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Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
Players have taken their seats and will play for another hour and twenty-seven minutes before bagging and tagging.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry
Day: 1b
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
Players are now on their final twenty-minute break of the evening. When they return they will play a level and a half, matching the time that the runners in the Day 1a flight played.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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33,000
7,500
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7,500 |
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29,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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26,000
-4,000
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-4,000 |
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20,000
-6,000
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-6,000 |
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17,000
5,500
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5,500 |
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15,000
2,500
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2,500 |
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12,000
3,200
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3,200 |
|
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10,500
10,500
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10,500 |
|
7,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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6,000
1,200
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1,200 |
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5,600
-1,900
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-1,900 |
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5,500
-6,000
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-6,000 |
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In 2006 Tom Schneider wowed crowds at the World Series of Poker when he took home two bracelets, one in the $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better event, and the second less than a month later in the $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better. This feat helped catapult Schneider into winning the WSOP Player of the Year award in 2006. Since then, Schneider has proven to be a consistently great tournament player, earning himself $1,705,773 in lifetime winnings.
When we walked to Schneider's table, we found a short stacked player open the action by moving all in for 5,775. Action folded to Schneider on the button who moved all in over the top for not too much more. The blinds got out of the way and the hands were exposed:
Schneider: 
Opponent: 
Schneider's opponent kept his lead when the flop fell 
, but fell behind when Schneider hit a pair with the 
on fourth street. The board completed with a 
and Schneider was able to send a player packing and just about double his stack. Schneider is currently sitting on about 11,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,500
6,700
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6,700 |
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With hundreds of players still spread across the room, it is quite hard to tell exactly who the chip leader is. John Juanda very well could be and he is without a doubt right up the chip leader board.
When we arrived at the table there was a board showing 
and four people were still involved in the hand, including Juanda. The first two players to act decided to check and the next player bet 1,600. Juanda then calmly popped it to 4,800. The other two players got out of the way and it was back on the original aggressor. He quickly flicked in a min-raise and Juanda made a call almost as quickly.
On the river, the dealer turned over a 
and the aggressor continued his betting, sliding in a stack of 10,000 chips. Juanda announced the all in and his opponent gave a small shrug as he said, "call."
Juanda: 
Opponent: 
Juanda had his stack counted out and his opponent had him covered by a small amount, meaning Juanda had doubled-up.
Juanda is one of the most well known players in the poker world, holding 5 WSOP bracelets and over $12 million in poker tournament winnings. Not a bad record. Let's see if he can add to it here in Event 9.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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59,000
59,000
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59,000 |
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As recently noted, Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree absorbed a good chunk of table mate Tony Dunst's stack. Boeree has been riding this rush and continues to dictate play at her table. In a raised pot, Boeree, Brock Parker, and the original raiser saw a flop of 
.
Boeree and Parker checked to the raiser who continued for 1,100. Boeree, however, opted to push out a check-raise, making it 2,600 to go. Parker folded and the original raiser shook his head and slid his hand into the middle of the table. Boeree is currently sitting on a stack of 34,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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34,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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We caught up to the action to find a player in early position open for 925. Action folded around to Liv Boeree in the small blind who made the call. Next it was onto Tony Dunst in the big blind who raised to 3,400. The initial bettor then thought better of playing the hand and folded. Boeree was next to act and after a few moments of contemplation moved all in and was quickly called by Dunst. With Boeree all in and at risk both player's cards were tabled.
Dunst: 
Boeree: 
A 
flop was exposed on the felt, which was good sign for Dunst as he furthered his lead heading to the turn-river. A on fourth street brough Boeree another out other than an ace or a king, now she could hit any diamond and snag the pot away from Dunst.
A 
on the river sealed the deal and guaranteed Boeree the double up. "Liv Boeree, you will be the death of me" was Dunst's friendly response as he was forced to ship most of his stack over to his one-legged table mate.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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27,000
15,500
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15,500 |
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4,600
-13,900
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-13,900 |
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A middle position player raised to 1,000 and received a call from the player in the cutoff. Andy Frankenberger called from the small blind and the big blind opted to tag along as well.
The four players saw a flop of and all four players checked. Fourth street brought the and Frankenberger decided to lead out on this street, pushing out 2,500. The big blind mucked his hand and the original raiser called. The cutoff folded his hand and we were heads up to fifth street.
The dealer peeled off the 
on the river and Frankenberger sat motionless for a moment. When he finally stirred, rather than reaching for chips he reached for his coffee. Frankenberger took a sip and set his cup down, falling back into the same motionless position as before.
Suddenly, Frankenberger reached both hands out and moved his final 7,000 into the middle. His opponent casually tossed one chip out and announced a call. Frankenberger showed 
for a flopped set. His opponent, however, show the table the nuts when he turned up . Frankenberger looked a bit stunned for a moment, but then quickly stood up and made a beeline for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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For those who aren't familiar with Andrew Lichtenberger, let us fill you in. Perhaps better known by his online moniker "luckychewy", Lichtenberger has been making a name for himself on the live felt of late. His poker resume includes more than $2 million in tournament winnings, around $800,000 of which have come in the last 12 months. Lichtenberger's largest score came this past December when he won $514,480 for finishing runner-up in an Epic Poker League tournament. Lichtenberger is no slouch at the WSOP felt either where he has managed to post a 2nd place finish in 2009's $5,000 No-Limit Holdem Shootout event, along with a super deep run in the Main Event of that same year.
Lichtenberger's best year at the WSOP was by far in 2009 and he will be looking to see similar success here in 2012. We recently witnessed him lose a pot when an opponent check raised him on a flop showing 
. Lichtenberger let his hand go and despite losing that pot, still sits with around 14,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
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