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

Hand #240: Greg Merson

Level 39 : 500,000/1,000,000, 150,000 ante

Greg Merson had the button. He limped in, and Jake Balsiger checked his option in the big blind after Jesse Sylvia folded from the small blind. On the {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop, both players checked.

The turn was the {2-Hearts}, and both players checked again.

The river was the {Q-Hearts}, and Balsiger checked. Merson fired one million. Balsiger folded.

Tags: Greg MersonJake Balsiger

Hand #237: Jesse Sylvia

Level 39 : 500,000/1,000,000, 150,000 ante

Greg Merson started the hand with the button, and he folded. Jesse Sylvia completed from the small blind, Jake Balsiger raised to 3 million from the big blind, and Sylvia re-raised to 6.7 million. Balsiger folded, and Sylvia won the pot.

Tags: Greg MersonJesse Sylvia