Main Event Day 2 | 2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City

03-11-2012 23:42 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Higgins	1,100,000 715,000	715,000
Garry Gates	700,000 20,000	20,000
Justin Liberto	680,000 190,000	190,000

Roland Israel	660,000 60,000	60,000
David Zeitlin	590,000 255,000	255,000
Troy Erickson	590,000 285,000	285,000
Besnik Ziba	580,000 125,000	125,000
Greg Brletich	580,000 70,000	70,000
Dave Johnston	550,000 90,000	90,000
Chris Lovett	540,000
Cameron Hamilton	510,000 190,000	190,000
Alex Rivera	500,000 15,000	15,000
Aaron Overton	485,000 300,000	300,000
Eugene Fouksman	440,000 152,000	152,000
Jeremy Halaska	430,000 70,000	70,000
Edward Pham	430,000 15,000	15,000
Ryan Eriquezzo	420,000 70,000	70,000

Mike Wolf	400,000 35,000	35,000
Eddy Carroll	330,000 85,000	85,000
Vinny Pahuja	315,000 205,000	205,000
John Andress	275,000 5,000	5,000
John Cernuto	235,000 101,000	101,000

Norman Rodriguez	230,000
Tyler Kenney	210,000 5,000	5,000
Josh Brikis	208,000 47,000	47,000

The action folded to Roland Israel, who opened on the button. Tyler Kenney moved all in for 131,000 from the small blind, Garry Gates released from the big blind, and Israel went deep into the tank. Finally, after more than two minutes of thought, Israel called.

Showdown

Israel
Kenney

"Fifty-fifty," Israel joked.

The board ran {9-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {10-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {j-Clubs} , and Kenney doubled to nearly 300,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israel	505,000 155,000	155,000
Tyler Kenney	295,000 85,000	85,000

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03-11-2012 23:52 UTC-5

Preflop Craziness Cuts Brletich's Legs Out From Under Him

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Dave Johnston opened for 28,000, Julian Schulman called and Greg Brletich made it 100,000 to go from the big blind. Johnston re-raised to 260,000, Schulman got out of the way and then Brletich moved all in. Johnston called and the hands were tabled.

Brletich: {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds}
Johnston: {A-Spades} {8-Hearts}

The board ran {7-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {A-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} and Johnston's two pair took all the steam out of Brletich's sails.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Johnston	980,000 430,000	430,000
Greg Brletich	160,000 420,000	420,000

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03-12-2012 00:08 UTC-5

Brletich's Revenge

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Dave Johnston opened to 28,000 from late position, Norman Rodriguez called, and Greg Brletich moved all in for his last 138,000 from the big blind. Johnston tanked before re-shoving, and Rodriguez quickly folded.

Showdown

Johnston
Brletich

Brletich's hand held as the board ran {k-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {5-Spades} {6-Hearts} {q-Hearts} , doubling him to 305,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Johnston	685,000 295,000	295,000
Greg Brletich	305,000 145,000	145,000

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03-12-2012 00:12 UTC-5

John Maltz Eliminated in 27th Place ($5,792)

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John Maltz had been getting his short stack often for the past level or so. He finally found a call from Ryan Higgins and the hands were tabled.

Higgins: {A-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}
Maltz: {10-Hearts} {9-Hearts}

The board ran {3-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {8-Spades} and Higgins' made a flush to eliminate Maltz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Higgins	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
John Maltz	Busted

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03-12-2012 00:17 UTC-5

"Miami" John Cernuto Eliminated in 26th Place ($5,792)

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"Miami" John Cernuto had been grinding a short stack for the last couple of levels and was struggling to gain traction. He moved in preflop after an opening raise and Eugene Fouksman re-shoved to isolate. The original raiser folded and they were off to the showdown.

Fouksman: {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts}
Cernuto: {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}

The board ran {6-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {A-Hearts} and the long time pro made his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Fouksman	680,000 240,000	240,000
John Cernuto	Busted

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Level: 23

Blinds: 7,000/14,000

Ante: 2,000

03-12-2012 00:31 UTC-5

Andress Doubles Again

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John Andress opened to 30,000 from early position, and the action folded to Besnik Ziba who moved all in for over 600,000 in middle position. The action folded back to Andress, and he immediately called.

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Andress
Ziba

Andress' kings held as the board came {6-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {j-Hearts} , and he doubled to 545,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Andress	545,000 270,000	270,000
Besnik Ziba	350,000 230,000	230,000

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03-12-2012 00:42 UTC-5

Eddy Carroll Eliminated in 25th Place ($5,792)

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Eddy Carroll opened to 30,000 from early position, and the action folded to Jeremy Halaska in the small blind. He moved all in for his last 190,000, which barely covered Carroll who tank-called.

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