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Saturday, June 23, 2012 1:51 PM Local Time
Jason Mercier opened to 40,000 in middle position and Jan-Peter Jachtmann three-bet to 150,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Mercier who called to see a flop.
Mercier checked it to Jachtmann who fired a pot-sized bet of 330,000. Mercier folded, giving the pot to Jachtmann.
Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 2,725,000 | 190,000 |
Jason Mercier | 210,000 | -165,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 1:46 PM Local Time
Action folded to Jan-Peter Jachtmann on the button and he raised to 40,000. Nikolai Yakovemko three-bet to 130,000 from the big blind, Jachtmann called, and the flop fell .
Both players checked and did the same through the turn and river.
Jachtmann tabled for kings and fives, besting Yakovenko's .
Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 2,535,000 | 135,000 |
Nikolai Yakovenko | 220,000 | -130,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 1:43 PM Local Time
Nikolai Yakovenko opened to 42,000 in early position and Jan-Peter Jachtmann called from the big blind.
Both players checked the flop as well as the turn. When the hit the river, Jachtmann bet 50,000. Yakovenko called, but mucked when Jachtmann tabled for a wheel.
Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 2,400,000 | 100,000 |
Nikolai Yakovenko | 350,000 | -90,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 1:39 PM Local Time
Andy Seth raised to 45,000 in the cutoff and Steven Silverman defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Silverman checked. Seth bet 51,000, getting Silverman to fold.
Andy Seth | 700,000 | 40,000 |
Steven Silverman | 225,000 | -40,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 1:28 PM Local Time
Seat | Player | Chips |
1 | Ville Wahlbeck | 190,000 |
2 | Benjamin Sage | 900,000 |
3 | Micah Smith | 330,000 |
4 | Andy Seth | 660,000 |
5 | Joe Kushner | 380,000 |
6 | Jason Mercier | 375,000 |
7 | Steven Silverman | 265,000 |
8 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 2,300,000 |
9 | Andrew Brown | 2,700,000 |
10 | Nikolai Yakovenko | 440,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 1:19 PM Local Time
Three-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet and one of the best Omaha players in the world, Sammy Farha, has just hit the rail.
Action started with Steven Silverman limping in from the hijack seat. Farha followed him into the pot from the cutoff seat and then Jason Mercier called from the button. Andy Seth completed from the small blind and Jan-Peter Jachtmann potted it to 120,000 from the big blind. Only Farha made the call.
The flop came down paired with the and Jachtmann checked. Farha bet 150,000 and Jachtmann made the call.
The turn was the and Jachtmann checked. Farha bet 600,000. Jachtmann reraised all in and Farha called it off for about 775,000 total.
Jachtmann:
Farha:
The river didn't give Farha a full house when the came and he was eliminated in 11th place. Jachtmann moved to about 2.35 million while the remaining 10 players are relocating up to the ESPN Main Stage.
Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 2,350,000 | 1,230,000 |
Sammy Farha | 0 | -1,050,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 1:06 PM Local Time
Level: 22
Blinds: 10000/20000
Ante: 0
Saturday, June 23, 2012 1:00 PM Local Time
Andrew Brown | 2,900,000 | 220,000 |
Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 1,120,000 | 80,000 |
Benjamin Sage | 1,073,000 | 60,000 |
Sammy Farha | 1,050,000 | -50,000 |
Andy Seth | 700,000 | 20,000 |
Joe Kushner | 650,000 | 79,000 |
Nikolai Yakovenko | 470,000 | -58,000 |
Jason Mercier | 415,000 | -15,000 |
Micah Smith | 360,000 | 145,000 |
Steven Silverman | 310,000 | -358,000 |
Ville Wahlbeck | 220,000 | -27,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:58 PM Local Time
Joe Kushner raised to 37,000 from the hijack seat and Andrew Brown called from the cutoff seat. Benjamin Sage called from the big blind and the flop came down . All three players checked.
The turn was the and Sage bet 77,000. Kushner folded and Brown called.
On the river, both players checked.
Brown showed the for a Broadway straight and Sage mucked.
Andrew Brown | 2,680,000 | 180,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:54 PM Local Time
On the , Adam Kornuth was all in for around 365,000 with the against the for Andrew Brown.
