Sunday, July 15, 2012 5:12 PM Local Time
We got the table in time to see the players turn their hands over after an all in and a call so we do not know the amounts of the raises. We do know that Danny Wong raised from the button and Nicco Maag three-bet from the small blind.
Wong four-bet and Maag announced a five-bet all in. Wong snap called with and was crushing Maag's .
The board fell and Wong never lifted his head from the table for the entire deal. Once the river struck, Maag tapped the table and Wong lifted his head, a gleeful expression on his face. Wong is now among the chip leaders with 7,700,000 in chips while Maag has suffered a huge hit, his stack at 4,530,000.
Danny Wong | 7,790,000 | 4,190,000 |
Nicco Maag | 4,530,000 | -3,570,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 5:12 PM Local Time
Percy Mahatan raised to 130,000 from middle position, then Alban Juen reraised all in for 1.125 million from a seat over. It folded back to Mahatan who after a short spell determining the amount of the raise made the call.
Juen:
Mahatan:
The flop came and Mahatan was still in front. The turn then brought the and some "ooohs" noting the flush draw possibility for Juen. But the river was the , and after shaking hands with all and wishing them good luck, Juen was out in 59th place.
Percy Mahatan | 5,100,000 | 932,000 |
Alban Juen | 0 | -1,131,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 5:11 PM Local Time
Danny Wong opened to 125,000 from under the gun, Shahriar Assareh called in middle position, and Jordan Batt called out of the big blind.
The flop fell , and Batt checked. Wong tossed out 190,000, Assareh mucked, and Batt check-raised to 400,000. Wong called.
The turn was the , and Wong led for 350,000. Batt called.
The completed the board, and Wong slowed down, checking to Batt who bet 400,000. Wong called, and Batt tabled for trip aces. Wong's was best however, and Batt's stack dipped below a million chips.
Danny Wong | 3,600,000 | 1,670,000 |
Jordan Batt | 940,000 | -1,500,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 5:11 PM Local Time
Daniel Strelitz has gone from about three million in chips to the chip lead with over nine million thanks to a rapid succession of hands that have catapulted him to the top. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here, the following is Part 3.
From under the gun, Robert Salaburu raised to 120,000. Strelitz called from the hijack seat and Marty Zabib called from the big blind. All three players saw the flop come down and Zabib checked. Salaburu bet 200,000 and Strelitz called. Zabib also called.
On the turn, the landed. Zabib and Salaburu checked before Strelitz bet 530,000. Zabib called and Salaburu folded.
The completed the board on the river and Zabib checked. Strelitz moved all in and Zabib folded his hand.
Daniel Strelitz | 9,050,000 | 1,190,000 |
Robert Salaburu | 4,350,000 | -1,365,000 |
Marty Zabib | 2,100,000 | -655,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 5:06 PM Local Time
From the hijack seat, Daniel Strelitz raised to 120,000. Eric Legoff reraised all in from the button for about 1.5 million and play folded back to Strelitz. He called with the . Legoff had the .
A board of kept the eights in front for Strelitz and he busted Legoff to move to nearly eight million in chips.
Daniel Strelitz | 7,860,000 | 1,510,000 |
Eric Legoff | 0 | -1,855,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 5:02 PM Local Time
Daniel Strelitz raised to 120,000 and Wilfried Haerig reraised to 290,000. Strelitz reraised to 560,000 and then Haerig made it 830,000 to go. Strelitz moved all in for approximately 3.15 million and Haerig called.
Strelitz showed the and was up against the for Haerig in this massive pot.
The board ran out and Strelitz's kings held up to give him over six million in chips.
Daniel Strelitz | 6,350,000 | 3,050,000 |
Wilfried Harig | 3,300,000 | -3,480,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 5:00 PM Local Time
Eric Pratt opened for 125,000 from the button, and Jonathan Schoder called from the big blind. The flop came . Schoder checked, Pratt continued for 150,000, and after a pause Schoder raised to 300,000. Pratt made the call.
