Event 44: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-26-2012 00:49 UTC-6

Mazin Khoury Eliminated in 25th Place ($13,297)

Dan O'Hair

Blair Hinkle opened to 20,000 from the hijack position and was re-raised by Thomas Conway from the cutoff. It was folded around to Mazin Khoury in the small blind and he went all in for his last 165,000. Action folded back around to Conway, who snap-called to put Khoury at risk.

Khoury: {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades}
Conway: {10-Clubs} {10-Spades}

The board ran out {J-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} , giving Conway a winning straight on the river and sending Khoury to the rail.

Conway is our current chip leader with 1,060,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Conway	1,060,000 375,000	375,000
Mazin Khoury	Busted

Tags: Mazin Khoury Thomas Conway

06-26-2012 00:57 UTC-6

Blair Hinkle Eliminated in 24th Place ($13,297)

Shamus

We picked this one up on the flop at which point there was about 45,000 in the middle, with {A-Spades} {K-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} showing in the center. Acting first Niel Mittelman pushed out a bet of 25,000, and after a pause Blair Hinkle called. The turn was the {4-Hearts} , and Mittelman again led with a bet, this time for 50,000.

Hinkle sat quietly for close to a minute, then announced he was raising all in for around 250,000 more. Mittelman quickly called, tabling {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} for top set of aces. Hinkle had {A-Clubs} {J-Spades} for two pair, meaning the {9-Spades} river was no matter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niel Mittelman	625,000 200,000	200,000
Blair Hinkle	Busted

Tags: Blair Hinkle Niel Mitelman

06-26-2012 01:01 UTC-6

William Daymon Eliminated in 23rd Place ($13,297)

Dan O'Hair

We caught up just as William Daymon was getting all in against Thomas Conway for his last 86,000.

Daymon: {A-Clubs} {10-Hearts}
Conway: {7-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}

Daymon was in good shape to double, however, the {6-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {K-Hearts} board paired Conway's seven and Daymon was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Daymon	Busted

06-26-2012 01:05 UTC-6

Klein Bach Eliminated in 22nd Place ($13,297)

Dan O'Hair

Klein Bach pushed all in for a bit over 100,000 from the cutoff and action folded over to Kevin Elia in the small blind, who pushed all in himself. The big folded and hands were revealed.

Bach: {K-Diamonds} {6-Spades}
Elia: {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}

The {J-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} board was no help to Bach and he was sent to the rail in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Klein Bach	Busted

Tags: Klein Bach

06-26-2012 01:08 UTC-6

Jacob Schindler Eliminated in 21st Place ($13,297)

Dan O'Hair

We unfortunately were unable to catch the hand, however, we are being told that Paul Sokoloff had called an all-in push from Jacob Schindler to put him at risk. Sokoloff held the {A-Spades} {J-Spades} and Schindler held the {A-} {9-} . Schindler failed to improve and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Schindler	Busted

Tags: Jacob Schindler

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

06-26-2012 01:15 UTC-6

David Copeland Eliminated in 20th Place ($13,297)

Shamus

The eliminations keep coming, with David Copeland the latest to fall. Jason Everett was the beneficiary in this one.

With the board reading {9-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {10-Clubs} and a pot of 20,000 or so, Everett fired a bet of 12,000 which Copeland then raised to 26,000. Everett thought a moment, then called. The turn brought the {4-Hearts} and a check from Everett, and after a lengthy pause Copeland announced he was pushing the rest of his short stack all in, and Everett quickly called.

Copeland had {10-Spades} {3-Diamonds} for tens, while Everett had him dead with the {J-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} for a straight, making the river {5-Diamonds} just an extra bit of trivia.

One more elimination before another redraw — and a pay jump.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Everett	515,000 150,000	150,000
David Copeland	Busted

Tags: David Copeland Jason Everett

06-26-2012 01:21 UTC-6

Michael Bena Eliminated in 19th Place ($13,297)

Dan O'Hair

Michael Bena open-pushed all in for 150,000 from under-the-gun and, immediately behind him, Travell Thomas also went all in himself for 175,000. Everyone else folded and hands were revealed.

Bena: {K-Clubs} {10-Hearts}
Travell: {Q-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {9-Hearts} and Travell busted Bena with a superior two-pair.

Thomas is up to 340,000 as a result of the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travell Thomas	340,000 190,000	190,000
Michael Bena	Busted

Tags: Michael Bena Travell Thomas

06-26-2012 01:34 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts (18 Remain)

Shamus

Rather that do a full-blown redraw to two tables, the empty ones were quickly filled, so most of the remaining players are still in their same seats from the redraw at 27. Here's how the counts look with about a half-hour left to play this evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Conway	1,240,000 180,000	180,000
Niel Mittelman	1,050,000 425,000	425,000
Nelson Robinson	990,000 240,000	240,000
Patrick Karschamroon	710,000 -185,000	-185,000
Darren Rabinowitz	630,000 415,000	415,000
Anke Berner	570,000 321,000	321,000
Kevin Elia	540,000 130,000	130,000
Keven Stammen	390,000 50,000	50,000

Francisco Azares	340,000 205,000	205,000
David Forster	295,000 135,000	135,000
Miltiadis Kyriakides	295,000 55,000	55,000
Jason Everett	295,000 -220,000	-220,000
Travell Thomas	290,000 -50,000	-50,000
Paul Sokoloff	280,000 70,000	70,000

Rocco Palumbo	260,000 -325,000	-325,000

Jaspal Brar	255,000 -30,000	-30,000

Mario Delis	220,000 -65,000	-65,000
Jeremy Halaska	195,000

06-26-2012 01:45 UTC-6

Jeremy Halaska Eliminated in 18th Place ($16,588)

Dan O'Hair

It was folded around to Jeremy Halaska in the hijack, who pushed all in for his last 135,000. Action folded around to David Forster in the small blind and he also went all in. The big blind folded and hands were revealed.

Halaska: {Q-Clubs} {J-Spades}
Forster: {A-Clubs} {J-Clubs}