The turn was the and river the , keeping Brown's two pair in front and winning him the pot. Kornuth was eliminated in 12th place and earned over $43,000.
Brown also won the next pot and has a little over 2.5 million in chips.
Andrew Brown | 2,500,000 | 726,000 |
Adam Kornuth | 0 | -568,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:50 PM Local Time
From the hijack seat, Micah Smith called. Sammy Farha called from the button and Jason Mercier called from the small blind. Andy Seth checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down and the first three players checked to Farha. He bet 60,000 and then Mercier check-raised all in for 183,000 After Seth and Smith got out of the way, Farha called.
Mercier:
Farha:
The turn was the and river the . Both players made full houses, but Mercier's was the best one and he doubled up.
Sammy Farha | 1,100,000 | -150,000 |
Jason Mercier | 430,000 | 70,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:41 PM Local Time
From the cutoff seat, Jan-Peter Jachtmann raised to 40,000. Sammy Farha called from the big blind and the flop came down . Both players checked.
The turn card brought the and Farha led for 80,000. Jachtmann called to see the river, which was the . Farha checked and Jachtmann bet 60,000. Farha folded and Jachtmann won the pot.
Sammy Farha | 1,250,000 | -40,000 |
Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 1,040,000 | 145,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:28 PM Local Time
Action folded to Sammy Farha on the button and he raised the pot and made it 56,000. In the small blind, John Kabbaj reraised the pot to 184,000. Action folded back to Farha and he called.
The flop came down and Kabbaj bet all in for 93,000. Farha called and the hands were tabled.
Kabbaj:
Farha:
The turn was the and river the . Farha backed into a heart flush and eliminated Kabbaj in 13th place.
Sammy Farha | 1,290,000 | 161,000 |
John Kabbaj | 0 | -200,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:17 PM Local Time
Andy Seth limped in from under the gun and Sammy Farha limped in on the button. John Kabbaj called from the small blind and Jason Mercier checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down and Kabbaj checked. Mercier bet 27,000 and Seth made the call. Farha folded and Kabbaj called.
The turn was the and all three players checked to see the land on the river. Kabbaj and Mercier checked and Seth bet 75,000. Kabbaj and Mercier folded and Seth raked in the pot.
Andy Seth | 680,000 | 111,000 |
Jason Mercier | 360,000 | -48,000 |
John Kabbaj | 200,000 | -10,000 |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:01 PM Local Time
The cards are in the air for Day 3 of Event 39.
Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:00 PM Local Time
Level: 21
Blinds: 8000/16000
Ante: 0
Saturday, June 23, 2012 11:56 AM Local Time
Welcome to PokerNews' Day 3 coverage of Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Following 20 levels of play, a field of 293 players is down to just 13 hopefuls, each with his eyes set on the first-place prize of $661,000, as well the coveted World Series of Poker bracelet.
Andrew Brown is the dominating chip leader entering today with 1,774,000, but he has a talented bunch hot his heels. Three-time bracelet winner Sammy Farha is second in chips 1,129,000 and is looking to win his fourth. Also still in the hunt is Jason Mercier. With two Pot-Limit Omaha bracelets on his résumé, Mercier is a threat despite being one of the short stacks.
Here is the Day 3 table and seat draw.
Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
445 | 1 | --empty-- | -- |
445 | 2 | John Kabbaj | 210,000 |
445 | 3 | Jason Mercier | 408,000 |
445 | 4 | --empty-- | -- |
445 | 5 | Andy Seth | 569,000 |
445 | 6 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 895,000 |
445 | 7 | Micah Smith | 215,000 |
445 | 8 | --empty-- | -- |
445 | 9 | Sammy Farha | 1,129,000 |
| | | |
446 | 1 | Ville Wahlbeck | 247,000 |
446 | 2 | Nikolai Yakovenko | 528,000 |
446 | 3 | --empty-- | -- |
446 | 4 | Benjamin Sage | 1,013,000 |
446 | 5 | --empty-- | -- |
446 | 6 | Steven Silverman | 668,000 |
446 | 7 | Joe Kushner | 571,000 |
446 | 8 | Adam Kornuth | 568,000 |
446 | 9 | Andrew Brown | 1,774,000 |
Play is set to begin at 1:00pm local time, about five minutes from now, so keep it here throughout the day as another WSOP champion is crowned.