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

Saeed Cripples Kornuth

Omar Saeed opened up the action by raising to 40,000 in the hijack. Chance Kornuth came along by defending his big blind, and the dealer laid out a flop of {4-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{a-Clubs}. Both players checked, and the turn came the {2-Spades}. Saeed led out for 45,000, and Kornuth clicked it back with a raise to132,000. Saeed tossed in the call. and the river was the {6-Spades}. Kornuth assembled a bet of 210,000, and Saeed quickly called.

Kornuth rolled over {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for flopped two pair, but Saeed tabled {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a better two pair. Saeed shoots up to 1.786 million after that hand, while Kornuth tumbles to 224,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Omar Saeed
1,783,000
486,000
486,000
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Chance Kornuth
224,000
-225,000
-225,000
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