Yen Dang Wins Event no. 51 ($170,587)
Jul 01, '12
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Janet Howard Eliminated in 3rd Place ($66,061)
Janet Howard moved all in before the flop for around 300,000 from the button and Yen Dang called from the small blind.
Dang was ahead before the flop with 9
9
against Howard’s A
6.
The board came J8
4Q7, offering no help for Janet Howard who was eliminated in 3rd place ($66,061).
Yen Dang took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 1,770,000 to Debbie Pechac’s 1,030,000.
Yen Dang Wins Event no. 51 ($170,587)
Debbie Pechac Eliminated in 2nd Place ($105,586)
Yen Dang opened the button for 75,000, Debbie Pechac reraised to 200,000 from the big blind and Dang called.
The flop came KQ8, Pechac moved all in and Dang called.
Dang was ahead on the flop with Q7 for middle pair against Pechac’s J10.
The turn and river were the 4 and the J, offering no help to Debbie Pechac who was eliminated in 2nd place ($105,586). Yen Dang wins Event no. 51, taking home the $170,587 grand prize and the fifty-first gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
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Player Tags: Debbie Pechac, Janet Howard, Yen Dang
Level 23 Update: Angela Prada-Moed Eliminated in 4th Place ($47,949)
Jul 01, '12
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 936
Average Chip Count: 936,000
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 3 — – Debbie Pechac — 570,000
Seat no. 4 — Janet Howard — 820,000
Seat no. 8 — Yen Dang — 1,430,000
Players Eliminated:
Angela Prada-Moed — 4th Place ($47,949)
Live Updates:
Angela Prada-Moed Eliminated in 4th Place ($47,949)
Angela Prada-Moed open-shoved for 248,000 before the flop and Yen Dang called.
Prada-Moed was all in for her tournament life and trailing before the flop with 99 against Dang’s AA.
The board came K10642, offering no help to Angela Prada-Moed who was eliminated in 4th place ($47,949).
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Player Tags: Angela Prada-Moed, Yen Dang
Level 21 Update: Candida Ross-Powers Eliminated in 5th Place ($35,398)
Jul 01, '12
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 936
Average Chip Count: 702,000
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Angela Prada-Moed — 145,000
Seat no. 3 — – Debbie Pechac — 630,000
Seat no. 4 — Janet Howard — 132,000
Seat no. 8 — Yen Dang — 483,000
Players Eliminated:
Candida Ross-Powers — 5th Place ($35,398)
Live Updates:
Candida Ross-Powers Eliminated in 5th Place ($35,398)
Candida Ross-Powers moved all in for 315,000 from under the gun and Yen Dang called from the button.
Ross-Powers was ahead before the flop with 88 against Dang’s AK.
The board came AQJ35, giving Dang top pair on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Candida Ross-Powers in 5th place ($35,398).
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Player Tags: Candida Ross-Powers, Yen Dang
