2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Atlantic City

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Atlantic City

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
$188,830
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$899,190
Entries
618
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Manh Nguyen Eliminated in 5th Place ($47,684)

Manh Nguyen - Eliminated in 5th place.
Manh Nguyen - Eliminated in 5th place.

Manh Nguyen opened to 150,000, and Tuan Phan called out of the small blind. The flop fell {5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{a-Diamonds}, and Phan immediately said, "All in."

"Call," Nguyen said instantaneously.

Showdown
Phan: {2-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Nguyen: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Phan looked like he'd been sucking on lemon for an hour when Nguyen called. "Three!" he pleaded to the dealer.

The {7-Spades} on the turn was a brick, and there was a beat before the dealer delivered the river - the {2-Clubs}!

The fans exploded in a chorus of cheers and groans. Nguyen had been eliminated in 5th place, earning him $47,684, while Phan crossed the 7 million-chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
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Tuan Phan
7,350,000
850,000
850,000
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Manh Nguyen
Busted

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Phan Plays it Fast and Loose

Level 29 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Larry Riggs started the action by opening for 150,00 and brought Tuan Phan and Hao Le along with him. The flop came {J-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {5-Hearts}, Phan checked, Le bet 200,000 and Riggs folded. Phan called to see the {10-Diamonds} come on the turn. He checked a second time and Le pushed out 400,000. Phan called and the {4-Spades} fell on the river. Both players checked and Phan turned up {A-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} for a pair of fives. Le showed him bad news when he tabled {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts} for a pair of jacks.

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Larry Riggs Eliminated in 4th Place ($63,375)

Larry Riggs - Eliminated in 4th place.
Larry Riggs - Eliminated in 4th place.

Tuan Phan opened to 150,000 with the button, and Larry Riggs moved all in for just over 400,000 from the big blind. Phan snap-called.

Showdown
Phan: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Riggs: {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}

"Come on baby," Riggs said. "Put a five out there!"

There was no five on the {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} board however, eliminating Riggs from the tournament in 4th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Tuan Phan
7,350,000
1,750,000
1,750,000
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Larry Riggs
Busted

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Marc Andre Roy Eliminated in 3rd Place ($85,405)

Mark Andre Roy 3rd Place.
Mark Andre Roy 3rd Place.

Tuan Phan opened on the button for 150,000 and Marc Andre Roy called from the big blind. The flop came {K-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {Q-Spades}, Roy checked and Phan bet 150,000. Roy called and the turn produced the {2-Diamonds}. Both players checked to the river.

The river came {5-Clubs}, Roy checked and Phan bet 300,000. Roy snap-shoved and Phan called even faster.

Roy: {K-Spades} {5-Hearts}
Phan: {K-Hearts} {2-Spades}

Roy's two pair was bested by Phan's full house and Roy made the long walk to the cage to collect his third place payout.

Player Chips Progress
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Marc Andre Roy
Busted

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An Early Dinner Break

Level 29 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

After Marc Andre Roy's elimination Tuan Phan and Hao Le agreed to take the dinner break with 24 minutes remaining in the level. We'll be back in action in an hour.

Raise-Fold

Level 29 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

There have been very few flops, and a lot of raise-folding thus far. We did see one flop when Tuan Phan opened to 150,000 with the button and Hao Le defended his big blind. The dealer fanned {3-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs}, both players checked, and the turn was the {6-Hearts}.

Le checked, Phan fired 200,000, and Le check-raised to 500,000. Phan tank-folded, and Le took the pot.

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Le Raises Phan Out of the Pot

Level 29 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Hao Le uses raising chips to muscle Phan out.
Hao Le uses raising chips to muscle Phan out.

Hao Le started the action by making it 200,000 to go from the button. Tuan Phan popped it to 600,000 and Le called. The flop came {2-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {5-Spades} and Phan continued out with 600,000. Le took a few moments to measure his action and raised to 1.6 million.

As Le was putting his chips in the middle Phan folded and sent 1.2 million of his stack over to Le.

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