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

Ladouceur Clubbed by Koroknai in Brutal Hand

Andra Koroknai casts a glance towards Marc Ladouceur after the flop
Andra Koroknai casts a glance towards Marc Ladouceur after the flop

Marc Ladouceur raised to 480,000 from the cutoff only to have Andras Koroknai three-bet to 1.2 million from the small blind. Ladouceur responded by making it 2.15 million, Koroknai moved all in and Ladouceur made the call.

Showdown
Koroknai: {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Ladouceur: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}

Both players held the same hand and chances are it would be a chopped pot; in fact, the only way it wouldn't be is if the board was four flushed in either spades or clubs. The crowd seemed disappointed both players had the same holdings, but they perked up when the {10-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop gave Koroknai a freeroll to a club.

Much to the dismay of Ladouceur's supporters on the rail, the {8-Clubs} spiked on the turn to give Koroknai the flush and the improbable double. The meaningless {A-Hearts} was put out on the river and Ladouceur was knocked down to five million.

Player Chips Progress
Andras Koroknai hu
Andras Koroknai
18,240,000 10,085,000
Marc Ladouceur ca
Marc Ladouceur
5,025,000 -8,965,000

Tags: Andras KoroknaiMarc Ladouceur