2012 World Series of Poker

Event 56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Tomas Junek
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$661,022
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,777,300
Entries
2,798
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Queen Doubles Through Fischer

Action folded all the way around to Alexander Queen in the small blind, and he make the call. Bastian Fischer checked his option in the big blind, and the two saw a flop of {a-Clubs}{4-Spades}{6-Clubs}. Queen tossed in a 25,000 bet, and Fischer clicked it back to 65,000. Queen raised all in, and Fischer made the call. The cards were tabled, and Queen was out in front.

Queen: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Fischer: {7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

Queen held top pair, but he would need to fade the straight draw outs of Fischer. He did so on the turn, the {k-Diamonds}, and the river, the {10-Diamonds}. Queen doubled up to 800,000, while Fischer drops down below 500,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Queen
805,000
445,000
445,000
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Bastian Fischer
420,000
-880,000
-880,000

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Paul Van Nunes Eliminated in 17th Place ($23,608)

Paul Vas Nunes
Paul Vas Nunes

Bastian Fischer raised it up to around 40,000 from the cut-off and Paul Vas Nunes moved all in from the small blind. Action made its way back to Fischer who made the call.

Nunes: {Q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Fischer: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

The board came {9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades} and with that Nunes was finished for the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Bastian Fischer
1,300,000
350,000
350,000
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Paul Vas Nunes
Busted

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Trampota Takes Big Pot From Mattia

We didn't catch the action until the river, but we saw that Tomas Trampota and Gianluca Mattia were heads up on a board that read {k-Clubs}{2-Spades}{8-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{8-Spades}. There was about 200,000 in the middle, and Trampota had put out a big bet of 160,000.

Mattia was deep in the tank for about three minutes before the clock was called. The floor came over to administer the one minute clock, and after about 20 seconds, Mattia slid the chips in for the call. Trampota tabled {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for trip eights, and Mattia looked shocked before mucking his hand. He spent the next 30 seconds or so shaking his head, as the hit drops him to 750,000. Meanwhile, Trampota cracks the 1 million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
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Tomas Trampota
1,050,000
351,000
351,000
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Gianluca Mattia
750,000
-521,000
-521,000

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Queen Gets Caught

Action started with Tomas Junek raisint it to 35,000 in the hijack, and Alexander Queen was next to act in the cut off. He three-bet to 78,000, and Eliyahu Levy called in the small blind. Junek called as well, and the three saw a flop of {k-Spades}{5-Spades}{9-Hearts}. It was checked to Queen, who fired out 95,000. Junek was the only one who came along, and the {q-Spades} hit the turn.

Both players checked, and the river brought the {2-Spades}, putting a fourth spade on the board. Junek took a quick peek at his cards, then checked to Queen. He thought for just about 10-15 seconds before firing out a bet of 150,000. Junek took little time in calling, and Queen said "you win". Junek tabled {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} for a flush, and Queen mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Tomas Junek
750,000
357,000
357,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Alexander Queen
360,000
-440,000
-440,000

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Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Final 18 Table Draw

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Table 408

Seat 1Tomas Trampota 
Seat 2Dmitrii Valouev 
Seat 3Peter Eastgate 
Seat 4Andrew Taylor 
Seat 5Gianluca Mattia 
Seat 6Donald Vogel 
Seat 7Sam Holden 
Seat 8Randolph Lanosga 
Seat 9David Borg 

Table 407

Seat 1Paul Vas Nunes 
Seat 2Bassel Moussa 
Seat 3Michael Graydon 
Seat 4Christopher Odonnell 
Seat 5Tomas Junek 
Seat 6Alexander Queen 
Seat 7Bastian Fischer 
Seat 8Eliyahu Levy 
Seat 9Steven Goldberg 

Blondeau Out in 19th

Rudy Blondeau
Rudy Blondeau

Rudy Blondeau moved all in from the button and found a caller in Michael Graydon. Blondeau was pleased to see that his {A-Spades}{j-Spades} was easily ahead of Graydon's {k-}{j-}. However anything can happen as Blondeau soon found out, after an {K-} made an appearance on the flop. Blondeau wasn't able to catch up and was sent packing

Player Chips Progress
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Rudy Blondeau
Busted

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Will Failla Arrives Just in Time To Bust

Tournament Director Robbie Thompson stacks Will Failla's chips
Tournament Director Robbie Thompson stacks Will Failla's chips

"Someone told me it was 2 o'clock". This was what Will "The Thrill" Failla said as he arrived to the restart 24 minutes late. It was a brutal stroke of bad luck for Failla, who was the severe short stack to start the day. When he arrive at the table, he had just 13,000, less then one big blind. On the first hand he sat down, he was all in.

Action started with Randolph Lanosga raising it up to 35,000 under the gun. Failla called all in for his last 11,000, and it folded around to Steven Goldberg in the big blind, who made the call.

Goldberg and Lanosga checked down a board of {q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, and Lanosga showed {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a pair of sevens. Failla showed {a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} for ace high, and headed to the rail in disbelief.

It should be pointed out that despite his unfortunate luck, Failla handled it very well, saying "What am I gonna do now fight about it?" Failla earned just under $19,000 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
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Will Failla
Busted

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