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

Hand #53: Balsiger Doubles Up Through Salaburu

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Jake Balsiger celebrates with supporters after doubling up.
Jake Balsiger celebrates with supporters after doubling up.

The button was on Michael Esposito for the start of this hand. Jeremy Ausmus raised to 800,000 from under the gun. Jesse Sylvia flatted, then Robert Salaburu snap-reraised to 2.8 million. Action folded to Jake Balsiger in the big blind, and he reraised all in for 10.3 million. Ausmus and Sylvia folded, and Salaburu quickly called.

Salaburu turned up the {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}, but was behind the {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} for the at-risk Balsiger.

There was a bit of a pause before the flop came out and the crowds got riled up. The flop came down {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, and Balsiger's corner went nuts as he had faded the first three cards off the deck.

The turn card brought the {10-Hearts}, and now all Balsiger needed to dodge was a queen on the river.

The river card was dealt with the {2-Spades} hitting the board, and Salaburu's queens went down in flames. Balsiger ran over to his rail up on the ESPN stage to give high fives to his crew.

Tags: Jake BalsigerJeremy AusmusJesse SylviaRobert Salaburu