Tim Adams Wins Event no. 28 ($392,476)
Jun 16, '12
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Tim Adams Wins Event no. 28 ($392,476)
Brendon Rubie Eliminated in 2nd Place ($242,458)
Brendon Rubie opened the button for 80,000, Tim Adams reriased to 225,000 from the big blind and Rubie called.
The flop came Q
10
8
, Adams bet 255,000 and Rubie called.
The turn was the 5, Adams moved all in and Rubie called.
Rubie was all in for his tournament life with K
Q for top pair but was behind Adams’ top pair, top kicker with AQ.
The river was the A and Tim Adams wins the the gold bracelet. Brendon Rubie was eliminated in 2nd place while Tim Adams wins Event no. 28, taking home the $392,476 grand prize and the twenty-eighth gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
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Player Tags: Tim Adams, Brendon Rubie
Level 26 Update: Adams Holds Slight Lead as Rubie Doubles Twice
Jun 16, '12
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 750
Average Chip Count: 2,812,500
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Brendon Rubie — 2,310,000
Seat no. 4 — Timothy Adams — 3,330,000
Live Updates:
Rubie Battles Back to Close the Gap
Brendon Rubie came into heads-up play severely out chipped by more than 6:1 but managed to double up about halfway through the level to narrow the gap a bit. Rubie open-shoved the button with Q10 and got there on a J43Q9 board against Timothy Adams’ A8. Rubie turned top pair that hand to double up to over 1 million and then found another double up just a short while later to really start to even things out.
Timothy Adams opened the button for 60,000 and Brendon Rubie called from the big blind.
The flop came 1032, Rubie checked, Adams bet 30,000 and Rubie called.
The turn was the 9, this time Adams bet 80,000, Rubie moved all in and Adams called the check-raise.
Rubie was all in for his tournament life with 33 for a set on the flop and had Adams drawing dead on the river with A10 for top pair. Brendon Rubie doubled up to about 2,150,000 that hand while Adams dropped down to about 3.5 million.
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Player Tags: Tim Adams, Brendon Rubie
Level 25 Update: Adams Leads Rubie Heads-Up; Schaaf 3rd ($164,823)
Jun 16, '12
Level: 25
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 750
Average Chip Count: 2,812,500
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Brendon Rubie — 750,000
Seat no. 4 — Timothy Adams — 4,890,000
Players Eliminated:
James Schaaf — 3rd Place ($164,823)
Live Updates:
James Schaaf Eliminated in 3rd Place ($164,823)
Timothy Adams came into the last level right in the middle of the chip counts and found a huge double up through then chipleader Brendon Rubie to take the chip lead. Adams moved all in on a rag flop with AK and Rubie called with 109. Neither player connected with the board and Adams doubled up to over 3.6 million that hand, taking the chip lead and knocking Rubie down to a distant second place with just about 1.1 million. Adams took a chunk out of Schaaf’s stack this level as well, and despite finding a double up late in the level, James Schaaf was the next player eliminated.
Timothy Adams opened the button for 48,000 and James Schaaf called from the big blind.
The flop came Q22, Schaff checked, Adams bet 57,000 and Schaaf called.
The turn was the Q, and both players checked.
The river was the Q, Schaaf bet 175,000, Adams shoved and Schaaf called all in for around 900,000. Schaaf showed 44 for a full house but Adams turned over 1010 for a better full house. James Schaaf was eliminated in 3rd place ($164,823) while Timothy Adams took a huge chip lead going into heads-up play with almost 4.9 million to Brendan Rubie’s 750,000
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Player Tags: Tim Adams, James Schaaf, Brendon Rubie
Level 24 Update: Anthony Gregg Eliminated in 4th Place ($114,711)
Jun 16, '12
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 750
Average Chip Count: 1,875,000
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Brendon Rubie — 2,935,000
Seat no. 3 — James Schaaf — 874,000
Seat no. 4 — Timothy Adams — 1,799,000
Players Eliminated:
Anthony Gregg — 4th Place ($114,711)
Live Updates:
Anthony Gregg Eliminated in 4th Place ($114,711)
Anthony Gregg entered the official four-handed final table on the short stack and was the first player eliminated. Brendon Rubie opened the button for 41,000, Anthony Gregg moved all in from the small blind and Rubie called.
Anthony Gregg was all in for his tournament life before the flop with A3 against Rubie’s 22.
The board came 107482, giving Rubie a set on the river to win the pot and eliminate Anthony Gregg in 4th place ($114,711). Rubie moved back up to second in chips after that hand with about 1.8 million.
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Player Tags: Anthony Gregg, Brendon Rubie
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 16, '12
The final table of Event no. 28 ($2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Four 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 8 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Greg Merson in 5th Place ($70,280), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 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 — Brendon Rubie — 2,693,000
Seat no. 2 — Anthony Gregg — 367,000
Seat no. 3 — James Schaaf — 1,656,000
Seat no. 4 — Timothy Adams — 892,000
While only 4 remain, this event gathered 750 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,706,250. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $392,476
2nd Place — $242,458
3rd Place — $164,823
4th Place — $114,711
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Player Tags: Anthony Gregg, James Schaaf, Brendon Rubie
Shortly after he was moved up to Studio 3 from the poker room, former Aussie Millions champion Gus Hansen eliminated an opponent at his new table. That opponent was Brendon Rubie. He raised to 4,000 preflop and Hansen reraised to 11,000. Rubie reraised to 34,000 and Hansen moved all in. Rubie made the all-in call and they flipped over their cards:
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