2012 World Series of Poker

Event 52: $2,500 10-Game Mix - Six-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7x5x4x3x2x
Prize
$244,259
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$957,775
Entries
421
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Flip Your Cards Over

Level 6

Badugi

Marc Gork was all in before the first draw against Ali Sarkeshik in a hand of Badugi.

"Turn your cards over," the dealer requested.

Sarkeshik looked at the dealer like he had three heads, and informed him that they weren't playing Omaha. The table erupted with laughter, and dealer realized his mistake. Sarkeshik took two, and Gork took one.

On the second draw, both players drew one, and on the third drew, they both discarded one again.

"You can turn your cards over now," the dealer said to the amusement of Bryan Micon.

Sarkeshik tabled {5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}, Gork showed {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades}. Sarkeshik flipped over the {k-Hearts}, meaning that all Gork needed was a club to survive. He turned over the {a-Spades} however, and was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Marc GorkAli Sarkeshik

Prize Pool

Level 6

Registration closed after dinner break, and the prize pool information is in. A total of 421 players entered Event 52: $2,500 10-Game Mix - Six-Handed, generating a total prize pool of $957,775. The payouts are as follows:

PlacePrize
1st$244,259
2nd$150,849
3rd$97,884
4th$64,649
5th$43,099
6th$30,169
7th-8th$21,645
9th-10th$16,186
11th-12th$12,259
13th-18th$9,481
19th-24th$7,614
25th-30th$6,321
31st-36th$5,363
37th-42nd$4,693
43rd-48th$4,309

Level: 6

Blinds: /

Ante:

Tehan and Williams Chop Up Dempsey

Stud-8

Joe Tehan{x-}{x-} / {5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{8-Clubs} / {x-}
Sean Dempsey{x-}{x-} / {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{k-Spades} / {x-}
David Williams{x-}{x-} / {3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Spades} / {x-}

When we arrived at Table 350, Dempsey was all in on third street, and Tehan and Williams had him at risk. Tehan check-called a bet from Williams on fourth street, both players checked on fifth, and Tehan check-called another bet on sixth.

Tehan check-called one last bet on seventh, and Williams tabled {a-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Spades} for the nut low. Tehan showed {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} for trip fives, and Dempsey mucked, exiting the Amazon Room.

Before the hand, table mate Adam Friedman gave us a prediction: "I guarantee I win at least one more bracelet this series."

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
19,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
14,500
9,500
9,500
Profile photo of David Williams us
David Williams
8,000
600
600
Profile photo of Sean Dempsey us
Sean Dempsey
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joe TehanSean DempseyDavid Williams

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hasan Habib us
Hasan Habib
20,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of John Kabbaj gb
John Kabbaj
18,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Crain us
Eric Crain
17,000
9,500
9,500
Profile photo of Michael Binger us
Michael Binger
16,200
Profile photo of Andy Bloch us
Andy Bloch
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
12,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
12,500
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bryan Devonshire us
Bryan Devonshire
12,400
4,900
4,900
Profile photo of Tyson Marks
Tyson Marks
12,400
Profile photo of Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
12,400
4,900
4,900
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Allen Bari us
Allen Bari
9,000
1,500
1,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tony Ma us
Tony Ma
8,400
-1,300
-1,300
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Matt Lefkowitz
Matt Lefkowitz
8,300
Profile photo of John Racener us
John Racener
6,500
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of David Paredes us
David Paredes
5,500
-2,700
-2,700
Profile photo of Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
5,400
-2,100
-2,100
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of David Bach us
David Bach
5,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of David Sklansky us
David Sklansky
5,000
-2,500
-2,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
4,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
3,500
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
3,000
-4,500
-4,500
Profile photo of Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
3,000
-4,500
-4,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Steve Zolotow us
Steve Zolotow
2,900
WSOP 2X Winner

Kenney Late-Registers, Chips Up

Omaha-8

When we reached the table, Bryn Kenney, Justin Bonomo and Kosei Ichinose were three-handed with the flop reading {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. The action checked to Kenney, who bet. Both players called.

The turn was the {j-Hearts}, the action checked to Kenney again, and he bet. Only Ichinose called.

Both players checked when the {a-Hearts} completed the board, and Kenney tabled {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{k-Hearts}{2-Clubs} for a pair of aces. Ichinose released, and Kenney raked in the pot.

We also grabbed some counts from the table:

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alex Dovzhenko ua
Alex Dovzhenko
19,100
2,900
2,900
Profile photo of Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
15,000
7,500
7,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
13,800
800
800
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Bryn KenneyJustin BonomoAlex Dovzhenko

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Owais Ahmed us
Owais Ahmed
18,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Idema ca
Daniel Idema
18,000
3,800
3,800
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Ari Engel
Ari Engel
16,400
11,700
11,700
Profile photo of Igor Sharaskin ru
Igor Sharaskin
16,200
7,600
7,600
Profile photo of Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
16,000
6,300
6,300
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Lee Goldman
Lee Goldman
14,600
6,900
6,900
Profile photo of Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
13,500
6,900
6,900
Profile photo of Danny Fuhs us
Danny Fuhs
13,100
Profile photo of Jason Lester us
Jason Lester
10,300
3,900
3,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
9,000
4,100
4,100
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Mark Gregorich us
Mark Gregorich
7,500
-100
-100
Profile photo of Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
7,200
-1,800
-1,800
Profile photo of Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren
7,200
-2,300
-2,300
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
7,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of David Singer us
David Singer
7,000
Profile photo of Can Kim Hua
Can Kim Hua
6,200
-4,300
-4,300
Profile photo of Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
5,500
-1,900
-1,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
4,600
-10,400
-10,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Fischman
Scott Fischman
4,000
-4,200
-4,200
Profile photo of Ali Eslami us
Ali Eslami
3,200
-6,800
-6,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gretchen Brummer
Gretchen Brummer
3,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Lawrence Berg us
Lawrence Berg
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kevin Iacofano us
Kevin Iacofano
2,000
-7,200
-7,200
Profile photo of Jacobo Fernandez us
Jacobo Fernandez
Busted

Happy_Finished

Remko Rinkema
Remko Rinkema

The pride of Holland, and our colleague, Remko "happy_freaked" Rinkema was eliminated from Event 52: $2,500 10-Game Mix - Six-Handed just before dinner break. Remko stopped over to our desk to tell us that he lost most of his chips in a Razz hand, and was unable to recover.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Remko Rinkema
Remko Rinkema
Busted

Tags: Remko Rinkema