Level 9
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
The players are now on a dinner break for 75 minutes. The clock reads that 61 remain.
2012 World Series of Poker
$25,300 One Drop Mega Satellite
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
96
Level
19
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Level 9
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Sarkiss Osalian is currently leading the way of the $25,300 One Drop Mega Satellite and is doing so on the cheap. At Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia where the World Series of Poker will be headed in April 2013, a free-to-enter satellite was held with optional $10 rebuys on Day 1. On Day 2, anyone could enter for $550. The event attracted 550 players and Osalian won.
The prize Osalian received for winning was a $40,000 package to the 2012 WSOP that included a seat into this $25,300 satellite and also the $10,000 Main Event. What a story it would be if he's able to ride this out to a seat on the Big One for One Drop, but only time will tell.
Level 9
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
With 96 total entries in the $25,300 One Drop Mega Satellite, a prize pool of $2.4 million was awarded. The top two spots will get a $1 million seat in the Big One for One Drop while third place will receive $400,000 in cash.
There is only one spot open in the event for winner of this satellite and the second winner will be placed on the alternate list. If the second winner doesn't get a seat from being the alternate, he will receive the money.
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Billy Baxter limped under the gun and Andy Frankenberger raised from the next seat to 7,000. Action then folded to Martin Jacobson on the button and he reraised to 18,000. Play folded back to Baxter and he gave it up. Frankenberger reraised all in and Jacobson called.
Frankenberger: 
Jacobson: 
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Jacobson doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,300
59,300
|
59,300 |
|
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|
68,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
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From under the gun, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 5,500. Igor Kurganov reraised from the hijack seat to 12,500. Action folded back to O'Dwyer and he called.
The flop came down 
and both players checked to see the 
fall on the turn. Both checked again and the 
landed on the river. Both checked once more.
O'Dwyer showed the 
and Kurganov mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
117,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
95,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
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After Carlos Mortensen raised to 4,000 from the cutoff seat, Andy Frankenberger three-bet to 11,500 from the small blind. Mortensen called and the flop came down 
. Frankenberger bet 18,500 and Mortensen called.
On the turn, the 
landed and Frankenberger moved all in for around 70,000-75,000. Mortensen folded and Frankenberger won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
||
|
79,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
||
With about 35,000 in the middle on a flop of 
, Sarkiss Osalian bet 25,000 after thinking for a while. Luke Schwartz tanked painfully and then moved all in for around 50,000. Osalian called.
Osalian: 
Schwartz: 
The turn was the and river the 
to bust Schwartz and send Osalian up to 245,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Level 7
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Phil Ivey busted early on from the event and although he was asking about the re-entry, he has not come back. With registration now closed, Ivey is officially no longer in the field. He is already entered in the Big One for One Drop, so we'll be seeing him in action tomorrow anyway.