$500,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza
$500,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
188
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000
Klodnicki Leads The Way After Day 1a
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Day 1a of the 2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganzana Main Event has come to an end. Ten levels were played with re-entries allowed through Level 5 and in the end, there were a total of 70 entries. Only 25 made it through and leading the way is Chris Klodnicki with 228,000.
Klodnicki is followed by Daniel Wach (200,100) and Suraj Dalal (197,700). Others who survived the day were Tanner Millen (153,200), Scott Baumstein (111,500), and Ryan Riess (66,500).
Among those who fell short of making Day 2 were Matt Glantz, Theo Tran, Cherish Andrews, Dan Buzgon, and David Paredes. Chances are good that they will be right back at it tomorrow for Day 1b.
Thanks for keeping it here at PokerNews and be sure to follow along tomorrow for Day 1b, which is expected to gather about 100 entrants. Until then, goodnight from Bethlehem!
End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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228,000 | |
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200,100 | |
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197,700 | |
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153,200 | |
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136,900 | 26,900 |
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126,700 | 126,700 |
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115,000 | 3,500 |
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104,300 | 104,300 |
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100,500 | 100,500 |
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96,200 | 19,200 |
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74,300 | 22,300 |
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66,500 | |
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61,200 | 61,200 |
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60,200 | -25,800 |
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52,700 | -39,300 |
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52,200 | 6,200 |
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42,200 | -29,800 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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39,800 | 4,800 |
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37,900 | -24,100 |
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34,700 | 34,700 |
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25,300 | 25,300 |
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23,200 | -56,800 |
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20,300 | -9,700 |
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14,400 | 14,400 |
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Chip Leaders
Courtesy of Joe Giron.
Dalal Over 200K, Zemel at Zero
A short-stacked David Zemel pushed all in from middle position for about 8,000, another player reraised to 15,000, then Suraj Dalal reraised over the top from the blinds, forcing the third player to step aside.
Zemel showed 
and Dalal 
, and when the five community cards came 
, Zemel hit the rail as Dalal climbed up over the 200,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,000 | 35,000 |
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Busted | |
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Big Stacks
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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220,000 | 2,000 |
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175,000 | 10,000 |
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165,000 | 25,000 |
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155,000 | 7,000 |
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140,000 | -10,000 |
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110,000 | 76,000 |
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Chettipally Doubles Through Patel Again
Chris Klodnicki raised to 2,000 in the cutoff and Dixit Patel three-bet to 7,000 on the button. Naveen Chettipally four-bet all in for 13,225, chasing Klodnicki out. Patel called and they were off to the races.
Patel: 
Chettipally: 
The board ran out 
as Chettipally made trips to double through Patel once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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52,000 | -18,000 |
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30,000 | 9,000 |
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Baumstein and Dalal Clash
Scott Baumstein opened to 2,100 from early position and found calls from three players.
The flop fell 
and action checked to Suraj Dalal who bet 5,100. The next player to act called, Alan Kraut check-folded, and Baumstein put in a check-raise to 15,000. Both of his opponents called to see the 
turn where Baumstein bet 17,000. Dalal raised to 37,000, forcing a fold from the third player still in the pot.
"I can't see how you have a seven here," said Baumstein, "but I don't see how my king is good."
Baumstein flashed the as he folded his hand, while Dalal showed the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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165,000 | 51,000 |
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150,000 | -45,000 |
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Tran Down
We've lost a couple more as the remaining Day 1a field has shrunk to 28 players, Theo Tran among them. Play will conclude for the night at the end of Level 10.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100