2012 World Series of Poker

Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$952,694
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,704,700
Entries
1,001
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
15,000

Palihapitiya Takes One from Wheeler

With around 15,000 in the pot and a flop of {2-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, Chamath Palihapitiya checked from the small blind and Dmitry Kataev did the same from the big. Jason Wheeler took the opportunity to bet 7,000, which only Palihapitiya called.

Both players then checked the {3-Spades} turn before Palihapitiya bet 13,000 on the {10-Diamonds} river. Wheeler gave it about 30 seconds worth of thought before tossing his hand to the muck.

For those who don't know Palihapitiya, he was a part of Facebook's original executive team, but retired in 2011 after serving as Vice President of Facebook's Growth, Mobile & International divisions. In last year's Main Event, Palihapitiya went deep and finished in 101st place, good for $54,851.

Palihapitiya, who is decked out in One Drop gear, is slated to play the upcoming $1-million buy-in BIG ONE for ONE DROP on Sunday.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000 -40,000
Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya
98,000

Tags: Chamath PalihapitiyaDmitry KataevJason Wheeler