Players started the semi-finals of WSOP 2012 Event #12 $10,000 NLHE Heads-Up with 640,000 in chips plus two add-ons for stacks of a total of 1,920,000 each.
Tommy Chen
On Level 72 (12,000/24,000), Chen already asked for his second add-on, busting out with
J 
T against Hastings’ 
T 
T but he managed to come back, starting the next level with a slight edge. Hastings, however, succeeded in grabbing the lead once again and, eventually, they shoved on Level 76 (40,000/80,000) preflop:
Brian Hastings:K T
Tommy Chen:8 8
Board:2 Q 5 T Q
Hastings made it to the final table with a pair of tens.
Brock Parker
Meanwhile, Parker acquired a lead with 1,650,000 with both his add-ons still available, when Mo had 1,000,000 left and no add-ons. He managed to come back nevertheless, forcing Parker to use his add-ons but even those could not help him. The final hand occurred almost at the same time as on the other table, the players shoving on theK 9 Q board:
Brock Parker:Q 8
Jason Mo:K 4
Turn:3
River:T
Jason Mo
With a top pair, Mo was in the finale, too. Hastings seemed unstoppable, though; he developed an edge over the first couple of hands and dominated the match all along. Mo could double up once but the finale as over on Level 81 (40,000/80,000) with two consecutive hands nevertheless.
Jason Mo:A 3
Brian Hastings:A 7
Board:2 K T 7 5
Mo was left with 430,000 in chips and he shoved it on Hastings’ preflop raise in the next hand:
Brian Hastings:A 4
Jason Mo:Q 9
Board:A 8 J Q 7
Brian Hastings
Hastings won the heads-up championship and the $371,498 first prize with a top pair.
Tommy Chen
On Level 72 (12,000/24,000), Chen already asked for his second add-on, busting out with
J T against Hastings’ T T but he managed to come back, starting the next level with a slight edge. Hastings, however, succeeded in grabbing the lead once again and, eventually, they shoved on Level 76 (40,000/80,000) preflop:Brian Hastings:
K T Tommy Chen:
8 8 Board:
2 Q 5 T Q Hastings made it to the final table with a pair of tens.
Brock Parker
Meanwhile, Parker acquired a lead with 1,650,000 with both his add-ons still available, when Mo had 1,000,000 left and no add-ons. He managed to come back nevertheless, forcing Parker to use his add-ons but even those could not help him. The final hand occurred almost at the same time as on the other table, the players shoving on the
K 9 Q board:Brock Parker:
Q 8 Jason Mo:
K 4 Turn:
3 River:
T Jason Mo
With a top pair, Mo was in the finale, too. Hastings seemed unstoppable, though; he developed an edge over the first couple of hands and dominated the match all along. Mo could double up once but the finale as over on Level 81 (40,000/80,000) with two consecutive hands nevertheless.
Jason Mo:
A 3 Brian Hastings:
A 7 Board:
2 K T 7 5 Mo was left with 430,000 in chips and he shoved it on Hastings’ preflop raise in the next hand:
Brian Hastings:
A 4 Jason Mo:
Q 9 Board:
A 8 J Q 7 Brian Hastings
Hastings won the heads-up championship and the $371,498 first prize with a top pair.
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