2012 World Series of Poker

Event 6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$480,564
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
409
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000

Buzgon Busts Danchev and Advances

We don't know exactly how it went down, but we do know Dimitar Danchev managed to get all in against Daniel Buzgon and was at risk.

Danchev: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}
Buzgon: {A-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

It was basically a coinflip going to the flop with either player having almost a 50/50 chance to win the pot. An {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop was music to Buzgon's eyes as he managed to hit three of a kind aces. A {8-Spades} turn and a {5-Hearts} river were no help to Danchev as he was sent packing.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Buzgon us
Daniel Buzgon
348,000 152,000
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Daniel BuzgonDimitar Danchev

Haddox Defeats Puchkov

Konstantin Puchkov got his money in good with {A-} {J-} against the {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} of Randy Haddox. The math says ace-jack is a favorite there, but it doesn't seem that way sometimes.

The board ran out {Q-Hearts} {6-Spades} {8-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {9-Hearts}, and that was plenty good for Haddox. His flush has sent Puchkov to the exit with $14,328 to show for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Haddox us
Randy Haddox
350,000 105,500
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Konstantin PuchkovRandy Haddox

Tehan Succumbs

On the turn of a {6-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {J-Spades} {5-Spades} board, Joe Tehan bet 22,000. Ryan Leng had checked, but he shoved in response to his opponent's bet. Tehan had about 90,000 total, and he called all in for his tournament life. He was well ahead.

Tehan tabled {Q-Diamonds} {9-Spades} — top pair. Leng's {J-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} was drawing to five outs, and that would turn out to be plenty. The {J-Clubs} dropped off the deck on the river, and that suckout is the end of Tehan's road here in Event #6.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
WSOP 3X Winner
402,000 67,000
Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
Busted

Tags: Joe TehanRyan Leng

Aaron Jones Advances to the Next Round

A short stacked Victor Ramdin knew he was going to need some help today, facing off against Aaron Jones. Jones who possessed five times as many chips looked to be a huge favorite heading into today's first set of matches.

Ramdin was able to get all in and called by Jones holding {A-Hearts}{k-Clubs}. Jones held {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs} and just needed to land something on the board and he would deliver the knock out blow to the Pokerstars Team Pro.

With a {7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{10-Spades} flop, Ramdin maintained his lead. A turned {6-Spades} brought more hope, as Ramdin's ace hish was still best. The river {Q-Hearts} sealed the deal as Jones hit his pair of queens and sent Ramdin packing.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Jones us
Aaron Jones
456,500 47,500
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
Busted

Tags: Aaron JonesVictor Ramdin

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Double Up for Zaczac

We don't know the exact action of what happened, but we do know that after a series of raises Zaczac was all in and at risk by the likes of Joseph Cheong.

Cheong: {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
Zaczac: {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

With a {9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop it looked as if Zaczac would be indeed receiving his much needed double up. A {5-Clubs} and a {6-Hearts} guarenteed and this match between the 7th and 26th seed will continue a while longer.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
WSOP 1X Winner
235,000 -72,500
Nabih Zaczac us
Nabih Zaczac
150,000 72,000

Tags: Joseph CheongNabih Zaczac

Fabrizio Baldassari Advances

Tom McCormick going in to today had the toughest table seeding. Bagging the least amount of chips yesterday caused him to be playing the second biggest stack in the room today due to Warwick Mirzikinian's bye. Bagging 19,000 yesterday, he was drastically out chipped by his opponent, Fabrizio Baldassari, who brought 461,000 here on day two.

It only took about four hands for McCormick to get all in and called by Baldassari. With McCormick holding {J-Spades}{10-Spades} he moved all in for his remaining 15,000 and was called by Baldassari who was holding {Q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. A {5-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop was spread out and it looked like McCormick could be on the road to being in contention. A {3-Hearts} turn furthered his hopes, but a {Q-Clubs} river dashed those dreams as Baldassari paired his queen. Baldassari now awaits to play the winner of the Daniel Buzgon vs. Dimitar Danchev match.

Player Chips Progress
Fabrizio Baldassari it
Fabrizio Baldassari
480,000 19,000
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
Busted

Tags: Fabrizio Baldassari

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Day 3 of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max Awaits!

#1 seed Warwick Mirzikinian
#1 seed Warwick Mirzikinian

Welcome to Day 3 coverage of Event 6, the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max. A field of 409 is down to just 31 players after Day 1's nine-handed format and Day 2's six-handed format. From here on out, it will be a heads-up tournament that will determine the winner of the coveted WSOP bracelet, as well as the first-place prize of $480,564.

The round of 32 is set to begin at 1pm, about 90 minutes from now, and here are the matchups that will take place.

Round of 32 Heads-Up Matches

1. Warwick Mirzikinian (467,500) vs. 32. bye (only 31 players remain)
16. Michael Ferrell (184,000) vs. 17. Ryan O'Donnell (153,500)
8. Sergey Tikhonov (294,000) vs. 25. Matthew Deluca (90,500)
9. Marvin Rettenmaier (266,000) vs. 24. Igor Yaroshevskyy (92,000)
4. John Hennigan (362,500) vs. 29. Anthony Gargano (49,000)
13. Adam Geyer (202,500) vs. 20. Markus Gonsalves (118,000)
5. Aubin Cazals (340,000) vs. 28. Eric Froehlich (64,000)
12. Brian Rast (230,500) vs. 21. Toby Lewis (108,500)
2. Fabrizio Baldassari (461,000) vs. 31. Tom McCormick (19,000)
15. Daniel Buzgon (196,000) vs. 18. Dimitar Danchev (152,000)
7. Joseph Cheong (307,500) vs. 26. Nabih Zaczac (78,000)
10. Nicolas Levi (253,500) vs. 23. Brock Parker (100,000)
3. Aaron Jones (409,000) vs. 30. Victor Ramdin (47,500)
14. Hugo Lemaire (201,000) vs. 19. Robert Tepper (135,500)
6. Ryan Leng (335,000) vs. 27. Joe Tehan (67,000)
11. Randy Haddox (244,500) vs. 22. Konstantin Puchkov (105,500)

Three rounds are scheduled for today (1pm, 4pm, and 7pm), meaning by night's end only four players will remain. Be sure to keep it here throughout out the day as we provide live updates on each of the matches as they take place.

Event 6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max

Day 3 Started

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