2012 World Series of Poker

Event 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 2
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Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj98
Prize
$1,451,527
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Total Entries
108
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 108
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Aces for Kessler

Limit Hold'em

After some preflop raising, Allen Kessler and Scott Seiver saw the flop come down {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{10-Spades} with Kessler up first. He bet and Seiver made the call.

The turn was the {7-Spades} and Kessler bet. Seiver raised and Kessler reraised. Seiver called. The river was the {Q-Clubs} and Kessler bet. Seiver called.

Kessler showed the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} for top set and Seiver mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Allen Kessler
153,000
34,500
34,500
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Scott Seiver
66,000
7,800
7,800
WSOP 7X Winner

Tags: Allen KesslerScott Seiver

Prize Pool and Payouts

Level 6

World Series of Poker Tournament Director Jack Effel just announced the prize pool, and this is what we're playing for in this event.

PlacePrize
1$1,451,527
2$896,935
3$561,738
4$406,736
5$317,882
6$253,497
7$205,856
8$169,879
9-10$142,197
11-12$120,994
13-14$105,235
15-16$91,549

Out of the 108 players registered, there are still 106 remaining, Justin Bonomo and David Singer are the only two that have been knocked out so far.

Tags: David SingerJustin Bonomo

Cassidy Moves Over 300K

Pot-Limit Omaha

From early position, the 2010 champion of this event, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, raised to 2,600. Joe Cassidy called in the cutoff seat and the 2009 winner of this event, David Bach, called from the small blind.

The flop came down {Q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and action checked to Cassidy. He bet 4,000 and only Bach made the call.

The turn was the {J-Spades} and Bach checked. Cassidy bet again and made it 11,000 to go. Bach called. The river was the {K-Diamonds} and both players checked.

Bach started to show his hand and turned over the {K-Hearts}{K-Spades} first. Cassidy showed the {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades} for a straight and Bach mucked the rest of his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Cassidy
310,000
57,600
57,600
WSOP 1X Winner
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David Bach
133,000
6,100
6,100
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Joe CassidyDavid BachMichael Mizrachi

Blom Knows Razz

Razz

John D'Agostino{x-}{x-} / {2-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} / {x-}
Viktor Blom{x-}{x-} / {A-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

John D'Agostino completed it on third street and Viktor Blom made the call. Fourth street gave D'Agostino the betting lead and he bet, Blom called. On fifth street Blom called another bet after which both players checked sixth street.

On seventh street Blom bet and D'Agostino called. The Swedish online superstars showed {4-}{3-}{10-} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Viktor Blom
212,000
19,700
19,700
pokerstars
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John D'Agostino
117,500
4,100
4,100

Tags: Viktor BlomJohn D'Agostino

Elky in Trouble

Razz

After winning a pot early on in which he busted Justin Bonomo, Bertrand Grospellier is now in real danger of getting eliminated himself.

Bertrand Grospellier{x-}{x-} / {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs} / {x-}
Lyle Berman{x-}{x-} / {Q-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}

On fifth street Grospellier bet 4,000 and Berman raised it up to 8,000. Grospellier called and on sixth street Grospellier bet 4,000 again. Berman hesitated, and opted to make the call. Seventh street was dealt face down and both players checked.

Berman turned over {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, for an eight-seven-six-five-deuce low, and Grospellier mucked his cards in frustration.

Player Chips Progress
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Lyle Berman
300,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Bertrand Grospellier
32,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 2X Winner
pokerstars

Tags: Lyle BermanBertrand Grospellier

Hellmuth Takes One in Razz

Razz

Michael Glick{x-}{x-} / {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} - Fold
Phil Hellmuth{x-}{x-} / {3-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} / {x-}
David Grey{x-}{x-} / {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts} / {x-}

Michael Glick started bij completing the action and Phil Hellmuth raised it up. David Grey made the call and Glick called as well. On fourth street Grey had the betting lead and bet out, Hellmuth called. Grey stayed out in front on fifth and bet again, Hellmuth called. On sixth street Hellmuth bet and Grey called.

Seventh street was checked by both players, and Hellmut tabled {8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for an eight-six-three-deuce-ace low. Grey mucked his cards and Hellmuth profits early on.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Hellmuth
181,000
10,500
10,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
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David Grey
81,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Phil HellmuthDavid Grey

Kihara Takes One from Klodnicki

Omaha-8

From early position, Chris Klodicki limped in. Naoya Kihara raised from the cutoff seat and action folded back to Klonicki. He called and took the {J-Clubs}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop. Klodnicki checked and Kihara bet. Klodnicki called.

The turn was the {J-Spades} and put another pair on board. Klodnicki checked and Kihara bet. Klodnicki gave it a minute of thought, then folded and Kihara won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Klodnicki
77,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Naoya Kihara
76,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris KlodnickiNaoya Kihara

Goodbye Bonomo

Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

Omaha-8

On the hand first of play the first player got eliminated. Justin Bonomo was all in against both Bertrand Grospellier and Lyle Berman.

The board read {2-Spades}{4-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{K-Spades} when Grospellier tabled {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for the nut low and two pair, and Bonomo mucked his cards. Berman showed {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and his hand was no good either.

Bonomo is the second player to be eliminated after David Singer lost his chips early on day one.

Player Chips Progress
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Lyle Berman
268,000
7,200
7,200
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Bertrand Grospellier
50,000
16,500
16,500
WSOP 2X Winner
pokerstars
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Justin Bonomo
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierJustin BonomoLyle Berman