2012 World Series of Poker

Event 1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$70,859
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$329,400
Entries
732
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

"Everytime I Raise Everyone Goes All In"

Haiyan Tian
Haiyan Tian

We managed to catch up to the action just in time to see Haiyan Tian make it 1,125 preflop from middle position. A player in late position moved all in for about 6,000 and was summarily called by Tian who exlaimed "everytime I raise everyone goes all in".

Tian: {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}
Opponent: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

With a {K-Clubs}{3-Spades}{Q-Spades} on the flop Tian was going to need running clubs or a ten in order to deliver the knock out blow. Alas a {J-Diamonds} for fourth street and a {2-Clubs} river brought no such luck to Tian.

Player Chips Progress
Haiyan Tian
Haiyan Tian
12,000 -6,000

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Ivanov is Crushing

Action folded all the way around to the small blind, who open shoved. George Ivanov was in the big blind, and he quickly looked him up when he peaked down at his cards. The two tabled their cards, and Ivanov was in great shape.

Ivanov: {j-}{j-}
Opponent: {a-}{j-}

The board ran out safely for Ivanov, coming {6-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{q-Hearts}, and Ivanov collected the pot, putting him at nearly 40,000.

Player Chips Progress
George Ivanov
George Ivanov
38,000

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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Let's Talk Some Numbers

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

We have just heard the numbers over the loud speaker here at the Amazon room. We have a prizepool over 329,400, with 81 players walking away with money. The first payout will be $820, and the grand prize that everyone has their eye on is the first place payout of $70,859. We will be sure to post all of the numbers when we get them all.

Green Seeing Red

Shawn Patrick Green has kept a low profile so far today, steadily climbing up the chip ladder. We caught up with him a few moments ago to find him betting out 700 from late position preflop. Action folded around to the player in the big blind who moved all in for about 5,000. Green made the call and found out he was behind.

Green: {A-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Big Blind: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

A flop of {9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} fell out of the deck which gave Green an open ended straight draw. A {2-Diamonds} turn was no help, and it was left to the river to see if Green would be stacking more chips. The {4-Clubs} landed on the river and Green was left with ace high which was not enough to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Shawn Patrick Green
Shawn Patrick Green
8,000

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Acoba Eliminated

Marie-Lizette Acoba
Marie-Lizette Acoba

We didn't catch the hand that eliminated her, but we saw Marie-Lizette Acoba grabbing her things and heading to the rail. We caught up with her briefly, and she simply said "two crazy hands did me in." We did catch one of those hands that knocked her down quite a bit.

We caught up to this hand in the middle of the action with about 2,000 in the pot; Acoba was in the small blind, and Ray Pulford was in middle position.

With the board reading {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Clubs} Acoba check raised Pulford's 800 chip bet to 2,200. Pulford called, and the turn came a {9-Clubs}.

Acoba checked, and Pulford shoved all in. Acoba had to call off her remaining stack to see the last card, and tanked a bit before finally folding.

“Show a bluff, it's good for the game,” a table mate asked.

Pulford obliged and showed the {Q-Spades}.

“I had an open ender and an Ace,” Acoba said. “I really thought I liked that turn.”

Pulford is above 20,000 now. Acoba dropped to under 6,000 with that hand, and was eliminated shortly after

Player Chips Progress
Ray Pulford
Ray Pulford
20,000 8,000
Marie-Lizette Acoba
Marie-Lizette Acoba
Busted

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Stewart Seeking Chips

Ty Stewart
Ty Stewart

We managed to get to Ty Stewart's table just in time to see him move all in on a {9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop. His opponent made the call and we got to see both players flip their cards. Stewart tabled {Q-}{Q-} for a pair of queens, while his opponent showed {10-}{10-} for a weaker pair of tens.

Stewart looked to be in good shape so long as he could avoid an eight or a ten. With a {K-Hearts} on the turn and a {4-Clubs} on the river Stewart held the best hand and received the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ty Stewart us
Ty Stewart
16,500 7,500

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Quibell Finds A Double Up

Crystal Quibell
Crystal Quibell

When we came to the table, Crystal Quibell had shoved her last 3,050 in the middle, after the player in the hijack raised. He tanked for about a minute, before flinging in the call. Quibell quickly tabled {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}, and saw that she was in a dream situation, as her opponent had {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. Of course nothing comes easy in poker, as the flop came down {k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{q-Spades}, giving her opponent a straight draw. However, she survived the sweat, as the board completed {6-Spades}{q-Hearts}. Quibell collected the chips, and upped her stack to 8,500.

Player Chips Progress
Crystal Quibell
Crystal Quibell
8,500 4,500

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Off to the Races

In a recent hand, one of the many growing chip stacks in the room, Jacob Wesloski made it 700 to see a flop. Action folded around to the player in the small blind who moved all in for 1,950. Wesloski made the call and both players flipped their cards.

Wesloski: {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Small Blind: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}

With a {9-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{A-Hearts} flop Wesloski took a strong lead going to the turn. With a {10-Diamonds} and a {k-Spades} falling on the turn river respectively Wesloski held the best of it and was awarded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Wesloski us
Jacob Wesloski
17,500

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Tian Takes a Big Hit

Haiyan Tian
Haiyan Tian

When we got to the table, Haiyan Tian was heads up in a big pot, with the board reading {a-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{j-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. Tian's opponent bet 3,000, and Tian quickly moved all in. Her opponent called even quicker, and the two players flipped up their cards.

Tian: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

Tian had top pair, but she was well behind her opponent, who had flopped two pair. Tian would need a jack or a queen to win, but he river brought the {9-Spades}. Tian shipped almost 10,000 over to her opponent, leaving her with 9,850.

Player Chips Progress
Haiyan Tian
Haiyan Tian
9,500 -10,900

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