Main Event Day 2 | 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

05-19-2013 23:50 UTC-5

Bhatia Times Two

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Level 26 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Robert Cheung opened to 42,000 in early position, Brad Johnson called on the button, and Pavan Bhatia three-bet to 144,000 from the big blind. Cheung folded, Johnson called, and the dealer fanned .

Bhatia open-shipped for 264,000, and Johnson shrugged before calling.

Bhatia:
Johnson:

The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Bhatia doubled to 860,000 chips. Johnson was left with 440,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavan Bhatia	860,000 454,000	454,000
Brad Johnson	440,000 -430,000	-430,000

Tags: Brad Johnson Robert Cheung Pavan Bhatia

05-19-2013 23:44 UTC-5

It's All About the Jeffersons, Baby

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Level 26 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Kasra Khodayarkhani and Tripp Kirk were heads up on a flop of . Khodayarkhani fired 36,000, Kirk raised to 95,000, and Khodayarkhani put in a third bet, re-raising to 151,000.

Kirk tanked for a bit, then folded his hand.

"Twenty dollars to show," he told Khodayarkhani before the Texan could muck his hand.

Khodayarkhani obliged, tabling for the stone nuts, and Kirk shipped him a Jefferson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kasra Khodayarkhani	985,000 285,000	285,000
Tripp Kirk	315,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Kasra Khodayarkhani Tripp Kirk

05-19-2013 23:42 UTC-5

Hebert Trips Up Assareh

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Level 26 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Shahiriar Assareh led out for 75,000 on a board of , and Joseph Hebert raised to 225,000. Assareh called, showing , but his pair of nines was no good against Hebert's for trip threes.

Hebert is now up to 1.2 million, while Assareh was crippled down to 230,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Hebert	1,200,000 240,000	240,000
Shahiriar Assareh	230,000 -345,000	-345,000

Tags: Joseph Hebert Shahiriar Assareh

05-19-2013 23:30 UTC-5

Two-Table Redraw & Updated Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player
58	1	Tzu Yen
58	2	Luke Graham
58	3	Shahiriar Assareh
58	4	AJ Atiqi
58	5	Robert Panitch
58	6	Brad Johnson
58	7	Pavan Bhatia
58	8	Joseph Hebert
58	9	Robert Cheung

60	1	Ben Reason
60	2	Kasra Khodayarkhani
60	3	Parwez Nawabi
60	4	Tripp Kirk
60	5	Corrie Wunstel
60	6	Daniel Weinman
60	7	Dan Schmiech
60	8	Ben Mintz
60	9	Rogen Chhabra

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Weinman	2,400,000 100,000	100,000

Ben Mintz	2,100,000 -100,000	-100,000
Rogen Chhabra	1,370,000
Ben Reason	1,040,000 950,000	950,000
Joseph Hebert	960,000 155,000	155,000
Corrie Wunstel	901,000 161,000	161,000

Dan Schmiech	890,000 756,500	756,500

Brad Johnson	870,000 70,000	70,000
Kasra Khodayarkhani	700,000
Robert Cheung	615,000 -80,000	-80,000

Shahiriar Assareh	575,000 -225,000	-225,000
Luke Graham	500,000 300,000	300,000
Tzu Yen	469,000 29,000	29,000
Parwez Nawabi	450,000
Robert Panitch	440,000 -130,000	-130,000
Pavan Bhatia	406,000 179,000	179,000
Tripp Kirk	385,000 -85,000	-85,000
AJ Atiqi	355,000 45,000	45,000

05-19-2013 23:18 UTC-5

Abud's Elimination Brings About the Two-Table Redraw

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Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Abraham Abud was all in preflop for his last 110,000 or so holding and in great shape to double against the of AJ Atiqi.

The flop seemed safe enough for Abud, though Atiqi picked up a gutshot straight draw. The turn was of no consequence, but the river was as it gave Atiqi the said straight and the win.

Abud was eliminated in 19th place, which means it's time for the two-table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
AJ Atiqi	310,000 210,000	210,000
Abraham Abud	Busted

Tags: Abraham Abud AJ Atiqi

05-19-2013 23:18 UTC-5

The Jivkov is Up

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Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Benjamin Reason opened for a standard raise in middle position, and 2012 World Series of Poker bracelet winner Nick Jivkov three-bet jammed for 330,000 from the small blind. Reason tank-called.

Reason:
Jivkov:

Kevin Saul tried to will an ace or a jack from the deck for his good friend Jivkov, but Reason held as the board rolled out . Jivkov hit the rail in 20th place, earning $9,681, while Reason now has around 770,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Reason	770,000 5,000	5,000
Nick Jivkov	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Reason Nick Jivkov

Level: 26

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

05-19-2013 23:15 UTC-5

Winter is Over

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Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Sean Winter was all in and at risk for 300,000 or so on a flop of holding . His flush draw was live, but Joseph Hebert held a pair and two diamonds with .

Both the turn () and the river () were black bricks, and Winter hit the rail in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Hebert	805,000 515,000	515,000
Sean Winter	Busted

Tags: Joseph Hebert Sean Winter

05-19-2013 23:10 UTC-5

"That's The Hand You Call With"

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Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Robert Cheung opened to 38,000 from under the gun, Claudia Crawford three-bet shoved for 167,000 from the hijack seat, and the action folded back to Cheung who waited for a second or two before calling.

Crawford:
Cheung:

The board ran out , and Crawford was eliminated in 22nd place.

"That's the hand you call with," he told her, referring to an earlier hand. "Not pocket fives."

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cheung	695,000 235,000	235,000

Claudia Crawford	Busted

Tags: Claudia Crawford Robert Cheung

05-19-2013 23:06 UTC-5

Have Abud for Me

Chad Holloway

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded around to Abraham Abud in the small blind and he raised to 32,000. Parwez Nawabi was in the big and responded by moving all in for 219,000, which Abud called.

Abud:
Nawabi:

The board ran out and Nawabi doubled on the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Parwez Nawabi	450,000 160,000	160,000
Abraham Abud	110,000 -310,000	-310,000

Tags: Abraham Abud Parwez Nawabi