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

LuckBoxJuanda Doubles

Shahriar Assareh opened the betting with a raise to 25,000 from middle position. John Juanda replied by moving all in 71,000 from the button and Assareh called.

Assareh: {A-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Juanda: {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

The flop brought good news for Juanda, as it paired his queen with {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{Q-Spades}. The turn was the {4-Hearts} and Juanda would need to dodge an ace on the river to double up.

The dealer produced the {7-Clubs} on the river, ensuring Juanda's double up. He's now sitting on a stack of about 178,000.

Player Chips Progress
Shahriar Assareh us
Shahriar Assareh
900,000 -146,000
John Juanda id
John Juanda
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
178,000 107,000

Tags: John JuandaShahriar Assareh

Day 5 Eliminations Thus Far

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

Player Chips Progress
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
Busted
Alan Curl us
Alan Curl
Busted
Joshua Rotenberg us
Joshua Rotenberg
Busted
Sebastien Clot fr
Sebastien Clot
Busted
Wes Gauthier us
Wes Gauthier
Busted
Julien Chamoun us
Julien Chamoun
Busted
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted
Remy Cucak fr
Remy Cucak
Busted
Farhan Madhani us
Farhan Madhani
Busted
David Debue fr
David Debue
Busted
Jared Hamby us
Jared Hamby
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Chin Derek us
Chin Derek
Busted
Peter Schneider us
Peter Schneider
Busted
Stephen Cesaro us
Stephen Cesaro
Busted
Eric Cloutier ca
Eric Cloutier
Busted
Paul Soukthavone us
Paul Soukthavone
Busted
Aadam Daya ca
Aadam Daya
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Michael Kaufman us
Michael Kaufman
Busted
Joel Micka us
Joel Micka
Busted
Corey Thompson us
Corey Thompson
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
Busted
Nicholas Carrillo us
Nicholas Carrillo
Busted
Benjamin Hamnett us
Benjamin Hamnett
Busted
Ryan Fair us
Ryan Fair
Busted
Dennis Frederick us
Dennis Frederick
Busted

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A Few More Counts

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Keranen us
Kyle Keranen
2,040,000 896,000
Nicholas Abourisk ie
Nicholas Abourisk
1,420,000 133,000
Gavin Smith us
Gavin Smith
1,090,000 259,000
Luke Brereton gb
Luke Brereton
1,050,000 -162,000
Julio de la Rosa do
Julio de la Rosa
965,000 355,000
Mark Cole us
Mark Cole
850,000 -89,000
Matt Marafioti ca
Matt Marafioti
820,000 -205,000
Mohammad Siddiqui us
Mohammad Siddiqui
745,000 -89,000
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
660,000 -14,000
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
450,000 74,000
Kevin Pollak us
Kevin Pollak
430,000 -100,000
Perry Green us
Perry Green
WSOP 3X Winner
315,000 -5,000
Keith Johnson gb
Keith Johnson
150,000 -41,000

Aces for Van Alphen

Mads Andersen opened to 27,000 from under the gun, Niels van Alphen three-bet to 60,000 from middle position, and Andersen called.

The flop fell {10-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Spades}, and Andersen checked. Van Alphen continued for 65,000, Andersen moved all in, and van Alphen called.

Van Alphen{a-Spades}{a-Hearts}
Andersen{9-Spades}{6-Spades}

The turn and river bricked {3-Clubs}, {2-Clubs} respectively, and van Alphen doubled to 710,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Mads Andersen dk
Mads Andersen
1,100,000 -495,000
Niels van Alphen nl
Niels van Alphen
710,000 417,000

Tags: Niels van AlphenMads Andersen

Volpe Sinks Sternheimer

Paul Volpe
Paul Volpe

Action started with Paul Volpe, who raised it up to 26,000. It folded around to Philip Sternheimer in the big blind, and he three bet it to 61,000. Volpe tossed in the call, and they were off to a flop.

That flop came {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}{6-Spades}. Sternheimer led out for 71,000, and Volpe came along for the turn, which was the {q-Spades}. Sternheimer checked this time, and after getting a rough idea of Sternheimer's stack, Volpe fired out 125,000. Sternheimer called, and the river brought the {10-Spades}.

Sternheimer quickly checked, and Volpe moved all in after about 10 seconds of thought. This bet put Sternheimer to a decision for his last 330,000, and he tanked for about three to four minutes. Eventually, he called, and Volpe flipped over {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} for a flopped full house.

Sternheimer said nice hand and mucked his hand, but the cameras requested it be turned over, and the dealer showed {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} for a flush. "I saw the vein in your neck so I thought you were bluffing," Sternheimer said after his hand was tabled.

