| Buy-In: | $2,500 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $957,775 |
| Entrants: | 421 |
Level: 25
PLO – Triple Draw 2-7 – Stud 8
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with 3,000
Hold’em – Razz – Badugi
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Stud – 2-7 Draw No-Limit – Omaha 8
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Vanessa Selbst Wins Event no. 52 ($224,259)
Michael Saltzburg Eliminated in 2nd Place ($150,849)
Vanessa Selbst returned from the dinner break with a more than 5:1 chip lead over Michael Saltzburg and had him down to less than 200,000 in chips before closing out the night in the 2-7 Triple Draw portion of Level 25.
On the final hand of the tournament, Vanessa Selbst opened the button for 50,000 before the draw and Michael Saltzburg called.
First Draw: Both players drew 1 card each. Saltzburg bet 25,000, Selbst raised to 50,000 and Saltzburg called.
Second Draw: Both players stood pat. Saltzburg bet all in and Selbst called. Selbst turned over 2
3
45
7
for a perfect 2-7 low to eliminate Michael Saltzburg in 2nd place ($150,849). Vanessa Selbst wins Event no. 52, taking home the $224,259 grand prize and the fifty-second gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
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Level: 24
PLO – Triple Draw 2-7 – Stud 8
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with 3,000
Hold’em – Razz – Badugi
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Stud – 2-7 Draw No-Limit – Omaha 8
Ante: 4,000
Bring-In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 421
Average Chip Count: 1,578,750
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Vanessa Selbst — 2,641,000
Seat no. 2 — Michael Saltzburg — 516,000
Players Eliminated:
Tommy Hang — 3rd Place ($97,884)
Chris Bjorin — 4th Place ($64,649)
Thomas Chambers — 5th Place ($43,099)
Live Updates:
Thomas Chambers Eliminated in 5th Place ($43,099)
Razz
Thomas Chambers entered Level 24 on the short stack and was the next player eliminated.
Selbst: 8JA59 — 235
Chambers: 4Q99 — 8710
Chambers was eliminated by chipleader Vanessa Selbst in the Razz portion of the level after Selbst made a nine-low against Chambers’ ten-low. Thomas Chambers was eliminated in 5th place ($43,099) as Vanessa Selbst secured the chip lead with about 2.1 million after the hand.
Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 4th Place ($64,649)
Hold’em
Vanessa Selbst opened the pot for 40,000, Chris Bjorin reraised to 60,000, Selbst four-bet to 80,000 and Bjorin called.
The flop came 1063, Bjorin bet all in and Selbst called.
Selbst was ahead on the flop with A7 against Bjorin’s KQ.
The turn and river were the J and 10, offering no help to Chris Bjorin who was eliminated in 4th place ($64,649). Selbst moved up to over 2.5 million that hand.
Tommy Hang Eliminated in 3rd Place ($97,884)
Stud
Saltzburg: 4J33 — KJJ
Hang: 87106 — A76
Saltzburg made a full house on sixth street when the money went in and Tommy Hang was drawing dead on the river with two pair. Tommy Hang was eliminated in 3rd place ($97,884).
Vanessa Selbst took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 2,641,000 to Michael Saltzburg’s 516,000.
The remaining two players took a thirty-minute dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and will return at approximately 10:45pm local time to resume play.
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Level: 23
PLO – Triple Draw 2-7 – Stud 8
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 2,000 ante
Hold’em – Razz – Badugi
Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
Stud – 2-7 Draw No-Limit – Omaha 8
Ante: 3,000
Bring-In: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 421
Average Chip Count: 631,500
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Vanessa Selbst — 1,400,000
Seat no. 2 — Michael Saltzburg — 597,000
Seat no. 3 — Chris Bjorin — 545,000
Seat no. 4 — Tommy Hang — 377,000
Seat no. 5 — Thomas Chambers — 262,000
Players Eliminated:
Mike Gorodinsky — 6th Place ($30,169)
Live Updates:
Mike Gorodinsky Eliminated in 6th Place ($30,169)
Omaha
On a flop of K42, Mike Gorodinsky was all in against Vanessa Selbst.
Selbst: A943
Gorodinsky: K764
Gorodinsky was ahead on the flop when the money went in with top two pair against Selbst’s flush draw.
The turn was the 5, giving Selbst a straight flush. Mike Gorodinsky was drawing dead on the river and was eliminated in 6th place ($30,169). Selbst moved up to about 1.4 million after the hand.
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The final table of Event no. 52 ($2,500 10-Game Mix Six-Handed) 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 19 players spread out over 4 tables, and with the elimination of Julien Renard in 7th Place ($21,645), the official six-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 33, 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 — Vanessa Selbst — 1,008,000
Seat no. 2 — Michael Saltzburg — 597,000
Seat no. 3 — Chris Bjorin — 545,000
Seat no. 4 — Tommy Hang — 377,000
Seat no. 5 — Thomas Chambers — 262,000
Seat no. 6 — Mike Gorodinsky — 222,000
While only 6 remain, this event gathered 421 players, creating a total prize pool of $957,775. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $244,259
2nd Place — $150,849
3rd Place — $97,884
4th Place — $64,649
5th Place — $43,099
6th Place — $30,169
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.
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