The turn brought the . This time Schoder led for 375,000, and after waiting several moments Pratt announced he was all in. Schoder took a long time — more than five minutes — deciding what to do, often shaking his head and half-smiling, showing it was a genuine struggle to decide. He counted out his chips, determining that he only had Pratt covered by a couple hundred thousand.
Finally he tossed out some chips and said call. Pratt patted the felt in response, and Schoder pumped his fist realizing he'd made the right decision. Schoder showed for nines with an ace kicker, while Pratt turned over .
Someone across the table congratulated Schoder on the call, to which he said "I could only beat a bluff." "Or queen-nine," said Pratt with a grin, and Schoder nodded. There was still one card to come, and when it came the , Pratt departed in 61st place.
Jonathan Schoder | 4,660,000 | 2,481,000 |
Eric Pratt | 0 | -2,420,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:55 PM Local Time
It has just been announced that the dinner break will take place halfway through the current level, which is just over 15 minutes away. The dinner break will last 90 minutes.
Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:55 PM Local Time
Jean Malherbe opened for 125,000 under the gun only to have Greg Merson three-bet to 285,000 from middle position. Sam Holden then put in a four-bet to 500,000 from the cutoff, Malherbe got out of the way, and Merson made the call.
When the flop came down , Merson led out for 435,000 and Holden chose to release his hand.
Greg Merson | 4,330,000 | 615,000 |
Sam Holden | 1,825,000 | -775,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:48 PM Local Time
Charles Coultas opened to 135,000 from the cutoff, Dave D'Alesandro three-bet all in for 1.45 million from the small blind, and Coultas called.
Coultas:
D'Alesandro:
The board ran out , eliminating D'Alesandro from the tournament.
Charles Coultas | 5,300,000 | 1,500,000 |
Dave D'Alesandro | 0 | 0 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:47 PM Local Time
Robert Corcione opened to 150,000 from early position and Nicco Maag from the small blind was his only caller. The flop came and Maag checked. Corcione continued for 220,000 and Maag called. The on the turn paired the board and both players checked.
They both checked for a second time when the fell on the river. Maag showed and Corcione mucked his hand. Maag is now sitting over eight million in chips.
Nicco Maag | 8,100,000 | 150,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:41 PM Local Time
David Kluchman open-shoved his last 325,000 from middle position, and the action folded to Tristan Clemencon, who quickly called out of the big blind.
"Have you looked yet?" Kluchman asked.
"No," Clemencon answered.
Kluchman showed . Clemencon took one card in each hand and turned them over individually. With his right hand, he turned over the , with his left hand, he turned over the .
"Oh my god!" Clemencon exclaimed.
The flop fell , giving Kluchman a flush draw.
"Queen of hearts," he told the dealer.
The turn was another ace - the .
"No queen of hearts," Kluchman said, grinning.
The completed the board, and ended Kluchman's Main Event run, while Clemencon is flirting with 4 million chips.
Tristan Clemencon | 3,950,000 | 385,000 |
David Kluchman | 0 | -345,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:40 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Andras Koroknai raised to an unknown amount and Fabrizio Gonzalez reraised from the next seat to 305,000. Play folded back to Koroknai and he moved all in for approximately 2.4 million. According to Paul Volpe, Gonzalez asked for a count, but Koroknai thought he said call and turned his hand over to reveal the . The floor was called and it was ruled that Koroknai would be given a one-round penalty. Gonzalez folded his hand.
This is the second big mistake Koroknai has made deep in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event. Yesterday, he missed action in front of him and moved all in when he didn't see Gaelle Baumann raise before mucking his hand before she had acted. No penalty was given then. This time around, he'll have to sit out for the next orbit.
Andras Koroknai | 2,700,000 | 305,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:39 PM Local Time
Action folded around to Niels van Alphen in the small blind and he raised to 130,000, which Greg Merson called from the big. The flop saw Merson call a bet of 180,000, and the dealer burned and turned the .
Again Merson called a bet from van Alphen, this time 350,000, before the latter checked the river. Merson thought for a solid minute before moving all in, and van Alphen conceded the hand.
