Joey Weissman Wins Event no. 46 ($694,609)
Jun 28, '12
Level: 32
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante
Joey Weissman Wins Event no. 46 ($694,609)
Jeremy Quehen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($429,535)
Jeremy Quehen stole the chip lead for the first time tonight heading into the final level of play, but quickly gave it back to Joey Weissman after an early double in Level 32. Weissman got it all in before the flop with 3
3
against Quehen’s A
7. Weissman’s pocket pair held and he doubled back into the chip lead with about 6.5 million to Quehen’s 5.4 million.
On the final hand of the tournament, Joey Weissman opened the button for 240,000 and Jerey Quehen called the big blind.
The flop came Q53, Quehen bet 350,000 and Weissman called.
The turn was the 7, Quehen bet 800,000 and Wiessman called.
The river was the J, Quehen bet 2,000,000, Weissman shoved and Quehen called all in. Weissman turned over AQ for the nut flush to win the pot and eliminate Jeremy Quehen in 2nd place ($429,535). Joey Weissman wins Event no. 46, taking home the $694,609 grand prize and the forty-sixth gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
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Player Tags: Joey Weissman, Jeremy Quehen
Levels 30-31 Update: Weissman Maintains Lead
Jun 28, '12
Level: 31
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,607
Average Chip Count: 6,026,250
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 6 — Joey Weissman — 8,600,000
Seat no. 7 — Jeremy Quehen — 3,400,000
Live Updates:
Weissman Maintains the Lead; Quehen Doubles Up
Joey Weissman entered heads-up play with the chip lead and managed to extend his advantage over Jeremy Quehen by almost 4:1 by the beginning of Level 30. Quehen was able to narrow the gap a bit at the beginning of the the level, but Weissman pulled back out in front after winning a big showdown with the nut straight. There was a lot of back and forth as level 30 came to an end, but Weissman never managed to give up the lead, despite a few double ups by Quehen on the short stack in Level 31.
Jeremy Quehen open-shoved the button for 2,600,000 and Joey Weissman called the big blind.
Weissman was ahead before the flop with 6
6 against Quehen’s K7.
The board came Q875K, giving Quehen two pair on the river to win the pot and double up. Quehen doubled up to about 5,200,000 that hand while Weissman dropped down to about 8 million in chips.
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Player Tags: Joey Weissman, Jeremy Quehen
Level 29 Update: Weissman Leads Quehen Heads-Up
Jun 27, '12
Level: 29
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,607
Average Chip Count: 6,026,250
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 6 — Joey Weissman — 8,600,000
Seat no. 7 — Jeremy Quehen — 3,400,000
Players Eliminated:
Fernando Brito — 3rd Place ($282,676)
Philip Meulyzer — 4th Place ($203,781)
Bradley Lipsey — 5th Place ($149,162)
Live Updates:
Bradley Lipsey Eliminated in 5th Place ($149,162)
Jeremy Quehen opened the pot for 120,000 from under the gun, Bradley Lipsey reraised the small blind to 350,000, Joey Weissman shoved the big blind, Quehen folded and Lipsey called all in.
Weissman was ahead before the flop with AA against Lipsey’s QQ.
The board came AJ895, giving Weissman top set on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Breadley Lipsey in 5th place ($149,162). Weissman moved up to about 7 million that hand.
Philip Meulyzer Eliminated in 4th Place ($203,781)
Joey Weissman opened the cutoff for 120,000, Jeremy Quehen reraised the small blind to to 330,000, Philip Muelyzer moved all all, Weissman re-shoved and Quehen folded.
Meulyzer was aead before the flop with 1010 against Weissman’s AK.
The board came J939K, giving Weissman top pair on the river to win the pot and eliminate Philip Meulyzer in 4th place ($203,781).
Fernando Brito Eliminated in 3rd Place ($282,676)
Fernando Britio opened the pot for a raise, Joey Wiessman shoved and Brito called all in.
Brito was ahead before the flop with 99 against Weissman’s AJ.
