$500,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza
$500,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 2
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 Crushes Day 2, Leads Final 16
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Day 2 of the 2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza Main Event began with 70 players remaining from the starting field of 188. After eight 75-minute levels, only 16 players remain. Leading the way into Day 3 is Chris Klodnicki with 1,123,000.
Klodnicki began the day second in chips and after after a tumultuous first level, Klodnicki trended up for the rest of the day en route to crossing the seven-figure mark. Following Klodnicki is William Tonking (713,000), Daniel Wach (513,000), and Coury Mascagni (463,000).
Among those who returned on Day 2 but fell short of the money were Ryan D'Angelo, David Paredes, Scott Baumstein, Matt Brady, and Vinny Pahuja. The money was reached at 18 players and the unfortunate bubble boy was Abhinav Asija, who fell at the hands of Klodnicki. Matthew Burnitz and Ketan Pandya busted shortly thereafter, earning $8,000 each for their respective 18th and 17th place finishes.
Play resumes at 2pm local time Monday (the Day 3 seat draw will be done shortly before play begins), so be sure to join us then to see who will claim the $135,000 first-place prize and the title of champion.
Until then, good night from Bethlehem!
End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,123,000 | -27,000 |
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713,000 | 63,000 |
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513,000 | -32,000 |
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463,000 | 23,000 |
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449,000 | 4,000 |
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373,000 | 28,000 |
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314,000 | -21,000 |
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285,000 | 35,000 |
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269,000 | -31,000 |
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216,000 | 16,000 |
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216,000 | -24,000 |
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212,000 | -3,000 |
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194,000 | 4,000 |
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114,000 | -66,000 |
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106,000 | -24,000 |
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87,000 | -43,000 |
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The Bubble Bursts and Down to 16
Lots of action in the final couple of levels of play at the 2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStacks Extravaganza.
Photography by Joe Giron
Ketan Pandya Eliminated in 17th Place ($8,000)
Ketan Pandya opened from the button, Joseph Tracy called from the big blind, and the pair saw the flop come 
. Tracy checked, Pandya bet 15,000, and Tracy called. The turn then brought the 
and another check from Tracy. This time Pandya bet 23,000, and when Tracy responded with an all-in reraise, Pandya went deep into the tank.
Finally Pandya found a call, and was all in for the 82,000 or so he had left. He turned over 
, seeing that his call was a good one as Tracy had 
.
Alas for Pandya, the river brought the 
to give Tracy trips, and Pandya has been eliminated in one of the last hands of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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445,000 | 230,000 |
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Busted | |
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Matthew Burnitz Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,000)
Shortly after play resumed, Coury Mascagni raised to 15,000 from under the gun, then Matthew Burnitz reraised all in for 135,000 from middle position. It folded back to Mascagni who called, tabling 
to Burnitz's 
.
The flop came 
, and Burnitz suddenly went from way ahead to way behind. The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Burnitz is the first player to cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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440,000 | 175,000 |
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Busted | |
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Asija Bubbles, 18 Remain
Chris Klodnicki raised to 12,000 from middle position, then it folded to Abhinav Asija in the small blind who pushed all in for 56,000 total. The action back on Klodnicki, he didn't act right away, noting to Asija that he had a big hand but wasn't slowrolling. Finally after a short think Klodnicki called.
Players from the other two tables began to edge toward the table to see the hands. Asija had 
while Klodnicki showed 
. The flop came 
. "Yes," said Asija at the sight of the ten on board, giving him a set.
But Klodnicki had picked up a gutshot to Broadway, too. The turn was the , and Asija was still safe. Then came the river… the 
! "Ooooohhh," came the collective cry as players reacted to the doubly painful way Asija had both lost the hand and missed the money.
When asked afterwards, Klodnicki explained that when deciding whether or not to call Asija's shove he was also thinking about how he'd liked for the bubble to have lasted longer. He does enjoy a huge chip lead at present, with his first-place stack about twice that of his nearest competitor, Daniel Wach.
There will be a brief pause before play continues. There's about 16 minutes left in the level, and once that passes play will be stopped for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,150,000 | 60,000 |
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Busted | |
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Tricky Klodnicki
The next man out gets nothing. The other 18 make the money. Thus we expect some tension. And when it comes to chip leader Chris Klodnicki, perhaps a little extra creativity as well.
Just now Vince Baldassano opened for 12,000 from under the gun, and Micah Raskin called from the button. John Chapman — down to just around 30,000 — tanked for some time before folding from the small blind, and Klodnicki called from the big blind.
The flop came 
. Klodnicki led for 15,000, Baldassano raised to 35,000, and Raskin folded. Klodnicki then made it 65,000, and Baldassano called.
The turn was the 
. This time Klodnicki bet 75,000, and Baldassano called. The river then brought the 
and an announcement by Klodnicki that he was all in.
Klodnicki's river bet sent Baldassano into the tank, and into considerable discomfort as well. "This would really, really blow," he said as he eyed his remaining stack. "Can I vomit now or later?"
He continued to meditate out loud as he thought. "I'd have to be insane to fold this hand," he noted while also wondering if Klodnicki would show his hand if he were to fold.
Finally Baldassano did let his hand go, showing he was folding 
for a diamond flush. Klodnicki then did show his cards — 
! — and scooped the pot.
Klodnicki's over a million now, as bubble play continues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,090,000 | 185,000 |
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130,000 | -170,000 |
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Klodnicki (Again)
Chris Klodnicki raised to 12,000 from the button and Denis Gnidash defended his big blind. The flop came 
. Gnidash checked, Klodnicki bet 16,000, and Gnidash called. Both players then checked the 
turn.
The river brought the 
, and when Gnidash checked again Klodnicki bet 43,000. Gnidash called, and Klodnicki turned over 
— he'd flopped an open-ended straight, then backdoored trips. Gnidash flashed 
as he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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905,000 | 90,000 |
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215,000 | -20,000 |
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Alkhazov Out, Cash Bubble Commences
Mikhail Alkhazov was just all in for his last 75,000 or so with and up against Timothy Chang's 
.
The board came 
, and Alkhazov is out. Just 19 players remain, which means just one more elimination until the cash bubble bursts. The three tables have now begun hand-for-hand play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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190,000 | 10,000 |
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Busted | |
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