2012 World Series of Poker

Event 49: $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♦7♥
Prize
$256,691
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,267,650
Entries
939
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
30,000
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A Couple Under Starting Stack

[user162117]
[user162117]

Jon Turner and David "Bakes" Baker have both recently lost a small pot to see their chip stack dip under the amount of the start of the day.

  • Baker's hand saw him directly on the left of the button, bringing it in for 25. The player next to him then raised it to 275 and one other player called before it was back on Baker. He then four-bet to 875 and both his opponents called. On the {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop, Baker opted to check-fold to some heat.
  • Jon Turner's hand saw a player in middle position opening up the pot to 225. The action was then on Turner on the button and three-bet to 675. His opponent then four-bet to 1,425 and Turner tanked. After plenty of time, Turner opted to fold his cards and get away from the hand.
Player Chips Progress
David Bakes Baker us
David Bakes Baker 		4,100
-400
 -400
WSOP 3X Winner
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner 		3,800
-700
 -700

Tags: David Bakes BakerJon Turner

Hellmuth Staring at the Clock

[user162117]
[user162117]
Level 3

Phil Hellmuth just came and stared at the tournament clock here in Event 49, apparently trying to decide if he would play this ante-only tournament. He recently busted out of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship and we are sure he is already keen to get back to the tables to start chasing his 13th bracelet. For your information, he stared at the clock and then left the room, so we aren't sure if he plans on playing today, but we will keep you posted.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

A Few Counts

[user162117]
[user162117]
Player Chips Progress
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov 		18,000
13,500
 13,500
WSOP 1X Winner
PokerStars
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer 		16,000
8,900
 8,900
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
John Racener us
John Racener 		15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst 		12,000
4,000
 4,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver 		12,000
4,400
 4,400
WSOP 4X Winner
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon 		12,000
4,700
 4,700
WSOP 1X Winner
GGPoker
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz 		11,500
500
 500
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald 		11,200
3,300
 3,300
Ylon Schwartz us
Ylon Schwartz 		11,000
6,500
 6,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong 		11,000
5,700
 5,700
WSOP 1X Winner
David Doc Sands
David Doc Sands
9,100
4,600
 4,600
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements 		7,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Amanda Musumeci us
Amanda Musumeci 		4,200
-300
 -300
Gabriel Nassif
Gabriel Nassif 		3,700
-800
 -800
PokerStars
Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren 		2,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu 		1,400
-3,100
 -3,100
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
PokerStars
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier 		Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
PokerStars

She's a Survivor

[user196975]
[user196975]
Level 3
Ruth Hall, living her dream.
Ruth Hall, living her dream.

We found Ruth Hall playing, happily seated at Daniel Negreanu's table. A glare from her wrist caught our eye and it was her Ladies Championship bracelet from the Golden Nugget she won in 2009.

Hall is wearing breast cancer survivor hat and we stopped to talk with her a bit. She is a 12 year survivor of the disease and was "bald as a baby's butt" as she was going through her battle.

"I had to go through four different kinds of chemo and am in remission now," Hall said. "But look at me, I'm living my dream playing here," motioning towards Negreanu.

Hall took 18th in the 2010 WSOP Ladies Championship and plays with the LIPS tour.

"I really like this game because I feel like guys aren't trying to steal my blinds," said Hall.

Tags: Ruth Hall

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