| Buy-In: | $1,500 |
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| Prize Pool: | $3,794,850 |
| Entrants: | 2811 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Carter Phillips Wins Event no. 31 ($664,130)
Joe Cada Eliminated in 2nd Place ($412,424)
Carter Phillips began Level 31 with a 2:1 chip lead over Joe Cada, but Cada scored a double up with 7
7
against Phillip’s A
Q
to take the lead. Cada got it all in good before the flop and the board came K6689. Cada’s pair of sevens held and he doubled up to about 7 million that hand, taking the chip lead once again.
Carter Phillips came back from the next break and won a huge showdown worth 8 million to steal the lead yet again. Phillips flopped top pair on a J7443 board with AJ and and got paid off on every street. Cada shipped almost 4 million across the table that hand along with the chip lead as Phillips had Cada out chipped by more nearly 3:1 as the level came to an end.
Joe Cada entered Level 32 on the short stack but quickly doubled back to even after getting it all in good before the flop with 22 against Phillips’ A7. The board came 1063JJ, offering no help to Phillips as Cada doubled up to about 6.2 million that hand.
Cada went on to take a slight lead over Phillips until he found a huge double up that put him way out in front with almost 12 million to Cada’s 685,000. All of the money went in on the turn with Phillips holding 99 for a set against Cada’s flopped top pair with J10. Left with under 700,000, Cada managed to double up quickly by getting it in good before the flop with 99 against Phillips’ A10. The board came JJ3J8, giving Cada a full house on the turn do double up to abut 1.4 million.
Cada was all in again with the short stack, but this time would be his last. On the final hand of the night, Cada shoved the button for 1,350,000 and Phillips called from the big blind.
Cada was all in for his tournament life and trailing before the flop with 97 against Phillips’ QJ.
The board came 105356, offering no help to Joe Cada who was eliminated in 2nd place ($412,424). Carter Phillips wins Event no. 31, taking home the $664,130 grand prize and the thirty-first gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
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Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,811
Average Chip Count: 6,324,750
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 4 — Joe Cada — 3,500,000
Seat no. 9 — Carter Phillips — 9,100,000
Players Eliminated:
Tom Chambers — 3rd Place ($290,875)
Cherish Andrew — 4th Place ($210,083)
Live Updates:
Cherish Andrews Eliminated in 4th Place ($210,083)
Joe Cada opened the cutoff for 205,000, Cherish Andrews moved all in for about 1.9 million on the button and Cada called.
Andrews was all in before the flop for her tournament life and had the lead with 88 against Cada’s AK.
The board came J5243, giving Cada a running straight on the river to win the pot and eliminate Cherish Andrews in 4th place ($210,083). Cada moved up to 7.2 million after the hand.
Tom Chambers Eliminated in 3rd place ($290,875)
Carter Phillips opened the button for 200,000, Tom Chambers moved all in from the small blind, Joe Cada re-shoved the big blind and Phillips folded.
Cada was ahead before the flop with KK against Chambers’ 88.
The board came A535J, offering no help to Tom Chambers who was eliminated in 3rd place ($290,875). Joe Cada took the chip lead over Carter Phillips going into heads-up play with 8.9 million to 3.7 million.
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Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 2,811
Average Chip Count: 3,162,375
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 3 — Tom Chambers — 3,185,000
Seat no. 4 — Joe Cada — 5,135,000
Seat no. 8 — Chreish Andrews — 1,990,000
Seat no. 9 — Carter Phillips — 2,340,000
Players Eliminated:
Najob Kamand — 5th Place ($153,578)
Live Updates:
Najib Kamand Eliminated in 5th Place ($153,578)
Carter Phillips opened the pot for 160,000 from the button, Najib Kamand moved all in for 1,350,000 from the small blind, Tom Chambers re-shoved the big blind and Phillips folded.
Chambers led before the flop with 1010 against Kamand’s AJ.
The board came 86547, giving Chambers a four-card flush on the river to win the pot and eliminate Najib Kamand in 5th place ($153,578). Chambers moved up to just under 3 million chips that hand.
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Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 2,811
Average Chip Count: 1,807,071
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Michael Aron — 1,085,000
Seat no. 2 — Najib Kamand — 770,000
Seat no. 3 — Tom Chambers — 3,460,000
Seat no. 4 — Joe Cada — 1,985,000
Seat no. 7 — Max Lehmanski — 825,000
Seat no. 8 — Chreish Andrews — 2,520,000
Seat no. 9 — Carter Phillips — 1,920,000
Players Eliminated:
Jonathan Poche — 8th Place ($64,399)
Huy Quach — 9th Place ($49,333)
Live Updates:
Huy Quach Eliminated in 9th Place ($49,333)
Huy Quach was left with just 5,000 after Cherish Andrews doubled through him early in the level. Quach three-bet shoved before the flop and she called all in with JJ for a slight lead against Quach’s AK. The board came J6558, giving Andrews top set on the flop and a full house on the turn to double up and all but eliminate Quach except for his last chip. Andrews moved up to over 2.4 million that hand.
On the next hand, Quach was all in for his ante and Jonathan Poche limped on the button and Max Lehmanski checked the big blind.The flop came A65, Lehmanski checked, Poche bet 80,000 and Lehmanski folded the side pot.
Poche was ahead on the flop with A6 for top two pair against Quach’s 105. Quach bricked the turn and river and was eliminated in 9th place ($49,333).
Jonathan Poche Eliminated in 8th Place ($64,399)
Joe cada opened the cutoff for 100,000, Jonatha Poche moved all in from the button and Cada called.
Cada led before the flop with AJ against Poche’s A3.
The board came 10548K, giving Cada a four-card flush on the river to win the pot and eliminate Jonathan Poche in 8th place ($64,399). Cada moved up to about 1.8 million after the hand.
The remaining seven players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 27 and will return at approximately 9:45pm local time to resume play.
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