Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
Main Event
Day: 2
Scramble and Gamble
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The players are back from their breaks, and the cards are once again in the air. The levels are now 60 minutes long, and players will play two more of them before taking their dinner break.
Baumstein Squeezes Out His Opponents
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The player on the button raised it up to 5,000 after it folded around to him, and the small blind tossed out a grey T5,000 for the call. Scott Baumstein was in the big blind, and just like he did in a previous hand, Baumstein tossed out most of his big chips, a bet of 42,500.
The button tanked for about a minute before letting his hand go, and the small blind took just a few moments before kicking his hand in as well. After collecting the pot, Baumstein has shot his stack up to 89,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
89,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Tran Takes Childs's Chips
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Lee Childs has been eliminated in a hand that saw Tony Tran manage to knock him out with eight-high.
Following a cutoff raise to 7,000, Tran called from the button and Childs called as well from the big blind. The flop came 
. Childs checked, the preflop raiser bet 7,000, then Tran raised to 23,000. Childs waited a bit, then pushed all in for about 55,000 or so.
The original raiser folded, and after thinking about it for a few moments himself Tran made the call. Childs turned over 
for a heart flush draw, and Tran showed 
for a higher flush draw.
The turn was the 
and river the 
, meaning no flush came and Tran's eight played, thus sending Childs railward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
Busted |
Schock Crippled, then Eliminated
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
We just lost bracelet winner Mitch Schock. He was crippled by Michael Borovetz , and busted on the next hand. Borovetz started by raising to 5,500, and Schock was next to act on the button. He put in a three bet to 15,000, and it folded back around to Borovetz. He announced all in, and slammed the rest of his chips into the middle. Schock thought for about 15 seconds before calling for almost all his chips.
Schock: 
Borovetz: 
A disappointed Schock said, "you don't have Ace-King there" with a bit of a chuckle. The board brought no help for Schock, running down 
, and Borovetz doubled to 152,000.
Meanwhile, Schock was left with just 4,000, and that went into the middle on the next hand. Unfortunately, his 
couldn't beat the 
of his opponent, as four diamonds came on the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
152,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
McKeehen Moves Up
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
We came on the hand only to see Joseph McKeehen collect a mountain of chips and hear fragmented tales of raises, reraises, and aces that held.
A player had been eliminated, McKeehen had picked up 
in a well-timed spot, and now the Pennsylvanian finds himself stacking more than 330,000 chips — what appears to be the largest stack around with about 110 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
259,400
|
259,400 |
|
||
Level: 17
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Baumstein Can't Fade Huge Flop
Level 17
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
We got to the table as Scott Baumstein was tanking over an all in move of 31,300 from his opponent. We don't know how much Baumstein originally raised, but we estimated that there was about 16,000 in the pot.
We were only there for about 30 seconds when someone called the clock. We aren't sure how long Baumstein was tanking in total, but he seemed very shocked and upset about the decision. Regardless, the floor was called over, and when the dealer said that Baumstein had enough time, the clock started. Baumstein took only about 15 seconds to call, and it was a good call.
Baumstein:
Opponent: 
It was a monster flop for Baumstein's opponent, coming down 
. Baumstein would have to fade an eight, seven, six, or spade to win the hand, but the 
on the turn ended things. The meaningless river was the , and Baumstein was knocked down to 60,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
River Sinks Baumstein
Level 17
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Things just went from bad to worse for Scott Baumstein after losing that earlier hand in which the clock was called, as soon after he was committing his entire stack with 
versus the 
of David Zeitlin.
The flop came 
, then the turn gave Zeitlin a set but also Baumstein a leading straight. But the river brought another , pairing the board and filling Zeitlin's boat, and suddenly Baumstein's Main Event run is over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
164,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
|
Busted |
100 Players Remain
Level 17
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
With about 45 minutes to go in Level 17, there are now 100 players battling in the WSOP Circuit Main Event here at Caesars Atlantic City. The top 54 finishers will make the money.
When this level ends, the remaining players will be going on a one-hour dinner break.