Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 3 | 2012 World Series of Poker

07-12-2012 13:59 UTC-6

Minor Damage to Demirdjian

Shamus

There was about 12,000 in the middle and the board showed {A-Clubs} {J-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} when a player playing from the small blind bet 6,100, then Mark Demirdjian called from a seat over. Demirdjian is one of the big stacks at present, having pushed over the half-million chip mark during the early going here on Day 3.

The river brought the {7-Diamonds} and a check from Demirdjian's opponent, to which he responded with a bet of 11,300. The call came quickly, with the small blind showing {7-Clubs} {7-Spades} for sevens full of aces. Demirdjian showed his {A-Hearts} {4-Clubs} , and lost the small pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Demirdjian	497,000	-23,000

Tags: Mark Demirdjian

07-12-2012 13:55 UTC-6

Seed Doubles Through Hoang

[user196975]

Huck Seed just doubled to above average.

Huck Seed was all in preflop against John Hoang. They paused the action for the camera crews to get in place and when they were the hands were tabled.

Seed: {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs}
Hoang: {A-Spades} {Q-Hearts}

The board ran {K-Hearts} {K-Spades} {8-Hearts} {9-Spades} {4-Diamonds} and Seed doubled up his shortish stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huck Seed	140,000	69,400

Tags: Huck Seed John Hoang

07-12-2012 13:55 UTC-6

Selbst and Lamb, the Battle Begins

Shamus

There are three tables situated over in the old Blue section of the Amazon room, all feature tables where ESPN is doing extensive shooting. At one of those we find two heavy hitters, Ben Lamb and Vanessa Selbst, sitting side-by-side and both sporting big stacks. Access won't be ideal for us today, although we did get over just now to see a compelling hand between the pair.

It began with a button raise by Lamb and a call from the small blind by Selbst. The flop came {7-Spades} {2-Spades} {6-Clubs} , and when Selbst checked, Lamb continued for 3,200. Selbst thought a bit, then called.

The turn brought the {5-Spades} . This time Selbst waited several seconds before acting, Lamb staring at her unblinkingly as she did. She finally carved out a bet of 9,200, and Lamb tanked for a while before calling.

The river was the {5-Hearts} . Selbst paused again, then pushed out a bet of 13,600. Lamb meditated for about a minute, then raised to 46,200. Selbst then took about two minutes before pushing out a reraise for 104,000 more.

Lamb's stern look cracked for a moment at the sight of the reraise as he smiled and chuckled. The smile soon disappeared though as he sank into thought for another three minutes. Meanwhile Selbst stared straight ahead at the community cards, motionless throughout.

Finally Lamb let his hand go, and the pair were each asked to show their hands to the small portable cameras, perhaps to be shown later on ESPN.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	415,000	64,600
Ben Lamb	205,000	-66,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Vanessa Selbst

07-12-2012 13:49 UTC-6

Big One For Ari

[user162117]

We arrived at Table 28 with a {8-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {10-Hearts} flop showing and a big pot building between Ari Engel and Neil Lusher. Engel was on the button and at this point both players were committing a bet of 17,000 and the dealer was flipping over a {6-Hearts} turn. Lusher led for 25,000 here and Angel thought for a long time before making the call.

River: {7-Spades}

Lusher had around 35,000 behind at this point and he opted to quickly check. Engel again took his time before asking if he could see Lusher's stack. After studying the chips, Engel bet 13,600. Lusher didn't take too long to call, which would prompt Engel to turn over {8-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} . That was enough to pick up the handy pot, with Lusher sending his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	315,000	79,800

Tags: Ari Engel

07-12-2012 13:46 UTC-6

Recent Eliminations From the Brasilia Room

Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
Sadan Turker	Busted
Javier Etayo	Busted
Bruce Rosen	Busted
Alva Caldwell	Busted
Max Weinberg	Busted
Brooks Brown	Busted
Thomas Filipek	Busted

07-12-2012 13:46 UTC-6

Defending Champ Heinz Out

Shamus

2011 WSOP Main Event champion Pius Heinz entered Day 3 with a short stack of just 36,300, and within the first half-hour hadn't improved too much on his status before committing his remaining chips before the flop with {6-} {6-} .

