Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,682,600
Entries
179
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Break Time
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Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The players are on a twenty-minute break
The WSOPE Champion Elio Fox Arrives
The current World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event champion has just parked his bum in seat 9 Table #10. Elio Fox can play poker as his WSOPE bracelet and €1,400,000 first place prize testifies. What is even more impressive is the fact that Fox had to overcome the likes of Chris Moorman, Shawn Buchanan and Patrik Antonius on his way to that coveted gold bracelet. Fox shares a table with UK pro John Eames (4), Shannon Shorr (6) and Fabrice Soulier (7).
Eames has had a great start to the 2012 WSOP including an 8th place finish in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event. Shannon Shorr also cashed in that event and will be hoping to have a more slimmed down schedule this year after playing in an incredible 42 events last year. Fabrice Soulier is another talented Frenchman in our field this morning. Soulier is a WSOP bracelet winner after taking down the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship last year. So far this year Soulier has one cash on his record with a 10th place finish in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event.
Here is Fox in action:
Fox made it 475 from early position and the player seated to his direct left made the call. It was heads-up to the flop and the dealer gave the pair the 
and Fox check-called a 450 bet. That was the end of the action as the 
and 
was checked through and Fox turned over 
for the rivered set. His opponent mucked his hand and Fox was left rueing a missed river opportunity.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 |
Harder Freerolls, Eliminates Chen
Bill Chen and Christian Harder got it all in on the turn of an 
board. Both men had 
, but there were a number of problems for Chen. First, he was the shorter of the two stacks. Second, Harder had the 
, and there were already two diamonds on board.
Harder was freerolling for the knockout, and Chen could only hope to split the pot as the best possible outcome.
"The river was real pretty," we'll let Jon Aguiar tell you the story as he told us. "It was one of those diamond things."
Pretty for Harder but not so pretty for Chen. His day is done, and Harder has moved up to about 50,000 with those chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 20,000 |
|
Busted |
Brikis' Flying Start
We picked up the action on the flop in a three-way pot. The board showed 
, and Isaac Haxton led out with a bet of 1,075 after making the preflop raise. Josh Brikis called the continuation bet, the third player in the hand folded, and it was heads-up to fourth street.
It brought the 
and another bet from Haxton — 2,800 this time. Brikis took just a little pause, then dropped the call into the pot. The river was a third heart, the 
, and Haxton barreled another 8,000 into the pot. Brikis snap-called this time, and Haxton rolled over 
. Brikis waited to see it, then showed down the superior 
to take the pot with trips.
Haxton shook his head and sighed, and he's been reduced to about 11,500 now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | |
|
11,500 |
Three Streets For Brenes
The most famous man in Costa Rica is settling in well over at Table #6. He occupies the number 1 seat and is in exulted company. Shawn Buchanan had to take a short World Series of Poker (WSOP) sabbatical after an accident to his girlfriend, so it's good to see him back in action; he sits in the 2 seat. Griffin "Flush_Entity" Benger is in the 3 seat, Allen Cunningham is in the 6 seat, Jon Turner is in the 7 seat, Dan Kelly, is in the 8 seat and last but not least we have David Peters in the 9 seat. Here is the man with the shark taking three bites out of the Buchanan stack.
Brenes raised to 350 in early position and his next door neighbour, Buchanan, made the call. The flop was 
and Brenes check-called a 400 bet. Fourth street was 
and the same action ensued; this time for 900. Finally the pair were staring down at the 
and Brenes check-called a 1,075 Buchanan triple barrel.
Buchanan turned over 
but Brenes had him pipped with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 10,000 |
|
23,000 |
Confirmed: Table of Death
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
All right, Table 3 has filled in now, and it's impossibly tough. Have a look at the lineup here as the mighty Isildur joins up.
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Racener |
| 2 | Shaun Deeb |
| 3 | Davidi Kitai |
| 4 | Matt Graham |
| 5 | Brock Parker |
| 6 | Jean-Paul Pasqualini |
| 7 | Randel Brown |
| 8 | Viktor Blom |
| 9 | JP Kelly |
No, we're not sure who Randel Brown is either. But we feel pretty bad for the guy.
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Arieh Rivering a Set
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Josh Arieh is a man who likes to play at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Before the 2012 series started Arieh had cashed in an impressive twenty-one events, had 1 seven figure score, 3 six-figure scores, 7 final tables and 2 WSOP bracelets. His most impressive score to date a juicy looking $2,500,000 for his 3rd place finish in the 2004 Main Event. So far this year he has cashed in one event: the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha - Heads-Up event where he finished in 16th place. Here is Arieh in action with Erik Seidel.
Arieh raised to 250 under the gun and Erik Seidel called in the big blind. The pair of them shared a flop of 
which was checked through. Onto the turn and the 
; Seidel bet 300 and Arieh made the call. Fifth street brought out the and Seidel checked to Arieh who bet 850. Seidel made the call, Arieh showed for the set and Seidel mucked his hand.
No Special Treatment For Esfandiari
Antonio Esfandiari is the late comer over at Table #12. He walked in, flung his flip flops off and immediately changed his seat for one of the more comfier dealer seats.
"Antonio, you can't have the dealer seat. You have to have the same seat as everyone else," explained a floor-guy.
"That's tilting," said Esfandiari as he wheeled his comfy chair away from his table.
Esfandiari is joined on the uncomfortable chairs by Jeff Lisandro (4), Cliff Josephy (7) and Mickey Petersen (8).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |