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

A Little Pot

We caught up with Jonathan Little looking down at a board of {Q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Little was heads up in the pot with about 4,000 chips in the middle.

Little's opponent bet 1,500 after the river fell and Little flung out a call.

"Ugh," Little's opponent said. "Ace-high". Little's opponent showed {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}.

Little tabled {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} for trip queens and was able to drag in the pot. Little is currently sitting at 33,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
33,000 4,000

Tags: Jonathan Little

Savage Sinks a Little

The under the gun player raised it up to 250, and Matt Savage called from middle position. Action then folded around to the button who three-bet to around 1,100. The under the gun player folded, and Savage made the call; coming along for the ride.

The dealer fanned three cards in the middle of the felt and they looked like this, {5-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. Savage was first up and he tapped the felt for a check. The button's response to this was to bet out 1,025. Savage made the call and the dealer released the {10-Spades} on the turn. It was here that we had a repeat of action with Savage checking and the button betting out, this time for 1,725. With a slight shrug of the shoulders, Savage made the call.

The {10-Clubs} landed on the river and both players seemed to have had enough and checked.

Savage was the first to flip his cards over and he showed {6-Spades}{4-Spades}, the button flipped over {A-}{A-} for a pair of aces and the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Savage us
Matt Savage
23,000 -1,300

Tags: Matt Savage

Bardah Makes the Right River Call

From under the gun, a player raised to 325. Another player called from middle position and then 2012 World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Ronnie Bardah called from the cutoff seat. Everyone else folded and the players were off to a flop.

"You got it? You got it?" joked Bardah to the preflop raiser who didn't respond.

The dealer then ran out the {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop and action checked around to the {6-Clubs} on the turn. The first player bet 875 and the second player folded. Bardah made the call.

The river was the {A-Clubs} and the first player bet 1,575. Bardah took a minute and then called.

The under-the-gun player showed the {A-Spades}{4-Spades} and a pair of aces, playing the kickers on board. Bardah turned over the {A-Hearts}{10-Spades} for a pair of aces with a ten kicker and won the pot.

Here's Bardah's winner interview he did with PokerNews video hostess Sarah Grant after his victory in the $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed.

Player Chips Progress
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
33,000 3,000

Tags: Ronnie BardahSarah Grant

Some Chips for Fluit

When we arrived at Vincent van der Fluit's table, there was already a {10-Clubs}{3-Spades}{j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} board out on the felt. Van der Fluit was first to act and tapped the table, sending the action to his opponent. After a few moments the player bet 3,600 and it was back on Van der Fluit. He thought and thought and though, before thinking some more. Eventually Van der Fluit opted to make the call and the two players would turn their hands over.

Van der Fluit: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Van der Fluit's second pair was good enough to send his opponent's cards into the muck and see the pot sent his way.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent van der Fluit nl
Vincent van der Fluit
WSOP 1X Winner
40,000 9,000

Tags: Vincent van der Fluit

Alexander Scoops With Straight

Jason Alexander of "Seinfeld" fame is among the massive field today. He was a little hard to spot today as he is sporting a mustache, shades and his new hair piece.

We caught up with Alexander in a recent hand, where he was heads-up against another opponent on a {5-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop. Both players checked to see a turn, which brought the {2-Hearts}. Alexander checked again from early position, prompting an 825 bet from his opponent. Alexander called.

The {4-Diamonds} completed the board and both players again checked. Alexander tabled {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} for a rivered wheel and his opponent mucked.

Alexander is sitting just under the starting stack with 29,500.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander
29,500

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Wang Takes Some From Wretchy

Dan "Wretchy" Martin opened for 275 from early position and was called by Dan Heimiller, who was next to act. The cutoff then made the call, followed by Jacky Wang on the button and the player in the big blind, and it was five-way action to the {9-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{K-Hearts} flop.

Action checked to the cutoff and he bet 500, which both Wang and the big blind called. Martin then woke up with a check-raise to 2,000, which drove Heimiller and the cutoff from the hand. Wang proceeded to three-bet to 3,500, the button folded, and Martin quickly released his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
WSOP 2X Winner
27,250 -2,750
Dan Martin
Dan Martin
27,000 -3,000

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Karr Chips Up Through Nguyen

We found Kenny Nguyen and Mclean Karr at the river on a {K-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} board. The pot was already north of 15,000 and Karr bet 4,300 on the river.

Nguyen stood from his chair and said, "The pot's too big, I call."

Karr tabled {6-Clubs} {6-Spades} for a set and Nguyen mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Mclean Karr
Mclean Karr
40,000 10,000

Tags: Mclean KarrKenny Nguyen

Break Time

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Players are now officially on a 20-minute break, however, it will run a bit longer than that as we have a bracelet ceremony today.