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

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
1,710,000
110,000
110,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Jonathan Seelbach us
Jonathan Seelbach
1,360,000
536,000
536,000
Profile photo of A.J. Jejelowo us
A.J. Jejelowo
1,300,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Kyle Keranen us
Kyle Keranen
1,090,000
380,000
380,000
Profile photo of Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
1,025,000
145,000
145,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Stan Sinclair us
Stan Sinclair
970,000
285,000
285,000
Profile photo of Wilfried Harig de
Wilfried Harig
950,000
505,500
505,500
Profile photo of John Phan us
John Phan
885,000
215,000
215,000
Profile photo of Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
790,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
560,000
-85,000
-85,000

Just a Little Game of Limit Hold'em

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

We found Daniel Negreanu and Ryan Young in a hand together. They were chatting it up and laughing. The flop came {6-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {2-Spades}, Negreanu checked and Young bet 6,000 (the minimum bet). Negreanu called and the turn came {K-Clubs}. Negreanu checked again and Young bet 6,000 again.

Negreanu called and the river came {3-Hearts}. Negreanu checked, Young bet 12,000 and Negreanu folded.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuRyan Young

Quads Will Do it For Fiore

Ajay Gnanasambanthan has just felt the wrath of quads, seeing his tournament come to an end in a three-way all in situation. The hand involved Kyle Bowker and Stefano Fiore, with Bowker having both his opponents covered. Gnanasambanthan was all in for 365,000 and Fiore all in for 142,000. This is how the hands looked before the dealer spread out five cards on the felt.

Gnanasambanthan: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Fiore: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Bowker: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Bowker had a strong enough hand to perhaps eliminate two players, while Gnanasambanthan was looking good to triple up. However, the {j-Spades}{9-Spades}{2-Hearts}{k-Spades}{9-Clubs} board would see Fiore double up his short stack, while Bowker would send Gnanasambanthan to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Kyle Bowker
700,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Stefano Fiore
455,000
370,000
370,000
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Ajay Gnanasambanthan
Busted

Tags: Ajay GnanasambanthanStefano FioreKyle Bowker

Deeb Charging

Francois Tosques raised from under the gun to 13,000, and it folded to Freddy Deeb in the cutoff. Deeb three bet it to 50,000, and Tosques thought for about 20 seconds before calling.

The dealer fanned out a flop of {5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, and both players checked. The turn was the {q-Hearts}, and Tosques checked to Deeb, who fired out 60,000. Tosques came along, and the river brought the {5-Clubs}. Tosques checked again, and Deeb assembled a big bet of 110,000, and slid it into the middle Tosques went deep into the tank, thinking for about three minutes. He assembled the call, confirmed the bet was 110,000, and slid it in.

Deeb announced aces, and turned over {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}. Tosques mucked his hand, and Deeb took the massive pot to get up to almost 600,000, doubling his starting stack coming into today.

Player Chips Progress
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Freddy Deeb
580,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Francois Tosques fr
Francois Tosques
330,000
-96,000
-96,000

Tags: Freddy DeebFrancois Tosques

Aces for Shak

Dan Shak
Dan Shak

A short-stacked player moved all in from early postion for 50,000 or so with {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} only to run into the {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} of Dan Shak in the small blind. The board ran out an uneventful {8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{x-}, and Shak chipped up to 620,000 while sending his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Shak
620,000
180,000
180,000

Tags: Dan Shak

Say Goodbye to . . .

