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Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Jesse Sylvia had the button. He folded, Jake Balsiger folded, and Greg Merson received a walk.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 9
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,021,200
Entries
6,598
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,375,000
2,025,000
|
2,025,000 |
|
||
|
61,850,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
45,750,000
-1,125,000
|
-1,125,000 |
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
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Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Greg Merson started this hand with the button. He opened with a raise to 1.2 million. Everyone folded, and Merson won the pot.
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Jake Balsiger started the hand with the button. Greg Merson called out of the small blind, and Jesse Sylvia checked. Merson check-folded on the flop, and Sylvia picked up the pot.
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
There was a dead button, and Greg Merson was in the big blind. Jesse Sylvia raised to 1.2 million, and Merson made the call.
The flop came down 
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the turn. Both checked again, and the 
landed on the river. Merson led for 2.35 million, and Sylvia folded.
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
The cards are in the air for the final day of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event!
Level: 37
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 75,000
World Series of Poker Tournament Director Jack Effel is giving the announcements here inside the Penn & Teller Theatre and will be introducing the players in just a few moments. It's almost time, so buckle up and get ready!
Today is the day, folks! It's the day everyone in poker has been waiting for, and the day we crown a World Series of Poker Main Event champion!
The excitement in the air is absolutely unrivaled by anything in the industry, and you can feel the buzz pumping through your veins. Just walking into the Penn & Teller Theatre here on this Tuesday evening in Las Vegas, the fans are donning their appropriate attire in support of each of the three remaining players, and the chants have already begun. The only question left is: Will it be Greg Merson, Jesse Sylvia or Jake Balsiger walking away with the gold?
Each of the three remaining players has their own story. Sylvia entered the final table with the chip lead, but only Jonathan Duhamel was able to turn the chip lead into a victory since the inception of the final table delay. Greg Merson could become WSOP Player of the Year and complete the full 180 degree turn of his life after falling into a drug addiction. If Balsiger wins, he'd become the youngest Main Event champion since Joe Cada took the title in 2009. Each have a story, and each are hoping to successfully write the final chapter.
Merson will take the chip lead into three-handed play today, as he bagged up 88.35 million last night. Nearly all of that was thanks to Andras Koroknai in what some would call and early Christmas present. Sylvia sits in second place with 62.75 million, and Balsiger will be bringing up the rear with 46.875 million, but this is really anyone's ball game.
The blinds will start at 300,000/600,000/75,000, so all three remaining are still fairly deep. That means we'll probably be here for awhile, so hunker down and get ready for some amazing poker action. The cards are in the air at 5:45 PM local time, so stay tuned!