2012 World Series of Poker

Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Not Tight, Just Card Dead

Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

By the time we arrived at Mike Matusow's table there was a {4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop out on the felt and Matusow was in the small blind position against one opponent in the cutoff. Matusow checked here and then called the bet of 1,250 from his opponent. Both players proceeded to check down the {4-Clubs} turn and the {8-Clubs} river and it was on to showdown.

Matusow: {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Opponent: {7-}{7-}

"See I'm not tight, I just never get dealt anything," quipped Matusow as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Matusow
37,000
4,000
4,000

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Mueller Mangled

Andrew Nguyen limped in from under the gun, as did the player in the hijack. Greg "FBT" Mueller, who's been riding a shortish stack for the last couple levels, moved all in for 8,275, and it got back around to Nguyen. He made the call, and the hijack got out of the way.

Mueller: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Nguyen: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

Mueller was in a world of hurt going to the flop, and it only got worse when it came down {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{6-Spades}. The {10-Hearts} on the turn gave Mueller a glimmer of hope, as a jack would give him a winning straight, but the river came the {3-Hearts}. Mueller stood up, grabbed his things, smiled at the ESPN cameras, and said "Main event frustrations." He wished everyone at the table good luck, and headed to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Mueller
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

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Luongo the Latest Professional Athlete to Take His Skills to the Felt

Roberto Luongo
Roberto Luongo

The World Series of Poker Main Event has attracted its fair share of superstar athletes in recent years.

Boxing great and former light-heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver took to the poker felt in 2007 and 2009. Mixed martial artist and former UFC great Chuck Liddell played in 2008. Paralympic athlete and gold medalist Marlon Shirley played in 2009. NFL Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith gave it a go in 2010. Legendary Major League Baseball pitcher Orel Hershiser took part in the Main Event festivites from 2008-2010. NBA All-Star Paul Pierce took a shot in last year's Main Event and is rumored to do it again this year.

In the field today is National Hockey League goaltender Roberto Luongo. One of the NHL's premeir goaltenders, Luongo is no stranger to playing on a big stage. He was the starting goalie for the Gold-Medal-winning Team Canada in the 2010 Winter Olympics and is the 17th winningest goalie in NHL history. This isn't Luongo's first time at the WSOP, having played in the NHL charity shootout in 2009. However, it is his first time playing in the Main Event.

An avid poker fan, Luongo is sponsored by an online poker site in Canada. He is having a solid Day 1a so far, sitting on a stack of about 70,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Roberto Luongo
70,000

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No Love For Ray

We arrived at Ray Romano's table on the turn of a {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs} board in a blind versus blind situation, with Eric Gigon the player in the small blind. Gigon led for 700 here and Romano made the call from the big blind. Gigon again bet on the {2-Spades} river, flicking out another 700. Romano opted to call and the two players turned their hands over.

Romano: {7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Gigon: {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}

Gigon's pair of fours were enough to send Romano's cards into the muck and the chips into Gigon's stack, with Romano needing to pick up some chips soon.

Player Chips Progress
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Ray Romano
14,000
-5,000
-5,000

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Updated Chip Counts from the Orange Section

Player Chips Progress
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Chance Kornuth
68,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Profile photo of Marc Wright
Marc Wright
65,000
Profile photo of Andrew Pantling
Andrew Pantling
64,000
Profile photo of Isaac Baron
Isaac Baron
64,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Bob Rawls
Bob Rawls
61,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Wendeen Eolis
Wendeen Eolis
60,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Hans Winzeler
Hans Winzeler
58,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Claudio Rinaldi
Claudio Rinaldi
55,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Ryan Schmidt
Ryan Schmidt
42,500
Profile photo of Anthony Newman
Anthony Newman
41,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Jerrod Ankenman
Jerrod Ankenman
25,000
-14,000
-14,000
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Tyler Smith
23,000
-19,000
-19,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Haralabos Voulgaris
Busted

Tough Break for Mandavia

A player in early position moved all in for around 5,500 and Ankush Mandavia called from the button. The rest of the table folded and cards were tabled.

Mandavia: {K-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Opponent: {J-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The board came {8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} giving Mandavia's opponent a straight. This fact was seemingly lost on Mandavia's opponent as he was already getting up to leave, not noticing his good fortune. A friendly neighbor pointed out the straight and the man sat down just in time to be pushed his double up.

The young online pro took a hit, but still possess around 40,000 in chips, plenty to mount a comeback.

Player Chips Progress
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Ankush Mandavia
40,000
-4,000
-4,000

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Two Small Losses

Ivan Demidov and Ilan Boujenah have just lost a small pot each on their respective tables. This is how those hands went down.

  • We arrived at Boujenah's table on the river of a {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} board, with Boujenah facing the all in of a short-stacked opponent. There was around 9,000 already in the pot and the player was all in for 6,400. Boujenah tanked and eventually called. He then mucked his {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} when his opponent turned over {a-Spades}{8-Spades}.
  • Demidov's hand started with Demidov opening the pot to 700 from middle position. Just the player in the cutoff would make the call, prompting the dealer to turn over a {4-Spades}{10-Spades}{a-Clubs} flop. Demidov led for 900 here and his opponent called. Demidov then led for 2,100 on the {9-Hearts} turn and his opponent tank-called. The {7-Diamonds} river would see Demidov check and his opponent check behind. Demidov then mucked his cards when his opponent tabled {a-}{j-}.
Player Chips Progress
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Ilan Boujenah
26,000
-6,000
-6,000
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Ivan Demidov
14,000
-6,000
-6,000

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Chip Counts from the Purple Section

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of David Randall
David Randall
138,000
3,950
3,950
Profile photo of Johnathan Cuevas
Johnathan Cuevas
110,000
Profile photo of Jon Spinks gb
Jon Spinks
90,000
9,000
9,000
Profile photo of Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
67,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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John Riordan
45,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Alex Debus
Alex Debus
43,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Leo Wolpert
Leo Wolpert
42,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Taylor Paur
Taylor Paur
41,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of Kevin O'Donnell
Kevin O'Donnell
41,000
-16,000
-16,000
Profile photo of Heinz Kamutzki
Heinz Kamutzki
30,000
-12,000
-12,000
Profile photo of Andy Black
Andy Black
28,000
-19,000
-19,000
Profile photo of Jordan Young
Jordan Young
28,000
-1,500
-1,500
Profile photo of Tom Braband us
Tom Braband
25,000
-11,000
-11,000
Profile photo of Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
22,000
2,000
2,000
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Pierre Neuville
18,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of Steve Ryan
Steve Ryan
17,000
Profile photo of Justin Schwartz us
Justin Schwartz
15,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
10,000
-8,725
-8,725
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
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Erica Schoenberg
7,000
-16,000
-16,000
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Lika Gerasimova
Busted