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

More Counts From Around the Room

Player Chips Progress
A.J. Jejelowo us
A.J. Jejelowo
900,000 20,000
Tom Tran us
Tom Tran
650,000
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
500,000 5,000
Dan Martin us
Dan Martin
470,000
Sam Holden gb
Sam Holden
463,000 68,000
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
WSOP 2X Winner
405,000 5,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
400,000 -60,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
400,000 50,000
Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
370,000 48,000
Blake Barousse us
Blake Barousse
350,000
Everett Carlton
Everett Carlton
325,000
David ODB Baker us
David ODB Baker
320,000 136,000
David Diaz us
David Diaz
WSOP 1X Winner
215,000 -62,000
Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
200,000 55,000
Joseph Rahme lc
Joseph Rahme
125,000 -45,000
Will Failla us
Will Failla
81,000 500
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
WSOP 1X Winner
60,000
Robert Croak us
Robert Croak
50,000 -200,000
Gordie Jones
Gordie Jones
Busted

Woodward Trending Upward

Sorel Mizzi raised to 9,000 from the button. Both blinds called, including Matt Woodward in the small blind.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Spades}. It checked to Mizzi who pushed 13,500 out onto the felt, and only Woodward called. Both remaining players then checked the {9-Clubs} turn. The river brought the {K-Hearts}. Woodward bet 30,000, and Mizzi folded.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
577,000 -28,000
Matt Woodward us
Matt Woodward
408,000 43,000

Tags: Matt WoodwardSorel Mizzi

Guetti Folds To Ferrell

We caught the end of a ginormous pot between Michael Ferrell and Anthony Guetti that saw Ferrell collect a mountain of chips. The board read {7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, and Guetti had bet out 60,500. Action was on Ferrell, and he tanked for a couple minutes before moving all in. Both players had giant stacks, to this was a huge bet. Guetti let out a big sigh, then folded his cards towards the dealer.

That hand drops Guetti to 230,000, while Ferrell shoots up to 782,000.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Guetti us
Anthony Guetti
230,000 -253,000

Tags: Anthony GuettiMichael Ferrell

Lee Rebuilding

A player opened to 9,000 in middle position, a player in the hijack seat called, and Bernard Lee defended his big blind. The flop fell {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}{4-Hearts}, and all three players checked.

The turn was the {2-Clubs}, and the action checked to the player in the hijack seat, who tossed out 13,500. Only Lee called.

The {j-Hearts} completed the board, and Lee led for 17,500. His opponent folded, and Lee is back over 100,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Bernard Lee us
Bernard Lee
110,000 40,000

Tags: Bernard Lee

Meinders' Stack Takes a Hit

We caught up just as players were getting all in, however, Brian Meinders had raised another player all-in on a {Q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs} board. Meinders' opponent called off his remaining stack, which was approximately 100,000.

Meinders: {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Opponent: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

Meinders was well behind and the {6-Spades} turn and {2-Hearts} river kept Meinders second best as he doubled up his opponent.

Meinders is down to 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Meinders us
Brian Meinders
WSOP 1X Winner
300,000 -100,000

Tags: Brian Meinders

A Few Brasilia Counts

Only nine tables remain in the Brasilia Room. Here is how a few of the players in here are doing.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Wright gb
Marc Wright
675,000 -25,000
Alban Juen fr
Alban Juen
580,000 165,000
Wes Gauthier us
Wes Gauthier
570,000 -35,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
405,000 55,000
Kyle Bowker us
Kyle Bowker
WSOP 1X Winner
340,000 85,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
315,000 -25,000
Eric Buchman us
Eric Buchman
WSOP 2X Winner
280,000 60,000
Ali Eslami us
Ali Eslami
WSOP 1X Winner
170,000 130,000
Neil Ryder gb
Neil Ryder
150,000 -110,000
Dee Friedman us
Dee Friedman
125,000 40,000

Lehner Takes from Bardah

[Removed:244] raised to 8,500 from early position, and Ronnie Bardah called out of the hijack seat. The dealer fanned {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, and Lehner led for 8,500. Bardah called.

The turn was the {6-Diamonds}, and Lehner led again - this time for 11,500. Bardah called.

Both players checked when the river brought the {4-Clubs}, and Lehner tabled {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for queens and tens. Bardah mucked, and his stack slipped to 272,000.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:244] at
[Removed:244]
375,000
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
272,000 -93,000

Tags: Ronnie Bardah

Moorman Over Randall

Chris Moorman
Chris Moorman

There was about 63,000 in the middle, the first three community cards having come {8-Spades}{6-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, when Chris Moorman fired a bet of 30,000. David Randall responded by raising to 76,000, and Moorman made the call. Both then checked the {2-Hearts} turn and {10-Hearts} river.

At showdown, Moorman turned over {A-Spades}{10-Spades} for a rivered pair of tens, and Randall mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
460,000 170,000
David Randall us
David Randall
430,000 -125,000

Tags: Chris MoormanDavid Randall

Phahurat Plays "Like a Chicken"

AP Phahurat (Event 11)
AP Phahurat (Event 11)

AP Phahurat and an opponent were heads up on a board of {k-Hearts}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. Phahurat's opponent checked, and Phahurat asked for a count. The player gave a rough estimate, then Phahurat checked behind.

The turn was the {7-Spades}, both players checked again, and the {7-Clubs} completed the board. The player checked a third time.

"How much will you call?" Phahurat asked.

The player didn't answer, and Phahurat fired 40,000. The player called, and Phahurat showed {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}. His opponent mucked {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}.

"Man," Phahurat said after the hand. "I played that like a f***ing chicken."

Player Chips Progress
AP Phahurat
AP Phahurat
435,000 40,000

Tags: AP Phahurat