Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Sarah gets the low down on Amak's last level.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,021,200
Entries
6,598
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
It has just been announced that the dinner break will take place halfway through the current level, which is just over 15 minutes away. The dinner break will last 90 minutes.
Jean Malherbe opened for 125,000 under the gun only to have Greg Merson three-bet to 285,000 from middle position. Sam Holden then put in a four-bet to 500,000 from the cutoff, Malherbe got out of the way, and Merson made the call.
When the flop came down 
, Merson led out for 435,000 and Holden chose to release his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,330,000
615,000
|
615,000 |
|
||
|
1,825,000
-775,000
|
-775,000 |
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Charles Coultas opened to 135,000 from the cutoff, Dave D'Alesandro three-bet all in for 1.45 million from the small blind, and Coultas called.
Coultas: 
D'Alesandro: 
The board ran out 
, eliminating D'Alesandro from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,300,000
1,285,000
|
1,285,000 |
|
Busted |
Robert Corcione opened to 150,000 from early position and Nicco Maag from the small blind was his only caller. The flop came 
and Maag checked. Corcione continued for 220,000 and Maag called. The on the turn paired the board and both players checked.
They both checked for a second time when the 
fell on the river. Maag showed 
and Corcione mucked his hand. Maag is now sitting over eight million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,100,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
David Kluchman open-shoved his last 325,000 from middle position, and the action folded to Tristan Clemencon, who quickly called out of the big blind.
"Have you looked yet?" Kluchman asked.
"No," Clemencon answered.
Kluchman showed 
. Clemencon took one card in each hand and turned them over individually. With his right hand, he turned over the , with his left hand, he turned over the 
.
"Oh my god!" Clemencon exclaimed.
The flop fell 
, giving Kluchman a flush draw.
"Queen of hearts," he told the dealer.
The turn was another ace - the .
"No queen of hearts," Kluchman said, grinning.
The 
completed the board, and ended Kluchman's Main Event run, while Clemencon is flirting with 4 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,950,000
3,225,000
|
3,225,000 |
|
Busted |
From under the gun, Andras Koroknai raised to an unknown amount and Fabrizio Gonzalez reraised from the next seat to 305,000. Play folded back to Koroknai and he moved all in for approximately 2.4 million. According to Paul Volpe, Gonzalez asked for a count, but Koroknai thought he said call and turned his hand over to reveal the 
. The floor was called and it was ruled that Koroknai would be given a one-round penalty. Gonzalez folded his hand.
This is the second big mistake Koroknai has made deep in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event. Yesterday, he missed action in front of him and moved all in when he didn't see Gaelle Baumann raise before mucking his hand before she had acted. No penalty was given then. This time around, he'll have to sit out for the next orbit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
Action folded around to Niels van Alphen in the small blind and he raised to 130,000, which Greg Merson called from the big. The 
flop saw Merson call a bet of 180,000, and the dealer burned and turned the .
Again Merson called a bet from van Alphen, this time 350,000, before the latter checked the 
river. Merson thought for a solid minute before moving all in, and van Alphen conceded the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,715,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,975,000
-1,230,000
|
-1,230,000 |
Taylor Paur raised from the hijack seat and got one caller from Jan Heitmann in the big blind. The flop came . Heitmann checked, Paur bet 110,000, and Heitmann called. The turn was the 
, and the pair went through a similar routine, with Heitmann check-calling a 255,000 bet this time. Both then checked the 
river.
Heitmann showed 
for sixes and queens and Paur mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,750,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,800,000
1,345,000
|
1,345,000 |
|
||
Sam Holden opened for 120,000 and then called an all-in shove from Jean Malherbe to 1.485 million total.
Showdown
| Malherbe | |
| Holden |  |
Holden didn't look thrilled, and rightfully so as he was way behind. The board ran out a lackluster 
and Malherbe doubled through last year's November Niner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000
1,515,000
|
1,515,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
-1,540,000
|
-1,540,000 |