Ryan Julius has just been confirmed as the final table bubble boy. He raised the action up to 140,000 from early position, Manuel Bevand three-bet to 250,000 from the cutoff (which covered Julius) and Julius made the call.
Bevand
Julius
Board:
The nine on the flop giving Bevand a set and it was all over by the turn. Ryan Julius, the least experienced of the final ten players, leaves in a very respectable 10th place for his biggest cash in two years.
The two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holding, cigar chomping legend, Hoyt Corkins has just been eliminated in 9th place. Here is how the end came about.
Manuel Bevand raised to 40,000 and Hoyt Corkins moved all-in one seat to his left for 260,000. The action folded around to Bevand and he made the call.
Bevand
Corkins
The flop of put Bevand ahead and Corkins was looking likely to leave us in the very first hand. The turn added some straight outs for Corkins, but the sealed his fate and he was our first player eliminated.
Another double up, this time from Andy Frankenberger. The action folded around to Frankenberger in the small blind and after a small skirmish with Alexander Venovski in the blinds, all of the money went into the middle.
Frankenberger
Venovski
Board:
Frankenberger clapped his hands in excitement as he doubled up to 710,000. Venovski moved down to 180,000.
Ali Eslami raised to 130,000 in the cutoff and took down the blinds. Then Daniel Weinman raised 'pot' making 175,000 from early position and also took down the blinds. Finally, it was the turn of Shaun Deeb to raise and take the blinds.
The action then folded around to Andy Frankenberger on the button and he made it 125,000. Daniel Weinman decided he wanted action, and he moved all-in from the big blind; Frankenberger making the quick call.
Frankenberger
Weinman
Board:
Frankenberger's queens fade the kings and clubs and Weinman is out.
For the second time in as many days, it seems that Shaun Deeb is hot on the comeback trail once again.
The table folded around to the blinds on the last hand, and Deeb opened to 150,000. Ali Eslami raised to put him all in, and Deeb instantly called off his 315,000 with . Eslami could only show , and he was in trouble with more than half his chips in the middle, too.
There was a good sweat by the time the turn arrived on the board. Eslami had some chop outs, and the clubs left in the deck would give him the clean knockout. But the river was as blank as it gets — the .
Just like that, Deeb is back out of the basement once again. He's got 630,000 now, while Eslami falls back to the short stack with 265,000 or so.
Matt Marafioti moved his last 15,000 into the pot, Alexander Venovski called on the button as did both Shaun Deeb (SB) and Ali Eslami (BB).
The action checked through to the turn on a board of and it was Venovski who decided to spoil the party with a 60,000 bet. Both Deeb and Eslami folded and it was showdown time.
Venovski
Marafioti
Venovski had turned the nuts and Marafioti's hopes of remaining at this final table were slim.
River:
No miracle for our Canadian and he was out in 7th place. Venovski continued his great comeback.
Andy Frankenberger made it 125,000 on the button and Shaun Deeb moved all-in from the big blind for 425,000. Back to Frankenberger who made the call and we had a showdown.
Frankenberger
Deeb
Another showdown, another flip…were we going to se another double up?
Flop:
Frankenberger spiked a set to take the lead, but Deeb has the broadway straight-draw.
Turn:
BOOM! Deeb does what Deeb does best! His cards just refuse to be beaten. He has once again avoided defeat to hit the broadway straight and Frankenberger looked distraught.
River:
BOOM! BOOM! We are in the river, Frankenberger has hit the boat and Deeb is left to drown without a paddle. Terrible news for Deeb fans, great news for Frankenberger fans and that was the last hand of the level.
Manuel Bevand has had a great competition but his crucial loss against Frankenberger left him with just 45,000 from his position in the big blind. The action folded around to Phil Ivey who paid the 20,000 extra and we had a showdown.
Ivey
Bevand
Board:
The board stayed clean for Ivey and he eliminated the overnight chip leader Manuel Bevand. There are now just three players in between Phil Ivey and his 9th bracelet.
Phil Ivey just won three consecutive hands, and the last of them left Alexander Venovski on the outside looking in.
The pot began with Ivey opening to 160,000 under the gun, and Alex Venovski three-bet to 440,000 from the small blind. Ivey considered for just a moment before shoving over the top, and Venovski quickly called all in for just over 700,000. It was another flip of the coin.
Showdown
Ivey:
Venovski:
The crowd has come to life inside the theater, and there was a good bit of shouting directed toward the stage as Venovski sweated his tournament life. Unfortunately for him, most of the audience was calling for sevens. There was no seven on board, but there was no help for the at-risk player, either. The dealer ran out , and Ivey takes the pot.
That's the end of the road for Alex Venovski. It's his third cash of the 2012 Series, and he'll walk away with almost $150,000 as a consolation.
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Andy Frankenberger takes the chip lead
Andy Frankenberger raised to 200,000 in the small blind, Ali Eslami raised to 550,000 in the big blind and Frankenberger thought for a considerable time before betting 'pot'. This put Frankenberger all-in and Eslami called.
Frankenberger
Eslami
So an absolute cooler of a hand at this stage.
Board:
Frankenberger doubled up to 1,800,000 and Eslami was down to 250,000
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put Bevand ahead and Corkins was looking likely to leave us in the very first hand. The turn 
added some straight outs for Corkins, but the 
sealed his fate and he was our first player eliminated.
. Eslami could only show 
, and he was in trouble with more than half his chips in the middle, too.
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, and Ivey takes the pot.