Paul responded with "I'm always nervous. Unlucky man". After that pot, Volpe is back over three million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
WSOP 3X Winner
3,100,000 750,000

Tags: Paul VolpePhilip Sternheimer

Balkin Bounces Abueid

Sam Abueid was just all in and at risk with {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} against the {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades} of David Balkin. As they both stood and awaited the community cards, both had ideas about what kinds of cards they'd like to see.

"Red rags please," said Balkin, hoping there'd be no straights or flushes to save Abueid. "Let's see some paint," asked Abueid with a grin.

The board ended up satisfying Balkin better, coming {8-Clubs}{K-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades}{J-Hearts}. His aces held, and Abueid is out.

Player Chips Progress
David Balkin au
David Balkin
915,000 336,000
Sam Abueid us
Sam Abueid
Busted

Tags: David BalkinSam Abueid

Bisson Spikes an Ace to Stay Alive

We're not sure of the betting action, but we do know that Stephane Bisson was all in preflop for 453,000 and racing against Barry Wiedemann in the big blind.

Showdown

Wiedemann{7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Bisson{A-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Bisson was on his feet jumping around and showing off for the ESPN cameras, which by that time had surrounded the table. The {J-Spades}{6-Hearts}{J-Hearts} flop stifled his enthusiasm a bit, but the {2-Hearts} brought it right back. "Heart, heart," Bisson said a bit excited as he once again did his best impersonation of a kangaroo. While the {A-Diamonds} wasn't a heart, it did pair his ace and gave him the double.

Player Chips Progress
Stephane Bisson ca
Stephane Bisson
925,000 395,000
Barry Wiedemann us
Barry Wiedemann
285,000 -399,000

Tags: Barry WiedemannStephane Bisson

Selbst Catches Flush Against Bullock

Vanessa Selbst open-limped under the gun and Joel Bullock also limped from the hijack seat. Everyone else folded to John Beauprez, who checked his option from the big blind for a three-way pot.

The flop came {8-Clubs}{K-Spades}{K-Hearts} and Beauprez checked. Selbst fired 16,000 into the middle, Bullock called, but Beauprez folded.

Both players then proceeded to check the {4-Spades} turn and {Q-Spades} river.

"I have a flush," Selbst said - shaking her head. She then revealed {8-Spades}{6-Spades} for a runner-runner flush.

Bullock mucked and Selbst scooped the small pot.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
1,890,000 50,000

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

Curl Out

We caught up to find Alan Curl all in and at risk holding {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} before the flop. Curl was up against Andras Koroknai and Koroknai was sitting pretty with {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}.

The flop brought {3-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and little hope for Curl. The turn was the {9-Clubs} and suddenly Curl began rooting for a club to strike the river and keep him alive in this tournament. Alas, the river was the {K-Hearts} and Curl's Main Event officially came to an end.

Koroknai, on the other hand, has now passed the two-million chip mark with 2,070,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Andras Koroknai hu
Andras Koroknai
2,070,000 99,000
Alan Curl us
Alan Curl
Busted

Tags: Alan CurlAndras Koroknai

Happenings at Table 390

Gregory Milliron opened to 25,000 from early position, Chanracy Khun called in the hijack seat, Nicolau Villa Lobos three-bet jammed for 248,000 from the small blind, and Milliron re-shoved. Khun folded.

Milliron{a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Lobos{k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The {j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop gave Lobos an open-ended straight draw, and the {k-Spades} on the turn gave him a leading pair of kings. The {5-Clubs} bricked on the river, and he more than doubled to 550,000.

A few hands later, at the same table, Andrew Moreno opened to 26,000, Lobos three-bet to 61,000, and Moreno called. The flop fell {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Spades}, and Moreno check-called a 73,000-chip bet. The turn was the {j-Clubs}, and Moreno checked again. Lobos moved all in, and Moreno released.

Here are counts from the entire table:

Player Chips Progress
Gregory Milliron us
Gregory Milliron
1,230,000 -136,000
Michael Esposito us
Michael Esposito
940,000 -60,000
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
WSOP 1X Winner
775,000 135,000
Nicolau Villa Lobos br
Nicolau Villa Lobos
700,000 426,000
Michael Shelton us
Michael Shelton
640,000 210,000
Chanracy Khun ca
Chanracy Khun
WSOP 1X Winner
630,000 -40,000
Andrew Moreno us
Andrew Moreno
370,000 -46,000
Mikhail Lakhitov ru
Mikhail Lakhitov
WSOP 1X Winner
225,000 -165,000

Tags: Gregory MillironChanracy KhunNicolau VillaAndrew Moreno