Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
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
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,021,200
Entries
6,598
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
Players Left 1 / 6598
Filter
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
While on dinner, here's an interview for your enjoyment with professional basketball player and former NBA champion Earl Barron. He chats with Kristy Arnett on a recent break about how he got into poker and if there's a possibility he could take up the game for a living after he's done with his career on the court.
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
A total of 6,598 players entered the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event, making it the fifth-largest Main Event in history:
| Year | Entrants | Winner | First-Place Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8,773 | Jamie Gold | $12,000,000 |
| 2010 | 7,319 | Jonathan Duhamel | $8,944,310 |
| 2011 | 6,865 | Pius Heinz | $8,715,638 |
| 2008 | 6,844 | Peter Eastgate | $9,152,416 |
| 2012 | 6,598 | ??? | $8,527,982 |
The field generated a prize pool of $62,021,200 and the lion's share of that will go to first place, which is worth a whopping $8,527,982. The top seven spots will be paid seven figures while making the final table will earn each of the nine remaining competitors a minimum of $754,798. The top 666 players will be paid as follows.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $8,527,982 |
| 2nd | $5,292,889 |
| 3rd | $3,797,558 |
| 4th | $2,850,494 |
| 5th | $2,154,616 |
| 6th | $1,640,461 |
| 7th | $1,257,790 |
| 8th | $971,252 |
| 9th | $754,798 |
| 10th-12th | $590,442 |
| 13th-15th | $465,159 |
| 16th-18th | $369,026 |
| 19th-27th | $294,601 |
| 28th-36th | $236,921 |
| 37th-45th | $191,646 |
| 46th-54th | $156,293 |
| 55th-63rd | $128,384 |
| 64th-72nd | $106,056 |
| 73rd-81st | $88,070 |
| 82nd-90th | $73,805 |
| 91st-99th | $62,021 |
| 100th-162nd | $52,718 |
| 163rd-234th | $44,655 |
| 235th-306th | $38,453 |
| 307th-378th | $32,871 |
| 379th-450th | $28,530 |
| 451st-522nd | $24,808 |
| 523rd-594th | $21,707 |
| 595th-666th | $19,227 |
To view all of the payouts from top to bottom, please refer to the 2012 WSOP Main Event Payouts Page.
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
Our field has just been sent on a 90-minute dinner break to recharge and grab some grub.
We will see you back at 8:25 PM PST.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
|
|
65,000
51,800
|
51,800 |
|
|
60,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
55,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
|
55,000
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
|
53,000
21,600
|
21,600 |
|
|
34,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
27,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
23,000
6,600
|
6,600 |
|
||
|
18,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
|
||
|
15,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
6,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
4,525
24,475
|
24,475 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
44,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
32,000
6,400
|
6,400 |
|
29,000 | |
|
||
|
|
28,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
27,000
11,400
|
11,400 |
|
||
|
27,000
4,200
|
4,200 |
|
|
||
|
25,500
500
|
500 |
|
|
||
|
|
22,500
44,500
|
44,500 |
|
15,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
72,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
67,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
31,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
26,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
25,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
16,500
4,200
|
4,200 |
|
|
15,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
13,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,300
4,700
|
4,700 |
|
|
12,000
400
|
400 |
|
|
12,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
10,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
The player on the button opened for 675 and found one caller in Viktor Blom from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Blom checked to his opponent, who tossed a clump of chips into the middle for an 850 bet.
Blom asked how much the bet was and then hurled two yellows and three black chips into the middle for a raise to 2,300. His opponent dejectedly slid his hand into the muck.
Blom hasn't strayed too far from the starting stack today - he is currently sitting on 26,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
Xuan Liu, who final tabled the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, has also been eliminated.
xxl23 Xuan Liu Lost a 12k pot I shouldn't have immediately & didn't win a single hand at showdown. QQ<99 to finish my last 23bb off. Gl friends!
July 09 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
Over at Luke Schwartz's table a player open shoved all in for around 27,800. Action folded over to Schwartz in late position who took his time pondering if it was worth it, with the blinds only at 150-300. Schwartz ended up throwing the hand away, and the rest of the table retreated as well. The shover, then showed 
for a pair of queens. Schwartz told the table he had 
, but it wasn't worth it.
Apparently this type of shoving is fairly common at the Main Event, with Fokke Beukers experiencing a similar situation.
Fokkeb Fokke Beukers On my table woman pre flop shoves for 16.325
July 09 2012
