Vincent Van Der Fluit Wins Event no. 11 ($265,221)
Jun 06, '12
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Vincent Van Der Fluit Wins Event no. 11 ($265,221)
Charles Tonne Eliminated in 2nd Place ($164,132)
Charles Tonne entered heads-up play with the chip lead after eliminating both Tristan Wade in 3rd place ($102,690) and Damien Lhommueau in 4th place ($74,536), but Vincnet Van Der Fluit managed to take the lead for himself going to Level 24. Van Der Fluit extended his lead early in the level after flopping a full house of kings over aces to win a big showdown that put him up more than 3:1 over his opponent.
Vincent Van Der Fluit min-raised the button to 60,000 and Charles Tonne called from the big blind.
The flop came A
52
, Tonne checked, Van Der Fluit bet 65,000, Tonne raised to 315,000, Van Der Fluit three-bet, Tonne four-bet shoved and Van Der Fluit called. Tonne was all in for his tournament life with Q
1095 for middle pair and a flush draw against Van Der Fluit’s two pair and a higher flush draw with AJ72.
The turn and river were the K and the 7, giving both players a club flush on the turn, but Van Der Fluit’s jack-high flush defeated Tonne’s flush to the ten and Van Der Fluit gets the gold. Charles Tonne was eliminated in 2nd place ($154,132) while Vincent Van Der Fluit wins Event no. 11, taking him the $265,221 grand prize and the eleventh gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
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Player Tags: Vincent van der Fluit, Charles Tonne
Level 23 Update: Tonne Leads Van Der Fluit Heads-Up; Wade 3rd ($102,690), Lhommueau 4th ($74,536)
Jun 06, '12
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 970
Average Chip Count: 2,182,500
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 3 — Charles Tonne — 3,100,000
Seat no. 5 — Vincnt Van Der Fluit — 1,200,000
Players Eliminated:
Tristan Wade — 3rd Place ($102,690)
Damien Lhommueau — 4th Place ($74,536)
Live Updates:
Damien Lhommueau Eliminated in 4th Place ($74,536)
Charles Tonne opened the pot for a raise from the cutoff, Damien Lhommueau reraised the size of the pot from the big blind, Tonne four-bet, Lhommueau five-bet all in an Tonne called.
Lhommueau was all in before the flop for his tournament life with AJ97
against Tonne’s QJ109.
The board came 752J8, giving Tonne a straight to win the pot and eliminate Damien Lhommueau in 4th place ($74,536). Charles Tonne took the chip lead that hand going into three-handed play with just about 2.1 million.
Tristan Wade Eliminated in 3rd Place ($102,690)
Tristan Wade came into the level as the short stack with just 8 big blinds, but managed to survive Damien Lhommueau in 4th place ($74,536) before he too was eliminated by chipleader Charles Tonne in 3rd place ($201,690).
Tristan Wade was all in before the flop with KQJ9 against Charles Tonne’s J985.
The board came 7548Q, giving Tonne two pair to win the pot and eliminate Tristan Wade in 3rd place ($102,690).
With the elimination of Tristan Wade in 3rd place ($102,690), Charles Tonne took the chip lead going into heads-up play with roughly 2.3 million to Vincent Van Der Fluit’s 2 million.
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Player Tags: Tristan Wade, Vincent van der Fluit, Charles Tonne
Level 22 Update: Dovzhenko 5th ($55,025), Brown 6th ($41,249), Garbe 7th ($31,375)
Jun 06, '12
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 970
Average Chip Count: 1,091,250
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 3 — Charles Tonne — 1,650,000
Seat no. 4 — Tristan Wade — 195,000
Seat no. 5 — Vincnt Van Der Fluit — 2,000,000
Seat no. 8 — Damien Lhommueau — 450,000
Players Eliminated:
Alexander Dovzhenko — 5th Place ($55,025)
Rodney Brown — 6th Place ($41,249)
Brian Garbe — 7th Place ($31,375)
Live Updates:
Brian Garbe Eliminated in 7th Place ($31,375)
Brian Garbe entered the level as the short stack with just under 6 big blinds, and was eliminated shortly after it began in 7th place ($31,375). On his final hand, Charles Tonne min-raised under the gun to 40,000, Brian Garbe moved all in from the button for just under 100,000 and Tonne called.
Garbe led before the flop with AQ73 against Tonne’s AJ76.
The board came J106107, giving Tonne top pair on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Brian Garbe in 7th place ($31,375).
Rodney Brown Eliminated in 6th Place ($41,249)
Rodney Brown opened the pot for 45,000 from under the gun, Vincent Van Der Fluit reraised to 165,000 from the button, Brown made a pot-sized four-bet and Van Der Fluit called.
The flop came J75, Brown moved all in and Van Der Fluit called.
Van Der Fluit was ahead on the flop with J1097 for top two pair and a flush draw against Brown’s over pair of aces with AA22.
The turn and river were the 7 and the 10, giving Van Der Fluit a full house on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Rodney Brown in 6th place ($41,249). Vincent Van Der Fluit took the chip lead after that hand with just about 1.3 million.
Alexander Dovzhenko Eliminated in 5th Place ($55,025)
Charles Tonne min-raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Alexander Dovzhenko reraised to 130,000 from the small blind and Tonne called.
The flop came K87, Dovzhenko made a pot-sized bet to 280,000, Tonne reraised, Dovzhenko three-bet all in and Tonne called.
Tonne was ahead on the flop with 8765 for two pair against Dovzhenko’s AAK9.
The turn and river were the 8 and the 4, offering no help to Alexander Dovzhenko who was eliminated in 5th place ($55,025).
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Player Tags: Rodney Brown, Alexander Dovzhenko, Vincent van der Fluit, Charles Tonne, Brian Garbe
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 06, '12
The final table of Event no. 11 ($1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Day 2 concluded with the elimination of Galen Kester in 10th Place ($14,954), setting the official, 9-handed final table. Play will begin in Level 20 with blinds of 6,000-12,000, 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 — Rodney Brown — 457,000
Seat no. 2 — Calvin Anderson — 149,000
Seat no. 3 — Charles Tonne — 1,121,000
Seat no. 4 — Tristan Wade — 150,000
Seat no. 5 — Vincent Van Der Fluit
Seat no. 6 — Alexander Dovzhenko — 579,000
Seat no. 7 — Brian Gabe — 158,000
Seat no. 8 — Damien Lhommeau — 663,000
Seat no. 9 — David Schnettler — 139,000
While only 9 remain, this event gathered 970 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,309,500. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $265,211
2nd Place — $164,132
3rd Place — $102,690
4th Place — $74,536
5th Place — $55,025
6th Place — $41,249
7th Place — $31,375
8th Place — $24,186
9th Place — $18,896
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Player Tags: Galen Kester, Tristan Wade, David Schnettler, Rodney Brown, Alexander Dovzhenko, Charles Tonne, Damien Lhommeau
