2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza
- Congratulations to Chris Klodnicki, 2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza $500,000 Guaranteed Main Event Champion ($135,000)
- Edward Pham Eliminated in 2nd Place ($84,000)
- Richard Allen Eliminated in 3rd Place ($51,000)
- Coury Mascagni Eliminated in 4th Place ($37,500)
- William Tonking Eliminated in 5th Place ($28,000)
- Joseph Tracy Eliminated in 6th Place ($23,000)
- Timothy Chang Eliminated in 7th Place ($20,250)
- Micah Raskin Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,750)
- Michael Schoultz Eliminated in 9th Place ($15,000)
- Daniel Wach Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,000)
- Ian Searing Eliminated in 11th Place ($12,000)
- Drew Heller Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,000)
- John Chapman Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,500)
- Vince Baldassano Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,500)
- Michael Ryan Eliminated in 15th Place ($9,500)
- Denis Gnidash Eliminated in 16th Place ($8,000)
- Klodnicki Leads The Final 16
- Klodnicki Crushes Day 2, Leads Final 16
- Ketan Pandya Eliminated in 17th Place ($8,000)
- Matthew Burnitz Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,000)
$500,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Tricky Klodnicki
The next man out gets nothing. The other 18 make the money. Thus we expect some tension. And when it comes to chip leader Chris Klodnicki, perhaps a little extra creativity as well.
Just now Vince Baldassano opened for 12,000 from under the gun, and Micah Raskin called from the button. John Chapman — down to just around 30,000 — tanked for some time before folding from the small blind, and Klodnicki called from the big blind.
The flop came 
. Klodnicki led for 15,000, Baldassano raised to 35,000, and Raskin folded. Klodnicki then made it 65,000, and Baldassano called.
The turn was the 
. This time Klodnicki bet 75,000, and Baldassano called. The river then brought the 
and an announcement by Klodnicki that he was all in.
Klodnicki's river bet sent Baldassano into the tank, and into considerable discomfort as well. "This would really, really blow," he said as he eyed his remaining stack. "Can I vomit now or later?"
He continued to meditate out loud as he thought. "I'd have to be insane to fold this hand," he noted while also wondering if Klodnicki would show his hand if he were to fold.
Finally Baldassano did let his hand go, showing he was folding 
for a diamond flush. Klodnicki then did show his cards — 
! — and scooped the pot.
Klodnicki's over a million now, as bubble play continues.
Tags: Chris Klodnicki, Vince Baldassano.
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Klodnicki | 1,090,000 | 185,000  |
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| Vince Baldassano | 130,000 | -170,000  |
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