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2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Thursday, July 06, 2017 to Saturday, July 08, 2017

Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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  • Buy-in: $3,000
  • Prizepool: $3,642,300
  • Entries: 1,349
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATES

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Saturday, July 8, 2017 8:01 PM Local Time
Final Ten
RoomTableSeatPlayerChip Count 
AmazonGold #21Harrison Gimbel4,300,000 
AmazonGold #22John Griffin450,000 
AmazonGold #23James Gilbert1,235,000 
AmazonGold #24Vinicius De Silva1,770.000 
AmazonGold #25Christopher Farmer1,550,000 
AmazonGold #26Kristofer Homerding940,000 
AmazonGold #27Ryan Van Sanford1,050,000 
AmazonGold #28Chance Kornuth3,200,000 
AmazonGold #29Florentino Coalla2,500,000 
AmazonGold #210Enio Bozzano2,900,000 
Saturday, July 8, 2017 8:00 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Harrison Gimbel4,300,000700,000
Chance Kornuth3,200,0000
Enio Bozzano2,900,000-300,000
Florentino Coalla2,500,0001,400,000
Vinicius De Silva1,770,000670,000
Christopher Farmer1,550,0001,090,000
James Gilbert1,235,000285,000
Ryan Van Sanford1,050,000-1,450,000
Kristofer Homerding940,000-690,000
John Griffin450,000-450,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 7:44 PM Local Time
Jia Liu Eliminated In 11th Place ($37,920)

Jia Liu - 11th Place

Harrison Gimbel opened from the cutoff, then called a shove from Jia Liu on the button.

Jia Liu:   
Harrison Gimbel:   

The board ran out      . Liu's baby pair couldn't hang on until the river, and he fell just short of the unofficial final table of 10.

Jia Liu0-305,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 7:42 PM Local Time
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick Eliminated in 12th Place ($37,920)

Jeremiah Fitzpatrick

Chance Kornuth opened to 105,000 on the button and called the all-in shove from Jeremiah Fitzpatrick for not much more.

Fitzpatrick:   
Kornuth:   

The board ran out      , and Fitzpatrick was bested on the river, busting in 12th place for $37,920.

Chance Kornuth3,200,000-800,000
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick0-200,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 7:38 PM Local Time
Gimbel Comes from Behind to Win Raising War

Harrison Gimbel

Harrison Gimbel opened from the cutoff, Jia Liu three-bet to 300,000 on the button, Gimbel four-bet jammed all-in for 1,740,000, and Liu called, putting Gimbel at risk.

Gimbel:   
Liu:   

Liu made a great read and had Gimbel in trouble, but the cards were against him. The board ran out      , giving Gimbel a straight on the turn and a huge double-up into the chip lead.

Harrison Gimbel3,600,0001,900,000
Jia Liu305,000-1,195,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Saturday, July 8, 2017 7:30 PM Local Time
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick Left Short

Jeremiah Fitzpatrick opened the action, Harrison Gimbel moved all in, and Fitzpatrick called with a similar-sized stack.

Jeremiah Fitzpatrick:   
Harrison Gimbel:   

The board ran out      . The stacks were counted down, and Fitzpatrick was left with around five big blinds while Gimbel got a precious double up.

Harrison Gimbel1,700,000720,000
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick200,000-950,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 6:15 PM Local Time
Dinner Break

Players are now on a one-hour dinner break.

Saturday, July 8, 2017 6:14 PM Local Time
Matt Salsberg Eliminated in 13th Place ($29,878)

Matt Salsberg

Kristofer Homerding open-jammed from the button, and Matt Salsberg snap-called in the big blind, having slightly less.

Homerding:   
Salsberg:   

The board ran out      , giving Homerding a full house on the river, and a stunned Salsberg was escorted to the payout desk. Salsberg collected $29,878 for a 13th-place finish.