The board came Q43J7, giving Weissman top pair on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Fernando Brito is 3rd place ($282,676). Weissman took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 8,400,000 to Jeremy Quehen’s 3,600,000.
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Player Tags: Bradley Lipsey, Fernando Brito, Philip Meulyzer, Joey Weissman
Level 27 Update: Weissman Leads Final Six at Dinner Break
Jun 27, '12
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,607
Average Chip Count: 2,008,750
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Philip Meulyzer — 600,000
Seat no. 2 — Joe Gualtieri — 950,000
Seat no. 4 — Brad Lipsey — 1,100,000
Seat no. 6 — Joey Weissman — 5,400,000
Seat no. 7 — Jeremy Quehen — 2,600,000
Seat no. 8 — Fernando Brito — 700,000
Players Eliminated:
Michael Gagliano — 7th Place ($83,428)
Joshua Pedraza — 8th Place ($63,686)
Live Updates:
Joshua Pedraza Eliminated in 8th Place ($63,686)
Joey Weissman opened the cutoff and Joshua Pedraza called from the big blind.
The board came 665A, Pedraza checked the turn, Weissman bet 140,000 Pedraza raised to 300,000 and Weissman called.
The river was the 3, Pedraza moved all in and Weissman called. Wiessman turned over a pair of aces for a full a house and Pedraza mucked his Q8. Joshua Pedraza was eliminated in 8th place ($63,686) while Joey Weissman ended the hand with abut 4.8 million.
Michael Gagliano Eliminated in 7th Place ($83,428)
Bradley Lipsey opened the pot for 85,000 from under the gun, Joey Weissman called from middle position and Mcihael Gagliano called from the big blind.
The flop came AQ4, Weissmnan bet 125,000, Gagliano check-raised to 300,000, Lipsey folded, Weissman three-bet to 495,000, Gagliano moved all in and Weissman called.
Weissmna was ahead on the flop with AQ for top two pair against Gagliano’s top pair with AJ.
The turn and river were the A and the 3, giving Wiessman a full house to win the pot and eliminate Michael Gagliano in 7th place ($83,428). Weissman secured the chip lead that hand with about 6.3 million.
The remaining six players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 27 and will return at approximately 9:30pm local time to resume play.
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Player Tags: Michael Gagliano, Joey Weissman, Joshua Pedraza
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 27, '12
The final table of Event no. 46 ($2,500 No-Limit Hold’em) 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 3 began with 25 players spread out over 3 tables, and with the elimination of William Reynolds in 10th Place ($38,716), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with blinds of 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 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 — Philip Meulyzer — 850,000
Seat no. 2 — Joe Gualtieri — 820,000
Seat no. 3 — Michael Gagliano — 1,000,000
Seat no. 4 — Brad Lipsey — 1,400,000
Seat no. 5 — Konstantin Puchkov — 855,000
Seat no. 6 — Joey Weissman — 5,100,000
Seat no. 7 — Jeremy Quehen — 840,000
Seat no. 8 — Fernando Brito — 428,000
Seat no. 9 — Joshua Pedraza — 500,000
While only 9 remain, this event gathered 1,607 players, creating a total prize pool of $3,655,925. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $694,609
2nd Place — $429,535
3rd Place — $282,676
4th Place — $203,781
5th Place — $149,162
6th Place — $110,775
7th Place — $83,428
8th Place — $63,686
9th Place — $49,245
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Player Tags: Joe Gualtieri, Konstantin Puchkov, William Reynolds, Michael Gagliano, Bradley Lipsey, Fernando Brito, Philip Meulyzer, Joey Weissman, Jeremy Quehen, Joshua Pedraza
7
5
Joey Weissman moved all-in and Ben Palmer shoved over the top, forcing a fold from Qing Liu. Weissman revealed his 6
K
Ryan Welch raised to 450 and Joey Weissman three-bet to 1,350 behind him. Gennady Kalin called from the small blind and Welch called as well.
From the button Andrew Kelsall raised to 8,000. Joey Weissman made it 29,000 to go from the big blind and Kelsall moved all-in, having Weissman’s 114,000 stack covered.