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

Cheong Doubles Up Villa Lobos

Nicolau Villa Lobos was just all in preflop against Joseph Cheong for his final 521,000 chips.

Nicolau Villa Lobos{A-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Joseph Cheong{A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Hearts}, and the Brazilian player stayed alive. Cheong still has around two million chips. Cheong lost more chips after this pot, and he's now down to 1.6 million.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
1,600,000
-1,430,000
-1,430,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nicolau Villa Lobos br
Nicolau Villa Lobos
1,100,000
252,000
252,000

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