Event 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-09-2012 19:39 UTC-6

Table #448 Action

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We have just been watching the action over at Table #448 and this is what has been happening.

Mike McDonald raised to 8,000 in first position and there were four callers. The flop was {9-Clubs} {3-Spades} {3-Diamonds} and McDonald took down the pot with a 15,500 c-bet.

Jason Senti and then Tommy Vinas took down the blinds and antes with uncontested raises before Patrick Cronin helped himself to a pot.

Cronin raised to 8,000 in first position and Vinas defended his big blind. The flop was {8-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} and Vinas check-called a 4,000 Cronin bet. The {2-Clubs} was checked through and finally we saw the {Q-Diamonds} on the river. Vinas bet 12,000 and Cronin called and when the hands were turned over it was a good call.

Cronin
Vinas

Cronin taking down the pot with ace high.

Seat 1	Farzad Bonyadi	190,000
Seat 2	Tommy Vinas	68,000
Seat 3	Patrick Cronin	48,000
Seat 4	Jason Senti	177,000
Seat 5	Chris Klodnicki	96,000
Seat 6	Noah Schwartz	30,500
Seat 7	Jeff Tims	202,000
Seat 8	Mike McDonald	260,000
Seat 9	Andy Frankenberger	285,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Frankenberger	285,000 1,000	1,000

Mike McDonald	260,000 55,000	55,000
Jeff Tims	202,000 17,000	17,000
Farzad Bonyadi	190,000 25,000	25,000

Jason Senti	177,000 63,000	63,000
Chris Klodnicki	96,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tommy Vinas	68,000 -32,000	-32,000
Patrick Cronin	48,000 11,000	11,000
Noah Schwartz	30,500 -91,500	-91,500

06-09-2012 19:41 UTC-6

Esfandiari Pulls an Ace

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JP Kelly was close to 200,000 chips when he got mixed up in a huge preflop raising war against Antonio Esfandiari. We missed the exact action, but Kelly was the one at risk, and his {J-Diamonds} {J-Spades} were racing against The Magician's {A-Spades} {K-Clubs} .

Esfandiari pulled an ace from his sleeve as the dealer flopped {A-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} to pull him into a big lead with two to come. The turn {K-Spades} and river {6-Diamonds} were missed for Kelly, and the Brit has been ushered to the rail in 32nd place.

On the other side of the table, Esfandiari is quite flush with chips. He's approaching a half-million of them right now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Esfandiari	470,000 320,000	320,000

JP Kelly	Busted

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Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 0

06-09-2012 19:43 UTC-6

A Few More Chip Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Esfandiari	435,000 -35,000	-35,000

Steve Landfish	415,000 40,000	40,000
Bertrand Grospellier	225,000 65,000	65,000

Liv Boeree	130,000 -10,000	-10,000

Ryan Julius	110,000 -90,000	-90,000
Steven Silverman	78,000 -14,000	-14,000
Marco Traniello	Busted

06-09-2012 19:48 UTC-6

Aces Versus Kings: Weinman Versus Moorman

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Daniel Weinman finds a double up through Moorman

Ali Eslami limped into the pot from first position and Daniel Weinman made the isolation raise to 11,500 in the hijack seat. One fold later and Chris Moorman started to show an interest in the pot from the button. He made a cold four-bet of 20,500, Eslami folded, Weinman moved all-in and Moorman called.

Weinman
Moorman

Board: {Q-Clubs} {5-Spades} {7-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {8-Hearts}

Weinman moved up to 159,000 and Moorman moved down to 208,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	208,000 -89,000	-89,000

Daniel Weinman	159,000 94,000	94,000

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06-09-2012 20:01 UTC-6

Aces For Jeff Tims

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Jeff Tims is a very proud new father and the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the first time he has been apart from his child. He is finding the separation difficult but seems to be pretty focused today. Here is he moving close to the 300,000 chip mark.

Tims raised to 11,100 on the button and Andy Frankenberger made the call from the big blind. The flop was {Q-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {8-Spades} and both players checked. The turn card was the {6-Hearts} and Frankenberger very quickly check-called a 15,500 Tims bet. The action came to a close with the appearance of the {8-Clubs} . Frankenberger checking, Tims betting 34,500 and Frankenberger verbally calling in a heartbeat.

