Play Resumes
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
Players have taken their seats are cards are back in the air. We will play two more levels before taking a 90-minute dinner break.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 28: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Four-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,706,250
Entries
750
Level
27
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Just Before Break...
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Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
On the last hand before break, Phil Ivey was heads up with Jake Schwartz. Both players checked on a flop of 
, and the turn was the 
. Ivey check-called a bet.
The 
completed the board, Ivey checked, and Schwartz fired 625.
"Really?" Ivey asked Schwartz.
"Hey," Schwartz responded. "I was on the cover of WPT.com once."
Ivey laughed out loud, then mucked his hand.
Grospellier Extracts Value
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier opened to 500 under-the-gun and was called by the player in the small blind and Jon Turner in the big.
The flop came 
and all three players checked, however, the small blind led out for 700 when a 
fell on the turn. He got a fold out of Turner, however, Grospellier called to see a river, which came the 
.
Not backing down, the player in the small fired 1,400. Grospellier reached for his yellow $1,000 denomination chips and raised to 4,000 even.
"Whaaat?" Grospellier's opponent said. "Did you have six-four on the flop? I call."
Grospellier flipped over 
for top pair top kicker and his opponent mucked.
Grospellier is sitting on 26,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
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Stein Makes a "Good Call"
Sam Stein was faced with a 1,375-chip bet with the board reading 
. He went into the tank for nearly a minute, then finally tossed in enough chips to make the call.
"Good call," the player announced.
Stein flipped over 
, and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
Deeb Doubles
After a series of preflop raises, Freddy Deeb was all in and at risk holding . His opponent held 
, and Deeb held as the board ran 
.
Deeb now has over 13,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
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Seven-Five-Zero
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
A total of 750 players signed up for today's Event 28: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Four-Handed, generating a total prize pool of $1,706,250. Right now, thanks to the aggressive nature of four-handed play, only 280 players (37.3% of the field) are still alive.
The top 80 finishers will receive a minimum $4,385, and the winner will take home $392,476, along with the WSOP gold bracelet.
For more information about the entire payout structure, you can click the Payouts.
Dunst, Tony Dunst
Tony Dunst, also known as "Bond" because of his online handle "Bond18," opened to 450 from first position. A player in the big blind called, and the dealer fanned 
. The player in the big blind check-called 550 from Dunst, and the turn brought the . The player checked, Dunst tossed out 900, and the player called.
Both players knuckled after the 
completed the board, and the player showed 
for effectively queen-high. Dunst tabled 
for a pair of fives, and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
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Ivey Out
We missed the hand, however, we were filled in on what happened from Phil Ivey's tablemates.
The player on the button opened to 350 and was three-bet to 1,200 by Ivey in the big blind. Ivey's opponent called to see a flop, which brought 
.
Ivey led out for another 1,200 and his opponent made the call. The turn brought the 
and Ivey led out again for 3,000. His opponent raised enough to put Ivey all in and Ivey called to put his tournament life at risk.
Ivey: for two-pair.
Opponent: 
for a straight.
The bricked for Ivey and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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Two Pair for Traniello
Marco Traniello had the button, and raised to 500. An opponent in the small blind called, and the flop fell 
. The player check-called a 750-chip bet from Traniello, and the turn was the . The player checked again, and Traniello tossed out 1,500. The player called.
The completed the board, and the player in the small blind checked one more time. Traniello bet 1,500 again, and his opponent called. Traniello opened up for two pair, and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,300
23,800
|
23,800 |
JJ > JC
JJ Liu opened to 700 from under the gun, and JC Tran called from the big blind. The flop fell 
, and both players checked. The turn was the 
, and Tran led out for 725. Liu called.
On the 
completed the board, and Tran led again - this time for 2,700. Liu called. Tran tabled for king-high, and Liu showed 
for a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,800
7,800
|
7,800 |
|
27,250
21,150
|
21,150 |