Event 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-10-2012 15:41 UTC-7

Eslami Doubles Back

Matt Marafioti had been on a good little rush this level, but his profits were just erased by Ali Eslami.

Eslami opened to 48,000 as the short stack, and Marafioti three-bet to 110,000 from the small blind. Eslami just saw Marafioti three-bet with aces one hand prior, and he knew there was strength in the three-bet again.

"I'm ahead of you, but you probably should just get it in. You're committed," Marafioti instructed.

"You're probably right," Eslami said as he stacked together the last 99,000 he had behind.

"Don't do it!" Marafioti changed his tune. "You're behind."

"I know, but I have to try and suck out." With that, Eslami moved all in, and he tabled {A-Hearts} {Q-Spades} . Marafioti was ahead, but he was flipping with {10-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} .

The board came {4-Clubs} {A-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {J-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} , and Eslami has found his double. It puts him back over 300,000, knocking Marafioti back to 365,000 in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Marafioti	365,000 30,000	30,000
Ali Eslami	318,000 133,000	133,000

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06-10-2012 15:36 UTC-7

Marafioti Talking to Ivey

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Phil Ivey raised to 48,000 in the cutoff and Matt Marafioti three-bet to 150,000 on the button. The action folded back around to Ivey who went into the tank for the longest dwell we have seen today. Marafioti started talking to Ivey and told him that at least they were going to flip. Then he promised to show Ivey his hand and after he folded he was true to his word showing the {A-Spades} {Q-Clubs} .

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06-10-2012 15:33 UTC-7

A King On The River Sends Frankenberger Wild

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Andy Frankenberger doubles through Bevand

Our chip leader Manuel Bevand raised to 48,000 and Andy Frankenberger bet 'pot' from the big blind. The pair decided to play for stacks and Frankenberger was in a great position.

Frankenberger
Bevand

The flop was {A-Clubs} {J-Hearts} {2-Spades} and Frankenberger rose from his seat and turned away from the table. The turn card {4-Diamonds} didn't change much, but the {K-Spades} certainly did. The noise from the rail prompting Frankenberger to turn around and when he saw his set he was jubilant.

"Come on! Come on!" Shouted a fired up Frankenberger.

So far that is the most intense emotion we have seen from anyone in the closing stages of this tournament. It seems Frankenberger wants his second bracelet in a bad way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Bevand	1,100,000 240,000	240,000
Andy Frankenberger	348,000 148,000	148,000

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Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 0

06-10-2012 15:06 UTC-7

Full Chip Count at the Break

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Here are the chip counts as we head to our first twenty-minute break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Bevand	1,340,000
Shaun Deeb	670,000 50,000	50,000

Steve Landfish	480,000 38,000	38,000
Phil Ivey	475,000 145,000	145,000

Alexander Venovski	465,000 5,000	5,000
Daniel Weinman	450,000 70,000	70,000

Ryan Julius	440,000 100,000	100,000
Hoyt Corkins	360,000 152,000	152,000

Matt Marafioti	335,000 60,000	60,000
Andy Frankenberger	200,000 30,000	30,000

Ali Eslami	185,000 217,000	217,000

06-10-2012 14:56 UTC-7

Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated in 12th Place ($34,139)

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Manuel Bevand raised to 40,000 in the cutoff, Antonio Esfandiari three-bet to 102,000 from the big blind and Bevand folded.

Then Bevand tried again, this time from the hijack, and Esfandiari once again raised the stakes by making it 102,000 from the small blind. This time Bevand moved all-in and Esfandiari called.

Bevand
Esfandiari

A quick glance at the PokerNews odds calculator shows the pre flop odds.

Bevand	47.18%
Esfandiari	52.16%

The flop was {10-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} and Esfandiari's pose still looked confident. The turn card was the {A-Hearts} and any jack would now fill up a straight for Bevand. Then the river delivered a punch right to the heart of the former WSOP bracelet winner {Q-Diamonds} .

"Dammit," said Esfandiari before composing himself to shake everyone's hand.

It's a shame to see The Magician leave because he would have been a great spectacle at the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Bevand	1,340,000 360,000	360,000
Antonio Esfandiari	Busted

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06-10-2012 14:52 UTC-7

Marafioti Gets Shoved On

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Alex Venovski has been trying desperately to win a pot for a couple orbits now. In the last hand, he opened to 40,000 in early position, and Matt Marafioti reraised to 120,000 from the big blind. Venovski wasted no time reraising all in for about 340,000.

Marafioti did waste a lot of time in the tank. He is a serial tanker, though, so it came as no surprise. Five or six agonizing minutes later, his cards hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Venovski	470,000 130,000	130,000
Matt Marafioti	275,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Matt Marafioti Alex Venovski

06-10-2012 14:48 UTC-7

Ivey Trying to Put Something Together

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Phil Ivey has been short-stacked for a while now, but he's out to change that.

A few hands ago, Ivey found his double. The pot began with him opening from the cutoff. Alex Venovski reraised from the big blind, and the last of Ivey's 126,000 went into the middle. He was working with {K-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} and drawing live against Venovski's {A-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} . A king on the flop saved Ivey's tournament life, and the {9-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {K-Spades} {8-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} doubled him back to 262,000.

Ivey made a raise-and-take one hand later, then played a three-bet pot from his big blind in the same orbit. Venovski had opened to 40,000, but Ivey was having none of it. His reraise to 100,000 took down the pot without incident.

Don't look now, but Mr. Ivey is approaching the chip average once again. He's got 330,000 chips now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Venovski	340,000 240,000	240,000
Phil Ivey	330,000 160,000	160,000

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06-10-2012 14:44 UTC-7

Corkins Doubles With Deuces

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Two-time bracelet winner Hoyt Corkins has just put it all on the line with the lowest pair in the deck. Steve Landfish was the unlucky loser and moved down to 442,000 chips as a consequence. All of the money went into the mixer pre flop.

Corkins
Landfish

Board: {6-Spades} {5-Spades} {2-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}

A set on the flop good enough for Corkins to deliver the suckout. He is now up to 208,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Landfish	442,000 218,000	218,000
Hoyt Corkins	208,000 2,000	2,000

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06-10-2012 14:40 UTC-7

Jeff Tims Eliminated in 13th Place ($28,334)

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Jeff Tims becomes the last player to take home $28,334 after being eliminated by the cheeky, chirpy Ali Eslami.

It was Alexander Venovski who started the ball rolling when he raised to 40,000 from the hijack. Eslami raised 'pot' from the button, Tims moved all-in for 154,000 in the small blind, Venovski folded and Eslami called.