2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza

$500,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
74
Prize
$135,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
188
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000

Presto! Tracy Doubles

William Tonking raised to 32,000 from the button, then Joseph Tracy reraised all in for 256,000 total from the small blind. Chris Klodnicki stepped aside, and Tonking called Tracy's push.

Tonking showed {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} while Tracy had the hand called "presto" — {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, the turn the {8-Clubs}, and the river the {K-Diamonds}, and Tracy's fives held.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Tracy
Joseph Tracy
540,000 330,000
William Tonking us
William Tonking
535,000 -233,000

Tags: Joseph TracyWilliam Tonking

A Few for Pham

On the first hand back from the break, Coury Mascagni raised from middle position and won the blinds and antes. Then on the second Joseph Tracy opened with an all-in push from middle position, and everyone folded again.

On the third hand, it folded to Chris Klodnicki in the cutoff who raised to 32,000, then Edward Pham reraised to 77,000 from the button. The blinds folded, and Klodnicki called.

Both checked the {5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop and {2-Hearts} turn. The river was the {Q-Clubs} and Klodnicki checked again. Pham bet 80,000 this time, and Klodnicki folded.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
1,580,000 -79,000
Edward Pham us
Edward Pham
1,020,000 95,000

Tags: Chris KlodnickiEdward Pham

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Timothy Chang Eliminated in 7th Place ($20,250)

Timothy Chang - 7th place
Timothy Chang - 7th place

On the last hand of the level, Timothy Chang open-raised all in for 225,000 from under the gun and picked up a single caller in William Tonking playing from the button.

Chang had {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and was in good shape before the community cards came versus Tonking's {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. But the flop rolled out {5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} to give Tonking a set of tens and the lead. Chang still had flush hopes, but the turn was the {K-Clubs} and the river the {5-Clubs}, and just six players will be returning from dinner.

Player Chips Progress
William Tonking us
William Tonking
768,000 268,000
Timothy Chang us
Timothy Chang
Busted

Tags: Timothy ChangWilliam Tonking

Mascagni Moves Up, Tracy Tumbles

Joseph Tracy after losing chips to Coury Mascagni
Joseph Tracy after losing chips to Coury Mascagni

A lengthy hand just played out between Joseph Tracy and Coury Mascagni, with the result being a major chip swing.

The hand began with Mascagni opening for 25,000 from the button, then Tracy reraised to 60,000 from the big blind and Mascagni called. The flop came {3-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{7-Spades}, and Tracy led for 75,000. Mascagni called.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds}, and when Tracy checked this time, Mascagni considered for a minute or so before setting out a column of chips for a bet to 140,000. Tracy hesitated for a bit, then announced he was check-raising all in and Mascagni called immediately for 484,000 total.

Tracy had {Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for a flush draw, while Mascagni had {K-Clubs}{J-Spades} for top pair of kings. The river was the {K-Spades}, and Mascagni has chipped up over a million while Tracy plunges down to seventh of seven at the moment.

Player Chips Progress
Coury Mascagni us
Coury Mascagni
1,258,000 628,000
Joseph Tracy
Joseph Tracy
220,000 -565,000

Tags: Coury MascagniJoseph Tracy

Micah Raskin Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,750)

Micah Raskin - 8th place
Micah Raskin - 8th place

The table folded to Joseph Tracy on the button who raised to 25,000, then Chris Klodnicki called from the small blind. Micah Raskin then announced he was pushing all in from the big blind for 177,000 total.

Tracy thought a bit then called the reraise, then Klodnicki announced he was pushing all in over the top.

"Wow," said Tracy before taking a couple of minutes to decide to fold his hand. The remaining players then tabled theirs...

Klodnicki: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}
Raskin: {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Raskin had a couple of live cards, but the {K-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop gave Klodnicki kings and reduced Raskin's chances of survival considerably. The {9-Clubs} on the turn did provide some hope for Raskin, but the {6-Hearts} on the river sealed it and we're down to seven.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
1,630,000 310,000
Joseph Tracy
Joseph Tracy
785,000 -185,000
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
Busted

Tags: Chris KlodnickiMicah Raskin

More for Pham

Edward Pham just raised to 26,000 from the hijack seat and both Coury Mascagni (button) and Joseph Tracy (big blind) called. The dealer spread the flop {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, Tracy checked, Pham bet 37,000, Mascagni folded, and Tracy called. Both Tracy and Pham then checked the {6-Clubs} turn.

The river was the {9-Spades}, and this time Tracy bet 45,000. Pham called the bet showing {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}, better than Tracy's {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}, and Pham collected the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Tracy
Joseph Tracy
970,000 -255,000
Edward Pham us
Edward Pham
710,000 72,000

Tags: Edward PhamJoseph Tracy