Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,794,850
Entries
2,811
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 16,000
Ante
20,000
Aron Bests Lehmanski
Michael Aron made it 80,000 from middle position and received a call from Maximilian Lehmanski in the big.
was the flop and Lehmanski check-called a bet of 100,000. Fourth street brought the 
and Lehmanski check-called for a second time, this time for 240,000.
The 
completed the board and Lehmanski checked for a third time. Aron pushed out 380,000 and after tanking Lehmanski angled his cards to the muck, awarding Aron the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,570,000 | 540,000 |
|
1,520,000 | -420,000 |
Aron vs. Quach
Huy Quach made it 85,000 from the hijack and Michael Aron called out of the big blind.
The flop was 
[3d}
and Aron checked to Quach who continued with a bet of 100,000. Aron opted to check-raise, making it 240,000. Quach thought for a minute before tossing away his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,030,000 | 80,000 |
Cada Doubles
Joe Cada moved all in from middle position for his final 380,000. Maximilian Lehmanski called on the button and the rest of the table mucked their cards.
Cada: 
Lehmanski: 
The flop was 
and Cada was in need of a king, eight, or running straight cards in order to double up. Fourth street was the 
and Cada was one card away from becoming the ninth place finisher.
The dealer pounded the table and rolled off the river card:
The 
.
Cada's rail exploded with cheers and Cada heaved a sigh as the double up chips were pushed in to him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,940,000 | -410,000 |
|
865,000 | 480,000 |
Quach Pushes Out Aron
Michael Aron made it 60,000 before the flop and Huy Quach called from the big blind. The flop of 
was spread in front of the two and Quach checked to Aron.
Aron continued for 110,000 and Quach quickly three-bet to 275,000. Aron thought for about a minute before tossing away his hand, awarding Quach the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
950,000 | -80,000 |
Andrews Wins First Two After Break
Cherish Andrews has won the first two pots after play resumed.
First, she three-bet from the cutoff to 190,000 after Maximilian Lehmanski had opened to 80,000 in the hijack. Lehmanski folded and Andrews took the next pot as well with a raise to 85,000 from the hijack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,030,000 | 165,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Break
The players are in the midst of a 20-minute break.
Here are the chip counts:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,445,000 | |
|
2,400,000 | 20,000 |
|
1,865,000 | 35,000 |
|
1,460,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | |
|
|
1,060,000 | -150,000 |
|
|
865,000 | -90,000 |
|
805,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
480,000 | -40,000 |
Lehmanski Pushes Hard; Drags Monster
Joe Cada opened the action with a standard raise to 60,000 and Huy Quach quickly three-bet to 160,000. Maximilian Lehmanski thought for about a minute before throwing out a four-bet to 305,000.
Action came back around to Cada who folded his hand and Quach once again acted rather quickly in plopping out a call.
The two saw a flop of 
and Quach checked. Lehmansky pushed out 255,000 and Quach called, making this a pot of over one million chips.
The 
came on the turn and once again Quach checked. Lehmanski moved out towers of orange T5,000 chips for a bet totaling 315,000. Quach tanked and played with his green t25,000 chips before throwing away his hand. Lehmanski's rail erupted in applause as he dragged in this giant pot that boosted him to the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,445,000 | 745,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | -610,000 |
Phillips Rising
Carter Phillips has been the most active player at the final table so far, min-raising preflop several times and three-betting a few times as well. It's paying off so far as he added about 800,000 to his stack.
Most recently, Phillips opened to 60,000 from early position. Micahael Aron three-bet to 140,000 from the next seat, but Phillips came back over the top with a four-bet to 285,000. Aron gave up his hand, giving the pot to Phillips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,830,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
1,450,000 | -195,000 |