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

03-11-2012 15:55 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wolf	285,000 25,000	25,000
John Andress	275,000 246,000	246,000
Garry Gates	260,000 50,000	50,000
Frank Vizza	260,000 5,000	5,000
Paul Spitzberg	195,000 115,000	115,000
Ryan Higgins	185,000 20,000	20,000
Jeremy Halaska	180,000 35,000	35,000
Tyler Kenney	150,000 115,000	115,000
Ari Engel	115,000 55,000	55,000

Alex Queen	105,000 15,000	15,000
Phong Nguyen	100,000 32,000	32,000
Jamie Kerstetter	80,000 69,000	69,000

Feming Chan	75,000 50,200	50,200
Chris Bell	35,000 7,000	7,000

Poker After Dark

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

As soon as the WSOP went started the live stream the spotlight above the feature table area burnt out. Staff is on the way to fix the problem.

03-11-2012 16:11 UTC-5

Poker After Dark Cancelled

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Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

...again.

The feature table has just broken due to the lack of lighting. We're fairly certain we just heard Garry Gates, Manh Nguyen, Edward Pham, Josh Brikis, and David Fox breath a sigh of relief in unison.

03-11-2012 16:13 UTC-5

Tyler Kenney and an opponent were heads up with around 50,000 in the middle, and the board reading {10-Spades} {a-Clubs} {7-Clubs} . Kenney tossed out 26,500, and his opponent immediately folded two jacks face-up.

Kenny mucked his hand, and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Kenney	215,000 65,000	65,000

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03-11-2012 16:19 UTC-5

Spitzberg Blitzkriegs Flop

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Josh Brikis opened to 7,000 in early position, Paul Spitzberg called near the button, and the dealer fanned {7-Diamonds} {a-Spades} {2-Spades} . Brikis led for 9,000, and Spitzberg promptly moved all in for effectively 95,000.

Brikis quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Spitzberg	380,000 185,000	185,000
Josh Brikis	95,000 31,000	31,000

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03-11-2012 16:26 UTC-5

Schulman Fades a Bunch of Outs

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Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

We happened to find this hand on the flop with an unknown player all in and Julian Schulman was deep in the tank. The unknown player had 94,000 at risk and Schulman eventually called.

Schulman: {A-Spades} {10-Hearts}
Opponent: {J-Hearts} {8-Hearts}

The board completed {8-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} and Schulman faded a bunch of outs to take the pot.

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03-11-2012 16:26 UTC-5

Gone

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Patrick Houcins reached the final table of this event last year, but his seat is occupied by a new player, meaning he has been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Houchins	Busted

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03-11-2012 16:30 UTC-5

Higgins Sets 'Em Up

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We reached the table on the river, where the board was {a-Clubs} {q-Hearts} {6-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {10-Spades} and there was well over 60,000 in the middle. Ryan Higgins fired 47,500, and an opponent called. Higgins turned over {2-Clubs} {2-Hearts} for a set of deuces, and his opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Higgins	250,000 65,000	65,000

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03-11-2012 16:31 UTC-5

Hawkes Crippled, Busted

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Lisa Hawkes had a short-stacked player all in and at risk preflop for around 20,000 or so. Hawke's {a-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} was ahead of her opponent's {k-Hearts} {3-Hearts} , but the board ran out {2-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {k-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} , and Hawkes was left with just 13,500.

On the very next hand, a player opened to 7,000 from early position, and Hawkes moved all in blind from the small blind. The player called.

Showdown

Hawkes
Opponent

The {6-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} flop gave Hawkes a commanding lead, and the {k-Spades} on the turn was a blank, but the {a-Clubs} spiked on the river, eliminating Hawkes from the Main Event.