WSOP Bracelet Winner "Punts Off"
We saw 2012 World Series of Poker Event #5 $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em champ Nick Jivkov standing up and putting on his coat, and nine times out of ten that's a motion indicative of an elimination. We made our way over and we asked Jivkov if it was a bad beat.
"Nope, straight punt off," he replied. "I'll be back tomorrow."
After Jivkov took his leave, Adam Lamphere, who did the deed, was kind enough to fill us in on some details.
According to him, Jivkov raised the cutoff and action folded to Lamphere in the big blind. He looked down at 
, popped it to 4,000, and Jivkov proceeded to four-bet jam for around 25,000. Lamphere called and Jivkov was behind with 
suited. Despite drawing to two live cards, Jivkov failed to crack Big Slick and was eliminated from the Day 1a flight.
Meanwhile, Lamphere is the clear chip leader with 100,000, putting him in prime position to make another deep run here at FireKeepers. The big question is, has the man that's finished runner-up in back-to-back MSPT FireKeepers stops been working on his heads-up game?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
17,000
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17,000 |
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Busted | |
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. Steele made a continuation bet of 1,800, the player in the hijack called, and the big blind released his hand.
, and the action went check/check.
, which prompted a bet of 4,800 from Steele. His opponent mucked, and the former Player of the Year dragged in a nice pot.
and the cooler claimed its victim.
flop between Jake Jarous and an unknown player. The specifics escaped us, but it appeared Jarous had moved all in and his frustrated opponent called off for a sizable amount.
turn nor 
river changed a thing, and Jarous took down a juicy pot while knocking out his opponent.
. Anderson led out for 8,000, the big blind folded, and the cards were tabled.
on the river.