2012 World Series of Poker

Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 2c
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 / 6,598
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The Magician Makes Aces Work

Antonio Esfandiari- Moving Up the Chip Counts
Antonio Esfandiari- Moving Up the Chip Counts

When we got to the table, we saw that Antonio Esfandiari was heads up with his opponent on a board that read {2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. There was about 25,000 already in the middle, and Esfandiari was facing a 13,000 bet from his opponent. He made the call, and the river was the {7-Spades}. Esfandiari's opponent bet out again, this time for 11,000, and Esfandiari quickly called.

His opponent tabled {j-}{j-}, but it was no good, as Esfandiari flipped over {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}. After that hand, Esfandari rocketed up to 161,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Antonio Esfandiari
161,000
41,000
41,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings

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Jarvis Losses A Pot

We just caught 2010 November Niner Matt Jarvis in a hand that has knocked him down to 33,000. We saw the flop come down {3-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{a-Diamonds}, and saw Jarvis's opponent bet out 2,700. Jarvis was on the button, and he came in for a raise to 7,000. His opponent made the call, and the {a-Clubs} peeled off on the turn. His opponent checked, and Jarvis fired out a small bet of 4,200. He was called once again, and both players checked the {2-Spades} on the river.

Jarvis saw his opponent table {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for two pair, and that had Jarvis beat, as he kicked his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Jarvis
33,000
19,675
19,675

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Bardah Can't Call

Ronnie Bardah
Ronnie Bardah

A player opened to 1,800 from early position, a second player called, and 2012 WSOP bracelet winner Ronnie Bardah three-bet to 4,800. The original raiser four-bet to 9,000, and only Bardah called.

The dealer spread {j-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, and the player immediately led out for 17,000. Bardah went into the tank.

"Are you going crazy over there?" Bardah asked.

Bardah didn't receive the answer he was looking for, and opted to fold his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Ronnie Bardah
68,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Updated Chip Counts from the Brasilia Gold Section

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steve Merrifield
Steve Merrifield
227,000
77,500
77,500
Profile photo of Farzad Bonyadi us
Farzad Bonyadi
190,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Sam Holden gb
Sam Holden
158,000
28,000
28,000
Profile photo of Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
151,000
23,000
23,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tristan Clemencon fr
Tristan Clemencon
143,000
66,000
66,000
Profile photo of Kory Kilpatrick
Kory Kilpatrick
140,000
58,000
58,000
Profile photo of Ryan Young
Ryan Young
99,000
Profile photo of Justin Zaki
Justin Zaki
95,000
Profile photo of Andrew Moreno us
Andrew Moreno
83,000
62,000
62,000
Profile photo of Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman
74,500
9,500
9,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Anthony Rivera
Anthony Rivera
68,000
Profile photo of Paul Wasicka
Paul Wasicka
65,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
65,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gus Hansen dk
Gus Hansen
61,700
700
700
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Steve Karp
Steve Karp
59,000
Profile photo of Joseph Elpayaa us
Joseph Elpayaa
52,000
7,500
7,500
Profile photo of Steve Billirakis us
Steve Billirakis
47,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
45,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Oliver us
Chris Oliver
36,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of John Racener us
John Racener
27,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Jennifer Leigh us
Jennifer Leigh
24,500
40,500
40,500
Profile photo of Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
14,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Stacey Nutini
Busted
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Andrew Scott
Busted
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William Reynolds
Busted

