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

Mahatan Takes From Sylvia

Percy Mahatan
Percy Mahatan

Jesse Sylvia raised to 160,000, Percy Mahatan raised to 450,000, Sylvia pushed his big stack all in, and Mahatan called for 2.93 million total. Yet another in a series of all-in-and-a-call situations we've seen in Level 28, with this one featuring Mahatan's {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} pitted against the {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} of Sylvia.

The board brought no rude surprises for Mahatan, running out {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades}, and he doubles through Sylvia.

Player Chips Progress
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Percy Mahatan
6,060,000
3,950,000
3,950,000
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Jesse Sylvia
5,800,000
-3,000,000
-3,000,000

Tags: Jesse SylviaPercy Mahatan

Paul Siem Eliminated in 42nd Place ($191,646)

Paul Siem
Paul Siem

Jan Heitmann opened for 175,000 and received a call from Russell Thomas. Paul Siem then moved all in for 1.57 million, Heitmann folded, and Thomas made the call.

Showdown
Siem: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}
Thomas: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

Siem needed some help, and it looked like was going to get it as the {A-Clubs} appeared in the window. Much to his dismay, it was followed by the {4-Diamonds} and {Q-Hearts}, giving Thomas a set. The {4-Clubs} turn kept Siem alive and drawing to an ace on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the {4-Spades} peeled off.

Siem shook hands with all of the remaining players at the feature table and then exited the Main stage in 42nd place.

Player Chips Progress
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Russell Thomas
10,330,000
8,235,000
8,235,000
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Paul Siem
Busted

Tags: Jan HeitmannPaul SiemRussell Thomas

Corcione's Queens Crush Keranen's Rockets

Robert Corcione and Kyle Keranen traded bets back and forth through the turn, at which point the board showed {4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and more than 1.5 million worth of chips lay scattered around the community cards. That's when Keranen led with a bet of 675,000, then Corcione responded by reraising to 1.4 million total, leaving himself but 375,000 or so behind.

Keranen thought for a few moments, then said he was pushing all in and Corcione quickly called. Keranen tabled {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}, but was well behind the set Corcione had flopped with {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}.

The river brought the {4-Clubs}, and Corcione improved his status chip-wise considerably while Keranen takes a tumble.

Player Chips Progress
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Robert Corcione
6,720,000
2,535,000
2,535,000
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Kyle Keranen
1,820,000
-3,480,000
-3,480,000

Tags: Kyle KeranenRobert Corcione

Jordi Martinezalonso Eliminated in 43rd Place ($191,646)

Jordi Martinezalonso
Jordi Martinezalonso

Jeremy Ausmus opened for 170,000 from early position, then Jordi Martinezalonso reraised all in from the hijack seat for 2,355,000 total. It folded to Jesse Sylvia in the small blind who pushed all in over the top of that, forcing folds from both the big blind and Ausmus.

Martinezalonso had {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} and needed to improve against Sylvia's {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}. With the screams of the crowd watching over in the bleachers of the Gold section punctuating each post-flop street, the community cards came {7-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, then {K-Diamonds}, then {2-Clubs}, together spelling the end of Martinezalonso's Main Event run.

Player Chips Progress
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Jesse Sylvia
8,800,000
5,810,000
5,810,000
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Jordi Martinezalonso
Busted

Tags: Jesse SylviaJordi Martinezalonso

Gwennael Grandmougin Eliminated in 44th Place ($191,646)

Yuval Bronshtein is up over 5 million chips
Yuval Bronshtein is up over 5 million chips

Gwennael Grandmougin open-jammed his last 1.605 million from late position, and Yuval Bronshtein called out of the small blind. The big blind released, and the hands were opened.

Grandmougin: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Bronshtein: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

"I wish you had like ace-queen," Bronshtein joked.

The {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop didn't connect with Bronshtein, nor did the {4-Diamonds} on the turn, but the {k-Diamonds} slammed on the river, eliminating Grandmougin from the tournament.

Bronshtein gave a hearty fist-pump, and his rail exploded at the sight of the man with the axe. Grandmougin shook Bronshtein's hand, then was off to the payout line to collect his hard-earned money.

Player Chips Progress
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Yuval Bronshtein
5,205,000
2,430,000
2,430,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Gwennael Grandmougin
Busted

Tags: Gwennael GrandmouginYuval Bronshtein

Secondary Feature Table Counts

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Strelitz
10,605,000
505,000
505,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Erik Hellman se
Erik Hellman
4,970,000
-1,630,000
-1,630,000
Profile photo of Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
4,750,000
-1,050,000
-1,050,000
Winamax
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Robert Salaburu
4,540,000
485,000
485,000
Profile photo of David Balkin au
David Balkin
3,705,000
105,000
105,000
Profile photo of Wilfried Harig de
Wilfried Harig
3,670,000
295,000
295,000
Profile photo of Charles Coultas us
Charles Coultas
3,600,000
-1,025,000
-1,025,000
Profile photo of Marty Zabib us
Marty Zabib
2,200,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Lasell King
1,300,000
-785,000
-785,000

Chip Counts From the Gold Section

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
13,435,000
335,000
335,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Cylus Watson us
Cylus Watson
8,700,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
Profile photo of Andras Koroknai hu
Andras Koroknai
6,900,000
-100,000
-100,000
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Jesse Sylvia
6,130,000
1,995,000
1,995,000
Profile photo of Steve Gee us
Steve Gee
4,290,000
-1,060,000
-1,060,000
Profile photo of Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
3,905,000
1,105,000
1,105,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Esposito us
Michael Esposito
3,890,000
690,000
690,000
Profile photo of Jamie Robbins us
Jamie Robbins
3,650,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
3,180,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Amnon Filippi us
Amnon Filippi
3,040,000
140,000
140,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
2,990,000
-1,030,000
-1,030,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Jordi Martinezalonso es
Jordi Martinezalonso
2,385,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Percy Mahatan us
Percy Mahatan
2,110,000
-590,000
-590,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Schoder us
Jonathan Schoder
1,940,000
-2,455,000
-2,455,000
Profile photo of Tomas Samol sk
Tomas Samol
1,750,000
-490,000
-490,000
Profile photo of Gwennael Grandmougin fr
Gwennael Grandmougin
1,615,000
-255,000
-255,000
Profile photo of Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
1,110,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Fabrizio Gonzalez Eliminated in 45th Place ($191,646)

Fabrizio Gonzalez
Fabrizio Gonzalez

From the middle position, Jesse Sylvia raised to an unknown amount and Andras Koroknai called from the hijack seat before Fabrizio Gonzalez reraised to 430,000 from the cutoff seat. Action folded back to Sylvia and he folded. Koroknai moved all in and Gonzalez quickly called to put himself at risk for about 2.5 million.

Koroknai: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Gonzalez: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and Gonzalez was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Andras Koroknai
7,000,000
5,280,000
5,280,000
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Fabrizio Gonzalez
Busted

Tags: Andras KoroknaiFabrizio Gonzalez