2012 World Series of Poker

Event 20: $5,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$206,760
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$780,200
Entries
166
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Splitting Pots

Jesse Martin started the action with an open from late position and Matt Szymaszek promptly put in the three-bet. Back on Martin and he made it four bets to go, whereby Szymaszek flicked out another chip to cap the betting. Martin called and a {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop was dealt. Martin opted to check here and Szymaszek bet. A call from Martin and the two players would proceed to check down the {7-Clubs} turn and the {k-Spades} river.

Showdown:
Szymaszek: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Martin: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}

A friendly split pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
98,000
-65,000
-65,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Matt Szymaszek us
Matt Szymaszek
82,000
21,000
21,000

Tags: Jesse MartinMatt Szymaszek

Mike Schneider Eliminated in 16th Place ($11,071)

Mike Schneider - 16th Place
Mike Schneider - 16th Place

It took two hands to see Mike Schneider's tournament come to and end and this is how it went down. The first hand was between Schneider and Jeff Shulman. Schneider opened the pot in that hand and Shulman made the call in the big blind. Schneider then led on a {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Spades} flop and then folded to a re-raise by Shulman. That left him with only 12,000 in chips - less than one big bet.

The next hand saw Schneider raise it up from under the gun, which put him all in. Andrew Prock made the call in the big blind and the two players turned their hands over.

Schneider: {a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Prock: {q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}

Unfortunately for Schneider, the board ran out {k-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{8-Spades}{q-Clubs}, with the queen on the river sending Prock the pot and sending Schneider to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Shulman us
Jeff Shulman
393,000
82,000
82,000
Andrew Prock us
Andrew Prock
232,000
8,000
8,000
Mike Schneider us
Mike Schneider
Busted

Tags: Michael SchneiderJeff ShulmanAndrew Prock

Douglas Rutherford Eliminated in 15th Place ($13,138)

Douglas Rutherford - 15th Place
Douglas Rutherford - 15th Place

Just a short while after we lost our 16th place finisher, we have now lost Douglas Rutherford in 15th. Rutherford was quite short stacked coming into the last hand of his tournament. It all started when Rutherford opened the pot from middle position. Matt Glantz called in the big blind and a {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop was dealt out on the felt.

Both players checked the flop, while the {a-Hearts} on the turn would see Glantz lead and then Rutherford make it two bets. Glantz called and an {8-Clubs} completed the board on the river. Glantz led on the river and Rutherford called his last 12,000 into the pot.

When Glantz tabled {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a full house, Rutherford's cards went flying into the muck and he made his way out of the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
235,000
42,000
42,000
Douglas Rutherford us
Douglas Rutherford
Busted

Tags: Matt GlantzDouglas Rutherford

Kenneth Shei Eliminated in 14th Place ($13,138)

Kenneth Shei - 14th Place
Kenneth Shei - 14th Place

The eliminations have been flying fast during this second level of play today, with Kenneth Shei the latest addition to the rail. The last hand of Shei's night started when Terrence Chan opened up the pot from under the gun. Shei was in middle position and made it three-bets to go. Back on Chan and he made it four-bets. Shei made the call and a {j-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop was dealt.

At this point Shei had less then a big bet left and got the remainder of his stack in on the flop. Chan's {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} was in great shape against Shei's {k-Spades}{10-Spades} as he Shei would need some help. It was help that would never come as the turn ({j-Spades}) and the river ({6-Diamonds}) would see Shei sent home in 14th place.

Player Chips Progress
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
228,000
23,000
23,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kenneth Shei us
Kenneth Shei
Busted

Tags: Kenneth SheiTerrence Chan

Qutami Wins Some

Folded to Ayman Qutami on the button, he flicked in a raise and got one call from Chris Overgard. The {k-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop would see Overgard lead out and Qutami make the call. The same actions occurred on the {6-Hearts} turn and the {10-Spades} was the final card on the felt. This time Overgard would tap the table and then fold when Qutami put in a bet.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Overgard us
Chris Overgard
117,000
7,000
7,000
Ayman Qutami us
Ayman Qutami
81,000
11,000
11,000

Tags: Chris OvergardAyman Qutami

Level: 21

Limits: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

Chris Overgard Eliminated in 13th Place ($13,138)

Chris Overgard - 13th Place
Chris Overgard - 13th Place

Chris Overgard has just seen his tournament life come to an end over the course of two hands. We were there to see the hand that left him with just a couple of big bets. Overgard opened the button and Chan three-bet out of the small blind. Overgard made the call and then proceeded to call three streets of betting from Chan on a {k-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} board. At the end of the hand, Chan tabled {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, enough to take down the pot and see Overgard crippled.

Just a few hands later and we noticed that Overgard was busy gathering his belongings and leaving the tournament area in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
312,000
84,000
84,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Overgard us
Chris Overgard
Busted

Tags: Chris OvergardTerrence Chan

Martin Gives Matt Chips

The action was opened on the button and Jesse Martin then three-bet from the small blind. Matt Szymaszek was in the big blind and he made it four bets. The button got out of the way and Martin capped the betting. Szymaszek made the call and a {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} flop was dealt on the felt.

Martin opted to check here and then Szymaszek bet. A call from Martin and a {2-Clubs} hit the turn. Again Martin checked and Szymaszek bet. Another call and a {j-Spades} completed the board. This time When Martin checked and Szymaszek bet, Martin would send his cards into the muck. Szymaszek then tabled his {k-Clubs}{k-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Szymaszek us
Matt Szymaszek
219,000
137,000
137,000
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
77,000
-21,000
-21,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Jesse MartinMatt Szymaszek

Scholl Doubling

From middle position Benjamin Scholl opened up the pot holding {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and Samuel Golbuff called out of the small blind holding {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}. On the {k-Clubs}{5-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop, Golbuff checked and then Scholl bet. Golbuff opted to put in the check-raise and Scholl quickly made it three bets to go. Golbuff made the call and the {9-Hearts} was dealt on the turn. Golbuff tapped the table and Scholl put in his last 15,000. Golbuff called and the two players turned their hands over. The {9-Clubs} on the river was safe for Scholl as his hand held up to see his stack double.

Player Chips Progress
Samuel Golbuff us
Samuel Golbuff
238,000
Benjamin Scholl us
Benjamin Scholl
137,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Benjamin SchollSamuel Golbuff

Qutami Winning Pots

Ayman Qutami has taken down a few pots recently to see his stack increase dramatically. We recently watched Qutami take down a pot a off Matthew Woodward that went a little something like this.

From under the gun, Qutami raised it up and Woodward three-bet out of the small blind. Qutami called and a {9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{8-Spades} flop was dealt. Woodward checked and Qutami bet. A call and a {5-Diamonds} on the turn would see Woodward again check and Qutami again bet. Wooward called and a {5-Hearts} fell on the river. This time when Woodward checked and Qutami bet, Woodward would go deep into the tank. It's not often that the clock gets called on a player in a limit event, but that's what happened here as Woodward had one minute to act. Eventually he decided to fold and sent the pot to Qutami.

Player Chips Progress
Ayman Qutami us
Ayman Qutami
220,000
139,000
139,000
Matthew Woodward us
Matthew Woodward
188,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Ayman QutamiMatthew Woodward