Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Following the completion of another two levels the field is going on a break. When they return, they will play two more levels before bagging and tagging for the evening.
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$932,655
Entries
641
Level
32
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Besnik Ziba was faced with a bet of around 50,000 from Edward Pham with the board reading 
. Ziba moved all in for over nearly 300,000, and Pham quickly called.
Showdown
| Ziba |   | 33% |
| Pham |   | 67% |
*Odds are according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator
The 
on the turn gave Ziba five extra outs, but he was still the dog in the fight. The 
spiked on the river however, giving him a winning straight. He doubled to over 700,000 chips, while Pham sunk to 415,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
705,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
415,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
Alemu Makonen moved all in preflop and Alex Rivera called.
Makonen: 
Rivera: 
The board ran 
and Rivera made a straight and cracked Makonen's ladies.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
Busted |
David Zeitlin opened to 25,000 from the cutoff, and the action folded to James Dunham who moved all in for his last 81,000 from the big blind. Zeitlin tanked for more than a minute before calling with 
, and he was pleasantly surprised to see that he was ahead of Dunham's 
.
Dunham did not improve as the board came 
, and he was eliminated from the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
Busted |
We missed virtually all of the action in the hand but our attention was drawn to large pile of chips in the pot and huge river bet by Gates.
The board showed 
and after a check Gates bet 130,000 on the river. After a tense sweat his opponent folded and Gates is knocking on the door of the top ten chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Facing a bet from Julian Schulman with the board reading 
, Jeremy Halaska moved all in for his last 100,000 or so. Schulman called with 
, and was drawing dead against Halaska's 
. The 
completed the board, and Halaska doubled to 360,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Greg Brletich and Eugene Fouksman were heads up with the board reading 
. Fouksman check-called a 60,000-chip bet, and the completed the board.
Fouksman knuckled again, and this time Brletich checked behind. Fouksman tabled two nines, but they were no good against Brletich's for a pair of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
288,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
When we reached the table, the flop had already fallen 
, and Josh Brikis was heads up with John Andress. Brikis moved all in having Andress covered, and Andress snapped it off.
Showdown
| Brikis | |
| Andress | |
Andress held as the turn and river came , respectively, doubling to 280,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
255,000
184,000
|
184,000 |
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
We found Matt Mazzeo and Cameron Hamilton locked up in a hand on a flop of . Mazzeo checked, Hamilton bet 60,000 and Mazzeo shoved. Hamilton called and the hands were tabled.
Mazzeo: 
Hamilton: 
The completed 
and the river gave Hamilton a straight. Mazzeo was beside himself that he busted with pocket aces and cursed his luck as he made his way to the payout clerk.
Eric Doerr open-shoved his last 100,000 or so from under the gun, and Justin Liberto re-raised from middle position. The rest of the action folded, and Doerr was crushed.
Showdown
| Doerr |  |
| Liberto | |
The board ran 
, and Doerr was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
870,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
