Herbert Tapscott Wins Event no. 8 ($264,400)
Jun 04, '12
Level: 31
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Herbert Tapscott Wins Event no. 8 ($264,400)
Gavin Griffin Eliminated in 2nd Place ($163,625)
Herbert Tapscott was knocked down to just 2 big blinds during Level 27 where found a key triple up through John Racener and Thayer Rasmussen to stay alive. Tapscott touched the chip lead for a minute in Level 28 after eliminating John Racener in 6th place ($41,121).
Gavin Griffin quickly took control of the table during Level 28, ending the level with a dominating lead over the field of more than 3:1 over second place. Griffin went on to personally bust Thayer Rasmussen in 7th place ($32,278), Michael Keist 5th ($54,855) and Can Kim Hua in 4th place ($73,406) . Tapscott took over the chip lead in Level 29, eliminating Ashly Butler in 3rd place ($102,373) to take a roughly 1.5:1 chip lead going into heads-up play with 2.6 million to Griffin’s 1.7 million.
On the final hand of the night, Gavin griffin raised to 100,000 from the button and Herbert Tapscott called from the big blind.
The flop came A
Q
8, Griffin moved all in for his last 65,000 and Tapscott called. Griffin showed A
632 for top pair with the nut low draw against Tapscott’s middle pair and a draw with Q
1074.
The turn and river were the 9 and the J, giving Tapscott a straight to the queen to win the pot and eliminate Gavin Griffin in 2nd place ($163,625). Herbert Tapscott wins Event no. 8, taking home the $264,400 grand prize and the eighth gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
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Player Tags: Herbert Tapscott, Gavin Griffin
Level 30 Update: Tapscott Leads Griffin Heads-Up; Butler 3rd ($102,373)
Jun 04, '12
Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-180,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 967
Average Chip Count: 2,175,750
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Herbert Tapscott — 2,490,000
Seat no. 7 — Gavin Griffin — 1,865,000
Players Eliminated:
Ashly Butler — 3rd Place ($102,373)
Live Updates:
Ashly Butler Eliminated in 3rd Place ($102,373)
Ashly Butler came into Level 30 as the short stack with just 5 big blinds and was eliminated shortly after in 3rd place ($102,373). Gavin Griffin limped into the pot for 80,000 on the button, Herbert Tapscott raised to 160,000 in the small blind, Ashly Butler called all in for 150,000 from the big blind and Griffin called the raise.
With Butler all in for his tournament life, the other two players checked through the river on a board of Q102QA. Butler showed J1096 for a pair of tens but Tapscott turned over AK73 for top pair, eliminating Ashly Butler in 3rd place ($201,373).
With the elimination of Ashly Butler in 3rd place ($102,373), Herbert Tapscott took the chip lead going into heads-up play with roughly 2,650,000 to Gavin Griffin’s 1,700,000.
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Player Tags: Herbert Tapscott, Gavin Griffin, Ashly Butler
Level 28 Update: Racener 6th ($41,121), Rasmussen 7th ($31,278)
Jun 03, '12
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 967
Average Chip Count: 870,300
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Herbert Tapscott — 795,000
Seat no. 2 — Ashly Butler — 720,000
Seat no. 5 — Michael Kleist — 410,000
Seat no. 7 — Gavin Griffin — 2,175,000
Seat no. 8 — Can Kim Hua — 255,000
Players Eliminated:
John Racener — 6th Place ($41,121)
Thayer Rasmussen — 7th Place ($31,278)
Live Updates:
Thayer Rasmussen Eliminated in 7th Place ($31,278)
Thayer Rasmussen was on the short stack and open-raised all in for 95,000 and got called in two spots.
The flop came K105, Can Kim Hua checked the small blind and Gavin Griffin checked on the button.
The turn was the 2, Hua bet 100,000 into the side pot and Griffin called.
The river was the 9, Hua bet 100,000, Griffin raised to 200,000 and Hua called. Griffin turned over QJ108 for the king-high straight and scooped the pot, eliminating Thayer Rasmussen in 7th place ($31,278) and leaving Hua on the short stack.
