2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza

$500,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
74
Prize
$135,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
188
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000

Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
103,000
51,000
51,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Dixit Patel
Dixit Patel
80,000
18,000
18,000
Dan Spanton
Dan Spanton
73,000
15,000
15,000
Theo Tran us
Theo Tran
73,000
7,000
7,000
Robert Colucci
Robert Colucci
53,000
23,000
23,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
47,000
-4,000
-4,000
$25K Fantasy
Denis Gnidash us
Denis Gnidash
45,000
15,000
15,000
Christopher Lovett
Christopher Lovett
36,000
-8,000
-8,000
David Paredes us
David Paredes
34,000
20,000
20,000
WPT 1X Winner
Gregory Fishberg us
Gregory Fishberg
34,000
-4,000
-4,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
33,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Alan Kraut
Alan Kraut
33,000
33,000
33,000
Dan Buzgon us
Dan Buzgon
28,000
-2,000
-2,000
Pradeep Deshpande
Pradeep Deshpande
25,000
-5,000
-5,000
Cherish Andrews us
Cherish Andrews
24,000
-1,000
-1,000
David Mazi
David Mazi
23,000
-7,000
-7,000
Kenneth Longacre
Kenneth Longacre
18,000
18,000
18,000
Robert Miller us
Robert Miller
Busted

Paredes Felts Two

Walter Beck
Walter Beck

We just saw a big three-way all-in occur over on Table 32 involving Walter Beck, David Paredes, and Charles Furey.

With the board showing {J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, it checked to Beck who bet, then Paredes raised to 1,225. Furey responded with a reraise all in for 11,525 total, then Beck reraised all in himself for 12,275. Paredes took a moment to think about the situation, then put in the necessary chips to call.

Furey: {J-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Paredes: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
Beck: {J-Spades}{8-Spades}

Top pair for both Furey and Beck (with Furey's kicker best), while Paredes had a couple of overs and the nut flush draw. The turn brought the {K-Clubs} to give Paredes the better pair, and after the {6-Spades} river he'd won the pot and felted two players.

Player Chips Progress
David Paredes us
David Paredes
68,000
34,000
34,000
WPT 1X Winner
Charles Furey us
Charles Furey
Busted
Walter Beck
Walter Beck
Busted

Tags: Charles FureyDavid ParedesWalter Beck

I See Your Bet

David Hill
David Hill

Following a raise then a three-bet from the blinds, a series of overcalls saw five players still around to see a {6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} flop. It checked to Artur Kos who fired 2,500 into the pot of about 8,000, and only David Hill chose to stick around.

The turn brought the {3-Spades}, and as Kos considered what to do, Hill lifted a pair of black pipe-cleaner glasses through which to view his opponent. Kos finally checked, and Hill checked behind. Both then checked the {2-Clubs} river as well.

"Show me a winner," Hill said, still peering through his makeshift specs, and when Kos turned over {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, Hill tapped the table and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Kos
Artur Kos
35,000
35,000
35,000
David Hill
David Hill
24,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Artur KosDavid Hill

Wach On Top

Daniel Wach
Daniel Wach

Daniel Wach is sitting on a stack of about 120,000 after eliminating Carlos Chadha-Villamarin.

We picked up the action on the turn of a {7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades}{J-Clubs} board and healthy amount in the middle. Action was on Chadha-Villamarin, facing what looked to be a bet of 11,000 from Wach. A call from Chadha-Villamarin landed the {7-Hearts} river where Wach bet about 35,000, covering his opponent's stack.

After about 15 seconds, Chadha-Villamarin called all in for about 20,000. Wach tabled {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, besting Chadha-Villamarin's holdings to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Wach us
Daniel Wach
120,000
50,000
50,000
Carlos Chadha-Villamarin us
Carlos Chadha-Villamarin
Busted

Tags: Carlos Chadha-VillamarinDaniel Wach

Dalal-In

Chris Klodnicki surveys Suraj Dalal's winning straight
Chris Klodnicki surveys Suraj Dalal's winning straight

Moments after Daniel Wach assumed the chip lead, a huge hand took place between Suraj Dalal and Chris Klodnicki that saw Dalal surge into first position.

We arrived following the river, after an "all in" and "call" had been announced. The board showed {2-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{9-Spades}, and Dalal was tabling his hand — {A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a flopped wheel. A somewhat dismayed Klodnicki shook his head and mucked, then told his opponent "nice hand" as the 100,000-plus chip pot was pushed Dalal's way.

"As long as the board didn't pair," said Dalal, to which Scott Baumstein asked "He could have a boat but not a flush there?" Dalal didn't respond.

Player Chips Progress
Suraj Dalal
Suraj Dalal
155,000
83,000
83,000
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
28,000
-75,000
-75,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Chris KlodnickiSuraj Dalal

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

70 Entries

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

With the start of Level 6, late registration has ended for Day 1a, and there have been a total of 70 entries today. Right now 49 players remain with chips.

Cherish Can't Call

Cherish Andrews was on the button and with three calls before her, opted to raise to 1,500. Each limper called and the flop came down {A-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}.

It was checked around to Andrews who bet 3,500, forcing folds from the first two opponents. The third, though, re-raised all in with the bigger stack. Andrews had about 17,300 behind and after about 25 seconds sent her hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Cherish Andrews us
Cherish Andrews
17,300
-6,700
-6,700

Tags: Cherish Andrews

Chips for Chettipally

Naveen Chettipally shakes hands with David Dawson
Naveen Chettipally shakes hands with David Dawson

After ascending to more than 100,000 earlier in the afternoon, David Dawson has slid back to short-stacked status as we approach the dinner break, having lost some more of his chips just now to Naveen Chettipally.

Following a {J-Spades}{9-Spades}{K-Spades} flop, Dawson checked, Chettipally bet 3,000, and Dawson called. The turn was the {Q-Clubs}, and Dawson checked once more. This time Chettipally announced he was all in, and after just a few seconds Dawson called.

Dawson: {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Chettipally: {8-Spades}{5-Spades}

Chettipally had flopped a flush, while Dawson had turned a straight. But Chettipally was still at risk should another spade fall. The river then brought the {6-Clubs}, and Chettipally exhaled loudly as he took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Naveen Chettipally us
Naveen Chettipally
32,000
32,000
32,000
David Dawson
David Dawson
12,000
-66,000
-66,000

Tags: David DawsonNaveen Chettipally

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