Main Event
Day 3 Started
Main Event
Day 3 Started
Welcome to the third and final day of the 2012-13 World Series if Poker Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Main Event, where one of the 11 remaining players will be crowned champion and earn $228,600, a gold ring, and a seat into the Southern Comfort 100 Proof World Series of Poker National Championship.
Leading the way is Atlanta's own Daniel Weinman. Weinman was the only player to bag over two million chips, and will enter today with 2,560,000. He finished runner-up in the Harrah's Cherokee Main Event, earning $154,722, and can add a second six-figure score to his poker résumé with a third-place finish or better today.
The closest players behind Weinman are Joseph Hebert, Corrie Wunstel, and Rogen Chhabra. Those three players all bagged over 1.6 million chips, but non of those three players has ever cashed for more than $24,984.
In terms of points, no player can lock up a National Championship seat without taking the top spot. However, if Tripp Kirk finds a way to win, he will open up an extra spot in the points standings because he has already locked up a seat with 142.5 points.
The cards will be in the air in roughly 40 minutes, so be sure to stay tuned for all of your up-to-the-minute updates here on PokerNews.
Level: 28
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
The players have arrived and cards are now in the air here on Day 3 of the 2012-2013 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's New Orleans. The players are currently seated at two tables on the far side of the room, but as soon as one of them falls the final ten will be combined to a single table up on the stage.
For the second time today, Corrie Wunstel limped in on the button. The first time he did this, Ben Mintz raised out of the big blind and took down the pot.
This time, Dan Schmiech completed out of the small blind, and Mintz checked. The trio checked when the dealer fanned , and both Schmiech and Mintz checked when the turned. Wunstel fired out 45,000, and both blinds folded.
Phil Collins famously chose to open limp several times at the final table of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event, and it caused a bit of a stir in the poker community. He later addressed his thought process on an episode of the Strategy With Kristy Podcast at the 2012 PCA.
After making a few three-bets, Luke Graham opened to 60,000 from the cutoff, and Robert Cheung defended his big blind. Both players checked when the dealer fanned , and Cheung led out for 55,000 when the turned. Graham called.
The river was the , Cheung tossed out another 65,000, and Graham tank-called.
Cheung announced that he had a five, and Graham had that beat with for a pair of jacks.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Luke Graham | 1,200,000 | 265,000 |
Robert Cheung
|
680,000 | -265,000 |
After Kasra Khodayarkhani opened for 65,000, a short-stacked Tripp Kirk moved all in for 515,000. Corrie Wunstel then jammed over the top and Khodayarkhani got out of the way.
Kirk:
Wunstel:
Kirk was well out in front and looking to dodge an ace, which is exactly what he did when the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Tripp Kirk | 1,100,000 | 525,000 |
Corrie Wunstel
|
1,050,000 | -735,000 |
It's tough to go deep in a tournament and then take a horrendous beat to end it, which is exactly what just happened to Robert Cheung.
It began when Joe Hebert opened for 65,000 under the gun and Cheung called from the cutoff. Pavan Bhatia then three-bet to 185,000 from the big blind, both his opponents called and it was three-way action to the flop.
Bhatia wasted little time in leading out for 135,000, Hebert folded and Cheung waited a solid minute before moving all in for 385,000 more. Bhatia thought for an equally long time before calling and discovered his was dominated by Cheung's . The only way Bhatia could eliminated Cheung was to catch a ten, and while he didn't do it on the turn, he did when the spiked on the river.
The table and railbirds reacted sharply as Bhatia hit one of his two outs while Cheung was left shaking his head. Despite the beat, Cheung shook hands with his opponents before making his way to the payout desk to collect $17,351.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Pavan Bhatia | 2,070,000 | 965,000 |
Robert Cheung
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Busted |
Seat | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|
1 | Corrie Wunstel | 960,000 |
2 | Joseph Hebert | 1,840,000 |
3 | Luke Graham | 1,205,000 |
4 | Tripp Kirk | 1,060,000 |
5 | Ben Mintz | 1,275,000 |
6 | Pavan Bhatia | 2,075,000 |
7 | Daniel Weinman | 2,310,000 |
8 | Kasra Khodayarkhani | 1,065,000 |
9 | Rogen Chhabra | 1,850,000 |
10 | Dan Schmiech | 1,320,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Weinman
|
2,310,000 | -250,000 |
Pavan Bhatia | 2,075,000 | 5,000 |
Rogen Chhabra | 1,850,000 | -30,000 |
Joseph Hebert | 1,840,000 | -155,000 |
Dan Schmiech
|
1,320,000 | 30,000 |
Ben Mintz | 1,275,000 | 245,000 |
Luke Graham | 1,205,000 | 5,000 |
Kasra Khodayarkhani | 1,065,000 | -285,000 |
Tripp Kirk | 1,060,000 | -40,000 |
Corrie Wunstel
|
960,000 | -90,000 |
Rogen Chhabra opened to 65,000 in the cutoff, Joseph Hebert defended his big blind, and both players checked when the flop fell . Hebert opted to lead out for 70,000 after the turned, and the paired the board on the river.
Hebert led out again - this time for 130,000 - and Chhabra mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Joseph Hebert | 2,050,000 | 210,000 |
Rogen Chhabra | 1,700,000 | -150,000 |