2012 World Series of Poker

Event 49: $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$256,691
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,267,650
Total Entries
939
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 939
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Sowers Pushes Back

Level 24 : 0/0, 20,000 ante

Mike Sowers had the button.

On a flop of {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{7-Hearts} Greg Hobson bet 50,000. Sowers called and the turn was the {6-Diamonds}. Hobson checked this time and Sowers took the opportunity to bet 105,000. Hobson called.

The river was the {2-Diamonds} and Hobson checked once again. Sowers moved 210,000 out and Hobson went into the tank, leaning back and thinking for over a minute before folding his hand.

Tags: Mike SowersGreg Hobson

Sowers Folds, Hobson Gets Richer

Mike Sowers had the button. Greg Hobson brought in for 20,000 and Sowers raised to 60,000. Hobson called.

The flop was {9-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and both players checked. Hobson bet 80,000 when the {4-Hearts} hit fourth street. Sowers called and the {4-Diamonds} came on fifth. Hobson moved 270,000 out into the center of the table and Sowers folded, awarding Hobson the pot.

Tags: Mike SowersGreg Hobson

Hobson Takes Another Big One

Action is moving at a lightning pace here at this heads up match. Picking up with the action of this hand on the turn, Greg Hobson had the button. The board read {9-Spades}{2-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Hobson checked. Sowers fired 100,000 and Hobson raised to 210,000. Sowers pushed out a call.

The river was the {8-Clubs} and Sowers checked. Hobson moved 315,000 into the middle and Sowers called. Hobson showed {4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for two pair and was able to drag the pot.

Tags: Mike SowersGreg Hobson

Hobson Draws First Blood

Level 22 : 0/0, 12,000 ante

Mike Sowers had the button and raised to 50,000. Greg Hobson called and they both checked a flop of {3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}.

The {k-Diamonds} turned and Hobson checked. Sowers fired 75,000 only to have Hobson check-raise to 160,000. Sowers quickly called and the river was the {3-Diamonds}.

Hobson bet out 405,000 on the river and Sowers called. Hobson showed {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a diamond flush and took down the pot.

Tags: Greg HobsonMike Sowers

Level: 24

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 20,000

Even Going Into Heads Up

Greg Hobson and Mike Sowers are virtually even in chips going into heads up play.

John Hayes Eliminated in 3rd Place ($99,409)

John Hayes - 3rd Place
John Hayes - 3rd Place

The very next hand after Harrison Gimbel hit the rail, John Hayes fired out a bet on a flop of {K-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Mike Sowers raised to 100,000 and Hayes replied by moving his stack of a little under 400,000 all in. Sowers quickly called with the {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for top pair and was ahead of Hayes' {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}.

The {4-Diamonds} hit the turn and the {9-Hearts} on the river, ensuring Hayes' elimination and thrusting us into heads up play.

Tags: John HayesMike Sowers

Harrison Gimbel Eliminated in 4th Place ($72,155)

Harrison Gimbel - 4th Place
Harrison Gimbel - 4th Place

Harrison Gimbel had the button.

Mike Sowers limped and Gimbel raised to 80,000. Sowers called and the two were heads up to a flop of {3-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{J-Spades}. They both checked and saw a turn of {A-Spades}.

Sowers checked for a second time and Gimbel dipped into his stack, pushing 135,000 into the middle. Sowers replied by moving all in and Gimbel quickly called to realize he was crushed.

Sowers: {A-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Gimbel: {A-Clubs}{3-Spades}

Both had turned two pair with Sowers having the higher two pair. The {9-Spades} finished the board and Gimbel was sent home in fourth place.

Tags: Harrison GimbelMike Sowers

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