Final Table of Triple Chance
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,809,000
Entries
1,340
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Sternberg Celebrates a Chop
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
From late position, Justin Sternberg raised to 51,000 only to have Matthew Henson three bet him. Action quickly folded to Sternberg who moved all in. Henson snap called with 
and was dominating the 
of Sternberg. Their stacks were nearly identical.
The flop gave Sternberg hope though. It came the 
and gave him four outs to win the pot. The turn was the 
which now gave him only two outs to win the pot but could split the pot with four other cards. One of those chop pot outs was the 
and that's exactly what fell on the river.
Sternberg got up and celebrated with his rail while Hensen is left shaking his head.
Sternberg Not Done with Henson
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Just a couple hands after Sternberg's Ace-King split against Henson's Aces, the two went at it again. Henson raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Sternberg flatted from the big blind.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and once again Sternberg checked. This time, however, Henson bet 60,000 only to be check-raised by Sternberg to 165,000. Henson made the call and the river was the . Sternberg slowed down and let Henson bet again, this time 150,000. Sternberg made the call and Henson simply mucked. Sternberg showed a set of deuces for good measure and raked in the 750,000 chip pot.
Henson Comes From Behind to Triple Up
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
First to act, Matthew Henson moved all in for his last 85,000 chips. It folded around to Nicholas Rampone on the button who made the call. However, David Diaz had other plans and three bet to 210,000. Justin Sternbern, who was in the big blind, got out of the way before Rampone tank-folded.
Diaz: 
Henson: 
Right on the flop Henson got what he was looking for. The 
spread gave him a set and put him in great position to triple up. The 
turn and river were bricks for Diaz and Henson is back up to 300,000.
Chen Defends His Blind
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
David Diaz raised from middle position to 40,000 and Chen called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Chen check-called the 50,000 bet from Diaz. The turn came the and both players checked. The river was the and this time Chen led out for 120,000. Diaz let go of his hand and Chen raked in the pot.
Chen Chips Up with a Four Bet
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
After Bill Chen raised to 51,000 and Corey Hastings called, David Diaz three bet from the big blind to 160,000. Within a few seconds, Chen announced that he was all in and Hastings folded. Diaz, who had a comparable stack to Chen, thought for about a minute before letting his hand go.
Diaz falls back to 800,000 while Chen takes sole possession of second place with 1,100,000.
Matthew Henson Eliminated in 9th Place ($25,253)
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Matthew Henson was able to get his last 235,000 in the middle against David Diaz on a 
flop.
Henson held the nut flush draw with 
up against the 
of Diaz. Henson had 12 outs twice, plus a backdoor straight draw but saw the turn and river 
brick out to be our 9th Place finisher.
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Nicholas Rampone Eliminated in 8th Place ($32,381)
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Bill Chen opened the action to 51,000 and Nicholas Rampone flatted in position. David Diaz, in the blinds, three bet to 180,000 and Chen moved all in with little hesitation. Rampone began his tank as a call here would put his tournament at risk. After a couple of minutes, he eventually did make the call and Diaz began a tank of his own. He leaned back and forth a few times before finally folding.
When the cards were flipped over, Rampone, our Day 2 chip leader, did not like what he saw. His was dominated by the 
of Chen. The board ran out 
which did not improve Rampone's hand and just like that, he is gone.
At one point today, Rampone had nearly 1.6 Million chips with ten players left. But some coolers and lost flips have put him on the rail as our 8th place finisher. With Rampone's chips, Chen has now moved into the chip lead with 1.93 Million.