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

Haxton Loses Big One; Still Hanging On

Isaac Haxton has just lost a very large pot and we were there to catch all the action. It started with Haxton opening the pot to 3,000 from under the gun. Marcia Topp was in the seat directly on Haxton's left and quickly three-bet to 6,000. A flurry of cards hit the muck from all directions of the table and it was back on Haxton and he called.

On the {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop, Haxton check-called a bet of 7,900 and then check-called a bet of 15,000 on the {j-Hearts} turn. Then the dealer flipped over a {q-Clubs} river and the action started heating up.

Haxton again checked here, but then went deep into the tank when Topp bet 25,000. The ESPN cameras came and focused on Haxton as almost two minutes passed. Eventually Haxton said, "Alright, time to look stupid on TV," flicking out the call as he did so.

At showdown, Topp tabled {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, for a rivered flush - enough to scoop up the large pot and leave a big dent in Haxton's stack.

"Well, at least i won't be wondering," said Haxton as he played with his chips. There is always a silver lining.

Player Chips Progress
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250,000
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Isaac Haxton
55,000
26,000
26,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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