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 #212: Sylvia Misses His Flush Draw

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Jake Balsiger had the button. He raised to 1.6 million, and Jesse Sylvia reraised to 3.9 from the big blind. Balsiger called.

The flop came down {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts}, and Sylvia bet 4.1 million. Balsiger called.

The {K-Spades} landed on the turn, and Sylvia checked. Balsiger checked behind.

The river was the {Q-Spades}, and Sylvia reached for chips. He bet 9.4 million, and Balsiger had a decision. After about 30 seconds, Balsiger called.

Sylvia turned over the {J-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for a missed flush draw, and Balsiger won the pot with a rivered two pair holding the {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}.

Tags: Jesse SylviaJake Balsiger

Hand #210: Jesse Sylvia

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Greg Merson started this hand with the button. He raised to 1.6 million, and Jesse Sylvia called from the small blind to take the {7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop. After Sylvia checked, Merson checked back.

The {J-Diamonds} was added to the board on the turn, and Sylvia bet 1.1 million. Merson folded.

Tags: Greg MersonJesse Sylvia

Hand #209: The Chicken Dance

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Jake Balsiger started the hand with the button, and opened to 1.6 million. Jesse Sylvia three-bet to 3.8 million from the big blind, Balsiger released, and Sylvia won the pot.

The horn player in Sylvia's cheering section then played "The Chicken Dance."

Tags: Jake BalsigerJesse Sylvia

Hand #208: Merson Re-Re-Hits It

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Jesse Sylvia had the button to start this hand. He folded, and Jake Balsiger limped in from the small blind. Greg Merson raised to three million from the big blind, then Balsiger reraised to eight million. Merson reraised to 14.5, creating quite the pot preflop.

Action was now back on Balsiger, but he couldn't stand the heat and folded his hand. Merson scooped the pot.

Tags: Greg MersonJake Balsiger