Main Event Day 2 | 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City

03-10-2013 22:40 UTC-4

Full House Works for Glantz

tayke2

Level 20 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Matt Glantz got unlucky in the previous hand, when his chopped against the of Tony Sinishtaj all in preflop. However, he did add to his chip stack on the very next hand.

We caught up with the action on the flop, which read . Glantz called a bet of 11,000 in position, and the turn brought the . Both players checked, and the river came a third king, the . Glantz's opponent fired out 17,000, and Glantz gave alittle chuckle before calling.

His opponent simply said "ace", and Glantz rolled over for a full house. After collecting the pot, Glantz is up to 160,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	160,000 -14,000	-14,000

Tags: Matt Glantz

03-10-2013 22:34 UTC-4

Short Stacks Fall

Shamus

Level 20 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Finally a couple of the short stacks failed to survive their final all-ins, with Brett Hollingsworth and Gordon Eng both taking their leave to visit the cashier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gordon Eng	Busted
Brett Hollingsworth	Busted

03-10-2013 22:30 UTC-4

Short Stacks Survive

Shamus

Level 20 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

We're seeing all-ins a-plenty as play has resumed, although no eliminations quite yet.

Helen Ellis was just all in for her last 50,000 with versus Timothy Finne's , but when the board rolled out the pair chopped the pot.

And Patrick Houchins — who finished third in this event two years ago — was at risk for his last 88,500 with against . But the board came and Houchins survives with a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Houchins	190,000 80,000	80,000
Helen Ellis	55,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Patrick Houchins Helen Ellis

03-10-2013 22:27 UTC-4

Michalek Can't Crack Aces

tayke2

Level 20 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Norman Michalek and a short stack got all the money in preflop. Michalek held , but he was miles behind his opponent's . Michalek never had a sweat as the board ran down .

After that loss, Michalek tumbled down to 260,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norman Michalek	260,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Norman Michalek

03-10-2013 22:23 UTC-4

New Chips In Play

tayke2

Level 20 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The Purple T500 chips have been taken out of play, and in their place, the tournament staff has brought in the pink T10,000 chips.

03-10-2013 22:20 UTC-4

Play Resumes

Shamus

Level 20 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The 53 remaining players are back in their seats and cards are in the air once again.

Level: 20

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

03-10-2013 22:13 UTC-4

Break Time

Shamus

Level 19 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

After all of that drama, players are taking a 15-minute break to catch a needed breather.

03-10-2013 22:11 UTC-4

Double Bubble... They're in the Money!

Shamus

Level 19 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The bubble has burst, and to add further drama two players have busted simultaneously on separate tables.

One one table, Lana O'Brien raised to 13,000, Joe Steur reraised to 30,500, O'Brien four-bet to 70,000, Steur moved all in, and O'Brien made the call.

O'Brien had , but Steur had . The board ran out , and O'Brien was eliminated. That huge pot of around 400,000 nudges Steur up to challenge Gregory Burns for the current chip lead.

It looked as though O'Brien would be missing the money by a single spot, but on another table an all-in situation had arisen between Patrick Chan and Greg Masters. There the chips went in following a flop. Masters had for trip fives while Chan was well behind with .

The fell on the turn, giving Chan a gutshot draw, but the river was the and Chan — whom Masters had only barely covered — was eliminated.

As both players were knocked out on the same hand, they'll be splitting 54th-place money, thereby earning $1,555 apiece (not quite the buy-in). That means the remaining 53 players get to go to the break all knowing they'll be cashing as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Steur	540,000 525,200	525,200
Gregory Masters	480,000 149,000	149,000
Patrick Chan	Busted
Lana O'Brien	Busted

Tags: Gregory Masters Joseph Steur Lana O'Brien Patrick Chan

03-10-2013 22:10 UTC-4

Acosta's Bad Run Continues

tayke2

Level 19 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

It hasn't been going too well for Jason Acosta since the dinner break. He was already part of the controversy with Matt Glantz, and just before the money bubble burst, he was involved in a hand with Tony Sinishtaj, where Acosta got lucky, then unlucky.

The two players got all the money in preflop. Sinishtaj's was well out in front of the of Acosta. However, the flop ran down , and Acosta flopped two pair to jump out to the lead. The on the turn gave Sinishtaj a straight draw, and the on the river completed that straight.

Acosta shook his head as he shipped the chips over, dropping him to 180,000 in the process. Meanwhile, Sinishtaj secured the much needed double up to 165,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Acosta	180,000 -5,000	-5,000
Tony Sinishtaj	165,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Jason Acosta Tony Sinishtaj