2012 World Series of Poker

Event 5: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$189,818
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
639
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Kazuhito Oshima Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,075)

Kazuhito Oshima
Kazuhito Oshima

Kazuhito Oshima opened from early position to 30,000 and change and action folded around to Keanu Tabali on the button, who mulled over his decision and eventually re-raised enough to put Oshima all in. The blind folded and Oshima committed the rest of his stack.

Oshima: {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
Tabali: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Tabali stood up and put his hands on his head, obviously sweating the race. The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{J-Hearts} giving Tabali the best hand with a straight.

"F***!" Tabali exclaimed, thinking he had lost the hand.

His tablemates corrected him, letting him know he indeed won the pot.

"Thank god we only have 40 minutes left," Tabali playfully said, "I can't think straight."

Tabali is up to 180,000 following the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Keanu Tabali us
Keanu Tabali
180,000 94,000
Kazuhito Oshima us
Kazuhito Oshima
Busted

Tags: Kazuhito OshimaKeanu Tabali

Corey Burbick Eliminated in 15th Place ($9,075)

Corey Burbick
Corey Burbick

Action began with Corey Burbick, who raised from the hijack position. Directly behind him, Jonathan Aguiar re-raised pot and action folded back to Burbick, who announced he was all in. Aguiar called and it was a classic race situation.

Burbick: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Aguiar: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Aguiar eliminated Burbick with a set of nines.

Aguiar is now sitting on 260,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
WSOP 1X Winner
260,000 40,000
Corey Burbick us
Corey Burbick
Busted

Tags: Corey BurbickJonathan Aguiar

Allis Doubles Through Tabali

Action started with Keanu Tabali raising to 35,000 on the button. The small blind folded, and it was on Mike Allis in the big blind. He looked at his cards one at a time, saying "well that's a good one....that's a good one too". Allis thought for about two minutes, before grabbing the rest of his chips, and sliding them into the middle. He could only make it 110,000, leaving just 6,000 behind, and it was back to Tabali.

As soon as Allis moved the chips in, Tabali shot out of his chair. He was clearly pained by the decision, and spent about 3 minutes in the tank. He counted out the chips for the call, assessed the damage were he to lose, then slid them into the middle. He technically didn't announce raise, even though he put the 6,000 on top, so the money didn't officially go in until the flop.

Tabali: {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Allis: {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}

Tabali made a good call, as he was only a slight underdog on the coin flip, but the board ran dry for him, coming {6-Clubs}{j-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. Allis collected the pot, upping his stack to 235,000, while Tabali plummets to under 90,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Allis us
Mike Allis
WSOP 1X Winner
235,000 105,000
Keanu Tabali us
Keanu Tabali
86,000 -74,000

Tags: Mike AllisKeanu Tabali

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

Nam Le Eliminated in 16th Place ($7,254)

Nam Le - 16th Place
Nam Le - 16th Place

Nam Le started the action by raising pot to 35,000, leaving himself just a few thousand behind. Thom Werthmann was next to act, and he reraised all in. Everyone else folded back to Le, who made the call. The cards were tabled, and Le was in rough shape.

Le: {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Werthmann: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The flop was safe for Werthmann, coming {2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades}. The {4-Clubs} on the turn gave Le some outs for a chop, but he wouldn't find them on the river, as the dealer peeled off the {q-Diamonds}. Werthmann is up to 145,000 after the hand, while Le is heading to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Thom Werthmann
Thom Werthmann
WSOP 1X Winner
145,000 -65,000
Nam Le us
Nam Le
Busted

Tags: Nam LeThom Werthmann

Justin Gardenhire Eliminated in 17th Place ($7,254)

Justin Gardenhire
Justin Gardenhire

Justin Gardenhire raised pot from middle position and action folded around to Tommy Vedes, who re-raised pot, which was enough to put Gardenhire all in. Gardenhire made the call and hands were revealed.

Gardenhire: {A-Hearts}{2-Hearts}
Vedes: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{K-Spades}{2-Clubs} leaving Vedes with kings-full and the best hand.

Gardenhire will take home $7,254 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Vedes us
Tommy Vedes
180,000 70,000
Justin Gardenhire us
Justin Gardenhire
Busted

Tags: Justin GardenhireTommy Vedes

Updated Chippies

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Pellegrino it
Bryan Pellegrino
335,000 -135,000
Brant Hale us
Brant Hale
315,000
Nick Jivkov bg
Nick Jivkov
WSOP 1X Winner
294,000 134,000
Steve Brecher us
Steve Brecher
220,000 10,000
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
WSOP 1X Winner
220,000 70,000
Thom Werthmann
Thom Werthmann
WSOP 1X Winner
210,000 20,000
James Mackey us
James Mackey
WSOP 1X Winner
160,000 40,000
Keanu Tabali us
Keanu Tabali
160,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
142,000 -38,000
Jack Ellwood gb
Jack Ellwood
130,000 30,000
Mike Allis us
Mike Allis
WSOP 1X Winner
130,000 20,000
Tommy Vedes us
Tommy Vedes
110,000 -70,000
Corey Burbick us
Corey Burbick
105,000 44,500
John Eames gb
John Eames
100,000 -20,000
Kazuhito Oshima us
Kazuhito Oshima
95,000 15,000
Justin Gardenhire us
Justin Gardenhire
80,000 25,000
Nam Le us
Nam Le
60,000 -30,000

Final Two Tables

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
TableSeatPlayer
4391Corey Burbick
4392Jonathan Aguiar
4393Nam Le
4394Thom Werthmann
4395Brant Hale
4396Jack Ellwood
4397Bryan Pellegrino
4398Empty
4399Daniel Negreanu
TableSeatPlayer
4411Steve Brecher
4412James Mackey
4413Keanu Tabali
4414Nick Jivkov
4415Mike Allis
4416Justin Gardenhire
4417John Eames
4418Kazuhito Oshima
4419Tommy Vedes