Michael Gathy Wins Event no. 21 ($440,829)
Jun 13, '12
Level: 31
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante
Michael Gathy Wins Event no. 21 ($440,829)
Jamie Armstrong Eliminated in 2nd Place ($273,776)
Michael Gathy came into the final level of the night on the short stack and was chipped down to just 1.8 million against Armstrong’s 6.8 million after losing a 1.7 million showdown to Armstrong’s pair of aces. Gathy then answered back by winning a 2.1 million pot with a full house, narrowing the gap with about 3.9 million to Armstrong’s 4.5 million after the hand. Gathy pressed his momentum and eventually took the chip lead for himself about halfway through the level before delivering a massive cooler to Armstrong to win the tournament.
Jamie Armstrong opened the button to 250,000, Michael Gathy reraised to 60,000 from the big blind, Armstrong moved all in and Gathy called.
Armstrong was all in for his tournament and in bad shape with 9
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against Gathy’s 1010.
The board came K85A
7, offering no help to Jamie Armstrong who was eliminated in 2nd place ($273,776). Michael Gathy wins Event no. 21, taking home the $440,829 and the twenty-first gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
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Player Tags: Jamie Armstrong, Michael Gathy
Level 30 Update: Armstrong Leads Gathy Heads-Up; Vaillancourt 3rd ($193,089)
Jun 13, '12
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,799
Average Chip Count: 4,198,500
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 6 — Jamie Armstrong — 5,000,000
Seat no. 10 — Michael Gathy — 3,480,000
Players Eliminated:
Noah Vaillancourt — 3rd Place ($193,089)
Live Updates:
Noah Vaillancourt Eliminated in 3rd Place ($193,089)
Jamie Armstrong min-raised from the button 200,000, Noah Vaillancourt moved all in for about 800,000 from the big blind and Armstrong called.
Vaillancourt was all in for his tournament life before the flop with Q10 against Armstrong’s A
Q.
The board came K9267, offering no help to Noah Vaillancourt who was eliminated in 3rd place ($193,089). Jamie Armstrong took a slight chip lead that hand going into heads-up play against Michael Gathy.
With the elimination of Noah Vaillancourt in 3rd place ($193,089), Jamie Armstrong took the chip lead going into heads-up play with about 4.6 million to Michael Gathy’s 3.7 million.
Michael cathy Doubles Through Jamie Armstrong
Michael Gathy got it all in before the flop for about 1.7 million with KQ against Jamie Armstrong’s K9.
The board came 652J5, offering ho help to Armstrong as Gathy doubled up to about 3.5 million after the hand.
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Player Tags: Jamie Armstrong, Michael Gathy, Noah Vaillancourt
Level 28 Update: John Esposito Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,457)
Jun 12, '12
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,799
Average Chip Count: 2,799,000
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 2 — Noah Vaillancourt — 2,300,000
Seat no. 6 — Jamie Armstrong — 4,000,000
Seat no. 10 — Michael Gathy — 1,800,000
Players Eliminated:
John Esposito — 4th Place ($139,457)
Live Updates:
John Esposito Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,457)
John Esposito returned from the dinner break on the short stack with just 19 big blinds and was the next player eliminated. Jamie Armstrong open-shoved the small blind before the flop and John Esposito called all in from the big blind.
Esposito was all in for his tournament life and was trailing with A6 against Armstrong’s A8.
The board came Q865K, giving both players a pair on the flop, but Esposito failed to further improve by the river and was eliminated in 3rd Place ($139,457).
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Player Tags: John Esposito Jr., Jamie Armstrong
Level 27 Update: Armstrong Leads Final Four at the Dinner Break
Jun 12, '12
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 2,799
Average Chip Count: 2,099,250
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 2 — Noah Vaillancourt — 2,600,000
Seat no. 6 — Jamie Armstrong — 3,300,000
Seat no. 7 — John Esposito — 1,100,000
Seat no. 10 — Michael Gathy — 1,800,000
Live Updates:
Armstrong Leads at Dinner Break
Although they didn’t lose a player in the last level, there was plenty of action and some big chip movement. Michael Gathy came into the level as the short stack but managed to chip up early through then chipleader Jamie Armstrong after winning a 600,000 showdown with a flopped pair of nines against Amrstrong’s AK. That hand knocked Armstrong down to about 1.8 million and moved Gathy up to 1.4 million.
Armstrong began the level as the chip leader and despite losing some chips to Michael Gathy early on, Armstrong regained the lead once gain after winning a nearly 2 million showdown with aces-up against Noah Vaillancourt’s AQ on an unpaired, ace-high board. That hand put Armstrong way out in front with about 3.3 million as Vaillancourt dropped down to about 1.1 million in chips.
Noah Vaillancourt Doubles Through John Esposito
Vaillancourt managed to battle back at the end of the level and doubled through John Esposito to regain his spot on the leader board in second place. Vaillaincourt got it all in before the flop with AK against Esposito’s QQ. The board came A5537, giving Vaillancourt top pair on the flop win the pot and double up. That hand put Vaillancourt at about 2.6 million heading into the dinner break while Esposito slipped down to about 1.1 million.
The final four players took an extended seventy-five minute dinner break at the conclusion of Level 27 and will return at approximately 9:45pm local to resume play.
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Player Tags: John Esposito Jr., Jamie Armstrong, Michael Gathy, Noah Vaillancourt
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 12, '12
The final table of Event no. 21 ($1,000 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 18 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Dan Smith 10th Place ($25,367), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 24 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 — Joshua Field — 334,000
Seat no. 2 — Noah Vaillancourt — 2,401,000
Seat no. 3 — Jason Manggunio — 211,000
Seat no. 4 — Eric Baldwin — 701,000
Seat no. 5 — Eric Davis — 440,000
Seat no. 6 — Jamie Armstrong — 2,294,000
Seat no. 7 — John Esposito — 418,000
Seat no. 8 — Jean-Louis Santoni — 823,000
Seat no. 9 — Michael Gathy — 783,000
While only 9 remain, this event gathered 2,799 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,519,100. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $440,829
2nd Place — $273,776
3rd Place — $193,089
4th Place — $139,457
5th Place — $101,948
6th Place — $75,422
7th Place — $56,453
8th Place — $42,749
9th Place — $32,748
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Player Tags: John Esposito Jr., Eric Davis, Eric Baldwin, Jamie Armstrong, Jean-Louis Santoni, Jason Manggunio, Michael Gathy
Jamie Armstrong Eliminated in Fifth Place ($112,695)
David Peters Eliminated in Eighth Place ($48,130)
Dobrilovic Put To a Decision For All His Chips
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