Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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
Start of Day 3 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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867,000 | |
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745,000 | |
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690,000 | |
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688,000 | |
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568,000 | |
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536,000 | |
|
482,000 | |
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477,000 | |
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461,000 | |
|
456,000 | |
|
451,000 | |
|
448,000 | |
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422,000 | |
|
391,000 | |
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363,000 | |
|
361,000 | |
|
343,000 | |
|
304,000 | |
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294,000 | |
|
292,000 | |
|
270,000 | |
|
269,000 | |
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266,000 | |
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263,000 | |
|
261,000 | |
Forty Eight Return to Battle For the Bracelet
Yesterday, we saw 304 players whittle themselves down to our final 48. These remaining players will tentatively play down to a winner today depending on time (as there is a 3:00 AM hard stop rule in effect). Standing tall as chipleader going into Day 3 is Kyle Julius with 876,000 in chips.
Yesterday we saw many notable players attempt to make a deep run at this thing only to fall short, including Jeff Lisandro, Jennifer Harman, Andy Frankenberger, Peter Eastgate, Jonathan Duhamel, Pius Heinz and Phil Hellmuth - who met his end after his opponent spiked an ace on the river after getting all in on the turn.
Some were "luckier" than others, however. Those who survived the money bubble and cashed include Nam Le (103rd), Allen Kessler (99th), Neil Channing (97th), Matt Matros (79th), Matt Brady (75th), Brock Parker (74th), Will "The Thrill" Failla (67th), Ana Marquez (59th) and JP Kelly (50th).
Despite the vast number of pros eliminated, you can be sure that with a field this stacked - there are still plenty of notables chasing the gold bracelet at the end of the tunnel. Some include Joseph Cheong, Tommy Vedes, Galen Hall, Alexander Kravchenko, Ronald Lee, Randy Lew and Dan Smith - who has been on quite a hot streak this year. Smith has already won three big events, including the Aussie Millions $100,000 buy-in event back in January. He will be looking for his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet, however.
Here is the seating assignment heading into Day 3:
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 438 | 1 | Micah Raskin | 461,000 |
| 438 | 2 | Konstantin Puchkov | 162,000 |
| 438 | 3 | Ronald Lee | 189,000 |
| 438 | 4 | Tommy Vedes | 363,000 |
| 438 | 5 | — Empty -- | |
| 438 | 6 | Kyle Julius | 867,000 |
| 438 | 7 | Amir Lehavot | 209,000 |
| 438 | 8 | Andrew Weisner | 258,000 |
| 438 | 9 | Daniel Perper | 292,000 |
| 439 | 1 | Thiago Nishijima | 269,000 |
| 439 | 2 | Andres Garcia | 441,000 |
| 439 | 3 | Galen Hall | 305,000 |
| 439 | 4 | Derek Gregory | 536,000 |
| 439 | 5 | Andrea Dato | 745,000 |
| 439 | 6 | Stanislav Barshak | 690,000 |
| 439 | 7 | Jason Mann | 361,000 |
| 439 | 8 | — Empty — | |
| 439 | 9 | Randall Pfeifer | 294,000 |
| 440 | 1 | Brendon Rubie | 343,000 |
| 440 | 2 | Thomas McCormick | 180,000 |
| 440 | 3 | Dan Smith | 477,000 |
| 440 | 4 | Chamath Palihapitiya | 456,000 |
| 440 | 5 | — Empty — | |
| 440 | 6 | William Pierron | 144,000 |
| 440 | 7 | Alexander Kravchenko | 266,000 |
| 440 | 8 | Rodrigo Caprioli | 146,000 |
| 440 | 9 | Cary Katz | 263,000 |
| 441 | 1 | Randy Lew | 143,000 |
| 441 | 2 | Pratyush Buddiga | 244,000 |
| 441 | 3 | Robert Macdonald | 138,000 |
| 441 | 4 | Erik Aude | 688,000 |
| 441 | 5 | Jonas Wexler | 188,000 |
| 441 | 6 | — Empty — | |
| 441 | 7 | Anders Wessman | 270,000 |
| 441 | 8 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 258,000 |
| 441 | 9 | Fernando Brito | 82,000 |
