Event 19: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-11-2012 16:39 UTC-7

Goldkind Rebounds With a Double

Well, it didn't take Cliff Goldkind long to get his chips back. Goldkind opened with a preflop raise and Adria Balaguer moved all in, having Goldkind covered. Goldkind called for around 400,000 total, and the cards went on their backs.

Balaguer: {10-Hearts} {8-Spades}
Goldkind: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts}

Oops. Balaguer's light three-bet was picked off by Goldkind, but the Spaniard was still drawing live with his undercards. The {K-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {10-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} board gave Goldkind a bit of a sweat on the turn but he was able to secure the double with his trip queens. Balaguer, meanwhile, is among the short stacks after holding the chip lead less than an hour ago.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliff Goldkind	825,000 365,000	365,000
Adria Balaguer	640,000 960,000	960,000

Tags: Adria Balaguer Cliff Goldkind

06-11-2012 16:46 UTC-7

Jason Wheeler Eliminated in 11th Place ($31,916)

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Under the gun, Jason Wheeler open-shoved his last ~500,000 into the pot. Next door, Justin McGill reraised all in himself, and the table quickly folded out of their way. Wheeler was at risk, and he was in bad shape as McGill rolled over a premium.

Showdown
Wheeler: {A-Spades} {J-Diamonds}
McGill: {K-Spades} {K-Hearts}

The {8-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} flop was a start for Wheeler, but he still had some work to do to catch up. The turn {6-Diamonds} gave him another set of outs as the diamonds were now live for him. The river card was red, but the {4-Hearts} was the wrong shade for Wheeler. Unable to overcome the hole he started in, his day has been cut short in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	Busted

Tags: Jason Wheeler Justin McGill

06-11-2012 16:47 UTC-7

On the Move

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Our final ten players are on the way to the Pavilion to set up shop under the bright lights. Action will resume in just a few minutes.

06-11-2012 16:56 UTC-7

"Unofficial" Final Table Seat Draw

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

The final 10 players have made their way to the pavilion and we're back in action. Here's a look at the seat draw:

Seat	Player
1	Patrick Smith
2	Gary Burks
3	Barry Shulman
4	Justin McGill
5	Cliff Goldkind
6	Ismael Bojang
7	Kennii Nguyen
8	Gregg Wilkinson
9	David Peters
10	Adria Balaguer

06-11-2012 17:05 UTC-7

Ismael Bojang Eliminated in 10th Place ($31,916)

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Cliff Goldkind raised to 65,000 from under the gun and Ismael Bojang moved all in for 430,000 to his direct left. Action folded over to Gary Burks on the button, and Burks called for around half his stack. The blinds folded and Goldkind followed, leaving Bojang at risk of being the final table bubble boy.

Burks: {9-Spades} {9-Diamonds}
Bojang: {A-Spades} {Q-Spades}

The dealer fanned a flop of {Q-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} , giving Bojang the lead, but Burks picked up a flush draw. The {A-Hearts} turn changed nothing, but the {4-Diamonds} river gave Burks the winner. Bojang shook the hands of his former tablemates as he made his way out of the final table arena.

The nine remaining players are taking a short break. See you in 10!

Player	Chips	Progress
Ismael Bojang	Busted

Tags: Gary Burks Ismael Bojang

06-11-2012 17:09 UTC-7

Final Table Chip Counts

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The nine finalists have stepped away for a quick break before we play it out here on the secondary featured table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Burks	1,775,000 845,000	845,000
Justin McGill	1,500,000 350,000	350,000
David Peters	1,410,000 475,000	475,000

Cliff Goldkind	1,200,000 375,000	375,000
Gregg Wilkinson	1,180,000 280,000	280,000
Kennii Nguyen	1,070,000 185,000	185,000
Barry Shulman	1,005,000 45,000	45,000

Adria Balaguer	700,000 60,000	60,000
Patrick Smith	525,000 160,000	160,000

06-11-2012 17:18 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

The nine have been introduced to the audience, and the cards have gone in the air. The final table is under way.

06-11-2012 17:30 UTC-7

Goldkind Snags Lead From Burks

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Adria Balaguer raised to 60,000 from early position. Chip leader Gary Burks called from the cutoff and Justin McGill called from the button. Cliff Goldkind, however, had other plans. He three-bet to 250,000 from the small blind, which prompted folds from the big blind and Balaguer. Burks called and McGill snap-folded, and we were off to the flop.

Flop: {10-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {2-Clubs}

Goldkind led out for 300,000, leaving around 600,000 behind. Burks lined up three stacks of green 25,000-denomination chips before releasing, and Goldkind began stacking his new found chips. He is our new chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliff Goldkind	1,600,000 400,000	400,000
Gary Burks	1,510,000 265,000	265,000

Tags: Cliff Goldkind Gary Burks

06-11-2012 17:33 UTC-7

Balaguer Rivers a Pair

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Gregg Wilkinson raised to open the pot, and Adria Balaguer defended his big blind.

The flop and turn came out {4-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {10-Clubs} with the two men checking through. On the {K-Clubs} river, Balaguer made a bet of 85,000 that was called. He showed up {K-} {Q-} , and that was the winner.

Tags: Gregg Wilkinson Adria Balaguer

06-11-2012 17:48 UTC-7

Gary Burks Eliminated in 9th Place ($41,145)

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Wow. We've just had our two chip leaders play a huge all-in pot. it began with Gregg Wilkinson opening with a raise in early position, and Gary Burks three-bet to 190,000. Action came to Cliff Goldkind in the big blind, and he made a cold four-bet to 420,000 straight. That folded Wilkinson, but Burks wasn't going anywhere. He declared his all in, and Goldkind snap-called with the biggest pot of the tournament on the line.

Showdown
Burks: {A-Spades} {K-Clubs}
Goldkind: {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds}

Goldkind had it, and Burks was none too pleased. The {K-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} flop did give him a shot at making the winning trips, but he didn't look particularly confident that it was coming.

Turn: {K-Spades} !

Ka-boom. Goldkind spun away from the table in disgust, and Burks couldn't believe it either. He had caught lightning in a bottle, but now he needed to fade the diamonds and the case ace on the river. As it turned out, he could not.

The {J-Diamonds} dropped off the deck, and Goldkind and his pals burst into celebration. The diamond flush takes it, and Goldkind has added massively to his chip lead. When the stacks were counted down, Burks didn't have enough to pay the debt, and he's been sent to the rail in 9th place. That's good for a pay bump up over $40,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliff Goldkind	3,100,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Gary Burks	Busted

Tags: Cliff Goldkind Gary Burks