Tims turned over {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} and Frankenberger mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Tims	285,000 83,000	83,000
Andy Frankenberger	216,000 -69,000	-69,000

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06-09-2012 20:03 UTC-6

Vinas Vanquished

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First in from the cutoff, Mike McDonald raised to 10,000. Andy Frankenberger flatted next door, and Tommy Vinas three-bet shoved for 31,000 total in the big blind. McDonald called, Frankenberger folded, and the cards were turned up.

Showdown
McDonald: {A-Hearts} {7-Hearts}
Vinas: {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades}

There was no help for the at-risk player on board. The dealer ran out {2-Hearts} {5d] {8-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} , and that's the end of the line for Vinas. Adding those chips to his own, McDonald is up over 300,000 and above average for the final 27 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McDonald	310,000 50,000	50,000
Tommy Vinas	Busted

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06-09-2012 20:17 UTC-6

Triple Up For Katz

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Cary Katz has just tripled up through the British pairing of Chris Moorman and Liv Boeree and this is how it happened.

Katz raised to 12,000 in early position and the action folded around to Boeree who was just about to eat her lunch. She stopped opening her food to allow herself to three-bet to 31,000. One fold later and Chris Moorman decided to four-bet 'pot' and the amount was 112,000. Katz and Boeree flew into the pot quicker than a rat up a drainpipe and we had a three-way all-in with Katz and Boeree at risk of elimination.

"I think you both have the same hand," said Katz and do you know what…he was right.

Katz
Moorman
Boeree

Board: {7-Clubs} {9-Spades} {4-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {4-Hearts}

Moorman's terrible luck continued and he has 158,000 chips, Boeree is perilous on 41,500 and Katz is now up to 124,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	158,000 -50,000	-50,000

Cary Katz	124,500 49,500	49,500

Liv Boeree	41,500 -88,500	-88,500

Tags: Cary Katz Chris Moorman Liv Boeree

06-09-2012 20:20 UTC-6

Draw and Counts

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Table	Seat	Player	Chips
447	1	Chris Klodnicki	140,000
447	2	Zachary Clark	75,000
447	3	David Benyamine	150,000
447	4	Mohsin Charania	75,000
447	5	Hoyt Corkins	60000
447	6	Alex Venovski	120,000
447	7	Daniel Weinman	185,000
447	8	Matt Marafioti	130,000
447	9	Antonio Esfandiari	510,000

448	1	Andy Frankenberger	195,000
448	2	Patrick Cronin	95,000
448	3	Steven Silverman	52,000
448	4	Farzad Bonyadi	140,000
448	5	Bertrand Grospellier	235,000
448	6	Jason Senti	85,000
448	7	Ali Eslami	275,000
448	8	Ryan Julius	175,000
448	9	Shaun Deeb	610,000

449	1	Phil Ivey	250,000
449	2	Steve Landfish	415,000
449	3	Jeff Tims	290,000
449	4	Cary Katz	125,000
449	5	Manuel Bevand	410,000
449	6	Mike McDonald	285,000
449	7	Liv Boeree	40,000
449	8	Bryn Kenney	60,000
449	9	Chris Moorman	165,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	610,000

Antonio Esfandiari	510,000

Steve Landfish	415,000
Manuel Bevand	410,000
Jeff Tims	290,000
Mike McDonald	285,000
Ali Eslami	275,000

Phil Ivey	250,000

Bertrand Grospellier	235,000

Andy Frankenberger	195,000

Daniel Weinman	185,000

Ryan Julius	175,000
Chris Moorman	165,000

David Benyamine	150,000

Chris Klodnicki	140,000

Farzad Bonyadi	140,000

Matt Marafioti	130,000
Cary Katz	125,000

Alexander Venovski	120,000
Patrick Cronin	95,000
Jason Senti	85,000
Mohsin Charania	75,000

Zachary Clark	75,000
Bryn Kenney	60,000

Hoyt Corkins	60,000

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06-09-2012 20:23 UTC-6

Charania Chews a Chunk Off Esfandiari

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Mohsin Charania has plans to get to the Electric Daisy Carnival if he busts soon, but he might just have to skip the dancing and concentrate on his poker instead.

He raised in first position making it 10,500 to play before Antonio Esfandiari three-bet from the cutoff. Back to Charania and he moved all-in for 80,500 and Esfandiari made the call.