AMFrankenberger Andy Frankenberger ITM in 1500 O8, my 6th cash this series and first O8 cash. 53k at 800/1600. Avg 37k
June 27 2012
AMFrankenberger Andy Frankenberger Old guy just called my pot bet on J984 w JJ55. I had a made straight and low draw. 9 river. NH, sir. 26k now.
June 27 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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26,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |
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Steven Loube raised to 3,800 from the hijack seat, Alex Gomes called from the cutoff, then Mark Bartlog reraised all in for 10,400 total from the button. It folded back around and both Loube and Gomes called. The flop came 
, and when Loube bet Gomes bowed out.
Loube: 
Bartlog: 
The turn was the 
and river the 
, leaving Loube with a full house and Bartlog had been bounced in 106th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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109,000
54,600
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54,600 |
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Busted | |
Terrence Chan was all in for his last 1,600 in the big blind and received some protection when Sean Getzwiller raised to 4,200 from early position. One by one the rest of the field got out of the way and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Getzwiller: 
Chan: 
"Jack," Chan said after the 
, knowing he'd need either a ten or runner-runner straight cards. The turn was not a then, but he laughed a little before reiterating, "Jack," which if delivered would give him a winning straight. Unfortunately for him the 
river would be of no consequence.
Chan, who notched his ninth cash of the summer, was one of three players to hit the rail in the first hand after the money bubble burst.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000
23,600
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23,600 |
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Busted | |
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We were keeping an eye on Terrence Chan, down to just 800 and folding his hand under the gun, when the table folded around to Steve Jelinek in the small blind who raised. Neil McFayden, sitting to Chan's right in the big blind, then reraised all in for around 16,000, and after some thought Jelinek called.
Jelinek had 
and McFayden 
. The board ran out 
. It took McFayden a moment to recognize that his set of aces had been beaten by Jelinek's straight, and with no low McFayden had been scooped.
McFayden then had to wait for the other tables to finish, hoping someone else short-stacked than he busted on this hand. But unfortunately for him no one did, meaning Chan and 116 others had made the cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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48,000
15,600
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15,600 |
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800 | |
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Busted | |
While on the bubble, we saw a massive hand build between James Dempsey and Balazs Biri that resulted in the latter being all in preflop for around 50,000.
Showdown
Biri: 
Dempsey:
Clearly both men weren't afraid to mix it up on the money bubble, but it'd be Dempsey's gamble that would pay off as the board ran out 
and he took down 3/4 of the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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98,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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25,000
-27,000
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-27,000 |
It's getting tense. We are now just one elimination from the cash and have entered hand-for-hand play. Meanwhile, players waiting for the next hand are reacting to a marvelous save in the Portugal-Spain soccer match on the television over and again as it is being replayed.
"Oh, man," said one looking around as everyone shouted again. "I thought it was poker-related."
We'll see who among the short stacks is able to save their chips, too.
After a player raised from under the gun, the table folded around to Terrence Chan in the big blind. After committing his big blind, he had but 2,000 chips left. Meanwhile, the board was showing we are but two more eliminations away from the money.
Chan checked and rechecked his cards, counted out his few remaining chips a couple of times, and finally folded, showing the 
as he did.
"I still have to double up," he said as he set forward the 800 for the small blind. "I don't know... two could still bust first," opined Dan Heimiller from across the table, but Chan seemed less hopeful. "If I get aces I'll play," he said.
We'll keep an eye on Chan to see if he manages to sneak into the money for a ninth WSOP cash this summer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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800
-8,800
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-8,800 |
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We didn't catch all the specifics, but we do know that Adam Coviensky got all in on a flop of 
and was up against Martin Corpuz.
Showdown
Coviensky:
Corpuz: 
The turn gave Corpuz the nut low, but Coviensky was still ahead with aces. Unfortunately for the latter, the spiked on the river to give Corpus the nut low with an eight-high straight, good enough to scoop the pot and send Coviensky home short of the money.
In other tournament news, both Michael Chow and Michael Kechkaylo have been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
28,500
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28,500 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
Warren Oberman opened for 3,000 under the gun and was called by Nicholas Verkaik in the cutoff. James Hong was on the button and potted to 13,800, which both Oberman and Verkaik called.
When the flop came down , it went check-check to Hong, who moved all in for his last 7,900. Oberman made the call and then Verkaik check-raised the pot. Oberman had around 32,000 behind and opted to preserve it, showing 
to half the table before sending his cards to the muck.
The turn and were run out on the turn and river respectively, meaning had he stayed in Oberman would have made a straight with the nut low. As it turned out, Verkaik took the low with 
while Hong's 
got the high.
"I would have had three-quarters," Oberman said a bit shellshocked. Likewise, a few of his tablemates seemed surprised he laid down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,000
-19,500
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-19,500 |