Unfortunately for Heinz, he found himself up against Gioang Nguyen's {A-} {A-} , and when the board brought to improvement for Heinz, the young German became one of the early Day 3 eliminations.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pius Heinz	Busted

Tags: Pius Heinz

07-12-2012 13:44 UTC-6

Winnemuller is Winning

[user101598]

Lennart Winnemuller opened to 3,200 from early position, Curtis Householder three-bet to 8,600 from middle position, and Lee Gaines moved all in for over 60,000 near the button. Winnemuller re-shoved, having Gaines covered, and Householder tank-folded {a-Spades} {k-Hearts} face up.

Winnemuller
Gaines

The {q-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {a-Hearts} flop gave Winnemuller a set of queens, and a dominating hand. The {6-Diamonds} on the turn ended Gaines' Main Event, and the {6-Hearts} completed the board, giving Winnemuller a full house for kicks and giggles.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lennart Winnemuller	195,000	107,100
Lee Gaines	Busted

Tags: Lee Gaines Lennart Winnemuller Curtis Householder

07-12-2012 13:42 UTC-6

Galfond Gifted A Stack

tayke2

We caught up with the action on the flop, with Phil Galfond heads up with Surapaneni Ramanadharao. The flop read {2-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {4-Spades} , and while there was only about 4,000 in the pot preflop, the two were in the middle of a raising war when we arrived. Galfond had a bet of 8,400, but he was the one making a decision, as Ramanadharao had a bet of 16,800 in front of him.

Galfond thought for about 30 seconds before grabbing chips for a raise, and putting out a bet of 32,500. Ramanadharao said "ok let's go" and slid the rest of his stack in, which was bout 65,000. Galfond instantly called, and when the cards were turned over, Galfond was miles ahead.

Galfond: {4-Clubs} {2-Clubs}
Ramanadharao: {k-Diamonds} {6-Clubs}

Galfond had flopped bottom two pair, while Ramanadharao shoved with complete air. He would need runner runner to win the hand, and he caught part of it when the {3-Diamonds} hit the turn. However, the {j-Clubs} on the river didn't complete his straight, and Ramanadharao headed to the rail.

After that pot, Galfond is up to 240,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Galfond	240,000	62,000

Tags: Phil Galfond

07-12-2012 13:39 UTC-6

Boeree Three-Bets

Dan O'Hair

A player in middle position opened for 3,400 and action folded around to Liv Boeree in the hijack seat. Boeree paused, cut out a raise to 8,000 and slid it into the middle. Everyone else folded back to the original raiser, who quickly followed suit and gave his hand up.

Boeree is up to 110,000 in the early going.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liv Boeree	110,000	5,700

Tags: Liv Boeree

07-12-2012 13:35 UTC-6

The 2008 Main Event Champ is Gone in Monster Hand

Chad Holloway

With around 10,000 in the pot and a flop of {3-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {5-Hearts} , Nghi Van Tran bet 5,100 only to have 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Peter Eastgate raise to 12,500. Tran took a few moments before three-betting to around 21,000, which prompted Eastgate to four bet to 40,000. Tran, who had the bigger stack, thought for well over a minute before moving all in, and Eastgate made a quick call.

Showdown
Eastgate: {A-Hearts} {6-Hearts}
Tran: {10-Clubs} {10-Hearts}

"I know that's what you have," Tran said. "How can you call me?"

Eastgate seemed happy with his straight and flush draws, but he would be left wanting as the {7-Clubs} turn and {8-Clubs} river failed to improve him. "Good game, guys," Eastgate said before collecting his things and exiting the Brasilia Room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nghi Van Tran	500,000	154,800
Peter Eastgate	Busted

Tags: Nghi Van Tran Peter Eastgate