2012 World Series of Poker

Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$654,797
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,158,000
Entries
4,620
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Gylbert Drolet Eliminated in 17th Place ($25,780)

Gylbert Drolet - 17th place
Gylbert Drolet - 17th place

Alex Cordero opened with a raise to 51,000 from early position, then Gylbert Drolet reraised all in for 157,000 total from a seat over. That's when Hieu Nguyen reraised again over the top for 300,000. It folded back around, Cordero stepped aside, and the remaining players tabled their cards.

Drolet: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Nguyen: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}

Drolet didn't want to see clubs, but the flop came {Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{J-Clubs} to put him at risk. The turn was the {10-Spades} and Drolet was still safe, but the {2-Clubs} fell on the river to give Nguyen the flush and send Drolet out in 17th.

Player Chips Progress
Hieu Nguyen us
Hieu Nguyen
965,000 385,000
Gylbert Drolet ca
Gylbert Drolet
Busted

Tags: Gylbert DroletHieu Nguyen

Wayne Brown Eliminated in 18th Place ($25,780)

Wayne Brown - 18th place
Wayne Brown - 18th place

Joshua Prager opened to 60,000 from early position and action folded around to Wayne Brown in the big blind, who pushed all in for his remaining stack. Prager made the call and hands were revealed.

Prager: {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}
Brown: {7-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

The {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{7-Spades} board looked good for Brown, however, a {3-Spades} completed the board - giving Prager a set of treys on the end for the knockout.

Brown will take home $25,780 for his efforts today.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Prager us
Joshua Prager
900,000 160,000
Wayne Brown us
Wayne Brown
Busted

Tags: Wayne Brown

Seating Assignments for Final Two Tables, with Chip Counts

TableSeatPlayerChips
1411Frankie Johnson550,000
1412James Taylor350,000
1413Iakov Onuchin700,000
1414Jonathan Miller740,000
1415David Steirman320,000
1416Alex Cordero1,700,000
1417Gylbert Drolet100,000
1418Hieu Nguyen580,000
1419Randolph Lanosga600,000
    
1421Jonathan Hilton280,000
1422Sebastien Comel1,700,000
1423Yoav Tenenbaum800,000
1424Daniel Thomas630,000
1425Martin Vallo650,000
1426Dominik Nitsche1,350,000
1427Wayne Brown135,000
1428Daniel Eichhorn1,400,000
1429Joshua Prager740,000
Player Chips Progress
Alex Cordero ca
Alex Cordero
1,700,000 -120,000
Sebastien Comel fr
Sebastien Comel
1,700,000 750,000
Daniel Eichhorn us
Daniel Eichhorn
1,400,000 460,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
1,350,000 425,000
Yoav Tenenbaum il
Yoav Tenenbaum
800,000 -380,000
Jonathan Miller us
Jonathan Miller
740,000 470,000
Joshua Prager us
Joshua Prager
740,000 100,000
Iakov Onuchin ru
Iakov Onuchin
700,000 55,000
Martin Vallo dk
Martin Vallo
650,000 545,000
Daniel Thomas us
Daniel Thomas
630,000 30,000
Randolph Lanosga us
Randolph Lanosga
600,000 -130,000
Hieu Nguyen us
Hieu Nguyen
580,000 300,000
Franklin Johnson us
Franklin Johnson
550,000 -70,000
James Taylor us
James Taylor
350,000 -45,000
David Steirman us
David Steirman
320,000 -25,000
Jonathan Hilton us
Jonathan Hilton
280,000 65,000
Wayne Brown us
Wayne Brown
135,000 -210,000
Gylbert Drolet ca
Gylbert Drolet
100,000 -35,000

Agarwal Out, 18 Left

Aditya Agarwal
Aditya Agarwal

Aditya Agarwal open-pushed his stack of about 400,000 from the button and got one caller in Daniel Eichhorn in the small blind. Agarwal had {A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Eichhorn {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}, and after the five community cards came {6-Spades}{J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, Agarwal was out in 19th.

The remaining 18 players are now being seated around the final two tables.

Player Chips Progress
Aditya Agarwal in
Aditya Agarwal
Busted

Tags: Aditya AgarwalDaniel Eichhorn

Hart Gets Crippled, Doubles, Then Eliminated

Daniel Thomas shoved all in from the small blind for his last 294,000 from the small blind and was called by Christopher Hart in the big blind to put Thomas at risk.

Thomas: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Hart: {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

Hart was in bad shape and the {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{2-Spades}{8-Spades}{10-Spades} board left Thomas in front for the double up.

Down to his last 38,000, Hart pushed all in from the button and was called by Alex Cordero in the big blind. This time Hart had the pocket kings and he doubled through against Cordero's {9-}{3-} to double up.

However, in what would be his last hand shortly thereafter, Hart pushed all in for 82,000 and was called by Dominik Nitsche in the big blind to put him at risk.

Nitsche: {7-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Hart: {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}

The {J-Clubs}{8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} board left Nitsche best and Hart was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Thomas us
Daniel Thomas
600,000 245,000
Christopher Hart us
Christopher Hart
Busted

Olsen, Bonita Out

Harald Olsen
Harald Olsen

A couple more eliminations to report here at the start of Level 23. Harald Olsen has been eliminated in 22nd, and was followed to the rail shortly thereafter by Christopher Bonita in 21st.

Olsen's last hand saw him all in before the flop with {A-}{K-} versus an opponent's {A-}{10-}. All was good for Olsen after the {J-}{9-}{3-} flop, but tens on both the turn and river spelled the end of Olsen's Event 59 run.

Meanwhile in Bonita's final hand, he'd committed the last of his 160,000 or so with {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} and was hoping to catch against Wayne Brown's {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}. But the board came {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, and Bonita is out.

Just 20 players are left.

Player Chips Progress
Wayne Brown us
Wayne Brown
345,000 245,000
Christopher Bonita us
Christopher Bonita
Busted
Harald Olsen no
Harald Olsen
Busted

Tags: Christopher BonitaHarald OlsenWayne Brown

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Big Call By Nitsche Ends Suaya's Run

With only about 75,000 in the middle and the board showing {7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, Fernando Suaya made a big all-in shove for more than 400,000, putting Dominik Nitsche to a tough decision. Nitsche had Suaya covered, though not by a lot, and after tanking for some time Nitsche emerged to make the call.

Nitsche showed {A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} for aces while Suaya turned over {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a flush draw plus a gutshot. The river brought the {7-Spades}, and Suaya is out.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
925,000 495,000
Fernando Suaya
Fernando Suaya
Busted

Tags: Dominik NitscheFernando Suaya

Tropea; Plaseski Eliminated

Todor Plaseki's elimination occurred after getting all in with {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} against Sebastien Comel's {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. The {J-Hearts}{K-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} board left Comel, who had Plaseki covered, with a set of jacks for the knockout.

Andrea Tropea met his end after pushing all in preflop for his remaining stack with {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. He was called by Jonathan Miller's {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and the {8-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} board kept Tropea behind and he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Todor Plaseski ca
Todor Plaseski
Busted
Andrea Tropea de
Andrea Tropea
Busted

Tags: Andrea TropeaTodor Plaseki