2012 World Series of Poker

Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 1c
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

Benvenuti Forced to Fold

A player opened to 650 in late position, and Michael Benvenuti called him on his direct left. The flop fell {7-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, and the player continued for 900. Benvenuti called.

The turn was the {10-Spades}, both players checked, and the {6-Spades} completed the board. Benvenuti's opponent led for 2,600, and Benvenuti tank-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Benvenuti
Michael Benvenuti
38,000
-5,000
-5,000

Tags: Michael Benvenuti

More Chip Counts from the Brasila Red Section

Player Chips Progress
David Miscikowski
David Miscikowski
47,000
15,000
15,000
Jesse Chinni
Jesse Chinni
39,000
16,000
16,000
Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
38,000
6,000
6,000
Tristan Clemencon
Tristan Clemencon
37,000
-5,000
-5,000
Chris Moorman
Chris Moorman
34,000
4,500
4,500
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
32,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Clint Tolbert us
Clint Tolbert
30,000
-1,000
-1,000
Michael Binger
Michael Binger
29,000
-6,000
-6,000
Doug Carli
Doug Carli
29,000
-6,000
-6,000
Aaron Overton us
Aaron Overton
23,000
-4,000
-4,000
Mike Wattel
Mike Wattel
16,000
500
500
David Bach us
David Bach
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Blom Heating Up

We caught up with the action just as the dealer was dealing the flop. It appeared that Viktor Blom opened from the cutoff and was three-bet by his opponent on the button. Blom made the call for a heads-up pot.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and Blom check-called a 1,500 bet from his opponent.

The {10-Diamonds} fell on the turn and this time Blom led out for 3,250. His opponent tanked a bit, but eventually tossed a single 5,000-denomination chip into the middle for a call.

The {4-Spades} completed the board and Blom cut out a bet to 10,600 and tossed it into the middle. His opponent folded after some thought and Blom scooped the pot.

Blom is up to 39,000.

Player Chips Progress
Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
39,000
13,500
13,500

Tags: Viktor Blom

Top Pair For Schwartz

Luke Schwartz raised to 600 from the button and the big blind called. The flop came down {Q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and both players checked.

Fourth street was the {8-Spades} and Schwartz's opponent bet 600. Schwartz called and then called a bet of 1,000 on the {7-Clubs} river. Schwartz's opponent showed {J-Clubs}{9-Spades} for nothing and Schwartz tabled {Q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} for a pair of queens. He's now sitting at 25,600 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Luke Schwartz
Luke Schwartz
25,600
3,100
3,100

Tags: Luke Schwartz

Savage Ravages Opponent

A player raised it up to 600 and action folded around to the blinds. Matt Savage called from the small blind and Michael Weiss called from the big.

The flop came {A-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs} causing both blinds to check. The middle position player continued for 750. Savage made the call while Weiss got out of the way.

The {8-Hearts} on the turn brought more of the same with Savage check-calling a bet, this time for 2,100.

The {3-Diamonds} on the river saw a third check from Savage. The middle position player struggled for a check. Savage announced "ace" and the middle position player threw his cards in the muck. Savage eventually flipped over his cards and revealed {A-Diamonds}{2-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Savage us
Matt Savage
49,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Matt Savage

Chip Counts from the Brasilia Red Section

Player Chips Progress
Steve Rosen
Steve Rosen
50,000
8,000
8,000
Ravi Raghavan
Ravi Raghavan
47,000
21,000
21,000
Tim Finne us
Tim Finne
42,000
3,000
3,000
Jamie Kerstetter
Jamie Kerstetter
40,000
3,000
3,000
Mike Telker
Mike Telker
36,000
-7,000
-7,000
Earl Barron
Earl Barron
35,000
2,000
2,000
Freddy Deeb
Freddy Deeb
29,000
-4,000
-4,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
22,000
-11,000
-11,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Kevin Mathers us
Kevin Mathers
17,000
-1,325
-1,325
Antony Lellouche fr
Antony Lellouche
14,000
-1,000
-1,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
10,000
-2,100
-2,100