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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Salomon Pays Off Sexton's Set

Mike Sexton
Mike Sexton

Mike Sexton raised to 100,000 from middle position and it folded to Rick Salomon who called from the small blind.

All three postflop streets went similarly, with Salomon check-calling Sexton each time. After the {5-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop, Salomon check-called a bet of 150,000 right away. After the {8-Diamonds} turn, Salomon checked and called a bet of 250,000, again without hesitation.

The river brought the {10-Clubs}. Salomon slapped the table with an open palm, indicating a check, and this time Sexton bet 400,000. Salomon paused a beat this time, then said "I call." Sexton quickly tabled {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} for a set, and Salomon winced as he mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Sexton
5,950,000
1,550,000
1,550,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Rick Salomon
3,100,000
400,000
400,000

Tags: Mike SextonRick Salomon

Katchalov Eliminated By Esfandiari

Eugene Katchalov
Eugene Katchalov

Eugene Katchalov was all in from the cutoff seat for 485,000 with the {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. Antonio Esfandiari called from the big blind with the {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

The flop, turn and river ran out {Q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Spades}{K-Diamonds} and Katchalov headed out the door. Esfandiari moved to 6.4 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Antonio Esfandiari
6,400,000
280,000
280,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
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Eugene Katchalov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariEugene Katchalov

Grinder Gone

Michael Mizrachi is eliminated.
Michael Mizrachi is eliminated.

Michael Mizrachi raised to 100,000 from the small blind, and Mike Sexton called from the big. The flop fell {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{j-Spades}, and Mizrachi led for 70,000. Sexton called.

The turn was the {5-Clubs}, and Mizrachi moved all in for 180,000. Sexton tanked for nearly a minute, then called.

"I've got nothing," Mizrachi sighed, flipping over {3-Spades}{2-Clubs}.

Sexton had {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for a pair of jacks, and the {10-Hearts} completed the board, giving him Broadway and eliminating Mizrachi from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Sexton
5,900,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Michael Mizrachi
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 8X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Michael MizrachiMike Sexton

Ruffin Reinkemeier Up

Tobias Reinkemeier
Tobias Reinkemeier

Tobias Reinkemeier and Phil Ruffin created a pot of 280,000 preflop and proceeded to check the {2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop and {10-Hearts} turn. When the {J-Clubs} hit the turn, a seemingly innocent pot exploded as Reinkemeier fired out 350,000 only to have Ruffin snap-raise to 850,000.

Reinkemeier was a bit flabbergasted. "We were checking it down to the river?" Reinkemeier asked himself. He then asked the floor whether or not he could tell Ruffin his hand, but the answer was negative. Eventually Reinkemeier tossed in the call, and Ruffin rolled over {2-Clubs}{2-Spades} for a full house. Reinkemeier flashed the {9-Clubs} and then sent his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Ruffin
3,600,000
900,000
900,000
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Tobias Reinkemeier
1,300,000
855,000
855,000

Tags: Tobias ReinkemeierPhil Ruffin

Three More Hands

Level 9 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The tournament staff just announced the players will play three more hands at each table before bagging and tagging for the night. They'll then return at Noon PST on Monday to play down to a final table.

Galfond Hurting

Phil Galfond and Paul Newey were heads up on a flop of {a-Spades}{3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. Galfond led for 115,000, and Newey raised to 275,000. Galfond called.

Both players knuckled after the {10-Hearts} turned, and the {j-Spades} completed the board. Galfond checked, and Newey fired 275,000. Galfond took of his glasses, and studied both the board and Newey. Finally, he released his cards, and Newey raked in the pot.

A few hands later, Galfond raised to 80,000 from early position, and Roland De Wolfe three-bet to 225,000 on his direct left. The action folded back to Galfond who tank-folded, and De Wolfe told him it was a good fold.

"I thought I was going to go with that one," Galfond admitted.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Newey
3,020,000
20,000
20,000
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Phil Galfond
540,000
2,460,000
2,460,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Paul NeweyPhil GalfondRoland De Wolfe

Last Hand of Night Claims Guarascio

Giovanni Guarascio
Giovanni Guarascio

In the very last hand of the night, Brian Rast opened for 80,000 from middle position, Sam Trickett called from a seat over, and Giovanni Guarascio, sitting to Trickett's left, called as well.

