2012 World Series of Poker

Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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

Lopes Leaps Up

Deanna Dozier opened with a raise to 4,500 from middle position, and it folded to Pedro Lopes on the button who reraise-shoved for 43,600 total. The blinds stepped aside, and Dozier called.

Dozier showed {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and needed help versus Lopes's {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}. But the board brought no such help, coming {2-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} to give Lopes the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro Lopes br
Pedro Lopes
91,000 52,125
Deanna Dozier us
Deanna Dozier
31,000 -41,500

Tags: Deanna DozierPedro Lopes

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Short Memories

"Okay, what did he look like?"

So asked tourney staff of table 441, shortly after Owen Crowe had been eliminated. Crowe maintained his starting stack for much of the day before getting short and ultimately losing his stack here in Level 14, and he'd managed to leave prior to being escorted to the payout desk.

The question was greeted with shrugs all around from the table, then finally the need for a description disappeared when Crowe returned.

Player Chips Progress
Owen Crowe ca
Owen Crowe
Busted

Tags: Owen Crowe

Sach Doubles

We missed the preflop action, but when we arrived at Jim Sachinidis' table, we noticed he was doubling up holding {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} on a {k-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}. By the time we were at the scene, Sachinidis was on his feet and fist pumping, while his opponent's cards were nowhere to be seen.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Sachinidis as
Jim Sachinidis
50,000 32,575

Tags: Jim Sachinidis

Tenenbaum Takes Out Ivey

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Having lost most of his short stack in a previous hand, Phil Ivey found himself all in and up against two opponents, including Yoav Tenenbaum sitting to his left.

There was about 18,000 in the middle when the flop came {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. The early position player checked, Tenenbaum quickly bet 11,000, and his opponent called. The turn was the {5-Diamonds}, and when it checked to Tenebaum he immediately announced he was all in, sending his opponent deep into the tank. Finally, after a couple of minutes he folded, and Tenenbaum and Ivey tabled their hands.

Tenenbaum: {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Ivey: {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

Tenenbaum leaned over and held out a hand to shake Ivey's, but Ivey wasn't ready to do so quite yet, pointing out he could still survive should a four come on the river. Alas for Ivey, the river brought the {8-Spades}. "Now I'll shake your hand," said Ivey with a grin, and after doing so he departed with yet another WSOP cash.

Player Chips Progress
Yoav Tenenbaum il
Yoav Tenenbaum
96,000 80,025
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Tags: Phil IveyYoav Tenenbaum

Brenes Spikes Straight on River to Survive

Humberto Brenes open-pushed all in for his last 8,900 and action folded around to the big blind, who tanked for a bit, but eventually made the call to put Brenes at risk.

Brenes: {K-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Big blind: {A-Spades}{7-Clubs}

"Kiiiiing!" Brenes announced.

Flop: {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}

A king for Brenes, but an ace for his opponent.

The {J-Clubs} turn changed nothing, however, the {Q-Hearts} river would give Brenes a straight, which was good for the double up to 20,000.

Player Chips Progress
Humberto Brenes cr
Humberto Brenes
20,000 -18,000

Tags: Humberto Brenes

More for Nitsche

Dominik Nitsche opened for 4,500 from the button and got one caller in J.J. Liu in the big blind. The flop came {2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and both checked, then the turn brought the {K-Spades} and another check from Liu. Nitsche pushed out a bet of 3,200 this time, and after some thought Liu let it go.

That's a few more for Nitsche, who continues to add to his big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
168,000 9,000
JJ Liu tw
JJ Liu
16,000 4,000

Tags: Dominik NitscheJJ Liu

We're Back

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Players are back from dinner and in their seats, and the first hands of Level 14 are being dealt. The plan tonight is to play six more one-hour levels (through Level 19).

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300