2012 World Series of Poker

Event 44: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Rocco Palumbo
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$464,464
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,654,100
Entries
2,949
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

'Lucky' Dovzhenko, Ainsworth Climbs & Shulman is Out

Two-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner Barry Shulman is out
Two-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner Barry Shulman is out

A quick jaunt around the Silver Section reveals a few stories to sell and here they are.

Jude Ainsworth is flying high with around 12,800 chips. Our enquiries reveal that he managed to stack someone very early, after his pocket aces had a fatal scrap against the pocket jacks of his opponent on a 9-high board.

Tony Cousineau has cashed fifty-one times in World Series of Poker (WSOP) events - including one in this years tournament - but he will not be making it number fifty-two during Event #44. Rumor has it that Cousineau's demise came in a three-bet pot with the board was reading {K-} {J-} {6-} {3-Diamonds}. Cousineau found himself all-in holding {A-} {K-} and his opponent was holding {8-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} for the baby flush.

Two more players who are out in the early stages of Event #44 are Barry Shulman and Kevin Mathers. Shulman was eliminated at the hands of Enrique Garza. Garza told us that he was holding {A-} {K-}, Shulman was holding {A-} {J-} and when the flop came down containing an ace - that was the end of that. Kevin Mathers has also gone. We asked countless people on the table how he met his maker, but it appears the Mathers exit was not a memorable one. Back to work Kevmath, the poker world needs you in your rightful place!

New faces in the Silver Section belong to Erik Seidel, Melanie Weisner & the 'lucky' Alex Dovzhenko. Dovzhenko had a fantastic World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), in the Autumn, when he secured a 4th place finish in a €1,500 event and an 11th place finish in the Main Event. We just caught Dovzhenko raking in a pot against an eliminated player, who said Dovzhenko was, "so lucky dude." When we last left Dovzhenko he was laughing his head off, and muttering the words lucky under his breath. Lucky or not the Ukrainian grinder has 12,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jude Ainsworth ie
Jude Ainsworth
12,800
9,800
9,800
Profile photo of Alex Dovzhenko ua
Alex Dovzhenko
12,000
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
7,600
4,925
4,925
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Bram Cops
Bram Cops
6,500
Profile photo of Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
6,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
5,400
Profile photo of John Eames gb
John Eames
3,300
300
300
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
2,800
-200
-200
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Michael Telker us
Michael Telker
2,125
Profile photo of Gabriel Nassif
Gabriel Nassif
1,625
-1,375
-1,375
Profile photo of Jason Senti us
Jason Senti
1,550
-750
-750
Profile photo of Barry Shulman us
Barry Shulman
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Tony Cousineau us
Tony Cousineau
Busted
Profile photo of Kevin Mathers us
Kevin Mathers
Busted

Tags: Alex DovzhenkoBarry ShulmanJude AinsworthKevin MathersTony Cousineau