2012 World Series of Poker

Event 34: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Six-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kqj6
Prize
$512,029
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,969,300
Entries
419
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Ivey is Out and Junglen Looking Good

Phil Ivey is not going to make another final table here in Event #34. He is the short stack with 6 remaining in Event #32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E and during the break he came back to this event to play a few hands. During that time he picked up {A-} {A-} {Q-} {Q-} and got it in against Bruno Fitoussi holding {10-} {10-} {8-} {8-}. Fitoussi hitting the board harder than Ivey and he was sent back to his final table duties in the H.O.R.S.E.

Adam Junglen had a mighty fine World Series last year, making two final tables. We just caught him in an interesting hand against the Irishman John O'Shea.

We caught the action on a flop of {A-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} with around 3,000 in the pot. O'Shea was seated in the small blind with Junglen in the hijack seat. O'Shea check-called a 2,500 Junglen bet before doing the same on the turn {2-Hearts} for 4,800. Eventually fifth street was brought out of the deck and it was {5-Spades}. O'Shea checked for the third time and Junglen bet 10,100. Tank-time for O'Shea and after a few minutes he folded his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Junglen us
Adam Junglen
80,000
Bruno Fitoussi fr
Bruno Fitoussi
48,500 13,500
John O'Shea ie
John O'Shea
42,000 -2,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Tags: Adam JunglenBruno FitoussiJohn O'SheaPhil Ivey

Silver Section News: Bloms is Gone; Merrifield Still Leads

Ben Lamb is looking ominous
Ben Lamb is looking ominous

There are only 144 players left and that means most of the crowd is now squeezed into the Gold section as snug as a bug in a rug. There are just four tables left in the Silver Section and the glaring omission is Viktor Blom. We believe he was vanquished by Todd Boghosian who now has 75,000 chips.

Daniel Negreanu is still in his original seat. His glasses are on so I guess it's time to concentrate. Negreanu has remained stagnate on 31,000. The 2012 World Series of Poker Player of the Year, Ben Lamb, is also in the Silver Section and he is looking ominous; 99,000 for the man known as Lamb. But still riding high and leading the entire field is Steve Merrifield on 135,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Merrifield us
Steve Merrifield
130,000 -3,000
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
WSOP 2X Winner
99,000 39,000
David Burn
David Burn
88,000 31,000
Todd Boghosian us
Todd Boghosian
75,000
Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
67,000 50,500
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
66,000 12,000
Jon West
Jon West
61,000 -15,000
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
36,000 19,500
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
31,000 -1,272
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
21,000 -17,000
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
WSOP 2X Winner
20,000 14,000
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
WSOP 5X Winner
12,000 -5,000
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
Busted

Tags: Ben LambDaniel NegreanuViktor Blom

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

News From The Gold Section: Melki Loses His Grip; MacPhee Now Leads

The landscape of this tournament is changing and changing quick. Our early front-runner, Jack Melki is going backwards and the likes of Kevin MacPhee (121,000), Don Nguyen (110,000), Karim Jomeen (110,000) & Tommy Le (103,500) have raced past the man from France. Melki has lost two-thirds of his stack and looks a sullen sight behind the 40,000 strewn in front of him. Shaun Deeb seems to have stuffed his face full of Melki chips during the dinner break - Deeb sits to his right with 70,000 chips.

In other news from the Gold Section we have just lost Williams Reynolds.

Stephane Albertini raised to 1,200 in first position and there were four callers including Williams Reynolds in the big blind. The flop was {Q-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {3-Diamonds}, Reynolds checked, Albertini bet 3,600, the hijack folded, Andy Bloch called from the button as did Reynolds in the big blind. The turn card was the {6-Spades} and Reynolds moved all-in for 15,050, Albertini called and Bloch mucked.

"I have a pair. Do you have a straight?" Asked Reynolds.

Albertini did have the straight, but still needed to fade a card or two before his victory was secured.

Albertini{9-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {5-Diamonds}
Reynolds{K-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {4-Hearts}

The river bricked for Reynolds and Albertini has eliminated him from the competition.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
WSOP 2X Winner
121,000
Don Nguyen us
Don Nguyen
110,000 40,000
Karim Jomeen gb
Karim Jomeen
110,000
Tommy Le us
Tommy Le
WSOP 2X Winner
103,500 60,500
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
WSOP 1X Winner
94,000 68,000
Luke Schwartz gb
Luke Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
82,000 25,500
Sebastian Bastian bs
Sebastian Bastian
77,000
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
70,000 13,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
67,000 45,400
Alex Outhred us
Alex Outhred
61,000 12,000
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
WSOP 1X Winner
56,000 39,100
Stephane Albertini fr
Stephane Albertini
55,000
54,000
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 35,000
Padraig Parkinson ie
Padraig Parkinson
50,000 35,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
WSOP 1X Winner
45,000 34,400
45,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk ua
Oleksii Kovalchuk
WSOP 2X Winner
44,000 18,000
John O'Shea ie
John O'Shea
44,000
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
43,500 28,500
41,000
Jack Melki
Jack Melki
40,000 -30,000
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
40,000 25,000
Karen Sarkisyan ru
Karen Sarkisyan
40,000 8,000
38,000

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Tags: Jack MelkiKevin MacPhee

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 0

Don Nguyen Wins a 110k Pot With Ace-High

Unfortunately, we missed the action, but Don Nguyen and Kevin Boudreau just managed to create an 110,000 monster pot on a flop of {9-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {4-Diamonds}. When the cards were turned over, Boudreau had just a pair of nines and with a gutshot and Nguyen had ace-high.

