2012 World Series of Poker

Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
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Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a542
Prize
$661,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,754,200
Entries
293
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 293
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Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John O'Shea ie
John O'Shea
165,000
102,000
102,000
Profile photo of Oleksii Kovalchuk ua
Oleksii Kovalchuk
85,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Robert Williamson III us
Robert Williamson III
84,500
14,500
14,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
74,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Cloutier ca
Eric Cloutier
70,000
26,000
26,000
Profile photo of Hasan Habib us
Hasan Habib
62,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Anton Ionel ro
Anton Ionel
55,000
7,800
7,800
Profile photo of Matt Giannetti us
Matt Giannetti
46,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Ville Wahlbeck fi
Ville Wahlbeck
40,000
10,500
10,500
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
40,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 8X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
36,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
35,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
34,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 3X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of David Williams us
David Williams
31,500
10,500
10,500
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Tristan Clemencon fr
Tristan Clemencon
26,100
10,600
10,600
Profile photo of Jan Collado de
Jan Collado
26,000
13,500
13,500
Profile photo of Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
25,500
24,500
24,500
Profile photo of Joseph Ressler
Joseph Ressler
25,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
18,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Justin Schwartz us
Justin Schwartz
7,500
12,500
12,500
Profile photo of Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
Busted

Sands Makes Correct Call

David "Doc" Sands and Brian Rast were heads up with the board reading {2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Sands checked, and Rast bet 3,500. Sands tank-called.

The turn was the {7-Hearts}, and Sands checked again. Rast fired 6,700, and Sands tank-called.

The river was another three - the {3-Spades} - and Sands checked a third time. Rast reached for orange T5,000 chips, and tossed four of them forward, making the bet 20,000. Sands, who only had 23,600 in front of him, tanked for over a minute before making the call.

"Aces," Rast announced.

Sands didn't say anything. Rast finally showed {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}, and Sands responded by tabling {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{x-}. Rast mucked his other two cards, and Sands dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
160,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of David Sands us
David Sands
70,000
32,000
32,000

Tags: Brian RastDavid Sands

"Four Seats Open!"

Prior to seeing the {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop, John Juanda and one other player were all in while three other players all made the call and were still in action. Of those three, Brian Hastings and Joe Kushner were included.

Kushner was first to act on the flop and put out 45,000. Hastings was next up and raised all in. The third active player in the hand also called all in and here's what was revealed.

Kusher: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{4-Spades}
Hastings: {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{10-Spades}{5-Spades}
Opponent: {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}
Opponent: {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}
Juanda: {10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

The turn was the {3-Diamonds} and the river the {Q-Clubs}. On the turn, Kushner made threes full of aces and that held up to take down the entire pot. In the process, Kushner busted four players, including Hastings and Juanda, en route to 325,000 in chips.

"Four seats open!" yelled Mohsin Charania from the table. "If this was a shootout table, you'd be doing pretty well," he added.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joe Kushner
Joe Kushner
325,000
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
Busted
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Joe KushnerJohn JuandaBrian Hastings

Farha Doubles Through Froehlich

Three players limped in before Eric Froehlich raised to 4,800. Three players called, including Sammy Farha, and the flop came down {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. The action checked to Froehlich, who bet 9,300, and Farha moved all in for a total of 39,800. The action folded back to Froehlich, who went into the tank.

"It'd be easier if another card was a heart, and not just the ace," Froehlich told Farha, who smiled.

After tanking for a little longer, Froehlich called.

Froehlich{a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Farha{a-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}

The {3-Diamonds} on the turn paired the board, giving Farha a full house, but if a queen spiked on the river, then Froehlich would win the pot. A meaningless {7-Spades} completed the board however, and Farha raked in the massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sammy Farha us
Sammy Farha
95,500
55,500
55,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
10,000
37,000
37,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Sammy FarhaEric Froehlich

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ognjen Sekularac rs
Ognjen Sekularac
67,000
Profile photo of Andy Seth us
Andy Seth
65,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of John Racener us
John Racener
59,500
3,500
3,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
55,000
19,000
19,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
51,000
19,000
19,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dario Alioto it
Dario Alioto
51,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
44,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michel Abecassis fr
Michel Abecassis
40,000
Profile photo of Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
37,500
15,500
15,500
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Romik Vartzar us
Romik Vartzar
37,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
37,000
WSOP 3X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
35,000
Profile photo of Andrew Brown us
Andrew Brown
35,000
7,000
7,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
32,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Ryan Lenaghan us
Ryan Lenaghan
31,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Alexander Kuzmin ru
Alexander Kuzmin
27,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Kirill Gerasimov ru
Kirill Gerasimov
26,000
Profile photo of Andy Bloch us
Andy Bloch
22,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Quinn Do us
Quinn Do
21,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Manuel Bevand fr
Manuel Bevand
19,000
Profile photo of Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
16,000
25,000
25,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Inesa Paberzs
Inesa Paberzs
13,300
Profile photo of Kory Kilpatrick us
Kory Kilpatrick
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
Busted

Prize Pool Information

Level 7 : 300/600, 0 ante

A total of 293 players entered Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, generating a total prize pool of $2,754,200. The top 36 players will receive a minimum of $16,801, while the winner will take home $661,000 and the WSOP gold bracelet.

For the more prize pool information, click the Payouts tab above.

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0