Main event Day 2 | 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Foxwoods

04-07-2013 16:06 UTC-4

Reason Joins Gray Atop Leaderboard... and at Table

Shamus

Level 17 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Shortly after being crippled in that huge hand against Jonathan Gray, Nesrine Kourdourli was knocked out shortly thereafter, leaving just over 100 players left in the tournament.

Meanwhile, Ben Reason chipped up some more over at the neighboring table, then that table broke and Reason was moved into a spot at Gray's table — not into Kourdourli's vacated spot, but just a couple of seats away.

All of which is to say, the two overwhelming chip leaders at the moment are seated in close proximity to one another. And considering how both have been running so far today, it'll be worth keeping an eye on what might happen next.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Reason	530,000
Jonathan Gray	515,000
Nesrine Kourdourli	Busted

Tags: Ben Reason Jonathan Gray Nesrine Kourdourli

04-07-2013 15:59 UTC-4

What Could Have Been for Bryan Leskowitz

Chad Holloway

Level 17 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

We seen Bryan Leskowitz exiting the room and he was kind enough to tell us about his demise, which included a missed opportunity. Instead of relating that story to you, we've opted to let Leskowitz tell the tale through Twitter:

Bryan Leskowitz
@BryanLeskowitz

So ugly. HJ 5500. Me 3b JJ to 13.5k. Good player w heaps makes it 26k on the button. Initial opener piles it for 100k. I tank forever.April 07 2013

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Bryan Leskowitz
@BryanLeskowitz

Fold JJ they both have AKss. Flop JJ2. Could have had 175k. Then next hand open and get ruined. 35k now #lifetiltApril 07 2013

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Bryan Leskowitz
@BryanLeskowitz

So tilted right now. But guess I gotta stop being results oriented. Seems like probably the correct fold. Cold 4 there can never be lightApril 07 2013

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Bryan Leskowitz
@BryanLeskowitz

Jam my last 17k from mp just look at Ad. Actually have AQ and into KK and dont get there #gg gla. Why didnt I just call the JJ. Sighh.April 07 2013

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Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Leskowitz	Busted

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04-07-2013 15:54 UTC-4

The Sudden Rise of Jonathan Gray, Part 2

Shamus

Level 17 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Moments after that huge hand with Nesrine Kourdourli, another big preflop raising battle broke out between Gray and the two opponents sitting to his direct right.

This one involved the button and small blind — both of whom Gray had well covered — starting the skirmish, then Gray waking up with a hand in the big blind to get involved as well.

When the dust settled, the three players showed their hands and the button had , the super-short-stacked small blind shruggingly showed , and Gray turned over… !

"Wow," said a player from across the table when seeing Gray's hand. That sentiment was then repeated by others in various ways after the board rolled out . Gray had made a king-high flush, then unlike Kourdourli before had faded the full house draw to win the hand and knock out two opponents.

On the brink of elimination with one card to come, Gray has suddenly chipped up over a half million and into first position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Gray	515,000 170,000	170,000

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04-07-2013 15:50 UTC-4

The Sudden Rise of Jonathan Gray, Part 1

Shamus

Level 17 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

We can definitively report that we have a new chip leader — Jonathan Gray. Indeed, the last ten minutes or so have been fairly remarkable for Gray, thanks to two huge hands in close succession.

The first one saw Gray and his neighbor to the left, Nesrine Kourdourli, get into a preflop raising war that eventually saw Kourdourli all in and Gray tanking for some time before calling for about 160,000 total. The two had begun the hand nearly even, with Kourdourli having had Gray covered by a small amount.

The pair tabled their cards, and Gray showed while Kourdouli turned over .

The dealer then spread the flop… ! "Oooohhh," said the table at the sight of the three spades to give Kourdourli the flush as well as the queen to give Gray a set. The turn then brought the , keeping Kourdourli in front.

Then came the river… !

"Oooohhh," said the table once more, this time a little louder, as Gray had filled up to make a full house and better Kourdourli.

As mentioned, the drama would continue shortly thereafter… as will be revealed in part 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Gray	345,000 265,600	265,600
Nesrine Kourdourli	15,000 -163,000	-163,000

Tags: Jonathan Gray Nesrine Kourdourli

04-07-2013 15:49 UTC-4

Birnbaum vs. Buck

Chad Holloway

Level 17 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Over on the feature table, a pot developed between Buck Ramsay and Nancy Birnbaum that saw the latter drop a bit in chips.

We picked up the action with around 20,000 in the pot and a board reading . Ramsay led out for 10,500, Birnbaum called, and then both players checked the river. Ramsay tabled the for two pair, and it was good as Birnbaum simply sent her hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Buck Ramsay	125,000 25,000	25,000
Nancy Birnbaum	67,000 -42,500	-42,500

Tags: Buck Ramsay Nancy Birnbaum

04-07-2013 15:46 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 17 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Reason	400,000
Kevin Saul	260,000 -34,000	-34,000

Luke Vrabel	220,000 103,800	103,800
Paul Snead	200,000 92,000	92,000
Stephen Hesse	200,000 92,200	92,200
David Paredes	165,000 29,000	29,000

Kurt Jewell	165,000 10,000	10,000
Tom Cope	163,000 15,000	15,000
Erek Gaines	145,000 -95,000	-95,000
Terry Grimes	130,000 -10,000	-10,000
Pete Campo	95,000 47,000	47,000
Jonathan Sorscher	75,000 48,000	48,000
Bobby Corcione	72,000 -14,000	-14,000
Justin Pechie	70,000 20,700	20,700

Ylon Schwartz	55,000 -18,900	-18,900

Ronnie Bardah	45,000 10,000	10,000

Victor Ramdin	40,000 20,000	20,000
Nesrine Kourdourli	22,000 -65,000	-65,000
Bryan Leskowitz	15,000 -28,900	-28,900

04-07-2013 15:28 UTC-4

Some Shots from Day 2

Chad Holloway

Level: 17

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

04-07-2013 15:08 UTC-4

Prize Pool and Payout Information

Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The tournament officials have just released the official numbers of the first-ever WSOP Circuit Foxwoods Main Event. All told 615 entries were made into the tournament, which has created a prize pool of $924,652. That will be distributed to the top 63 players as follows:

WSOP Circuit Foxwoods Main Event Payouts

Place	Prize
1st	$194,178
2nd	$119,742
3rd	$87,842
4th	$65,096
5th	$49,007
6th	$37,356
7th	$28,664
8th	$22,654
9th	$18,031
10th-12th	$14,425
13th-15th	$11,836
16th-18th	$9,801
19th-21st	$8,229
22nd-24th	$6,935
25th-27th	$5,918
28th-30th	$5,178
31st-33rd	$4,438
34th-36th	$3,976
37th-45th	$3,606
46th-54th	$3,329
55th-63rd	$3,051

04-07-2013 14:55 UTC-4

Frankenberger Busted

Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Andy Frankenberger on Day 1a of the 2013 WSOP Circuit Foxwoods.

Andy Frankenberger stopped by the media desk and informed us of his untimely demise. The two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner started the day with a decent amount of chips, but he was never able to get anything going.

According to Frankenberger, he shoved the button for 44,000 with only to run into another player's . The board ran out and a disappointed Frankenberger took his leave from the Foxwoods Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Frankenberger	Busted

Tags: Andy Frankenberger