2012 World Series of Poker

Event 35: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$210,107
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$894,075
Entries
393
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Event 35: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em

Day 1 Completed

Day 1 Ends With Andre Akkari On Top

Level 8

Day 1 has come to a close here at the Rio with Andre Akkari and his 108,700 bagging the most chips. A field of 393 players came in today and only about 85 came out the other side. Last year saw Matt Matros take home the gold bracelet. This year someone else will take their seat on the throne; Matros was eliminated early on and won’t be defending his title.

The field looked extremely promising and consisted of poker’s best, but as the day wore on players dropped to the wayside. Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Scott Seiver, Jean-Robert Bellande, Barry Greenstein, Chad Brown, David Sklansky, Jeff Madsen and John Juanda were all eliminated.

Despite the many notable eliminations, a handful were able to take advantage of the field and thrived. David Williams took control of every table he was moved to and spent his day acquiring chips.

Phil Ivey spent the afternoon and early evening competing in Event 32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. and the rest of his evening competing over here. Despite a little set back early Ivey finished the day with 37,500.

Other players who we will see on day two are Huck Seed, Bryan Devonshire, and Dan Harrington.

Of those returning, only 45 of those will be getting paid and only one person will be awarded a bracelet. Who will make it to Day 3? Find out here at PokerNews tomorrow starting at 2:00 PM when all the competitors will be coming back to fight it for poker glory.

Official End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
108,700
48,700
48,700
Michael Malm ca
Michael Malm
92,300
WSOP 1X Winner
David Williams us
David Williams
81,400
9,400
9,400
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
72,800
-1,200
-1,200
WSOP 3X Winner
Isaac Baron us
Isaac Baron
71,000
9,900
9,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Salman Behbehani us
Salman Behbehani
69,000
60,500
60,500
Ray Sumon us
Ray Sumon
65,900
Bryan Devonshire us
Bryan Devonshire
65,300
24,300
24,300
Randy Haddox us
Randy Haddox
62,000
James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
60,500
30,500
30,500
WSOP 1X Winner
William Klein us
William Klein
60,100
Guang Lu ca
Guang Lu
58,900
John MacDonald us
John MacDonald
57,000
Joep van den Bijgaart nl
Joep van den Bijgaart
56,800
Brent Wheeler us
Brent Wheeler
55,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Andrey Zaichenko ru
Andrey Zaichenko
49,900
-1,100
-1,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
49,200
3,200
3,200
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Chad Davis us
Chad Davis
48,100
Nicholas Derke us
Nicholas Derke
48,000
Leonid Bilokur ru
Leonid Bilokur
47,900
1,900
1,900
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Foti us
Michael Foti
44,000
Joshua Chait us
Joshua Chait
43,000
Michael Levine us
Michael Levine
42,800
Steven Goldberg us
Steven Goldberg
42,500

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Six More Hands

Level 8

The tournament staff has just announced that the field will play six more hands at each table and then bag and tag for the night.

Kings on Kings on Kings

Level 8

It was three to a flop, and it ran out {Q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{q-Spades}. Jeffrey Lisandro bet out and was called by a player in middle position, a player in later position made the call and was all in.

The {9-Hearts} on the turn saw another bet from Lisandro and a raise from the middle position player. Lisandro made the call and the {3-Hearts} made its way to the river. Both remaining player checked and cards were tabled.

Lisandro: {K-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Middle Position: {10-}{10-}
All In Player: {K-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Lisandro won the side pot, and chopped up the main pot with the all in player.

Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
David Williams us
David Williams
100,000
5,000
5,000
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
74,000
66,000
66,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Isaac Baron us
Isaac Baron
61,100
54,100
54,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
52,000
39,000
39,000
Andrey Zaichenko ru
Andrey Zaichenko
51,000
22,000
22,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Leonid Bilokur ru
Leonid Bilokur
46,000
27,000
27,000
David Baker us
David Baker
45,000
19,000
19,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
44,500
31,100
31,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Richard Brodie us
Richard Brodie
43,500
2,500
2,500
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
40,000
4,000
4,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
38,200
22,200
22,200
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
30,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Gabriel Nassif fr
Gabriel Nassif
28,000
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
26,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michel Abecassis fr
Michel Abecassis
24,000
4,000
4,000
Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
23,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Todd Witteles us
Todd Witteles
23,000
14,500
14,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
21,000
5,500
5,500
WSOP 6X Winner
Jeremy Kottler us
Jeremy Kottler
18,000
Benjamin Scholl us
Benjamin Scholl
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Marco Traniello it
Marco Traniello
10,000
2,500
2,500
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
9,000
-14,000
-14,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Myung us
John Myung
5,500
-2,500
-2,500
Taylor von Kriegenbergh us
Taylor von Kriegenbergh
Busted

William's Winning Ways

No Limit Hold'em

The flop read {6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and David Williams nonchalantly threw out a bet of 1,8000 after his opponent checked. Williams was partaking in a conversation with his table-mates and just pushed out the bet not missing a beat. Williams' opponent made the call and we were off to the turn.

The {8-Clubs} on fourth street saw another check from Williams' opponent and a bet of 3,3000 from Williams himself. Another call was made and one more card was going to be exposed.

The {4-Hearts} that landed on the river prompted Williams' opponent to take his time before placing a bet of 4,200. Williams took a few moments before measuring out a stack of oranges and placing a raise of 15,500. Williams' opponent instantly folded and the raiser took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
David Williams us
David Williams
95,000
31,000
31,000

Tags: David WIlliams

Prize Pool and Payouts

Level 8

Event 35: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em at the 2012 World Series of Poker attracted 393 players. The field generated a prize pool of $894,075 and the top 45 spots will earn a min-cash worth $4,229. Making the final table will earn each of the nine competitors $16,692 and there's $210,107 up top for the winner.

To view the entire list of payouts, please head to the Payouts Page for this event.

Level: 8

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Zaichenko Gives It Up to Patel

Limit Hold'em

From under the gun, Hiren Patel raised. Action folded around to Andrey Zaichenko in the hijack seat and he made the call. Everyone else folded and the flop came down {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. Patel bet and Zaichenko called.

Fourth street was the {K-Hearts} and Patel bet. Zaichenko called and the {7-Hearts} landed on the river. Patel bet and Zaichenko folded after a minute or so of thought.

Player Chips Progress
Hiren Patel us
Hiren Patel
32,000
Andrey Zaichenko ru
Andrey Zaichenko
29,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Hiren PatelAndrey Zaichenko