2012 World Series of Poker

Event 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 3
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Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
akj8
Prize
$207,708
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Total Entries
317
Level Info
Level
4
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 317
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Level: 1

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

Powell Wins Crucial Showdown to Adavance Over Merkow

End of the road for Gregg Merkow
End of the road for Gregg Merkow

The match turned into a shove-fest this level as the blinds had gotten very big.

Powell open shoved and Merkow looked down at a monster and called all-in for 478,000.

Powell: {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}
Merkow: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

Powell couldn't believe the cooler in front of him and pleaded for a five.

The board ran {5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{2-Spades} to give the Australian what he wanted. He'll advance to play Leif Force in the semi-finals.

Level: 9

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 0

Level: 8

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

Clock Paused

Level 7 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

We just had an interesting hand develop. Gregg Merkow and Julian Powell were at the river on a board of {4-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {5-Hearts}. Powell checked, Merkow bet 110,000 and Powell thought about his action.

While considering his action, Powell exposed his hand - {A-Hearts} {6-Diamonds}. Which is legal in a heads up format. The floorman paused the clock after the hand to verify that Powelll's move was in fact legal. It was confirmed and play is back in action.

Tags: Julian PowellGregg Merkow

Frankenberger Defeated by Force, Who Advances

No 2nd bracelet for Andy Frankenberger
No 2nd bracelet for Andy Frankenberger

We'll have a first-time bracelet winner here today after Andrew Frankenberger was eliminated by Leif Force.

Force was on the button and set Frankenberger all-in for his last 330,000 chips. Frankenberger thought for a minute and made the call.

Frankenberger: {a-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Force: {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

The board ran {10-Hearts}{j-Spades}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}.

Frankenberger winced when he saw his opponent's cards. He was hoping for a chopped pot, at least, but the river didn't come to his rescue.

Tags: Andrew FrankenbergerLeif Force