Back in Action
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
The announcements have been made and the cards are back in the air after the 20-minute break.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,754,200
Entries
293
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Final Table Seating And Chip Counts
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
The players are in the midst of a 20-minute break.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Sage | 854,000 |
| 2 | Micah Smith | 332,000 |
| 3 | Andy Seth | 829,000 |
| 4 | Joe Kushner | 376,000 |
| 5 | Jason Mercier | 178,000 |
| 6 | Steven Silverman | 375,000 |
| 7 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 2,650,000 |
| 8 | Andrew Brown | 2,725,000 |
| 9 | Nikolai Yakovenko | 240,000 |
Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated in 10th Place ($43,076)
Former World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck was all in preflop holding the 
against Steven Silverman's 
.
Silverman picked up a set of kings on the 
flop before turning a full house when the 
fell and leaving Wahlbeck drawing dead. The river completed the board with the 
.
Wahlbeck took home $43,076 for his 10th-place finish while the remaining nine players have made the official WSOP final table. Complete chip counts will be coming in just a few moments.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Brown Slows Down Jachtmann
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Jan-Peter Jachtmann called from middle position and Andrew Brown raised to 83,000 from the next seat over. It folded back around to Jachtmann who called. The flop fell 
and Jachtmann checked. Brown bet 142,000, resulting in a Jachtmann fold.
Brown showed 
for top two pair.
Between the two of them, they hold well more than half the chips in play among the final ten players.
Jachtmann Continues To Chip Up
Jason Mercier opened to 40,000 in middle position and Jan-Peter Jachtmann three-bet to 150,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Mercier who called to see a 
flop.
Mercier checked it to Jachtmann who fired a pot-sized bet of 330,000. Mercier folded, giving the pot to Jachtmann.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,725,000 | 190,000 |
|
210,000 | -165,000 |
More For Jachtmann
Action folded to Jan-Peter Jachtmann on the button and he raised to 40,000. Nikolai Yakovemko three-bet to 130,000 from the big blind, Jachtmann called, and the flop fell 
.
Both players checked and did the same through the 
turn and river.
Jachtmann tabled 
for kings and fives, besting Yakovenko's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,535,000 | 135,000 |
|
220,000 | -130,000 |
Jachtmann Takes From Yakovenko
Nikolai Yakovenko opened to 42,000 in early position and Jan-Peter Jachtmann called from the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop as well as the turn. When the hit the river, Jachtmann bet 50,000. Yakovenko called, but mucked when Jachtmann tabled 
for a wheel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
350,000 | -90,000 |
First Hand to Seth
Andy Seth raised to 45,000 in the cutoff and Steven Silverman defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Silverman checked. Seth bet 51,000, getting Silverman to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000 | 40,000 |
|
225,000 | -40,000 |
Unofficial Final Table (with approximate chip counts)
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ville Wahlbeck | 190,000 |
| 2 | Benjamin Sage | 900,000 |
| 3 | Micah Smith | 330,000 |
| 4 | Andy Seth | 660,000 |
| 5 | Joe Kushner | 380,000 |
| 6 | Jason Mercier | 375,000 |
| 7 | Steven Silverman | 265,000 |
| 8 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 2,300,000 |
| 9 | Andrew Brown | 2,700,000 |
| 10 | Nikolai Yakovenko | 440,000 |
Sammy Farha Eliminated in 11th Place ($43,076)
Three-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet and one of the best Omaha players in the world, Sammy Farha, has just hit the rail.
Action started with Steven Silverman limping in from the hijack seat. Farha followed him into the pot from the cutoff seat and then Jason Mercier called from the button. Andy Seth completed from the small blind and Jan-Peter Jachtmann potted it to 120,000 from the big blind. Only Farha made the call.
The flop came down paired with the and Jachtmann checked. Farha bet 150,000 and Jachtmann made the call.
The turn was the and Jachtmann checked. Farha bet 600,000. Jachtmann reraised all in and Farha called it off for about 775,000 total.
Jachtmann: 
Farha: 
The river didn't give Farha a full house when the came and he was eliminated in 11th place. Jachtmann moved to about 2.35 million while the remaining 10 players are relocating up to the ESPN Main Stage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,350,000 | 1,230,000 |
|
Busted |