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

Early Dinner Break

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The schedule has been changed a bit as the remaining players are being sent early for dinner. Play will resume at 7:30 PM Vegas time.

The Eliminated

For exact places of finish, please refer to our payouts page.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kelvin Gates us
Kelvin Gates
Busted
Profile photo of Michael Lipman us
Michael Lipman
Busted
Profile photo of Joshua Chait us
Joshua Chait
Busted
Profile photo of Joshua Gilliam us
Joshua Gilliam
Busted
Profile photo of Bryan Pimlott us
Bryan Pimlott
Busted
Profile photo of David Kaleel us
David Kaleel
Busted
Profile photo of John Shipley gb
John Shipley
Busted
Profile photo of Eddie Blumenthal us
Eddie Blumenthal
Busted
Profile photo of Salvatore Bonavena it
Salvatore Bonavena
Busted
Profile photo of Daniel Hicks us
Daniel Hicks
Busted
Profile photo of Joshua Mancuso us
Joshua Mancuso
Busted
Profile photo of Marc Goldman us
Marc Goldman
Busted
Profile photo of Jean Moussa us
Jean Moussa
Busted
Profile photo of Mario Juste
Mario Juste
Busted
Profile photo of Zhi Pan ca
Zhi Pan
Busted
Profile photo of Jeffrey Stewart us
Jeffrey Stewart
Busted
Profile photo of Kenneth Dobbs us
Kenneth Dobbs
Busted
Profile photo of Simon Taberham gb
Simon Taberham
Busted
Profile photo of Keith Block us
Keith Block
Busted
Profile photo of Ajay Gnanasambanthan us
Ajay Gnanasambanthan
Busted
Profile photo of Michael Hack us
Michael Hack
Busted
Profile photo of Thomas Swensen no
Thomas Swensen
Busted
Profile photo of Jordan Lewis gb
Jordan Lewis
Busted
Profile photo of Robert Deppe mx
Robert Deppe
Busted
Profile photo of Armando Fernandez us
Armando Fernandez
Busted

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Salaburu Crushes Wolpert's Aces

On a {J-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts} flop Jamie Sill checked to Leo Wolpert who bet 23,000. Robert Salaburu decided to raise it up to 46,000. The action was on Sill who called, and Wolpert moved all in.

Wolpert put both his to the test, and Salaburu called all in for this tournament life. Sill folded his cards, and we got to see the following showdown.

Leo Wolpert{A-Spades}{A-Clubs}
Robert Salaburu{5-Spades}{5-Clubs}

The turn was the {5-Diamonds}, and Salaburu hit quads. On the river the {6-Hearts} hit, and Wolpert paid off a total of 340,000 chips. He still had plenty left, while Salaburu is in great shape as well now.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Leo Wolpert us
Leo Wolpert
1,125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Robert Salaburu us
Robert Salaburu
774,000
127,500
127,500
Profile photo of Jamie Sill gb
Jamie Sill
165,000
-6,500
-6,500

Tags: Leo WolpertRobert Salaburu

Some Updated Chip Counts From Purple

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Erik Hellman se
Erik Hellman
1,400,000
-25,000
-25,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
1,000,000
540,000
540,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Nicholas Cushman us
Nicholas Cushman
930,000
409,500
409,500
Profile photo of Mark Demirdjian lb
Mark Demirdjian
860,000
175,000
175,000
Profile photo of Steffen Retterholt no
Steffen Retterholt
745,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of David ODB Baker us
David ODB Baker
745,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Julien Chamoun us
Julien Chamoun
653,000
489,500
489,500
Profile photo of Joshua Weizer us
Joshua Weizer
600,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of William Hefflefinger us
William Hefflefinger
470,000
262,000
262,000
Profile photo of Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
430,000
-370,000
-370,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Profile photo of Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
395,000
101,700
101,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jeffrey Schobert us
Jeffrey Schobert
355,000
-58,500
-58,500
Profile photo of Craigory Thames us
Craigory Thames
258,000
216,000
216,000
Profile photo of Teddy Sheringham gb
Teddy Sheringham
255,000
254,999
254,999
Profile photo of Casey Yontz us
Casey Yontz
230,000
20,500
20,500
Profile photo of Eugene Du Plessis za
Eugene Du Plessis
213,000
76,000
76,000
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
195,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Anthony Mar ca
Anthony Mar
150,000
8,500
8,500
Profile photo of Roman Duiunov ru
Roman Duiunov
140,000
77,000
77,000
Profile photo of Filip Verboven be
Filip Verboven
134,000
-436,000
-436,000

Cheong Chips Up at Layne's Expense

Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong

Robert Layne opened for 12,000 from the cutoff seat and Joseph Cheong quickly three-bet him to 28,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and action was back on Layne, who flatted.

The flop came {A-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and both players checked.

The {2-Hearts} fell on the turn and Layne checked once more. Cheong nonchalantly tossed a single t25,000 into the middle and Layne called.

The {4-Spades} completed the board and Layne checked a final time to Cheong, who fired again for 33,000. Layne called and Cheong flipped over {A-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for a pair of aces. Layne threw his hand into the muck and a single {J-} was exposed on accident.

Cheong is up to 830,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
830,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joseph Cheong