2012 World Series of Poker

Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣j♠
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
Players Left 1 / 1001

More No-Limit Action Set to Begin

Who will claim the $5,000 no-limit hold'em bracelet?
Who will claim the $5,000 no-limit hold'em bracelet?

Welcome back to the Rio for continued coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker. Today we will be right in the midst of the action in Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em and it's sure to be a big day of poker.

Apart from the Main Event, there is no larger buy-in event that the hold'em specialists are keen to play. Add in some of the best players in the world and the action junkies ready to dish out $5,000 on any game there is, and we have ourselves one action-packed tournament.

Last year saw 865 players create a monster prize pool in this event and it was Allen Bari who claimed the title, defeating Maria Ho heads-up at one of the more memorable final tables. This year is sure to be just as huge, with the word being that 500 players have already dished out the buy-in at this early stage in the day.

It's going to be a stacked field today and PokerNews will be here every step of the way to crowning a champion. It all begins at 12:00 PM, so don't miss it!