Greg Merson | 3,715,000 | 1,500,000 |
Niels van Alphen | 1,975,000 | -1,230,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:32 PM Local Time
Taylor Paur raised from the hijack seat and got one caller from Jan Heitmann in the big blind. The flop came . Heitmann checked, Paur bet 110,000, and Heitmann called. The turn was the , and the pair went through a similar routine, with Heitmann check-calling a 255,000 bet this time. Both then checked the river.
Heitmann showed for sixes and queens and Paur mucked.
Taylor Paur | 6,750,000 | -500,000 |
Jan Heitmann | 5,800,000 | 1,345,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:32 PM Local Time
Sam Holden opened for 120,000 and then called an all-in shove from Jean Malherbe to 1.485 million total.
Showdown
Holden didn't look thrilled, and rightfully so as he was way behind. The board ran out a lackluster and Malherbe doubled through last year's November Niner.
Jean Malherbe | 3,000,000 | 1,515,000 |
Sam Holden | 2,600,000 | -1,540,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:27 PM Local Time
Nicco Maag arrived a little late today, but once he got here he continued to add to his stack gradually through the first two levels. He just grabbed an extra chunk of chips here at the start of Level 27 to push up close to the 8 million-chip mark and into the chip lead.
After Danny Wong opened from middle position, Magg called from a seat over, and Robert Corcione called from the big blind, the pot was about 400,000 when the flop came . Corcione checked, Wong made a continuation bet, and both of his opponents called. By then the pot size was about 1 million.
The turn brought the . Corcione checked, and Wong fired a bet of 700,000. Maag then raised to 2 million even. After some thought, Corcione pushed his hand away, and eventually Wong did as well.
Nicco Maag | 7,950,000 | 1,550,000 |
Robert Corcione | 5,020,000 | -375,000 |
Danny Wong | 1,930,000 | -995,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:26 PM Local Time
WSOP Top 25 All-Time Main Event Final Tables
Rank | Player | # of Main Event Final Tables |
1 | Doyle Brunson | 5 |
" | Jesse Alto | 5 |
3 | Johnny Moss | 4 |
" | Stu Ungar | 4 |
" | Johnny Chan | 4 |
" | T.J. Cloutier | 4 |
" | Dan Harrington | 4 |
" | Berry Johnston | 4 |
9 | John Bonetti | 3 |
" | Steve Lott | 3 |
" | Bill Smith | 3 |
" | Hamid Dastmalchi | 3 |
" | Al Krux | 3 |
" | Jack Keller | 3 |
15 | Erik Seidel | 2 |
" | Huck Seed | 2 |
" | Sailor Roberts | 2 |
" | George Huber | 2 |
" | Dave Crunkleton | 2 |
" | Brad Daugherty | 2 |
" | Fernando Fisdel | 2 |
" | Donnacha O'Dea | 2 |
" | Rod Peate | 2 |
" | Phil Hellmuth | 2 |
" | Jay Heimowitz | 2 |
" | Noel Furlong | 2 |
" | Perry Green | 2 |
" | Mike Matusow | 2 |
" | Masour Matloubi | 2 |
" | Hans "Tuna" Lund | 2 |
" | Bobby Baldwin | 2 |
" | Dewey Tomko | 2 |
" | Jeffrey Shulman | 2 |
" | Jim Bechtel | 2 |
" | Mickey Appleman | 2 |
" | Tom Jacobs | 2 |
" | Tom Franklin | 2 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 4:21 PM Local Time
Cylus Watson | 5,500,000 | -90,000 |
Gaelle Baumann | 4,700,000 | 1,100,000 |
Erik Hellman | 4,465,000 | 40,000 |
David ODB Baker | 3,790,000 | 1,190,000 |
Jesse Sylvia | 3,550,000 | -730,000 |
Michael Esposito | 3,300,000 | -350,000 |
Marc Ladouceur | 2,920,000 | 1,195,000 |
Omar Saeed | 1,830,000 | 50,000 |
Bobby Law | 1,200,000 | -70,000 |