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
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
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Joe Gualtieri, Konstantin Puchkov, William Reynolds, Michael Gagliano, Bradley Lipsey, Fernando Brito, Philip Meulyzer, Joey Weissman, Jeremy Quehen, Joshua Pedraza
