2012 World Series of Poker

Event 41: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
$742,072
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$3,805,620
Entries
1,394
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Karp is Not a Fan of Broadway

Kevin Allen moved all in from early position for 89,500, and action was on Steve Karp. He thought long and hard before calling off for 64,000, and the rest of the field got out of the way.

Showdown
Allen: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Karp: {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}

Allen was ahead, but was clearly unhappy when the flop fell {6-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{J-Spades}. His disappoint would only last for a moment though as the {10-Clubs} turned to give him a straight. The {6-Clubs} river changed nothing and Karp exited in 67th place.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Allen gb
Kevin Allen
160,000
57,000
57,000
Steve Karp us
Steve Karp
Busted

Tags: Kevin AllenSteve Karp

Level: 18

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Thumy; Fox Play Hands Face Up; Are Issued Penalties

We caught up with the action in what was the strangest hand of the tournament so far; Fox had bet 37,000, which was enough to put Clement Thumy all in - or so he thought. However, Thumy called and also thought he would be all in, when in reality he still would have had several thousand behind given Fox's raise.

Before they had realized this, both players turned their cards faceup. Fox held the {K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and Thumy held {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. The dealer dealt the flop, which came {A-Spades}{J-Spades}{3-Hearts} and gave Thumy two pair. This is when Fox realized that his initial raise was not big enough to put Thumy all in. Fox brought it to his attention, but the dealer dealt the turn card - a {Q-Diamonds}, which would give Fox a winning straight.

Fox then informed the dealer what had happened and the floor was called over. The floor ruled that since Thumy only called Fox's bet, they would have to play from the flop onward and take back the turn, which meant Fox would lose his winning straight. The dealer then shuffled the {Q-Diamonds} back into the deck and play would begin with Fox starting from the flop.

Fox was incredulous, but had no choice but to check to Thumy, who bet about half of his remaining stack. Fox mucked and left the room - clearly upset about how the hand played out. The tournament director then declared both of them would receive a penalty, which meant neither player could play a hand for an entire orbit.

Despite all the drama, Thumy scooped the pot and is up to 85,000 while Fox is sitting on 375,000.

Player Chips Progress
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
375,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Clement Thumy fr
Clement Thumy
85,000
-4,100
-4,100

Tags: Clement ThumyElio Fox

King on the Turn Sends Nguyen to the Rail

Kennii Nguyen on Day 1.
Kennii Nguyen on Day 1.

We caught the action on the {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{10-Spades} when Kennii Nguyen had checked and Stanislav Barshak bet 13,000. Nguyen responded by check-raising to 33,500, Barshak moved all in, and Nguyen called off for 96,500 more.

"I have you beat right now," Nguyen said when the cards were tabled.

Showdown
Nguyen: {9-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Barshak: {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}

While Nguyen was correct in that he was ahead at that moment, he was drawing dead when the {K-Hearts} spiked on the turn to give Barshak a straight. The meaningless {6-Hearts} was run out on the river as a dejected Nguyen made his way to the payout desk in 70th place.

Player Chips Progress
Stanislav Barshak us
Stanislav Barshak
400,000
235,000
235,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kennii Nguyen us
Kennii Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Stanislav BarshakKennii Nguyen

A Welcome Double for Ward

Kevin Allen min-raised to 8,000 from early position only to have Kyle Ward move all in from middle position for 45,500. Action folded back to Allen and he made an unenthusiastic call.

Showdown
Allen: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Ward: {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The {8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades} flop wasn't very exciting, and Allen would need some help to eliminate his foe. The dealer burned and turned a paint card, but it was the inconsequential {J-Diamonds}. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {9-Hearts} on the river, giving Ward a welcome double.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Allen gb
Kevin Allen
103,000
-60,000
-60,000
Kyle Ward us
Kyle Ward
100,000
54,500
54,500

Tags: Kyle WardKevin Allen

Farrell Scoops Some From Soulier

Fabrice Soulier raised to 9,500 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 38,500 by Niall Farrell. Soulier decided to call and take a flop, which came {6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}.

Soulier check-called a 27,000 bet from Soulier. Both players then proceeded to check down on the {2-Clubs} turn and {Q-Clubs} river.

Farrell turned up {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for a pair of kings and Soulier mucked without showing.

Player Chips Progress
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
430,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
380,000
333,400
333,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Fabrice SoulierNiall Farrell

Shorr Shoves on Venovski

Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr

We caught up just as Shannon Shorr was going to the flop against Alexander Venovski. Shorr had raised preflop from early position and was called by Venovski in the big blind.

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Venovski checked, prompting a c-bet to 11,000 from Shorr. Venovski responded by check-raising to 34,000. Shorr thought it over and announced he was all in. Venovski quickly mucked and Shorr scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Venovski us
Alexander Venovski
270,000
187,200
187,200
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
250,000
-19,000
-19,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Shannon ShorrAlexander Venovski

Kochelaevskiy Crushed

Vladimir Kochelaevskiy opened for 9,500 only to be met with a three-bet to 20,000 by Evan McNiff from the button. Both blinds got out of the way and Kochelaevskiy responded by moving all in for around 100,000, which McNiff called.

Showdown
Kochelaevskiy: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
McNiff: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

Kochelaevskiy held the dominant pair and was in great shape to double, even after the {8-Clubs}{A-Spades}{J-Hearts} flop. Just when a win seemed certain, the {9-Clubs} spiked on the river to crush his spirits. While Kochelaevskiy picked up an open-ended straight draw, the {2-Hearts} would blank on the river to put an end to his day.

Player Chips Progress
Evan McNiff us
Evan McNiff
215,000
179,700
179,700
Vladimir Kochelaevskiy ru
Vladimir Kochelaevskiy
Busted

Tags: Evan McNiffVladimir Kochelaevskiy