Updated Chip Counts from the Amazon Purple Section

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeremy Allen us
Jeremy Allen
237,000
142,750
142,750
Profile photo of Antoine Guyetant
Antoine Guyetant
206,000
37,600
37,600
Profile photo of Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
174,000
12,800
12,800
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Joshua Levkov
Joshua Levkov
158,000
36,000
36,000
Profile photo of Daniel Eichhorn
Daniel Eichhorn
147,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Gregory Heimann
Gregory Heimann
147,000
42,500
42,500
Profile photo of Bryan Paris
Bryan Paris
124,000
32,800
32,800
Profile photo of Sumit Kumar
Sumit Kumar
123,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
121,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
119,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of James Sykes
James Sykes
113,500
5,500
5,500
Profile photo of Ben Turnstill gb
Ben Turnstill
109,300
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Ryan Austin
Ryan Austin
101,300
14,100
14,100
Profile photo of James Keys
James Keys
97,200
38,800
38,800
Profile photo of Tuan Phan us
Tuan Phan
85,700
58,700
58,700
Profile photo of Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
83,500
21,500
21,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 8X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
77,100
3,700
3,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brent Zimmerman
Brent Zimmerman
75,800
16,800
16,800
Profile photo of Vivek Rajkumar in
Vivek Rajkumar
74,000
19,350
19,350
Profile photo of Timothy Adams
Timothy Adams
58,600
12,300
12,300
Profile photo of Luke Schwartz
Luke Schwartz
55,300
26,700
26,700
Profile photo of Daniel Delorenzogalvan
Daniel Delorenzogalvan
53,900
18,225
18,225
Profile photo of Brandon Adams
Brandon Adams
50,300
45,700
45,700
Profile photo of Christian Rasmussen
Christian Rasmussen
47,000
28,000
28,000
Profile photo of Brad Booth ca
Brad Booth
45,200
2,800
2,800

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The Orange County

Here are a handful of counts from around the Orange Section.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Randy Haddox us
Randy Haddox
298,000
103,000
103,000
Profile photo of Claudia Crawford us
Claudia Crawford
180,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
130,000
62,000
62,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
130,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
93,000
10,000
10,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Brett Richey
Brett Richey
82,200
1,400
1,400
Profile photo of Eric Cloutier
Eric Cloutier
81,000
Profile photo of Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
71,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Joe Awada us
Joe Awada
51,400
2,600
2,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Alexander us
Jason Alexander
46,400
2,600
2,600
Profile photo of James Mackey
James Mackey
45,200
46,800
46,800
Profile photo of Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
44,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
44,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Johnny Chan us
Johnny Chan
34,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr
33,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Tom McEvoy us
Tom McEvoy
10,000
14,500
14,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

One to the Dane

Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen

Gus Hansen has recently moved into the Brasilia Room and we there to see him rake in a small pot. The hand started with the under-the-gun player opening up the pot with a min-raise. Hansen called from the button and the blinds got out of way.

Both players checked the {7-Spades}{q-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop and it was on to the {9-Diamonds} turn. Hansen's opponent led for 2,200 here and Hansen instantly, and nonchalantly, flicked out a call. On the {3-Clubs} river, another check would see Hansen bet again, this time barely paying attention to the table when he bet 6,600. Hansen's opponent opted to fold and the pot was sent to "The Great Dane".

Player Chips Progress
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Gus Hansen
73,000
11,300
11,300
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax

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Eoghan O'Doubles Opponent

A player raised in early position, 2011 November Niner Eoghan O'Dea three-bet to 6,800, and his opponent four-bet jammed for 26,800. O'Dea tanked for the better part of a minute, then called.

Opponent{q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
O'Dea{A-Spades}{Q-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, and O'Dea dipped to 95,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Eoghan O'Dea
95,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Cloutier Runs into Rockets

Eric Cloutier opened for 2,500 from the button and was three-bet to 5,000 by Brett Sample in the big blind. Cloutier tossed in a call to see a flop, which came {3-Spades}{6-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}.

Sample quickly flung three orange 5,000-denomination chips into the middle for a 15,000 bet. Cloutier thought a bit and called.

The turn brought the {9-Hearts} and Sample immediately moved all in for his last 29,500 - sending Cloutier deep into the tank.

After about a minute, Cloutier asked, "You want a call?"

"I'll take it down now," Sample replied.

Cloutier announced, "Fold," after a bit more deliberation and Sample tabled {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs} for pocket aces.

Cloutier is down to 67,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Cloutier
67,000
14,000
14,000

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