Level: 5
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 55: $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
Day: 1
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,000,000
Prize Pool
$42,666,672
Entries
48
Level
22
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 48
Filter
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,750,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
4,434,000
404,000
|
404,000 |
|
||
|
3,220,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
||
|
2,935,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
|
2,930,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
||
|
2,870,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
2,800,000
743,000
|
743,000 |
|
2,425,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,353,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
1,500,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,484,000
184,000
|
184,000 |
|
||
|
1,106,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
|
4,323,000
773,000
|
773,000 |
|
4,040,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
3,800,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
||
|
3,630,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,540,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,270,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
3,065,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
2,800,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
|
2,000,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
1,560,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
||
|
996,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
||
Cary Katz opened for 36,000 under the gun and was soon met with a three-bet to 146,000 from Guy Laliberté in the cutoff. The button and small blind both got out of the way, but Philipp Gruissem decided to four-bet to 290,000 from the big blind. Katz got out of the way, but Laliberté wasn't done.
He gather some chips, announced a raise, and then made it 286,000 more to go. Gruissem thought for almost two minutes, carefully eyeing up Laliberté, and then released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,550,000
299,000
|
299,000 |
|
3,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Antonio Esfandiari is definitely a risk taker. Sarah Grant talks to him about his willingness to put up $1,000,000 dollars.
Andrew Robl and Sam Trickett were heads up with the board reading 
. Robl checked, Trickett bet 56,000, and Robl called. The turn was the 
, and Robl checked again. Trickett tossed out 166,000, and Robl called.
The river was the 
, and Robl checked a third time. Trickett checked behind.
"Tens," Robl announced, tabling 
.
Trickett mucked, and Robl won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,800,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
3,350,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
After an open, Andrew Robl three-bet to 100,000 from the button and Brian Rast four-bet to 270,000 from the big blind. Action folded back to Robl and he made the call to see the 
flop.
On the flop, Rast fired 310,000. Robl raised to 735,000 and Rast came back with a shove. Robl had about 3.1 million on the flop and called all in. He held the 
and Rast had the 
. Robl's hand was best at the time, but Rast had the better flush draw along with the ace as an overcard.
The turn was the and kept Robl in the lead. The river completed the board with the 
and Rast spiked the ace-high flush to win the pot and bust Robl from the tournament.
Robl became the second player eliminated from the event while Rast moved to over 8.3 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,350,000
3,378,000
|
3,378,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
We caught the action with a board reading 
when Giovanni "Malibu" Guarascio had checked to Tobias Reinkemeier, who bet 230,000. Malibu has been nursing his short stack, which is still relatively deep in regards to the blinds, and he opted to make the call.
Both players then checked the 
river and Malibu showed 
for a missed flush. Reinkemeier then showed 
for a pair of jacks and the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
460,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
When we reached Table 411, the board read 
. Phil Hellmuth led out for 50,000, and Paul Phua raised to 150,000. Hellmuth thought for thirty seconds or so, then called.
The river was the , and Hellmuth checked. Phua thought for no more than fifteen seconds, then fired 475,000.
"Call!" Hellmuth exclaimed, the second the chips hit the felt.
Phua tabled 
for sixes full of queens, but Hellmuth had him beat with 
for queens full of aces.
"What...?" Rick Salomon blurted.
The table was shocked that Hellmuth just called, and some players began needling him.
"What were you afraid of?" Chamath Palihapitiya asked.
"Yeah," Salomon added. "There's no one at this table that doesn't get it in there."
"There's no one else at this table named Phil Hellmuth," Hellmuth shot back.
"There's also no one else that catches cards like you," Mike Sexton jabbed.
The conversation continued when we left, and while Phua is down to 475,000 chips, Hellmuth is up to 7.1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,250,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
475,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
|
||
Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
We had the opportunity to learn a little bit about 76-year-old Phil Ruffin prior to the start of today's tournament. For example, the owner of the Treasure Island Resort here in Las Vegas has never played the World Series of Poker, though he learned to play the game in the army.
Ruffin, who dropped out of college, is playing in the tournament because of his partnership with Guy Laliberté in Mystere and is strictly looking to support One Drop. With an estimated net worth of $2.4 billion, it's safe to assume Ruffin is here more for the fun of it than for the money.
