Event #61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship

Aaron Kaiser was just all in for about 475,000 and at risk with    against Jean Malherbe's   .

The flop came     and Malherbe's kings were still ahead. The   then fell on the turn to give Kaiser a flush draw. "Oh no!" said Malherbe, who anticipating the worst went ahead and carved the necessary chips out of his stack to pay off Kaiser.

Malherbe's preparations were unneeded, however, as the river brought the  , eliminating Kaiser in 105th.

Jean Malherbe	3,320,000	220,000
Aaron Kaiser	0	-465,000

Erik Hellman opened in late position, Michael Moreno three-bet jammed on his direct left, and Richard Pyne re-shoved from the small blind. Hellman released, and the hands were opened.

Moreno:   
Pyne:   

"Ace!" Moreno exclaimed as the dealer rapped the table.

The     flop brought backdoor flush and straight draws for Moreno, but the   on the turn crushed those dreams immediately. The   on the river ended his 2012 Main Event, and he was off to the cage to collect his prize money.

Pyne, who is sporting a shirt with his two kids on it, is now nearing 2 million chips.

Richard Pyne	1,850,000	910,000
Michael Moreno	0	-573,000

We caught up to find John Roh all in for his last roughly 375,000. Roh was holding    and was racing with Yuval Bronshtein's   .

The board came down       and Roh's ace-king failed to improve. Roh's Main Event has come to an end while Bronshtein's stack has increased to about 2,260,000.

Yuval Bronshtein	2,260,000	-140,000
John Roh	0	-623,000

From under the gun, Amnon Filippi raised to 63,000. Tristan Clemencon flatted from the cutoff seat and everyone else folded before the two players were presented with the     flop. Filippi led with a bet of 90,000 and Clemencon raised to 231,000. Filippi called.

The turn was the   and Filippi checked. Clemencon announced that he was all in and Filippi reacted as if he couldn't believe what he just heard before snap-calling. He tabled the    for top set and Clemencon flew out of his chair and turned over the    in disgust. Clemencon took a few moments away from the table while the cameras rolled and Filippi quietly waited to see if the river brought the case seven.

The river completed the board with the   and Filippi had successfully doubled up. He moved to over 2.6 million while Clemencon was knocked all the way back to just over one million.

Despite all of his poker success, that includes lifetime tournament earnings in excess of $2.8 million in live events, Filippi has only cashed in the World Series of Poker Main Event one other time. In 2007, he finished in 498th place for $27,282. He's nearing the next pay jump that will more than double that result, but with the chips he recently picked up on this double up, Filippi could very well be in for the run of his life.

Amnon Filippi	2,671,000	1,521,000
Tristan Clemencon	1,020,000	-1,890,000

Jesse Sylvia raised from middle position, and when it folded back around to Niels van Alphen in the blinds he pushed all in for about 235,000 total. Sylvia instantly called, turning over    while van Alphen showed   .

The flop came    , putting van Alphen in the lead. The turn was the   and river the  , and van Alphen survives, though still sits with one of the shorter stacks.

Jesse Sylvia	3,050,000	-250,000
Niels van Alphen	490,000	255,000

Robert Salaburu just raised to 60,000 on the button, and David Peters defended his big blind.

The flop came down    , and Peters checked. Salaburu bet 30,000, and Peters check-raised to 95,000. Salaburu plays at a very high pace, and he snap-called.

On the turn the   hit, and Peters moved all in for 518,000. Salaburu snap-called.

Peters was looking to catch one of the two remaining sixes, but the river was the  . After winning this pot Salaburu jumps ahead of Kyle Keranen, and takes the chip lead. Both players are seated at the ESPN Stage, and Marcel Lüske is caught in between these two massive stacks.

Robert Salaburu	5,767,000	343,000
David Peters (CA)	0	-693,000

From middle position, Charles Coultas put in an opening raise to 62,000. He found a call from David Warady in the small blind and Cylus Watson in the big blind before the dealer rolled out the     flop. All three players checked.

The turn card was the   and Warady bet 175,000. Watson called and then Coultas also made the call. The   then completed the board on the river and all three players checked.

Warady showed the    for a pair of jacks. Watson showed the    for a pair of aces and Coultas mucked. Watson's hand was best at the showdown and he won the pot.

Charles Coultas	3,620,000	-780,000
Cylus Watson	3,150,000	1,500,000
David Warady	640,000	-1,028,000

Webber Kang raised it up to 60,000 in early position, and Percy Mahatan made the call. It folded around to Gavin Smith in the small blind, and he moved all in for 761,000 total. Kang quickly got out of the way, and Mahatan thought for about 15 seconds, let out a big sigh, and folded his hand.

After that pot, Smith is almost up to a million, sitting on 952,000.

Gavin Smith

952,000

167,000

Fabrizio Gonzalez opened for 60,000 from middle position and action folded around to Andrew Dean in the big blind, who made a small three-bet to 98,000 total. It was folded back around to Gonzalez, who made the call.

The flop came     and Dean led out for 76,000. Gonzalez called.

The turn brought the   and Dean opted to slow down and check - prompting an 88,000 bet from Gonzalez. This time it was Dean who made the call.

The   completed the board and both players checked. Dean tabled    for kings and aces and Gonzalez mucked - conceding the pot to Dean.

Fabrizio Gonzalez	2,550,000	-250,000
Andrew Dean	1,400,000	230,000