2012 World Series of Poker

Event 55: $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
Day: 1
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Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
75
Prize
$18,346,673
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000,000
Prize Pool
$42,666,672
Entries
48
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 48
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Hellmuth Must Show

Level 6 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth checked the {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{10-Clubs} board to Daniel Negreanu. Negreanu bet 140,000 and Hellmuth tanked long and hard. He eventually folded, but showed Negreanu his cards.

"I want to see his hand," said Mike Sexton from the other end of the table.

The dealer then showed Hellmuths' {5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, but Hellmuth commented that he only showed Negreanu. "Show one, show all," someone at the table said.

Tags: Phil HellmuthDaniel NegreanuMike Sexton

Cold Four-Bet from Schulman

Vivek Rajkumar opened with a raise to 55,000 from the hijack seat on Ben Lamb's big blind. On the button, Antonio Esfandiari reraised to 125,000. Nick Schulman then put in a four-bet to 285,000 from the small blind. After Lamb folded his big blind, Rajkumar folded. Esfandiari also gave it up and Schulman won the pot to pick up some chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Lamb
3,725,000
495,000
495,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Antonio Esfandiari
3,700,000
430,000
430,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
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Vivek Rajkumar
3,625,000
25,000
25,000
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Nick Schulman
1,370,000
155,000
155,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Nick SchulmanVivek RajkumarBen LambAntonio Esfandiari

Phua Doubles Through Hellmuth

Paul Phua
Paul Phua

From early position, Chamath Palihapitiya raised to 48,000. Paul Phua made the call from the next seat and then both Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu called out of the blinds.

Hellmuth then led for 100,000 on the {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop. Negreanu and Palihapitiya folded, but Phua raised all in for 349,000. Hellmuth called with the {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}. Phua had out-flopped him with the {K-Spades}{10-Spades}.

The turn was the {3-Diamonds} and river the {9-Clubs}, keeping Phua in front and doubling him up.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Hellmuth
7,500,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
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Paul Phua
914,000
314,000
314,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Phil HellmuthPaul PhuaDaniel NegreanuChamath Palihapitiya

Mizrachi Check-Raises Flop, Check-Folds Turn

Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

On the {8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi bet an unknown amount and Phil Hellmuth raised to 180,000. Mizrachi fired back with a reraised to 400,000 and Hellmuth called.

The turn brought the {9-Spades} and Mizrachi checked. Hellmuth bet 175,000 and Mizrachi folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Hellmuth
7,970,000
470,000
470,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
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Michael Mizrachi
1,530,000
220,000
220,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 8X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Phil HellmuthMichael Mizrachi

Mizrachi's Value Bet

Michael Mizrachi and Chamath Palihapitiya were heads up with the board reading {6-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{6-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Mizrachi led out for 100,000, and Palihapitiya called.

The {9-Clubs} completed the board, and Mizrachi led again - this time for 115,000. Palihapitiya called, and Mizrachi turned over {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}.

"Nice hand," Palihapitiya sighed, mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Mizrachi
2,100,000
570,000
570,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 8X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Chamath Palihapitiya
1,680,000
520,000
520,000

Tags: Chamath PalihapitiyaMichael Mizrachi

Voulgaris Back to Starting Stack

Cary Katz raised to 50,000 from middle position and received a call from Phil Ruffin on the button. Guy Laliberté and Haralabos Voulgaris both came along from the small and big blinds respectively, making it four-way action to the {4-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop, which all players checked.

When the {6-Hearts} appeared on the turn, Laliberté led out for 85,000 but was immediately raised to 185,000 by Voulgaris. Both Katz and Ruffin got out of the way, and Laliberté thought for about five seconds before doing the same.

Player Chips Progress
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Haralabos Voulgaris
3,000,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Haralabos VoulgarisGuy LalibertéPhil RuffinCary Katz

Hansen Takes a Nice One

Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen

After a raise from Talal Shakerchi from the cutoff seat and a call from Noah Schwartz on the button, Gus Hansen called from the small blind and the flop came down {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}.

After a check from Schwartz and Hansen, Shakerchi bet 115,000. Schwartz put in a raise to 310,000 and then Hansen tanked long and hard. After a minute or two, Hansen slid out a reraise to 888,000. Shakerchi folded quickly, but Schwartz tanked for a bit. He eventually gave it up and Hansen won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Gus Hansen
3,450,000
25,000
25,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
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Noah Schwartz
2,975,000
295,000
295,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Talal Shakerchi
2,325,000
75,000
75,000

Tags: Gus HansenNoah SchwartzTalal Shakerchi

Perkins Flops Straight, Eliminates Duhamel

Jonathan Dumamel and Bill Perkins
Jonathan Dumamel and Bill Perkins

Brian Rast opened for 45,000 from under the gun and got four callers — Jonathan Duhamel (hijack), Bill Perkins (cutoff), Richard Yong (small blind), and Brandon Steven (big blind).

The flop came {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Spades}, and it checked around to Duhamel who bet 115,000. The action on Perkins, he stared at the board for a few seconds, then looked over at Duhamel, then at the dealer. "Raise," he said, then after carving out the calling chips, added another 350,000 for a total bet of 465,000.

The table promptly folded back to Duhamel who thought for a moment, then slid his remaining stack of about 325,000 forward to call.

Perkins tabled {8-Spades}{7-Spades} for a flopped straight, while Duhamel showed {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for top pair and a flush draw. The turn was the {K-Hearts} and river the {8-Hearts}, and Table 401 has claimed yet another victim here just before the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
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Bill Perkins
2,850,000
1,790,000
1,790,000
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Jonathan Duhamel
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
pokerstars

Tags: Bill PerkinsJonathan Duhamel

Sexton Rivers Spades

Michael Mizrachi and Mike Sexton were heads up with the board reading {8-Spades}{a-Spades}{8-Hearts}. Mizrachi checked, Sexton tossed out three green T25,000 chips, and Mizrachi check-raised to 150,000. Sexton called.

As soon as the {j-Diamonds} hit the felt on the turn, Mizrachi tossed out 200,000. Sexton tank-called, and the {3-Spades} completed the board. Mizrachi checked, Sexton bet 250,000, and Sexton called.

Sexton tabled {10-Spades}{9-Spades} for a rivered flush, and Mizrachi shook his head before mucking his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Sexton
3,460,000
510,000
510,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Michael Mizrachi
1,920,000
180,000
180,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 8X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Mike SextonMichael Mizrachi

Dinner

Level 6 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The 44 remaining players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. We will have full counts for you shortly.