Event 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 3 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
317
Level
4
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Elite Eight Will Play Down to a Winner
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Day 3 of Event 3, $3,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Mix, of the World Series of Poker returns eight players vying for the first bracelet awarded of its kind. Three rounds are scheduled for play with the final two squaring of on the ESPN Main Stage.
Annette Obrestad, Jason Koon, Simeon Naydenov, David Benefield, Julian Powell, Gregg Merkow, Leif Force and Andy Frankenberger have survived six rounds of play to make it to this point. Frankenberger and Obrestad will be looking for their second WSOP bracelet, while the rest are playing for their first.
The first match is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. in the Blue Section of the Amazon Room. The second round will begin at 4 p.m. with the bracelet match starting at 7 p.m. Follow all the heads up action live on PokerNews.com
Quarterfinal Matchups
| Jason Koon | vs | Annette Obrestad |
| Simeon Naydenov | vs | David Benefield |
| Julian Powell | vs | Gregg Merkow |
| Leif Force | vs | Andy Frankenberger |
Cards Are In the Air
Cards are in the air for the start of Day 3.
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Benefield Loads Up
Level 1
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
David Benefield has again cashed in both his rebuy lammers at the start of play. He's done so each match he's played thus far. All other players have the standard stack.
Force Loses One Leg
Level 1
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Andy Frankenberger had already taken out one of Leif Force's legs. He just cashed in one of his lammers and is down in early action.
Naydenov Draws First Blood
Level 1
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
A lot players have been Tweeting this morning about how big a favorite David Benefield is in this event, now that it's down to 8 players. They might've looked at the name of Simeon Naydenov and thought, "Who is this guy?"
Benefield might've had the same thought, but now he knows all about the Bulgarian who's slowly building a fearsome reputation across the pond.
Benefield opened to 6,000 and Naydenov peeled before both players checked the 
flop.
The turn came 
and Naydenov check-called an 8,000 bet to see the 
river. He checked again to face a 22,000 bet that he treated to a check-raise all-in for around 150,000. Benefield threw his hands up a little, thought about it, and admitted defeat when he folded.
Level: 2
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Obrestad vs Koon
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Anette Obrestad and Jason Koon have been testing each other other out so far. There as been a lot of button raising and the occasional three-bet, which has always gotten through so far.
That changed when Koon raised to 12,000 and called when Obrestad three-bet to 36,000.
The flop fell 
and Obrestad announced, "Pot."
Koon folded.
Frankenberger Chipping Away
Level 2
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Leif Force and Andy Frankenberger each put in 14,000 preflop and saw the board roll out 
. Frankenberger check-called 17,000 to see the 
turn. Both players checked to the 
river and Frankenberger bet 30,000. Force thought for a moment and then folded.