Back To The Action
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
The 32 remaining players have taken their seats once again, and the cards are back in the air.
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Palace
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Palace
Prize Pool
$963,210
Entries
662
Level
34
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
The Dinner Bell Has Rung
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
We are through with level 21, and players are now on their dinner break. Cards will be back in the air in an hour.
Criego Limp-Shoves
Bill Criego was under the gun and limped. The player next to act raised to 30,000. Action folded back around to Criego and he moved all in for 120,000. His opponent snap-called.
Criego: 
Opponent: [
The board was a dry 
and Criego earned his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000 | -38,000 |
Sigua Wins Race To Bust Lieu
Just before the dinner break, we heard the cry of all in and call from the feature table. We walked over to the table and saw that Paul Lieu was all in with 
, and was called by Rellie Sigua, who held 
. The board ran out 
, and Sigua won the pot, eliminating Lieu.
These two players fortunes have turned since the money bubble. When we had 73 players left, Sigua moved all in for just 30,000 more after a raise to 11,000, but was not called. Just a few minute later, Lieu eliminated the player that got us to the money. Since that time, Sigua has risen all the way up to 550,000, with the latest addition to his stack being the elimination of Lieu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000 | 100,000 |
Griffin Knock Out By Boyd
Action folded to Gavin Griffin in the small blind. He moved all in for 135,000. Dutch Boyd held 
and made the call to put the fellow poker-pro at risk.
The board ran out 
and Griffin was knocked out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
393,000 | 118,000 |
|
Busted |
Murderer's Row
Level 20
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
We are down to 36 players now, and Gavin Griffin was on the table that just broke. He was just moved over to what was already a brutal table. Griffin took the 6 seat, and was greeted by Dutch Boyd in the 7 seat, Jeff Madsen in the 8 seat, and Mark Kroon in the 1. We don't recognize the poor soul who just sat down in the 9 seat, but its safe to say that he's less then pleased with his new draw.
Another Player Over The One-Million Mark
We walked up to the table which had a 
board. According to Allen Carter, Brandon Riha had led the whole way. First for 50,000, then for 120,000 and now for 264,000. The player across the table still had just over 300,000 chips left so it wasn't an all in decision but it might as well have been.
Eventually the player folded. The very next hand that opponent tried to get some back by raising in position. However, Riha was right there again with a three-bet. Everyone, including the player across the table, mucked and Riha has now been vaulted into 2nd on our leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000 |
Chip Count Updates
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000 | 100,000 |
|
600,000 | 350,000 |
|
380,000 | 80,000 |
|
375,000 | 125,000 |
|
315,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
293,000 | 143,000 |
|
270,000 | -50,000 |
|
250,000 | -165,000 |
|
|
245,000 | 110,000 |
|
240,000 | -140,000 |
|
|
205,000 | -30,000 |
|
140,000 | -215,000 |
Sigua Doubles Through Calenzo
We came to the table as Rellie Sigua and Kevin Calenzo were heads up on a flop of 
. We didn't catch what Sigua bet, but we saw that Calenzo had check-raised to 31,000 on top. Sigua thought for about 20 seconds before calling. The turn brought the 
, and Calenzo wasted little time in going all in. This sent Sigua deep into the tank, who took about two minutes to make his decision. While he thought, he asked Calenzo for a count, saw that he was covered, then asked him if he would show. Calenzo said "yes", and Sigua continued to think. He eventually made the call, and was ecstatic to see that he was ahead.
Sigua:
Calenzo: 
The river brought hte , and Sigua loudly clapped his hands, and yelled "yes" as he scooped the pot. Sigua is up to 450,000 after the hand, while Calenzo is now in dangerous position, sitting on alittle under 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000 | |
|
95,000 | -205,000 |
Madsen Versus Beaudoin
Level 20
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
At the beginning of Day 1b, Jeff Madsen and Dale Beaudoin were seated just two apart for much of the day. It seemed as though every time we walked by Madsen was using position to force Beaudoin to a decision. After a few hours together, both had built a stack as the table broke and they ventured off.
Now they are once again seated together but this time it is Beaudoin with position. They seem to have become friendly though as the two converse along side fellow table-mate Dutch Boyd.