| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 2c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,021,200
Entries
6,598
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
Just had a big hand involving Fabrice Soulier and James Keys to start the day, one resulting in a big chip swing.
Soulier had opened for a raise in middle position, then Keys reraised from the button, forcing out the blinds. Soulier then made it 6,750 to go, Keys pushed it up to 12,600, Soulier reraised again to 26,750, Keys shoved for 47,075, and Soulier called.
Keys turned over 
while Soulier had 
, and when the board ran out 
, Keys and Soulier had essentially switched their Day 2c starting stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000
50,375
|
50,375 |
|
54,000
-51,225
|
-51,225 |
|
||
Jason Mercier started the day with around 17,000 in chips and will be looking to get busy early in order to survive the day. We recently watched Mercier take part in a small hand that started when the action was folded to Mercier in the cutoff. He raised it up to 1,000 and only Timothy Loecke on the button would make the call.
Flop: 
On the flop, Mercier led for 1,200 and Loecke quickly popped it to 2,400. The min-raise didn't faze Mercier, taking just a few moments before re-raising to 4,300. Loecke asked Mercier how much and upon finding out the answer, let his hand go and sent the pot to Mercier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,500
3,850
|
3,850 |
|
||
We don't know exactly how the action went before the flop, but we know that Matt Savage moved all in for around 6,500 from the cutoff and had two callers. 2010 November Niner Joseph Cheong called from early position and Jeffrey Delcastilho made the call from the hijack. A side pot was created, and Savage was forced to wait while the other two battled it out.
The flop came prompting a check from Cheong and a bet of 15,000 from Delcastilho. Cheong moved all in, a bet that would put the shorter stacked Delcastilho all in and was snap called. Cheong was the only one not at risk and told the table he had the nuts. Cards were then flipped over and this is what they looked like.
Cheong: 
Savage: 
Delcastilho: 
Cheong had indeed flopped the nut straight, but both of his opponents had flopped sets. So long as Cheong could avoid the board from pairing he would deliver the double knock-out. Unfortionately for Cheong the dealer landed the 
on the turn, pairing the board and giving the hand to the other two players.
The on the river made Cheong's straight stronger but it mattered not as Savage came out the other side with the best of it and would receive a much needed triple up. Delcastilho was able to scoop up the side pot between him and Cheong and finishes the hand with a profit. The only loser in the hand ended up being Cheong, who now hovers around 40,000 in chips.
Now here is some field reporting from the two players in the hand.
subiime Joseph Cheong Lost a giant pot 1st hand after flopping the nut straight. Back to about starting stack. At least @SavagePoker tripled up right away!
July 11 2012
SavagePoker Matt Savage Triple up on 1st hand 10>99>KJ on a 10-9-Q flop, Q on turn. @subiime had the KJ, I now have 22K @SavageChips. #DownButNotOut
July 11 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,700
-47,075
|
-47,075 |
|
|
||
|
21,000
14,025
|
14,025 |
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Whoa. Talk about a wild start to Day 2c. On the very first hand over at Table 436 here in the Amazon Room, a hand arose in which players were dealt the three best pocket pairs in hold'em — and all three survived the hand!
Preflop back-and-forthing saw David Roepke pushing with 
, Osmin Dardon all in with 
, and Jesse Optekar all in as well with 
. Roepke had both of his opponents covered, while Dardon was the short stack.
The board then brought four clubs to give Dardon the main pot, bumping him up to about 24,000, and Optekar the side pot, giving him with about 30,000. Meanwhile, Roepke took getting his aces cracked in stride, as he was able to continue with a stack of about 35,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Andy Frankenberger, who is wearing both of his WSOP bracelets today, is over in the White section of the Pavilion room today, and we caught him in action on the first hand of the day.
Frankenberger was in a three way pot on a flop of 
when we got to the table. Pastora Mortensen checked to Frankenberger, who fired out 1,800. Lance Keating made the call, while Mortensen released her hand. The turn brought the 
, and Frankenberger once again fired out, this time for 2,050. Again Keating called, and the river brought the 
. Frankenberger fired one more barrell of 3,300, and Keating wasn't going anywhere, as he tossed in the call.
Frankenberger announced "sixes", and Keating tabled for a higher two pair. Frankenberger mucked his hand, and dropped down to 47,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
-12,450
|
-12,450 |
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
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