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

A Few Counts From Bronze and Red

The Bronze and Red sections in the Brasilia Room are currently getting smaller and smaller, with a majority of the Red Section now broken. Here is how a few players over in that area are currently faring.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Somerville
540,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tuan Le us
Tuan Le
375,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
230,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Gabe Kaplan
140,000
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Amnon Filippi
130,000
-82,000
-82,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
128,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Christian Harder
98,000
-28,000
-28,000
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David ODB Baker
67,000
-5,700
-5,700
Profile photo of Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
64,000
18,200
18,200
WSOP 4X Winner

Killday Keeps Firing

Tim Killday min-raised to 4,000 from the cutoff seat and found one caller in the player in the big blind.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Killday's opponent check-called a 6,000 bet from Killday.

The turn brought the {5-Clubs} and the player in the big again checked. Undeterred, Killday cut out a bet to 14,500 and placed it in the middle. His opponent quickly mucked and Killday scooped the pot.

Killday, who recently placed second in the World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's St. Louis Main Event, is up to 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Killday
200,000
200,000
200,000

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Suck and Re-Suck

Paul Cogliano opened to 4,500 from under the gun, John Leathart called in middle position, David Halpern moved all in for 20,500 on Leathart's direct right, and Marty Zabib quickly made the call. Cogliano re-shoved, Leathart released, and Zabib called.

"I have the worst hand," Zabib announced.

"No," Halpern responded. "I have the worst hand."

Cogliano{k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Halpern{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}
Zabib{a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The flop fell {10-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{j-Diamonds}.

"Give him a set," Zabib told the dealer.

If Cogliano turned a set, then Habib would have Broadway, but it was Halpern who turned a set when the {5-Diamonds} hit the felt.

"No diamond," Halpern requested.

The river was a diamond - the {9-Diamonds} to be precise - and Halpern was eliminated. Cogliano's stack rocketed to 160,000, while Zabib slipped to 240,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Marty Zabib
240,000
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Paul Cogliano
160,000
Profile photo of David Halpern us
David Halpern
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Updated Chip Counts from the Amazon Purple Section

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mark Demirdjian lb
Mark Demirdjian
515,000
-40,000
-40,000
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Jonathan Fountain
452,000
-14,000
-14,000
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James Mitchell
420,000
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Marvin Rettenmaier
413,000
73,000
73,000
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A.J. Jejelowo
410,000
Profile photo of Michael Hack us
Michael Hack
403,000
-35,000
-35,000
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Erik Hellman
400,000
-16,000
-16,000
Profile photo of Jan Kasten de
Jan Kasten
395,000
3,200
3,200
Profile photo of Jeremy Allen us
Jeremy Allen
377,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
368,000
168,100
168,100
Profile photo of David Diaz us
David Diaz
368,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
355,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Fabrizio Gonzalez uy
Fabrizio Gonzalez
337,000
37,400
37,400
Profile photo of Dane Lomas us
Dane Lomas
328,000
42,000
42,000
Profile photo of Armando Fernandez us
Armando Fernandez
325,000
Profile photo of Vivek Rajkumar in
Vivek Rajkumar
310,000
79,100
79,100
Profile photo of Jeffrey Gross us
Jeffrey Gross
309,000
96,600
96,600
Profile photo of Amritraj Singh us
Amritraj Singh
290,000
Profile photo of Thanh dat Tran
Thanh dat Tran
286,000
-12,000
-12,000
Profile photo of Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
240,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
225,000
-25,000
-25,000
Profile photo of Alex Outhred us
Alex Outhred
207,000
47,600
47,600
Profile photo of Eric Cloutier ca
Eric Cloutier
168,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Kennii Nguyen us
Kennii Nguyen
153,000
Profile photo of Dag Martin Mikkelsen no
Dag Martin Mikkelsen
147,500
-16,900
-16,900

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Rettenmaier Wins Eight Minute Hand

Marvin Rettenmaier
Marvin Rettenmaier

Marvin Rettenmaier is known for taking his time at the tables, and he was just part of a hand that took almost ten minutes. Rettenmaier won the WPT Championship at Bellagio in May, and he's looking to extend that good fortune in the WSOP Main Event.

We caught up with the action on a flop of {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. There was about 20,000 in the middle, and Daniel Hirleman checked from the small blind to Rettenmaier in the cutoff. He thought for about a minute before betting out 8,200, and Hirleman made the call. The turn brought the {5-Spades}, and Hirleman checked again. Rettenmaier thought again for about a minute before tossing in a bet of 19,600. Hirleman quickly called again, and the river brought the {3-Spades}. Here's where things got interesting.

Hirleman checked a third time, and Rettemaier tanked for about 90 seconds before assembling a big bet of 48,600. This sent Hirleman deep into the tank, and after about five minutes of thinking, the clock was called. The floor came over to administrate it, and just before he could announce the ten second warning, Hirleman said call.

Rettenmaier flipped over {a-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} for a full house, and Hirleman tapped the table before mucking his hand. After that pot, Rettenmaier is up to 330,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Marvin Rettenmaier
340,000
113,000
113,000

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Baumann Adds Some

After dropping a few chips at the beginning of the level, Gaelle Baumann is back up to about 550,000.

Picking up the action in a three-handed pot after a {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop, Baumann check-called 7,300 from an opponent. The third player in the hand folded and the {Q-Diamonds} hit the turn. Baumann check-called another bet, this one for 17,300, to see the {4-Diamonds} river. She and her opponent both checked with Baumann tabling {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a flush.

Her opponent flashed {J-Spades}{J-Clubs} as he watched the pot get pushed Baumann's way.

Player Chips Progress
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Gaelle Baumann
545,000
30,000
30,000
Winamax

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Gulyy's Stack Smited by Jacks

A player in early position opened for 4,500 and action folded over to Andrey Gulyy in the cutoff seat, who called. Ezha Abugazal then squeezed to 12,500 from the button and everyone else folded back around to Gulyy, who moved all in for a bit over 100,000. Abugazal quickly called to put Gulyy at risk.

Gulyy: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Abugazal: {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

"Good luck," Gulyy wished Abugazal.

It appeared Gulyy would be the lucky one, as an {A-Hearts} came right in the window of the flop, however, the other two cards hiding behind it were the {9-Spades} and {J-Hearts}, giving Abugazal a set of jacks. An {A-Diamonds} gave Gulyy a glimmer of hope, however, the {4-Diamonds} bricked out for Gulyy and he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrey Gulyy
Busted

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Daniel vs. Daniel

Daniel Negreanu opened with a raise to 4,400 only to find Ryan Daniel three-bet to 10,000 from the next seat over.

The flop fell {6-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{Q-Spades} and both players tapped the table. It went check-check for a second time on the {8-Diamonds} turn.

The {6-Hearts} completed the board and Daniel bet 20,000. Negreanu thought about it for roughly thirty seconds before flinging out a call. Daniel showed {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} and Negreanu mucked his hand. With this loss Negreanu has fallen under the 200,000 chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Negreanu
199,600
-49,800
-49,800
Profile photo of Ryan Daniel us
Ryan Daniel
196,600
23,500
23,500

Tags: Daniel NegreanuRyan Daniel