2011 World Series of Poker

Event #12: $1,500 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$352,808
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,809,000
Entries
1,340
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Good Day to be Tyson Marks

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Earlier, Tyson Marks had no problem admitting he got lucky when he hit a thirteen-outer with two streets left. This time he got even more fortunate.

After Sam Trickett raised, Tyson Marks moved all in for 70,000. Next to act, Brian Benhamou moved all in over the top for 73,500. The blinds and Trickett got out of the way and Benhamou found his {Q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} in a good position to bust the {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} of Marks.

But the flop was unkind. It came down {7-Clubs}{k-Spades}{5-Spades}. The turn {3-Hearts} and river {10-Clubs} were no help to Benhamou and he is left with just 3,500 chips, less than a starting stack. Marks, on the other hand, climbs all the way to 160,000.

Tags: Brian BenhamouSam TrickettTyson Marks

Mattingsley Doubles, Benhamou Eliminated

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Brian Benhamou, after suffering a beat a few hands earlier, was down to his last 3,500 chips. As he tossed those chips all in, Getty Mattingsley announced that he was all in from the button. Bradley McFarland made the call from the small blind.

Benhamou: {K-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Mattingsley: {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}
McFarland: {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Mattingsley managed to double up with his set of jacks, while also sending Benhamou home. This pot brings Mattingsley's stack up to about 142,000.

Tags: Bradley McFarlandBrian BenhamouGetty Mattingsley

Smith and Tran Battle

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

J.C. Tran opened from middle position to 13,500. Next to act, Bryan Pimlott three bet to 37,000 before Dan Smith moved all in for 127,500 from the small blind. Within a few seconds, Chan announced he was all in and Pimlott began his tank. He counted his chips a few times and eventually folded {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades} face up. When Smith showed {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and Tran flipped over {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} Pimlott was not especially happy... yet. He would have ended up coming in third at showdown.

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and Smith's Jacks full of Kings bested Tran's trip Kings. Smith is now at 290,000 while Tran slips to just 35,000. Pimlott was able to conserve his stack and will play on with 140,000.

Tags: Bryan PimlottDan SmithJ.C. Tran

Bye-Bye, Black

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Andy Black
Andy Black

The action at table #369 folded around to Corey Hastings who shoved all in for roughly 70,000 from the button. In the small blind, Andy Black made the call, risking his own tournament life with roughly 60,000 in chips.

Hastings: {K-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
Black: {K-}{J-}

While Black was ahead preflop, the flop brought bad news as it fell {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, pairing Hastings' four. The turn and river bricked out for Black, coming {3-Diamonds}, {3-Spades} and Andy Black was eliminated in 30th place. This brings Hastings' stack to roughly 140,000.

Tags: Andy BlackCorey Hastings

"I thought I was ahead the whole time."

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Two big stacks collided with Nicholas Rampone and Steve Watts. From middle position Watts opened for 15,000 and Rampone called from the button. The flop came {6-Clubs} {4-Spades} {8-Clubs}, Watts checked, Rampone bet 14,000 and Watts called. The turn came {10-Hearts} and again Watts checked. Rampone bet 25,500 and Watts went into the tank.

While he was tanking he asked the dealer to spread the pot, counted out enough to call, then counted what appeared to raising chips and then went back into the tank. He eventually decided to call and the {7-Hearts} fell on the river.

Watts checked a third time and Rampone bet 80,500. Watts fished back and forth in his chair and moved enough chips out for a call. Rampone tabled {8-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} for a rivered straight.

Watts looked down and mucked his hand and told Rampone he baffled him on that hand. Rampone simply replied, "I thought I was ahead the whole time."

Tags: Nicholas RamponeSteve Watts

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Tran Sent Home

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

J.C. Tran thought he might get fortunate with a walk in the big blind. He had just 50,000 left and it had folded all the way to Jesse Cohen in the small blind. Unfortunately, Cohen moved in on Tran and Tran called with an inferior hand. Cohen held {A-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Tran the {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}.

The board ran a clean {7-Spades}{q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Tran bubbled our redraw. Cohen has now chipped up to 140,000.

Tags: J.C. TranJesse Cohen

Hensel Doubles

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

It folded to Jesse Cohen on the button who moved all in. Reed Hensel immediately called for less in the small blind and Martins Adeniya got out of the way from the big blind.

Cohen: {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}
Hensel: {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Spades} and Cohen shipped over 58,000 to Hensel. Cohen still has 78,000 left to work with.

Tags: Jesse CohenMartins AdeniyaReed Hensel

Total Table Redraw for Final Three Tables

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The field has been reduced to the final 27 players across three tables. Tournament officials have done a complete redraw. Here's how the players have moved.

Table 369
1. Daniel Quesada
2. Bill Chen
3. Cyriel Dohmen
4. Steve Watts
5. Anders Meli
6. Getty Mattingsley
7. Tyson Marks
8. Justin Sternberg
9. Mats Gavatin

Table 370
1. Jesse Cohen
2. Reed Hensel
3. Martins Adeniya
4. Sam Trickett
5. Corey Hastings
6. Nicholas Rampone
7. Anthony Fung
8. Richard Trigg
9. Daniel Smith

Table 371
1. Jordan Siegel
2. Denis Torgersen
3. Amritaksha Basu
4. Bradley McFarland
5. Andrea Dato
6. Matthew Hensen
7. David Diaz
8. Bryan Pimlott
9. Brandon Poe

Cyriel Dohmen Eliminated in 27th Place ($10,636)

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

When we caught up with the action, Bill Chen was calling the all in of Cyriel Dohmen preflop. Chen had raised from the cutoff and Dohmen shoved all in from the button.

Chen: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Dohmen: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

The board ran out {J-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts}, failing to improve Dohmen's ace-king. Chen scooped the pot and it currently sitting with roughly 390,000.

Tags: Bill ChenCyriel Dohmen