Kristofer Homerding1,630,0001,250,000
Matt Salsberg0-550,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 6:09 PM Local Time
Bozanno Flops Straight into the Chip lead

Enio Bozzano

Enio Bozzano opened to 100,000 from late position and called a three-bet to 200,000 from John Griffin, on the button.

The flop was    , and both players checked to the   on the turn. Bozzano bet 160,000, and Griffin called. The   completed the board on the river, and Bozzano slid out a bet of 500,000. Griffin called.

Bozzano tabled    for a flopped straight, and a steamed Griffin mucked.

Enio Bozzano3,200,0001,100,000
John Griffin900,000-1,700,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 6:02 PM Local Time
Konstantinos Nanos Eliminated In 14th Place ($29,878); Tay Nguyen Eliminated In 15th Place ($29,878)

Konstantinos Nanos - 14th Place

Chance Kornuth opened the pot for 45,000, and then both Konstantinos Nanos and Tay Nguyen, who had the smaller stack, moved all in. Kornuth called.

Konstantinos Nanos:   
Tay Nguyen:   
Chance Kornuth:   

The board ran out      , and Kornuth stayed out in front with the bet hand to bust two players and get a stack of 4,000,000.

Chance Kornuth4,000,0002,400,000
Konstantinos Nanos0-225,000
Tay Nguyen0-800,000
Gorilla Gaming
Saturday, July 8, 2017 5:53 PM Local Time
Fitzpatrick Doubles Through Nanos

Jeremiah Fitzpatrick open-jammed from early position for 565,000, and Konstantinos Nanos put him at risk, calling from the big blind.

Nanos:   
Fitzpatrick:   

Fitzpatrick was in great shape and stayed that way through the       board to earn the double-up.

Jeremiah Fitzpatrick1,150,000-150,000
Konstantinos Nanos225,000-875,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 5:37 PM Local Time
Gimbel Doubles Through Salsberg

Harrison Gimbel open-jammed all in from late position for 445,000, and Matt Salsberg re-jammed over the top in the cutoff.

Gimbel:   
Salsberg:   

A jack on the flop gave Gimbel the lead, and it held as the board ran out      .

Harrison Gimbel980,000480,000
Matt Salsberg550,000-980,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 5:30 PM Local Time
Eric Froehlich Eliminated In 16th Place $23,848

Eric Froehlich - 16th Place

Eric Froehlich put Christopher Farmer at risk for his last 225,000 preflop.

Christopher Farmer:   
Eric Froehlich:   

The board ran out      . Farmer hit his set on the flop, fell behind to a straight on the turn, but recovered the lead with his full house on the river.

That left Froehlich short, and he was eliminated when he was in for his last few chips holding    and was taken out by Ryan Van Sanford, holding   .

Christopher Farmer460,000160,000
Eric Froehlich0-800,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 5:21 PM Local Time
Traian Bostan Eliminated in 17th Place ($23,848)

Traian Bostan

Vinicius De Silva opened to 60,000 from piddle position, sparking a raising war that ultimately cost Traian Bostan his tournament life.

First, Florentino Coalla three-bet 130,000 from late position. Then Bostan four-bet jammed out of the small blind for 635,000, and Enio Bozzano five-bet shoved over top for 1,235,000. De Silva folded, and Coalla went into the tank. The clock was eventually called, and Coalla's time ran out; his cards went to the muck.

Bostan:   
Bozzano:   

It was a cooler for Bostan, and he stood up and took his leave after getting no help from the       board.

Enio Bozzano2,100,000800,000
Florentino Coalla1,100,000-300,000
Traian Bostan0-1,100,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 5:08 PM Local Time
Kevin Mckenzie Eliminated in 18th Place ($23,848)

Kevin Mckenzie - 18th Place

Konstantinos Nanos opened and Tay Nguyen moved all in for 395,000. Kevin Mckenzie then moved all in for 435,000. Nanos had a think but left them to it.

