Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$329,400
Entries
732
Level
21
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
498,000 | |
|
425,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
395,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
230,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
190,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
152,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
121,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
99,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
||
|
90,000
-78,500
|
-78,500 |
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Play will be underaway again in about 12 minutes. In the meantime, here is a look at the official final table.
| Table | Seat | Player |
| 1 | 1 | James Routos |
| 1 | 2 | Nicolas Vaca-Rondon |
| 1 | 3 | Georgi Ivanov |
| 1 | 4 | Matthew Wilmot |
| 1 | 5 | Jay Pinkussohn |
| 1 | 6 | Steven Phan |
| 1 | 7 | Chiab Saechao |
| 1 | 8 | Ray Pulford |
| 1 | 9 | Patricia Baker |
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
The remaining players are now taking a one-hour dinner break. Cards will be back in the air at 8:20 local time.
In our first elimination of the final table, Ray Pulford opened to 21,000 from middle position and was called by John Vohs in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Vohs check-called a 25,000 bet from Pulford.
The turn brought the 
and Vohs checked a second time. Pulford did not back down and fired another barrel for 50,000. Vohs tanked for a bit, but then announced he was all in for about 130,000 total. Pulford quickly called and hands were revealed.
Pulford: 
for an overpair.
Vohs: 
for top pair.
The 
river failed to improve Vohs hand and he was eliminated in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
498,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
|
Busted |
Action was on the short stack Jay Pinkussohn in middle position, and he open shoved all in for his last 56,500. It folded to Ray Pulford in the cutoff, and he made the call. Everyone else folded, and when the cards were flipped, Pinkussohn saw that he was in front.
Pinkussohn: 
Pulford: 
The flop came down 
, and Pinkussohn was still in front. The 
gave Pulford more outs, as a diamond would also give him a win, in addition to the king or the queen. However, the 
on the river was safe for Pinkussohn, who doubled back up to over 110,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
284,000
-56,000
|
-56,000 |
|
|
115,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Now that we are under the bright lights of the thunderdome, play has slowed down considerably. We've only seen a few flops, and there's only been one all in and call so far this level. However, with 6 of the 10 players having under 30 big blinds, we expect action to pick up any minute now.
Chiab Saechao raised under the gun to 25,000, and it folded all the way around to John Vohs in the small blind. He tanked for about a minute before giving up his hand, and it was on Steven Phan in the big blind. He looked down at his cards, thought for about 15 seconds, and then announced all in. Saechao SNAP called, and the players flipped their cards to reveal a classic race.
Phan: 
Saechao: 
The flop kept Phan safe, coming 
, and Saechao needed a ton of help. The 
on the turn gave Phan a set, but Saechao could still catch a ten to make a winning straight. He wouldn't get it though, as the river brought the 
. Phan secured the double, upping his stack to 190,000, while Saechao drops to one of the short stacks at 125,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
125,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
||
In the first hand of this two-hand series, James Routos opened to 20,000 from the hijack position and action folded around to Matthew Wilmot in the big blind, who took a deep breath and shipped his stack into the middle. Action went back to Routos, who slid his cards into the muck.
The very next hand, Routos opened again to 20,000 from middle position. This time, action folded around to John Vohs, who shipped his stack in from the big blind. Routos again didn't waste much time verbally announcing, "Fold."
Routos is down to 410,000, but is still our current chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
455,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
340,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
270,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
230,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
190,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
168,500
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
|
150,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
127,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |
|
|
90,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
85,000
45,000
|
45,000 |