2012 World Series of Poker

Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 2ab
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

Timex Busts "Patient" Opponent

Mike "Timex" McDonald led out for 16,600 on a board of {j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}. His opponent moved all in for 59,400, then gave a little speech. We couldn't hear it clearly, but McDonald responded by saying, "You've been pretty patient."

McDonald screwed up his face, and tanked for the better part of two minutes. He eventually grabbed enough orange T5,000 chips to make the call, and committed them.

"Set of sixes?" McDonald asked, tabling {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}.

His opponent sighed, then turned over two red eights. The {6-Hearts} completed the board, and the player was eliminated.

"I thought he had sixes," a player at the table announced after the hand.

"I too thought he had sixes," said another.

The entire table burst into laughter, but no one was happier than McDonald, who now has over 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike McDonald
215,000
155,000
155,000

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