Tay Nguyen:   
Kevin Mckenzie:   

The board ran out      

Mckenzie was left with jusy 40,000 and was all in with    against the    of Chance Kornuth. A run out of       sealed his exit.

Tay Nguyen800,000350,000
Kevin Mckenzie0-700,000
Gorilla Gaming
Saturday, July 8, 2017 4:58 PM Local Time
Nguyen Triples

Kevin Mckenzie opened from middle position, Matt Salsberg three-bet to 150,000 from late position, and Tay Nguyen moved all in out of the big blind for 130,000.

Mckenzie four-bet jammed all in for 850,000 and, after a short time in the tank, Salsberg folded.

Mckenzie:   
Nguyen:   

Nguyen found an ace on the       board and scored the triple-up. After the board ran out, a disgusted Salsberg stated he had folded ace-queen.

Matt Salsberg1,530,00030,000
Kevin Mckenzie700,000-150,000
Tay Nguyen450,000270,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 4:52 PM Local Time
Christopher Farmer Left Short After Pot With Enio Bozzano

Christopher Farmer opened for 60,000 and Enio Bozzano three-bet from the button to 180,000.

Farmer called and, when they got to the turn of a board reading     , Bozzano called a 95,000 bet from Farmer.

The river was the  , and when Farmer checked Bozzano moved all in. Farmer seemed puzzled, saying, "Strange hand. What do you have, man?" and asking if Bozzano would show if he folded.

The clock was called and the count reached zero and Farmer's hand was dead. Bozzano did not show and dragged the pot.

Enio Bozzano1,300,000320,000
Christopher Farmer300,00050,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 4:36 PM Local Time
Final Two Tables Redraw
RoomTableSeatPlayerChip Count 
Miranda6001Vinicius De Silva1,100,000 
Miranda6002Christopher Farmer250,000 
Miranda6003Florentino Coalla1,400,000 
Miranda6004Jia Liu1,500,000 
Miranda6005Eric Froehlich800,000 
Miranda6006Michael Gentili900,000 
Miranda6007Enio Bozzano1,000,000 
Miranda6008Ryan Van Sanford2,500,000 
Miranda6009John Griffin2,600,000 
      
Miranda6011Tay Nguyen180,000 
Miranda6012Jeremiah Fitzpatrick1,300,000 
Miranda6013Kristofer Homerding380,000 
Miranda6014Harrison Gimbel500,000 
Miranda6015Kevin Mckenzie850,000 
Miranda6016Matt Salsberg1,500,000 
Miranda6017Chance Kornuth1,600,000 
Miranda6018Konstantinos Nanos1,100,000 
Miranda6019James Gilbert950,000 
Saturday, July 8, 2017 4:34 PM Local Time
Final 18 Counts
John Griffin2,600,000-250,000
Ryan Van Sanford2,500,000280,000
Chance Kornuth1,600,000-400,000
Jia Liu1,500,000620,000
Matt Salsberg1,500,000500,000
Florentino Coalla1,400,000200,000
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick1,300,000600,000
Vinicius De Silva1,100,000640,000
Konstantinos Nanos1,100,000220,000
James Gilbert950,000-150,000
Michael Gentili900,000900,000
Kevin Mckenzie850,000295,000
Eric Froehlich800,000-90,000
Harrison Gimbel500,000420,000
Kristofer Homerding380,00080,000
Christopher Farmer250,000-520,000
Tay Nguyen180,000-270,000
Saturday, July 8, 2017 4:18 PM Local Time
John Armbrust Eliminated in 19th Place ($19,287)

John Armbrust

John Armbrust was all in preflop while Jia Liu and Konstantinos Nanos still had action.

The flop was    .

Liu bet 85,000 and Nanos had a look back at his cards before folding.

Armbrust:   
Liu:   

The turn was the   and the river the   to bust Armbrust and set the two final tables.

John Armbrust0-900,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
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