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

07-13-2012 00:33 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Wright	675,000 -25,000	-25,000
Alban Juen	580,000 165,000	165,000
Wes Gauthier	570,000 -35,000	-35,000
Maria Ho	405,000 55,000	55,000
Kyle Bowker	340,000 85,000	85,000

Mike McDonald	315,000 -25,000	-25,000
Eric Buchman	280,000 60,000	60,000

Ali Eslami	170,000 130,000	130,000

Neil Ryder	150,000 -110,000	-110,000
Dee Friedman	125,000 40,000	40,000

We caught up just as players were getting all in, however, Brian Meinders had raised another player all-in on a {Q-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {4-Clubs} board. Meinders' opponent called off his remaining stack, which was approximately 100,000.

Meinders: {Q-Hearts} {10-Spades}
Opponent: {K-Hearts} {K-Clubs}

Meinders was well behind and the {6-Spades} turn and {2-Hearts} river kept Meinders second best as he doubled up his opponent.

Meinders is down to 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Meinders	300,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Brian Meinders

07-13-2012 00:36 UTC-6

Lee Rebuilding

[user101598]

A player opened to 9,000 in middle position, a player in the hijack seat called, and Bernard Lee defended his big blind. The flop fell {q-Clubs} {10-Spades} {4-Hearts} , and all three players checked.

The turn was the {2-Clubs} , and the action checked to the player in the hijack seat, who tossed out 13,500. Only Lee called.

The {j-Hearts} completed the board, and Lee led for 17,500. His opponent folded, and Lee is back over 100,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Lee	110,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Bernard Lee

07-13-2012 00:37 UTC-6

Guetti Folds To Ferrell

tayke2

We caught the end of a ginormous pot between Michael Ferrell and Anthony Guetti that saw Ferrell collect a mountain of chips. The board read {7-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {j-Spades} {3-Diamonds} , and Guetti had bet out 60,500. Action was on Ferrell, and he tanked for a couple minutes before moving all in. Both players had giant stacks, to this was a huge bet. Guetti let out a big sigh, then folded his cards towards the dealer.

That hand drops Guetti to 230,000, while Ferrell shoots up to 782,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Guetti	230,000 -253,000	-253,000

Tags: Anthony Guetti Michael Ferrell

07-13-2012 00:39 UTC-6

Woodward Trending Upward

Shamus

Sorel Mizzi raised to 9,000 from the button. Both blinds called, including Matt Woodward in the small blind.

The flop came {5-Diamonds} {5-Spades} {7-Spades} . It checked to Mizzi who pushed 13,500 out onto the felt, and only Woodward called. Both remaining players then checked the {9-Clubs} turn. The river brought the {K-Hearts} . Woodward bet 30,000, and Mizzi folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sorel Mizzi	577,000 -28,000	-28,000
Matt Woodward	408,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Matt Woodward Sorel Mizzi

07-13-2012 00:40 UTC-6

More Counts From Around the Room

Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
A.J. Jejelowo	900,000 20,000	20,000
Tom Tran	650,000
Antonio Esfandiari	500,000 5,000	5,000

Dan Martin	470,000
Sam Holden	463,000 68,000	68,000
Eric Baldwin	405,000 5,000	5,000

Chris Moorman	400,000 -60,000	-60,000

Roland Israelashvili	400,000 50,000	50,000
Marcel Luske	370,000 48,000	48,000

Blake Barousse	350,000
Everett Carlton	325,000
David ODB Baker	320,000 136,000	136,000
David Diaz	215,000 -62,000	-62,000

Salvatore Bonavena	200,000 55,000	55,000

Joseph Rahme	125,000 -45,000	-45,000
Will Failla	81,000 500	500
Bryce Yockey	60,000

Robert Croak	50,000 -200,000	-200,000
Gordie Jones	Busted

07-13-2012 00:43 UTC-6

Selbst Makes Correct Call

Josh_Cahlik

Vanessa Selbst raised to 8,000 from early position and it folded around to the blinds who both opted to call.

The flop brought {10-Spades} {5-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} and all three players checked. The trio did the same on the {6-Spades} of fourth street, and the {2-Hearts} dropped down to finish the board.

The small blind bet 11,500 and was quickly called by the big blind. Selbst tanked for over a minute before flat calling as well. The small blind showed {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades} for ace-high and the blind blind flipped up {10-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} for a pair of tens.

Selbst, however, tabled the winning hand with {J-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} for a pair of tens with a jack kicker. In raking that pot, Selbst's stack is now sitting at 535,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	535,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

07-13-2012 00:47 UTC-6

Childs Please

[user101598]

After a series of bets and raises, Lee Childs six-bet shoved for effectively 275,000. Alicia Spencer called all in with kings, and was dominated by Childs' aces.

Spencer found no help, and has been eliminated from the 2012 Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lee Childs	623,000 273,000	273,000
Alicia Spencer	Busted

Tags: Alicia Spencer Lee Childs

07-13-2012 00:47 UTC-6

Eslami Appeases Opponent

[user196975]

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Ali Eslami was on the button and the player in the cutoff opened for 9,500. Eslami re-raised to 21,500 and his opponent went silent.

As the player in the cutoff was thinking a floor supervisor informed to other players to bag up their chips in preparation for a move to the Amazon Room.

The player in the cutoff folded and asked Eslami if he would show. "Come on, we're moving anyways," the opponent prodded.

Eslami thought for a moment, turned up {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} and started to bag his chips.

Tags: Ali Eslami

07-13-2012 00:47 UTC-6

Croak Croaks

Shamus

A short while ago a player here in the Purple section won a big hand and responded with one of those action-stopping shouts that sometimes will occur. "THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!" he cried, and a brief silence followed.

Robert Croak, the Silly Bandz creator and High Stakes Poker participant, decided to fill the silence with a question.

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?"

Everyone laughed at Croak's shouted question. Alas for the businessman, we're now talking about his elimination from the 2012 WSOP Main Event, his last chips having been taken recently by Antonio Esfandiari. At least Croak left us smiling.