Players are on an hour dinner break.
2012 World Series of Poker
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
2,340,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,200,000 | |
|
|
950,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
No we are not talking Bob Marley here. The first three hands after the break have all been all-in's.
Ken Fishman, Joseph Kuether and Luis Campelo have all jammed and taken blinds and antes.
In what turned out to be the 4th all-in since the dinner break we eventually had a call and the inevitable showdown. When it happened it was Ken Fishman who shoved and Joseph Kuether who made the call.
| Kuether | ![]() |
| Fishman | ![]() |
Board:

No jack for Fishman and he leaves us in 5th place. Kuether extends his lead at the top.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,100,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Nghi Van Tran raised it up to 135,000 and action folded to Will Jaffe in the small blind who moved all in for around 1,150,000. Tran made the call and we had a showdown.
Tran: 

Jaffe: 

The board came 



giving Jaffe a set of tens for the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,800,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
Nghi Van Tran is trying to shake off the cobwebs of defeat that were just smothered over him by Will Jaffe. Jaffe raised to 120,000 on the button and Tran called in the big blind. The flop was
and Tran check-called a 135,000 Jaffe bet. The turn of
was checked through and action continued on the
river. It was Tran who led for 150,000 and Jaffe folded.
Then in the next hand Joseph Kuether raised to 120,000 on the button and Tran three-bet to 230,000 from the small blind to close off the action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,980,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
2,175,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
2,075,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
||
Joseph Kuether limped on the button and both Nghi Van Tran and Luis Campelo called in the blinds. The flop was
and Kuether bet 60,000 once checked to and only Tran made the call. The turn was the
and Tran folded once Kuether had fired his second salvo.
Then Nghi Van Tran raised to 135,000 on the button, Luis Campelo shoved from the small blind (for around 680,000), Will Jaffe tank-folded in the big blind and Tran also laid down the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,480,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
2,605,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
1,275,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Joseph Kuether raised from the button to 120,000, Nghi Van Tran in the small blind was the only one willing to make the call, and we had two people to the flop.
The flop came 

and Tran started the action off with a check. Kuether then bet out 100,000 and Tran raised to 250,000. Kuether made the call and the
fell on fourth street. It was here that Tran bet out 425,000, Kuether again made the call.
The
on the river saw Tran bet a meager bet of 100,000. Kuether brought out a raise of 600,000 and placed it in the middle. Tran took a few moments off the clock, and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,100,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
Joseph Kuether raised in the cutoff, Nghi Van Tran three-bet on the button and Luis Campelo moved all-in from the small blind. Kuether folded and Tran made the call. It was another flip and Campelo was quite good at winning these…
| Campelo | ![]() |
| Tran | ![]() |
Flop:

The Brazilian rail go crazy once more and yet again Campelo doubled up.
Turn: 
"Ten, ten, ten," shouted some parts of the rail.
River: 
That's it! Campelo has found another double up, and Tran loses yet another flip!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
900,000
|
900,000 |


