2012 World Series of Poker › Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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Gylbert Drolet Eliminated in 17th Place ($25,780)

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Gylbert Drolet - 17th place

Alex Cordero opened with a raise to 51,000 from early position, then Gylbert Drolet reraised all in for 157,000 total from a seat over. That's when Hieu Nguyen reraised again over the top for 300,000. It folded back around, Cordero stepped aside, and the remaining players tabled their cards.

Drolet:
Nguyen:

Drolet didn't want to see clubs, but the flop came to put him at risk. The turn was the and Drolet was still safe, but the fell on the river to give Nguyen the flush and send Drolet out in 17th.

Chip Counts
Hieu Nguyen			965,000	385,000
Gylbert Drolet			Busted

Tags: Gylbert Drolet, Hieu Nguyen.

Wayne Brown Eliminated in 18th Place ($25,780)

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Wayne Brown - 18th place

Joshua Prager opened to 60,000 from early position and action folded around to Wayne Brown in the big blind, who pushed all in for his remaining stack. Prager made the call and hands were revealed.

Prager:
Brown:

The board looked good for Brown, however, a completed the board - giving Prager a set of treys on the end for the knockout.

Brown will take home $25,780 for his efforts today.

Chip Counts
Joshua Prager			900,000	160,000
Wayne Brown			Busted

Tags: Wayne Brown.

Seating Assignments for Final Two Tables, with Chip Counts

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Table	Seat	Player	Chips
141	1	Frankie Johnson	550,000
141	2	James Taylor	350,000
141	3	Iakov Onuchin	700,000
141	4	Jonathan Miller	740,000
141	5	David Steirman	320,000
141	6	Alex Cordero	1,700,000
141	7	Gylbert Drolet	100,000
141	8	Hieu Nguyen	580,000
141	9	Randolph Lanosga	600,000

142	1	Jonathan Hilton	280,000
142	2	Sebastien Comel	1,700,000
142	3	Yoav Tenenbaum	800,000
142	4	Daniel Thomas	630,000
142	5	Martin Vallo	650,000
142	6	Dominik Nitsche	1,350,000
142	7	Wayne Brown	135,000
142	8	Daniel Eichhorn	1,400,000
142	9	Joshua Prager	740,000

Chip Counts
Alex Cordero	1,700,000	-120,000
Sebastien Comel	1,700,000	750,000
Daniel Eichhorn	1,400,000	460,000
Dominik Nitsche	1,350,000	425,000
Yoav Tenenbaum	800,000	-380,000
Joshua Prager	740,000	100,000
Jonathan Miller	740,000	470,000
Iakov Onuchin	700,000	55,000
Martin Vallo	650,000	545,000
Daniel Thomas	630,000	30,000
Randolph Lanosga	600,000	-130,000
Hieu Nguyen	580,000	300,000
Franklin Johnson	550,000	-70,000
James Taylor	350,000	-45,000
David Steirman	320,000	-25,000
Jonathan Hilton	280,000	65,000
Wayne Brown	135,000	-210,000
Gylbert Drolet	100,000	-35,000

Agarwal Out, 18 Left

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Aditya Agarwal

Aditya Agarwal open-pushed his stack of about 400,000 from the button and got one caller in Daniel Eichhorn in the small blind. Agarwal had and Eichhorn , and after the five community cards came , Agarwal was out in 19th.

The remaining 18 players are now being seated around the final two tables.

Chip Counts
Aditya Agarwal			Busted

Tags: Aditya Agarwal, Daniel Eichhorn.

Hart Gets Crippled, Doubles, Then Eliminated

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Daniel Thomas shoved all in from the small blind for his last 294,000 from the small blind and was called by Christopher Hart in the big blind to put Thomas at risk.

Thomas:
Hart:

Hart was in bad shape and the board left Thomas in front for the double up.

Down to his last 38,000, Hart pushed all in from the button and was called by Alex Cordero in the big blind. This time Hart had the pocket kings and he doubled through against Cordero's to double up.

However, in what would be his last hand shortly thereafter, Hart pushed all in for 82,000 and was called by Dominik Nitsche in the big blind to put him at risk.

Nitsche:
Hart:

The board left Nitsche best and Hart was sent to the rail.

Chip Counts
Daniel Thomas			600,000	245,000
Christopher Hart			Busted

Olsen, Bonita Out

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Harald Olsen

A couple more eliminations to report here at the start of Level 23. Harald Olsen has been eliminated in 22nd, and was followed to the rail shortly thereafter by Christopher Bonita in 21st.

Olsen's last hand saw him all in before the flop with versus an opponent's . All was good for Olsen after the flop, but tens on both the turn and river spelled the end of Olsen's Event 59 run.

Meanwhile in Bonita's final hand, he'd committed the last of his 160,000 or so with and was hoping to catch against Wayne Brown's . But the board came , and Bonita is out.

Just 20 players are left.

Chip Counts
Wayne Brown	345,000	245,000
Harald Olsen	Busted
Christopher Bonita	Busted

Tags: Christopher Bonita, Harald Olsen, Wayne Brown.

Level 23 started

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Level:: 23

Blinds:: 10000/20000

Ante:: 3000

Big Call By Nitsche Ends Suaya's Run

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

With only about 75,000 in the middle and the board showing , Fernando Suaya made a big all-in shove for more than 400,000, putting Dominik Nitsche to a tough decision. Nitsche had Suaya covered, though not by a lot, and after tanking for some time Nitsche emerged to make the call.

Nitsche showed for aces while Suaya turned over for a flush draw plus a gutshot. The river brought the , and Suaya is out.

Chip Counts
Dominik Nitsche			925,000	495,000
Fernando Suaya			Busted

Tags: Dominik Nitsche, Fernando Suaya.

Levesque Eliminated

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Eric Levesque

Eric Levesque was just all in with against Daniel Eichhorn's . The board rolled out , and Levesque hits the rail.

Chip Counts
Eric Levesque			Busted

Tags: Daniel Eichhorn, Eric Levesque.

Tropea; Plaseski Eliminated

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Todor Plaseki's elimination occurred after getting all in with against Sebastien Comel's . The board left Comel, who had Plaseki covered, with a set of jacks for the knockout.

Andrea Tropea met his end after pushing all in preflop for his remaining stack with . He was called by Jonathan Miller's and the board kept Tropea behind and he was sent to the rail.