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

Marafioti Dodges Paint To Double Up

Matt Marafioti has been grinding the short stack for quite some time on the feature table, and he finally got the double up he was looking for.

Chanracy Khun started the action by raising to 20,000 in middle position. Marafioti was next to act, and he moved all in for 103,000. It folded around to Khun, and after about 20 seconds of thought, he tossed in the call.

Khun: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Marafioti: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The flop came down {2-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, which kept Marafioti in the lead but gave Khun a straight draw as well. Any paint would do for Khun, but he didn't get it on the turn, the {6-Clubs}, or the river, the {4-Hearts}.

Marafioti let out a big sigh of relief and pumped his fist as he got the double up to 229,000, while Khun drops to 242,000.

Player Chips Progress
Chanracy Khun ca
Chanracy Khun
242,000
-180,000
-180,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Marafioti ca
Matt Marafioti
229,000
154,000
154,000

Tags: Chanracy KhunMatt Marafioti

Isaia Busts Palacios

We're not sure of the action, but we do know Bolivar Palacios was all in preflop from the button with {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts} and up against Alessio Isaia, who held {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} in the hijack.

The {3-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop was no help to Palacios, but the {10-Clubs} did give him a flush draw. Unfortunately for him, the {9-Spades} blanked on the river and he was sent to the rail here in Level 19.

Player Chips Progress
Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
630,000
160,000
160,000
Bolivar Palacios pa
Bolivar Palacios
Busted

Tags: Bolivar PalaciosAlessio Isaia

Playing the Board

"All in and two calls! Table 421!"

So said the dealer after Louis Crispino had pushed all in from under the gun for a little over 100,000 and gotten two callers in Tristan Clemencon (hijack seat) and Wilfried Haerig (big blind).

Both Haerig and Clemencon checked down the {3-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop, {5-Hearts} turn, and {4-Diamonds} river, the community cards having together formed a straight on the board.

Haerig showed {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}, then Clemencon turned over {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}. Crispino then turned his hand over while exhaling — {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}. Crispino shook his head at having missed the opportunity to get a needed triple.

Player Chips Progress
Tristan Clemencon fr
Tristan Clemencon
1,340,000
345,000
345,000
Wilfried Harig de
Wilfried Harig
1,260,000
275,000
275,000
Louis Crispino us
Louis Crispino
112,000
-68,000
-68,000

Tags: Louis CrispinoTristan ClemenconWilfried Haerig

Even More Eliminations . . .

For exact places of finish, please refer to our payouts page.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Kamran us
Michael Kamran
Busted
Olivier Chubilleua fr
Olivier Chubilleua
Busted
Amir Sonsino il
Amir Sonsino
Busted
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Christina Lindley us
Christina Lindley
Busted
Dan Murariu ro
Dan Murariu
Busted
Simeon Naydenov bg
Simeon Naydenov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Johnny Chan us
Johnny Chan
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
William Wellborne us
William Wellborne
Busted
Trevor Vanderveen us
Trevor Vanderveen
Busted
Ryan Young us
Ryan Young
Busted
Peter Bosen de
Peter Bosen
Busted
Jeff Hakim lb
Jeff Hakim
Busted
Shawn Quillin us
Shawn Quillin
Busted

Hille Hits a Million

Following a {Q-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Spades} flop, Elisabeth Hille and Frank Marro were involved in a series of bets and raises that culminated with Marro calling all in for roughly 450,000.

Hille: {5-Diamonds} {5-Hearts}
Marro : {Q-Hearts} {10-Hearts}

With top pair and no spade, Marro was in dire straits against the bottom set of Hille. The {K-Diamonds} turn and {3-Spades} river was all she wrote for Marro, while boosting Hille's stack to seven figures.

Player Chips Progress
Elisabeth Hille no
Elisabeth Hille
1,300,000
1,086,500
1,086,500
Frank Marro us
Frank Marro
Busted

Tags: Elisabeth HilleFrank Marro

Hellman Rivers Set

Erik Hellman
Erik Hellman

We found Mark Demirdjian and Erik Hellman looking down at a board of {5-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Spades}. Demirdjian fired 100,000 on the river and Hellman thought for about thirty-seconds before moving out 235,000 total.

Demirdjian was upset at this raise but eventually announced a call. Hellman showed {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for a rivered set of eights and Demirdjian slammed the table in frustration. In dragging this pot, Hellman is now up to 1,800,000.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Hellman se
Erik Hellman
1,800,000
230,000
230,000
Mark Demirdjian lb
Mark Demirdjian
410,000
-447,000
-447,000

Tags: Erik HellmanMark Demirdjian

Stjernvang Sets Trap, Never Springs

Helge Stjernvang opened to 22,000 from the hijack seat, Sorel Mizzi three-bet to 52,000 on the button, and Stjernvang called.

The flop fell {4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, and Stjernvang checked. Mizzi fired 55,000, and Stjernvang called.

The turn was the {j-Spades}, both players checked, and the river was the {6-Clubs}. Both players checked again. Stjernvang tabled {4-Clubs}{4-Spades} for a set of fours, and Mizzi mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Helge Stjernvang no
Helge Stjernvang
800,000
200,000
200,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
570,000
-175,000
-175,000

Tags: Helge StjernvangSorel Mizzi

Aces, Aces, Everywhere for Kelly

When we arrived over at JP Kelly's table, Robert Layne was busy three-betting all in for around 200,000 after the cutoff opened it up to 24,000. JP Kelly was in the big blind and shoved over the top, having both his opponents in the hand covered. The player who opened let go of their hand and Kelly and Layne turned over their showings.

Kelly: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
Layne: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}

Kelly was in good shape to add to his growing stack and that's exactly what he did, with the {3-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Spades}{10-Clubs} board eliminating Layne and sending the pot to Kelly.

During this hand we noticed that the table was sniggering about something. Apparently Kelly had eliminated Darren Grant just a few hands earlier, holding none other than {a-}{a-}. When you run good, you run good.

Player Chips Progress
JP Kelly gb
JP Kelly
1,200,000
681,000
681,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Darren Grant ca
Darren Grant
Busted
Robert Layne us
Robert Layne
Busted

Tags: Darren GrantJP KellyRobert Layne