2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza

$500,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
74
Prize
$135,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
188
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000

Some for So

With the board showing {4-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{J-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds} and about 10,000 in the middle, Joseph Tracy made a bet of 7,500 from middle position and Jennifer So thought for a while on the button before finally calling.

"Good call," said Tracy even before So turned over her {A-Clubs}{9-Spades} for a pair of aces. Tracy mucked, and So scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jennifer So
Jennifer So
62,000
24,000
24,000
Joseph Tracy
Joseph Tracy
41,000

Tags: Jennifer SoJoseph Tracy

McColgan Gets Bowers

Robert Bowers busted a little earlier this afternoon, but has bought back in and taken a new seat over at Table 50. Just now he limped in from the hijack seat, his neighbor to the left also called, then Kevin McColgan raised to 800 from the button. The blinds folded, Bowers called, the third player folded, and the flop came {3-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}.

Bowers quickly tossed out a bet of 500, and McColgan called. The turn brought the {6-Spades} and a bet of 1,000 from Bowers, again called by McColgan.

The river was the {8-Diamonds}. Bowers once more tossed out an orange (1,000) chip, and McColgan called again without hesitation.

"You got me!" said Bowers with a gleam in his eye, and the table chuckled in response. McColgan showed his {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} for aces, and Bowers tabled his {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts} for a missed gutshot.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin McColgan us
Kevin McColgan
62,000
Robert Bowers
Robert Bowers
33,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Kevin McColganRobert Bowers

D'Angelo Sets One Up

After a {Q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop, a player checked to Ryan D'Angelo who bet 1,100. A raise to 4,100 by D'Angelo's opponent was quickly called, landing the {2-Diamonds} on the turn. A bet of 8,000 came from D'Angelo's opponent, but failed to chase out D'Angelo. The {K-Spades} hit the river and this time D'Angelo's opponent check-called 20,500.

D'Angelo tabled {3-Clubs}{3-Spades} for a set, besting his opponent's hand to send D'Angelo over the century mark.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
101,000
37,000
37,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

Bowers Baffles

Robert Bowers
Robert Bowers

Brian Smida raised to 550 from middle position and Robert Bowers called from the cutoff seat. Sean Lippel then reraised to 2,100 from the button, and when the blinds got out, both Smida and Bowers called.

The flop came monotone — {5-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{6-Clubs} — and all three checked. The turn was the {10-Spades}, and when Smida checked, Bowers made a tiny bet of 400. Lippel hesitated for a bit, then called. Smida then thought for a moment before pushing his hand away.

The river was the {2-Spades}. The action on Bowers, he bet again... again just 400. When Lippel hesitated once more, the table couldn't suppress a laugh at Lippel's quandary. Chuckling himself and shaking his head, Lippel let his hand go, and amid pleas to "show the bluff," Bowers took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Lippel
Sean Lippel
48,000
48,000
48,000
Robert Bowers
Robert Bowers
39,000
6,000
6,000
Brian Smida
Brian Smida
34,000
7,000
7,000

Tags: Brian SmidaRobert BowersSean Lippel

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Dinner Plans

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

They've just announced that the dinner break will be coming at 6 p.m. tonight (rather than after Level 6). In other words, they'll be pausing play near the start of Level 6 to take the break, then players will return to finish that level plus four more one-hour levels post-dinner.

Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Beahm
Joseph Beahm
68,000
14,000
14,000
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
65,000
12,000
12,000
Carlos Chadha-Villamarin us
Carlos Chadha-Villamarin
53,000
1,000
1,000
Theo Tran us
Theo Tran
43,000
13,000
13,000
Lou Procopio
Lou Procopio
39,000
2,000
2,000
Ryan Moriarty us
Ryan Moriarty
34,000
14,000
14,000
Felix Kim
Felix Kim
32,000
14,000
14,000
Kenneth Longacre
Kenneth Longacre
31,000
11,000
11,000
Shawn Busse us
Shawn Busse
21,500
-6,500
-6,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Brady us
Matt Brady
18,000
-6,000
-6,000
Pradeep Deshpande
Pradeep Deshpande
16,000
-12,000
-12,000
Jim Gilbert
Jim Gilbert
14,000
-31,000
-31,000
David Paredes us
David Paredes
14,000
-9,000
-9,000
WPT 1X Winner