{"id":2287,"date":"2018-05-06T14:08:44","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T21:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/?p=2287"},"modified":"2018-05-06T14:08:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-06T21:08:44","slug":"bringing-down-the-wiebelhaus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piranhapokerteam.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/06\/bringing-down-the-wiebelhaus\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Down the Wiebelhaus"},"content":{"rendered":"

The penultimate event of season 12 brought a baker\u2019s dozen to San Pablo to do battle.\u00a0 5 of those players were still mathematically alive for one of the treasured WSOP seats.\u00a0 Others who were already in the clubhouse after having played their full 12 events would have to wait to see if their fates changed with the cards in event 19.<\/p>\n

In what we believe is a Piranha Poker first, our first bust out occurred on the first hand.\u00a0 Dominic Chan raised from middle position and Jeannette Sims called from the big blind.\u00a0 Jeannette checked a flop of KQ9 and Dom bet.\u00a0 Jeannette raised and Dom re-raised.\u00a0 Jeannette moved all in and Dom called.\u00a0 Jeannette turned over JT for the flopped straight and Dom turned over 99 for bottom set.\u00a0 The turn brought an ace but the river sealed Jeannette\u2019s fate when a 9 peeled off giving Dom quads and the win.<\/p>\n

Only a few orbits later, Dom continued his early tournament dominance.\u00a0 Bharad Parthasarathy opened and Dom called his raise.\u00a0 Bharad checked a flop of QAT to Dom who also checked.\u00a0 Bharad check raised a turn six and Dom called.\u00a0 Bharad bet a river 4 and Dom pushed all in.\u00a0 Bharad thought long and hard before finally calling.\u00a0 He turned over a set of aces but Dom had flopped Broadway with KJ.\u00a0 The season 12 points leader would not add any additional points to his kitty in his final event of season 12.<\/p>\n

Two more bust outs and the final table was set quite early, with the blinds at 50\/100.\u00a0 One of the crazier hands of the season occurred early on at the final table.\u00a0 Christine LaMonaca opened in early position.\u00a0 John March three bet in late position, Dom 4 bet next to act.\u00a0 Alex Lum five bet jammed from the big blind.\u00a0 Christine looked anguished before eventually folding.\u00a0 John called and Dom folded.\u00a0 Alex had AA and John KK.\u00a0 Christine indicated she had folded QQ.\u00a0 The flop brought a K and kept John\u2019s hopes alive for a WSOP seat.\u00a0 Alex survived but was the short stack at the table for the rest of the final table.<\/p>\n

The first bust out of the final table occurred during the next level of 75\/150.\u00a0 Dom opened and Sandi Sarmiento called.\u00a0 The flop of 634 with two hearts was check called.\u00a0 The turn brought a 6 and Sandi check raised Dom\u2019s 1,500 bet all in for 3,400.\u00a0 Dom called and turned over A6.\u00a0 Sandi turned over A4 of hearts for a straight and flush combo draw.\u00a0 The river brought another 3 and ended Sandi\u2019s run at a WSOP seat in season 12.<\/p>\n

Later in the level a 5 player limped pot brought a flop of KT4.\u00a0 Jan jammed the flop for about 2 times pot.\u00a0 Joe called and the rest folded.\u00a0 Jan turned over QT for flopped middle pair but Joe turned over KT for top two pair.\u00a0 A turn Q brought Jan some life but the river 8 ended her season.<\/p>\n

Another level passed before the next knockout.\u00a0 At 100\/200\/25 In a blind versus blind battle, Dom raised from the small blind and Justin Sauble called.\u00a0 Dom checked a flop of AT2 and Justin bet \u00be pot.\u00a0 Dom called.\u00a0 The turn was an 8 and Dom checked again and Justin moved in for a little less than twice pot.\u00a0 Dom took a minute before finally calling.\u00a0 Dom had A9 for top pair and Justin turned over JT for middle pair.\u00a0 The river 4 brought an end to Justin\u2019s day in 7th<\/sup> place.<\/p>\n

Later in the level Christine moved all in pre flop and was called by Joe Wiebelhaus.\u00a0 Christine turned over KQ and Joe turned over the dominating AQ.\u00a0 Christine was not able to turn a 30% shot into a win and was ousted in 6th<\/sup> place.\u00a0 Christine is still alive for a WSOP seat with the final event looming.<\/p>\n

Still at 100\/200\/25, Dom raised in early position and was called by Amo Tarnoff in the big blind.\u00a0 Amo checked raised all in on a board of 963 and was called by Dom.\u00a0 Amo turned over JT for top pair but Dom turned over 63 for bottom two pair.\u00a0 The turn brought a T, bringing Amo\u2019s outs from 5 to 8, but the river Q meant it was Amo\u2019s final hand of season 12.\u00a0 Amo’s departure left the final 4 players vying for 12 third place points, 22 second place points, and 31 first place points.<\/p>\n

FINAL\u00a0 4<\/p>\n

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Shortly after the blinds went up to 200\/400\/50, Joe and John got involved in a blind versus blind battle.\u00a0 Joe limped in the small blind and John checked his big blind. Both players checked a flop of 875.\u00a0 Joe bet about little more than half pot on a turn 2.\u00a0 John called.\u00a0 The river brought a 4 and Joe checked.\u00a0 John jammed and despite 4 to a straight on the board Joe called fairly quickly and confidently.\u00a0 John had flopped a gut shot with 94 and improved to bottom pair on the river.\u00a0 Joe had flopped top pair with T8 and his winning hand knocked out John in 4th<\/sup> and on the points bubble.\u00a0 Like Christine, John is still alive going into event 20.<\/p>\n

Later in the level Alex made his final stand.\u00a0 Despite being the shortest stack at the final table after doubling up John when his AA got cracked, Alex played a very disciplined short stack and nearly outlasted everyone.\u00a0 Joe opened and Alex pushed in from the big blind.\u00a0 Alex had A6, which is fairly strong three handed but unfortunately Joe had AA.\u00a0 The flop of K23 changed nothing.\u00a0 A turn 6 brought a small ray of hope for Alex but another K on the river ended his day and season.\u00a0 Alex earned 12 points for his 3rd<\/sup> place finish.<\/p>\n

Heads up play began at 200\/400\/50.\u00a0 Joe and Dom were both very deep for heads up play, with Joe having 29,000 and about 72 big blinds and Dom 50,000 and 125 big blinds.<\/p>\n

Dom maintained the chip lead through the rest of the level and through most of the next level of 300\/600\/75 but Joe\u2019s aggressive and well timed moves chipped away at Dom and he eventually took control.<\/p>\n

A few hands into 400\/800\/75, Joe moved all in pre flop and Dom called.\u00a0 Dom had about 12 big blinds left and called with A4.\u00a0 Joe turned over KJ.\u00a0 Joe took the lead with a flop of K5T and held as the turn and river blanked for Dom.\u00a0 Dom earned 22 points for his 2nd<\/sup> place finish and brought himself within striking distance of a WSOP seat.\u00a0 Joe\u2019s 31 first place points moved him into 7th<\/sup> place overall.\u00a0 Only a combination of a John Marsh or Christine LaMonaca victory in event 20 with a Dominic Chan second or third place finish or a Dominic Chan victory can displace him from at least a partial WSOP seat.<\/p>\n

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The final showdown for season 12 comes on May 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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