Event 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 2 Completed
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
317
Level
4
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
The Remaining Eight Players Just Three Matches Away From a Bracelet
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Sixty-four players returned for Day 2 with the aim of making it through three matches. A total of eight managed that, and they head off this evening knowing they are just three more matches away from a coveted WSOP bracelet.
Jason Koon, Leif Force and David Benefield are all well known names chasing their first bracelet, and all made it through. Andy Frankenberger already managed that feat last year ($1,500 NLH), but will want to prove that was no fluke. Annette Obrestad won her first bracelet across the pond at the WSOP Europe Main Event in 2007, but she was 0 for 15 last year in Las Vegas and is delighted with her start this year.
Koon made it through his last match at the expense of Josh Arieh, with the latter getting unlucky in two big pots. The second pot was fatal and saw Arieh three-bet all-in with 
. Koon called with 
and the board ran with the 
coming on the river.
Following Arieh out the door in the third round were luminaries such as John Racener, David Williams, George Lind, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, and Mike Sexton. Sexton dashed over to Event 4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8-or-Better where hand for hand play was announced on the bubble. The 2009 Poker Hall of Fame inductee navigated that bubble for his second cash of the series, the first player to do so.
Other players who fell earlier in the day included: Eric Froehlich, Sam Stein, Justin Bonomo, Tim West, Max Martinez, Jim Collopy, Victor Ramdin, and David Chiu.
Players will return to Day 3 with 576,000, or three 192,000-chip lammers. Another three rounds are in store, and the last heads-up match will be for the bracelet. The restart will have cards in the air at 1:00 PM in the Amazon Room. Be sure to follow all the WSOP 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 |
Benefield Last to Advance
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
David Benefield just locked up the last match running and eliminated Scott Davies. Davies moved in preflop holding pocket eights and Benefield called holding pocket kings. The board ran all rags and Benefield's kings held.
Powell's Kicker Advances Him
It was an all in preflop showdown between Julian Powell and George Wolff.
Powell: 
Wolff: 
The board ran 
and Powell's jack kicker punched his ticket on the next round.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
576,000 | 288,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Merkow Advances Over Racener
On a flop of 
Gregg Merkow moved all in and Racener called. Racener had a pair of queens and a straight draw and Merkow flopped a set of jacks. The turn and river bricked and Racener was elimnated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
576,000 | 576,000 |
|
Busted |
PokerNews Podcast: Shaun Deeb Talks SCOOP, the WSOP and his Grandma
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Shaun Deeb stopped in for the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast from the 2012 World Series of Poker. Check it out and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes.
Obrestad Advances, Racener Hanging On
Level 7
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
John Racener lost all his chips, save for his one last lammer, against Gregg Merkow. Merkow made a straight on a board of 
and Racener missed all his draws.
At another table Annette Obrestad defeated Sebastion Sarrari to advance to the next round.
Arieh Feels Koon's Cold, Again
Jason Koon was consolidating Josh Arieh - telling him how great he played and how unlucky he was - after he hit another lucky ace on the river.
Koon raised from the button and called when Arieh shoved.
Arieh:
Koon:
The board ran 
to give Koon his ace on the river. He advances to the next round tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
576,000 | 288,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0