2012 World Series of Poker

Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
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

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

Twelfth Hand

Joe Kushner opened to 13,000, and Michan Smith called on the button. The flop came {2-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{7-Hearts}, and Kushner led for 23,000. Smith called.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds}, 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
Joe Kushner
Joe Kushner
570,000 -4,500
Micah Smith us
Micah Smith
365,000 56,000

Tags: Joe KushnerMatthew KirkHuck SeedMicah Smith

Seventh Hand

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

On the seventh hand, Adam Kornuth and Sammy Farha were heads up with the board reading {a-Spades}{3-Spades}{6-Clubs}. 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 {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} 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.

Tags: Adam KornuthSammy Farha

Six Hands

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!

Finkelstein Eliminated, Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

David Finkelstein called a raised from Jason Mercier, who was on the button, and the dealer fanned {9-Spades}{6-Spades}{7-Hearts}. Finkelstein quickly moved all in, and Mercier instantly called.

Finkelstein{a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Mercier{a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

Mercier's two pair was ahead of Finkselstein's, and the {2-Diamonds} on the turn changed nothing. The {7-Diamonds} 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
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
530,000 105,000
David Finkelstein us
David Finkelstein
Busted

Tags: David FinkelsteinJason Mercier

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Sammy Farha us
Sammy Farha
WSOP 3X Winner
642,000 -18,000
Joe Kushner
Joe Kushner
574,500 19,500
Andrew Brown us
Andrew Brown
546,500 6,500
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
425,000 55,000
Hasan Habib us
Hasan Habib
WSOP 1X Winner
413,000 78,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
370,000 -55,000
Jan-Peter Jachtmann de
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
WSOP 1X Winner
366,000 -114,000
Ville Wahlbeck fi
Ville Wahlbeck
355,500 40,500
Josh Tieman us
Josh Tieman
353,500 -26,500
Andy Seth us
Andy Seth
349,000 -96,000
John Kabbaj gb
John Kabbaj
WSOP 2X Winner
316,500 26,500
Adam Kornuth us
Adam Kornuth
312,500 122,500
Micah Smith us
Micah Smith
309,000 24,000
Steven Silverman us
Steven Silverman
295,000 -10,000
Benjamin Sage us
Benjamin Sage
258,000 -32,000
Timothy Flanders gb
Timothy Flanders
255,000 105,000
Ted Lawson us
Ted Lawson
WSOP 1X Winner
211,000 -64,000
Nikolai Yakovenko ru
Nikolai Yakovenko
210,000 10,000
Loren Klein us
Loren Klein
WSOP 4X Winner
174,000 14,000
Alexander Kravchenko ru
Alexander Kravchenko
172,500 52,500
David Callaghan ie
David Callaghan
168,500 3,500
Matthew Kirk au
Matthew Kirk
163,500 -36,500
John Shipley gb
John Shipley
155,500 15,500
Michael Binger us
Michael Binger
154,000 -16,000
Bahram Zohri de
Bahram Zohri
152,500 37,500

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Dinner

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

The players are now on a one-hour dinner break. See you in sixty minutes.

Crawford Out Right Before Dinner

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 {8-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{5-Spades}, and Farha checked. Callaghan moved all in, and Crawford called for less. Farha mucked, and the hands were opened.

Callaghan{q-Spades}{j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Crawford{a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{k-Hearts}{8-Spades}

The turn and river came {7-Hearts}, {6-Hearts} respectively, and Crawford was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
David Callaghan ie
David Callaghan
165,000
Brandon Crawford us
Brandon Crawford
Busted

Tags: Brandon CrawfordDavid CallaghanSammy Farh

Kihara Doubles Beevers, then Doubles Through Smith

On the first hand, Joe Beevers was all in holding {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{9-Spades}, and Naoya Kihara had {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Hearts}, 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 {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, and held against Smith's {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, when the board came {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Micah Smith us
Micah Smith
285,000 80,000
Joe Beevers gb
Joe Beevers
91,000 56,000
Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
WSOP 1X Winner
65,000 -65,000

Tags: Joe BeeversNaoya KiharaMicah Smith