2012 World Series of Poker

Event 28: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Four-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$392,476
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,706,250
Entries
750
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Chip Leaders Swap Places

Anthony Gregg is close to seven figures.
Anthony Gregg is close to seven figures.

Anthony Gregg and Brendon Rubie played a pot heads up with Gregg on the button. The board showed {10-Clubs} {A-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {2-Hearts}, Rubie bet 39,000 and Gregg raised to 125,000. Rubie called and the river came {Q-Clubs}.

Both players checked and Rubie tabled {A-Clubs} {2-Spades}. Gregg mucked and Rubie overtook Gregg as the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
980,000 130,000
Anthony Gregg us
Anthony Gregg
WSOP 1X Winner
750,000 -170,000

Tags: Anthony GreggBrendon Rubie

Ronit Chamani Eliminated in 13th Place ($15,714)

Ronit Charania
Ronit Charania

Ronit Chamani got the rest of her stack all in preflop against Josh Gattesman. The two were about even in chips with Gattesman only having Chamani covered by 2,000 with his 97,000 to her 95,000.

Chamani: {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Gattesman: {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The flop was {2-Spades}{j-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} pairing Gattesman but giving Chamani clubs or an ace as outs. The {7-Spades} on the turned paired Chamani, giving her the two remaining sevens as outs as well going to fifth.

The {k-Hearts} bricked out for her on the river, however, and she was sent to the rail in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Gottesman
Josh Gottesman
200,000 70,000
Ronit Chamani za
Ronit Chamani
Busted

Tags: Josh GattesmanRonit Chamani

Sam Stein Eliminated in 16th Place ($12,745)

Sam Stein - 16th Place
Sam Stein - 16th Place

Eric Froehlich raised to 8,000 from the button and Anthony Gregg three-bet to 19,000. Sam Stein tanked in the big blind before calling. Froehlich took quite some time to ponder but ended up pushing out a call as well.

The flop came {J-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and Gregg continued out with 24,000. Stein pushed out a raise to 51,000 and Froehlich quickly got out of the way. Gregg announced that he was all in and Stein called.

Gregg: {A-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Stein: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}

Stein was looking for another heart but found a pair on the {Q-Spades} turn. The {J-Spades} came on fifth street but it was of no help to Stein and he was sent to the rail in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Gregg us
Anthony Gregg
WSOP 1X Winner
750,000 230,000
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
Busted

Tags: Sam SteinAnthony GreggEric Froehlich

Froehlich Doubles Through Stein at Table of Death

Eric Froehlich Doubles Up
Eric Froehlich Doubles Up

As the field is winding down here in this four-handed event, the action seems to be getting crazier and crazier. We found quite the hand over at Table 418. Tony Dunst opened to 5,000 from the button only to have Sam Stein three-bet to 12,500.

Eric Froehlich peeked down at his cards in the big blind and pushed out a four-bet to 27,000. Dunst opted to get out of the way and Stein pushed out a five-bet to an unknown amount. After about a minute, Froehlich announced that he was all in and Stein snap called tabling {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}. Froehlich meekly flipped over the {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades} and was behind.

A third ace came for Stein when the flop fell {Q-Spades}{A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and now Froehlich was looking for a ten to take the pot. The {6-Hearts} on the turn meant Froehlich was one card away from elimination. The dealer pounded the table and burned a card.

He turned up the river:

The {10-Hearts}.

Stein shot away from the table in a shocked fervor as Froehlich was able to simultaneously river Broadway and double up.

"Wow," said an astounded Tony Dunst commenting on the hand. "I folded nines!" he would later tell us.

Froehlich is now sitting pretty on 290,000 while Stein is crippled at 32,000.

Froehlich would take to Twitter immediately afterwards to comment on the hand:

Player Chips Progress
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
WSOP 2X Winner
290,000 173,000
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
32,000 -153,000

Tags: Eric FroehlichSam SteinTony Dunst

Veldhuis Hits the Rail

Lex Veldhuis - Eliminated
Lex Veldhuis - Eliminated

Alex Hering opened with a raise to 3,200 and Lex Velduis moved all in from the button. The other two players at the table folded and Hering snap called, tabling {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} which was dominating Veldhuis' {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Veldhuis' tournament life came to an end. Hering, on the other hand, is now sitting on 130,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Hering
Alex Hering
130,000
Lex Veldhuis nl
Lex Veldhuis
Busted

Tags: Lex VeldhuisAlex Hering

Kings Full For Petersen

Mickey Petersen
Mickey Petersen

With the board reading {K-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} we found Mickey Petersen pushing out a bet of 10,300. His opponent called rather quickly and we were off to fifth.

The {8-Spades} came on the river and paired the board. Petersen waited a moment before shoving out 17,600 in chips. His opponent announced "Call" and Petersen showed {K-Spades}{k-Clubs}. His opponent shook his head and shot his hand at the muck while Petersen dragged in the nice sized pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
90,000 30,000

Tags: Mickey Petersen