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43rd Annual World Series of Poker

Saturday, July 07, 2012 to Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Event #61: No-Limit Hold'em Main Event

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  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • Prizepool: $62,031,385
  • Entries: 6,598
  • Remaining: 0
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7/8/2012 11:38:50 PM PST
 
Childs Chips Up
 

A player in middle position opened for 1,100 and action folded over to Lee Childs on the button, who clicked it back to 1,800. Everyone else folded back to the original raiser, who flung in a call.

The flop came and Lee's opponent checked, prompting a 2,150 bet from him. His opponent quickly folded and Lee scooped the pot.

Childs is sitting on 65,000 at the moment.

Lee Childs65,00012,000
7/8/2012 11:37:32 PM PST
 
Orange Section Breaking
 

They just finished breaking up the Tan section of the Amazon room, and now they have moved onto the Orange section. They just broke Table #367, and they will break in ascending order from here. We are losing players fast and furiously in this last level!

7/8/2012 11:34:18 PM PST
 
Chip Counts from the Brasilia Bronze Section
 
Max Weinberg88,00015,000
Erik Cajelais70,00022,000
Tex Barch67,000
Tuan Le62,0005,000
Neil Channing60,000-14,000
Adam Levy54,00021,000
Sam Barnhart53,000-1,000
Katie Dozier45,0005,500
Lauren Kling45,00016,000
Keith Lehr37,0004,000
Paul Magriel36,000-20,000
Matt Vengrin31,00017,000
Tony Dunst31,0009,000
Jeanine Deeb0-8,500
Andrey Pateychuk0-6,500
7/8/2012 11:30:25 PM PST
 
ElkY Getting Low
 

We came upon Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier heads up in a pot with an opponent. The flop came down and Grospellier's opponent bet 2,300.

Grospellier called and the turn paired the board with the . This time Grospellier was facing a bet of 4,200. Grospellier shook his head and a look of misery wasted across his face.

ElkY has had trouble getting anything going today and his stack is looking meek at about 7,800.

Bertrand Grospellier7,800-9,700
7/8/2012 11:19:18 PM PST
 
More Chip Counts from the Brasila Red Section
 
Shawn Buchanan96,000
David Peters64,0008,000
Rob Peltecki55,00026,000
Darren Elias46,00034,000
Bill Chen45,00021,000
Dan O'Brien39,0009,000
Vicky Coren38,0005,000
Steve Zolotow27,000-5,000
Rob Perelman22,000-14,000
Jeff Sarwer19,000-17,400
Matt Hawrilenko11,0003,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko0-27,000
Bryan Colin0-23,000
7/8/2012 11:18:00 PM PST
 
Cordero Pays One Off
 

Alex Cordero is here, just a day removed from his third-place finish in Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em last night. Cordero was the end-of-day chip leader for the first two days of that event before Dominik Nitsche eventually passed him and everyone else to take the bracelet.

Cordero is doing what he can today to try to build a stack, though finds himself just a bit below the 30,000 with which he started as we move through the last level of the night.

Just now Cordero was involved in a hand with an opponent in which the pair had reached the turn with the board showing . Cordero's opponent, playing out of the blinds, fired a bet of 3,300 (about two-thirds the pot), and Cordero called.

The river was the and again Cordero's opponent was betting, this time tossing out a single orange (5,000) chip. Cordero plucked a matching chip off of his stack and set it forward to call, then nodded in acknowledgement when his opponent turned over for a flush.

Alex Cordero27,600
7/8/2012 11:14:55 PM PST
 
Set For Lee
 

Action folded around to Bernard Lee's small blind and he raised to 1,125. The big blind opted to three-bet, however, making it 3,300 to go. Lee called and the two saw a flop of .

Lee checked to the raiser and his opponent bet 4,400. Lee decided to throw out a check-raise, making it 10,975 to go and his opponent went into the tank. Eventually his opponent decided to call the bet and the fell on the turn.

Lee moved all in on the turn which would put his opponent's tournament life at risk for his last 30,000. His opponent folded and Lee showed for a flopped set of sevens. Lee is currently sitting on 95,400 in chips.

