2012 World Series of Poker

Event 19: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Cliff Goldkind
Winning Hand
66
Prize
$559,514
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,107,700
Total Entries
2,302
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 2,302
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Collins Endures Tank

Phil Collins
Phil Collins

On a final board of {10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{5-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, Phil Collins bet 6,500. His opponent was tanking and began talking to himself as he was thinking through the hand. The dealer wound up calling the floor and wanted clarification on the new rule about talking about your hand when heads up. Because Collins had chips behind, the player could talk about his hand, but would lose the option to raise. "Don't worry, I'm not thinking about raising," said the player.

Collins' opponent then tanked for a bit longer and several minutes had now gone by. Another player at the table not in the hand called the clock on the tanker, which the player who was thinking didn't seem to take kindly to. "Really? Really?" he said. "You're going to call the clock on me?"

"You've had sufficient time to think," the man who called the clock said.

The clock was issued and after about 45 seconds, the player folded, but didn't look happy about having to give up the pot.

"You can breathe now," the player said to Collins after folding. He then said, "I thoroughly enjoyed making you sweat, though."

Tags: Phil Collins

Bonding Chipping Up

Three players limped in before Lars Bonding raised to 1,025 on the button. Only the first limper called and the flop came down {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. The first player checked and Bonding bet 1,225. His opponent folded and Bonding won the pot.

Tags: Lars Bonding

Trip Jacks for Gates

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

Garry Gates was in action on a {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{6-Spades} board against one other player. After his opponent checked, Gates fired 1,600. His opponent called and showed the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} for two pair. Gates held {K-}{J-} for trip jacks and won the pot.

Tags: Garry Gates

Top Three from 2010 WSOP Europe Final Table in Action

The top three finishers from the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event are all in action here in Event 19: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em and are all in the Brasilia Room of the Rio. James Bord was the champion of the event, taking home £830,401 after defeated Fabrizio Baldassari heads up. Baldassari took £513,049 for his runner-up finish. In third place was Ronald Lee and he earned a nice score of £376,829.

Tags: James BordRonald LeeFabrizio Baldassari

Updated Chip Counts

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Bottom Two Pair for Shulman

Cody Slaubaugh check-called a bet of 600 on the {A-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop before the {4-Diamonds} landed on the turn. Both players checked the turn and the {9-Hearts} landed on the river. Slaubaugh bet 900 and Shulman called.

Slaubaugh mucked after Shulman tabled the {3-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for bottom two pair.

Tags: Barry ShulmanCody Slaubaugh

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Koon's Kings Go Down

Jason Koon was just knocked down from 10,500 to 6,800 after his pocket kings went down to an opponent's pocket twos on a board of {Q-}{10-}{2-}{7-}{6-}.

Tags: Jason Koon