2012 World Series of Poker › Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event

Hand #346: Balsiger Takes It On the Flop

Posted 2012-10-31 GMT-6 • Level 41: 800,000-1,600,000, 200,000 ante

Jesse Sylvia had the button to start this hand. He folded, and Jake Balsiger made the call from the small blind. In the big blind, Greg Merson checked to see the flop. Balsiger bet 2.5 million, and Merson folded.

Tags: Greg Merson, Jake Balsiger.

Chip Counts

Posted 2012-10-31 GMT-6

Chip Counts
Greg Merson			90,300,000	-12,900,000
Jesse Sylvia			65,650,000	11,300,000
Jake Balsiger		US	42,250,000	1,600,000

Hand #345: Sylvia > Merson

Posted 2012-10-31 GMT-6 • Level 41: 800,000-1,600,000, 200,000 ante

Greg Merson started the hand with the button, and he limped in. Jesse Sylvia completed from the small blind, Jake Balsiger checked his option in the big blind, and the flop came . Sylvia led out for 2.7 million, and only Merson called.

The turn was the , Sylvia led for 5.6 million, and Merson called.

The completed the board, and both players checked.

Sylvia tabled for a pair of tens, and won the pot.

Tags: Greg Merson, Jesse Sylvia.

Hand #344: Jesse Sylvia

Posted 2012-10-31 GMT-6 • Level 41: 800,000-1,600,000, 200,000 ante

Jake Balsiger had the button. Jesse Sylvia received a walk in the big blind.

Tags: Jesse Sylvia.

Hand #343: Jake Balsiger

Posted 2012-10-31 GMT-6 • Level 41: 800,000-1,600,000, 200,000 ante

Jesse Sylvia limped in on the button, Jake Balsiger raised to 4.6 million from the small blind, and Sylvia folded.

Tags: Jesse Sylvia, Jake Balsiger.

Chip Counts

Posted 2012-10-31 GMT-6

Chip Counts
Greg Merson			103,200,000	-4,400,000
Jesse Sylvia			54,350,000	3,400,000
Jake Balsiger		US	40,650,000	1,000,000

Hand #342: Three-Bet from Balsiger

Posted 2012-10-31 GMT-6 • Level 41: 800,000-1,600,000, 200,000 ante

Greg Merson had the button and raised to 3.2 million. Action folded to Jake Balsiger in the big blind, and he reraised to 6.7 million. Merson folded.

Tags: Greg Merson, Jake Balsiger.

Short Break

Posted 2012-10-31 GMT-6 • Level 41: 800,000-1,600,000, 200,000 ante

The players are on a short break.

Hand #341: Sylvia Jams

Posted 2012-10-31 GMT-6 • Level 41: 800,000-1,600,000, 200,000 ante

Jake Balsiger started the hand with the button, and he opened to 3.2 million. Jesse Sylvia three-bet jammed for effectively 39.45 million from the big blind, and Balsiger folded.

Tags: Jake Balsiger, Jesse Sylvia.

Chip Counts

Posted 2012-10-31 GMT-6

Chip Counts
Greg Merson			107,600,000	16,800,000
Jesse Sylvia			50,950,000	-9,800,000
Jake Balsiger		US	39,650,000	-7,000,000