Level: 12
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 55: $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000,000
Prize Pool
$42,666,672
Entries
48
Level
22
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,325,000 | 425,000 |
|
10,285,000 | 685,000 |
|
10,120,000 | 1,420,000 |
|
9,205,000 | -195,000 |
|
8,665,000 | 565,000 |
|
8,250,000 | 850,000 |
|
7,625,000 | -575,000 |
|
6,855,000 | 1,115,000 |
|
6,200,000 | -100,000 |
|
6,175,000 | 25,000 |
|
6,150,000 | -700,000 |
|
6,100,000 | -200,000 |
|
5,645,000 | -100,000 |
|
5,080,000 | -320,000 |
|
4,950,000 | -950,000 |
|
4,410,000 | 810,000 |
|
3,480,000 | -1,520,000 |
|
3,310,000 | -390,000 |
|
3,310,000 | -2,430,000 |
|
3,225,000 | -595,000 |
|
2,180,000 | |
|
2,150,000 | -550,000 |
|
1,910,000 | -390,000 |
|
1,875,000 | 375,000 |
|
1,255,000 | -445,000 |
Break
Level 11
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
We will be back in 20 minutes, more updates will follow during this break.
A Gruissem Exit for Hansen
On the button, Gus Hansen raised to 190,000. Philipp Gruissem reraised to 580,000 from the big blind and Hansen moved all in for 3.4 million. Gruissem called.
Gruissem: 
Hansen: 
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Gruissem won the pot with trip aces to send Hansen out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,150,000 | 2,350,000 |
|
Busted |
Small Flush for Steven
Tom Marchese raised from under the gun to 150,000 and Brandon Steven called before action folded to Talal Shakerchi in the cutoff seat. He also called and the three players saw the flop come down 
.
On the flop, Marchese checked and Steven bet 235,000. Shakerchi folded and Marchese called. The turn was the and both players checked to see the 
complete the board on the river. Both checked again.
Marchese mucked after Steven showed the 
for a flush and dropped back to 6.3 milion. Steven moved to 5.74 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,300,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
5,740,000 | 1,040,000 |
Esfandiari Busts Newey
From under the gun, Antonio Esfandiari raised to 130,000. Mikhail Smirnov made the call from the next seat and then action folded to Paul Newey in the big blind. Newey made it 350,000 to go and Esfandiari called. Smirnov also called.
The flop was 
and Newey tank-bet 575,000. Esfandiari called and Smirnov called.
The turn was the and Newey moved all in for 1.095 million. Esfandiari called and Smirnov folded.
Esfandiari tabled the 
for top set. Newey held the for an overpair and needed an ace on the river to stay alive.
The 
landed on fifth street and eliminated Newey while shotting Esfandiari up towards 12 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,900,000 | 2,850,000 |
|
Busted |
Rast Drop to Below 10MM
Brian Rast raised to 120,000 from the small blind and Ilya Bulychev defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Rast bet 180,000. Bulychev made the call, and the turn was the . Rast bet once more sliding out 475,000. Bulychev wasn't folding as he put in the call again.
The river was the 
and Rast bet 775,000. Bulychev tanked for a bit and called after which Rast showed 
. Bulychev showed his 
, and that was good to take down this big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,600,000 | -1,200,000 |
|
|
3,700,000 | 1,400,000 |
Preflop Madness
Ben Lamb was under the gun plus one, and he raised it up to 135,000. Talal Shakerchi made the call and Sam Trickett decided to three-bet to 460,000 from the cutoff. Dan Shak was on the button and he cold four bet to 2,000,000.
Lamb, Shakerchi and Trickett all folded and Shak took down a pot pre-flop pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000 | 640,000 |
Bright Doubles Through Bulychev
Bob Bright was all in right before the break and up against Ilya Bulychev.
| Bob Bright | |
| Ilya Bulychev |  |
The board ran out 
and Bright doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,310,000 | 1,010,000 |
|
|
2,180,000 | 200,000 |
Salomon Puts Big Pressure on Hansen
Gus Hansen raised it up to 185,000 from late position and Rick Salomon defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and both players checked. The turn was the and again it was checked.
This hand seemed to be of small importance, but then the 
got both players to put in chips.
Salomon lead out for 200,000 and Hansen decided to raise it up to 605,000. Salomon put in a three-bet to 1,605,000 and the pressure was back on Hansen. After tanking for a very long time, and counting out the million needed to make the call, he folded his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,150,000 | 590,000 |
|
|
2,920,000 | -630,000 |