Break Time!
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Players are now on the first break of the day. Cards will be back in the air in 20 minutes.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$329,400
Entries
732
Level
21
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
We Will Have a New Champ
Last year, Sean Drake outlasted 849 players to take home the bracelet, and first place in this event. However, he wasn't able to get much going today, and he has just been eliminated. It folded around to Drake on the button, and he shipped in his last 1,050. The small blind made the call, and the cards were flipped up.
Drake: 
Opponent: 
Drake got no help on the flop, which came out 
. The board paired on the turn, coming the 
, and Drake would need a jack, eight, or ace to survive. He wouldn't get any of those, as the river brought the 
. With his elimination, we will have a new champion this year!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Collson Rebuilding
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With a player in middle position making it 450 to see a flop, Brett Collson moved all in for 900 from late position. A call was made and the cards flipped over.
Collson 
Opponent 
Collson was in prime position to double up, but pocket kings had just failed him moments earlier. With a board reading 
Collson raked in a 1,950 chip pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,950
1,000
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1,000 |
Collson Looking to Bounce Back
It's been an up and down day for Brett Collson so far. He was knocked down early on to 1,600, but was able to find a double up and was looking to keep rising. However, we just walked by his table, and he was shaking his head. We saw that he was down to 950, and he told us that he was involved in a three-way all-in. He held 
, while his opponents had 
and 
. Collson was well out in front until the flop brought out two jacks. He wasn't able to catch up, and now Collson is sitting on the dreaded short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950 |
Action on Table 386!
Chips have been flying early on here at the Amazon Room.
In a recent hand, after a series of preflop raises and re-raises, Chris Kahlie went all-in for his tournament life against James Blaszkiewizz. Blaszkiewizz, who made a deep run last year in this event, pondered for a bit but eventually made the call.
Kahlie:
Blaszkiewizz:
The board ran safe for Kahlie and he doubled up to about 5,700, leaving Blaszkiewizz with just over 1,000.
Soon after, Blaszkiewizz went all in preflop from the cutoff in late position and Drake called from the button.
Drake:
Blaszkiewizz: 
Board: 
giving quads and the double up to Blaszkiewizz.
A while later, the player on the button limped and Drake raised to 400 from the small blind, which was enough to put the button player all in.
Drake: 
Button:
This time, it would be Drake who ended up quads as the board came 
eliminating the button player and chipping Drake up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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5,700 | |
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3,500
500
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500 |
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2,100 | |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Karina Jett Flying High Early
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
We just spotted Karina Jett in the field, and she has already doubled her chip stack. Jett is one of the most experienced players in the tournament, so seeing her with chips is a site for sore eyes for the rest of the players at her table.
Aces Hold
We managed to catch up to the action at table 428 in time to witness the beginnings of a growing pot. With about 900 chips already in the middle two players were allowed to see a 
flop. The player in middle position was first to act, and opted to check. Erica Falcone on the button then pushed out a bet of 725, to which the player in middle position quickly put out a reraise of 1,800. Falcone moved all in and was called.
Falcone tabled and her opponent showed . Falcone's aces were ahead going to the turn and just needed to avoid a king. With a falling on the turn and a 
landing on the river Falcone secured her double up.
The Champ is Here
In our latest run through of hte room, we found defending champion Sean Drake. We will be sure to keep our eye on him to see if he can defend his title against this large field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,000 | |
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Stewart Flops a Boat
WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart was in action early, and he has upped his stack to about 5,000. When we came to the table, the board read out 
. After facing a bet of 600, Stewart moved the rest of his chips in, 1,925 in total. His opponent tanked for a minute or so, then asked Stewart if he would show if he folded. Stewart oblidged, and his opponent let his hand go. Stewart showed 
for a flopped full house, and his opponent breathed a sigh of relief.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000 |