2012 World Series of Poker

Event 48: $3,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$165,205
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$674,310
Total Entries
247
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 247
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Duhamel Busts Bonkowski

Tyler Bonkowski will not be repeating as champion.
Tyler Bonkowski will not be repeating as champion.

Tyler Bonkowski was all in preflop, and Canadians Jonathan Duhamel and Daniel Negreanu had him at risk. The flop came down {3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades}, Duhamel check-called a bet, and the turn was the {k-Clubs}. Both players checked. The {7-Diamonds} completed the board, and Duhamel led out. Negreanu quickly mucked.

Duhamel tabled {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for a pair of kings, and Bonkowski tossed his hand in the muck, then exited the Tan Section of the Amazon Room.

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelDaniel NegreanuTyler Bonkowski

Enter Ivey

Phil Ivey's stack has been blinding off because he's also playing in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. That event is finished for the evening, and Ivey is here to see if he can build a stack.

Tags: Phil Ivey

Charania Doubles

After a series of preflop raises, Mohsin Charania was all in and at risk against David Benyamine.

Charania: {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Benyamine: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}

There was an ace on the {3-Hearts}{3-Spades}{a-Spades} flop, and Charania held as the turn and river came {6-Diamonds}, {4-Diamonds}, doubling him to around 4,500 chips.

Tags: Mohsin CharaniaDavid Benyamine

Ship it to Armenia

Chris Grigorian, the self-proclaimed Armenia Express, was heads up with Shawn Buchanan with the board reading {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}. Buchanan check-called a bet, and the turn brought the {7-Clubs}. Both players checked.

The {5-Clubs} completed the board, and Buchanan led out, leaving just 1,400 or so behind.

"Wow," Grigorian blurted.

He looked at his own stack, examined Buchanan's stack, then raised. Buchanan smiled, then went into the tank.

"Ship it to Armernia or ship it to Canada," Grigorian announced. "It's up to you."

Buchanan decided to fold {a-}{j-} face up, and Grigorian tabled {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a flush. It was a brilliant fold by Buchanan, but saving his bets didn't help - he was eliminated a few hands later.

Tags: Chris GrigorianShawn Buchanan

Duhamel Profits from Rand's Accidental Raise

Jonathan Duhamel
Jonathan Duhamel

When we reached Table 366, Kevin Rand and Jonathan Duhamel were heads up with the board reading {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades}. Rand check-called a bet, and the river was the {9-Diamonds}.

Rand checked, Duhamel bet, and Rand tossed in what looked like 1,300, intending to call. Duhamel argued that this was a raise however, and the floor was called. The floor person confirmed Duhamel's beliefs, and Rand was forced to make it 1,600. Duhamel quickly made it three bets, and Rand tank-called.

Duhamel tabled two black aces for aces full, and Rand mucked.

"I didn't..." Duhamel began. "It's just the rule."

Rand nodded in agreement, and Duhamel scooped the pot.

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelKevin Rand

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

Haxton Out

Issac Haxton just grabbed his bag and exited the Tan Section of the Amazon Room, signaling that he's been eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Isaac Haxton

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