2012 World Series of Poker

Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$654,797
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,158,000
Entries
4,620
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Sach Doubles

We missed the preflop action, but when we arrived at Jim Sachinidis' table, we noticed he was doubling up holding {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} on a {k-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}. By the time we were at the scene, Sachinidis was on his feet and fist pumping, while his opponent's cards were nowhere to be seen.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Sachinidis as
Jim Sachinidis
50,000
32,575
32,575

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Short Memories

"Okay, what did he look like?"

So asked tourney staff of table 441, shortly after Owen Crowe had been eliminated. Crowe maintained his starting stack for much of the day before getting short and ultimately losing his stack here in Level 14, and he'd managed to leave prior to being escorted to the payout desk.

The question was greeted with shrugs all around from the table, then finally the need for a description disappeared when Crowe returned.

Player Chips Progress
Owen Crowe ca
Owen Crowe
Busted

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Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

Lopes Leaps Up

Deanna Dozier opened with a raise to 4,500 from middle position, and it folded to Pedro Lopes on the button who reraise-shoved for 43,600 total. The blinds stepped aside, and Dozier called.

Dozier showed {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and needed help versus Lopes's {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}. But the board brought no such help, coming {2-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} to give Lopes the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro Lopes br
Pedro Lopes
91,000
52,125
52,125
Deanna Dozier us
Deanna Dozier
31,000
-41,500
-41,500

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Cody Continues to Dominate

Jake Cody
Jake Cody

Jake Cody has chipped up in a big way since returning from dinner.

In a recent hand, the player on the button opened fro 5,000 and Cody flatted from the big blind.

Both players checked the {Q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{K-Spades} flop, however, when Cody checked again the {6-Spades} turn, his opponent fired 6,000 into the middle. Cody paused and flung out three orange $5,000 denomination chips for a raise to 15,000 total. Cody's opponent tanked a bit and then announced he was all in for approximately 30,000 on top. Cody snap-called and hands were revealed.

Cody: {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} for top two pair.
Button: {K-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for top pair.

Cody had his opponent drawing dead. A meaningless {3-Hearts} was too little too late for Cody's opponent and he was sent to the rail.

Cody is up to 190,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
190,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Brenes Bounds Home

Something over on Table 433 stole our attention just a few moments ago and that something was Humbertro Brenes. We knew Brenes must have been all in, simply because he was out of his chair and shouting as such. When we arrived at the table, Brenes' tiny chip stack was out in the middle of the felt and so too was his {k-}{5-}. Matthew Schultz's cards were also tabled, with Brenes coming up against {9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. The {q-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts} board was not friendly to Brenes, sending his chips to Schultz and heading to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Schultz us
Matthew Schultz
70,000
43,450
43,450
Humberto Brenes cr
Humberto Brenes
Busted

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Juste Collects from Collopy

Jim "MrBigQueso" Collopy opened for 4,800 from middle position, then Mario Sanchez Juste reraised to 10,000 from late position and Collopy called. The flop came {Q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{K-Clubs} and Collopy checked. Juste bet 12,000, and Collopy called. The turn then brought the {5-Diamonds}. Collopy checked once more, and this time Juste pushed all in for 50,900 and Collopy instantly called.

Collopy had {2-Spades}{2-Hearts} for a set of deuces while Juste tabled {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs} for queens and a flush draw. The river came the {8-Clubs}, completing Juste's flush and giving him survival and a large pot.

Meanwhile, Collopy was down to about 25,000, and soon was in shove-mode and saw his Event 59 run end not long after.

Player Chips Progress
Mario Sanchez Juste
Mario Sanchez Juste
156,000
126,575
126,575
Jim Collopy us
Jim Collopy
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner

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Cordero Scoops Massive Pot

Alex Cordero
Alex Cordero

We caught up with the action on a completed board reading {J-Hearts}{6-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{2-Clubs} with over 50,000 in the pot already. Alex Cordero was in the small blind against one other player in early position. Cordero had already moved all in for 111,000 and his opponent fell hard into the tank.

After a few minutes, Cordero's opponent announced, "Call," to put himself at risk. Cordero tabled {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for the nut straight. His opponent stood stunned at what he saw and squeezed his hand into a fist - crushing his cards. When he let go, two crumpled kings lay in front of him for an overpair.

Cordero scooped the enormous pot and is now up to approximately 320,000.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Cordero ca
Alex Cordero
320,000
152,000
152,000

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