2012 World Series of Poker

Event 41: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
$742,072
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$3,805,620
Total Entries
1,394
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 1,394
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Hiren Patel Eliminated in 15th Place ($33,604)

Hiren Patel 15th place
Hiren Patel 15th place

Hiren Patel pushed all in for his last 156,000 from middle position and found one caller in Joseph Chaplin in the cutoff to put Patel at risk.

Patel: {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Chaplin: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}

Patel trailed and the {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{J-Clubs}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs} was no help - knocking Patel out in 15th.

Chaplin is up to 1,080,000.

Tags: Hiren PatelJoseph Chaplin

Elio Fox Eliminated in 16th Place ($27,248)

Elio Fox 16th place
Elio Fox 16th place

After doubling up Mario Puccini, a very short-stacked Elio Fox pushed all in from the hijack for his last 60,000 and was called by Jason Koon in the cutoff. Everyone else got out of the way and hands were revealed.

Koon: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Fox: {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}

The {K-Spades}{J-Spades}{7-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{5-Spades} board failed to pair up Fox and he had to settle for a 16th place finish.

Koon is sitting on 470,000 following the hand.

Tags: Elio FoxJason Koon

Scott Montgomery Eliminated in 17th Place ($27,248)

Scott Montgomery 17th place
Scott Montgomery 17th place

In what would be his last hand, Scott Montgomery opened to 35,000 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 86,000 by Kyle Frey from the big blind. Montgomery four-bet pushed all in for about 300,000 and Frey made the call to put Montgomery at risk.

Montgomery: {A-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Frey: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

The {4-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades} board was no help to Montgomery and he was sent to the payout desk.

Frey is up to 1.7 million after that one.

Tags: Kyle FreyScott Montgomery

William Givens Eliminated in 18th Place ($27,248)

William Givens 18th place
William Givens 18th place

Dylan Hortin opened to 36,000 from under-the-gun and action folded all the way around to William Givens in the big blind, who pushed all in for his last 160,000. Hortin thought it over for a bit, but committed calling chips to put Givens at risk.

Givens: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Hortin: {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{A-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, giving Hortin a flush for the knockout.

Hortin is up to 980,000.

Tags: Dylan HortinWilliam Givens

Mortensen Doubles Through Puccini

Mario Puccini opened to 32,000 and action folded over to Morten Mortensen, who went all in from the small blind for his last 114,000. Puccini called to put Mortensen at risk and cards were tabled.

Mortensen: {A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Puccini: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} and Mortensen paired his eight to double through Puccini to 272,000.

Puccini is down to 665,000.

Tags: Mario PucciniMorten Mortensen

Final Two Tables

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChips
4461Morten Mortensen121,000
4462Darryl Ronconi960,000
4463JP Kelly380,000
4464Jackie Glazier1,470,000
4465Paul Vas Nunes715,000
4466Fabrice Soulier290,000
4467Mario Puccini785,000
4468Elio Fox645,000
4469Jason Koon660,000
    
4471Greg Ostrander1,470,000
4472Kyle Frey1,300,000
4473Hiren Patel295,000
4474Roger Fontes210,000
4475Joseph Chaplin1,030,000
4476William Givens195,000
4477Dylan Hortin800,000
4478Scott Montgomery370,000
4479Kavin Schaffel825,000

Ostrander Doubles Through Hortin

(Before the redraw)

Dylan Hortin opened to 34,000 from under-the-gun and action folded around to Greg Ostrander, who three-bet to 82,000 from the hijack position. Hortin called to see a flop, which came {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}.

Hortin checked to Ostrander, who bet 150,000. Hortin responded by check-raising all in and Ostrander called after tanking for a bit.

Hortin: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Ostrander: {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}

The {2-Hearts} turn and {3-Diamonds} river kept Ostrander in the lead with his jacks and he doubled through Hortin to 1,470,000.

Hortin was knocked back down to 775,000.

Tags: Dylan HortinGreg Ostrander

Peter Nguyen Eliminated in 19th Place ($22,377)

It was folded around to Peter Nguyen on the button, who moved all in for his last 126,000. Fabrice Soulier called from the big blind to put Nguyen at risk and hands were flipped up.

Soulier: {K-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Nguyen: {K-Hearts}{6-Clubs}

The board ran out {J-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Soulier's ten-kicker played, which meant Nguyen would be our 19th-place finisher.

Soulier is up to 290,000.

Tags: Peter NguyenFabrice Soulier

Fox Doubles Through Mortensen

Morten Mortensen opened to 35,000 from middle position and was met with an all-in shove for 276,000 by Elio Fox in the hijack. Mortensen made the call to put Fox at risk and hands were revealed.

Fox: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Mortensen: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}

The {2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} board kept Fox's queens in the lead and he doubled to 590,000.

Mortensen is down to his last 150,000.

Tags: Elio FoxMorten Mortensen

Patel Doubles Through Fontes

Roger Fontes opened to from the cutoff and action folded around to Hiren Patel in the big blind, who immediately announced he was all in for his last 101,000. Fontes snap-called and hands were revealed.

Fontes: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Patel: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{J-Spades} and Fontes' aces held for the double up.

Fontes is down to 250,000 following the hit to his stack.

Tags: Hiren PatelRoger Fontes