2012 World Series of Poker

WSOP National Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$416,051
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,570,000
Entries
157
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Kassela Doubles Through Moorman

Shortly after Frank Kassela doubled up Amanda Musumeci, he found himself all in. Action started with Chris Moorman raising in last position to 3,500. Kassela moved all in for 11,800 in the small blind, and Moorman elected to make the call.

Moorman: {10-Spades}{4-Spades}
Kassela: {a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}

The flop came down {k-Clubs}{8-Spades}{k-Spades}, giving Moorman a slight advantage, as he picked up a flush draw with his pair outs. Those outs shrunk when the {a-Clubs} hit the turn, and Moorman could only catch a spade to win the hand. The river was the {q-Hearts}, and Moorman shipped the double up over to Kassela.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
29,000
-17,000
-17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
26,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Frank KasselaChris Moorman

Chips 'N Such

Player Chips Progress
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
249,000
39,000
39,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
143,000
54,000
54,000
Amanda Musumeci us
Amanda Musumeci
126,000
1,000
1,000
Josh Tieman us
Josh Tieman
120,000
-31,000
-31,000
Drazen Ilich us
Drazen Ilich
100,000
68,500
68,500
Peter Ippolito us
Peter Ippolito
90,000
-8,000
-8,000
Dejuante Alexander us
Dejuante Alexander
65,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dominic Gabaldon
Dominic Gabaldon
61,000
-56,000
-56,000
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
58,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mark Bonsack us
Mark Bonsack
58,000
-54,000
-54,000
Matthew Weber us
Matthew Weber
50,000
-20,000
-20,000
Beverley Cheney
Beverley Cheney
43,000
20,900
20,900
Scott Stanko us
Scott Stanko
34,000
4,800
4,800
Michael Schneider us
Michael Schneider
33,000
-14,000
-14,000
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
32,000
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Gene Dudek
Gene Dudek
18,000
-4,500
-4,500

Musumeci Doubles Through Kassela

Frank Kassela raised from under the gun to 3,300, and Amanda Musumeci made the call in the big blind. The flop came down {9-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}, and Musumeci check called a bet of 5,500 from Kassela. The {10-Clubs} came on the turn, and again, Musumeci check called, this time for 10,500. The river came the {9-Hearts}, and Musumeci checked a third time.

Kassela fired out a third bullet, 20,000, but Musmueci didn't call this time. Instead, she check raised all in for 39,800 total. Kassela made the call, and Musmueci flipped up {j-Spades}{j-Hearts} for jacks full. Kassela flashed {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for two pair before mucking, and Musumeci collected the big pot to get up to 125,000. Meanwhile, Kassela is knocked down to just 14,000.

Player Chips Progress
Amanda Musumeci us
Amanda Musumeci
125,000
79,000
79,000
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
14,000
-96,000
-96,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Amanda MusumeciFrank Kassela

Freshly Counted Chips

Player Chips Progress
David ODB Baker us
David ODB Baker
270,000
25,000
25,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
170,000
38,000
38,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Huy Quach
Huy Quach
152,000
83,000
83,000
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
138,000
-26,000
-26,000
Pascal LeFrancois ca
Pascal LeFrancois
125,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jerry Monroe us
Jerry Monroe
124,000
65,000
65,000
Matt Keikoan us
Matt Keikoan
120,000
62,500
62,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
115,000
Chris Conrad us
Chris Conrad
110,000
-20,000
-20,000
David Peters us
David Peters
100,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Will Failla us
Will Failla
80,000
-13,000
-13,000
Andy Hwang us
Andy Hwang
72,000
-23,000
-23,000
Jacob Naquin
Jacob Naquin
60,000
24,000
24,000
Huy Nguyen us
Huy Nguyen
57,000
-5,000
-5,000
Paul Sokoloff gb
Paul Sokoloff
55,000
40,800
40,800
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
46,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nick Binger us
Nick Binger
45,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
41,000
-26,000
-26,000
Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
40,000
500
500
Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
30,000
17,500
17,500
Gavin Smith us
Gavin Smith
25,000
13,000
13,000
Mark "Pegasus" Smith us
Mark "Pegasus" Smith
18,100
-15,900
-15,900
David Clark au
David Clark
12,400
-18,600
-18,600
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Grospellier Nearly Felts Fielder

Jeff Fielder raised under the gun to 3,500, and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier made the call. Everyone else folded, and they saw a flop of {k-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Both players checked, and when the {10-Spades} hit the turn, Fielder bet out 4,500. Grospellier came along, and the river was the {q-Spades}. Fielder kept up the aggression, betting out 8,000, but Grospellier responded by raising to 23,300. Fielder made the call, and Grospellier tabled {a-Spades}{j-Spades} for a rivered straight. Fielder mucked his hand, dropping him to 12,500, while Grospellier jumps up to 164,000.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
164,000
29,000
29,000
Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
12,500
-60,500
-60,500

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierJeff Fielder

Hellmuth Eliminated by Stone

Nikolas Stone opened for 4,500, a player called and Phil Hellmuth called. The flop came {A-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} and all three players checked. The turn came {4-Spades}, Hellmuth bet 5,000, Stone called and the third player folded. The river came {J-Spades}, Hellmuth checked and Stone moved all in.

Hellmuth called and then mucked when Stone tabled {A-Spades} {K-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Nikolas Stone us
Nikolas Stone
125,000
25,000
25,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Phil HellmuthNikolas Stone

Massey Handles Hebda

We didn't catch the exact preflop action, but we know that Joseph Hebda got his stack in preflop holding {a-Spades}{j-Spades}. He was in a world of hurt though, as Aaron Massey had {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Hebda picked up a flush draw when the flop came {8-Spades}{4-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. However, the board ran out sixes, coming the {6-Hearts} and the {6-Clubs}. Massey collected the bounty, upping his stack to 89,000.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
89,000
34,800
34,800
Joseph Hebda
Joseph Hebda
Busted

Tags: Aaron MasseyJoseph Hebda

Schock Doubles Through Davies

Mitch Schock opened in late position and Scott Davies called from the small blind. The flop came {9-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} and Davies check-called 5,100. The turn came {10-Diamonds}, Davies checked and Schock bet 8,000. Davies called and the river came {7-Hearts}. Davies checked again, Schock moved all in for 26,300 and Davies called after a couple moments.

Schock tabled {10-Clubs} {10-Hearts} and Davies mucked with a sigh.

Player Chips Progress
Mitch Schock us
Mitch Schock
83,000
-55,000
-55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
6,000
-26,000
-26,000
WSOP 1X Winner