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

Katchalov Slips with Kings

Eugene Katchalov went to a flop with two other players of {A-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} in the small blind. Katchalov led out with 10,000, a short-stacked opponent folded and his opponent on the button raised to 25,000. Katchalov called and then checked the {4-Diamonds} turn. His opponent tapped the table as well and the {9-Diamonds} came on the river.

Both players checked again, Katcholov tabled {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} and his opponent showed {A-} {J-} for the win.

Player Chips Progress
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Eugene Katchalov
240,000
-80,000
-80,000

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Thanh dat Tran Takes From Makhija

Following an all-heart {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop, it checked to Thanh dat Tran in the cutoff who bet 5,000 (about two-thirds the pot). The big blind folded, but Amit Makhija called from under the gun. The turn brought the {8-Spades} and Makhija checked. Tran bet 5,000 again, and Makhija called.

The river was the {2-Spades} and the pair followed a similar pattern, with Makhija checking, Tran betting — 13,000, this time — and Makhija calling. Tran then showed {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} for the flopped flush, and Makhija mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Thanh dat Tran
371,000
85,000
85,000
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Amit Makhija
147,000
-78,000
-78,000

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Boeree Busts Another

Liv Boeree has been all smiles today, and for good reason. She has been on an absolute heater, as she has just busted another player to up her stack over 400,000.

We missed the exact preflop action, but we saw the ESPN cameras swarm to her table, so we went to check it out. We saw that David Petrosian had gotten the rest of his stack, which looked to be about 65,000, in preflop holding {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. However, he ran into the {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} of Boeree, and he would need a ton of help to survive.

The board ran down {3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, and Boeree claimed the bounty while adding to her mountain of a chip stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Liv Boeree
402,000
107,000
107,000

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Stern Still Chipping Up

Dani Stern has recently sky rocketed up the chip counts and has now picked up a few extra chips, courtesy of this hand that we caught from the {5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{k-Hearts} flop. At this point it was Stern versus two opponents, with one player to act first and the other player on the button. All three players checked here and a {k-Clubs} was dealt on the turn. One check would see the action on Stern and he would bet 9,500. The player on the button called and the other folded as the dealer would flip over the {2-Clubs} on the river.

This time Stern would check and his opponent check behind. At showdown, Stern tabled {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} - enough to send his opponent's cards straight into the muck and some chips into his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Dani Stern
450,000
20,000
20,000

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Thursday With Bernie

Bernard Lee, who finished 13th in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, opened to 4,700 from early position. A player in the blinds called and the flop fell {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. Lee's opponent check-called a 6,100-chip bet, and the turn brought the {7-Hearts}. Both players checked.

The {8-Spades} completed the board, and the player in the blinds led for 12,700. Lee tank-called, and the player showed {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}. Lee tabled {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} for a pair of jacks, and is up over 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Bernard Lee
203,000
97,000
97,000

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All In Against Allen

An early position player open-shoved for 37,700, and it folded around to Jeremy Allen in the cutoff. Allen checked his cards, then said he was calling, and everyone else stepped aside.

Allen showed {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and had the lead over his opponent's {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}. He still led after the community cards came {5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, sending another player railward and pushing Allen up over 400,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeremy Allen
402,000
25,000
25,000

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Behbehani Shoves, Galfond Folds

Phil Galfond raised to 4,500 from early position, Salman Behbehani called on his direct left, and the action behind folded. The dealer fanned {2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{10-Spades}, and Galfond led for 6,400, Behbehani called.

The turn was the {6-Clubs}, and Galfond slowed down, checking to Behbehani, who tossed out 13,000. Galfond check-raised to 31,500, and Behbehani moved all in. Galfond quickly folded, and Behbehani pulled in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Galfond
340,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
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Salman Behbehani
170,000
50,000
50,000

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Raising Hellman

Erik Hellman started Day 3 with a lot of chips, and has seen his stack steadily rise as the afternoon has progressed.

Just now he accumulated a few more chips in a hand in which he and an opponent built a pot of about 17,000 by the turn with the board showing {J-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. At that point Hellman's opponent fired 7,500 and Hellman called.

The river brought the {7-Clubs} and checks from both, and Hellman showed his {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} first. His opponent then turned over {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}.

"Wow, that's impossible," grinned Hellman, realizing his ace-king was good.

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Hellman
526,000
126,000
126,000

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