2012 World Series of Poker

Event 21: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$440,829
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,519,100
Entries
2,779
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Ho Holds

We don't know exactly how the action went preflop, but what we do know is Maria Ho had her shorter stacked opponent all in and at risk. Luckily for Ho her {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} was ahead against her opponent's {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, but anything can happen.

A {5-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop was laid out and Ho furthered her advantage, she could even secure the win with any heart falling on the turn or the river. A {A-Spades} on the turn and a {8-Clubs} on the river insured the win for Ho, and she was shipped a sizable pot. Now crossing the 100,000 mark Ho is a threat to be reckoned with in today's field.

Player Chips Progress
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Maria Ho
130,000
56,000
56,000

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Chip Counts Updated

A few notable counts from the field.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Cappello
185,000
27,000
27,000
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Huy Nguyen
142,000
22,000
22,000
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Alon Doitch
108,000
13,400
13,400
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Ryan Gentry
96,000
-9,000
-9,000
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Dan Smith
85,000
19,000
19,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Eric Baldwin
76,000
53,000
53,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Maria Ho
74,000
46,400
46,400
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Christian Harder
41,000
3,000
3,000
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Martin Staszko
38,000
-700
-700
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Stephen Chidwick
34,000
21,400
21,400
WSOP 1X Winner
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Joe Tehan
27,000
18,000
18,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Tehan Crippled

We recently found Joe Tehan turning over almost all of his chips on a {10-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{7-Spades}{k-Diamonds} board. We do not know what Tehan held, but we know it was a loser. Tehan's opponent had {A-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and was able to take in a sizable pot of over 50,000 with the win.

Tehan now sits with about 9,000 and is going to need some major help if he wants to get back within contention.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Tehan
9,000

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Gentry Plays His Button

An unknown player limped from the cutoff and Ryan Gentry raised to 4,000 from the button. The blinds released and the opponent called.

The flop came {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {2-Clubs}, the opponent checked and Gentry bet 3,800. After some thought the unknown player folded and Gentry broke the six-figure mark.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Gentry
105,000
26,400
26,400

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Nguyen Goes Back to Back

WSOPC beast Huy Nguyen has not wasted any time today. He's significantly chipped up in opening action. We caught Nguyen when he opened to 2,500, Jerry Wong raised to 5,200 from the cutoff and Keith Uchima moved all in for about 24,000 more. Nguyen called and Wong folded.

Nguyen: {A-Clubs} {K-Hearts}
Uchima: {10-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}

The board ran {A-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {4-Diamonds} and Nguyen picked up the remnants of Uchima's stack.

The very next hand we saw Nguyen open in early position again for 2,500. Brandon Smotherman raised to 6,400 from the cutoff and Nguyen called. The flop came {7-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {6-Hearts}, Nguyen checked, Smotherman bet 8,500 and Nguyen shipped all in. Smotherman tank-folded after a long pause.

Player Chips Progress
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Huy Nguyen
120,000
111,900
111,900

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Cappello Collecting Chips

Joseph Cappello started the day third in chips, but he has been taking pot after pot early on here on day 2 to project him into the number one on the counts. Sitting with a massive stack its a wonder how Cappello manages to even get a glimpse of his cards with his mountain of chips in the way.

We recently saw him face a minor set back, when he raised preflop and a player in late position moved all in for 7,800. Cappello quickly made the call and both player flipped over their cards.

Cappello: {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}

The dealer was then prompted to show a flop and it came out like this, {j-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{k-Spades}. Both players managed to snag top pair kings, but Cappello's was only second best as his kicker wasn't up to snuff. A {k-Clubs} on the turn changed nothing, just give Cappello a stronger losing hand. The {7-Diamonds} on the river sealed the deal and Cappello sent some chips over to his neighbor.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Cappello
158,000
34,000
34,000

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