Level: 40
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 200,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 9
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,021,200
Entries
6,598
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
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Level 39
: 500,000/1,000,000, 150,000 ante
Jake Balsiger had the button, and opened to 2 million. Both blinds released, and he won the pot.
Jake Balsiger and Jesse Silva both survived all in's on back to back hands to stay alive in the tournament.
Level 39
: 500,000/1,000,000, 150,000 ante
Jesse Sylvia had the button to start this hand. He raised to two million. Jake Balsiger reraised to 5.2 million from the small blind, and Greg Merson folded from the big blind. Sylvia folded.
Level 39
: 500,000/1,000,000, 150,000 ante
Greg Merson was on the button, and Jake Balsiger received a walk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,500,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
78,575,000
2,150,000
|
2,150,000 |
|
||
|
36,900,000
-2,800,000
|
-2,800,000 |
Level 39
: 500,000/1,000,000, 150,000 ante
Jake Balsiger had the button. He opened with a raise to two million, and Jesse Sylvia three-bet to 5.6 million from the big blind. Balsiger folded, and Sylvia won the pot.
Level 39
: 500,000/1,000,000, 150,000 ante
Jesse Sylvia started the hand with the button, and he opened to two million. Greg Merson defended his big blind, and the flop came 
. Merson led for 2.6 million, Sylvia folded, and Merson took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
81,850,000
-3,550,000
|
-3,550,000 |
|
|
76,425,000
9,500,000
|
9,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
39,700,000
-5,950,000
|
-5,950,000 |
Level 39
: 500,000/1,000,000, 150,000 ante
Greg Merson had the button to start this hand. He limped the button, Jesse Sylvia called from the small blind, and Jake Balsiger checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down 
, and action checked around to see the 
land on the turn. Again, all three players checked.
The 
fell on the river, and Sylvia fired 2.4 million. Balsiger made the call, then Merson raised to 4.8 million. Sylvia folded, then Balsiger called.
Balsiger showed the low end of the straight with the 
. Merson had the high end with the 
and won the pot.