Nguyen{A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {10-Hearts}
Boudreau{Q-Spades} {9-Hearts} {7-Spades} {3-Hearts}

The turn {4-Hearts} and river {4-Spades} combined to give Nguyen the 110,000 pot with ace-high. Boudreau was down to chip dust.

Player Chips Progress
Don Nguyen us
Don Nguyen
110,000 34,500
Kevin Boudreau us
Kevin Boudreau
3,400

Tags: Don NguyenKevim Boudreau

Phil Ivey Plays One Hand, Doubles Up and Then Leaves

Unbeknown to us, Phil Ivey, had pre-registered for this tournament, and his stack had been slowly blinding away as he quietly made his way onto the final table of Event #32 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E where he lies 3rd in chips.

He was on a twenty-minute break in the H.O.R.S.E and so he popped over the Brasilia room, played one hand, doubled up, picked himself up and walked back out again. Just a typical day in the life of Phil Ivey.

The button made the raise to 1,000, Erick Lindgren called in the small blind and Phil Ivey also called in the big. The flop was {7-Clubs} {3-Spades} {3-Diamonds}, Lindgren checked, Ivey bet 3,000, the button put Ivey all-in (for 8,700), Lindgren folded and Ivey called.

Ivey{J-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} {3-Clubs}
Opponent{K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {5-Spades}

The turn was the {8-Spades} and river {A-Clubs} and Ivey doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
18,000

Tags: Phil Ivey

Quickfire Gold Section News & Prize Pool Information

Jason Senti and Yevgeniy Timoshenko have both busted and Shaun Deeb now has 57,000 chip-a-roos.

The total player field stalled at 419 players and it created a total prize pool of $1,969,300. 42 players get paid and the minimum payout is $9,748. The first prize has a reserve of $512,029 and a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet.

Come and get it!

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
WSOP 6X Winner
57,000
Jason Senti us
Jason Senti
Busted
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Busted

Tags: Jason SentiShaun DeebYevgeniy Timoshenko

Silver Section: Negreanu Comes Back & But Merrifield Leads

A Great Few Levels For Daniel Negreanu
A Great Few Levels For Daniel Negreanu

There are 240 players left and thirty-seven minutes before the players depart for a ninety-minute dinner break. In the meantime, let us give you an update of what is happening in the dwindling area of the Silver Section.

Our first piece of news concerns Daniel Negreanu. The last time we saw him (admittedly a while ago) he was down to 14BB. Since then he has had a great few levels and now has 33,000 in front of him and seems to be playing within himself.

The man needing a carthorse to carry his chips around is Steve Merrifield. Merrifield went deep in Event #26: $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em where he finished in 17th spot for $13,2828. Merrifield currently has 133,000 and is our chip leader.

In other Silver Section news Karen Sarkisyan has eliminated Nacho Barbero in a nut flush versus second nut flush scenario (It seems Sarkisyan had Barbero's number today), and we have just caught Joseph Cheong doubling up.

We caught the action on a flop of {8-Spades} {7-Spades} {4-Clubs} and Cheong was heads-up and in position. His opponent bet 1,500, Cheong made the call and we moved onto the turn card where we saw the {5-Clubs}. Cheong's opponent bet 3,000, Cheong raised pot, his opponent moved all-in and Cheong called.

Cheong{Q-Clubs} {J-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {6-Hearts}
Opponent{A-Spades} {K-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {6-Spades}

So both players had the same straight, but Cheong was free rolling with the club flush draw, and lo and behold the dealer pulled that particular rabbit out of the hat - {10-Clubs}.

With that stroke of fortune, Cheong moved up to 43,000.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Merrifield us
Steve Merrifield
133,000
Jon West
Jon West
76,000 35,000
David Burn
David Burn
57,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
54,000
Dan Shak
Dan Shak
54,000 34,400
Alex Outhred us
Alex Outhred
49,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
WSOP 1X Winner
43,000 23,000
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
WSOP 2X Winner
43,000 31,000
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
40,000 22,000
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
38,000 18,000
Kenny Tran
Kenny Tran
38,000
Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren
WSOP 2X Winner
34,500 19,500
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
33,000 27,850
Karen Sarkisyan ru
Karen Sarkisyan
32,000
Tristan Clemencon fr
Tristan Clemencon
28,500 8,500
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
28,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk ua
Oleksii Kovalchuk
WSOP 2X Winner
26,000
Guillaume Darcourt fr
Guillaume Darcourt
24,500 6,500
Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
23,000
Humberto Brenes cr
Humberto Brenes
20,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
20,000
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
16,500
Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
16,500 -5,000
Eoghan O'Dea ie
Eoghan O'Dea
12,000
JP Kelly gb
JP Kelly
WSOP 2X Winner
9,000 -16,000

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Tags: Daniel NegreanuJoseph CheongKaren SarkisyanNacho BarberoSteve Merrifield