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

Cornuth Slips, Paur Charging

We found Chance Kornuth in a hand that played to the river. The board was {9-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {10-Spades} {4-Hearts} {6-Spades} and Cornuth ultimately mucked when his opponent tabled {A-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} for a pair of aces.

Taylor Paur picked up another pot on a {4-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} flop. His opponent checked and Paur bet 5,250. His opponent folded and Paul has chipped up significantly since the start of play.

Player Chips Progress
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Taylor Paur
155,000
100,225
100,225
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Chance Kornuth
148,000
-7,000
-7,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

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Brian Minding His Table's Chips

We just watched Brian Meinders rake in a handy little pot over at his table. By the time we arrived, there was a {q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{k-Spades} flop out on the felt and Meinders and two opponents were each committing 10,500. Meinders was in the big blind position, the small blind was still in the mix, along with a player in middle position. All three players then checked the {6-Hearts} turn and did the same on the {3-Hearts} river.

"I got a king," said Meinders.

That was enough to send the middle position's cards into the muck, while Meinders' other opponent waited a few moments before saying, "nut flush." It would have been a slow roll if that were possible, but the player turned over {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a busted nut-flush draw.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Meinders
150,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Two Pair for Ho

On the turn with the board reading {Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades}, Maria Ho bet 3,800 and her lone opponent in the hand made the call to see the {A-Spades} land on the river. Ho checked and her opponent bet 8,200. Ho made the call.

Ho's opponent turned over the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} for a pair of aces on the river with a king kicker. Ho showed better with the {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for two pair, fives and fours, and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Maria Ho
180,000

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Diaz Drains Clock

David Diaz raised from early position to 1,200. A player in middle position made the call and the bib blind did the same. The three players were all witness to a {2-Spades}{A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} flop. It was here that the big blind checked and Diaz bet out 1,700. The middle position player made the call and the big blind threw out the white flag and folded.

The {9-Diamonds} on the turn saw both players tap the felt for checks.

The {9-Hearts} on the river brought with it another check from Diaz, and a bet of 5,000 from his opponent. Three minutes drained off the clock before Diaz mucked his cards. Despite this small set back, Diaz still sits with around a healthy 85,000.

Player Chips Progress
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David Diaz
85,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Orange You Glad We Got These Counts

Player Chips Progress
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Kennii Nguyen
162,000
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Alessio Isaia
110,000
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Matt Kirby
95,000
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Jason Lester
65,000
5,000
5,000
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Faraz Jaka
61,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
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Hasan Habib
60,000
16,500
16,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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Rene Angelil
59,000
6,100
6,100
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La Sengphet
58,000
13,000
13,000
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Matt Wood
53,000
53,000
53,000
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Pius Heinz
51,500
-23,500
-23,500
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Billy Baxter
51,000
-7,000
-7,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Brock Parker
50,000
-11,025
-11,025
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Mike Matusow
24,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Allen Cunningham
20,000
-5,200
-5,200
WSOP 5X Winner
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Tatjana Pasalic
15,500
6,500
6,500
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Shane Stewart
Busted
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Michael Wasserman
Busted
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Artem Litvinov
Busted
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Helio Liberman
Busted
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Deborah Phillips
Busted

Smith Takes One

On the {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop, Gavin Smith bet 2,150 after his opponent checked. The player called and the turn was the {10-Hearts}. The player checked again and Smith bet 3,625. He was called once more. On the {Q-Spades} river, both players checked.

Smith tabled the {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} and his opponent mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Gavin Smith
118,000

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Quick Hits from Brasilia

  • Eric Siegel and Chau Giang have both been eliminated. Giang went out after shoving {K-Hearts}{2-Spades} and getting called by a player holding the {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}. The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}.
  • Abe Mosseri shoved the river on a {J-}{x-}{x-}{10-}{A-} board with pocket jacks, but his opponent immediately snapped him off with {K-}{Q-} for the nut straight. Mosseri lost a little over 40,000 on that hand and sits with 94,000 in chips.
  • Tim Killday is in the mix and up to 68,000 or so in chips. Not only does Killday have a killer last name, but he also came second in the World Series of Poker Circuit St. Louis Main Event for nearly $120,000.
  • After a player in middle position raised, Oscar Kemps raised all in for 13,775. His opponent tank-folded the {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and Kemps claimed to have a pair.
Player Chips Progress
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Abe Mosseri
94,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Tim Killday
68,000
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Chau Giang
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
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Eric Siegel
Busted
Jaka Coaching

Tags: Oscar KempsChau GiangAbe MosseriTim KilldayEric Siegel

Negreanu Loses Chunk

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

A player in early position raised to 1,300 and action folded around to Daniel Negreanu in the hijack position. Negreanu three-bet to 3,800. The table then folded its way back to the initial raiser who made the call.

The flop came {10-Spades}{q-Clubs}{5-Spades} and the early position player checked to start things out. Negreanu wasted no time and placed a bet of 5,700. The early position player then raised to 16,000. Negreanu asked to see the man's stack of chips and threw out a tower of orange t5,000 chips to put the man all in. Negreanu's opponent quickly called and was all in for around 17,000 more.

Negreanu: {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Opponent: {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}

Negreanu held top pair top kicker, but his opponent had bottom set of fives for the best of it. The turn came the {2-Clubs} securing the double up for Negreanu's opponent. A meaningless {4-Spades} rolled off the deck for the river and Negreanu now sits right around 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Negreanu
102,000
-18,000
-18,000

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