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

Hille Tears Up The Table; Eric Buchman Eliminated in 74th Place ($88,070); Andrew Flaherty Eliminated in 75th Place ($88,070)

Eric Buchman
Eric Buchman

Andrew Flaherty had been short for quite some time, and he just pushed all in for his final 130,000 chips. The action was folded to Eric Buchman, and he called from the small blind. Table chip leader Elisabeth Hille gave it some thought, and called from the big blind.

The flop came down {5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}, and both players checked quickly.

On the turn the {7-Hearts} hit, and Buchman moved all in for 775,000 chips. Hille double checked her cards, and called rather quickly.

"Do you have a flush?" Buchman asked with a worried look on his face.

"No. Two pair," Hille said, and Buchman's look turned from disgust into disbelief.

"What do you have?" Buchman asked Flaherty who turned over {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}. The former November Nine finalist showed {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, and both were trailing Hille's {7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}.

The river brought the {8-Diamonds}, and both Buchman and Flaherty were eliminated. After finishing fourth in 2009, Buchman made another very impressive run, but his tournament ended on Day 6.

Player Chips Progress
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Elisabeth Hille
6,100,000
2,710,000
2,710,000
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Andrew Flaherty
Busted
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Eric Buchman
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

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Van Alphen Five-Bets

The action folded to Jacob Balsiger on the button, who opened to 100,000. Dutchman Niels van Alphen three-bet to 250,000 from the big blind, and Balsiger four-bet to 475,000. Niels grabbed two towers of green T25,000 chips, and five-bet to 1.2 million.

Balsiger quickly folded, and van Alphen shipped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Niels van Alphen
4,300,000
830,000
830,000
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Jake Balsiger
2,600,000
-540,000
-540,000

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Max Ovseyevitz Eliminated in 76th Place ($88,070)

Max Ovseyevitz open shoved for his last 755,000 from middle position. Jordan Batt looked down at his cards and moved all in over the top for 2,525,000. Amit Makhija tanked for about two minutes from the small blind before folding. He later informed the table that he folded pocket jacks.

Batt: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Ovseyevitz: {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran {9-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Ovseyevitz was unable to improve, ending his Main Event at the hands of Batt. Batt is now sitting on a stack of about 3,350,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Jordan Batt
3,350,000
2,050,000
2,050,000
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Max Ovseyevitz
Busted

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Paur Lightens Gee's Stack, Takes Chip Lead

Taylor Paur took the chip lead on the last hand.
Taylor Paur took the chip lead on the last hand.

Taylor Paur opened for 100,000 under the gun and Steven Gee made it 260,000 to play from middle position. The blinds released and Paur called.

The flop came {3-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {K-Clubs}, Paur checked, Gee bet 160,000 and Paur called. The turn came {5-Clubs}, Paur led out for 480,000 and Gee called. The river came {2-Diamonds} and Paur took a few minutes to bet 1,200,000.

Gee tanked for a good while and his body language signaled he wasn't happy with Paur's bet. Gee hemmed and hawed and ultimately mucked his hand, surrendering the million plus pot to Paur.

Player Chips Progress
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Taylor Paur
6,475,000
1,345,000
1,345,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Steve Gee
1,380,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

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Nicolau Villa Lobos Eliminated in 77th Place ($88,070)

Nicolau Villa Lobos just committed his stack of about 700,000 before the flop with {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}, but had run into the {K-Spades}{K-Hearts} of Richard Pyne. The board came {7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{J-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}, and Lobos is out.

Shortly after that hand, Pyne was involved in another preflop all-in situation with a shorter-stacked player, this time Marty Zabib. In that one Zabib was all in for 770,000 with {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} against Pyne's {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}, and when the board rolled out {Q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, Zabib survived.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Pyne
2,120,000
720,000
720,000
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Marty Zabib
1,655,000
470,000
470,000
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Nicolau Villa Lobos
Busted

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Andrew Dean Elimated in 78th Place ($88,070)

Jacob Balsiger opened to 100,000 from the cutoff, Jean Malherbe three-bet to 230,000 on the button, and Andrew Dean moved all in for 1.11 million from the big blind. Balsiger folded, and Malherbe made the call.

Malherbe{a-Spades}{10-Spades}
Dean{5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

The {6-Spades}{7-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop gave Malherbe a gut-shot straight draw, and the {9-Diamonds} on the turn gave him six more outs to counterfeit Dean's under pair. The {7-Clubs} spiked on the river, giving Malherbe nines and sevens with an ace, and eliminating Dean from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Jean Malherbe
4,500,000
880,000
880,000
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Andrew Dean
Busted

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Makhija Wins Monster, Takes Chip Lead

Amit Makhija takes the chip lead
Amit Makhija takes the chip lead

Jordan Batt opened to 125,000 from early position, Amit Makhija called in the cutoff, and A.J. Jejelowo three-bet to 425,000 from the big blind. Batt folded, and Makhija examined Jejelowo's stack before calling.

The flop fell {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs}, and Jejelowo led for 600,000. Makhija cut out enough green T25,000 chips to call, riffled them, then slid them forward.

The turn was the {9-Spades}, and Jejelowo slowed down, checking to Makhija. Makhija reached for chips, and slid out 500,000. Within thirty seconds, Jejelowo moved all in for effectively 2.045 million, and Makhija looked at his cards one more time before calling.

Makhija: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Jejelowo: {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}

"Does he have a flush draw?" Michael Shelton shouted from the rail.

Jejelowo didn't have a flush draw - he was only drawing to the three remaining aces in the deck. The river was not an ace, it was the {7-Clubs}, doubling Makhija to 6.265 million chips, and giving him the chip lead.

Jejelowo is knocked all the way down to 750,000.

"That was a big one," Makhija said to the cameras after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Amit Makhija
6,265,000
2,895,000
2,895,000
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A.J. Jejelowo
750,000
-3,225,000
-3,225,000

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Coultas Chips Up

Charles Coultas
Charles Coultas

With a large pot having already developed and {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Hearts} on the board, Robert Pyne checked, Charles Coultas checked behind, then Robert Salaburu bet 600,000. Pyne stepped aside, but Coultas called.

The river brought the {Q-Diamonds} and a bet of 1.375 million from Coultas, at the sight of which Salaburu snap-folded. Coultas chips up close to the top of the leaderboard with that one while Salaburu slips out of the top spot.

Player Chips Progress
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Charles Coultas
5,600,000
1,020,000
1,020,000
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Robert Salaburu
4,700,000
-900,000
-900,000

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Somerville Cracks Tens with Nines to Double Through Buchman

Jason Somerville on Day 5.
Jason Somerville on Day 5.

Eric Buchman moved all in for 1.6 million and cleared the field all the way around to Jason Somerville on the button. He called off for 570,000, the blinds got out of the way, and the cards were turned up:

Showdown
Somerville: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Buchman: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Somerville was dominated and his Main Event hopes were bleak. Luckily for him, the {3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop delivered him a set and renewed life. Neither the {8-Hearts} turn nor {2-Clubs} river helped Buchman, and Somerville scored a double.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Buchman
1,050,000
-475,000
-475,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Jason Somerville
1,040,000
470,000
470,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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