Hand #2: Andras Koroknai Raises and Takes
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
Greg Merson had the button. Andras Koroknai took the blinds and antes with an early position raise to 650,000.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 7
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,021,200
Entries
6,598
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
Hand #3: Merson Raises and Takes
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Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
Gaelle Baumann had the button. The action folded to Greg Merson, who raised to 600,000. The button and blinds released, and Merson won the pot.
Hand #4: Another for Merson
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
Jesse Sylvia began the hand on the button and action folded to Greg Merson in the hijack and he raised to 600,000. The button and blinds all folded and Merson was pushed the pot.
Hand #5: Thomas Pushes With Aces
Robert Salaburu started with the button. Russell Thomas raised to 750,000 from under the gun, Jacob Balsiger called from a seat over, and it folded around to Greg Merson who raised to 1.85 million. Then Jesse Sylvia pumped it up to 4.6 million from the cutoff seat. It folded back to Thomas who paused a bit and moved all in for more than 17 million.
That big push was enough to force folds all around, and Thomas showed his 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,200,000
-5,250,000
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-5,250,000 |
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31,500,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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25,700,000
7,000,000
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7,000,000 |
Hand #6: Sylvia Adds to Stack
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
Andras Koroknai had the button, and the action folded to Jesse Sylvia, who opened to 600,000 from the hijack seat. The action behind folded, and Sylvia added to his chip lead.
Hand #7: Balsiger Gets a Walk
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
With the button on Michael Esposito in Seat 10, action folded around and Jacob Balsiger got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #8: Blinds and Antes for Koroknai
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
Russell Thomas started with the button. It folded around to Andras Koroknai in the hijack seat who looked at his cards and raised to 650,000, and the rest of the table folded.
Hand #9: Another Raise-and-Take for Sylvia
Level 34
: 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
Jeremy Ausmus was on the button. Jesse Sylvia opened to 600,000 from early position, and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #10: Gee Takes From Merson
The button was on Jeremy Ausmus is Seat 3 when action folded to Steven Gee in the small blind and he raised to 800,000. Greg Merson made the call from the big and it was heads-up to the 
flop. Gee checked, Merson bet 1 million, and Gee woke up with a check-raise to 3 million. Merson thought for a brief moment and then sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,555,000
-1,945,000
|
-1,945,000 |
|
|
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|
16,910,000
1,110,000
|
1,110,000 |
Hand #11: Baumann Doubles!
It folded all of the way around to Steven Gee on the button who raised to 700,000. Greg Merson paused about 20 seconds, then reraised to 1.8 million from the small blind. Gaelle Baumann then moved all in for 1.78 million from the big blind, and Gee quickly folded.
Merson turned over 
and Baumann showed she had woken up with… 
!
The flop came 
, and the raucous crowed reacted to the sight of the jack. The turn then brought the 
and another "ohhhhh!!!" "Deuce! Deuce!" cried the crowd. Finally Timmy the dealer burned a card and delivered the river… the 
! As called for! Baumann survived!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,730,000
20,295,000
|
20,295,000 |
|
|
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4,660,000
-870,000
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-870,000 |
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