Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
Cards are back in the air following the break.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,704,700
Entries
1,001
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 1,001
Filter
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
The players have been sent on their second 20-minute break of the day.
The action started with the under the gun player opening it up to 400. Barry Greenstein then made the call in late position and the player on the button promptly three-bet to 1,300. The player who opened folded and Greentstein made the call.
On the 
flop, Greenstein check-called a bet from his opponent and the 
hit the turn. Greenstein again checked and this time his opponent also checked.
The 
completed the board on the river and Greenstein took his time, before checking again. His opponent looked like he was going to bet, but then checked behind. Greenstein then rolled over 
for the flopped nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,500
25,700
|
25,700 |
|
33,000 | |
|
32,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
||
|
32,400
17,400
|
17,400 |
|
|
||
|
30,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
||
|
23,000
7,200
|
7,200 |
|
||
|
23,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
20,200
5,200
|
5,200 |
|
20,100
5,100
|
5,100 |
|
19,700
4,700
|
4,700 |
|
|
||
|
18,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
16,200
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
16,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
15,500
500
|
500 |
|
13,300
3,300
|
3,300 |
|
13,000 | |
|
|
13,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
12,200
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,350
250
|
250 |
|
11,000 | |
|
||
|
10,200
4,800
|
4,800 |
|
||
|
|
10,100
4,900
|
4,900 |
|
10,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
10,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Tom Marchese is down to just a few thousand in chips, courtesy of a recent hand that we caught the action from the turn. At this point there was a board showing 
and Marchese checked to one opponent. The player bet 1,675 and Marchese called.
The 
was the last card to hit the felt and again Marchese checked. This time his opponent bet 2,800 and Marchese didn't look too impressed. Eventually he made the call and then mucked his cards when his opponent tabled 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,800
11,200
|
11,200 |
|
|
||
A player from early position raised to 425 and the cutoff called. Emil Patel, seated on the button, three-bet to 1,300. Undeterred, the original raiser put in a four-bet to 2,925, and the cutoff folded after spending a minute in the tank. Action was back on Patel, who called.
The 
flop brought more action. After a check from his opponent, Patel bet 2,300. The other player then check-shoved for 13,525. Patel snap-called.
Patel: 
Opponent: 
Patel had heaps of outs to fade, but he was out in front. The turn changed nothing, but the 
river completed his opponent's straight flush. Patel was left with just 1,875 and is suddenly on life support after a nice start to the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,875
17,125
|
17,125 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,500 | |
|
29,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
28,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
26,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
24,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
24,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
||
|
23,800
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
|
18,100
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
|
18,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
18,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
17,800 | |
|
|
||
|
17,200
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
|
||
|
16,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
15,600
600
|
600 |
|
15,500 | |
|
||
|
15,300 | |
|
15,075 | |
|
|
||
|
|
15,000 | |
|
13,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
|
11,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
10,800 | |
|
9,200 | |
|
|
||
|
8,500 | |
|
|
||
|
8,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
||
|
7,800
7,200
|
7,200 |
The action started with an open to 400 from the under the gun player. The player directly on his left called, as did Jarred Solomon. Brenes then three-bet to 1,400 from late position. The blinds got out of the way, the original aggressor folded as well, while the other player and Solomon made the call.
On the 
flop, the action was quickly checked to Brenes and without missing a beat, he tossed out 2,750. It was too much for his opponents and Brenes scooped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,000 |
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
Brian Lemke looks like any other poker player in the room today but he has a special reason for playing this event. Lemke won this tournament in 2009 and dedicated his win to his cousin Justin Shronk.
Known widely just as "Shronk," he was an integral part of the poker community. He got is start working with PokerRoad as in intern and worked his way up the ladder with hard work and an infectious sense of humor. He also contributed to CardPlayer, BLUFF and even PokerNews.
Shronk suddenly passed away in April 2009 at the age of 27 of natural causes and left a large hole in the heart of the poker media community.
Lemke returns each year to play this event and when asked if the event has any special meaning to him he said, "I don't really know what to say." On the verge of emotion he said, "I want to play well and make the final table."
"It'd be nice to join the elite community of players with two bracelets," Lemke continued. "Especially with the field in this event."
The field in the 2009 affair was just as good at todays. Thomas Keller, Mike Sowers and Isaac Baron all made the final table. Biily Kopp, David Pham, Olivier Busquet, David Benefield, Lars Bonding, Nick Grippo, Faraz Jaka, Kathy Liebert, Erik Seidel and Darryll Fish all finished in the final three tables.
