2012 World Series of Poker

Event 6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$480,564
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
409
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000

Daniel Buzgon Eliminated in 10th Place ($24,390)

Daniel Buzgon had been worked down under 100,000 when he open-shoved from the button. Fabrizio Baldassari had good enough timing to pick up a snap-calling hand, {A-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts}. That put Buzgon and his {Q-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} in a bad spot, five cards from elimination.

The board ran out {4-Spades} {K-Clubs} {K-Spades} {8-Hearts} {8-Clubs}, and Buzgon couldn't get there. He's out in this Sweet 16, and it's Fabrizio Baldassari who's advancing to the Round of 8.

Player Chips Progress
Fabrizio Baldassari it
Fabrizio Baldassari
827,000 263,500
Daniel Buzgon us
Daniel Buzgon
Busted

Tags: Daniel BuzgonFabrizio Baldassari

Gargano Squares It

Anthony Gargano
Anthony Gargano

Adam Geyer raised to 12,000 from the button, then called a three-bet to 27,000 from Anthony Gargano. Off they went to the flop.

It came {Q-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {K-Spades}, and Geyer called another 32,000. Gargano kept the heat on with 68,000 more on the {4-Spades} turn, and now Geyer wasn't so sure. He surrendered, and the match is essentially even once again.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Gargano us
Anthony Gargano
372,000 45,000
Adam Geyer us
Adam Geyer
360,000 -45,000

Tags: Adam GeyerAnthony Gargano

Matthew DeLuca Eliminated in 11th Place ($24,390)

Matthew DeLuca - 11th place
Matthew DeLuca - 11th place

With around 100,000 in the pot we found Matthew DeLuca betting 200,000 on a {2-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{k-Spades} board. His opponent Marvin Rettenmaier was visible upset by this bet and went into the tank in order to figure out if he had the best of it. Rettenmaier even proclaimed "I'm really sorry, I might be slow rolling you". With a few more moments of contemplation Rettenmaier made the call and DeLuca quickly mucked. Rettenmaier showed {Q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} for three of a kind twos, and took in a monster pot.

A couple of hands later we found DeLuca move all in and get called by Rettenmaier.

Rettenmaier: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}
DeLuca: {3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

DeLuca was pretty far behind, but you never know what can happen. With a {q-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop DeLuca managed to grab hold of a pair of eights, but was still behind. With a {2-Clubs} on the turn DeLuca started walking away defeated. A river {k-Spades} proved Deluca right as he was subsequently eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
742,500 418,000
Matthew DeLuca us
Matthew DeLuca
Busted

Tags: Marvin RettenmaierMatthew DeLuca

Geyer Takes the Lead

Adam Geyer raised to 12,000 from the button, and Anthony Gargano defended.

The flop brought them {5-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {8-Clubs}, and Gargano led out into the pot with 16,000. Geyer bumped it up to 43,000, but Gargano responded with an all-in shove with his covering stack. Geyer had 189,500 chips total, and he made the call for his tournament life. He was well in front with his {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds}, but Gargano and his {10-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} were drawing live for the knockout.

The turn {8-Hearts} was a blank, and the river {10-Clubs} wasn't enough to get Gargano over the hump. He's dropped a big chunk of his stack, giving up the chip lead in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Geyer us
Adam Geyer
405,000 197,000
Anthony Gargano us
Anthony Gargano
327,000 -197,000

Tags: Adam GeyerAnthony Gargano

Level: 19

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Gargano Climbs

With a {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} board in the middle we found Adam Geyer betting out 22,000. This bet was quickly raised to 46,000 by Anthony Gargano. When action fell back on Geyer he opted to three-bet and make it 97,000. After a few minutes of contemplation a call was made by Gargano.

With the {9-Clubs} on the river Geyer took his time before ultimately checking, which led to a 150,000 bet from Gargano. Geyer didn't believe his cards were best and he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Gargano us
Anthony Gargano
524,000 112,500
Adam Geyer us
Adam Geyer
208,000 -112,500

Tags: Adam GeyerAnthony Gargano

Breaking Bad

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The six men still in action have been granted a 20-minute break. We'll have exact chip counts for you shortly. A hand between Adam Geyer and Anthony Gargano is extending a few minutes into the break. We'll have that hand and chip counts for you when it completes.