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

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Paul Isom us
Paul Isom
Busted
Profile photo of Stephan Schreitl nl
Stephan Schreitl
Busted
Profile photo of Michael Mcadam us
Michael Mcadam
Busted
Profile photo of Zachary Korik us
Zachary Korik
Busted
Profile photo of Joseph Conroy us
Joseph Conroy
Busted
Profile photo of Darren Sinnaeve us
Darren Sinnaeve
Busted
Profile photo of Noeung Troeung ca
Noeung Troeung
Busted
Profile photo of Michael Nasserazad us
Michael Nasserazad
Busted
Profile photo of Barry Rives us
Barry Rives
Busted
Profile photo of Michael Wright us
Michael Wright
Busted
Profile photo of Rudolf Schwartz ca
Rudolf Schwartz
Busted
Profile photo of Martin May us
Martin May
Busted
Profile photo of Erik Scheidt de
Erik Scheidt
Busted
Profile photo of Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Christopher Day
Busted
Profile photo of Sallie Avino us
Sallie Avino
Busted
Profile photo of John Wrona us
John Wrona
Busted
Profile photo of Daniel Rudd gb
Daniel Rudd
Busted
Profile photo of Jordan Oathes us
Jordan Oathes
Busted
Profile photo of Mark Teltscher gb
Mark Teltscher
Busted
Profile photo of Bernard Lee us
Bernard Lee
Busted
Profile photo of Brian Kim us
Brian Kim
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of William Choi us
William Choi
Busted
Profile photo of David Corsello us
David Corsello
Busted
Profile photo of Edouard Mignotbonnefous fr
Edouard Mignotbonnefous
Busted

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Juanda Jousts With Kornuth

Action folded all the way around to Chance Kornuth, who completed from the small blind. John Juanda checked his option from the big blind for a heads-up pot.

The flop came {Q-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Kornuth checked - prompting a 6,000 bet from Juanda. Kornuth called to see a turn, which brought the {J-Spades}.

Kornuth checked again and, undeterred, Juanda fired 18,000 into the middle. Kornuth slid his hand into the muck and Juands scooped the pot.

Juanda is sitting on 275,000, while Kornuth is still up for the day with 800,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Chance Kornuth
800,000
175,000
175,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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John Juanda
275,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Chance KornuthJohn Juanda

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Michael Lipman, who has shouted "Bang! Bang! Bang!" after winning a few pots recently, has just played his last hand of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Lipman was all in with {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} on a board of {j-Spades}{a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}, and Scott Abrams had him at risk with {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}.

"Seven!" Lipman shouted.

The turn was not a seven, it was the {5-Hearts}.

"Seven!" Lipman repeated.

The river was not a seven either, it was the suicide king ({k-Hearts}), and Lipman was eliminated.

Abrams is now up to over 800,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Abrams
810,000
415,000
415,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Michael Lipman
Busted

Tags: Michael LipmanScott Abrams

Even More Eliminations . . .

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

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matthias Nilsson se
Matthias Nilsson
Busted
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Wayne Hoovestol
Busted
Profile photo of Dominik Bosnjak at
Dominik Bosnjak
Busted
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Louis Werman
Busted
Profile photo of Daniel Alacahan ar
Daniel Alacahan
Busted
Profile photo of David Briegs us
David Briegs
Busted
Profile photo of Alejandro Anaya mx
Alejandro Anaya
Busted
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Dana Kellstrom
Busted
Profile photo of Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Robert Schulz
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Roberto Betbese es
Roberto Betbese
Busted
Profile photo of Ruslan Gazaev ru
Ruslan Gazaev
Busted
Profile photo of Dennis Booze us
Dennis Booze
Busted
Profile photo of Konstantin Streletskiy ru
Konstantin Streletskiy
Busted
Profile photo of Chris Kwon us
Chris Kwon
Busted
Profile photo of Jason Potter us
Jason Potter
Busted
Profile photo of Vitalii Minakov gb
Vitalii Minakov
Busted
Profile photo of Andres Ibarguen gb
Andres Ibarguen
Busted
Profile photo of James Schafer us
James Schafer
Busted
Profile photo of Gary Hurst gb
Gary Hurst
Busted
Profile photo of Marc Negron fr
Marc Negron
Busted
Profile photo of Henry Strasser ca
Henry Strasser
Busted
Profile photo of Kevin Williams gb
Kevin Williams
Busted
Profile photo of Keith Morgan us
Keith Morgan
Busted
Profile photo of Justin Shelton nz
Justin Shelton
Busted

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Triple Time for Shak

When we wandered past Dan Shak's table, we noticed he was sitting behind a much healthier stack than just a short while ago. According to the man himself, he acquired those chips when one person shoved holding {8-}{8-}, Shak then over-shoved holding {q-}{q-}, before a player holding {a-}{a-} shoved over the top. The flop housed the all-important {q-} that Shak needed and he raked in the triple up.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Shak
440,000
200,000
200,000

Tags: Dan Shak