2012 World Series of Poker

Event 2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$517,725
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,836,350
Entries
2,101
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

A John Eames Four Bet

John Eames raised to 1,700 in the cutoff and the player on the button three-bet to 4,000. Back to Eames and he dumped 17,000 over the line leaving himself with just 4,800 chips. The player on the button folded and Eames stacked up his replenished 30,000 stack.

Player Chips Progress
John Eames gb
John Eames
30,000 12,000

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Sands Takes a Big Hit

We just heard Doc Sands lost a massive pot without showdown. Supposedly the action got six-bet pre flop and Sands was in position on the button when the flop brought out {6-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{2-Spades}. His opponent in the cut-off checked to Sands who bet 11.700 but instantly folded after his opponent moved all-in. Sands is down to 42.700 but still has a very nice stack.

Player Chips Progress
David 'Doc' Sands
David 'Doc' Sands
42,700 -48,300

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Level: 11

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Hellmuth Hits a Four.

An under the gun player raised to 1,600. Phil Hellmuth, who started the hand with about 14,000, called from under the gun + 2, and a player in middle position reraised all-in over the top for 6,000. Action folded back to the under the gun raiser, who folded. Hellmuth quickly called the extra 4,400.

Hellmuth was holding {4-Spades}{4-Clubs} and his opponent had {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}. It wasn't looking good for Hellmuth until the flop fell {8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}.

"Diamond me," Hellmuth asked the dealer. And the dealer obliged with the {7-Diamonds} on the turn.

The river was a brick though, {Q-Hearts}, and Hellmuth scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
30,000 23,400

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Elezra Crushing, Hastings Done

Eli Elezra
Eli Elezra

Eli Elezra is all smiles after he just busted Brian Hastings. Elezra raised to 1,800 and two seats to his left Hastings moved all-in for around 13,000 chips. The player to his left tanked for a bit before folding and Elezra said, "I don't like it, and my hand is not that strong", as he made the call. Hastings smiled and said he wasn't that strong either as we witnessed the following showdown.

Eli Elezra{A-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Brian Hastings{J-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs} giving Elezra another knock out. "I came to this table with 1,800", he smiled while stacking his chips. After chipping up Elezra called with {K-}{5-} after someone had decided to limp. "You know how I like to see flops", he added with a smile. The flop brought {K-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Spades} and Elezra got all his chips into the pot against {A-Spades}{A-} for a 45,000 chip pot. His hand held up and after that he kept chipping up by busting some short stacks. The only player he hasn't been winning against was the player on his left, Adam Wessley.

"This fucking guy on my left has 80 dimes and all I wanted was to cover him!", Elezra laughed. Adam Wessley and Elezra had been battling, because the high stakes professional pointed out he got bluffed by ten high earlier. After counting his stack Elezra shouted, "Booom! Now I wanna see him messing with me!", as both players started laughing again. Elezra is up to 87,000 chips and one of the chip leaders of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
87,000 77,000
Adam Wessley us
Adam Wessley
80,000

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Donny Mizrachi Gets His Kings Crushed

The player in the under the gun position just shoved for 10,600 and the action got folded around to Donny Mizrachi who made the call. The player in the big blind tanked for a bit but ended up folding after which we saw the following showdown.

Donny Mizrachi{K-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Opponent{A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} giving Mizrachi's opponent a pair of aces and the win. Mizrachi still has around an average stack with 80 minutes left in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Donny Mizrachi
Donny Mizrachi
25,000 -16,000

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