Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 2ab | 2012 World Series of Poker

07-11-2012 00:48 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from the Brasilia Silver Section

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Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	312,000

Vanessa Selbst	312,000 -13,000	-13,000

David Diaz	305,000 50,000	50,000

Lawrence Greenberg	240,000
David Peters	207,500 103,500	103,500
Maria Ho	205,000 -45,000	-45,000
Matthew Berkey	194,000 149,000	149,000
Dani Stern	194,000 64,000	64,000
Teddy Sheringham	190,000
Sammy Farha	188,000 -22,000	-22,000
Mike McDonald	180,000 -35,000	-35,000
Jesse Martin	170,000 136,000	136,000
Barny Boatman	162,000 -40,000	-40,000
Oscar Kemps	152,000 131,500	131,500
Ryan Eriquezzo	145,000

Kyle Cheong	142,000
Jerry Yang	141,000 -1,000	-1,000
Dan Harrington	134,100 33,100	33,100

Todd Witteles	118,000 -1,000	-1,000
Dan Shak	115,000 -16,000	-16,000
Jeremy Saunders	106,000
Mike Schneider	98,000 37,000	37,000
Peter Eastgate	96,500 2,500	2,500
Steven Burkholder	82,000
Liv Boeree	70,000 -1,000	-1,000

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07-11-2012 00:38 UTC-7

Five More in the Amazon Room

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The Day 2a field in the Amazon Room is just slightly ahead of schedule (due to taking less time to color-up earlier) and therefore the tournament clock has now been stopped and the call for five more hands has been made. Stay tuned for notable end-of-day chip counts.

07-11-2012 00:32 UTC-7

Negreanu Takes a Hit

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Daniel Negreanu opened to 2,800 from middle position, and a player called in the hijack seat. A third player three-bet to 7,100 on the button, and both Negreanu and the player in the hijack called.

The dealer fanned {q-Hearts} {9-Spades} {q-Diamonds} , and the action checked to the player on the button, who fired 6,000. Only Negreanu called.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} , Negreanu checked again, and the player fired 12,000. Negreanu folded, and dropped down to 312,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	312,000 -33,000	-33,000

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07-11-2012 00:30 UTC-7

Kolla Flops Top Set to Take Down Monster Pot

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Chad Holloway

Christopher Kolla raised to 2,600 from early position and was called by both the small and big blinds. Action went check-check to Kolla on the {7-Spades} {4-Clubs} {6-Hearts} flop, and he promptly bet 3,800.

The small blind got out of the way while the big check-raised to around 18,000. Kolla, who had the bigger stack, made it 38,000 to go, the big blind four-bet to 76,000, and Kolla moved all in. The big blind shrugged and called off for right around 100,000 total.

Showdown

Kolla
Big Blind

It was a brutal spot for the big blind as he had flopped top two pair only to run it into top set. He needed running cards to stay alive, but the {2-Spades} turn put an end to any hope of that happening. The {4-Spades} was put out on the river for good measure as Kolla was pushed the giant pot.

Unfortunately we didn't get the eliminated player's name, which was understandable as he was fairly upset after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Kolla	345,000 130,000	130,000

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07-11-2012 00:29 UTC-7

Lee Applies Pressure

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Bernard Lee was faced with a 5,100-chip bet with the board reading {k-Hearts} {10-Spades} {2-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} . Lee opted to raise to 10,700, and his opponent called.

The river was the {a-Diamonds} , and the player led for 17,200. Lee moved all in, having the player well covered, and the player released.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Lee	220,000 53,000	53,000

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07-11-2012 00:20 UTC-7

All That Glitters is Not Gold

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Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Somerville	327,000 2,000	2,000

Nghi Van Tran	298,000 -7,000	-7,000
Gavin Smith	240,000 -5,000	-5,000
Amnon Filippi	210,000 50,000	50,000
Michael Shelton	200,000 67,000	67,000
Robert Peltekci	185,000 13,000	13,000
Mark Eddleman	165,000 109,000	109,000
Lee Childs	160,000 60,000	60,000
Jerry Schlichting	137,000 -25,000	-25,000
Guang Lu	130,000 20,000	20,000
Erik Cajelais	122,000 -18,000	-18,000
Samantha Cohen	120,000 34,000	34,000
Brian Hastings	120,000 -9,000	-9,000

Kyle Knect	92,000 -28,000	-28,000
Micah Raskin	80,000 -30,000	-30,000
Shane Sigsbee	70,000 -30,000	-30,000
Scott Abrams	60,000
Marco Traniello	52,000 12,000	12,000
Mel Judah	52,000 -19,000	-19,000
Don Fujita	47,000 -3,000	-3,000
Max Weinberg	34,000 -28,000	-28,000
Chris Tryba	30,000 -25,000	-25,000

Christina Lindley	26,000 -11,000	-11,000
Barry Greenstein	23,000 -4,600	-4,600

07-11-2012 00:15 UTC-7

Dragon Downs Deeb

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Shaun Deeb raised to 3,000 in middle position, David "The Dragon" Pham defended his big blind, and the flop fell {k-Hearts} {q-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} . Both players checked.

The turn was the {4-Spades} , and Pham led out for 3,800. Deeb called.

The river was the {6-Clubs} , and Pham led again - this time for 5,700. Deeb released, and Pham flashed the {k-Diamonds} .

Despite losing the pot, Deeb is up from when we last counted him, and is still among the Day 2a/b chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	440,000 20,000	20,000

David Pham	160,000 69,000	69,000

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07-11-2012 00:12 UTC-7

Haxton Loses Big One; Still Hanging On

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Isaac Haxton has just lost a very large pot and we were there to catch all the action. It started with Haxton opening the pot to 3,000 from under the gun. Marcia Topp was in the seat directly on Haxton's left and quickly three-bet to 6,000. A flurry of cards hit the muck from all directions of the table and it was back on Haxton and he called.

On the {8-Clubs} {8-Spades} {9-Clubs} flop, Haxton check-called a bet of 7,900 and then check-called a bet of 15,000 on the {j-Hearts} turn. Then the dealer flipped over a {q-Clubs} river and the action started heating up.

Haxton again checked here, but then went deep into the tank when Topp bet 25,000. The ESPN cameras came and focused on Haxton as almost two minutes passed. Eventually Haxton said, "Alright, time to look stupid on TV," flicking out the call as he did so.

At showdown, Topp tabled {a-Clubs} {k-Clubs} , for a rivered flush - enough to scoop up the large pot and leave a big dent in Haxton's stack.

"Well, at least i won't be wondering," said Haxton as he played with his chips. There is always a silver lining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcia Topp	250,000
Isaac Haxton	55,000 26,000	26,000

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07-11-2012 00:10 UTC-7

Haxton Sliding

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Chad Holloway

On a flop of {J-Spades} {7-Clubs} {2-Clubs} , an under-the-gun player bet 9,000 and received a call from Isaac Haxton. The former then bet 14,100 on the {A-Diamonds} turn, Haxton tank-called, and the {2-Spades} peeled off on the river.

The under-the-gun player wasted little time in moving all in, and Haxton snap-folded, dropping to 29,000 in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	29,000 -101,000	-101,000

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07-11-2012 00:07 UTC-7

Pollak's Party

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Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Kevin Pollak's table has just made an extensive order of drinks in honor to celebrate completing the night. Along with a green tea with honey Pollak and a few shoulder rubbers will be enjoying a double whiskey neat. With 40 minutes left on the clock let's hope these beverages stay celebratory drinks.

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