Level: 7
Blinds: /
Ante:
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 37: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,085,175
Entries
477
Level
31
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Here We Go Again on a Break
Level 6
Players are now on their last 15-minute break of the night. When they return, they'll play two more levels before bagging and tagging.
Dehkharghani Can't Win the Race
No Limit Hold'em:
Raymond Dehkharghani got his last 5,000 or so all in preflop with 
and was racing against the 
of his opponent. Dehkharghani was ahead at that moment, but not after the 
flop. The 
turn meant Dehkharghani needed one of the two remaining tens on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the 
blanked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Kenney Having Fun in Razz
Razz
| Bryn Kenney |  /    |
| Opponent | /    |
We caught the action on fifth street when Bryn Kenney bet and his opponent, who had a king-low as best possible hand, decided to raise. The players at the table started laughing and Kenney made the call. On sixth Kenney caught the and lead out again.
"In a cash game I would raise now, but now it's barely a call," Kenney's opponent said while the whole table started laughing again.
"He's telling the truth," Eli Elezra added with a smile, after which the player called.
Seventh street got dealt and Kenney checked.
"Paint, it's another paint," Kenney's opponent said who flashed a 
. Kenney showed 
and took down this pot.
"You started with a jack?" Elezra asked Kenny who laughed and said, "No, with a pair of fours," and this cracked up everyone at the table once again.
"So when he raised with the king he had the best hand," Scott Seiver said as everyone was enjoying this little banter. "We should just play two for one in Razz," Seiver added as he thought it was a good idea to play twice as many Razz hands. With the amount of fun the players are having that sounds like a good idea.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000 | 3,000 |
More Eliminations
The field is being culled and the eliminations are beginning to mount. Here's a look at the latest round of bustouts:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Brunson Takes a Stab on the River
No Limit Hold'em:
A player in early position, who we'll call "EP," opened for 400 and received calls from Doyle Brunson on the button and Kris Lord in the big blind. The latter checked the 
flop and allowed EP to bet 700, which both Brunson and Lord called.
All three players proceeded to check the turn and it went check-check to Brunson on the 
river. He paused for a brief moment before putting together some chips and firing out a healthy bet of 2,600. Lord didn't seem eager to make the call, but he did so nonetheless while EP got out of the way.
Brunson didn't waste any time in sending his hand to the muck unexposed, prompting Lord to showed 
to take down the pot.
TexDolly Doyle Brunson I must be crazy. After playing cash for 8 hours, I entered the 2500 mix. So boring
June 19 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100 | -3,000 |
Still 360 Players Remaining
Level 6
The average stack at this point is 9,938.
Hellmuth's Stay Short and Definitely Not Sweet
We noticed Phil Hellmuth, who had late registered for this event, was no longer seated over at Table 360. We checked with former table mate Chris "PiMaster" Viox for the details, but all he could tell us was: "I don't think he ever won a hand."
"Did he ever win a hand?" Viox then asked Gavin Smith across the table. Smith, who had his chair turned around and was receiving a massage, simply smirked and shook his head, "No."
Whatever the case, the late reg didn't work for the "Poker Brat" and he won't be capturing bracelet number thirteen in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
"ElkY" vs. "ODB"
No Limit Hold'em:
With about 5,700 in the pot and a board reading 
, David "ODB" Baker fired out 3,300 from the big blind into Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. The latter thought for a moment before releasing. It wasn't much of a hand, but it was a good excuse for us to get you updated on their respective chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,500 | 3,200 |
|
9,000 | -1,600 |