2012 World Series of Poker

Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
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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
Total Entries
293
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 293
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Running Like Mercier

"Baby girl!"
"Baby girl!"

Jason Mercier raised to 42,000 from under the gun, Josh Tieman re-raised to 125,000, and Sammy Farha cold-called on the button. Mercier called all in for a total of 78,000, and the flop came down {10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}.

Tieman moved all in, and Farha called.

Mercier: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Tieman: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Farha: {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

"Gin," Mercier joked when he turned over his hand.

Mercier's hand turned to gin however, because the turn ({6-Hearts}) and river ({3-Hearts}) both produced hearts.

"Baby girl!" Mercier said when the {3-Hearts} spiked on the river. "Let's go!"

Mercier scooped the pot, tripling to 252,000 chips, while Tieman won the side pot with two aces.

Tags: Jason MercierJosh TiemanSammy Farha

Jachtmann's Nice Call

Sammy Farha, John Kabbaj, and Jan-Peter Jachtmann were three-handed with the board reading {5-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. Farha fired 75,000, and only Jachtmann called.

The {k-Spades} came on the river, and Farha led out again - this time for 150,000. Jachtmann tank-called.

"Ouch," Farha uttered. "Two eights."

Jachtmann tabled {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for a pair of queens, and won the pot.

Tags: Jan-Peter JachtmannSammy FarhaJohn Kabbaj

Allen Cunningham Eliminated in 17th Place ($26,495)

Allen Cunningham - 17th Place
Allen Cunningham - 17th Place

Steven Silverman opened to 25,000 from middle position, Nikolai Yakovenko called from the small blind, and Allen Cunningham three-bet to 100,000 from the big. Silverman went into the tank, and Cunningham called the clock on him rather quickly. Silverman released.

Yakovenko didn't fold, rather he potted, putting Cunningham all in.

"Since you were a jerk..." he announced before putting his chips in.

Cunningham called, tabling {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Yakovenko's {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} was behind, but he spiked a set on the {9-Spades}{j-Hearts}{a-Spades} flop. Cunningham received no help from the turn ({3-Clubs}), or the river ({8-Spades}), eliminating him in 17th place.

Tags: Steven SilvermanAllen CunninghamNikolai Yakovenko

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

Timothy Flanders Eliminated in 18th Place ($26,495)

Timothy Flanders - 18th Place
Timothy Flanders - 18th Place

The flop was {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs}, and Timothy Flanders was all in with {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{6-Hearts} against Adam Kornuth's {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}. The turn was a club, sealing the deal, and eliminating Flanders from the tournament.

Tags: Timothy FlandersAdam Kornuth

Final Two Tables

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
TableSeatPlayerChips
4461Ville Wahlbeck220,000
4462Nikolai Yakovenko385,000
4463Allen Cunningham150,000
4464Benjamin Sage1,230,000
4465Keith Lehr260,000
4466Steven Silverman680,000
4467Joe Kushner650,000
4468Konstantin Bucherl220,000
4469Andrew Brown1,130,000
    
4471Adam Kornuth370,000
4472Timothy Flanders100,000
4473John Kabbaj190,000
4474Jason Mercier98,000
4475Andy Seth680,000
4476Jan-Peter Jachtmann920,000
4477Micah Smith350,000
4478Josh Tieman220,000
4479Sammy Farha1,050,000

Joe Beevers Eliminated in 19th Place ($21,015)

Joe Beevers - 19th Place
Joe Beevers - 19th Place

When we reached the table, the flop had already fallen {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Joe Beevers was all in with {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, and Benjamin Sage had him at risk holding {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. Sage's set of queens held as the turn and river came {4-Hearts}, {5-Clubs} respectively, and Beevers was eliminated.

The players are now redrawing to the final two tables. We will provide a full table draw momentarily.

Tags: Joe BeeversBenjamin Sage

Alexander Kravchenko Eliminated in 20th Place ($21,015)

Alexander Kravchenko - 20th Place
Alexander Kravchenko - 20th Place

Andrew Brown limped in from under the gun, and Alexander Kravchenko potted on the button. Brown called, and the flop came {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. Brown potted, betting 105,000, and Kravchenko called all in.

Brown: {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Kravchenko: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades}

The {9-Clubs} on the turn completed Brown's flush, and the {7-Diamonds} on the river didn't pair the board. Kravchenko is eliminated in 20th place, and will take home $21,015.

Tags: Alexander KravchenkoAndrew Brown

Ted Lawson Eliminated in 22nd Place ($21,015); Hasan Habib Eliminated in 21st Place ($21,015)

Hasan Habib - 21st Place
Hasan Habib - 21st Place

Benjamin Sage limped in from early position, Ted Lawson called in the hijack seat, Hasan Habib raised the pot (55,000) from the cutoff, and Sammy Farha cold-called on the button. Sage re-potted, making it 240,000, and Lawson called all in. Habib called all in as well, and Farha tank-folded.

Sage: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}
Lawson: {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades}
Habib: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

The {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop gave Lawson and Sage gut-shot straight draws, and the {q-Diamonds} on the turn gave Sage Broadway. He scooped the entire pot when the {3-Clubs} fell on the river, eliminating both Lawson and Habib from the tournament.

Tags: Ted LawsonHasan HabibBenjamin SageSammy Farha

Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 23rd Place ($21,015)

Bryn Kenney -  23rd Place
Bryn Kenney - 23rd Place

Ted Lawson limped in from the cutoff, Hasan Habib called behind, and Bryn Kenney made it 50,000 from the small blind. Sammy Farha called from the big blind, and so did Lawson and Habib.

The flop came down {q-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}, and Kenney moved all in for around 90,000. Sammy Farha raised the pot, and Lawson and Habib got out of the way.

Kenney: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Farha: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

Farha faded Kenney's outs as the turn and river came {5-Hearts}, {2-Diamonds} respectively, and Kenney was eliminated in 23rd place.

Tags: Sammy FarhaBryn KenneyTed LawsonHasan Habib