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

Slaubaugh Climbing the Leader Board

Cody Slaubaugh
Cody Slaubaugh

Cody Slaubaugh has managed to have a great afternoon, now sitting behind one of the largest stacks in the room. We recently caught Slaubaugh in a hand against one opponent, catching the action from the turn of a {3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} board. Slaubaugh's opponent bet 9,600 here and Slaubaugh called.

Both players then checked the {6-Hearts} river, at which point Slaubaugh's opponent said, "king-high." Slaubaugh then tabled his {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}, with his ace-high enough to rake in the pot and add even more chips to his giant stack.

Player Chips Progress
Cody Slaubaugh us
Cody Slaubaugh
280,000
241,250
241,250

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Cody's Stack Halved

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Jake Cody had another player all-in for about on a {8-Clubs}{K-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop with about 130,000 in the middle. Cody held the {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} and his opponent the {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}. The {9-Hearts} turn and {2-Hearts} river failed to improve Cody's hand and his opponent doubled through him.

Cody is back down to 120,000.

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Break Time

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break. The big board is showing 146 of them are still with us.

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Kang's Kings Nick Nitsche

With the board showing {5-Spades}{J-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and about 20,000 in the middle, Dominik Nitsche led from the blinds with a bet of 12,500, then Webber Kang raised to 33,000 from late position. Nitsche thought a beat, then set out a stack of orange (5,000) chips for a reraise to 100,000, and Kang called with the chips he had left.

"I have a jack," said Nitsche, tabling {Q-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}. Kang then turned over {K-Spades}{K-Clubs} for the better pair. The turn was the {3-Hearts} and river the {3-Diamonds}, and Kang scored a big double up. Despite that hit, however, Nitsche continues to sport one of the bigger stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
262,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Webber Kang us
Webber Kang
178,000
94,000
94,000

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Comel Rising

Sebastien Comel started the day in the middle of the chip counts but has since risen to sit near the top. We recently watched Comel eliminate a player on a {2-Spades}{4-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{3-}{8-} board, with Comel holding {a-}{5-} against {2-}{2-}. We didn't see when all the chips went in, but suffice it to say, Comel's wheel sent the set into the muck and a player out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastien Comel fr
Sebastien Comel
280,000
257,375
257,375

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