2012 World Series of Poker

Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
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

The End of Level 14 Brings About the Last Break of the Night

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Ben Alcober
Ben Alcober

The fourth level of the day is done, which means it's time for the last 20-minute break of the night. Less than 900 players remain, and it's a real possibility that we could get near the money bubble of 666 yet tonight. One thing's for sure, if we don't quite get there, we'll come close.

Here's a look at some of the highlights from Level 14:

- Benjamin Alcober adds his name to the list of top chip counts.
- Last year's Main Event third-place finisher and Player of the Year, Ben Lamb, is eliminated.
- Selbst sucks out to score big double.
- Faraz Jaka is sent to the rail.

During the break the tournament staff will be racing off the T100 chips, which will leave just the purple T500, yellow T1,000, and orange T5,000 chips in play. Join us in about 20 minutes for the last level of Day 3 at the 2012 World Series of Poker.

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Boeree Down to 200k

There was 40,000 in the middle when the flop came down {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{k-Clubs}. Michael Ferrell bet out 20,000 from the big blind, and Liv Boeree, who was under the gun, made the call. The turn brought the {8-Spades}, and Ferrell checked to Boeree, who fired out 32,000. Ferrell came along, and they both checked when the {2-Diamonds} hit the river.

Ferrell tabled {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}, and Boeree mucked her hand. After that hand, Ferrell jumps up to 625,000, while Boeree falls down to 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
200,000
-110,000
-110,000

Tags: Liv BoereeMichael Ferrell

Milliron Eliminates Saffari On Feature Table

Gregory Milliron opened the action to 8,500 only to have Sebastion Saffari move all in for 64,500 total. Action came all the way back to Milliron who announced a call.

Milliron: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}
Saffari: {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}

The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{A-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Saffari was sent to the rail. Milliron has now increased his lead as biggest stack in the ESPN mothership.

Player Chips Progress
Gregory Milliron us
Gregory Milliron
410,000
102,400
102,400
StakeKings
Sebastion Saffari gb
Sebastion Saffari
Busted

Tags: Gregory MillironSebastion Saffari

Small One For Buch

Over on Shawn Buchanan's table, he was involved in a hand against one opponent on a {7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{10-Clubs} flop. Buchanan was first to act and opted to lead for 12,500 here. His opponent made the call and then both players checked the {a-Spades} turn. Another couple of checks on the {4-Hearts} river would see us head to showdown.

"Ace," said Buchanan before he tabled {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. His hand was enough to win the pot and increase to sit above the chip-stack average.

Player Chips Progress
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
240,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Shawn Buchanan

Mercier Getting Short

There was 22,000 in the middle when we arrived to the table to see that Jason Mercier was heads up with an opponent. The board had run down {6-Spades}{9-Hearts}{k-Spades}{a-Spades}{q-Spades}, and Mercier checked to his opponent, who fired out 20,000. Mercier tanked for about a minute before chucking his cards away.

After that pot, Mercier is down to 64,000, and we expect that he will be getting those chips into the middle fairly soon.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
64,000
-41,000
-41,000

Tags: Jason Mercier

"I Was Born Without a Soul"

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

We heard some table chatter over on Table 4. A new dealer pushed in and the players asked her about her unique name spelled Shannone.

She explained that in high school she hated her name and couldn't change it so she changed how it was spelled. "It's what I was born with," she said.

"I was born without a soul," Will "Monkey" Souther said to her flatly.

She didn't have much of a response and started dealing.

Tags: Will Souther

Ho Staying Active

We found Maria Ho in the big blind in a hand against the player under the gun. The flop was {3-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}, Ho checked and her opponent bet 9,000.

Ho called and the turn came {2-Spades}. Both players checked and the {J-Hearts} came on the river. Ho bet 29,000 and her opponent folded after some thought.

Ho is staying active, playing a lot of pots and has chipped up since dinner.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
350,000
35,000
35,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Maria Ho

Rosen Closin' In On Another Cash

Steve Rosen is here today, having battled up from a short stack to more than average chips as we begin the last level of Day 3. Rosen is hoping to position himself a little better than was the case last year when the money bubble came around in the WSOP Main Event. Rosen was one of the super short stacks once hand-for-hand play commenced, but luckily managed to squeak into the money and earn his second WSOP Main Event cash.

Just now Rosen was opening with a raise to 8,500 from middle position, then 2011 November Niner Phil Collins reraised to 22,000 from the cutoff. It folded back to Rosen who thought for about a minute before calling.

The flop came {3-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{3-Spades}, and Rosen didn't wait too long before betting 20,000. Collins considered Rosen's bet for a half-minute, then let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Rosen us
Steve Rosen
326,000
38,000
38,000
Phil Collins us
Phil Collins
218,000
-22,000
-22,000

Tags: Phil CollinsSteve Rosen