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
Total 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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Billirakis Can't Call

Felipe Quijano, who has a large washcloth that he's using to cover his mouth, and Steve Billirakis, who doesn't have a large washcloth with him, were heads up with the board reading {k-Spades}{q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Quijano check-called 6,500 from Billirakis, and the turn brought the {j-Spades}.

Quijano checked again, and Billirakis tossed out 14,400. Quijano moved all in, pushing all of his chips out in front of him, and then began staring at Billirakis, who was on his direct left. Billirakis was forced to fold, and Quijano pulled in the pot.

Tags: Felipe QuijanoSteve Billirakis

A Fluke for Luke

A player in middle position raised to 1,525, the button called, and Luke Schwartz called as well from the small blind. The flop came {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and all three checked. The turn was the {5-Hearts}. Schwartz led for 2,500, the original raiser folded, and the button called.

Both Schwartz and his opponent checked the {4-Clubs} river. Schwartz showed {J-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for a busted straight draw, but his jack-high was good enough as his opponent mucked.

Tags: Luke Schwartz

Frankenberger Folds To Shorr's Pressure

Shannon Shorr opened for 1,400 from middle position and was three-bet to 3,000 by Andy Frankenberger directly behind him. Everyone else got out of the way and Shorr made the call for a heads-up pot.

The flop came {J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and Shorr checked - prompting a 3,000 c-bet from Frankenberger. Shorr made the call.

Both players checked the {10-Spades} turn, however, when the {2-Spades} landed on the river, Shorr tossed out two orange 5,000-denomination chips and announced, "Eighty-eight hundred." Frankenberger quickly mucked and Shorr scooped the pot.

Shorr is up to 39,000, while Frankenberger slipped to 50,000.

Tags: Shannon ShorrAndy Frankenberger

A Few for Rajkumar

Ryan Austin opened with a raise to 1,300 from middle position and got two callers in the blinds, including Vivek Rajkumar in the big blind. All three checked the {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop. The turn was the {7-Diamonds}, and when it checked to Rajkumar he bet 3,500, getting a call from Austin and a fold from the small blind.

The river was the {5-Spades}. Rajkumar fired again, betting 9,000 this time, and Austin tanked for four full minutes before letting his hand go.

Tags: Ryan AustinVivek Rajkumar

Hinkle Needs Some Help

Blair Hinkle's stack as been going in the opposite direction that he would like today, now sitting with just over 20,000 in chips. We recently watched Hinkle lose a hand that played out like this.

Hinkle was in early position when he raised it up to 1,200. Only the player in the big blind would call. The dealer flipped over a {6-Hearts}{10-Spades}{j-Clubs} flop and Hinkle bet 1,500 after it was checked over to him. A call would see an {8-Hearts} land on the turn and again it was checked to Hinkle, who bet 3,700. Another call would see a {a-Diamonds} complete the board on the river.

When Hinkle's opponent checked here, Hinkle would fire another bullet, making it 5,000 to go. It was quickly raised to 20,000 here and the action was back to Hinkle. He thought for quite some time, before shrugging and letting go of his hand.

Tags: Blair Hinkle

Hellman and Booth Clash Again

Bradley Booth opened to 1,500 from the hijack only to have Erik Hellman call from the cutoff. The blinds got out of the way and the flop fell {J-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}.

Booth continued out for 3,300 and Hellman quickly made the call. The {2-Hearts} came on the turn and Booth once again reached for chips. This time, Booth fired 7,000 and Hellman opted to lay his hand down, awarding this pot to Booth.

Tags: Bradley BoothErik Hellman

The Old Two-Percenter

We came on this interesting hand in which four players were vying for what was initially a smallish pot preflop. The first three community cards had come {7-Hearts}{A-Spades}{5-Spades}. It had checked around to Christian Rasmussen who bet 4,000 and the button called. That's when a player in early position check-raised to 15,000, forcing Jacobo Fernandez to think for some time from middle position before letting his hand go.

Rasmussen then set the rest of his stack forward, reraising all in. The button reraised all in behind him, and the early position player called as well.

Rasmussen had {J-Spades}{10-Spades} for a flush draw, but was in rough shape versus the button's {Q-Spades}{8-Spades} and the early position player's {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

But the turn was the {9-Clubs} and the river the {8-Diamonds}, giving Rasmussen a backdoor straight and allowing him to keep his seat.

"The old two-percenter," joked the player to Rasmussen's left as he grinned sheepishly while scooping chips. "You were still just seven percent on the turn," he added. In fact, a quick check of the PokerNews Poker Odds Calculator confirms both calculations.

Tags: Christian RasmussenJacobo Fernandez

Pavilion Chip Counts

The tables are breaking fast and furious, but here are a few notable chip counts left from the Pavilion room.

Be Smart

"Be smart"
"Be smart"

A player in early position opened to 1,200, 2011 WSOP bracelet winner Justin Pechie called in the hijack seat, the player in the cutoff called, Maurice Hawkins called on the button, and the player in the big blind defended.

The flop fell {7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, and the action checked to Pechie, who tossed out 3,400. Two players called, including Hawkins, and the turn was the {j-Spades}. Pechie led for 8,400, the player in the hijack folded, and Hawkins moved all in.

"We're playing for $8.5 million," Hawkins told him. "Be smart."

Pechie tanked for around a minute, then committed his remaining 26,825 chips. Hawkins tabled {j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, but he was behind Pechie's {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}. The {k-Clubs} completed the board, and Pechie more than doubled to around 80,000 chips.

"I don't understand what the drama was all about," Hawkins needled as Pechie was raking in the chips. "I thought you had like aces or kings."

"We're playing for $8.5 million," Pechie shot back. "I can take a few seconds."

The player in seat two then gave Pechie a fist-bump, which made Hawkins even more upset.

"You understand that you're congratulating him when someone else lost a pot?" Hawkins asked.

"You got a lotta comments," Pechie fired.

The two continued to squabble as we left, and we'll keep an eye on them as the day progresses.

Tags: Maurice HawkinsJustin Pechie

Orange Section's Table of Death

Andy Frankenberger
Andy Frankenberger

Andy Frankenberger has just been moved from the Pavilion room over to the Amazon room and has been assigned to table #369. The addition of Frankenberger makes this one of the toughest in the tournament. A few familiar faces already at the table are Lee Watkinson, Shannon Shorr, Johnny Chan, and Randy Lew.

Combined these five players have around $18,500,000 in live winnings. Chan bringing in the most with his $7,000,000 in winnings and Lew bringing up the rear with around $800,000. Lew might be on the bottom of the totem pole in terms of live life time winnings compared to these older pros, but Lew is very young and possesses more chips than anyone else at the table.

We will make sure to keep a strong eye on this table to see who comes out on top.

Tags: Andy FrankenbergerJohnny ChanLee WatkinsonRandy LewShannon Shorr