William Hefflefinger shoved all in under the gun plus one for 710,000, and Niels van Alphen moved all in as well. The other players folded.
| Niels van Alphen |   |
| William Hefflefinger |   |
The board ran out 
, and Van Alphen saved himself with a king on the river after the turn gave Hefflefinger two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,750,000 | 1,185,000 |
|
Busted |
Interestingly, Greg Merson, who currently sits in sixth place on the 2012 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Leaderboard, is only 87.75 points behind the current leader, Phil Ivey, who racked up 568.70 points this summer. As we understand it, even if Merson falls short of the final table and busts today, he will earn 75 points for his deep run, which means he’d be just 12.75 from the lead. With that said, a final table appearance would put Merson in the top spot headed into the World Series of Poker Europe.
In order for David “ODB” Baker, who currently sits in seventh place, to overtake Phil Ivey on the 2012 WSOP Player of the Year Leaderboard, he’ll need to finish seventh or higher. Likewise, Vanessa Selbst would have to finish fifth or higher to overtake Ivey, and that’s provided Baker doesn’t finish seventh or better. There’s
Here’s a look at the current WSOP POY standings:
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Ivey | 568.70 |
| 2 | John Monnette | 524.25 |
| 3 | Phil Hellmuth | 500.70 |
| 4 | Antonio Esfandiari | 488.10 |
| 5 | Michael Mizrachi | 486.20 |
| 6 | Gregory Merson | 481.13 |
| 7 | David “ODB” Baker | 433.38 |
| 8 | Andy Frankenberger | 406.66 |
| 9 | Andy Bloch | 405.30 |
| 10 | Vanessa Selbst | 388.17 |
Also, here’s a look at how WSOP POY points will be awarded for the Main Event:
| Finishing Position | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 500 |
| 2 | 350 |
| 3 | 250 |
| 4 | 220 |
| 5 | 190 |
| 6 | 165 |
| 7 | 140 |
| 8 | 120 |
| 9 | 100 |
| Remaining Top 20% | 75 |
| Next 30% | 50 |
| Bottom 50% | 25 |
There are even more players in the mix for 2012 WSOP POY, and we'll be bringing you various updates and scenarios throughout the day.
Fabrizio Gonzalez opened to 80,000 in early position, Paul Volpe called in middle position, Scott Abrams three-bet to 260,000 from the hijack, and Felipe Quijano cold-called from the cutoff. Kyle Keranen, who just crossed the seven million-chip mark, cold five-bet from the small blind, making it 620,000, and the action folded back to Abrams, who moved all in for 1.155 million. Quijano tank-folded, and Keranen made the call.
| Abrams |  |
| Keranen |   |
The 
flop vaulted Abrams into the lead, and the turn and river bricked 
, 
, doubling him to 2.815 million chips.
Keranen is still amongst our chip leaders with 6.1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,100,000 | -1,100,000 |
|
2,815,000 | 1,560,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,660,000 | 265,000 |
|
4,030,000 | 355,000 |
|
2,250,000 | 40,000 |
|
2,150,000 | 430,000 |
|
1,755,000 | 55,000 |
|
1,600,000 | -290,000 |
|
1,510,000 | -140,000 |
|
1,500,000 | 555,000 |
|
1,465,000 | -465,000 |
|
1,070,000 | -330,000 |
|
1,020,000 | 240,000 |
|
885,000 | -515,000 |
|
810,000 | -90,000 |
|
780,000 | 5,000 |
From middle position, Jason Somerville raised to 80,000 and Eric Buchman called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and both players checked to see the 
land on the turn. Buchman bet 105,000 and Somerville folded.
There was about 350,000 in the middle and the board showed 
when Percy Mahatan led with a bet of 150,000, then Alban Juen raised to 430,000.
Mahatan glanced over at Juen who sat looking away from his opponent and staring down toward the chips he'd set out as a raise. Mahatan then announced he was reraising, and set out another 1 million to push it up to 1,150,000 total.
Juen studied for a while, then pushed his hand away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,880,000 | 1,480,000 |
|
1,560,000 | -600,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,060,000 | -400,000 |
|
2,700,000 | 275,000 |
|
1,900,000 | -195,000 |
|
1,700,000 | -60,000 |
|
1,175,000 | 450,000 |
|
1,000,000 | -165,000 |
|
770,000 | -105,000 |
|
675,000 | -65,000 |
A.J. Jejelowo opened to 90,000 from early position and was called by Manos Foudoulakis. Michael Esposito tagged along from the small blind and the three saw a flop of 
. Esposito and Jejelowo checked to Foudoulakis who fired 125,000. Esposito got out of the way and Jejelowo made it 375,000 to go. Foudoulakis called and the two were heads up to the turn.
The turn brought the 
and Jejelowo moved all in for 1,940,000. Manos called and showed 
which was ahead of Jejelowo's 
. Jejelowo was looking to make his straight, and did exactly that when the 
peeled off on the river.
Jejelowo was able to double up this hand to about 4,900,000 while Manos was left crippled at 230,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,900,000 | 1,560,000 |
|
230,000 | -2,790,000 |
Our access to the secondary feature table is limited, so we're not quite sure what position Manos Foudoulakis was in when open-jammed for his last 265,000. Eric Legoff three-bet to 500,000 on his left, and the rest of the action folded behind.
| Foudoulakis |  |
| Legoff |  |
The gave Legoff the nut-flush, but Foudoulakis could still win if the turn and river produced the 
and the . The turn was the however, eliminating Foudoulakis from the tournament, and the completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Susie Zhao was all in preflop for about 650,000 with the 
. Her hand was dominated by the 
for Isaac Baron.
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Zhao was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000 | 535,000 |
|
|
Busted |
