Level 12
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2012 World Series of Poker
Event 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Entries
108
Level
22
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 108
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,125,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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1,090,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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855,000
320,000
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320,000 |
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830,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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815,000
12,500
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12,500 |
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810,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
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640,000
20,000
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20,000 |
|
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627,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
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620,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
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545,000
198,000
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198,000 |
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540,000
135,000
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135,000 |
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480,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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463,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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460,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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460,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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445,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
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391,500
3,500
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3,500 |
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380,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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376,000
29,000
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29,000 |
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367,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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338,000
92,000
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92,000 |
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310,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
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307,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
282,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
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262,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
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Level: 13
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Stud
Brett Richey came back from break with just 4,000 chips, but he's not done yet! He won two pots in a row, and is back up to 55,000 chips.
| Brett Richey |  /     / |
| Patrik Antonius | /     / |
| David Oppenheim | /     / |
Richey was all in and Antonius bet fourth street, Oppenheim called. On fifth Oppenheim called another bet, and Antonius checked to him on sixth. Oppenheim now bet himself and Antonius called. Seventh street got checked.
Oppenheim showed 
for two pair and took the side pot, but Richey showed 
for a full house in order to stay alive. On the next hand Richey doubled up again when he made an ace-high flush in Stud on fifth street against David Chiu who started with split queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Omaha-8
Joe Cassidy just raised from the button and Phil Ivey defended his big blind. The flop came down 
. Ivey checked, Cassidy bet and Ivey called.
The turn was the and Ivey check-raised, Cassidy called. The river was the , and Ivey bet again. Cassidy decided to put in a raise and Ivey folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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417,000
79,000
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79,000 |
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180,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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Omaha-8
Defending champion Brian Rast was all in preflop and up against Ben Yu. Rast had only turned over three of his cards to show the 
. Yu had the 
.
The board ran out 
and Yu had a pair of kings with an ace kicker for high with the nut low. Rast didn't look at his fourth card until the river, but found nothing he could use to get any of the pot and claimed it was a jack. Yu scooped the pot and sent the defending champion out the door.
With Rast's elimination, it is now guaranteed there will be no back-to-back winner of this event, although previous champion Micahel "The Grinder" Mizrachi still remains.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
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|
Busted | |
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Razz
| George Danzer | /    - Fold / |
| Michael Glick | /    - Fold / |
| Joe Cassidy | /   / |
George Danzer completed it on third street and both Michael Glick and Joe Cassidy called. Danzer had the best board on fourth street, and he checked to Glick who bet. Cassidy and Danzer called.
On fifth street Cassidy bet, Danzer folded and Glick called. Cassidy bet again on sixth street and Glick folded as well. Cassidy won another pot while Glick is getting dangerously short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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547,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
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225,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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91,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Pot-Limit Omaha
On a 
flop Doyle Brunson bet 30,500, and Andy Bloch dropped in a stack of chips, enough to put his opponent all in. Brunson called for a total of 92,000.
| Doyle Brunson |  |
| Andy Bloch |    |
The turn was the 
, giving Bloch a straight, but the on the river gave Bloch a bigger straight.
"Let that be a lesson to you," Brunson said with a smile as he raked in his new chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,035,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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214,500
34,500
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34,500 |
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Omaha-8
Jeff Lisandro limped in from under the gun and Brett Richey limped on the button. In the small blind, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi raised and Patrik Antonius called from the big blind. Lisandro called and Richey called.
The flop came down 
and Mizrachi checked. Antonius bet before Lisandro and Richey folded. Mizrachi called.
On the 
turn, Mizrachi checked, Antonius bet and Mizrachi check-raised. Antonius came back with a reraise and then Mizrachi raised again. Antonius capped it and Mizrachi called.
The river was the 
and Mizrachi bet. Antonius raised and Mizrachi called.
Antonius showed the for queens full of eights. Mizrachi mucked and Antonius scooped the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
815,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
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|
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540,000
173,000
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173,000 |
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Razz
| Ali Eslami | /    / |
| John Monnette | / / |
| Huck Seed | / / |
Ali Eslami was all in on fifth street against John Monnette and Huck Seed. Monnette and Seed checked sixth street before a bet from Seed on seventh street prompted a fold from Monnette.
Seed showed for a six-five low to beat Eslami's nine-five low. Eslami was eliminated and Seed won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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465,000
175,000
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175,000 |
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268,000
87,500
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87,500 |
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Busted | |
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