Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,754,200
Entries
293
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 293
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Joe Kushner opened to 13,000, and Michan Smith called on the button. The flop came 
, and Kushner led for 23,000. Smith called.
The turn was the 
, and Kushner led for 38,000. Smith raised the pot - which took some time to figure out. With the help of Matthew Kirk and Huck Seed however, the amount was determined to be 147,000 on top. Kushner released, and Smith won the pot.
"Trying to go out on the bubble?" Seed asked with a smile.
"If I bust, I bust," Smith returned.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
570,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
365,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
On the seventh hand, Adam Kornuth and Sammy Farha were heads up with the board reading 
. Kornuth led for 16,000 from the blinds, and Farha raised to 66,000.
"Pot," Kornuth announced, raising it to 165,000.
Farha sunk into the tank, and since every other table had finished their hand, a crowd began to gather around the table. Farha thought for nearly two minutes before folding 
face up.
After the hand, the tournament director warned all spectators that they're not allowed to wander around the tournament area during hand-for-hand play.
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
We've played six hands without any major pots or eliminations. As soon as we witness either, you'll be the first to know!
David Finkelstein called a raised from Jason Mercier, who was on the button, and the dealer fanned 
. Finkelstein quickly moved all in, and Mercier instantly called.
| Finkelstein |    |
| Mercier |     |
Mercier's two pair was ahead of Finkselstein's, and the on the turn changed nothing. The 
on the river gave Mercier a full house, and Finkelstein was eliminated.
"Good game," Mercier offered.
With Finkelstein's elimination, we are now on the bubble and will enter hand-for-hand play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
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|
|
Busted | |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
642,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
|
574,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
546,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
||
|
|
425,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
413,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
||
|
370,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
366,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
|
||
|
355,500
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
|
||
|
353,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
349,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
316,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
|
||
|
312,500
122,500
|
122,500 |
|
|
309,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
295,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
258,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
255,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
211,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
||
|
210,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
174,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
|
172,500
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
|
||
|
168,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
163,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
155,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
154,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
152,500
37,500
|
37,500 |
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
The players are now on a one-hour dinner break. See you in sixty minutes.
Sammy Farha limped in from under the gun, David Callaghan called in the cutoff, and Brandon Crawford raised the pot on the button. Farha and Crawford called.
The flop came down 
, and Farha checked. Callaghan moved all in, and Crawford called for less. Farha mucked, and the hands were opened.
| Callaghan |    |
| Crawford |   |
The turn and river came , respectively, and Crawford was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 | |
|
Busted |
On the first hand, Joe Beevers was all in holding , and Naoya Kihara had 
. The board ran out 
, and Beevers doubled to around 91,000.
Kihara was left with just 30,000 or so, and got that in against Micah Smith. Kihara was ahead this time with 
, and held against Smith's , when the board came .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
91,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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