2012 World Series of Poker

Event 12: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$371,498
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,428,800
Entries
152
Level Info
Level
81
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Level: 17

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

Patel Doubles

Level 16 : 400/800, 0 ante

On the {J-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts} board, Matt Stout bet 4,000 and Emil Patel made the call. The river was the {3-Clubs} and Stout bet all in, having Patel covered. Patel quickly called and tabled the {J-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for a rivered two pair. Stout held the {J-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Patel was all in on the river for 11,900 and doubled up.

Tags: Matt StoutEmil Patel

Vojtech Ruzicka Cashes His Lammers in

Level 16 : 400/800, 0 ante

On a {5-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} board with around 19,000 in the pot Scott Baumstein had put Vojtech Ruzicka all in for around 17,000 chips. Ruzicka was far from happy and tanked for a long time before making the call.

Baumstein turned over {Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and took all Ruzicka's live chips. Ruzicka threw his two lammers towards the dealer and will play on with a 40,000 chips stack. Baumstein still has one lammer left behind and the chip lead.

Tags: Scott BaumsteinVojtech Ruzicka

Parker Plunges

Level 16 : 400/800, 0 ante

After a {4-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} board was spread by the dealer Brock Parker bet out 1,600. His opponent, Dan Smith took his time before announcing raise, and putting in 3,900. Action was back to Parker who threw in a giant stack of orange, yellow, and blue and declared all in. Smith made a fairly quick call and both players turned over their hands.

Parker: {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Smith: {Q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Parker was miles behind as his pair of fives were no match for Smith's pair of jacks. A five or running straight cards could save Parker, but a {10-Diamonds} on the turn and a {k-Spades} river card brought not such luck. Smith was awarded the double up, and now takes a strong lead in the match.

Tags: Brock ParkerDan Smith

Level: 16

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

Romanello Loses Some

Level 14 : 200/400, 0 ante

Roberto Romanello opted to cash in both lammers right from the start while Jeffery Kester still has two left behind. We just saw a {4-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop and Romanello bet 2,600. Kester raised to 7,000 and Romanello put him all in. After tanking for quite some time his opponent called all in for 17,700. Romanello tabled {4-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and he was up against {J-Hearts}{9-Spades}.

The turn brought out the {9-Hearts} and the river the {6-Spades} giving Kester a double up. Romanello is down to around 40,000 chips while his opponent has the same amount with two lammers left behind.

Tags: Roberto RomenalloJeffrey Kester

Bonomo Busts Riordan

We don't know exactly how the action went, but we know John Riordan was all in and at risk of being eliminated by Justin Bonomo. Bonomo held {K-}{9-} while Riordan had {j-}{7-} the board completely blanked out and Bonomo was awarded the pot as his king high was best.

Bonomo now awaits the winner of the Eevert Kokkonen vs. Andrew Frankenberger match.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Bonomo
120,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
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John Riordan
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: John RiordanJustin Bonomo

Sands Advances to the Third Round

David "Doc" Sands just won his second round match against Elior Sion and is the first player in the third round. Sands told us he won {Q-}{Q-} versus {K-}{J-} when the money went in on a {J-}{10-}{8-} flop with a flush draw for the first lammer. The final all in was {a-}{10-} against {Q-}{Q-} and this time Sands beat the big pair.

The third round will be played at 7pm local time and Sands will be up against either Matt Perrins or Chris Moore.

Player Chips Progress
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David "Doc" Sands
120,000
60,000
60,000
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Elior Sion
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Chris MooreDavid "Doc" Sands