Six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner TJ Cloutier has been eliminated from play. We expect to see Cloutier back at the tables in one of the remaining two starting flights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Pete Kaemmerlen opened from early position to an unknown amount and it folded around to Bryan Campanello who three-bet to what looked to be 13,500. Action folded back to Kaemmerlen and he flatted.
The flop came 
and Kaemmerlen checked. Campanello continued out for 15,600 and Kaemmerlen moved all in over the top for approximately 60,000 total. Campanello let his hand go and Kaemmerlen took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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110,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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105,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
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The board read 
and Rep Porter checked over to his lone opponent. Porter's competitor checked back and the 
finished the board on the river.
Porter fired 11,000 on fifth street only to have his opponent come over the top for 31,000 total. Porter thought for a moment before dropping out a call. Porter's opponent showed 
for a heart flush, prompting a muck from Porter. With this hit, Porter's stack is down to about 78,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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78,000
-22,000
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-22,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
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305,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
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280,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
|
270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
240,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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425,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
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370,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
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||
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175,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
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170,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
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108,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
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90,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
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||
|
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84,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
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||
|
73,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
72,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
70,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
65,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
55,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
20,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
Busted | |
We got to the table with Joseph Cheong calling a bet from Noah Vaillancourt on a board of 
making the pot approximately 100,000. The turn was the 
and Vaillancourt took a few moments before announcing that he was all in. Cheong looked at his cards quickly to confirm that he had the hand he held — 
— and made the call.
Vaillancourt was drawing thin as he had 
and when the river was the that would be the end of his tournament. That massive pot moved Cheong up to 390,000 in chips just a bit shy of Matthew Lapossie who currently has 395,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
395,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
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|
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390,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
As tables in the tournament room break and balance, players get moved around the room and can ultimately end up playing with folks that they've seen before. This is the case late in Day 1a, as three players who final tabled this very event in 2012 are all seated around the same table once more.
Aaron Massey, who won the event and pocketed $651,559 for his efforts is still alive and thriving late in the day with approximately 85,000 in chips. Seated directly across from Massey is the man he defeated heads up for the title, Andy Robinson. Despite Robinson finishing just short of the title, he was still awarded an incredible $334,030 for his runner-up finish Robinson is sporting a stack size close to Massey's with about 92,000. Finally, Jay Merchant, 2012's fourth place finisher, is seated at the far end of the table. Merchant has roughly 88,000 to his name currently.
PokerNews was on hand for the 2012 River Poker Series Main Event. A full recap of the event can be found here.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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92,000 | |
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88,000
-6,500
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-6,500 |
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85,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
