2012 World Series of Poker

Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$654,797
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,158,000
Entries
4,620
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Barbero Nearly Felted

Jose "Nacho" Barbero took a massive hit to his stack. He had pocket tens and shoved on the button. A middle position raiser called holding pocket kings. The board ran {5-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {10-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} and Barbero is left with just 75.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Barbaro
Jose Barbaro
75

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Main Event Mustache

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante
Eric Baldwin
Eric Baldwin

Eric Baldwin has re-introduced his signature mustached look. He's grown it out a few other times and really sports it during baseball playoffs.

"I wasn't going to grow it in until the Main Event," Baldwin said. "But it was just too perfect with the 4th of July party."

He plans to keep the mustache throughout the Main Event. We can only hope he makes the final table and will have sport the Main Event Mustache for several more weeks.

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Phillips Runs into Aces

A player in middle position opened to 400 and found one caller in Dennis Phillips from the cutoff.

Both players checked the {7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop. Phillips' opponent checked again on the {Q-Spades}, prompting a 550 bet from Phillips. His opponent then check-raised to 1,550. Phillips called after some thought.

The {9-Spades} completed the board and Phillips' opponent fired another 1,550 into the middle - sending Phillips deep into the tank. He eventually flung in a call after much deliberation and his opponent tabled {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} for pocket aces. Phillips revealed he had the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} and mucked.

Phillips is down to his last 1,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dennis Phillips us
Dennis Phillips
1,000 -2,000

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Brasilia Room Counts

Player Chips Progress
Stacey Lynn
Stacey Lynn
12,500 9,500
Danielle Barille
Danielle Barille
PokerNews
6,100 -1,500
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
5,300 -5,200
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
WSOP 1X Winner
5,000 -1,500
Maridu Marynick
Maridu Marynick
4,800 1,800
Brett Jungblut us
Brett Jungblut
WSOP 1X Winner
4,200 1,200
Shane Schleger us
Shane Schleger
4,100
Jim Collopy us
Jim Collopy
WSOP 3X Winner
4,100 1,100
Matthew Affleck
Matthew Affleck
4,000 -700
Jennifer Leigh us
Jennifer Leigh
3,900 900
Sam Holden
Sam Holden
3,600 600
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
3,500
Eric Mizrachi
Eric Mizrachi
3,200
Adam Junglen us
Adam Junglen
2,200 -800
Jared Hamby us
Jared Hamby
WSOP 1X Winner
2,200
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
1,900 -1,100
Foster Hays us
Foster Hays
WSOP 1X Winner
1,800 1,575
Kelly Kim us
Kelly Kim
400 -2,600

Brenes Lets One Go; Then Nearly Triples Up

Humberto Brenes opened to 400 from middle position and found one caller from his opponent in the cutoff seat.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{6-Spades} and both players checked.

The turn brought the {Q-Clubs} and Brenes checked once more - prompting a bet from his opponent.

"Do you bluff?" Brenes asked.

"I'm too old to bluff," his opponent replied.

"Okay," Brenes said. He then revealed the {A-Spades} and {10-Spades} one-by-one and mucked his hand.

His opponent mucked without showing.

"Good fold, sir," he said.

"No no, it was a bad fold," Brenes said with a smile.

Just a few hands later, we noticed Brenes was all-in preflop against two other opponents and hands were revealed.

Brenes: {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}
Opponent #1: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}
Opponent #2: {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}

The player with {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} had everyone covered, while the player with pocket fours was the short stack. The board ran out {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Brenes' queens held for the near triple-up.

Brenes is now up to 12,000.

Player Chips Progress
Humberto Brenes cr
Humberto Brenes
12,000 9,000

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Level: 4

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Ace-Ten High Good For Cajelais

Erik Cajelais opened for 200 from middle position and he found one caller in the player in the small blind.

The flop came {K-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} and Cajelais' opponent checked, prompting a 150 c-bet from Cajelais. His opponent called.

The turn brought the {5-Spades} and the player in the small blind check-called again - this time for a 250 bet from Cajelais.

Both players checked the {6-Spades} river and neither player seemed unwilling to table their hand. Cajelais' opponent eventually flipped over {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Cajelais turned up {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. Both of Cajelais' cards played and he dragged the pot.

Cajelais is up to 6,500.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
WSOP 1X Winner
6,500 3,500

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