2012 World Series of Poker

Event 53: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j6
Prize
$737,248
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,274,100
Entries
3,166
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Green Acres

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante

Players are currently on their final 20-minute break of the evening. Tournament staff is coloring up and racing off the green t25 chips during this break.

When the players return they will play two more levels before bagging and tagging for the night.

Level: 10

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Ebony Kenney in the Danger Zone; Then Out the Door

We just spotted Ebony Kenney in the field and we saw her leave shortly after, after a recent hand we just witnessed. Kenney moved all in on the button and was called by the player in the small blind who had less chips.

Kenney turned over the {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades} but she was up against her opponents {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

The board ran out {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and she was knocked down to just 3,000 chips.

"Sorry little girl," her opponent said after the hand.

"Nice hand jackass," she replied. "Make sure you get that," she told us.

"That's how I roll," her opponent said. "I just win flips."

She busted from the tournament shortly after, wished her opponents good luck and headed for the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Ebony Kenney us
Ebony Kenney
Busted
StakeKings

Tags: Ebony Kenney

Affleck Spikes Huge Card

We caught up just in time to see Matt Affleck all in for his tournament life holding {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades} against a slightly shorter stack's {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs} and a bigger stack's {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}.

The flop was {3-Clubs}{4-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and Afflect was searching for one of the two remaining queens to stay alive.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and he was one card away from elimination. The dealer pounded the table and flipped up the river.

It was the {Q-Diamonds}.

A quick fist pump reaction was all Affleck gave to the table. He instantly took to counting out his chips and was able to send the opponent holding kings to the rail. Affleck is currently sitting on about 37,000.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
37,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: Matt Affleck

Nam Le No More

We just saw Nam Le hit the rail in an ugly fashion.

Preflop, the player under the gun made it 1,600. Under the gun + 1, Nam Le made it 10,000, leaving himself with only 2,500 behind. action folded to the player on the button who thought briefly before putting in a call. The player under the gun folded and it was off to the flop.

The board fell down {7-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Le immediately shoved for his last 2,500.

His opponent made the quick call and said, "I have kings," as he showed the {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}. Le was in trouble with his {A-Spades}{J-Spades} and would need to hit an ace to catch up, but it didn't come on the {q-Hearts} turn, or the {8-Clubs} river.

Le shipped his chips over to his opponent and made his way towards the door.

Player Chips Progress
Nam Le us
Nam Le
Busted

Tags: Nam Le

Level: 11

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100