If there is anyone that the internet poker community was rooting for in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event, it had to be Scott Abrams, also known as weirdchess1. Intelligent and funny, Abrams represents himself well both on and off the felt.

It doesn’t hurt that a few railbirds will see a handsome payday because of his success, either. Abrams publicly sought backers for all of his 2012 WSOP play on the Two Plus Two poker forums, creating packages for both small buy-in and large buy-in tournaments.

In the end, he sold 72% of his stake in the Main Event, which means he had just 28% of himself in the $10,000 buy-in tournament. The fact that he was able to sell so many shares is a testament to the respect he has earned among his peers. Said Brendan CardSharpCook Taylor of Abrams, “Scotty is an intelligent player who makes well timed bluffs using his tight image quite well. He’ll have success in WSOP, I hope it is this year.”

Abrams made it to 11th on the leaderboard with just 27 players remaining thanks in large part to one huge hand on Day 6 of the Main Event. After raising pre-flop, he watched Amit amak316Makhija move all-in for 1.27 million in chips and Tristan Clemencon call.

Silently jumping for joy, as he held pocket aces, Abrams moved all-in over the top. Clemencon tanked, at one point asking Abrams if he had aces. Too bad he didn’t trust his gut, as he called with tens. Makhija’s was the only one of the two who even got a sweat, as his A-Q found a queen and a backdoor flush draw on the flop, but the turn and river were bricks. Clemencon and Makhija were eliminated on that hand and Scott Abrams scooped a pot worth almost four million in chips as the action faded to black on Day 6.

2012 marked Abrams’ first cash in the WSOP Main Event. He had five previous WSOP cashes and $57,497 in total live tournament winnings. He finished in 12th place for $590,000, just three places short of a 2012 WSOP October Nine birth.