It folded back to Frederic Banjout in the blinds who fired a reraise to 300,000, forcing folds around to Guarascio. He thought for a while, then finally shrugged and put his remaining chips out before him — a reraise to 365,000 total.

Banjout hesitated for a moment, unsure at first just how much Guarascio had shoved. When it was explained he only owed 65,000 more, he called.

"Wait!" said Trickett with a grin, pointing at a stack of his own lavender chips he had sneakily set closer to Guarascio before pulling it back with a grin.

The table chuckled, and the players tabled their hands — {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for Guarascio, and {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} for Banjout.

The board came {6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{8-Spades}{A-Spades}{8-Clubs}, and Guarascio won't be joining the 37 coming back for tomorrow's day 2.

Player Chips Progress
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Frederic Banjout
7,070,000
100,000
100,000
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Giovanni Guarascio
Busted

Tags: Frederic BanjoutGiovanni Guarascio

Full Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Rast
10,710,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
8,395,000
255,000
255,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Frederic Banjout
Frederic Banjout
7,070,000
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Antonio Esfandiari
6,880,000
480,000
480,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
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Gus Hansen
6,800,000
80,000
80,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
6,700,000
545,000
545,000
Profile photo of Guy Laliberté ca
Guy Laliberté
6,550,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
5,770,000
370,000
370,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
5,740,000
160,000
160,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Tom Dwan
4,810,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
GTO Wizard
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Brandon Steven
4,770,000
530,000
530,000
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Mikhail Smirnov
4,680,000
520,000
520,000
Profile photo of Bobby Baldwin us
Bobby Baldwin
4,225,000
175,000
175,000
Poker Hall of Famer
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Jason Mercier
4,210,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 6X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Robert Bright
Robert Bright
3,880,000
575,000
575,000
Profile photo of David Einhorn us
David Einhorn
3,795,000
1,395,000
1,395,000
Profile photo of Phil Ruffin us
Phil Ruffin
3,750,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
3,740,000
565,000
565,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Philipp Gruissem
3,600,000
815,000
815,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Richard Yong
3,430,000
455,000
455,000
Profile photo of Rick Salomon us
Rick Salomon
3,285,000
185,000
185,000
Profile photo of Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
3,225,000
205,000
205,000
Profile photo of Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
3,190,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
3,120,000
185,000
185,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Roland De Wolfe gb
Roland De Wolfe
2,960,000
210,000
210,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Day 2 Redraw

Level 9 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Table 445

SeatPlayerCount
1Frederic Banjout7,070,000
2Chamath Palihapitiya635,000
3John Morgan2,000,000
4Ilya Bulychev1,880,000
5Paul Newey3,225,000
6Mike Sexton5,740,000
7Vivek Rajkumar1,270,000
8--Empty--N/A

Table 446

SeatPlayerCount
1Cary Katz2,785,000
2Bill Perkins885,000
3Guy Laliberté6,555,000
4Phil Galfond445,000
5Tom Dwan4,810,000
6Daniel Negreanu470,000
7Mikhail Smirnov4,680,000
8--Empty--N/A

Table 447

SeatPlayerCount
1Tobias Reinkemeier1,220,000
2Noah Schwartz3,120,000
3Richard Yong3,430,000
4Robert Bright3,880,000
5Jason Mercier4,210,000
6Roland De Wolfe2,960,000
7David Einhorn3,795,000
8Phil Ruffin3,750,000

Table 448

SeatPlayerCount
1Gus Hansen6,800,000
2Haralabos Voulgaris2,250,000
3Brian Rast10,710,000
4Philipp Gruissem3,600,000
5Bobby Baldwin4,225,000
6Rick Salomon3,285,000
7Phil Ivey2,840,000
8Phil Hellmuth8,395,000

Table 449

SeatPlayerCount
1Antonio Esfandiari6,880,000
2Sam Trickett6,700,000
3Dan Shak3,190,000
4Tom Marchese3,740,000
5Brandon Steven4,770,000
6Ben Lamb5,770,000
7Talal Shankerchi2,760,000
8--Empty--N/A