2012 World Series of Poker

Event 21: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$440,829
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,519,100
Entries
2,779
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Official Final Table

Players have been introduced and chips have been counted here at the official final table. One of these nine players will go on to find poker glory. Who will it be?

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Noah Vaillancourt ca
Noah Vaillancourt
2,401,000
301,000
301,000
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Jamie Armstrong
2,249,000
-151,000
-151,000
Profile photo of Jean-Louis Santoni fr
Jean-Louis Santoni
823,000
-177,000
-177,000
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Michael Gathy
783,000
-147,000
-147,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
701,000
-199,000
-199,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Davis us
Eric Davis
440,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of John Esposito us
John Esposito
418,000
98,000
98,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Joshua Field us
Joshua Field
334,000
-26,000
-26,000
Profile photo of Jason Manggunio ca
Jason Manggunio
211,000
1,000
1,000

Jason Manggunio Eliminated in 8th Place ($42,749)

Jason Manggunio - 8th place
Jason Manggunio - 8th place

A short stacked Jason Manggunio moved all in from the button for 163,000 and Eric Baldwin in the small blind raised to 312,000. Eric Davis in the big blind folded, and we had ourselves a showdown.

Baldwin: {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Manggunio: {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

An {A-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop was exposed and Manggunio failed to improve and was consequently eliminated in 8th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Baldwin
910,000
209,000
209,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Jason Manggunio
Busted

Tags: Eric BaldwinJason Manggunio

Vaillancourt Pushing the Action

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Gathy opened on the button for 50,000 and Noah Vaillancourt raised from the small blind to 124,000. Eric Baldwin folded his big blind and Gathy called.

The flop came {4-Spades} {6-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} and after some measured thought Vaillancourt bet 94,000. Gathy let his hand go and Vaillancourt took the pot.

Tags: Noah VaillancourtMichael Gathy

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Jean-Louis Santoni Eliminated in 7th Place ($56,453)

Jean-Louis Santoni - 7th place
Jean-Louis Santoni - 7th place

Jean-Louis Santoni opened from under the gun for 65,000, and action folded around to Noah Vaillancourt in the hijack who made it 135,000. Santoni completed the call and both players saw a {4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} flop. It was here that Santoni checked and Vaillancourt fired out 80,000. Santoni immediately moved all in and was called by Vaillancourt.

Vaillancourt: {A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Santoni: {Q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

Santoni possessed the lead with his pair of jacks, but any diamond or ace on the turn or the river would put the hand in Vaillancourt's favor. Indeed a diamond did fall as the table was shown the {3-Diamonds} on the turn and Vaillancourt grabbed hold of a nut flush. The meaningless {A-Hearts} fell on the river and Santoni was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Noah Vaillancourt ca
Noah Vaillancourt
3,200,000
799,000
799,000
Profile photo of Jean-Louis Santoni fr
Jean-Louis Santoni
Busted

Tags: Jean-Louis SantoniNoah Vaillancourt

Esposito Not Waiting Around

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

Eric Baldwin opened the action for 65,000, Jamie Armstrong called behind him and John Esposito shoved from the button. Baldwin folded rather quickly and Armstrong took his time to make a decision. He requested a count and Esposito's shove was for 530,000.

Armstrong reluctantly folded and Esposito picked a few chips.

Tags: Eric BaldwinJamie ArmstrongJohn Esposito

Eric Davis Eliminated in 6th Place (75,422)

Eric Davis - 6th place
Eric Davis - 6th place

Short stacked Eric Davis moved all in from the button for 235,000. John Esposito in the big blind made the call and Davis was at risk.

Davis {A-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Esposito: {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

With a {8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop exposed Esposito grabbed hold of a flush draw, to go along with his ace high. A {5-Hearts} on the turn paired Davis, but in the worst kind of way as Esposito had hit his nut flush. A {2-Diamonds} fell on the river, but it changed nothing and Davis was sent packing.

Player Chips Progress
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John Esposito
1,100,000
682,000
682,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Eric Davis
Busted

Tags: Eric DavisJohn Esposito