2012 World Series of Poker

Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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

Lex Left Shattered

Lex Veldhuis is no longer in this tournament and we were there to catch the action of his last moments. When we arrived at the table there was already a {6-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{k-Hearts} flop showing and Veldhuis was first to act in the big blind position. He checked, Alessandro Sarro then bet 425, a player on his left called and the player on the button folded. Back on Veldhuis and he raised it up to 1,800. Sarro then re-raised it to 3,925 and the player on his left quickly got out of the way.

It didn't take long for Veldhuis to splash his entire stack into the pot, holding only a little more than Sarro's raise. Sarro made the call and the two players turned their hands over.

Veldhuis was in front at the moment, holding {8-Spades}{6-Spades} for two pair, while Sarro's {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for the flush draw would need some help. The {a-Diamonds} on the turn was safe for Veldhuis, but the {3-Hearts} on the river would see Veldhuis eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Lex Veldhuis nl
Lex Veldhuis
Busted

Tags: Lex Veldhuis

"I'm Still Trying to Play Good Despite Being Richer than Ever"

Neil Channing (pictured from another event but still has piles of chips)
Neil Channing (pictured from another event but still has piles of chips)

We found Neil Channing and James Dempsey laughing hard and carrying on. Channing had a big smile and twice the starting stack in front of him.

"We had a gentleman here (pointing to a seat card) that wanted to raise me on a {5-} {5-} {9-} flop," Channing said. "I had {5-} {5-}, led out and the gentleman put in a small raise."

"Then this guy (John Dolan) flatted and I just thought I should call," Channing continued.

The turn came {Q-}, Channing checked, the other player bet and Dolan called with a straight flush draw. Channing flatted and the river came {7-}.

"Then I checked, the gentleman bet 4,200, (Dolan) folded and I shoved," Channing continued.

"I thought you had it," the gentleman said after he tabled {Q-} {Q-} for queens full.

"I'm still trying to play good despite being richer than ever," Channing said.

Player Chips Progress
Neil Channing gb
Neil Channing
30,000 15,000

Tags: John DolanNeil Channing

Lauren Can't Kling to this Pot

By the time we arrived at Lauren Kling's table, there was a board showing {4-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{a-Spades}{10-Spades} and one player was set to act in front of Kling. A big pot was already out on the felt and the player checked, at which point Kling bet 1,400. Her opponent then check-raised to 3,200 - albeit after a long time tanking. No nonsense from Kling, she quickly made the call.

The {9-Hearts} was the final card to be dealt on the felt and the player this time led for 6,300. Kling didn't look pleased, throwing her cards away and surrendering the pot to her opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Lauren Kling us
Lauren Kling
10,000 -5,000

Tags: Lauren Kling

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Kelly and Esfandiari Lose One

Over in the silver section of the Brasilia Room we just watched Dan Kelly and Antonio Esfandiari lose a few chips on their respective tables.

  • On Kelly's table, he opened the action from the hijack to 200. The small blind then three-bet to 700. Kelly made the call and a {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop was dealt. The small blind led for 800 here and Kelly called. Both players then checked the turn and a {j-Spades} hit the river. This time Kelly would fold when the small blind bet 1,625.
  • Esfandiari was in middle position and opened the pot to 175. The player in the big blind called and a {9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{a-Spades} flop was spread on the felt. Esfandiari check-called a bet of 200 here and both players checked the {j-Hearts} turn. On the {a-Hearts} river, Esfandiar check-called a bet of 350 and his opponent tabled {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, enough to send Esfandiari's cards into the muck.
Player Chips Progress
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
13,100 -1,900
Dan Kelly
Dan Kelly
11,600 -3,400

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariDan Kelly

Field Is Getting Ridiculous

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Vedes us
Tommy Vedes
15,000
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
WSOP 1X Winner
15,000
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
WSOP 1X Winner
15,000
Balazs Botond hu
Balazs Botond
15,000
Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
15,000
Lex Veldhuis nl
Lex Veldhuis
15,000
Dan Kelly
Dan Kelly
15,000
Huy Nguyen us
Huy Nguyen
15,000
Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
15,000
Andy Philachack us
Andy Philachack
15,000
Justin Young us
Justin Young
15,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
WSOP 1X Winner
15,000
Dennis Phillips us
Dennis Phillips
15,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
15,000
Tony Cousineau us
Tony Cousineau
15,000
Olivier Busquet
Olivier Busquet
15,000
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
15,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
15,000
Neil Channing gb
Neil Channing
15,000
Ana Marquez
Ana Marquez
15,000
James Dempsey
James Dempsey
15,000

Entrants Soar

Level 1 : 50/75, 0 ante

Every time we look up more and more players are entering the Brasilia Room. Just 20 minutes ago around 525 players were at the tables, there is now more than 700. That's still a large number away from the 865 who entered this event last year, but it's getting closer and there is plenty of time left for players to register.