Bernard Lee95,40025,400
7/8/2012 11:13:07 PM PST
 
Chip Counts from the Brasilia Red Section
 
Todd Witteles102,00037,000
Brian Hastings98,00063,000
Micah Raskin88,00036,000
Samantha Cohen84,00042,000
Steve Brecher59,00010,000
Tom Schneider58,00017,000
Alex Kravchenko52,00016,000
Erick Lindgren46,00018,000
Gregory Merson43,000
Gabriel Nassif42,0002,000
Marc Inizan35,000-35,000
Adam Geyer0-7,500
7/8/2012 11:01:45 PM PST
 
Lenaghan Scores a Double Through Farha
 

Action folded around to Sam Farha's button and he raised it up to 1,200. Ryan Lenaghan three-bet to 3,200 from the small blind and the big blind got out of the way.

Farha wasted no time four-betting to 8,200 and Lenaghan quickly five-bet the rest of his stack. Farha wasted no time calling and the hands were tabled to find Lenaghan dominated.

Lenaghan:
Farha:

The flop came safe for Farha with but the on the turn flipped everything around. Farha let out a sigh under his breath at this card and the board was quickly finished with the .

Farha was forced to ship a double up to the seat next to him and this hit knocked him down to about 80,000 in chips.

Sam Farha80,000-15,000
Ryan Lenaghan55,0002,500
7/8/2012 10:58:14 PM PST
 
Kling Scoops a Small One With Set
 

We caught up with the action on a board, where Lauren Kling was in a pot against one other opponent. Kling checked from under-the-gun and her lone opponent checked behind from the hijack seat.

The completed the board and Kling checked again. Her opponent checked as well and Kling said, "I don't have a diamond."

"Neither do I," her opponent replied.

Kling then tabled for top set and her opponent mucked.

Kling is still sitting right around the starting stack with 29,000.

Lauren Kling29,000-3,000
7/8/2012 10:56:18 PM PST
 
Chip Counts from the Brasilia Silver Section
 
Nelius Foley140,000
Maria Ho135,0005,000
Jason Somerville122,00010,000
Galen Hall91,000-4,000
Jan Heitmann78,000-6,000
Dan Harrington68,00010,200
Anthony Gregg64,00031,000
Jerry Yang61,0003,000
Chad Brown53,0003,000
Lee Childs53,000-7,000
Brandon Steven52,00034,000
Darvin Moon45,000-30,000
Bob Bright45,000-2,000
Chau Giang44,000500
Blair Rodman42,0008,000
Vitaly Lunkin33,00017,000
Huck Seed32,0006,600
David ODB Baker31,000-1,500
Kevin Saul30,000-2,000
Max Pescatori25,0009,000
Rep Porter23,0009,000
Men Nguyen11,0001,500
Danny Suied6,000-8,000
James Carroll0-3,000
7/8/2012 10:56:14 PM PST
 
Even Eastgate Gets Tired
 

Peter Eastgate

As we were passing through the tables in the Purple section, a player standing away from his chair stretched and yawned. "It's a long day," he said, as he rubbed his eyes and tried to refocus on two more hours of poker ahead.

From there we moved over to the Blue section, where 2008 Main Event champion Peter Eastgate has been quietly chipping up all day. Just now he was involved in a hand in which a player raised to 900 from the button and he defended his big blind.

The pair quickly fell into rapid check-check mode as the dealer dealt the flop, the turn, and the river. "Ace," said Eastgate's opponent, turning over . Eastgate tabled , and the dealer waved the small pot in his direction.

Someone pointed out to Eastgate he'd made a straight on the river, and he leaned forward to see the cards, then grinned and shook his head. Not that it likely cost him anything, but he'd missed that made better than a low pair.

Now it was Eastgate rubbing his eyes, trying to refocus.

Peter Eastgate51,00018,000
7/8/2012 10:53:16 PM PST
 
Grospellier Grossed Out
 

Bertrand Grospellier

It was battle of the blinds between the small blind and Bertrand Grospellier in the big blind. The flop read and the small blind bet out 600. ElkY made the call and the dealer landed the on the turn. It was here that the small blind again fired out, this time for 1,700. Grospellier again made the call.

