ayman Qutami224,500
4468Matt Glantz166,500
4469Jeff Shulman219,500
    
4521Matthew Woodward265,000
4522Ron Burke50,500
4523Chris Overgard72,500
4524Nicholas Derke75,500
4525Raymond Dehkharghani210,000
4526Samuel Golbuff231,500
4527Jesse Martin200,500
4528--empty----
4529Benjamin Scholl105,500

The title is anyone's for the taking and by the end of another long day of min-raising, we will have our limit hold'em king. It all begins at 2:00 PM and PokerNews will be here every step of the way, so don't miss it!

Level: 19

Limits: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

Time to Go

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

The 17 returning players are in their seats and ready to play. We will be continuing until ten remain and then going to one table. The blinds are starting at 3,000/6,000 and the limits at 6,000/12,000. Let's Do this.

ProckDown Early

Andrew Prock hasn't had a great start to the day and we recently watched him rumble with Terrence Chan and then with Ron Burke.

It started when Chan opened it up from middle position. Prock called in the small blind and a {10-Spades}{4-Spades}{9-Spades} flop was dealt. Both players checked and a {q-Spades} hit the turn. Woodward led and Chan called as a {2-Diamonds} was dealt on the river. Both players checked and Chan's {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} was good enough to take down the {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} of Prock.

A few hands later and Prock would open it up from the cutoff holding {q-Spades}{4-Spades} and Ron Burke three-bet holding {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} on the button. Prock called and a {5-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop was dealt. Prock led on the flop and Burke committed his last 5,000 in chips. The players turned their hands over and the dealer slammed out a turn ({q-Diamonds}) and a river ({k-Clubs}), sending the pot to Burke and more of Prock's chips away.

Player Chips Progress
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Terrence Chan
248,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Andrew Prock
62,000
-43,500
-43,500
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Ron Burke
55,000
4,500
4,500

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Prock Gets Some Back

Matt Szymaszek was in middle position when he opened up the pot. Kenneth Shei then three-bet from late position and Andrew Prock quickly threw in an extra bet from the big blind. Szymaszek got rid of his cards and Shei called as the dealer readied a flop.

Flop: {j-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Spades}

Prock led on the flop and Shei called as a {j-Clubs} was dealt on the turn. Prock again led and this time Shei raised it up. Prock then committed the last of his chips and turned over {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}, which was ahead of Prock's {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}, the river was a brick and Prock took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Prock
91,000
29,000
29,000
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Kenneth Shei
82,000
-38,500
-38,500

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Ron Burke Eliminated in 17th Place ($11,071)

Ron Burke - 17th Place
Ron Burke - 17th Place

The first elimination of the day has just taken place, with Ron Burke falling to the rail in 17th place. We caught the action from the turn with a board already showing {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Spades} and Burke involved in the hand with Raymond Dehkharghani. Burke was busy leading on this street and Dehkharghani quickly made it an extra bet. That was enough to put Burke all-in as he committed his last 12,500 in chips.

Dehkharghani: {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}
Burke: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Burke needed to catch some help on the river, but when a {7-Hearts} fell, it was all over for him as he goes home with a bittersweet $11,071.

Player Chips Progress
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Raymond Dehkharghani
227,000
17,000
17,000
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Ron Burke
Busted

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Raymond Wins More

Raymond Dehkharghani recently made sure Ron Burke went home in 17th place and has continued his good streak to see his chip stack become the largest in the room.

Folded to Dehkharghani in the small blind, he put in the extra chips to make the call before Samuel Golbuff raised it up. Dehkharghani called and a {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop was dealt. At this point Dehkharghani put in a check-raise and Golbuff made the call as a {10-Spades} turn was dealt. This time Dehkharghani led and Golbuff called. The {5-Spades} river would see both players check and then Golbuff muck as Dehkharghani tabled his {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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Raymond Dehkharghani
274,000
47,000
47,000
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Samuel Golbuff
177,000
-54,500
-54,500

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Chan Scoops One

Folded to Douglas Rutherford on the button, he flicked in a raise and Terrence Chan made the call in the big blind. The {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop saw both players check, the same as they did on the {q-Hearts} turn. The {4-Spades} river and Chan would lead out with a bet, with Rutherford opting to fold to send the pot to Chan.

Despite losing this small pot to Chan, Rutherford has seen his chip stack increase slightly since the start of the day's play.

Player Chips Progress
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Terrence Chan
255,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Douglas Rutherford
52,000
20,000
20,000

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Prock and Shei

Andrew Prock opened from middle position holding {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and Kenneth Shei three-bet on the button holding {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}. Prock simply made the call and a {8-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop was dealt.

Prock opted to check on the flop and Shei flicked out a bet. Prock then check-raised and Shei made the call. The {6-Clubs} on the turn and Prock would lead and Shei would call. The {q-Diamonds} river would see Prock again lead and this time Shei raised it up. Prock made the call and then scooped up the pot as the players turned their hands over.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Prock
128,000
37,000
37,000
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Kenneth Shei
86,000
4,000
4,000

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