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

Wolf Scores a Few Off Mizzi

Matthew Wolf's Day 4 continues to go well, while Onnit player Sorel Mizzi has been mostly holding steady.

Just now the pair were involved in a hand in which they'd built a pot of about 160,000 by the river, at which point the board showed {8-Spades}{A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}. Mizzi checked quickly, and after taking some time Wolf bet 83,000. Mizzi waited about a minute, then tossed his cards away.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
698,000
-40,000
-40,000
Matthew Wolf us
Matthew Wolf
344,000
197,500
197,500

Tags: Matthew WolfOnnitSorel Mizzi

Tuan Le Trounced

Former WPT Champion Tuan Le is seated with Vanessa Selbst over on the secondary featured table, and we have very limited access to that table. However, we heard that Le was all in, so we went over to get as close as we could. Here's what we saw.

Le was all in with {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} on a flop of {2-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades}. However, Le was well behind the {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} held by Daniel Sauva. The turn brought the {7-Spades}, and the river came the {5-Diamonds}. With that, Le's dream of making the Octo-Nine is gone.

Player Chips Progress
Tuan Le us
Tuan Le
Busted

Tags: Tuan Le

Randall Cracks Aces

We caught up to find David Randall all in before the flop for his last 248,000. Randall was against the pocket aces of Vitalii Minakov and would need some help on the flop.

Minakov: {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}
Randall: {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

Randall was able to flop a gutshot on {9-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and was miraculously able to get there when the {J-Spades} peeled off on fourth street. The table winced when this card fell and the board completed with the {8-Spades}. Randall is now sitting with about 520,000 in chips while Minakov has been crippled.

Player Chips Progress
David Randall us
David Randall
520,000
270,000
270,000

Tags: Vitalii MinakovDavid Randall

Recent Eliminations

For exact places of finish, please refer to our payouts page.

Player Chips Progress
Kent Goulding us
Kent Goulding
Busted
Benjamin Saada fr
Benjamin Saada
Busted
Tommy Velliama mg
Tommy Velliama
Busted
Neil Ryder gb
Neil Ryder
Busted
Stewart Newman us
Stewart Newman
Busted
Alexis Bouchiouane fr
Alexis Bouchiouane
Busted
Steven Schlesinger us
Steven Schlesinger
Busted
Dan Natarelli us
Dan Natarelli
Busted
Justin Oliver ca
Justin Oliver
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Joseph Teanotoga fr
Joseph Teanotoga
Busted
Antoine Guyetant us
Antoine Guyetant
Busted
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
Busted
Fabien Perrot fr
Fabien Perrot
Busted
Thaddeus Wolff us
Thaddeus Wolff
Busted
Adam Bennett ca
Adam Bennett
Busted
Loi Phan us
Loi Phan
Busted
Kirk Specka ca
Kirk Specka
Busted
Paul Ephremsen gb
Paul Ephremsen
Busted

Deeb Doubles Through Shaevel

Freddy Deeb- Doubled Up
Freddy Deeb- Doubled Up

We caught up with the action on the turn, with the board reading {q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. There was about 45,000 in the middle, and Freddy Deeb made it 38,000 to go. Action was on Jamie Shaevel, and he counted out a raise of 100,000, and stuck it in the middle. This represented most of Deeb's remaining stack, and it didn't take him long to announce all in. Shaevel made the call, and the cards were tabled.

Deeb: {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Shaevel: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Deeb held top two pair, but Shaevel could still catch an ace or a heart to win the hand. The river brought the {3-Clubs}, and Deeb let out a quick "yes" as he saw he won the pot. Shaevel is knocked down to 238,000, while Deeb doubles to 310,000.

Player Chips Progress
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
310,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Jamie Shaevel us
Jamie Shaevel
238,000
-71,000
-71,000

Tags: Freddy DeebJamie Shaevel

Ho Takes a Big Hit

With around 70,000 in the pot and a flop of {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{3-Spades}, Maria Ho checked from the under-the-gun position and opened the door for Mark Cole to bet 45,000 from middle position. Ho responded with a check-raise to 100,000, but Cole instantly moved all in for 330,000. Ho tanked for a solid two minutes before making the call.

Showdown

Ho{A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Cole{A-Spades}{J-Spades}

Both players had flopped a pair of aces, and while Ho's kicker had her out in front, Cole held a spade-flush draw. The {10-Diamonds} turn gave both two pair, but again Ho's kicker was best. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {6-Spades} on the river to give Cole a flush.. Ho, who was the last woman standing in the Main Event back in 2007, dropped down to 175,000 after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Cole us
Mark Cole
735,000
354,000
354,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
175,000
-300,000
-300,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Maria HoMark Cole

Lavorato Triples

Joh Lavorato was under the gun when he get all his short-stacked chips in the middle. Lee Childs was in the small blind and made the call, along with Randy Haddox in the big blind. Lavorato watched on as Haddox and Childs checked down a {4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{2-Spades} board. Here is how all the cards looked at showdown.

Lavorato: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Haddox: {a-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Childs: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}

"What are guys calling with?" commented Lavorato as he raked in his new chips.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Haddox us
Randy Haddox
1,200,000
290,000
290,000
Lee Childs us
Lee Childs
600,000
160,000
160,000
John Lavorato ca
John Lavorato
215,000
115,000
115,000

Tags: Lee ChildsRandy HaddoxJohn Lavorato

Bardah Busted

We caught up just in time to see Ronnie Bardah's final hand of the 2012 World Series of Poker. This is Bardah's third consecutive cash in the WSOP Main Event. Bardah was able to make a deep run in 2010 where he eventually finished in 24th place. Bardah also cashed in 2011 with a 453rd place finish.

Bardah moved his last 140,000 all in before the flop with {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}. Bardah was called by Al Wasserberger's {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and Bardah was looking for some help on the flop.

He did not find it, however, as the flop fell {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}.

"Club one time for the sweat," said Bardah, but the deck denied him even this privilege, as the {3-Spades} rolled off on the turn.

Fifth street was the {6-Hearts} and Bardah was sent to the rail. While it is always a disappointment to be eliminated from the Main Event, Bardah can't be too disappointed with his 2012 WSOP as a whole. Bardah was able to earn his first WSOP bracelet earlier this summer in Event 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed. Here is Bardah's winner interview from his bracelet win:

Player Chips Progress
Al Wasserberger
Al Wasserberger
490,000
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Al WasserbergerRonnie Bardah