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Monday, October 29, 2012 10:33 PM Local Time
Jesse Sylvia started this hand with the button. Action moved to him, and he raised to 1.4 million. Jake Balsiger called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Balsiger checked over to Sylvia, and the start-of-the-day chip leader fired 1.6 million. Balsiger called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the land on the river. Balsiger fired 2.5 million, and Sylvia folded.
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:29 PM Local Time
Greg Merson started the hand with the button. Jesse Sylvia raised to 1.5 million from the small blind, and won the pot.
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:28 PM Local Time
Jeremy Ausmus started this hand from the button, and Jake Balsiger raised to 1.2 million from the cutoff seat. Ausmus then reraised to 2.85 million before action folded back to Balsiger. He took his time, then reraised, and Ausmus quickly folded.
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:25 PM Local Time
Jake Balsiger started the hand with the button, and Greg Merson received a walk.
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:24 PM Local Time
Greg Merson | 88,650,000 | -600,000 |
Jesse Sylvia | 42,925,000 | -3,800,000 |
Russell Thomas | 23,875,000 | 75,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus | 21,300,000 | 375,000 |
Jake Balsiger | 21,225,000 | 3,950,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:24 PM Local Time
Russell Thomas had the button. He raised to 1.2 million. From the small blind, Jake Balsiger reraised to an even three million. Thomas folded, and Balsiger won the pot.
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:22 PM Local Time
Jesse Sylvia started the hand with the button. He opened to 1.4 million, Jake Balsiger three-bet to 3.3 million from the big blind, and Sylvia folded.
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:19 PM Local Time
Greg Merson had the button with his massive chip stack to start this hand. Action folded to Jesse Sylvia in the small blind. He raised to 1.5 million. Russell Thomas reraised to 4.6 million from the big blind and won the pot.
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:17 PM Local Time
Jeremy Ausmus started the hand with the button. He opened to 1.2 million, and won the pot.
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:13 PM Local Time
If Greg Merson wins the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event, then he will also win the 2012 Player of the Year race. Phil Hellmuth, who currently sits in first place in the points standings, finished runner-up last year to Ben Lamb and in 2006 to Jeff Madsen, and is fervently anti-sweating Merson:
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:07 PM Local Time
Greg Merson | 89,250,000 | -3,050,000 |
Jesse Sylvia | 46,725,000 | -50,000 |
Russell Thomas | 23,800,000 | 300,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus | 20,925,000 | 2,750,000 |
Jake Balsiger | 17,275,000 | 50,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:01 PM Local Time
The remaining five players are now on break. We will have updated chip counts for you shortly.
Monday, October 29, 2012 10:00 PM Local Time
Jake Balsiger had the button. Action folded to Jeremy Ausmus in the small blind, and he raised to 1.25 million. Greg Merson called in the big blind, and the dealer ran out the flop.
On the flop, Ausmus fired 1.3 million, and Merson made the call to see the land on the turn. Ausmus fired 2.7 million. Merson folded, and Ausmus won the pot.
Monday, October 29, 2012 9:57 PM Local Time
Greg Merson | 92,300,000 | 5,700,000 |
Jesse Sylvia | 46,775,000 | -4,250,000 |
Russell Thomas | 23,500,000 | 600,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus | 18,175,000 | -1,150,000 |
Jake Balsiger | 17,225,000 | -900,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2012 9:57 PM Local Time
Russell Thomas started the hand with the button. He opened to one million, and Jeremy Ausmus defended his big blind. The dealer fanned , Ausmus checked, and Thomas continued for 1.1 million. Ausmus released, and Thomas took down the pot.
Monday, October 29, 2012 9:55 PM Local Time
The button was dead due to Andras Koroknai's exit. Jesse Sylvia opened with a raise to 1.25 million and won the pot.
Monday, October 29, 2012 9:54 PM Local Time
Jesse Sylvia had the button, and there was a dead small blind. Greg Merson opened to one million from the cutoff seat, Sylvia three-bet to 2.6 million, the blinds released, and Merson called.
The flop came , and both players checked. The turn was a third king - the - and Sylvia checked again. Merson fired 2.5 million, and Sylvia called.
The completed the board, and both players checked again. Merson tabled for nut-no-boat, and won the pot.
Monday, October 29, 2012 9:50 PM Local Time
Greg Merson | 86,600,000 | 44,500,000 |
Jesse Sylvia | 51,025,000 | -3,150,000 |
Russell Thomas | 22,900,000 | -50,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus | 19,325,000 | -50,000 |
Jake Balsiger | 18,125,000 | -50,000 |
Andras Koroknai | 0 | -41,200,000 |
Monday, October 29, 2012 9:50 PM Local Time
Hand #109:
Greg Merson had the button. Action folded to him, and he raised to one million. Jesse Sylvia reraised from the small blind to 2.6 million. In the big blind, Andras Koroknai reraised and made it 5.3 million to go. Merson didn't go anywhere. He reraised to 9.2 million. That folded out Sylvia, then Koroknai moved all in. Merson quickly called, creating a massive, massive pot.
Koroknai turned over the , but he was very much dominated by the for Merson.
On the flop, the landed, and Merson stayed in front. The turn was the taking away the queen of spades as an out for Koroknai. The dealer burned one last time, and then dealt the on the river.
Merson's cheering section erupted in joy as Merson stormed his way to over 80 million in chips. Koroknai was eliminated in sixth place and took home $1,640,902.
Monday, October 29, 2012 9:42 PM Local Time
Jesse Sylvia | 54,175,000 | -200,000 |
Greg Merson | 42,100,000 | 1,650,000 |
Andras Koroknai | 41,200,000 | -200,000 |
Russell Thomas | 22,950,000 | -4,900,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus | 19,375,000 | 4,300,000 |
Jake Balsiger | 18,175,000 | -650,000 |