2012 World Series of Poker

Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$8,531,853
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,021,200
Entries
6,598
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
Players Left 1 / 6598

Two Pair for Merson

Greg Merson raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, and Jesse Sylvia and Jamie Robbins called from the button and big blind respectively. The {9-Spades}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop saw action go check-check to Sylvia, who bet 340,000. Only Merson made the call and it was heads-up to the {6-Hearts} turn, which both players checked.

The {5-Diamonds} river saw Merson lead out for 525,000, and after a long pause, Sylvia raised to 1.14 million. After a call was made, Sylvia sheepishly revealed {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}, which was no good against Merson's {6-Clubs}{7-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Merson
11,285,000
2,160,000
2,160,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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Jesse Sylvia
3,800,000
1,955,000
1,955,000

Tags: Greg MersonJesse SylviaJamie Robbins