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

Negreanu Loses a Chunk

Action started with Gwennael Grandmougin raising to 32,000 in early position. Daniel Negreanu came along, as did JP Kelly out of the big blind. The flop came {7-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{6-Spades}, and Kelly checked to Grandmougin, who fired out 44,000. Negreanu was the only caller, and they went heads up to the turn, the {6-Clubs}. Grandmougin checked, and Negreanu took the opportunity to bet out 60,000. Grandmougin thought for about 20 seconds before moving all in for 401,000.

Negreanu immediately put his head on his hand, and started shaking his head. Negreanu barely had Grandmougin , so it was a decision for pretty much all his chips. He sat back in his chair, crossed his arms, and after about two minutes of tanking, folded his hand.

Grandmougin shoots up to 669,000 after the hand, while Negreanu falls to 343,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Gwennael Grandmougin
669,000
145,000
145,000
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Daniel Negreanu
343,000
-152,000
-152,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuGwennael Grandmougin

Gibson Eliminates Tran

We caught the action on a board reading {4-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{10-Hearts} when Lawrie Gibson had moved all in and Nghi Van Tran called off for right around 300,000. "Good call," Gibson said, "You're ahead."

Showdown

Tran{A-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Gibson{K-Diamonds}{J-Spades}

Indeed, Tran had made a good call for his tournament life as he was out in front. As he was celebrating with a walk away from the table, the dealer burned and out out the {A-Spades} on the river, filling Gibson's open-ended straight draw. Tran returned to the table, and let an expletive slip upon discovering the bad news. "Good call, buddy, unlucky," someone at the table said before Tran exited the tournament area.

Meanwhile, Jeffrey Fielder was eliminated at the same table just two hands later, though not by Gibson.

Player Chips Progress
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Lawrie Gibson
1,250,000
680,000
680,000
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Nghi Van Tran
Busted
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Jeffrey Fielder
Busted

Tags: Jeffrey FielderLawrie GibsonNghi Van Tran

Baumann Bounces Deeb

Freddie Deeb
Freddie Deeb

Dave D'Alesandro raised to 36,000 from the button, then Freddy Deeb checked his cards and announced he was moving all in from the small blind. Gaelle Baumann, sitting on the other side of the dealer, leaned forward and asked the amount of Deeb's raise, and soon it was reported to her — 210,000.

Baumann leaned back, then without hesitating plucked the calling chips off of her stack and set them forward. D'Alesandro thought about it for a short while, then pushed his cards away. Baumann and Deeb then tabled their cards...

Baumann: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Deeb: {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

The flop was {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and turn {9-Clubs}. "King, jack, or club," requested Deeb of the dealer. "Do it, man!"

Alas for Deeb, the river was the {Q-Diamonds}. Deeb wished the table good luck and made his exit, while Baumann added a few more to her stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Gaelle Baumann
1,760,000
310,000
310,000
Winamax
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Freddy Deeb
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

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Saeed Blinks First

Action folded all the way around to Omar Saeed in the small blind, and he raised it to 35,000. William Katona was in the big blind, and he put out a three bet to 101,000. It was back to Saeed, and he thought for about 30 seconds before assembling a four bet to 226,000, and dropping it in the middle. It was back to Katona, and he wasn't ready to give it up, as he moved all in 506,000. Saeed thought for only about 15 seconds before chucking his cards away, and Katona took the big preflop pot.

Player Chips Progress
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William Katona
750,000
230,000
230,000
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Omar Saeed
627,000
-342,000
-342,000

Tags: Omar SaeedWilliam Katona

Double KO...OMG

"All in and a call, 409!" a dealer shouted.

We ran over to see that Erik Cajelais had both Craigory Thames and Mikhail Rudoy all in and at risk. He also had them both dominated.

Cajelais{a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Rudoy{k-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Thames{a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades}{10-Clubs}, and Rudoy and Thames were eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Erik Cajelais
2,830,000
755,000
755,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Mikhail Rudoy
Busted
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Craigory Thames
Busted

Tags: Erik CajelaisCraigory ThamesMikhail Rudoy

Kelly Getting Shorter

JP Kelly raised to 36,000 in middle position, and it folded around to Nicolas Divella in the big blind. He three bet it to 80,000, and Kelly made the call. The flop came down {9-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{a-Clubs}, and Divella kept up the aggression with a bet of 108,000. Kelly tanked for about 90 seconds before calling, and the {k-Hearts} hit the turn. Divella wouldn't let up, firing out a big bet of 206,000. Kelly quickly released his hand, and Divella took the pot.

After that hand, Divella creeps up over a million, while Kelly drops down to 382,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Nicholas Divella
1,002,000
351,000
351,000
Profile photo of JP Kelly gb
JP Kelly
382,000
-196,000
-196,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Nicholas DivellaJP Kelly