Chow Time
Level 19
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Now that the tension of the money bubble is over, it's time for the players to enjoy some food. Cards will be back in the air again in an hour.
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - The Lodge Casino
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - The Lodge Casino
Entries
421
Level
31
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Up and Down for ODB
Level 19
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
While we were on the bubble, David "ODB" Baker was involved in four, that's right, four consecutive hands, two of which he was at risk for his tournament life.
In the first hand, Baker held 
, and was up against the 
of Drazen Ilich. Ilich flopped an open ended straight draw, and hit it on the river.
That hand knocked Baker down to just 20,500. On the very next hand, Baker shoved when it folded to him in the small blind, and the big blind looked him up.
Baker held 
, and was well out in front of his opponent's 
. The board ran down great for Baker, coming 
.
On the very next hand, Baker was involved in a three way all in pot. Baker held 
, his opponent in the previous hand held 
, and the player who had them both covered held 
. Baker was well behind, until the flop came 
. The turn brought the , and the river came the 
.
Baker won a small side pot on the next hand, but failed to knockout the short stack that he had crippled on the hand before. After all the dust settled, Baker was left with 160,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Massey Hates The River
Level 19
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
We mentioned earlier that Ralph Massey was eliminated in a huge pot, and here are the details of the hand. We came in towards the tail end of it, but here's what we know. The board read 
, and Massey had shoved all in for 109,500 total. David Pecaski was his lone opponent, and he had a huge decision on his hands. Not having Massey covered by much, Pecaski elected to make the call.
Pecaski: 
Massey:
Massey had turned two pair to take the lead, but the slammed down on the river to get Pecaski a winning set. A stunned Massey could only say "oh my god," as he walk away from the table, busting two spots from the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
Busted |
Matt Zoorob: Bubble Boy
Level 19
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
We had a ton of action on the money bubble, including three consecutive hands that involved David "ODB" Baker. But first, the bubble hand. We didn't catch the exact action, but Matt Zoorob was all in preflop holding 
. Michael Taylor was also all in for a bit more with 
, and Bryan Campanello held , having both players easily covered.
Campanello spiked a nine on the flop, and the board ran down 
. Zoorob is our bubble boy, while Michael Taylor went out in 45th place, the first person in the money.
Meanwhile, Campanello jumps back into the chip lead with 636,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
636,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
The Bubble is Here
Level 19
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
We lost a few more players to get us to the money bubble, including Ralph Massey in a huge pot. We will type that up and another huge hand involving Kevin Eyster as soon as the money bubble bursts.
Schock Falls Just Short of the Money
Level 19
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
We didn't catch the hand as it happened, but a disappointed Mitch Schock came over to tell us how he went out. According to him, the button came in for a raise, and he moved all in from the small blind for his last 60,000 with . Unfortunately for him, Kevin Eyster woke up with in the big blind, and Schock was not able to catch up, ousting him just three spots from the money.
On the other side, Eyster took over the chip lead with that pot, as he is now sitting on 435,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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Level: 19
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Karambinis Climbing Up the Leader Board
Level 18
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
We mentioned this on Friday night, but it's worth talking about again as we are edging close to the money bubble. Before Day 1b started, Chris Karambinis walked up to us and confidently said "This is over. You're looking at the winner." Well thanks to a huge hand he just won, he just might be right.
Action started with our chip leader Bryan Campanello raising to 8,000. Karambinis was on the button, and he put in a three bet to 20,000. The small blind tanked for about 30 seconds before moving all in for 73,000 total. Campanello got out of the way, and Karambinis made the call after 20 seconds of tanking.
Karambinis:
Opponent:
Karambinis held the slight advantage going to the flop, and that never changed as the board ran down 
. Karambinis made an unnecessary full house on the river, and after stacking up his chips, we pegged him at 310,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
Taylor's Turn to Crack Kings
Level 18
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Earlier we reported that ring winner Michael Taylor lost a huge pot when his kings couldn't hold up against his opponent's ace-five. Well the poker gods must have thought that Taylor was due for revenge, as he was the one cracking the cowboys this time.
Taylor got the rest of his money in preflop holding and was up against his opponent's . Taylor caught a nine on the flop, and another one on the turn, giving him the much needed double up to 80,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Seven Players From the Money
Level 18
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The eliminations have been fast and furious today, and with 80 minutes to dinner, we are less then a table away from the money. We have 52 players left, but only 45 of them will walk away with extra cash in their pockets. The money bubble awaits.