2012 World Series of Poker

$25,300 One Drop Mega Satellite
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87
Prize
$1,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
96
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Pair of Aces for O'Dwyer

From under the gun, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 5,500. Igor Kurganov reraised from the hijack seat to 12,500. Action folded back to O'Dwyer and he called.

The flop came down {A-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Spades} and both players checked to see the {7-Spades} fall on the turn. Both checked again and the {9-Hearts} landed on the river. Both checked once more.

O'Dwyer showed the {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and Kurganov mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
117,000
37,000
37,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
95,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Steve O'DwyerIgor Kurganov

Jacobson Doubles Through Frankenberger

Billy Baxter limped under the gun and Andy Frankenberger raised from the next seat to 7,000. Action then folded to Martin Jacobson on the button and he reraised to 18,000. Play folded back to Baxter and he gave it up. Frankenberger reraised all in and Jacobson called.

Frankenberger: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Jacobson: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The flop, turn and river ran out {J-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and Jacobson doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
140,300
59,300
59,300
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
68,000
-67,000
-67,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Andy FrankenbergerBilly BaxterMartin Jacobson

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Prizes Announced

Level 9 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

With 96 total entries in the $25,300 One Drop Mega Satellite, a prize pool of $2.4 million was awarded. The top two spots will get a $1 million seat in the Big One for One Drop while third place will receive $400,000 in cash.

There is only one spot open in the event for winner of this satellite and the second winner will be placed on the alternate list. If the second winner doesn't get a seat from being the alternate, he will receive the money.

Osalian Looking To Make a Dream Come True

Level 9 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Sarkiss Osalian is currently leading the way of the $25,300 One Drop Mega Satellite and is doing so on the cheap. At Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia where the World Series of Poker will be headed in April 2013, a free-to-enter satellite was held with optional $10 rebuys on Day 1. On Day 2, anyone could enter for $550. The event attracted 550 players and Osalian won.

The prize Osalian received for winning was a $40,000 package to the 2012 WSOP that included a seat into this $25,300 satellite and also the $10,000 Main Event. What a story it would be if he's able to ride this out to a seat on the Big One for One Drop, but only time will tell.

Tags: Sarkiss Osalian

Level: 10

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Katchalov Catches a King to Double

Action folded to Eugene Katchalov on the button and he raised all in for 70,500. Andy Frankenberger called from the small blind with the {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Katchalov held the {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}.

The flop, turn and river ran out {7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} and Katchalov biked the double with the king on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
149,000
59,000
59,000
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
72,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Eugene KatchalovAndy Frankenberger

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Fabian Quoss de
Fabian Quoss
305,000
151,000
151,000
Gus Hansen dk
Gus Hansen
280,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
214,000
89,000
89,000
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
121,500
-18,800
-18,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Jeremy Kottler us
Jeremy Kottler
90,000
28,500
28,500
Alex Bolotin us
Alex Bolotin
82,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Hasan Habib us
Hasan Habib
65,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
41,000
-94,000
-94,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
40,000
-39,000
-39,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
37,000
-48,000
-48,000
John Dolan us
John Dolan
Busted
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner