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 #110: Merson vs. Sylvia

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante

Jesse Sylvia had the button, and there was a dead small blind. Greg Merson opened to one million from the cutoff seat, Sylvia three-bet to 2.6 million, the blinds released, and Merson called.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, and both players checked. The turn was a third king - the {k-Clubs} - and Sylvia checked again. Merson fired 2.5 million, and Sylvia called.

The {5-Diamonds} completed the board, and both players checked again. Merson tabled {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for nut-no-boat, and won the pot.

Tags: Greg MersonJesse Sylvia