2012 World Series of Poker

Event 20: $5,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$206,760
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$780,200
Entries
166
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Level: 10

Limits: 800/1,600

Ante: 0

Nassif and Negreanu

Gabriel Nassif and Daniel Negreanu have just rumbled in a hand over on their table and we were there to catch all the action. Negreanu opend it from under the gun, a player a couple of spots to his left called, so too did the small blind and Nassif also called in the big blind.

On the {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop, the small blind and Nassif checked and Negreanu bet. The player to his left called and the small blind put in the check-raise. Nassif opted to call and Negreanu got out of the way, along with the player to his left.

The {7-Clubs} turn would see the small blind bet and Nassif call. The {a-Hearts} then hit the river and this time the player checked. Nassif then flicked out a bet and his opponent called. Nassif tabled {9-Spades}{5-Spades}, his flopped two-pair enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Gabriel Nassif
28,200
6,700
6,700
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Daniel Negreanu
13,300
3,300
3,300

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Saccone and Shawn

Joseph Saccone opened it up from middle position and Shawn Keller made it three bets directly on his left. No other player wanted to rumble, while Saccone flicked in a call.

Saccone opted to check-call every street of the {8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} board as Keller tumbled in a small bet on the flop and a big bet on the turn and river. In the end, Keller's {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} was strong enough to take down the pot and send Saccone's cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Shawn Keller
59,000
14,500
14,500
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Joseph Saccone
22,000
-8,000
-8,000

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A Couple from the Floor

Here are how a couple of recent hands played out between some familiar faces.

  • Firstly, we watched Terrence Chan and Richard Lyndaker take to a {5-Spades}{9-Clubs}{k-Spades} flop. Chan check-called a bet and both players then checked down the turn {q-Diamonds} and river {a-Spades}. Chan tabled his {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}, enough to take down the pot and see Lyndaker's cards into the muck.
  • On another table, a middle-position player opened it up and Eric Froehlich three-bet from late position. Casey McCarrel then four-bet from the button and the middle-position player got out of the way. Froehlich made the call and a {q-Spades}{6-Clubs}{10-Clubs} flop was dealt. Froehlich opted to chack-call a bet on the flop and the {q-Diamonds} hit the turn. Froehlich checked again, but this time raised when McCarrel flicked out another bet. Too strong for McCarrel, Froehlich took down the pot.
Player Chips Progress
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Terrence Chan
56,000
16,800
16,800
WSOP 1X Winner
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Richard Lyndaker
23,000
-8,500
-8,500
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Eric Froehlich
22,500
9,900
9,900
WSOP 2X Winner
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Casey McCarrel
5,500
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Casey McCarrelEric FroehlichRichard LyndakerTerrence Chan

Two Shorties Chip Up

Matt Schreiber just brought it to our attention that he and Daniel Idema could become the story of the day if they end up going deep in this tournament. They both started the day seated next to each other and both incredibly short-stacked, with Idema at 3,500 and Schreiber at 500. That's all changed here early as Idema now has more than 11,000, while Schreiber has around 5,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Idema
11,500
8,000
8,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Matthew Schreiber
5,000
4,500
4,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel IdemaMatt Schreiber