The on the river lead to yet another bet from the small blind, 2,100 this time. Grospellier did the same thing he did before and tossed out a call. The small blind flipped over for a rivered flush and Grospellier threw his cards in the muck in disgust.

Bertrand Grospellier17,500-2,500
7/8/2012 10:47:46 PM PST
 
George Doubles Through Israelashvili
 

We caught up to the action to find Christopher George all in for his last 11,675 and at risk against Roland Israelashvili.

Israelashvili:
George:

The board ran out and George's kings were able to hold securing him a double up to about 24,000.

Roland Israelashvili29,000-12,400
Christopher George24,00012,000
7/8/2012 10:39:40 PM PST
 
Apples and Oranges
 
George Danzer94,00020,000
David Steicke79,000-9,000
Dan Shak75,00029,000
Barny Boatman74,0004,000
Bernard Lee70,0001,000
Amnon Filippi66,00011,000
Mel Judah63,00018,000
Justin Young51,000-10,000
Sam Stein50,00012,000
Robert Varkonyi49,000-1,000
Matt Salsberg47,0007,000
Salvatore Bonavena35,50019,000
Bertrand Grospellier20,000-18,000
Leo Margets18,500-10,500
Owais Ahmed18,000-7,000
Dag Palovic12,600-15,400
Aaron Jones12,000-14,500
Carter Gill4,000-1,100
Mike Sowers0-29,500
7/8/2012 10:37:30 PM PST
 
Level 5 started
 
Level: 5 Blinds: 200/400 Ante: 50
7/8/2012 10:16:39 PM PST
 
Let's Take a Break
 

We've reached the end of Level 4, meaning players are now taking their final 20-minute break of the night. Just one more two-hour level remains.

7/8/2012 10:15:54 PM PST
 
Dwan's Day Is Done
 

By the time Tom Dwan moved over into the Purple section, he was already short-stacked, the baggie he was carrying only containing three or four chips, representing a stack of about 7,000.

He played through a couple of orbits, then came a hand in which he raised to 750 from middle position and got two callers in the blinds, including James Calderaro in the small blind. The flop came , and when it checked to Dwan he pushed all in for his last 6,300. Both of his opponents called, then after the turn it was Calderaro shoving his last 6,625 in the middle, getting a fold from his neighbor to the right.

Dwan and Calderaro then showed their hands...

Calderaro:
Dwan:

Two pair for Calderaro and a straight draw for Dwan. The river brought the , and just before the end of Level 4, Dwan's day is done.

James Calderaro40,00021,500
Tom Dwan0-7,100
7/8/2012 10:14:38 PM PST
 
Tabatabai Takes One
 

John Tabatabai raised to 700 from under the gun and got a couple of callers from middle position. Then the player in the hijack seat reraised to 2,700, and it folded back around. Tabatabai reraised again to 6,900 total, clearing the two callers. His lone remaining opponent thought a bit, then called.

The flop came , and Tabatabai waited a full minute before checking. His opponent checked quickly behind. The turn was the , and again with much deliberation Tabatabai waited before acting. Finally he bet 7,200, and after only a few seconds his opponent called.

The river was the , and again all waited while Tabatabai considered what to do. Finally he pushed out a bet of 13,500, and after a final check of his cards, Tabatabai's opponent folded.

John Tabatabai46,50012,500
7/8/2012 10:10:07 PM PST
 
Top Top For Ho
 

Maria Ho

Maria Ho opened to 750 in the cutoff and was called by the player in the big blind.

The player in the big blind proceeded to check-call bets of 800 on the flop and 1,600 on the turn before leading for 2,650 on the river. Ho called and upon seeing her opponent table , she turned over for a pair of nines with a better kicker.

Maria Ho125,00011,000
7/8/2012 10:08:24 PM PST
 
Breaking Tan
 

The Tan Section has begun to break, and here is an updated chip count of the remaining players.

Chris Moore91,000-19,000
Gaelle Bauman58,000-7,000
Scott Abrams51,0003,400
Mike McDonald48,0001,000
Craig McCorkell36,00015,000
Bart Hanson35,0001,800
Huy Nguyen31,6005,900
Richard Toth31,000-9,400
Jim Collopy29,000-4,000
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