2012 World Series of Poker

Event 23: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
$567,624
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,522,520
Entries
924
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Monster Pot

Artem Metalidi
Artem Metalidi

Artem Metalidi opened from under the gun to 80,000 and found a caller in Simon Charette on the button, and Eddie Blumenthal in the big blind.

The board came {7-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Blumenthal checked his option. Metaladi fired out 210,000, and Charette made the call. Blumenthal decided that was too rich for him and threw his hand away.

A {9-Hearts} on the turn saw Metalidi bet out 210,000, and again Charette completed the call. The {6-Spades} on the river brought even more action, with Metalidi pushing forward a stack of 425,000. After a few moments Charette convinced himself he was good and he made the call. Mitalidi flipped over {j-Clubs}{8-Spades} for a straight. and Charette mucked his hole cards.

Player Chips Progress
Artem Metalidi ua
Artem Metalidi
2,300,000
800,000
800,000
Simon Charette ca
Simon Charette
2,100,000
-605,000
-605,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Artem MetalidiSimon Charette

Foster Hays Eliminated in 5th Place ($98,756)

Foster Hays 5th place
Foster Hays 5th place

Action folded around to Foster Hays in the small blind and he went all in for his last 305,000. Artem Metalidi peaked at his cards from the big blind and made the call to put Hays at risk.

Hays: {4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Metalidi: {A-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The {3-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{9-Spades} board left Hays second best and he was sent to the rail in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
Artem Metalidi ua
Artem Metalidi
1,500,000
350,000
350,000
Foster Hays us
Foster Hays
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Artem MetalidiFoster Hays

Level: 27

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Hays' Hindrance

After a series of hands where players would just steal the blinds we actually had two players get heads up in a pot. Foster Hays raised to 65,000 from under the gun and got a caller in Eddie Blumenthal in the big blind.

The board came {7-Spades}{5-Spades}{j-Hearts} and Blumenthal checked. Hays then fired out 90,000 and after a few moments of silence Blumenthal announced "all in". Hays folded and Blumenthal raked in the pot. Hindrance

Player Chips Progress
Eddie Blumenthal us
Eddie Blumenthal
1,200,000
250,000
250,000
Foster Hays us
Foster Hays
510,000
-790,000
-790,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Eddie BlumenthalFoster Hays

Charette Continues to Take Charge

The action hasn't been too exciting as of late, but a disproportionate amount of pots are being scooped by Simon Charette. Charette has been raising many pots and either taking them down preflop, or taking them down with a continuation-bet on the flop.

Charette is currently sitting on 2,900,000.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Charette ca
Simon Charette
2,900,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Simon Charette

Hays Stays

Eddie Blumenthal made it 64,000 from the button and Foster Hays moved all in from the small blind for 605,000. Artem Metalidi folded the big blind and Blumenthal made the call.

Blumenthal: {A-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Hays: {Q-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Blumenthal had his opponent dominated, but as we will see anything can happen. The board came {Q-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Hays was awarded the double up as his two pair queens and jacks were best.

Player Chips Progress
Foster Hays us
Foster Hays
1,300,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eddie Blumenthal us
Eddie Blumenthal
950,000
-870,000
-870,000

Tags: Eddie BlumenthalFoster Hays

Level: 26

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier's Many Thoughts

Level 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Lynn Gilmartin caught up with Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier during our first break to talk about the event at hand, the Global Poker Index, and hitting the gym. Even though ElkY was eliminated a short while ago, check out the video below for some of his thoughts.