Henry Lu Wins Event no. 43 ($654,380)
Jun 26, '12
Level: 31
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante
Henry Lu Wins Event no. 43 ($654,380)
Neil Channing Eliminated in 2nd Place ($406,409)
Neil Channing entered heads-up play with the chip lead, and despite losing it to Henry Lu in Level 29, Channing regained the lead once again in Level 30. Lu managed to chip back up to even in the last level of the night and then reclaimed the chip lead for the final time. Channing was down to around 3.5 million when he called all in before the flop with A
J against Lu’s 4
4
.
The board came Q
32K3, and Lu’s pair of fours held to win the tournament. Neil Channing was eliminated in 2nd place ($406,409) while Henry Lu wins Event no. 43, taking home the $654,380 grand prize and the forty-third gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.
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Player Tags: Neil Channing, Henry Lu
Levels 29-30 Update: Players Trade Stacks, Channing Regains the Lead
Jun 26, '12
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,770
Average Chip Count: 6,232,500
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Henry Lu — 5,200,000
Seat no. 7 — Neil Channing — 7,265,000
Live Updates:
Back and Forth; Channing Ends Level Out in Front
Neil Channing entered heads-up play with a more than 4.5:1 chip lead over Henry Lu, but Lu doubled up early in Level 29 and narrowed the gap to about 1.5:1. Lu five-bet all before the flop with AQ against Channing’s AJ. The board came 1010865, and Lu doubled up to about 5 million in chips against Channing’s 7.5 million. Lu managed to take the chip lead about halfway through Level 29, essentially reversing the stacks, but Channing chipped back up and ended the level on top with about 7.7 million to Lu’s 4.7 million.
Channing was able to regain a huge lead over Lu in Level 30 after winning a big showdown with two pair. That hand put Lu down to about 2.5 million while Channing moved up to just under 10 million in chips. Lu found a double up shortly after and regained the chip lead once again after getting it all in before the flop with AK against Channing’s A10. The board came J7287, offering no help to Channing as Lu doubled into the chip lead with about 6.7 million to Channing’s 5.7 million.
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Player Tags: Neil Channing, Henry Lu
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 25, '12
The final table of Event no. 43 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold’em) 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 20 players spread out over 3 tables, and with the elimination of Zach Clark in 10th Place ($37,657), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 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 — Henry Lu — 2,745,000
Seat no. 2 — Tom Alner — 1,550,000
Seat no. 3 — Balazs Botond — 775,000
Seat no. 4 — Hovan Nguyen — 295,000
Seat no. 5 — Francois Dur — 590,000
Seat no. 6 — Jared Rosenbaum — 305,000
Seat no. 7 — Neil Channing — 2,735,000
Seat no. 8 — James Mackey — 2,015,000
Seat no. 9 — John Nelson — 1,460,000
While only 9 remain, this event gathered 2,770 players, creating a total prize pool of $3,739,500. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $654,380
2nd Place — $406,409
3rd Place — $286,633
4th Place — $207,019
5th Place — $151,338
6th Place — $111,961
7th Place — $83,802
8th Place — $63,459
9th Place — $48,614
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Player Tags: Neil Channing, James Mackey, Balazs Botond, Henry Lu, Francois Dur, Tom Alner, Jared Rosenbaum
