2012 World Series of Poker

Event 23: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
Day: 1
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Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
$567,624
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,522,520
Entries
924
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 924
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The Talented Mr Katchalov

Eugene Katchalov - one of the best
Eugene Katchalov - one of the best

Eugene Katchalov is recognised by his peers to be one of the most talented poker players in the game today. Katchalov is in a great mood after his national team Ukraine beat Sweden 2 v 1 and it is showing on the felt. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder is searching for his 23rd WSOP cash and he is going about it in the only manner Katchalov knows and understands - cool, calm and collectively.

Katchalov raised to 800 in the cutoff and the player in the button three-bet quickly to 2,000. Back to Katchalov and he four-bet to 5,200. His opponent rammed his finger into his left ear and gave it a rigorous shake before shaking his cards into the muck.

Eugene Katchalov now has 33,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Eugene Katchalov
33,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars

Tags: Eugene Katchalov

Akkari Wins a Hand And Weisner is Eliminated

Andrew Akkari has dropped some chips since taking the early chip lead, but we have just encountered him winning a small pot. We joined the action on the flop of {A-Spades} {6-Spades} {J-Hearts} and Akkari check-called a 600 hijack bet from his position in the small blind. The {4-Clubs} on the turn was checked through before we saw the {7-Hearts} on the river. Akkari led for 1,150 and his opponent folded.

Meanwhile we have lost Melanie Weisner. The Heads-Up specialist jammed over a 900 raise for 4,000 and {A-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} and her opponent called with {A-Hearts} {K-Spades}. The board ran out {6-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} and Weisner was out.

Player Chips Progress
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Andre Akkari
34,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars
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Melanie Weisner
Busted

Tags: Andre AkkariMelanie Weisner

Freddy Deeb: Come Back And See Me in Two Days

Two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Freddy Deeb has started the day well, but with 34 WSOP cashes to his name the man is nothing but experienced.

"Come back and see me in two-days time," said Deeb when we commented on his good start.

Here is Deeb getting involved with the lesser experienced Mirza Nagji.

Nagji raised to 1,025 from the hijack seat, the cutoff called as did Deeb in the big blind. The flop was {9-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {3-Diamonds}, Deeb checked, Nagji bet 2,400, the cutoff folded and Deeb called. That was the end of the action as the {A-Clubs} and {J-Spades} were both checked through and Nagji won the pot with {A-Spades} {10-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Mirza Nagji
85,000
Profile photo of Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
49,500
6,500
6,500
WSOP 2X Winner
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Ashley Mason
32,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Freddy DeebMirza Nagji

Chip Counts Brasilia Room Bronze Section

There are only a couple of tables left in this section but we still managed to find some good stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steve Gross us
Steve Gross
65,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Yordan Mitrentsov bg
Yordan Mitrentsov
60,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Scott Montgomery ca
Scott Montgomery
54,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
35,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Amanda Musumeci us
Amanda Musumeci
20,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Levi fr
Nicolas Levi
14,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of William Reynolds us
William Reynolds
11,500
3,500
3,500
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
8,400
1,600
1,600
WSOP 6X Winner
pokerstars

Langmann Finds Aces To Frustrate Romanello

We joined the action on the flop and it was a blind skirmish between Florian Langmann (SB) and Roberto Romanello (BB). The board would eventually run out {K-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {5-Hearts} and Romanello called off three-streets of Langmann value. The bet sizes were 1,700, 4,000 & 8,075 and Langmann won the hand showing {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades}; Romanello mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Florian Langmann
75,000
18,500
18,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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Roberto Romanello
14,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Florian LangmannRoberto Romanello

Chip Counts Brasilia Room Gold Section

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jason Pritchard au
Jason Pritchard
86,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
68,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
56,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of David "Doc" Sands us
David "Doc" Sands
55,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Jason Sommerville
Jason Sommerville
50,000
36,000
36,000
Profile photo of Craig Bergeron us
Craig Bergeron
50,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
42,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
38,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
32,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
30,000
26,800
26,800
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ashley Mason gb
Ashley Mason
30,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Matt Perrins gb
Matt Perrins
29,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Senti us
Jason Senti
27,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
24,000
5,500
5,500
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
20,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
17,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
16,000
10,700
10,700
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Phil Collins us
Phil Collins
12,400
5,600
5,600
Profile photo of JP Kelly gb
JP Kelly
9,500
500
500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
8,500
5,500
5,500
Profile photo of Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
8,400
3,600
3,600
Profile photo of Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
8,200
13,800
13,800
Profile photo of Simeon Naydenov bg
Simeon Naydenov
6,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Laurence Houghton gb
Laurence Houghton
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Dinner Time!

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

With 330 players remaining we are taking a 90 minute dinner break. We will play four more levels after the break.

A Victory For Romanello and a Defeat for Mitrentsov

Mayu Roca raised to 600 in first position and Roberto Romanello called in the small blind. The action checked through to the turn on a board of {J-Spades} {5-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} and Romanello check-called a 600 Roca bet. Onto the river, and the {7-Clubs}, and the same action ensued this time for 2,450. Roca tapped the felt and mucked his hand and Romanello showed {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs} for the win.

Yordan Mitrentsov just had an all-in encounter where he didn't fair too well. Mitrentsov was holding {7-Hearts} {7-Spades} and his opponent held {A-Spades} {Q-Spades}. The {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} meaning that Mitrentsov had to hand 12,600 chips to his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yordan Mitrentsov bg
Yordan Mitrentsov
40,000
Profile photo of Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
14,000
11,500
11,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mayu Roca
Mayu Roca
12,000
3,000
3,000

Tags: Mayu RocaRoberto RomanelloYordan Mitrentsov