John Racener Eliminated in 6th Place ($41,121)
Gavin Griffin raised to 100,000 from the cutoff, John Racener called from the small blind and Herbert Tapscott called from the big blind.
The flop came 862, Racener bet 50,000 and got two callers.
The turn was the 5, Racener moved all in for 10,000 and both players called.
The river was J and both players checked the side pot. Tapscott won the high hand with Q832 for two pair while Griffin took the low pot with AK103 for the nut low. John Racener was eliminated in 6th place ($41,121) while Herbert Tapscott and Gavin Griffin were tied for the lead with roughly 1.6 million each.
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Player Tags: Herbert Tapscott, Gavin Griffin, Thayer Rasmussen, John Racener
Level 27 Update: Raymond Davis Eliminated in 8th Place ($24,111)
Jun 03, '12
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: out of 967
Average Chip Count: 621,642
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Herbert Tapscott — 230,000
Seat no. 2 — Ashly Butler — 700,000
Seat no. 3 — Thayer Rasmussen — 450,000
Seat no. 5 — Michael Kleist — 685,000
Seat no. 7 — Gavin Griffin — 1,100,000
Seat no. 8 — Can Kim Hua — 935,000
Seat no. 9 — John Racener — 475,000
Players Eliminated:
Raymond Davis — 8th Place ($24,111)
Live Updates:
Raymond Davis Eliminated in 8th Place ($24,111)
Thayer Rasmussen opened the pot for 80,000, Raymond Davis called all in and Michael Kleist called the raise for the side pot.
The flop came K64, Rasmussen bet 40,000 and Klesit folded. Rasmussen raked the side pot and turned over A432 for the nut flush on the flop against Davis’ top set with KK86. The turn and river were the 10 and the 7, failing to pair the board and Raymond Davis was eliminated in 8th place ($24,111). This pot put Rasmussen at about 450,000 (11 bbs).
Short Stacks Stay Alive
Despite losing Raymond Davis in 9th place ($24,111), the remaining short stacks seemed to do a good job at picking their spots this level and scoring some much needed double ups to stay alive. John Racener nearly doubled through chipleader Gavin Griffin towards the middle of the level after scooping a pot with a pair of aces and the nut low, putting him up to almost 600,000.
Herbert Tapscott found a double up and then some after being knocked down to under 2 big blinds this past level. In a key pot against John Racener and Thayer Rasmussen towards the end of the level, Tapscott found a triple up with wheel which put him back at nearly 7 big blinds to stay alive.
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Player Tags: Herbert Tapscott, Raymond Davis, Thayer Rasmussen, John Racener
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 03, '12
The final table of Event no. 8 ($1,500 Omaha Hi/Low Split 8/OB) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
With the elimination of Wes Self in 10th Place ($14,908), the official, 9-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with blinds of 13,000-25,000 and limits of 25,000-50,000, 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 — Herbert Tapscott — 579,000
Seat no. 2 — Ashly Butler — 294,000
Seat no. 3 — Thayer Rasmussen — 561,000
Seat no. 4 — Raymond Davis — 505,000
Seat no. 5 — Michael Kleist — 510,000
Seat no. 6 — Bryan Jolly — 658,000
Seat no. 7 — Gavin Griffin — 516,000
Seat no. 8 — Can Kim Hua — 405,000
Seat no. 9 — John Racener — 354,000
While only 9 remain, this event gathered 967 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,305,450. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $264,400
2nd Place — $163,625
3rd Place — $102,373
4th Place — $74,306
5th Place — $54,855
6th Place — $41,121
7th Place — $31,278
8th Place — $24,111
9th Place — $18,837
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Player Tags: Herbert Tapscott, Can Kim Hua, Raymond Davis, Gavin Griffin, Thayer Rasmussen, John Racener, Michael Kleist, Ashly Butler, Bryan Jolly
