Event #12, the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em, began with 535 players. After 25 levels and change, only one was left standing. Lev Rofman emerged victorious, topping the field for a first-place prize of $166,136.
We hope you enjoyed our hand-for-hand coverage of this final table, and urge you to follow our coverage for the remainder of the summer as more bracelets are awarded. For now, good night from Las Vegas!
Lev Rofman being congratulated by Allen Cunningham
Hand #236- Allen Cunningham called, and Lev Rofman made it 120,000. Cunningham called, and the flop came . From there, Rofman bet 240,000, and Cunningham moved all in for about 775,000, and Rofman made the call.
Cunningham:
Rofman:
Both players had king high and flush draws, but Rofman was out in front. The hit the turn, and Cunningham needed an eight, six, or spade to win the hand. The river was the , and that sealed it for Rofman!
Hand #174- Allen Cunningham made it 60,000 from the button, and Jaspal Brar reraised to 115,000. Cunningham called, and the flop came down . Brar thought for about 20 seconds before moving all in, and Cunningham quickly grabbed chips for the call and put them in.
Cunningham:
Brar:
Cunningham had outflopped the aces of Brar, and he stayed in the lead till the end, as the board completed and .
Hand #150- Jaspal Brar raised to 51,000 on the button and Kenneth Shelton called from the big blind. The flop came down and Shelton bet the pot of 114,000. Brar raised and Shelton called all in for just a little bit more.
Brar:
Shelton:
Shelton needed help to survive, but did not find enough from the turn or river.
Hand #129- Anthony Harb raised pot to 72,000 in the small blind and Lev Rofman three-bet the pot from the big blind. Harb put in his last 200,000 or so with . Rofman tabled , though, and Harb needed help to stay alive in the tournament.
The flop came down to give Harb a pair of kings. He picked up additional outs when the turn fell, but the river was no help, ending Harb's run in fifth place for $38,055,
Hand #80- Anthony Harb made it 40,000 from the cutoff, and Allen Cunningham defended his big blind, and the two of them checked down a board of . Cunningham showed , but Harb had him one better with .
Hand #81- Allen Cunningham bet pot from the small blind, and Eric Crain folded his big blind.
Hand #82- Allen Cunningham made it 40,000 from the button, and Crain quickly raised the pot, which was for almost all of his chips. It got back to Cunningham, and he moved all in. Crain called all in.
Cunningham:
Crain:
It was a classic coin flip, but the hand was all but over when the flop came . Crain could only win with runner runner straight cards, but the on the turn sealed it. The meaningless river was the , and Crain, who started the final table as the chip leader, bowed out in 6th.
Hand #5- Jean-Nicolas Fortin raise to 35,000 in early position, and Eric Crain made it 90,000 next to act. Action folded back around to Fortin, and he called off the rest of his 12,000.
Crain:
Fortin:
Crain had Fortin dominated, and that never changed as the board ran down , giving Crain the knockout, and eliminating Fortin in 9th.
Welcome to our Day 3 coverage of Event #12: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em. The starting field of 535 players is down to the final table and before night's end, another World Series of Poker gold bracelet will be awarded. Leading the way when play begins will be Eric Crain with 620,000.
This is Crain's second final table of the 2013 WSOP, having finished in 4th place in Event #8 for $64,975. He'll be looking to better that finish and capture his first bracelet. Second in chips is five-time bracelet winner Allen Cunningham with 452,000. His last bracelet win came in 2007 in pot-limit Hold'em, so the seasoned pro is certainly looking to capture that elusive sixth bracelet to move into a tie for ninth all time.
Bracelet-winner Anthony Harb is looking to win number two, and young pro Timothy Reilly is looking to break through on the big stage.
Seat
Player
Chips
1
Allen Cunningham
452,000
2
Nicolas Halvorson
110,000
3
Jean-Nicolas Fortin
47,000
4
Eric Crain
620,000
5
Jaspal Brar
382,000
6
Timothy Reilly
282,000
7
Anthony Harb
178,000
8
Lev Rofman
200,000
9
Kenneth Shelton
160,000
Play is set to begin at noon local time, about 15 minutes from now, so be sure to keep it here throughout the day to see who captures the gold!
. From there, Rofman bet 240,000, and Cunningham moved all in for about 775,000, and Rofman made the call.
hit the turn, and Cunningham needed an eight, six, or spade to win the hand. The river was the 
, and that sealed it for Rofman!
and 
.
and Shelton bet the pot of 114,000. Brar raised and Shelton called all in for just a little bit more.
turn or 
river.
, though, and Harb needed help to stay alive in the tournament.
to give Harb a pair of kings. He picked up additional outs when the 
river was no help, ending Harb's run in fifth place for $38,055,
. Crain could only win with runner runner straight cards, but the 
on the turn sealed it. The meaningless river was the 
in the small blind.
, no help to Halvorson, ending his tournament with a seventh-place finish.
