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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Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Frederic Banjout
Frederic Banjout
8,390,000
790,000
790,000
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
8,105,000
135,000
135,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
7,650,000
700,000
700,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
5,785,000
985,000
985,000
Profile photo of David Einhorn us
David Einhorn
5,475,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Bobby Baldwin us
Bobby Baldwin
5,082,000
1,332,000
1,332,000
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
5,077,000
723,000
723,000
Profile photo of Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
3,983,000
283,000
283,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of John Morgan us
John Morgan
3,911,000
89,000
89,000
Profile photo of Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
3,840,000
115,000
115,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
3,815,000
225,000
225,000
Profile photo of Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
3,588,000
128,000
128,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Gus Hansen dk
Gus Hansen
3,481,000
31,000
31,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
3,365,000
465,000
465,000
WSOP 6X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Roland De Wolfe gb
Roland De Wolfe
3,310,000
360,000
360,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Vivek Rajkumar in
Vivek Rajkumar
3,290,000
335,000
335,000
Profile photo of Rick Salomon us
Rick Salomon
3,268,000
1,132,000
1,132,000
Profile photo of Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
3,248,000
198,000
198,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT Global
Profile photo of Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
3,210,000
140,000
140,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Richard Yong my
Richard Yong
3,105,000
235,000
235,000
Profile photo of Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
2,963,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Robert Bright
Robert Bright
2,894,000
206,000
206,000
Profile photo of Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
2,583,000
198,000
198,000
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
2,490,000
165,000
165,000
Profile photo of Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
2,390,000
460,000
460,000

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Level: 7

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Hellmuth Approaching 9MM

Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

From early position, Rick Salomon raised to 55,000. Robert Bright called from the small blind and 12-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind.

On the {A-Clubs}{7-Spades}{6-Spades} flop, Bright and Hellmuth checked to Salomon. He bet 105,000 and Bright called. Hellmuth also called.

The turn was the {5-Spades} and all three players checked to see the {8-Diamonds} fall on the river. After Bright checked, Hellmuth slid forward 250,000. Salomon called and Bright called.

Hellmuth showed the {J-Spades}{9-Spades} for a spade flush, jack-high. Both of his opponents mucked and Hellmuth won the pot. He's now at nearly nine million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
8,960,000
855,000
855,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Rick Salomon us
Rick Salomon
2,800,000
468,000
468,000
Profile photo of Robert Bright
Robert Bright
2,450,000
444,000
444,000

Tags: Phil HellmuthRobert BrightRick Salomon

Ten Hands Per Hour

Level 7 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

On the first hand back from break, Paul Newey raised to 74,000 from under the gun, David Einhorn called, and as the action folded to Talal Shakerchi, Gus Hansen came storming into the Amazon Room.

"F*** me! My big blind!" he shouted. "Motherf***er!"

Shakerchi called, and the flop came down {3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. Newey led for 74,000, and only Einhorn called.

The turn was the {7-Hearts}, and Newey led out for 230,000. Einhorn tanked for the better part of four minutes, then folded.

"Let's try to play more than ten hands per hour," Jason Mercier said after the hand.

Tags: Paul NeweyTalal ShakerchiGus HansenJason MercierDavid Einhorn

Shak Adds to Stack

Dan Shak opened for 70,000 from the cutoff and got one caller in Mikhail Smirnov on the button. The flop came {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}. Shak paused a beat, then flipped out a single lavender chip for a bet of 100,000, and Smirnov quickly called. The turn was the {3-Diamonds}. Shak again waited a few seconds, then bet 400,000. Once again, Smirnov called immediately.

The river was the {Q-Clubs}. This time Shak was the one acting quickly, declaring he was all in. He began pushing forward his remaining chips, and Smirnov placed a single chip on his cards and sat back in contemplation.

Finally Smirnov folded, and when Shak flashed his cards to Smirnov the dealer informed the table what he had: "Pocket aces."

Subsequent conversation between Shak and Smirnov revealed the latter had {A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and was looking for a six or a diamond. "So you weren't calling anything, then?" said Shak, and Smirnov nodded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
4,650,000
427,000
427,000
Profile photo of Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
2,050,000
478,000
478,000

Tags: Dan ShakMikhail Smirnov

Laliberté Picks Up Where He Left Off

Guy Laliberté hasn't been afraid to mix it up today, and getting some food in his belly hasn't slowed him down. In a recent hand, Laliberté opened for 67,000 from middle position and received calls from Cary Katz and Tobias Reinkemeier in the small and big blinds respectively.

Action went check-check to Laliberté on the {2-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop, and he fired out a bet of 157,000. Both his opponents quickly folded and Laliberté took down the pot with ease.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
4,430,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Guy Laliberté ca
Guy Laliberté
4,074,000
124,000
124,000
Profile photo of Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
2,305,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Guy LalibertéTobias ReinkemeierCary Katz

Trickett Ticking Up

Sam Trickett and Richard Yong were heads up with the board reading {5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. Trickett led out for 105,000, and Yong quickly called.

The {2-Hearts} completed the board, and Trickett slowed down, checking to Yong who fired 251,000. Trickett grabbed enough chips to make the call, sat in the tank for fifteen seconds or so, then tossed then forward.

"King," Yong announced, showing the {k-Hearts}.

Trickett tabled {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}, and Yong's second card - a queen - was turned face up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
5,950,000
165,000
165,000
Profile photo of Richard Yong my
Richard Yong
2,350,000
755,000
755,000

Tags: Richard YongSam Trickett

Negreanu Finds a Double

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

From the hijack seat, Daniel Negreanu raised to 52,000 before action folded to Paul Phua in the small blind and he asked how much Negreanu had. Negreanu said he had 620,000 total and Phua said he would like to raise to that amount. He made it 620,000 and Negreanu thought for a minute before calling all in.

Negreanu: {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}
Phua: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The flop, turn and river ran out {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}{2-Clubs}{K-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Negreanu won the pot to double up. He moved back to nearly 1.3 million while Phua was knocked down to 226,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
1,296,000
616,000
616,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
pokerstars
Profile photo of Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
226,000
503,000
503,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel NegreanuPaul Phua