2012 World Series of Poker

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

Frankenberger Ships Against Shorr

Shannon Shorr opened to 2,200 from the button and a short-stacked Andy Frankenberger pushed his remaining chips into the middle for a raise to 28,000 from the small blind. Everyone else folded back to Shorr, who quickly followed suit.

The two-time bracelet winner has some work to do if he wants to make it past Day 2.

Speaking of those bracelets, he's wearing them today as he shows in the following interview with Lynn Gilmartin.

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Andy Frankenberger
32,000
2,900
2,900
WSOP 2X Winner

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Marvin And Doyle in Bronze

Only a handful of tables remain over in the Bronze Section of the Brasilia Room, but amongst those tables is one featuring Doyle Brunson and one featuring Marvin Rettenmaier. We recently caught a quick hand at each respective table.

  • When we arrived at Rettenmaier's table, there was already over 5,000 in the pot and a {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}{k-Spades} flop was out on the felt, with Rettenmaier heads up against Steve Yea. Rettenmaier checked here and Yea bet 3,400. A check-raise to 9,200 from Rettenmaier was enough to scare off Yea and scoop up the pot.
  • Brunson opened the pot to 2,700 from middle psotion and only the player in the cutoff would make the call. The dealer flipped over a {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop and without hisitaation, Brunson bet 4,500. That was enough to scare off his opponent as Brunson raked in the small pot.
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Marvin Rettenmaier
230,000
60,000
60,000
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Doyle Brunson
80,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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Clemencon Trips Quijano

Tristan Clemencon takes one down
Tristan Clemencon takes one down

Felipe Quijano, who's lost the over-sized bath cloth since we last reported on him, was heads up with Tristan Clemencon moments ago on a board of {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades}. Clemencon tossed out a bet, and Quijano called.

The turn was the {4-Hearts}, both players checked, and the {8-Spades} completed the board. Clemencon fired 6,700, and Quijano tank-called. Clemencon rolled over {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for trip tens, and took down the pot.

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Tristan Clemencon
230,000
87,000
87,000

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Lucay's Delay

Ludovic Lacay
Ludovic Lacay

Ludovic Lacay started out the action in a recent hand by raising it up to 2,300. The table folded over to the cutoff who three-bet to 5,200. Lacay made the call and both players were heads up to the flop.

The dealer spread three cards and they looked like this, {Q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}. It was here that Lacay checked, and his opponent bet out 4,800. Lacay made the call and moved on to the turn.

The {3-Spades} on fourth street saw a repeat of action with Lacay check-calling a bet from the cutoff, this time for 10,200.

The {5-Diamonds} on the river saw a third check from Lacay and an all in bet from the cut off. Lacay's tournament life was on the line and after almost two minutes Lacay threw it away. Lacay now sits around 40,000, and needs to turn things around.

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Ludovic Lacay
40,000
-28,000
-28,000

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Straight Shooter

Raymond Davis limped from early position and Fabrice Soulier followed suit from the button. The small blind folded and the big blind moved all in for his last 10,500. Both Davis and Soulier called and the flop came down {3-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades}

Both players checked and Soulier folded when Davis bet 4,000 on the {6-Diamonds} river. After Soulier got out of the way the hands were turned up to find that the all in player was ahead.

Davis: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

Fortunately for Davis, the {2-Spades} struck the river and gave him a winning straight.

"There we go!" exclaimed Davis with delight. "There we go!"

Davis took down the pot and increased his stack to 56,000 while his opponent took the long walk to the rail.

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Raymond Davis
56,000
29,000
29,000

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What to Believe With Blom

With the board showing {4-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and about 70,000 in the middle, Viktor Blom's opponent checked and Blom fired 26,500. His opponent thought for a couple of minutes, Blom sitting with his shirt up over his mouth and staring forward as he did.

Finally he folded, and Blom exhaled visibly, blinking rapidly as he scooped the chips.

"Ace high?" he asked his opponent. "What did you have?" came the response. "If you tell me, I'll tell you," said Blom. From there Blom ran through different possibilities, sounding at times as though he were admitting to having a flush draw or ("...no wait...") an open-ended straight draw or ("...no, no, it was a...") perhaps a queen.

"That's too many hands," said his opponent, and the table laughed.

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Viktor Blom
186,000
4,000
4,000

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Shulman Fires Three Barrels

When we got to the table, we saw that 2009 Main Event 5th Place finisher Jeff Shulman was in a pot with one other opponent on a flop that read {10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. Shulman fired out 3,500, and his opponent called. The turn brought the {3-Diamonds}, and Shulman led out again, this time for 5,000. His opponent tossed in the call, and the river was the {q-Hearts}.

This didn't slow Shulman down, as he bet for a third time. This bet was 14,000, and his opponent quickly folded his hand. After that pot, Shulman is up to 70,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Shulman
70,000
17,000
17,000

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Heeerrrre's Johnny!

Action folded all the way over to the player in the small blind, who raised to 2,500. Johnny Chan, who was in the big blind, peaked down at his cards and chucked in a call.

The flop came {J-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and Chan's opponent c-bet for 3,000. Chan didn't take long to grab two orange chips and place them into the middle for a raise to 10,000.

Chan's opponent then fell deep into the tank. After about two minutes of pondering, he finally let his hand go.

"Good fold," Chan said as he scooped the pot.

Chan is up to 88,000.

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Johnny Chan
88,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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A Gross Exit for Kenney

Ebony Kenney sent home
Ebony Kenney sent home

After a player opened with a raise to 2,000 from middle position, Jeff Gross flatted from the next seat. Action folded to Ebony Kenney in the big blind and she reraised all in for 17,300. The original raiser folded and Gross made the call.

Kenney: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Gross: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The flop came down {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{J-Spades} and Kenney picked up a set of queens. Gross now needed a perfect-perfect run out to bust her and win the hand.

The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and Kenney needed to dodge only a ten on the river to stay alive and double up.

The deck wasn't on her side as the fifth card to the board was the {10-Spades} and Gross had made a queen-high straight. He won the pot and sent Kenney to the rail, moving to a little over 80,000 in chips in the process.

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Jeff Gross
84,000
17,000
17,000
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Ebony Kenney
Busted

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Bhanks It In

The board read {8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{10-Spades} and Brent Hanks checked to his opponent who resided on the button. The button then bet out 6,200, and was raised by Hanks who made it 13,500. After about 30 seconds a call was made and both players were off to the river.

After the {6-Diamonds} landed to complete the board Hanks announced "all in" and moved his 44,600 chips in the middle. The button possessed more chips and wouldn't be at risk, but a loss would cause him to lose a substantial chunk of his stack. After about a minute or two the button let it go and Hanks was awarded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Brent Hanks
75,000
25,000
25,000

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