Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
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
Griffin Doesn't Win The Race
Kevin Calenzo opened the pot with a raise from the cutoff position. Gavin Griffin was waiting on the button and he moved all in. The small blind thought for a bit before moving all in for less and both the big blind and Calenzo got out of the way.
Griffin, realizing that his tournament life was not the one at risk, took back some of his chips and began trying to count out the amount of his opponents all in. This caused some confusion as the dealer wanted to be clear that Griffin announced all in. Once they figured out the confusion the hands were turned up.
Griffin: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Griffin is down to just over 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | -90,000 |
Calenzo Catches A Double
Kevin Calenzo was the first in the pot when he raised to 17,000 in early position. Action folded to the cutoff, who reraised it to 50,000 total. Calenzo thought for just a few moments before moving all in, and he was called quickly by his opponent.
Calenzo: 
Opponent: 
Calenzo was well out in front, and he would stay that way, as the board ran out 
. Calenzo collected the double up, pushing his stack to around 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 115,000 |
The First Million Chip Man is.....
Day 1a chip leader Joe Kuether. Kuether has been on a steady rise all day, and as we just checked his stack, we saw that he has shot up to over one million. He is sittin on about 1.1 million to be exact, and looks to be setting himself up for a final table run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 450,000 |
Schwertley Takes One Down
Brett Schwertley was in the small blind facing a raise to 20,000 by the player in the cutoff. He moved him all in for his final 140,000 or so and after the big blind folded, the opponent stuck in his money.
Schwertley: 
Opponent: 
The flop was 
putting Schwertley in the drivers seat. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Schwertley raked in the pot to send him soaring towards the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000 | 135,000 |
Liebert Knocked Out
Kathy Liebert was just seen walking towards the payout window and her seat empty. We went over to the table to see Dutch Boyd stacking some chips and although we can't be sure, it seems he was the one to strike the final blow to Liebert's stack.
It's not all good news for Boyd, however. Before the next hand was dealt, Jeff Madsen sat down to his immediate left. And if that wasn't bad enough, Madsen came with 970,000 in chips.
Madsen is far-and-away the current chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
970,000 | 650,000 |
|
275,000 | 95,000 |
|
Busted |
Final 5 Tables
Level 20
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Play has yet to slow down as of yet, as players still seem to be busting rather quickly. The average stack right now is 35 big blinds, so play could be slowing up on us shortly. The reaming players still have 90 minute before their dinner break.
Huang Gets A Bounty
As we walked over to Xiao Juan Huang's table, we saw that she was heads up against a short stacked opponent, and that their cards were flipped up preflop. Huang's 
were well out in front of her opponent's 
, and she was looking to fade the suckout. The flop looked scary at first, but was safe, coming 
. The turn and river were both low cards, the and 
, and Huang scooped the pot, upping her stack back up to 350,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | 90,000 |
Griffin Doubles
After the player on the button raised to 21,000 and the player in the small blind folded, Gavin Griffin moved all in for 75,000 out of the big blind. He was called and his tournament life was at risk.
Griffin: 
Opponent: 
The flop was 
and Griffin began to get up from his seat. When the hit the turn though, he turned right back and around and had a little grin on his face. The river 
bricked off and Griffin is back in it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 | 55,000 |
Cards Are in the Air
Level 20
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
The players have returned, and the cards are back in the air. Two more hours and then they will go on dinner.