Chip Leaders
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
830,000 | 55,000 |
|
680,000 | 220,000 |
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,131,990
Entries
778
Level
30
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
More Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000 | 205,000 |
|
315,000 | 95,000 |
|
260,000 | 60,000 |
|
240,000 | |
|
235,000 | 51,000 |
|
100,000 | -65,000 |
|
80,000 | -45,000 |
|
45,000 | -70,000 |
We're in the Money
Level 18
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
There was nary so much as a hiccup of a pause for the bubble this time around. We go round-for-round here on the Circuit, and the staff was hurriedly preparing for an orbit of bubble play with 82 players left.
Suddenly, though, a dealer called a "Seat open!", and the unlucky 82nd-place finisher was off to the exit empty-handed. Forget about round-for-round, our 81 players have squeezed right into the money, and they're all guaranteed a paycheck upon their eliminations.
A Few Chip Counts From Around the Room
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
555,000 | -45,000 |
|
|
480,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
460,000 | -10,000 |
|
350,000 | 243,000 |
|
237,000 | 67,000 |
|
220,000 | 30,000 |
|
185,000 | -55,000 |
|
140,000 | 65,000 |
|
75,000 | -10,000 |
Massey Moves On
A couple hands ago, Aaron Massey shoved for 65,000 preflop, and his shove came all the way around to Jacob Viccellio in the big blind. He spent a long while soaking in the tank, but he eventually surrendered his cards into the muck and let Massey stick around.
Just a moment later — maybe even the very next hand — Massey got it all in again, this time for just over 70,000. This time, though, Viccellio had a big one, and he re-shoved to get heads-up with a chance at the knockout.
Showdown
Massey: 
Viccellio: 
The talkative Massey stood up to kneel on his chair, quietly saying, "One time for Mister Massey."
The 
flop was a good start for his double-up hopes, but he could not escape fourth street. The 
dropped off, and Massey quickly slipped his bag over his shoulder and tucked his chair under the table. The river 
failed to provide him any salvation, and he offered a deliberate, "Goodbye," as he quickly whooshed out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
293,000 | 228,000 |
|
Busted |
Valerstein Takes The Lead
There's a new chip leader in the building and his name is Roman Valerstein.
Just as we were counting up his stack, which was about 570,000, he became involved in a pot. Action folded to him in the cutoff and he raised to 10,500. The player in the small blind came over the top to what looked to be about 27,000. A call from Valerstein landed an 
flop.
The small blind bet 29,000 and after about 10 seconds, Valerstein re-raised to about 75,000. A shove from the small blind for about 170,000 came next and Valerstein shrugged as he called. He turned over 
, behind but favored to prevail against his opponent's 
.
The 
on the turn locked it up for Valerstein to send him to the top of the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
775,000 | 205,000 |
Cai Dented
We didn't see how the money got in, but Zhen Cai and the gentleman in Seat 8 got their chips all in preflop on a coin flip. It was 
for Cai and 
for Seat 8 who was all in for 107,500.
The board ran through 
, and Cai's overcards never came through. After paying off his debt, he's been reduced back down to 51,000, and he'll have to work a comeback from his 10bb stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 |
One Table To Go
Level 18
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
With 90 players remaining, the tournament is one table away from reaching the money as 81 players cash.
The min-cash will pay $2,819.
Zhao Makes His Move
Reed Zhao opened the last pot with an under-the-gun raise, and the betting action that followed left the man to his left all in for close to 200,000. Zhao put his chips in with , but his opponent's 
was the big favorite to drag the big pot.
The dealer had other ideas, though, spreading a flop to give Zhao a big lead with two to come. The 
turn opened up a few outs for the at-risk player, but the river was no help. With that, Zhao has sent a player to the exit here shy of the bubble, stacking up about 460,000 as he pulls in that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000 |