Just a small smattering of shots from the early action.
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
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,428,800
Entries
152
Level
81
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 152
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Gregory Gokey has just been eliminated literally by the hands of Tommy Chen.
We caught up to Chen after the hand to see what happened and he informed us that he put Gokey all in for about 13,000 and was called preflop. Chen held 
while Gokey possessed a superior 
.
A 
flop looked to give Gokey the double up he desperately needed, but alas a 
on the turn and a 
on the river brought Chen a winning straight and the knock out blow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Busted |
Both players had all their chips in play when the final hand played out. Rousso raised from the button to 1,600 and Esfandiari made the call. The flop came down 
and Esfandiari check-raised the 2,000 continuation bet to 5,200. Rousso tanked for a bit before making the call.
The turn was the 
and Esfandiari bet 6,600. Rousso tanked once more before shoving all in for around 16,000 chips and Esfandiari snap-called. Rousso tabled 
against Esfandiari's 
and the river was the 
. The players shook hands and Esfandiari filled in his name on the slip that gave him acces to the second round.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
In a most recent hand Jason Mercier, placed a bet putting his opponent Steven Silverman all in preflop. Silverman quickly called and both players turned over their hole cards.
Mercier: 
Silverman: 
It was basically a coin flip, with either player having a great chance of taking this pot down. A 
flop gave Silverman the advantage. Mercier was going to need one of the last two threes in the deck if he wanted to knock out SIlverman.
The miracle 
on the turn brought a "wow" out of Mercier and the lead. With the 
planting on the river the deed was done and Mercier was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 5
: 400/800, 0 ante
Jason Mercier just took the second bullet away from Steven Silverman. Mercier held the 
against Silverman's 
. The flop came down 
and it was now Mercier's set of eights versus Silverman's flush draw.
The turn was the 
and river the . Mercier held a full house and Silverman reloaded for his last 10,000.
On the button, Vanessa Rousso raised to 1,200. Antonio Esfandiari called from the big blind and the flop came down 
. Esfandiari led for 1,600 and Rousso raised to 3,200. Esfandiari fired back with a raise to 8,000 and Rousso folded.
All the add-on lammers have been used in this match and it's currently 41,000 to 19,000 in favor of Esfandiari.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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41,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
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19,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
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Justin Smith was just eliminated by 2011 World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Jason Somerville. Somerville recapped the final hand to us.
According to Somerville, he min-raised the button to 1,200 with pocket jacks and Smith called. The flop came down 
and Smith checked. Somerville bet 1,500 and Smith raised all in for 11,000. Somerville called and his jacks were ahead of Smith's .
The turn and river both blanked to keep Somerville in front and eliminate Smith from the competition.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
We don't know exactly how the action went, but with around 10 big blinds Todd Terry was all in and at risk preflop. Terry's opponent Vojtech Ruzicka held while Terry possessed a slightly better 
.
A 
flop allowed Terry to feel slightly better about doubling and not chopping the pot. However a 
on the turn brought a reversal of fortune and Ruzicka stole the lead. The 
on the river sealed the deal and Terry was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
