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

Counts at Dinner

Here are the 103 remaining players in Event 50.

Player Chips Progress
Andres Garcia us
Andres Garcia
505,000
251,700
251,700
Matt Giannetti us
Matt Giannetti
481,000
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
400,000
195,000
195,000
Eric Cloutier ca
Eric Cloutier
393,000
313,000
313,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
385,000
-215,000
-215,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya
354,000
256,000
256,000
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
317,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Deutsch us
Jason Deutsch
295,000
10,000
10,000
Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
283,000
Rodrigo Caprioli br
Rodrigo Caprioli
280,000
-36,300
-36,300
Erik Aude us
Erik Aude
267,000
136,000
136,000
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
260,000
160,000
160,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jonas Wexler us
Jonas Wexler
250,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Derek Gregory us
Derek Gregory
247,000
Amir Lehavot il
Amir Lehavot
245,000
-65,000
-65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Foster Hays us
Foster Hays
235,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
JP Kelly gb
JP Kelly
230,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Thiago Nishijima br
Thiago Nishijima
230,000
-25,000
-25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jordan Morgan us
Jordan Morgan
211,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
210,000
20,000
20,000
Brian Yoon us
Brian Yoon
210,000
30,000
30,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Stanislav Barshak us
Stanislav Barshak
205,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Randall Pfeifer
Randall Pfeifer
198,000
Rocky Rule us
Rocky Rule
190,000
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
189,000
-14,000
-14,000

Read full

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Pre-Dinner Eliminations

104th: Claudio Cecchi . . . $8,939
105th: Ken Einiger . . . $8,939
106th: David Tuthill . . . $8,939
107th: Michael McNeil . . . $8,939
108th: Niklas Heinecker . . . $8,939
109th: Dutch Boyd . . . $8,939
110th: Jon Ferraro . . . $8,939
111th: Hugh Henderson . . . $8,939
112th: Nicholas Verkaik . . . $8,939
113th: Michael Katz . . . $8,939
114th: Yann Migeon . . . $8,939
115th: Dmitry Kataev . . . $8,939
116th: Sandeep Pulusani . . . $8,939
117th: Ashley Mason . . . $8,939

Player Chips Progress
Ken Einiger us
Ken Einiger
Busted
David Tuthill us
David Tuthill
Busted
Michael McNeil us
Michael McNeil
Busted
Niklas Heinecker de
Niklas Heinecker
Busted
Claudio Cecchi
Claudio Cecchi
Busted
Dutch Boyd us
Dutch Boyd
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Jon Ferraro
Jon Ferraro
Busted
Hugh Henderson us
Hugh Henderson
Busted
Yann Migeon fr
Yann Migeon
Busted
Nicholas Verkaik ca
Nicholas Verkaik
Busted
Dmitry Kataev ru
Dmitry Kataev
Busted
Ashley Mason
Ashley Mason
Busted
Sandeep Pulusani us
Sandeep Pulusani
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Michael Katz us
Michael Katz
Busted

Chip Leader Takes a Hit in Aces vs. Kings Confrontation

Andres Garcia returned from the dinner break as our chip leader, and it didn't take long for him to put his chips to work. In one of the first hands of Level 17, Garcia raised to 10,000 from early position and cleared the field all the way around to Antonin Teisseire in the small blind. The Frenchman squeezed out his cards and then moved all in for 62,000. Garcia made the call and the cards were turned up:

Showdown
Garcia: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}
Teisseire: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

It was a brutal aces-versus-kings situation with Garcia on top. The {8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop gave Teisseire some runner-runner club hope, but the {9-Diamonds} turn took it away. Teisseire stood up from his chair and prepared to exit, which was about the time the dealer burned and put out the {K-Spades}.

Teisseire beamed a big smile after hitting his two outer, while Garcia tried to shake off the small hit to his monster stack.

Player Chips Progress
Andres Garcia us
Andres Garcia
445,000
-60,000
-60,000
Antonin Teisseire fr
Antonin Teisseire
130,000
62,500
62,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andres GarciaAntonin Teisseire

Chainsaw Home Bound

Allen Kessler opened the action to 10,000 from early position and only Panayote Vilandos in the small blind would make the call. On the {8-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop, Vilandos checked and then raised to 33,000 after Kessler led for 12,500. Kessler took his time to call as the {10-Diamonds} was dealt on the turn. At this point, Vilandos shoved all in, having Kessler covered.

"Probably have three jacks, but i guess i gotta call," Kessler said, committing the rest of his now short stack. His guess wasn't quite correct, but close enough as Vilandos turned over {8-Hearts}{8-Spades} for a flopped set of eights. Kessler's {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} would need some help. The {a-Clubs} was no help and it was all over for Kessler.

Player Chips Progress
Panayote Vilandos us
Panayote Vilandos
220,000
35,000
35,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Allen Kessler

Rubie Applies River Pressure

We happened upon the action on the turn with 70,000 in the pot and a board reading {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{5-Spades}. Brendon Rubie, who finished runner-up in Event 28: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Four-Handed, had just bet 17,000 only to have Fabrizio Gonzalez raise to 34,000.

Rubie thought for a long time before putting in the call, and then turned right around and bet out 80,000 on the {K-Spades} river. The bet had Gonzalez covered, meaning he'd have to call off his last 77,000 if he wanted to have a showdown. Gonzalez gave it even more thought than Rubie had on the turn, but ultimately decided to preserve his stack and wait for a different spot.

Player Chips Progress
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
305,000
155,000
155,000
Fabrizio Gonzalez uy
Fabrizio Gonzalez
77,000
-103,000
-103,000

Tags: Brendon RubieFabrizio Gonzalez