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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
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

Level: 4

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

"The Guy on the End Has Two Nines"

David Einhorn flops a set of nines.
David Einhorn flops a set of nines.

When we reached Table 409, the flop had already been dealt {9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{a-Spades}. David Einhorn checked, and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier tossed out a lavender T100,000 chip, announcing "ninety-nine."

Einhorn called the 99,000-chip bet, and the turn was the {j-Hearts}. Einhorn checked again, and Grospellier fired 222,000. Einhorn thought for a bit, then reached for a handful of chips, and check-raised to 888,000. Grospellier went into the tank, and while he did so, Gus Hansen stood up from his chair.

"Are you writing this hand down?" he asked our reporter, who nodded. "Write down that I open raised with {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} and folded to ElkY's re-raise. I think the guy on the end has two nines, and ElkY...maybe {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}."

Noah Schwartz corrected him, because Hansen said he folded the {j-Clubs}.

"I mean {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}," Hansen restated. "Actually, I have no f***ing idea what ElkY has."

Grospellier made the call, and both players knuckled after the {3-Spades} completed the board. Einhorn tabled {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for a set of nines - score one for Mr. Hansen - and Grospellier mucked.

"I made the greatest fold of all time!" Hansen announced when he returned to the table.

Player Chips Progress
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David Einhorn
4,400,000
1,184,000
1,184,000
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Bertrand Grospellier
1,300,000
1,325,000
1,325,000

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierDavid EinhornGus Hansen

Dwan Nearing the Starting Stack

Mikhail Smirnov opened for 25,000 from early position and cleared the field all the way around to Tom Dwan in the big blind. He made the call and then both players checked the {7-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{A-Hearts} flop.

After the {10-Diamonds} turned, Dwan led out for 50,000 and Smirnov obliged with a call, bringing about the {Q-Clubs} river. Again Dwan bet, this time 130,000, but Smirnov refused to go any further and released his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Mikhail Smirnov
4,050,000
140,000
140,000
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Tom Dwan
2,700,000
385,000
385,000
GTO Wizard

Tags: Tom DwanMikhail Smirnov

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Lamb Winning From Schulman

Although the exact action leading up to the river was missed, Ben Lamb had a bet of 440,000 in front of him on a {J-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} board. Nick Schulman was in the tank for a couple of minutes before eventually folding.

A couple hands later, Schulman opened with a raise to 30,000 and Lamb three-bet to 82,000. Schulman folded and Lamb took a few more chips from him.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Lamb
3,450,000
320,000
320,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
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Nick Schulman
2,440,000
300,000
300,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 7X Winner

Tags: Ben LambNick Schulman

Leading Works for Rast

Level 4 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Brian Rast
Brian Rast

From the cutoff seat, Brian Rast raised to 33,000. Sam Trickett three-bet to 63,000 on the button and play folded back to Rast. He called to take the {J-Spades}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop out of position.

Despite having the positional disadvantage, Rast led out for 70,000. Trickett made the call and the turn brought the {2-Hearts}. Rast led again, this time for 90,000. Trickett took a minute or two, but then gave it up and Rast won the pot.

Tags: Brian RastSam Trickett

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Current 2012 WSOP Player of the Year Standings

Level 4 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Current 2012 WSOP Player of the Year Standings

PlacePlayerPoints
1Phil Ivey539.70
2John Monnette524.25
3Michael Mizrachi486.20
4Andy Frankenberger406.66
5Phil Hellmuth368.70
6Andy Bloch340.50
7Jan-Peter Jachtmann325.63
8Michael Gathy321.25
9David “Bakes” Baker317.94
10David “ODB” Baker314.88
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Small One for Laliberté

Action folded to Tobias Reinkemeier in the cutoff and he raised to 30,000, which Guy Laliberté called from the small blind. The latter then check-called a bet of 35,000 on the {6-Clubs}{A-Spades}{10-Clubs} flop, before both players checked down the {2-Hearts} turn and {4-Spades} river.

Laliberté tabled {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, and it was good for the small pot as Reinkemeier mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Guy Laliberté
4,565,000
65,000
65,000
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Tobias Reinkemeier
4,135,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Tobias ReinkemeierGuy Laliberté