2012 World Series of Poker

Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$8,531,853
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,021,200
Entries
6,598
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000

Kang Dodges a King

It all started when Eric Legoff opened to 38,000 early position. Andras Koroknai called on his direct left, Gaelle Baumann three-bet to 110,000 on the button, and Webber Kang cold four-bet to 230,000 from the big blind. Legoff quickly folded, and Koroknai went into the tank.

He asked for a count of Kang's stack, and Kang gave him a rough estimation. Koroknai proceeded to five-bet to 455,000. Baumann folded, and Kang tanked for a bit before moving all in. Koroknai immediately called.

"Kings?" Kang asked unhappily.

"No," Koroknai chuckled.

Kang{q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Koroknai{k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The {10-Spades}{4-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop was harmless, but the {a-Hearts} on the turn gave Koroknai four outs to a straight. The {9-Spades} bricked on the river though, and Kang more than doubled to 1.95 million chips.

Koroknai slipped to about 1.7 million.

Player Chips Progress
Webber Kang us
Webber Kang
1,950,000
1,431,000
1,431,000
Andras Koroknai hu
Andras Koroknai
1,700,000
-300,000
-300,000

Tags: Gaelle BaumannEric LegoffAndras KoroknaiWebber Kang