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

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
13,100
-1,900
-1,900
WSOP 3X Winner
Dan Kelly
Dan Kelly
11,600
-3,400
-3,400

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariDan Kelly

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

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
-5,000

Tags: Lauren Kling

"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
15,000

Tags: John DolanNeil Channing

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
PokerStars

Tags: Lex Veldhuis

You Wanted the Best? You Got the Best!

Every pass through the field reveals more and more players. This is starting to look like one the toughest and talented Day 1s this series.

Player Chips Progress
Gavin Smith us
Gavin Smith
15,000
David Bakes Baker us
David Bakes Baker
15,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Joe Tehan
Joe Tehan
15,000
Amir Lehovat
Amir Lehovat
15,000
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
15,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
15,000
Joeseph Cheong
Joeseph Cheong
15,000
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jordan Smith us
Jordan Smith
15,000
Ali Eslami
Ali Eslami
15,000
Raymond Davis
Raymond Davis
15,000
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
15,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
15,000
Matt Marafiatti
Matt Marafiatti
15,000
Matt Matros us
Matt Matros
15,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Table Change?

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Some ridiculous tables have been formed. Over on Table 19 in the Gold Section sit a table sharks.

  • Brandon Meyers
  • Peter Eastgate
  • Noah Schwartz
  • Eric Froehlich
  • Darryll Fish
  • Allen Kessler
  • Chris Brammer
  • Layne Flack

A Few Early Random Counts

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
32,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
20,200
5,200
5,200
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
20,000
5,000
5,000
John Eames gb
John Eames
18,400
3,400
3,400
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
16,200
1,200
1,200
James Dempsey
James Dempsey
13,800
-1,200
-1,200
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
13,000
-2,000
-2,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
13,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Jason Senti
Jason Senti
12,600
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
11,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
11,500
-3,500
-3,500
WSOP 1X Winner
David "ODB" Baker
David "ODB" Baker
9,500
-5,500
-5,500
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
8,100
-6,900
-6,900
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
6,500
-8,500
-8,500
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
6,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
5,800
-9,200
-9,200
WSOP 1X Winner
David Bakes Baker us
David Bakes Baker
5,800
-9,200
-9,200
WSOP 3X Winner
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
5,200
-9,800
-9,800
WSOP 2X Winner