Event 38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-21-2012 16:47 UTC-7

Almost More Controversy at Table #436

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What is this strange curse that has a hold over table #436, and in particular Michael Borovetz?

He and Isaac Haxton got all the chips in pre flop and the board ran {q-Spades} {9-Hearts} {10-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {8-Hearts} . Haxton had made a straight with {a-Spades} {j-Diamonds} but the dealer mucked his hand and started pushing the pot towards Borovetz who held pockets kings.

A few of the players jumped in an stopped the dealer before it was too late. Phew!

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Borovetz	135,000 -55,000	-55,000
Isaac Haxton	108,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Michael Borovetz

06-21-2012 16:40 UTC-7

Latest Eliminations

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These players went home with at least $3,421 for their time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Sitron	Busted
Matt Affleck	Busted
Rock Cloutier	Busted
Michael Newport	Busted
Timothy Farrelly	Busted
Filipp Khavin	Busted
James Page	Busted
Michael Swimelar	Busted
Steven Moreau	Busted
Ted Jivkov	Busted
Leo Whitt	Busted
Fernando Furlaneti	Busted
Mike Sica	Busted

Behnam Patros	Busted
Richard Barone	Busted
Dario Derenzi	Busted
Artem Kobylynskyi	Busted
Aneris Adomkevicius	Busted

06-21-2012 16:31 UTC-7

Big Stack Hunting

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There are currently many players have chip stacks of around 150,000 - 200,000. Steven Tabb, Nicolas Cardyn and Scott Clements are the rare few who join Layne Flack with more than 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Tabb	230,000 5,000	5,000
Nicolas Cardyn	225,000 169,300	169,300
Sam Razavi	210,000 141,600	141,600
Scott Clements	210,000 101,500	101,500

Tags: Nicolas Cardyn Scott Clements Steven Tabb

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

06-21-2012 16:20 UTC-7

Contoversy on Table #436

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A hand played out between Jim Collopy and Michael Borovetz that caused an awful lot of controversy and had the Floor Man making a very difficult decision.

The action had reached the river of an {8-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {k-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} board with around 25,000 chips in the middle.

Collopy was first to act from under the gun and he checked. Borovetz said, "Ten."

Collopy thought his opponent was declaring his hand value and opened {a-} {9-} . The dealer mucked Collopy's hand and it was after this that Borovetz opened {5-Spades} {4-Spades} for five-high.

Borovetz claimed he was betting 10,000, and argued that he wouldn't declare a ten as he had five-four. Collopy argued that at no point did Borovetz motion to bet or put any chips in on the river.

Isaac Haxton said it looked like a blatant angle to him, and a great "move" to remember for the future.

The floor was called and ruled in favor of Borovetz, but gave no clear indication as to why. We can assume that it was the dealer error that cost Collopy the pot, as he mucked his hand before Borovetz opened a winning hand that must be shown to collect the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Borovetz	190,000 43,100	43,100
Jim Collopy	180,000 45,400	45,400

Tags: Jim Collopy Michael Borovetz

06-21-2012 16:13 UTC-7

Two Prominent Players Down

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Richard Toth and Tommy Vedes were a couple of the bigger name players still left in today's field, but have both been seen making their way to the rail in the last couple of minutes.

Here is what the players had to say via Twitter.

TothRichard Richard Toth Out. Weaker player limp-called from SB my 16BB shove (BB) w K4, I had Q9. June 21 2012

TommyVedes TommyVedes Got the KK to fail vs the AQ for 60k out in 133rd #ontotheplowego June 21 2012

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Toth	Busted

Tommy Vedes	Busted

Tags: Richard Toth Tommy Vedes

06-21-2012 16:08 UTC-7

Flack Attack, Affleck Out

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Layne Flack is at a new table and still hovering around the 200k mark. He just took a cautious approach in a hand versus the other big stack, Steven Tabb.

Tabb opened to 4,400 from under-the-gun and was only called by Flack in mid position. The flop fell and Tabb continued for 5,900. Call.

No more chips had the will of their keepers to venture into the middle as the turn and river were checked down. "Eights," said Tabb. Flack turned over and took the pot.

As this hand was happening Matt Affleck was busting from a nearby table.

mcmattopoker Matthew Affleck Bleh out 134th in a big flip. Got in 35bb BvB w KQ to JJ . Happy with my play June 21 2012

Player	Chips	Progress
Layne Flack	200,000 -15,000	-15,000

Matt Affleck	Busted

Tags: Layne Flack Matt Affleck

06-21-2012 16:00 UTC-7

Toth Looses Small One

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Richard Toth was under the gun when he opened it up to 4,000. The player directly next to him, the big blind, made the call and the two players watched as the dealer spread three cards along the felt.

Flop: {9-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {3-Clubs}

The big blind checked to Toth here and he bet 4,500. It didn't take long for the player to make the call ans the {9-Hearts} would hit the turn. This time both players checked and the {4-Hearts} completed the board on the river. When Toth's opponent checked, Toth thought long and heard before kind of shrugging and checking behind.

The player table {a-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} , with the ace-high enough to take the pot away from Toth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Toth	37,000 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Richard Toth

06-21-2012 15:53 UTC-7

More Sent Packing

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The below players are the latest players to hit the rail. They each went home with a cash of $3,421.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Pisano	Busted
Keir Ratcliff	Busted
John Morstad	Busted
Priyan de Mel	Busted
Aaron Christman	Busted
Keith Block	Busted
Gergely Meszaros	Busted
Will Failla	Busted
Diego Alvarez	Busted
Jonah Miller	Busted
Brian Kee	Busted
Jeanphilippe Matte	Busted
Jonathan Cohen	Busted

Richard Osborne	Busted
Nelder Carvalho	Busted
Alex Jennings	Busted
David Levy	Busted

06-21-2012 15:46 UTC-7

Back in Flack

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Layne Flack lost some of his chips earlier, but has managed to gain most of them back. We were there to see him take down a hand that went like this.

Folded to the player in the cutoff, he made it 4,500 to go. Steven Tabb called on the button and then Flack called in the big blind. The {9-Spades} {8-Spades} {2-Spades} flop would see Flack quietly lead out for a bet of 10,000. The original aggressor tanked before he opted to let it go and then Tabb also got rid of his hand as Flack raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Layne Flack	215,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Layne Flack