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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
Total Entries
6,598
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
Players Left 1 / 6,598
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A player in middle position raised to 750 and Phil Ivey called on the button. The player in the small three-bet to 3,100. Only Ivey called to see the 
flop.
The player in the small blind took his time before checking it to Ivey. A bet of 3,000 followed next and Ivey's opponent quickly folded.
David Chiu opened the action with a middle position raise to 725. The button called and the blinds got out of the way. The flop came 
and both players checked.
The 
turned and Chiu instantly fired out a bet of 500. Chiu's opponent called and the river was the 
. Chiu bet 1,475 and saw a fold from his opponent, allowing him to take the pot. Chiu is currently flirting with 40,000 in chips.
Matt Waxman min-raised to 600 from middle position and Kyle Julius called from the small blind to see the flop come down 
. Julius checked and Waxman bet 825. Julius called.
The turn was the 
and paired the board. Julius checked and Waxman fired 1,800. Julius check-raised all in and Waxman called to put himself at risk for 7,500 total on the turn.
Waxman showed the 
, but was behind the 
for Julius.
After the 
landed on the river, Waxman was up out of his chair and out the door. Julius raked in the pot and moved to 48,000 in chips.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 650 from the cutoff, and the player on his direct left three-bet to 1,750. The blinds released, and Esfandiari called.
The flop was 
, and Esfandiari checked. His opponent tossed out 2,100, and Esfandiari check-raised to 5,400. His opponent called.
The turn was the , and Esfandiari led out for 9,600. His opponent called.
The river was the 
, and Esfandiari opted to move all in for just under 20,000. His opponent tanked for quite some time, then finally folded.
Daniel Ospina opened to 800 from under the gun, a player in middle position called, and Jeff Shulman three-bet to 4,300 from the big blind. Only Ospina called.
The flop fell 
, and Shulman led for 5,000. Ospina called.
The turn was the , and Shulman moved all in for 10,300. Ospina released, and Shulman is now back near the starling stack, while Ospina has plummeted below 80,000 chips.
Joe Cada opened to 700 from under the gun, and one opponent in middle position came along for the ride. The dealer spread 
, and Cada led for 1,000. His opponent called.
The turn was the 
, and Cada slowed down, checking to his opponent, who tossed out two yellow T1,000 chips. Cada called.
The 
fell on the river, and Cada checked again. His opponent quickly checked behind, and Cada sighed before opening up for trip sixes. To add insult to injury, his opponent showed 
for top-top.
"I should have bet there," Cada rued.
Donavan Russel is one of the many players representing Onnit today in the Main Event. The last Onnit player standing in the Main Event is set to win $5,000. After viewing a recent hand that Russel was involved in, it is safe to say the man is going to be around a little while longer.
The flop read prompting a bet from an early position player, Russel raised, and the early position player placed a three-bet that would put Russel all in. Russel quickly called and cards were tabled.
Russel: 
Opponent: 
Russel had a stranglehold on the hand with his pair of jacks, while all that could save his opponent was one of the two last tens in the deck.
The turn brought the 
which changed nothing, and the river saw the land on the felt. In the end Russel's jacks were best and he was awarded his double up.
The under-the-gun player open limped and action folded over to Dan Smith in middle position - who raised to 1,200. The player on the button called and everyone else, including the original limper, folded for a heads-up pot.
The flop came and Smith fired 1,800 into the middle. Smith's opponent quickly mucked and Smith scooped the pot hassle free.
Smith is up to 45,000.
