Craig McCorkell Wins Event no. 36 ($368,593)
Jun 22, '12
Level: 9
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Craig McCorkell Wins Event no. 36 ($368,593)
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick Eliminated in 2nd Place ($228,261)
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick entered heads-up play with a more than 2:1 chip lead over Craig McCorkell, but it wasn’t long before McCorkell took the lead for himself. Fitzpatrick was crippled in a huge hand after getting it all in before the flop with A
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against McCorkell’s 9
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On the next hand, Jeremiah Fitzpatrick was all in before the flop with KJ against McCorkell’s 109.
The board came A106JJ, giving Fitzpatrick trips on the river to win the pot and double up.
On the next hand, Fitzpatrick got it all in again before the flop, this time with 52 against McCorkell’s 85.
The board came AQ8KA, giving McCorkell bottom pair on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Jeremiah Fitzpatrick in 2nd place ($228,261). Craig McCorkell wins Event no. 36, taking home the $368,593 grand prize and the thirty-sixth gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
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Player Tags: Jeremiah Fitzpatrick, Craig McCorkell
Level 8 Update: Fitzpatrick Leads McCorkell Heads-Up; Esfandiari 3rd ($151,613)
Jun 21, '12
Level: 8
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 587
Average Chip Count: 2,641,500
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 3,620,000
Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 1,610,000
Players Eliminated:
Antonio Esfandiari — 3rd Place ($151,613)
Live Updates:
Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated in 3rd Place ($151,613))
Antonio Esfandiari started the level as the chip leader but was knocked down to the short stack after losing two huge pots to Jeremiah Fitzpatrick and Craig McCorkell. Fitzpatrick doubled through Esfandiairi to take the chip lead after getting it all in before the flop with 77 against Esfandiari’s 99. The board came K74J5, giving Fitzpatrick middle set on the flop to win the pot and double up. Fitzpatrick took the chip lead that hand with just under 3.5 million while Esfandiari was left with just about 1 million in chips.
On the next hand, Esfandiari was doubled through by Craig McCorkell after getting it all in before the flop with AJ against McCorkell’s AK. The board came Q95A9, giving both players top pair on the turn, but McCorkell’s king-kicker played and he won the pot. McCorkell doubled up to about 1.3 million that hand while Esfandiari was left on the short stack with just over 300,000.
On his final hand, Esfandiari got it all in before the flop with K9 against Craig McCorkell’s K10.
The board came J836A, offering no help for Antonio Esfandiari who was eliminated in 3rd place ($151,613). Jeremiah Fitzpatrick took the chip lead over Craig McCorkell going into heads-up play with 3,630,000 to 1,610,000.
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Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Jeremiah Fitzpatrick, Craig McCorkell
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 21, '12
The final table of Event no. 36 ($3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
The Shootout tournament features a different format than a traditional No-Limit Hold’em event in that players must win their table before moving on. As players win their individual tables, they take those chips with them to the next round where they must win another table and so on, until the final table is reached. Day 2 ended with the elimination of Mickey Petersen in 11th Place ($9,086), and the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 1 with blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — Antonio Esfandiari — 538,000
Seat no. 2 — Joe Tehan — 529,000
Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 539,000
Seat no. 4 — Athanasios Polychronopoulos — 528,000
Seat no. 5 — Alessandro Longobardi — 512,000
Seat no. 6 — Jonathan Lane — 509,000
Seat no. 7 — Sardor Gaziev — 527,000
Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 539,000
Seat no. 9 — Roberto Romanello — 530,000
Seat no. 10 — Thiago Nishijima — 510,000
While only 10 remain, this event gathered 587 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,602,510. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $368,593
2nd Place — $228,261
3rd Place — $151,613
4th Place — $112,512
5th Place — $84,436
6th Place — $63,988
7th Place — $48,924
8th Place — $37,707
9th Place — $29,277
10th Place — $22,899
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Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Joe Tehan, Jeremiah Fitzpatrick, Thiago Nishijima, Roberto Romanello, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, Alessandro Longobardi, Craig McCorkell, Jonathan Lane, SARDOR GAZIEV
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and Klinger checked. McCorkell then bet 381,000 and Klinger folded. McCorkell now has 2.1 million in chips.
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Craig McCorkell moved all in preflop for his final 65,000 and Andrew Chen reraised on top of him. Everyone else mucked and the two players flipped over their cards:
Craig McCorkell opened on the button and Sami Kelopuro moved all in for just under 1 million from the small blind.