| 443 | 1 | Jason Wheeler | 215,000 |
| 443 | 2 | Foster Hays | 124,000 |
| 443 | 3 | Thomas Conway | 422,000 |
| 443 | 4 | — Empty — | |
| 443 | 5 | Panayote Vilandos | 218,000 |
| 443 | 6 | Sam Chartier | 179,000 |
| 443 | 7 | Sami Nassar | 217,000 |
| 443 | 8 | Madison Bergeron | 231,000 |
| 443 | 9 | Joseph Cheong | 482,000 |
| 444 | 1 | Samuel Ngai | 448,000 |
| 444 | 2 | Bryan Leskowitz | 125,000 |
| 444 | 3 | Dominykas Karmazinas | 58,000 |
| 444 | 4 | — Empty — | |
| 444 | 5 | Kevin Schulz | 128,000 |
| 444 | 6 | Eric Cloutier | 136,000 |
| 444 | 7 | Jeremy Ausmus | 391,000 |
| 444 | 8 | Matt Giannetti | 361,000 |
| 444 | 9 | David Diaz | 568,000 |
There you have it - will Julius be able to use his chiplead to coast into a final table and claim victory? Will Dan Smith ride his impressive momentum thus far to his first gold bracelet? Or will one of the many other talented players stand tall as champion? Please stick with us here at PokerNews to find out!
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Players have taken their seats and cards are in the air!
Karmazinas First to Fall
Dominykas Karmazinas, who began the day the shortest of the 48 returning players, moved all in under the gun and received a call from Jeremy Ausmus in the hijack.
Showdown
Karmazinas: 
Ausmus: 
It was a flip, but one that didn't come down in Karmazinas' favor as the board ran out 
. He became our 48th-place finisher and will take home $17,360.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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463,000
72,000
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72,000 |
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Busted | |
Lew Spikes Ten on River to Eliminate Brito
Fernando Brito open-pushed all in for his last 80,000 from early position and directly behind him, Randy Lew announced he was all in as well. Everyone else got out of the way and hands were revealed.
Lew: 
Brito: 
Brito was in great shape to double, however, the board ran out 
.....
, giving Lew a winning set of tens on the river for the knockout.
Lew is up to 250,000 after that one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
107,000
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107,000 |
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Busted | |
Quads for Schulz
Kevin Schulz just doubled through David Diaz after getting all in for 126,000 with 
against the latter's 
. The 
flop gave Schulz quads and a guaranteed double. The meaningless and 
completed the board and Schulz was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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423,000
-145,000
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-145,000 |
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289,000
161,000
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161,000 |
Lee Doubles Through Raskin
Action folded to Micah Raskin in the hijack and he raised to 24,000. Ronald Lee then moved all in for 170,000 from the button, which cleared out the blinds. Raskin made the call and the hands were tabled.
Showdown
Lee:
Raskin: 
Raskin was ahead when the chips went in, but the 
flop gave Lee a pair of queens and the lead; however, Raskin did hold a club draw. The turn was of no consequence, and neither was the . Lee's hand held and he double to 378,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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378,000
189,000
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189,000 |
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290,000
-171,000
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-171,000 |
Some Early Bustouts
Some of our remaining players are busting out faster than we can keep up. Here are some bustouts in the early going.
42nd: Robert Macdonald . . . $20,324
43rd: Foster Hays . . . $20,324
44th: Rodrigo Caprioli . . . $20,324
45th: Madison Bergeron . . . $20,324
46th: Bryan Leskowitz . . . $17,360
47th: Fernando Brito . . . $17,360
48th: Dominykas Karmazinas . . . $17,360
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |