2011 World Series Of Poker Event 12

Everyone deserves a second chance, and sometimes even a third. This is the premise in the premise behind event 12 in the 2011 World Series of Poker. The 12th event is the triple chance No Limit Hold 'em event, giving players three shots to succeed at the tournament. The buy-in is low, the event will last several days, and players will be able to partake in one of the more exciting events available.

On June 7th, the Triple Chance No Limit Hold 'em event will kick off. This three day event will require players to pay a $1,500 buy-in into the tournament. Last year this was the 51st event, and it also required a $3,000 buy-in. The tournament attracted almost a 1,000 players, and the tournament should be even bigger coming into this year's event - especially considering the reduced buy-in in required by the event this year. The event will run for 3 days and payers will be begin playing at 12 PM.

Tournament Updates
(New Updates Posted Daily During Event)

Event 12 Update - The 12th event coming into the World Series of Poker ended the first day with a field of 165 remaining out of the original 1,340. Players had been eliminated one after another, with 2009 WSOP Main Event Champion losing out on the last hand of the first night. Cada shoved with Kc-6c, and he ran into an amateur player's Ah-Kh. The board ran 5h-8c-Js-Qs-9d, sending Cada home right as play finished. Tom Dwan, Phil Laak, Antonio Esfandiari, Anette Obrestad, Gavin Griffin, Jason Mercier, TJ Cloutier and Chad Brown were also sent home. David Sklansky, Binh Nguyen, Carlos Mortensen and J.C. Tran all survived through the first day. Peter Hernandez held the chip lead with 124,700, while Jonathan Karamalikis ran with 122,700 chips.

Day two ran the table down to only ten players, with chip stacks ranging from 101,000 to 1,500,000. Most players have between 500,000 and 700,000 chips, so it is any player's game to win. Nicholas Rampone held 1,500,000 chips, which puts him in a solid position over his next competitor. Justin Sternberg held 737,000 chips at the end of the second day. J.C Tran, Cliff Josephy, Andy Black, Carlos Mortensen, Ted Forrest and Andy Frankenberger had left the tables, being sent home fairly early. The prizepool holds $352,808 for the big winner of this event.

Event 12 Final Update - In three days time, David Diaz managed to turn $1,500 into $352,808. He did so by surviving through a field of 1,340 players, including some of poker's biggest names. Bill Chen, J.C. Tran, Dan Smith,Andy Black, and many others failed to succeed where Diaz has. The triple chance no-limit hold 'em tournament may not have big one of the largest, but Diaz's bankroll is now padded enough to carry him through the remainder of the 2011 WSOP.

Day 3 began with only ten players remaining, which made up the final table. Chip stacks ranged from 101,000 to 1,500,000, with the bracelet winning Diaz owning only 324,000 chips going into the final day. This put him below the chip average, but he managed to stay alive and earn his bracelet. Chips were changing hands rapidly, with double ups and coming quick. The first to drop was Steve Watts, though the others would quickly follow in suit. By the time four players remained, nearly everyone was on even footing. Bill Chen clocked out in fourth place, and Diaz had proven to be the unstoppable force. Andrea Dato ended up shipping his stack to Diaz, leaving heads up play between Diaz and Anders Meli. Though the two started off on roughly equal footing, Diaz battled back to take down the bracelet.

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