Marc Gork was all in before the first draw against Ali Sarkeshik in a hand of Badugi.
"Turn your cards over," the dealer requested.
Sarkeshik looked at the dealer like he had three heads, and informed him that they weren't playing Omaha. The table erupted with laughter, and dealer realized his mistake. Sarkeshik took two, and Gork took one.
On the second draw, both players drew one, and on the third drew, they both discarded one again.
"You can turn your cards over now," the dealer said to the amusement of Bryan Micon.
Sarkeshik tabled , Gork showed . Sarkeshik flipped over the , meaning that all Gork needed was a club to survive. He turned over the however, and was eliminated from the tournament.
Registration closed after dinner break, and the prize pool information is in. A total of 421 players entered Event 52: $2,500 10-Game Mix - Six-Handed, generating a total prize pool of $957,775. The payouts are as follows:
When we arrived at Table 350, Dempsey was all in on third street, and Tehan and Williams had him at risk. Tehan check-called a bet from Williams on fourth street, both players checked on fifth, and Tehan check-called another bet on sixth.
Tehan check-called one last bet on seventh, and Williams tabled for the nut low. Tehan showed for trip fives, and Dempsey mucked, exiting the Amazon Room.
Before the hand, table mate Adam Friedman gave us a prediction: "I guarantee I win at least one more bracelet this series."
When we reached the table, Bryn Kenney, Justin Bonomo and Kosei Ichinose were three-handed with the flop reading . The action checked to Kenney, who bet. Both players called.
The turn was the , the action checked to Kenney again, and he bet. Only Ichinose called.
Both players checked when the completed the board, and Kenney tabled for a pair of aces. Ichinose released, and Kenney raked in the pot.
MattStoutPoker Matt Stout9,650 at 50/100 & 250/500 in #WSOP52 Lost w two big draws (7532 bricked 3x!) in triple draw but made up for it in NL and Badugi. #fbJune 29 2012
efropoker eric froehlichThe 10 game is one of the most enjoyable tournaments ever. Decision to make it 6 max was excellent. Great structure @WSOPTD @WSOPJune 29 2012
GregFBT Greg Mueller10 gm mixed 5 hrs late!!! Bad table @JeffMadsenobv @HuckleberrySeed Marco, final table from last 8 gm and shoon #finalTableHuntingJune 29 2012
NDGrinder Aaron SteuryWe've played 4 hands of stud8 and a 9 has completed 3 of em I guess everyone is rolled up or has aces all the time #LolMixedGamesJune 29 2012
The pride of Holland, and our colleague, Remko "happy_freaked" Rinkema was eliminated from Event 52: $2,500 10-Game Mix - Six-Handed just before dinner break. Remko stopped over to our desk to tell us that he lost most of his chips in a Razz hand, and was unable to recover.
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for trip fives, and Dempsey mucked, exiting the Amazon Room.
. The action checked to Kenney, who bet. Both players called.
, the action checked to Kenney again, and he bet. Only Ichinose called.
completed the board, and Kenney tabled 
for a pair of aces. Ichinose released, and Kenney raked in the pot.
