2012 World Series of Poker

Event 16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Matthew Matros
Winning Hand
65
Prize
$454,835
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,165,400
Entries
1,604
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Bonding Finds Right River Bet Size

Lars Bonding sized his river bet perfectly.
Lars Bonding sized his river bet perfectly.

We came upon this hand at the river with around 30,000 already in the pot. The board read {6-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {A-Spades}, Matt Glantz checked and Bonding bet 23,200 after some careful consideration.

Glantz was visibly unsure and took a few moments to think. He announced call, Bonding tabled {10-Clubs} {5-Clubs} and Glantz mucked his hand.

During the hand Viktor Blom was moved to their table and took some time to unrack his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Lars Bonding dk
Lars Bonding
75,000 55,000
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
63,000 46,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
11,800 -38,200

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Yang's Queens Trumped By Radoja's Kings

We arrived just as World Series of Poker bracelet-winner Mark Radoja was scooping a huge pot with Jerry Yang strangely absent. Radoja was nice enough to let us know what had happened.

Radoja opened from under-the-gun and was three-bet by Yang in late position. The blinds folded and Radoja re-popped it. Yang five-bet all in and Radoja called.

Radoja: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Yang: {Q-}{Q-}

The relatively sweat-free board came out {J-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Radoja scooped the massive pot with a pair of kings.

Radoja, who won Event #24: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout last year, is up to 85,000 as a result Yang's demise.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
WSOP 2X Winner
85,000

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Yang Sends One Home

2007 World Series of Poker Main-Event winner Jerry Yang opened to 1,350 from the button and was shoved on for 10,000 from the player in the big blind. Yang called and hands were revealed.

Yang: {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades} leaving Yang with trips, which was good enough to send his opponent to the rail.

Yang currently has 42,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jerry Yang us
Jerry Yang
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
42,000 -6,000

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Level: 9

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Dunst Sniffs Out Bluff

We caught up with the action on a completed board reading {7-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{K-Spades}{A-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}.

An early-position player led out for 3,000 and Tony Dunst was faced with a seemingly tough decision from the big blind. Dunst tanked for well over a minute and reluctantly tossed in a call.

"Sixes," his opponent said.

Dunst then revealed {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades} for a pair of kings and scooped the pot.

Dunst is back up to 11,000.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
11,000 3,500

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Statistical Anomaly

We were flagged down by Jerilyn Totani and she told us she had the craziest hand to tell us. Of course, our jaded selves responded with a smile, "If we had a dollar for every time we heard that..."

Frank Kasella was at the table and he confirmed that the winner of the following hand had less than a 10% chance of winning.

Thaigo Nishiuima called another players all in on a {K-} {7-} {10-} flop. Nishiuima had pocket aces and his opponent held {K-} {7-}. The turn came {10-} and the river came {A-}.

Totani had folded {A-} {10-} and Nishiuima took the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Thiago Nishijima br
Thiago Nishijima
WSOP 1X Winner
83,000
Jerilyn Totani
Jerilyn Totani
5,000

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