We're about to start Round 2 - 256 players - and players are slowly finding their seats. Each player starts the round with a total of 18,000. The starting stack is 6,000 and they have two lammers they can use at any time in between hands to chip up to the full stack.
2012 World Series of Poker
That's a wrap for Round 1 of the event. The round of 256 players set to begin in approximately one hour - 4 p.m. local time.
William Cabre is the 256th name in the round two hat after he eliminated Naseem Salem to end round one.
Both players were limping off short stack and it seemed as if a big hand match-up was needed. It came when Salem raised to 2,500 and called all in for 8,500 when Cabre pushed.
Cabre:
Salem:
The board ran .
Salem took the lead on the flop but was disgusted to fall behind on the turn.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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William Cabre
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18,000 | |
Naseem Salem | Busted |
One of the last two matches just wrapped up. Dan Fleyshman defeated Chris Moorman after a lengthy back and forth match. The last hand saw Moorman shoved from the button and Fleyshman called.
Moorman:
Fleyshman:
The board ran and the two shook hands before Moorman left the tournament area.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
Chris Moorman and Dan Fleyshman are still playing each other in the Pavilion Room. They're about even and might take all they way up until 4 p.m.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
Chris DeMaci just lost his match with Vojtech Ruzicka and made his way out of the Brasilia room. Just one match is still in play - Naseem Salem vs William Cabre.
NLHE:
Olivier Busquet was the short stack in his match versus Gary Bolden, but advanced two hands later.
First up Busquet made a flush with on a board to better Bolden's .
The very next hand his pocket eights cracked Bolden's pocket jacks to see him advance.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Olivier Busquet | 18,000 | |
Gary Bolden | Busted | |
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