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Justin Bonomo was just seen grabbing his things and leaving, signifying that he's been eliminated from the tournament.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,754,200
Total Entries
293
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 293
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As we mentioned earlier, Sammy Farha is in the house. After quickly doubling however, he's sunk back down to 40,000 chips.
Farha, Rami Boukai, and a third player saw a flop of 
. Farha, who was in the blinds, checked to Boukai who fired 2,500, and only Farha called. The turn was another five - the 
- and both players checked. The river was the 
, and Farha led out for 5,000. Boukai quickly called.
"Flush," Farha announced.
Boukai tabled 
for a full house however, and Farha mucked his hand.
A player limped in early position, another raised to 1,100 from the cutoff, and Chino Rheem called on the button. The limper called as well, and the flop fell 
. The action checked to Rheem, who tossed out 1,650, and both players called.
All three players checked after the turned, and the 
completed the board. The action checked to Rheem again, and he fired 3,000. The limper released, and the original raiser called.
"Two pair," Rheem announced, tabling 
followed by 
.
The caller mucked, and Rheem raked in the pot.
Sammy Farha is in the building, again, but only for the second tournament PokerNews has seen him play this World Series of Poker.
On this hand, Farha was up against Ludovic Lacay on the 
board and Lacay had checked. Farha bet 8,400 and Lacay tanked for a long time before finally making the call and leaving himself with less than 2,000 behind.
The river was the 
and Lacay checked. Farha bet 2,000 to put Lacay all in and he made the call.
Farha tabled the 
for two pair, king and queens, and Lacay mucked his hand. He hit the rail while Farha hit 60,000 in chips.
Farha is widely considered as one of the best Omaha players in the world. His three WSOP gold bracelets all come from the game, with one in Pot-Limit Omaha and two in Omaha Hi-Low. Farha won his third bracelet in 2010 in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Championship for $488,241. In 2006 he won his second bracelet and $398,560 in the $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low event and his first came in 1996 when he won the $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event for $145,000.
Level 6
: 250/500, 0 ante
Current 2012 WSOP Player of the Year Standings
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Ivey | 539.70 |
| 2 | John Monnette | 524.25 |
| 3 | Andy Frankenberger | 384.66 |
| 4 | Phil Hellmuth | 368.70 |
| 5 | Michael Gathy | 321.25 |
| 6 | David “Bakes” Baker | 317.94 |
| 7 | Max Steinberg | 309.44 |
| 8 | Brian Hastings | 303.00 |
| 9 | Ashkan Razavi | 274.06 |
| 10 | Aubin Cazals | 263.00 |
Viktor "Isildur1" Blom's seat is now occupied by Mr. David "Chino" Rheem, signifying that he has been eliminated. Neighbor Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger is also missing in action.
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 0
Joe Cada opened to 1,000, and was called by three players, including Jens Kyllönen in the small blind. The flop fell 
, and the action checked to a player on the button who bet. Kyllönen and another player called, and all three players checked when the turned. The completed the board, and Kyllönen led out for 8,000. One player called.
"You win," Kyllönen said as soon as his opponent's chips hit the felt.
The player showed 
, and Kyllönen mucked.
