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

Vanessa Rousso's Vegas Pad

Level 32 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Ever wondered where Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso heads once she busts out of events like this? Most likely straight home to her incredible mansion. Vanessa was kind enough to open her doors to PokerNews and give us a tour of her pad... With the help of some more stunning ladies of poker.

Tags: Vanessa Rousso

Selbst Flops Straight and Doubles

Level 32 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

On the {Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop, Vanessa Selbst checked and Jeffery Kester bet 3,500. Selbst check-raised to 8,500 and Kester made the call.

On the {7-Diamonds} turn, Selbst led for 15,000 and Kester made the call.

The river was the {Q-Spades} and paired the board. Selbst bet all of her chips for 47,600. Kester tanked for a bit and then called.

Selbst turned over the {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a flopped straight and won the pot to double up.

Tags: Vanessa SelbstJeffery Kester

Big Lead For Polk

Level 32 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Douglas Polk and Ayaz Mahmood just got their chips all in pre flop for a massive 200,000 chip pot. Polk showed {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and was in great shape against the {5-Spades}{5-Hearts} of Mahmood who won this event in 2010 banking $625,674. The board ran out {K-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} giving Polk a big lead over Mahmood who had to cash in his final lammer.

Tags: Ayaz MahmoodDouglas Polk

Level: 32

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0

Tommy Takes It

With a board reading {9-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{5-Clubs} lain in front of the dealer Tommy Chen was visibile excited as he was being pushed the remaining chips of his opponent, Ryan Leng. Chen held {10-}{10-} for a full house tens over nines. We don't know exactly how the action went, but we know Chen's opponent opted to put his tournament life at risk and lost.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Chen us
Tommy Chen
240,000 120,000
Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Tags: Ryan LengTommy Chen

Keating Back in it

Level 30 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

On a {K-Spades}{2-Spades}{K-Hearts} flop Max Steinberg just bet 10,500. Alex Keating decided to move all in for 66,400 and the pressure was on Steinberg. If he would win this hand the match would be over since Keating had used both his lammers and Steinberg still had two left behind. After a good minute Steinberg said, "Let's gamble," and made the call. "I'm gambling as well," Keating said who showed {A-Spades}{3-Spades}. Steinberg as in trouble as he had {10-Spades}{8-Spades} for the worse flush draw.

The turn was the {K-Clubs} and the river the {4-Clubs} doubling Keating up. Steinberg used both his lammers and is now just a slight underdog in the match.

Tags: Alex KeatingMax Steinberg

Froehlich For The Win

Eric Froehlich is going to advance on to the next round after knocking out Steve O"Dwyer. Froehlich tells us he put his short stacked opponent all in from the button and received a call. Froehlich was ahead as he held {A-}{5-}, O'Dwyer tabled {K-}{10-}. The board blanked out for O'Dwyer and he was subsequently eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
WSOP 2X Winner
240,000 120,000
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
Busted

Tags: Eric FroehlichSteve O'Dwyer