2012 World Series of Poker

Event 52: $2,500 10-Game Mix - Six-Handed
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7x5x4x3x2x
Prize
$244,259
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$957,775
Entries
421
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Dinner For Two

Level 24

The two remaining players are heading on a reduced 30-minute dinner break. We will have heads-up chip counts posted very soon. We can tell you that Selbst currently has a big chip lead.

Tommy Hang Eliminated in 3rd Place ($97,884)

Stud

Tommy Hang has just been eliminated on the last hand before the dinner break. Hang had managed to double up right before this break, but has just lost all his chips to Michael Saltzburg.

Hang committed the last of his chips on sixth street when the betting was capped and here is how the cards looked.

Saltzburg: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades} / {4-}{j-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} / {x-}
Hang: {7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} / {8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs} / {x-}

As you can see, Saltzburg already had the full house and Hang was drawing dead going into seventh street. Saltzburg was dealt the meaningless {k-Clubs} and Hang was dealt his meaningless {a-Diamonds} and with that, Hang was eliminated in 3rd place. We are down to heads-up!

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Hang us
Tommy Hang
230,000 90,000

Tags: Michael SaltzburgTommy Hang

Selbst Continues Her Domination

Badugi

Vanessa Selbst has just taken down two back-to-back badugi hands - one against each opponent. The first was against Tommy Hang, with Hang folding to heat after the second round of drawing.

The next hand was against Michael Saltzburg and started with Saltzburg raising the button. Selbst then three-bet and Saltzburg called. Both players drew one and Selbst bet. Saltburg called and Selbst stood pat, while Saltzburg drew a card. Same exact actions during the next round of drawing and then Saltzburg called the final bet from Selbst. At showdown, Selbst tabled {q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{a-Spades}, with her queen badugi enough to rake in yet another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
2,700,000 170,000
Michael Saltzburg us
Michael Saltzburg
WSOP 1X Winner
350,000 -210,000
Tommy Hang us
Tommy Hang
140,000 -237,000

Tags: Vanessa SelbstTommy HangMichael Saltzburg

Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 4th Place ($64,649)

Chris Bjorin 4th Place
Chris Bjorin 4th Place

Limit Hold'em

Vanessa Selbst entered the pot with two bets and Chris Bjorin made it three bets from the small blind. Selbst made it four bets and Bjorin called - leaving himself with just 3,000 behind.

The flop came {6-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}, Bjorin tossed in his remaining chips and Selbst called.

Selbst: {A-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}
Bjorin: {K-Clubs} {Q-Spades}

The board finished {J-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} and Bjorin was eliminated from the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
2,530,000 80,000
Chris Bjorin se
Chris Bjorin
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Chris BjorinVanessa Selbst

Selbst Crushing the Table

Razz

Vanessa Selbst has gone on a rampage to hold well over two thirds of all the chips in play.

The first hand was against Michael Saltzburg and Selbst play out a hand where Selbst ended up drawing a jack-ten low, which was enough to see Saltzburg's cards into the muck. A few hands later and she would leave Chris Bjorin crippled. Here is how the hands looked.

Selbst: {x-}{x-} / {a-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} / {x-}
Bjorin: {x-}{x-} / {2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{j-Spades} / {x-}

On fourth street, Bjorin bet and Selbst called. On fifth, it was the other way around. On sixth, both players checked and it was the same on seventh. At showdown, Selbst turned over {a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, with her ten-seven low good enough to leave Bjorin crippled.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
2,450,000 350,000
Michael Saltzburg us
Michael Saltzburg
WSOP 1X Winner
560,000 -37,000
Chris Bjorin se
Chris Bjorin
WSOP 2X Winner
70,000 -475,000

Tags: Chris BjorinVanessa Selbst

Selbst Booming; Chambers Struggling

Stud 8

Vanessa Selbst has taken down yet another hand, this time against Thomas Chambers. Here is how the cards looked.

Selbst: {x-}{x-} / {6-Hearts}{7-Spades}{7-Clubs}{a-Hearts} / {x-}
Chambers: {x-}{x-} / {4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} / {x-}

We caught the action from fifth street, with Selbst check-calling a bet from Chambers. Both players then checked sixth street and Selbst led on seventh street. Chambers thought hard, before eventually making the call.

When Selbst tabled {7-Hearts}{2-Spades}{4-Clubs}, her trips for the high pot and seventy-six for the low were good enough to send Chamber's cards into the muck, leaving him as the short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,750,000 250,000
Thomas Chambers us
Thomas Chambers
80,000 -182,000

Tags: Thomas ChambersVanessa Selbst

Selbst Takes Another

Tommy Hang had the bring in, Vanessa Selbst completed and Chris Bjorin made it two bets. Hang folded and Selbst called.

Selbst{X-} {X-}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{X-}
Bjorin{X-} {X-}{6-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{X-}

Bjorin bet out on 4th street, he called on 5th street and then bet out on 6th street. Selbst checked 7th, Bjorin bet and Selbst check-raised. Bjorin called and then said "Nice hand" when Selbst talbed a seven high straight.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,500,000 100,000

Tags: Chris BjorinVanessa Selbst

Level: 24

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Mike Gorodinsky Eliminated in 6th Place ($30,169)

Mike Gorodinsky  - 6th Place
Mike Gorodinsky - 6th Place

Omaha

The last hand of Mike Gorodinsky's tournament was during a round of Omaha. It was Vanessa Selbst who dealt the fatal blow to Gorodinsky, with Gorodinsky getting all his chips in on a {k-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop.

Gorodinsky held {k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} for two-pair, while Selbst held {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{4-Spades} for plenty of draws. The {5-Hearts} on the turn was the gin card for Selbst, giving her the straight-flush wheel. At this point Gorodinsky shook his opponent's hands and left as he was drawing dead.

Selbst is currently sitting with a huge chip lead, having more than two times the amount of her nearest competitor.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,400,000 392,000
Mike Gorodinsky us
Mike Gorodinsky
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Tags: Mike GorodinskyVanessa Selbst