2012 World Series of Poker

Event 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj98
Prize
$1,451,527
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Entries
108
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Defending Champion Goes Home

Brian Rast no more
Brian Rast no more

Omaha-8

Defending champion Brian Rast was all in preflop and up against Ben Yu. Rast had only turned over three of his cards to show the {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{x-}. Yu had the {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{2-Clubs}.

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Yu had a pair of kings with an ace kicker for high with the nut low. Rast didn't look at his fourth card until the river, but found nothing he could use to get any of the pot and claimed it was a jack. Yu scooped the pot and sent the defending champion out the door.

With Rast's elimination, it is now guaranteed there will be no back-to-back winner of this event, although previous champion Micahel "The Grinder" Mizrachi still remains.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
250,000
85,000
85,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
Busted
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Brian RastBen YuMichael Mizrachi