Event 53: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2012 World Series of Poker

07-02-2012 18:29 UTC-6

Lanny Levine Eliminated in 12th Place ($42,656)

Josh_Cahlik

With the flop reading {10-Hearts} {6-Spades} {8-Spades} Lanny Levine announced that he was all in for his last 410,000. Ryan Hughes quickly called and Randy Ashe got out of the way. Hughes tabled {A-Spades} {A-Clubs} and was crushing Levine's {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades} for king high.

The turn was the {2-Diamonds} which left Levine drawing dead to the {6-Diamonds} river. Levine will take home $42,656 in tournament winnings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hughes	1,550,000 400,000	400,000

Lanny Levine	Busted

Tags: Lanny Levine Ryan Hughes

07-02-2012 18:30 UTC-6

Race Off

Josh_Cahlik

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Tournament staff is now coloring up and racing off the yellow t1,000 chips.

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

07-02-2012 18:47 UTC-6

Gonon Makes Great Call

Josh_Cahlik

Sylvain Gonon opened to 65,000 and Randy Ashe called from the small blind. The flop was {2-Clubs} {5-Spades} {4-Diamonds} and Ashe checked. Gonon continued for 80,000 and Ashe called.

Fourth street was the {9-Diamonds} and Ashe checked a second time. Gonon bet out 150,000 and Ashe called once again. When the {5-Clubs} paired the board on the river, Ashe led out for 200,000. Gonon announced a call.

"You're good, man," said Ashe. Gonon showed {A-Diamonds} {2-Spades} for a pair of deuces and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylvain Gonon	1,750,000 600,000	600,000
Randy Ashe	975,000 -1,175,000	-1,175,000

Tags: Sylvain Gonon Randy Ashe

07-02-2012 18:50 UTC-6

Peter Kamaras Eliminated in 11th Place ($42,656)

Dan O'Hair

Peter Kamaras opened to 70,000 from under-the-gun and action folded around to Neil Willerson on the button, who three-bet to 200,000 and change. Action folded back around to Kamaras, who announced he was all in for about 700,000 total. Willerson quickly called to put Kamaras at risk.

Kamaras: {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}
Willerson: {K-Hearts} {K-Spades}

The {4-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} board was of no help to Kamaras and he was eliminated just shy of a final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Kamaras	Busted

Tags: Peter Kamaras Neil Willerson

07-02-2012 18:58 UTC-6

Unofficial Final Table Draw

Josh_Cahlik

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Seat	Player
1	Hai Chu
2	Ryan Hughes
3	Sylvain Gonon
4	Bryan Piccioli
5	Vladimir Mefodichev
6	Neil Willerson
7	Randy Ashe
8	Zachary Humphrey
9	Matthew Graham
10	Hugh Henderson

07-02-2012 19:00 UTC-6

Unofficial Final Table Chip Counts

Josh_Cahlik

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Mefodichev	2,300,000 650,000	650,000
Neil Willerson	2,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Zachary Humphrey	1,700,000 1,060,000	1,060,000
Ryan Hughes	1,650,000 100,000	100,000

Hai Chu	1,400,000 -400,000	-400,000
Sylvain Gonon	1,350,000 -400,000	-400,000
Randy Ashe	1,000,000 25,000	25,000
Hugh Henderson	800,000 50,000	50,000
Matthew Graham	700,000 -175,000	-175,000
Bryan Piccioli	600,000 -1,070,000	-1,070,000

07-02-2012 19:12 UTC-6

Slow Action in the Early Going

Dan O'Hair

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Since our remaining 10 players have been relocated to a final table, the action has been rather slow with most pots ending in "raise-it-and-take-it" preflop. Stay tuned as the action is bound to pick up soon.

07-02-2012 19:24 UTC-6

Sylvain Gonon Eliminated in 10th Place ($42,656)

Josh_Cahlik

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Ryan Hughes opened with a raise to 65,000 and received four callers to the flop.

The dealer produced a flop of {8-Clubs} {5-Spades} {K-Spades} and two checks came to Sylvain Gonon who bet out 175,000. Neil Willerson called and the rest of the table folded. The two went heads up to the {6-Hearts} turn. Gonon moved a large stack of green t25,000 chips into the center for a bet totaling 500,000.

Willerson contemplated for a moment before moving a stack of green chips of his own into the middle for a call. The river was the {9-Spades} and Gonon checked. Willerson announced that he was all in a Gonon snap-called. Willerson showed {A-Spades} {7-Spades} for the nuts and a frustrated Gonon threw his {8-Diamonds} {8h across the table. Gonon's flopped set was defeated by Willerson's flush and he was sent to the rail. Willerson's stack is now sitting at about 3,800,000 in chips.

Gonon's elimination has now set in motion the final table of this World Series of Poker event.

Tags: Neil Willerson Sylvain Gonon

07-02-2012 19:28 UTC-6

Short Break

Dan O'Hair

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Players are on a short break in preparation for the "official" final table. The tournament director is about to introduce our final nine combatants. Cards will be back in the air shortly.