Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,704,700
Entries
1,001
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 1001
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Thomas Conway has been on a roll as of late, which just continued when he raised to 34,000 from under the gun and Randall Pfeifer moved all in for 315,000 from middle position. The rest of the field got out of the way, and Conway made the call with the best hand.
Showdown
Pfeifer: 
Conway: 
If you need more evidence of how well Conway has been running, look no further than the 
flop. Pfeifer was up out of his seat and in disbelief that his opponent had flopped a full house. The 
officially sealed Pfeifer's demise, and he took his exit in 19th place after the 
was run out on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Table 441
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Giannetti |
| 2 | Daniel Perper |
| 3 | Sam Ngai |
| 4 | Thomas Conway |
| 5 | Konstatin Puchkov |
| 6 | Dan Smith |
| 7 | Tommy Vedes |
| 8 | Panayote Vilandos |
| 9 | Erik Aude |
Table 444
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Cheong |
| 2 | Kyle Julius |
| 3 | Kevin Schulz |
| 4 | Jason Wheeler |
| 5 | Amir Lehavot |
| 6 | Derek Gregory |
| 7 | Thiago Nishijima |
| 8 | Chamath Palihapitiya |
| 9 | Andrea Dato |
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Dan Smith is down to 25 players in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2012 WSOP. He's already won three tournaments with the same buy-in this year, so he's feeling particularly confident.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,820,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
1,310,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
|
1,210,000
241,000
|
241,000 |
|
970,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
830,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
680,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
615,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
450,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
275,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,340,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
1,160,000
229,000
|
229,000 |
|
900,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
||
|
880,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
815,000
264,000
|
264,000 |
|
|
||
|
610,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
|
||
|
480,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
||
|
295,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
100,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
A short0stacked Thiago Nishijima moved all in for 100,000 from middle position and received a call from Kyle Julius on the button.
Showdown
Nishijima: 
Julius: 
It was another flip and Nishijima's Brazilian contingent, of which there were quite a few including Andre Akkari, were on their feet cheering for their man. The 
flop silenced things a bit, though the 
turn did give Nishijima some counterfeit options. Unfortunately for him, and much to the dismay of his rail, the 
blanked on the river.
Nishijima's 18th-place finish marks his fifth cash at the 2012 World Series of Poker, four of which have been top 25-place finishes. An impressive performance by the Brazilian to say the least.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
730,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Kyle Julius opened for 42,000 under the gun and was met with an all-in three-bet by Jason Wheeler in middle position. Action folded back around to Julius and he made the call.
Showdown
Julius: 
Wheeler: 
Wheeler was in a bad spot as he'd run his mid-pocket pair into Julius' cowboys. The 
flop provided no help to Wheeler, and neither did the 
turn. In order to survive, Wheeler needed a seven on the river, but this is an elimination post so of course it didn't spike. Instead, the appeared and Wheeler exited in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Matt Giannetti made it 45,000 to go under the gun and found one caller, Konstantin Puchkov in the cutoff. The latter proceeded to check-call a bet of 52,000 on the 
flop, prompting Giannetti to check the 
turn.
The Russian took the opportunity to bet 225,000, which proved enough to take down the pot as Giannetti folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
790,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
500,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
Chamath Palihapitiya raised in middle position, to how much we're not sure, and Andrea Dato moved all in for 260,000 from the hijack. The rest of the field got out of the way, Palihapitiya made the call, and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Palihapitiya: 
Dato: 
Dato was ahead, and even more so when the flop came down 
. The 
turn left Palihapitiya drawing dead, and Dato doubled after the was put out on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
535,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
