Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 4 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,704,700
Entries
1,001
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
15,000
Who Will Claim The Bracelet?
Welcome to PokerNews' Day 4 coverage of Event 50, the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em. A field of 1,001 players is down to just three players, each looking to capture the coveted World Series of Poker bracelet, as well as the $952,694 first-place prize. Leading the way is Dan Smith with 6,620,000. He is followed by Kyle Julius with 4,435,000 and Panayote "Peter" Vilandos with 3,955,000.
Dan Smith was one of the hottest players entering the 2012 WSOP with three six-figure victories at the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final in April. He has four WSOP cashes this summer and his fifth is guaranteed to be his largest career WSOP cash.
Kyle Julius also has four WSOP cashes this summer and has guaranteed himself his first live six-figure score with his performance in this event. However, he is no stranger to live success as this past January he earned $1,500,000 for his runner-up showing in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event.
Panayote "Peter" Vilandos is looking to capture his third WSOP bracelet today. Back in 1995, he won a $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event and followed that in 2009 by taking down a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event.
Play is set to begin at 2:00 PM local time, about fifteen minutes from now, so keep here to see which of these three becomes the newest WSOP bracelet winner!
Level: 31
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
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Level 31
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
The 3-handed play has just started with Kyle Julius in seat 1, Peter Vilandos in seat 2 and the chip leader Dan Smith in seat 3.
First blood to Peter Vilandos
Peter Vilandos raised to 200,000 on the button and Kyle Julius defended his big blind. The flop was 
and Julius check-called a 300,000 Vilandos c-bet. Moving onto fourth street - and the 
- and the same action ensued; this time for 500,000.
The final card was the 
and Julius led for a teeny-weeny 200,000. Vilandos thought for a moment before moving all-in and Julius laid down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,200,000 | 1,245,000 |
|
3,200,000 | -1,235,000 |
Unsuccessful Check Raise by Smith
Kyle Julius raised to 210,000 on the button and Dan Smith made the call from the big blind. The dealer floated down the 
from the air and the boys started to play. Smith checked, Julius bet 180,000 and Smith made the call. Onto the turn and the pair were soon staring at the 
. This time Smith was not prepared to play nice, when he came thundering into the pot with a check-raise for 750,000 (Julius had bet 285,000). Julius stared down the barrel and made the call. The river card was the 
and Smith tapped the felt. Julius studied the face of our chip leader before laying out a cool 1 million and Smith mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,360,000 | -1,260,000 |
|
|
4,400,000 | 1,200,000 |
Revenge For Smith
Kyle Julius raised to 200,000 on the button and the bespectacled Dan Smith made the call from the big. The first three cards on the felt were 
and Smith check-called a 210,000 Julius c-bet. Pot control was the order of the day on the turn, when both players checked at the sight of the 
. The final card was the 
and Smith led for 595,000; Julius made the call. Smith turned over 
for top pair and Julius mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,850,000 | 1,490,000 |
|
|
3,250,000 | -1,150,000 |
Two Pair For Julius
Peter Vilandos surrendered his button and it was left to Dan Smith (SB) and Kyle Julius (BB) to once again take the tango. Smith decided to make up the small change and Julius checked his option. The flop contained more hearts than a gift shop on Valentines day - 
- and Smith made a small bet, which Julius called. The turn card was the 
and Smith once again barrelled, this time for 300,000; Julius once again calling. The river card was the , Smith checked, Julius bet 700,000 and Smith called, but it wasn't a good one. Julius turned over 
for two pair and Smith mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,475,000 | -1,375,000 |
|
|
4,500,000 | 1,250,000 |
Two For Vilandos
With all of the action between Dan Smith and Kyle Julius you must be wondering what has happened to our two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Pete Vilandos? Well he is pegging away quite fine. In fact he has just won two pots in action against Julius to take him up to 5,750,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,750,000 | 550,000 |
|
|
3,650,000 | -850,000 |
Four Bet by Vilandos
Dan Smith raised to 250,000 on the button, Kyle Julius three-bet to 575,000 from the small blind and Peter Vilandos brought out the four-bet for the first time this afternoon. It was a nice and clean raise to 2 million and both players ran to the hills.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,600,000 | 850,000 |
|
|
2,940,000 | -710,000 |