2012 World Series of Poker

Event 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 2
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

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
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
212,000
-19,700
-19,700
PokerStars
John D'Agostino us
John D'Agostino
117,500
-4,100
-4,100

Tags: Viktor BlomJohn D'Agostino

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
Joe Cassidy us
Joe Cassidy
310,000
57,600
57,600
WSOP 1X Winner
David Bach us
David Bach
133,000
-6,100
-6,100
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Joe CassidyDavid BachMichael Mizrachi

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

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
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
153,000
34,500
34,500
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
66,000
-7,800
-7,800
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Allen KesslerScott Seiver

Tens for Mosseri

Limit Hold'em

Stephen Mack raised from under the gun and Abe Mosseri reraised from middle position. John D'Agostino reraised from the small blind and action moved back to Mack. He folded and Mosseri called.

The flop came {K-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and D'Agostino bet. Mosseri raised and D'Agostino called.

The turn was the {6-Hearts} and D'Agostino checked. Mosseri bet and D'Agostino called. The river was the {3-Diamonds} and both players checked.

Mosseri showed the {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and D'Agostino mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Mack us
Stephen Mack
169,000
21,400
21,400
Abe Mosseri us
Abe Mosseri
157,000
-12,200
-12,200
WSOP 2X Winner
John D'Agostino us
John D'Agostino
119,000
1,500
1,500

Tags: Abe MosseriStephen MackJohn D'Agostino

Mizrachi Wins This Battle of Previous Champions

Limit Hold'em

David Bach raised from under the gun and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi reraised from late position. Play folded back to Bach and he called.

The {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop was followed by a check from both players before the {8-Clubs} landed on the turn. Bach bet and Mizrachi called. Both players then checked the {5-Diamonds} on the river.

Mizrachi tabled the {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for a pair of tens. Bach couldn't beat it and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
207,000
33,000
33,000
WSOP 5X Winner
David Bach us
David Bach
120,000
-13,000
-13,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Michael MizrachiDavid Bach

Binger Takes Some From Antonius

Michael Binger
Michael Binger

2-7 Triple Draw

Patrik Antonius just raised to 4,000 from middle position and Michael Binger defended his big blind. On the first draw Binger needed three cards, and Antonius took two.

Binger check-called 2,000 and took two cards on the second draw. Antonius stayed one step ahead, as he only needed one card. Binger checked as soon as he saw that the Finish high stakes regular needed one card, and he called the 4,000 bet that was put out.

On the final draw both players took one card, and Binger lead out for 4,000. Antonius looked at his cards and made the call after which Binger announced his.

"Nine," Binger said as he turned over his {9-}{8-}{4-}{3-}{2-}. Antonius mucked his cards and Binger took down this nice pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Binger us
Michael Binger
205,000
39,900
39,900
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
128,000
-40,800
-40,800

Tags: Michael BingerPatrik Antonius

No Showdown For Bari

Allen Bari{x-}{x-} / {8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} / {x-}
Bryn Kenney{x-}{x-} / {3-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts} / {x-}

Allen Bari completed the action on third street, and Bryn Kenney was his only caller. On fourth street Kenney had the betting lead and he fired out a bet. Bari called, and did so as well on fifth street. On sixth street Kenney check-called Bari's bet, and on seventh street Kenney check-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
106,300
4,300
4,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Allen Bari us
Allen Bari
93,600
1,800
1,800
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Allen BariBryn Kenney

Full House for Diaz

Stud-8

John Hennigan{x-}{x-} / {3-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} - Fold
Qushqar Morad{x-}{x-} / {Q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} / {x-}
Arturo Diaz{x-}{x-} / {3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{A-Spades} / {x-}

John Hennigan completed the bet on third and Qushqar Morad raised. Arturo Diaz made the call and then Hennigan called.

On fourth street, Hennigan and Morad checked before Diaz bet. Both of his opponents called.

On fifth street, all three players checked and then Diaz led with a bet on sixth street. Hennigan folded, but Morad called.

On seventh street, Diaz bet and Morad called.

Diaz showed the {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and a full house, sixes full of aces. Morad mucked and Diaz won the whole pot.

Player Chips Progress
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
222,000
26,400
26,400
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Qushqar Morad de
Qushqar Morad
148,000
-27,800
-27,800
Arturo Diaz us
Arturo Diaz
76,000
-13,900
-13,900

Tags: Qushqar MoradArturo DiazJohn Hennigan

Lee Goldman Third Player to Bust

Lee Goldman on Day 1
Lee Goldman on Day 1

2-7 Triple Draw

Lee Goldman was just eliminated, and Ben Yu told us what happened in the hand that was won by Antony Lellouche.

Lellouche raised, Yu called and Goldman three-bet after which both players called. On the first draw Lellouche needed one card, while Yu and Goldman took two.

Goldman bet, Lellouche raised, Yu called and the action was back on Goldman. He had a little less than one bet left, and decided to move all in. Lellouche put in the fourth bet, and Yu called giving us heads up action on the side.

On the second draw all three players took one card. Lellouche bet and Yu called. Lellouche didn't need another card on the final draw, while both Yu and Goldman took one card. Lellouche bet again, Yu folded and Goldman showed {J-}{5-}{4-}{3-}{2-}. Lellouche had made the nuts, which is a {7-}{5-}{4-}{3-}{2-} and knocked out Goldman.

Player Chips Progress
Antony Lellouche fr
Antony Lellouche
246,000
53,000
53,000
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
234,000
-8,900
-8,900
WSOP 4X Winner
Lee Goldman us
Lee Goldman
Busted

Tags: Antony LelloucheBen YuLee Goldman