Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,754,200
Entries
293
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Ivey Crippled Just Before Break
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David Benyamine and Aubin Cazals limped in, before Phil Ivey raised to 650 out of the big blind. Only Benyamine called. The dealer fanned 
, and Ivey tossed out 1,100. Benyamine raised to 5,000, leaving about 10,000 behind. Ivey shook his head in frustration.
"I'm saving this for the break," Benyamine said, holding up his last 10,000-chip lammer.
"He's so funny," Ivey chuckled.
Ivey grabbed his whole stack and half pump-faked it into the pot, staring at Benyamine. He eventually plopped it forward, moving all in for effectively 15,250.
"I didn't want you to do that," Benyamine said, then called.
"Why?" Ivey asked.
"The last thing I ever want, is to be all in against Phil Ivey," Benyamine answered.
| Benyamine |     |
| Ivey |     |
Ivey bricked everything as the turn and river were both black kings, and Benyamine shipped the 30,000-chip pot.
"Glad I came early," Ivey said then exited to head to his RV.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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42,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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7,400
-22,600
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-22,600 |
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Ivey Out
Less than ten minutes into Level 3, Phil Ivey grabbed his things, and hit the exit. We can't confirm whether or not he's the first player to bust, but if anything, he's among the first group of eliminations.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Negreanu Short
Ismael Bojang raised to 500 in the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 1,800 from the button. Action folded back to Bojang who called, landing a 
flop.
Bojang check-called a pot-sized bet of 3,900 from Negreanu and the hit the turn. Bojang immediately went all in for 4,475 (with two rebuy chips behind) and Negreanu called.
"Two pair?" asked Negreanu.
Indeed, Bojang tabled 
for two pair. Negreanu was behind with 
and was not helped by the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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41,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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4,800
-8,625
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-8,625 |
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Mizzi Down to Final Lammer
Sorel Mizzi was faced with a 1,975-chip bet with the board reading . Mizzi raised to 6,000, and his opponent tanked for quite some time before raising all in. Mizzi called, only having a few thousand more behind, and the hands were opened.
| Mizzi |    |
| Opponent |    |
The turned, giving Mizzi's opponent a straight, and the 
completed the board. Mizzi shipped his opponent the rest of his chips, and cashed in his last 10,000-chip lammer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,000
-13,000
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-13,000 |
Level 3 Arrivals
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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53,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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46,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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42,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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40,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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40,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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36,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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35,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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30,000 | |
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29,000
-1,000
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-1,000 |
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26,000
-4,000
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-4,000 |
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19,500
-10,500
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-10,500 |
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19,000 | |
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17,500
-12,500
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-12,500 |
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Busted | |
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Big Pot for DeMaci
When we reached the table, Chris DeMaci, Cary Katz, and a third player were all in preflop.
| DeMaci |    |
| Katz |  |
| Opponent |  |
The 
flop gave DeMaci a set of kings, but Katz held a flush draw. He binked said flush when the 
turned, but the on the river paired the board, giving DeMaci a full house.
Catz was forced to cash in his final lammer, while DeMaci still has both of his and around 35,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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10,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |
Marchese Out
We missed the details, but Tom Marchese has been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0