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
Players Left 1 / 6598
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Updated Chip Counts from the Brasilia Gold Section

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andrew Badecker us
Andrew Badecker
46,700
16,700
16,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Justin Gardenhire us
Justin Gardenhire
45,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Jan Collado de
Jan Collado
39,500
9,500
9,500
Profile photo of John Morgan
John Morgan
37,300
7,300
7,300
Profile photo of Matt Matros us
Matt Matros
36,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Alex Keating us
Alex Keating
34,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tony Moreno
Tony Moreno
33,700
3,700
3,700
Profile photo of Perry Friedman
Perry Friedman
33,500
3,500
3,500
Profile photo of Young Phan
Young Phan
30,000
Profile photo of Keith Gipson
Keith Gipson
30,000
Profile photo of Phil Galfond
Phil Galfond
29,000
Profile photo of Tony Cousineau
Tony Cousineau
28,300
1,700
1,700
Profile photo of Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
26,500
3,500
3,500
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Jason Senti
Jason Senti
25,600
4,400
4,400
Profile photo of Mark Radoja
Mark Radoja
24,500
5,500
5,500
Profile photo of Badih Bounahra us
Badih Bounahra
23,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Theo Tran us
Theo Tran
19,500
10,500
10,500
Profile photo of Jeff Williams us
Jeff Williams
18,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Daniel Alaei
Daniel Alaei
16,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Jeff Gross
Jeff Gross
14,500
15,500
15,500
Profile photo of Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
10,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tan Happenings

Over in the Tan Section we found Andre Akkari mixing it up with his table. Akkari raised from under the gun and made it 525 to see the flop. The table folded around to a player in middle position who three-bet to 1,550. The table folded around back to Akkari and he made the call.

The dealer then spread a flop of {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Spades} prompting a check from Akkari and a bet of 1,700 from his opponent. Akkari made the call.

Th {2-Clubs} on the turn saw both players check. The {5-Diamonds} on the river saw a third check from Akkari, and action moved to the middle position player. Akkari's opponent said "I'm scared of the patch" and checked, flipping over {A-Spades}{A-Clubs} for two pair, aces and eights. Akkari mucked and suffered a small loss.

A few tables away sits the short stacked Olivier Busquet. Busquet sat in the big blind, and the under the gun player min-raised to 400 to start the action off. The button along with the small blind were the only two to make the call. It was then Busquet's turn and he moved all in for 7,075. The table folded and Busquet took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
42,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brett Richey
Brett Richey
42,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
26,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
25,200
4,800
4,800
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
8,200
11,200
11,200

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Grinding Away

Michael Mizrachi recently took down an unprecedented second $50,000 Poker Players Championship and he will be one to watch in today's World Series of Poker Main Event field. We recently caught the action from a {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop with Mizrachi involved in hand against one opponent.

Mizrachi's opponent was first to act here and bet 800. Mizrachi made the call and a {q-Spades} was dealt on the turn. Mizrachi's opponent checked and Mizrachi bet 2,100. Mizrachi's opponent pretty much instantly folded and Mizrachi took down the pot. Despite winning this small hand, Mizrachi is currently sitting with less than the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Mizrachi
24,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 8X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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More Chip Counts from the Brasila Red Section

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tristan Clemencon
Tristan Clemencon
32,000
Profile photo of Jesse Chinni
Jesse Chinni
32,000
Profile photo of Maya Geller
Maya Geller
31,500
1,500
1,500
Profile photo of David Miscikowski
David Miscikowski
31,000
Profile photo of Michael Binger
Michael Binger
31,000
Profile photo of Aaron Overton us
Aaron Overton
30,000
Profile photo of Ebony Kenney
Ebony Kenney
29,500
Profile photo of Michael Pesek
Michael Pesek
29,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Arnaud Mattern fr
Arnaud Mattern
29,000
1,000
1,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Clint Tolbert us
Clint Tolbert
28,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
28,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of William Reynolds
William Reynolds
27,500
Profile photo of David Bach us
David Bach
26,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Mike Wattel
Mike Wattel
21,000
9,000
9,000

No Chips For You!

A middle position player opened to 600 and received a call from the button and the small blind. Jason Alexander of Seinfeld fame also decided to tag along from the big blind.

The flop was {6-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and the small blind checked. Alexander came out firing with 1,200. The original raiser and the button folded but the small blind came along for the ride.

The turn was the {Q-Diamonds} and Alexander bet 3,000. Once again he received a call. The board was completed with a {9-Clubs} and both players checked it down. Alexander showed {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for a flopped set and his opponent mucked his cards. Alexander is trending upward now with a stack of 36,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander
36,000
6,500
6,500

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Chip Counts from the Brasilia Red Section

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tim Finne us
Tim Finne
38,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Chris Moorman
Chris Moorman
38,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Steve Rosen
Steve Rosen
36,000
Profile photo of Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
35,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT Global
Profile photo of Freddy Deeb
Freddy Deeb
34,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of David Grey
David Grey
34,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Earl Barron
Earl Barron
32,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Doug Carli
Doug Carli
31,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Mike Telker
Mike Telker
29,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Kevin Mathers us
Kevin Mathers
25,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
22,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 6X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Jamie Kerstetter
Jamie Kerstetter
22,000
Profile photo of Ravi Raghavan
Ravi Raghavan
20,000
10,000
10,000

Kenny Wong From Hong Kong

Readers may remember Kenneth Wong's name from the 2012 Aussie Millions, with Wong finishing in second place for a A$1,000,000 score. He is in the field today and will be looking to add another seven-figure score to his resume.

We recently caught up with the action on Wong's table with a {7-Spades}{a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts} board out on the felt and with 17,000 already in the pot, with Wong going up against one opponent. The player opted to check to Wong and Wong bet 15,100 - leaving himself with just 300 behind. His opponent tanked for a long time before letting his hand go, sending the nice pot to Wong.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kenneth Wong
Kenneth Wong
33,000
18,000
18,000

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Duhamel Stuck in Neutral

A player in early position raised to 425. Jonathan Duhamel called in middle position, and the dealer fanned {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. Duhamel called a 450-chip bet, and the turn brought the {3-Diamonds}.

Duhamel's opponent led for 950, and the Canadian called.

Both players knuckled when the {7-Clubs} completed the board, and Duhamel's opponent tabled {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for a pair of aces. Duhamel mucked, and is still stuck at around 20,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
20,750
450
450
WSOP 3X Winner
pokerstars

Tags: Jonathan Duhamel