Event 5: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
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2012 World Series of Poker
Event 5: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
639
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Pellegrino Leads Stacked Final Table
Welcome back to the Rio! We are coming to you live from Event #5: $1,500 Pot Limit Hold’em. Two days ago 639 players took their seats in this event, and now, we are down to just the final 9. And what a final table we have today. Everywhere you look, you have players with big first place titles already under their belt.
Late last year, John Eames won a 2,000 Euro buy in event at EPT Prague, taking home 101,750 Euros(equal to $136,235). He comes into today 8th in chips. Tommy Vedes is bringing the WPT titles to the table. Vedes has won two WPT main events: the $15,000 Main Event at the Fiesta Al Lago at the Bellagio in 2009, and the $10,000 Main Event at the Seminole Hard Rock Showdown in Florida just last month. Vedes took home over $2 million for those two performances. Vedes comes into today 5th in chips.
And then there’s PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu, who is the WSOP bracelet winner of the bunch. Negreanu has four of them, with the last one coming in 2008. He will be looking to end that drought today, as he comes into play 6th in chips.
All these players are looking up at Bryan Pellegrino, who comes into today’s play as the big chip leader, thanks to a huge pot that he won at the end of last night. He comes into today just shy of 800,000 in chips, which is 250k more then anyone else at the table.
Play will be underway shortly, and we are going to crown another bracelet winner today! Will one of our notables add to their already impressive poker resumes? Or will it be one of the unknowns who takes their turn in the spotlight. Stay tuned to Pokernews for all of the action!
Final Table Seating Chart
The players left last night before an official seat draw could be done, so here is the lineup for today.
| Table | Seat | Player |
| 1 | 1 | Jonathan Aguiar |
| 1 | 2 | Nick Jivkov |
| 1 | 3 | Bryan Pellegrino |
| 1 | 4 | Brant Hale |
| 1 | 5 | Keanu Tabali |
| 1 | 6 | Tommy Vedes |
| 1 | 7 | Mike Allis |
| 1 | 8 | John Eames |
| 1 | 9 | Daniel Negreanu |
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Play Underway
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
The players have all taken their seats, the intros have been made, and the cards are in the air!
Raise 'n Take
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Most of the pots thus far have not gone to the flop, with players simply raising it and taking it. Keep in mind that seven of the nine remaining players are under 20 big blinds. We expect that players will pick their spots carefully given such short stacks.
Vedes Draws First Blood
Action folded to Daniel Negreanu in early position, and he raised it up to 32,000. Everyone else folded except for Tommy Vedes, who defended his big blind. The two players checked on the flop, 
, and the turn, the 
, but Vedes fired out a bet of 26,000 when the 
hit the river. Negreanu made the call, and Vedes showed 
for a rivered set. Negreanu simply flashed an ace before mucking. After that loss, Negreanu dips down to 150,000, while Vedes is up over 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
302,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
150,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
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Eames Spikes a Nine; Doubles Up Through Pellegrino
Action began on Bryan Pellegrino, who opened from middle position to 40,000 and change. Action folded around to John Eames on the big blind, who re-raised to 101,000 even. Pellegrino quickly re-raised enough to put Eames all in and Eames called off his stack of 180,000.
Eames: 
Pellegrino: 
The 
flop put Eames in dire straights as he was facing elimination. A 
turn changed nothing, but the landed on the river, giving Eames a set of nines and sending Eames' rail into a chanting frenzy.
Eames is up to 370,000 while Pellegrino has slipped to 600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
370,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
Vedes Coolers Tabali For Huge Pot
Action started with Keanu Tabali in middle position, and he raised it up to 37,000. Tommy Vedes was next to act, and he quickly called. Everyone else folded, and they went heads up to a flop of 
. Tabali wasted little time in betting 39,000, and Vedes beat him into the pot. Both players checked the 
on the turn, and the river came the 
.
Tabali measured out a bet of 66,000, and dropped it into the middle. Action was to Vedes, and he cut out the chips for a call. He thought for a few moments, then cut out some chips for a raise. Vedes assembled the bet into a big tower, and slid it to the middle, raising 82,000 more. Tabali looked very pained by this, and said "I don't see how I can fold this." Tabali was in the tank for about 3 minutes, before he grabbed the calling chips, saying again "I can't fold", and made the call. Vedes showed for a full house, and Tabali grimaced, tabling 
for trip kings.
Jonathan Aguiar jokingly said, "Rigged! Who do I call to report this?' as Vedes collected the chips, upping him to 600,000, while tabali drops to the short stack at 66,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
298,000
|
298,000 |
|
66,000
-243,000
|
-243,000 |
Allis Doubles Through Vedes
Action began on Tommy Vedes, who opened to 41,000 from middle position. Directly behind him, Mike Allis announced he was all-in for his remaining 62,000. Everyone else got out of the way and Vedes dutifully slid in calling chips.
Vedes: 
Allis: 
The flop came 
, leaving Vedes with an open-ended straight draw - meaning Allis would need to fade a lot of outs on the turn and river. However, they came the 
respectively, leaving Allis with a pair of queens and the best hand.
Allis is back up to 130,000 while Vedes has slipped to 540,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
130,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
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