Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
474
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Cards Back in the Air
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
We're back with full stomachs and ready to play four more levels of poker. Cards are back in the air!
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
91,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
68,000 | |
|
60,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
56,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
||
|
45,000 | |
|
44,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
32,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
22,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
16,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
|
16,000 | |
|
||
|
16,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
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"I'm an Adult"
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
"Tasting the rainbow over there?" Haralabos Voulgaris just asked table mate Jason Mercier, who's munching on some Skittles at the moment.
"Oh yeah," Mercier responded. "You want some?"
"No thanks," Voulgaris answered. "I'm an adult."
Moments later, Matthew Waxman joined the table and asked Mercier for an autograph.
"Jason Mercier?" Waxman blurted. "Weren't you on the Big Game?"
Mercier did not give Waxman an autograph.
"I didn't think we could get anyone who talks more than Haralabos," Mercier added.
"Does he ever say anything funny though?" Voulgaris needled.
Mercier erupted with laughter.
"I bet I can make you laugh by the end of the night," Waxman told Voulgaris.
"Laugh at you, or with you?" Voulgaris shot back.
The table is quite talkative, and since it's also right in front of us, we'll be able to pull plenty of quotes.
Boeree Doubles Through Jaffe
A player opened the betting to 1,200 and Liv Boeree called from the cutoff. Jonathan Jaffe made it 6,200 from the big blind and the original raiser folded. Boeree called and the flop fell 
.
Jaffe took a moment before continuing out for 4,400. Boeree called. The turn was the 
and Jaffe turned up the pressure with a bet of 8,200. Boeree studied long and hard before calling once again.
The river was the 
. Jaffe sat motionless for over a minute before moving in all of his large denomination chips, a bet that put Liv Boeree all in. Boeree took a deep breath and called, showing 
for a rivered pair of kings. As it turns out Boeree was ahead the whole way as Jaffe showed 
.
Boeree is now sitting on a stack of 80,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
||
|
24,000 | |
Lacay and Taylor Take Saul's Chips
Kevin Saul just got up from his seat, and Ludovic Lacay told us how the former chip leader got knocked out after having almost 100,000 chips after two levels.
Lacay had managed to double through Saul at first, and that went down like this. Lacay raised with aces pre flop and both Saul and Men Nguyen called. The flop came down 
with two hearts and Lacay checked to Saul who bet 1,750. Nguyen called and Lacay raised it up to 6,000.
Saul wasn't slowing down and he made it 12,000. Nguyen folded and Lacay made it 19,000. Saul moved all in and Lacay called. Saul had 
for a flush draw, but he didn't get there.
Later on he lost a big pot against the player in seat one, Trey Taylor. Lacay eventually took his last 10,000 chips when he hit a queen with 
versus 
. Saul is done, Lacay is done well and Taylor is leading the way over on Table 4.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
105,000 | |
|
75,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
12,000 | |
|
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|
Busted | |
Chiu Flirting With 100K
John Andress opened to 1,200 from the hijack seat, David Chiu three-bet to 3,750 from the small blind, and Andress tank-called. Both players checked after the flop fell 
, and the turn brought the 
. Chiu led out for 2,600, and Andress called.
The completed the board, and Chiu led again - this time for 6,600. Andress released, and Chiu picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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|
44,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
No Deep Run For Ivey
This happened right before the start of the dinner break, but we just found out about Phil Ivey's bustout.
The board read 
when Ivey got put all in by one of his opponents. The eight-time WSOP bracelet winner tanked for a long time before calling, but he was no good. His opponent showed 
and Ivey was done.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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See ya, Seidel
We found Erik Seidel pondering a call for his tournament life on a board of 
. With over 25,000 in the pot Seidel checked fifth street and his opponent put him all in. Seidel called off his last 28,000 and his opponent showed 
. Seidel mucked his hand and left the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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Phillips With a Big Stack
When we reached the table, the board read 
. Carter Phillips was heads up with an opponent who checked, and Phillips fired 6,400. The player called, and Phillips rolled over for a pair of jacks.
They were good, and Phillips raked in the pot, pushing his stack to 165,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
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