2012 World Series of Poker

Event 54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$500,075
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,898,900
Entries
3,221
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Campelo With All The Support

Nobody has more support at this final table than Luis Campelo. All we need now are some Samba dancers! Here is Campelo driving his rail crazy.

Muhamet Perati made a standard raise in the hijack and Nghi Van Tran three-bet one seat to his left. Campelo was next to act and after a moments pause he decided to call. Back to Perati and he raised it up to 305,000 and Van Tran folded. Campelo was the last person to act and he moved all-in and the Perati hand shot into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Nghi Van Tran us
Nghi Van Tran
2,420,000 -180,000
Luis Campelo br
Luis Campelo
1,400,000 480,000
Muhamet Perati it
Muhamet Perati
1,295,000 -305,000

Tags: Luis CampeloMuhamet PeratiNghi Van Tran

Tran Collects

Joseph Kuether raised it up to 60,000 from the hijack and Nghi Van Tran on the button was the only one willing to come along for the ride.

The dealer spread a {Q-Spades}{5-Spades}{j-Spades} flop and Kuether checked. Tran took this opportunity to bet out 80,000. Kuether made the call and both players were off to the turn.

The {2-Diamonds} on the turn saw a repeat of action with Kuether check-calling a bet from Tran of 150,000.

The {k-Diamonds} on the river allowed for both players to knuckle the felt for checks and flip over their cards. Kuether showed {J-}{6-}, for a pair of jacks and Tran exposed {q-}{10-} for a superior pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Nghi Van Tran us
Nghi Van Tran
2,600,000 420,000
Joseph Kuether us
Joseph Kuether
1,500,000 -100,000

Tags: Joseph KuetherNghi Van Tran

Jaffe Finds Queens and Gains Tompkins Value

Will Jaffe raised to 60,000 in first position and Jason Tompkins called one seat to his left. The rest of the team decided to leave the two share a flop and it was {10-Spades} {10-Hearts} {8-Hearts}. Jaffe bet 65,000 and Tompkins called to take us to fourth street. The dealer flipped the {3-Clubs} on its back and this time Jaffe made it 140,000; Tompkins called. The final card was the {J-Hearts} and Jaffe made it 270,000. Tompkins tanked for several minutes and finally called. Jaffe turned over {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} and Tompkins mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Will Jaffe us
Will Jaffe
WSOP 1X Winner
2,225,000 475,000
Jason Tompkins ie
Jason Tompkins
925,000 -475,000

Tags: Jason TompkinsWill Jaffe

Benjamin Grise Eliminated in 8th Place ($48,788)

The table folded around to Joseph Kuether on the button and he raised it up to 60,000. Benjamin Grise in the small blind moved all in for 355,000. The big blind threw it away and Kuether took his time before completing the call.

Kuether: {j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Grise: {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Kuether was seemed to be surprised he was ahead, but a {5-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop didn't guarantee Kuether anything. Grise had plenty of outs to steal this hand away, but a {k-Diamonds} on the turn and a {2-Hearts} on the river were not what Grise needed and he was sent hom in 8th place.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Kuether us
Joseph Kuether
1,600,000 250,000
Benjamin Grise us
Benjamin Grise
Busted

Tags: Joseph KuetherBenjamin Grise

Campelo Finds Quad KIngs

Nghi Van Tran raised to 70,000 in mid-position and Luis Campelo three-bet to 150,000 from the hijack. Back to Van Tran and he made the call. The dealer gave them the flop of {J-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {2-Clubs}, Van Tran checked, Campelo bet 100,000, Van Tran moved all-in and Campelo called.

Campelo{K-Spades} {K-Clubs}
Van Tran{Q-Diamonds} {J-Spades}

So a set of Kings for Campelo and the Brazilian rail go crazy. The {8-Hearts} on the turn changes nothing and the {K-Hearts} hands Campelo quads and he doubles up.

Player Chips Progress
Nghi Van Tran us
Nghi Van Tran
2,180,000 -120,000
Luis Campelo br
Luis Campelo
920,000 310,000

Tags: Luis CampeloNghi Van Tran

Tompkins Five-Bets All In

Nghi Van Tran raised it up to 60,000 to start out this most recent hand, and action folded over to Jason Tompkins in the big blind who three-bet to 145,000. Tran's response was to four-bet to 265,000, an action that cause Tompkins to move all in for around 935,000. Tran went into the tank, and came out of it thinking a fold was the right move and threw his cards away.

Player Chips Progress
Nghi Van Tran us
Nghi Van Tran
2,300,000 -200,000
Jason Tompkins ie
Jason Tompkins
1,400,000 200,000

Tags: Nghi Van TranJason Tompkins

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Joseph Kuether Doubles Through Ken Fishman

Luis Campelo raised to 50,000 in early position and three players called. The flop was {Q-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {3-Hearts} and the action checked to Ken Fishman (EP) and he bet 200,000. Joseph Kuether was seated on the button and he moved all-in for around 550,000, everyone else folded and Fishman made the call.

Kuether{8-Spades} {8-Hearts}
Fishman{A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}

So Kuether had flopped a set of eights and Fishman had top pair. The turn {10-Diamonds} and river {3-Clubs} completed the board and Kuether had doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Kuether us
Joseph Kuether
1,350,000 961,000
Ken Fishman us
Ken Fishman
730,000 -725,000

Tags: Joseph KuetherKen Fishman

Jeff Fielder Eliminated in 9th Place ($37,367)

Jeff Fielder moved all in from early position and managed to find a caller in Will Jaffe. Action then folded around to Nghi Van Tran on the button who three-bet to 700,000. Jaffe folded, and Fielder was in a spot to triple up.

Fielder: {K-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Tran: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

The board came {7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Fielder was eliminated. Tran now shoots into a substantial chip lead and looks to continue acquiring chips.

Player Chips Progress
Nghi Van Tran us
Nghi Van Tran
2,500,000 600,000
Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
Busted

Tags: Jeff FielderNghi Van Tran

A Four-Bet By Van Tran

Will Jaffe raised to 50,000 and a Jason Fielder three-bet for 143,000 resulted in a fold from Jaffe.

Then Nghi Van Tran raised to 55,000 in early position, Ken Fishman three-bet to 225,000 in the lo-jack, Van Tran four-bet to 720,000 and Fishman folded. Van Tran showed pocket Kings.

Player Chips Progress
Nghi Van Tran us
Nghi Van Tran
1,900,000 250,000
Will Jaffe us
Will Jaffe
WSOP 1X Winner
1,750,000 -50,000
Ken Fishman us
Ken Fishman
1,455,000 -225,000
Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
310,000 51,000

Tags: Ken FishmanNghi Van Tran