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

04-07-2013 22:55 UTC-4

Agard Gone; 27 Remain

Shamus

Level 22 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Preflop action had seen Sherwin Agard shoving all in, the Bobby Corcione calling, and after some exasperation Z Stein — sitting in between the two — let his hand go.

Agard had and Corcione . The board came ten-high, but unfortunately for Agard there were four clubs among the community cards as the came . Corcione's flush was best, and Agard's run ends in 28th place. After the hand, Stein revealed he'd folded pocket nines.

With the tournament down to 27 players, there will be a brief pause while they redraw to sit around the last three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Corcione	720,000 195,000	195,000
Sherwin Agard	Busted

Tags: Sherwin Agard Bobby Corcione Z Stein

Level: 23

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

04-07-2013 23:04 UTC-4

Three-Table Redraw

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Seat	Player
1	Chris Schonbach
2	Paul Snead
3	Eric Blair
4	Brian Phelon
5	Ylon Schwartz
6	Buck Ramsay
7	Mike Massri
8	Ben Reason
9	Bobby Corcione

1	Stephen Dare
2	John McNabola
3	John Pito
4	Ethan Foulkes
5	Eric Rando
6	Matthew Silberzweig
7	Jonathan Gray
8	Kevin Saul
9	Pete Campos

1	Cory Waaland
2	Lall Bharat
3	Chris Mintchev
4	Adam Bitker
5	Alex Wilson
6	Domenick Cutola
7	Z Stein
8	Greg Folchetti
9	Tony Mandia

04-07-2013 23:18 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts; 27 Remain

Shamus

Level 23 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pete Campos	990,000 45,000	45,000
Stephen Dare	970,000 305,000	305,000
Bobby Corcione	845,000 125,000	125,000
Paul Snead	760,000 425,000	425,000
Lall Bharat	745,000 245,000	245,000
Chris Mintchev	660,000 275,000	275,000
Ben Reason	645,000 -65,000	-65,000
Chris Schonbach	620,000 165,000	165,000
Kevin Saul	615,000 -70,000	-70,000

Alex Wilson	575,000 -5,000	-5,000
Ethan Foulkes	575,000 -10,000	-10,000
Z Stein	570,000 125,000	125,000
Eric Rando	550,000 15,000	15,000
Jonathan Gray	480,000 175,000	175,000
Ylon Schwartz	425,000 65,000	65,000

Brian Phelon	370,000 55,000	55,000
Eric Blair	350,000 -100,000	-100,000
Cory Waaland	285,000 -10,000	-10,000
Buck Ramsay	255,000 -60,000	-60,000
Mike Massri	235,000 -135,000	-135,000
John McNabola	205,000 -145,000	-145,000
John Pito	195,000 80,000	80,000
Greg Folchetti	175,000 40,000	40,000
Matthew Silberzweig	145,000 40,000	40,000
Adam Bitker	130,000 -175,000	-175,000

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04-07-2013 23:25 UTC-4

Cutola Fades Bharat

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Domenick Cutola, who is among the elder statesmen in the tournament, opened for 40,000 from early position and received a call from Lall Bharat on the button. The blinds folded, the flop came down , and Cutola moved all in for 72,000. Bharat called and the hands were tabled.

Cutola:
Bharat:

Cutola didn't have much, but he was out in front of Bharat's flush draw. He needed to dodge a heart and jack to stay alive, and that's exactly what he did as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lall Bharat	570,000 -175,000	-175,000
Domenick Cutola	240,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Domenick Cutola Lall Bharat

04-07-2013 23:28 UTC-4

Mandia's Turn to Double Through Bharat

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

A short-stacked Tony Mandia moved all in from middle position for 112,000 and received a call from Lal Bharat in the hijack. The rest of the players got out of the way and Mandia discovered he was dominated.

Bharat:
Mandia:

Mandia was in need of some major help, but he found none on the flop. The turn was of no use, and Mandia needed to catch one of the two remaining eights on the river to stay alive. Wouldn't you know it, the peeled off. Lall was left shaking his head while a big smile crossed Mandia's face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lall Bharat	450,000 -120,000	-120,000
Tony Mandia	235,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Lall Bharat Tony Mandia

04-07-2013 23:30 UTC-4

Don't You Dare

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

The short stacks are a'doublin', that's the story here at Foxwoods in Level 23. First it was Domenick Cutola and then Tony Mandia. Now, it was John McNabola's turn to do so through Stephen Dare.

It happened when action folded to Dare in the hijack and he opened for 36,000. McNabola, who was next to act, opted to shove for 233,000, the button and blinds folded, and Dare made the call.

Dare:
McNabola:

McNabola was well out in front and never looked back as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Dare	700,000 -270,000	-270,000
John McNabola	500,000 295,000	295,000

Tags: John McNabola Stephen Dare

04-07-2013 23:35 UTC-4

John Pito Eliminated in 27th Place ($5,918)

Shamus

Level 23 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

After Kevin Saul opened from under the gun for 25,000, it folded around to John Pito in middle position. Pito had been nursing his short stack for some time, and after checking his hand decided to commit all 113,000 he had left. It folded back to Saul.

"How much, sir?" asked Saul. "About... 1.2 million," cracked Pito, and the table chuckled. A more accurate assessment being subsequently delivered, Saul made the call, showing while Pito turned over .

"Off to the races," said Pito as the board came , then , then . His hand failing to improve, Pito bid the table good luck and left for the cashier's desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Saul	745,000 130,000	130,000

John Pito	Busted

Tags: John Pito Kevin Saul

04-07-2013 23:45 UTC-4

Z Stein Eliminated in 26th Place ($5,918)

Chad Holloway

Level 23 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

After losing a large pot to Cory Waaland, Z Stein was left with under 150,000 and mixed it up in a pot with five limpers.

On a flop of , Alex Wilson checked from the small blind and Domenick Cutola did the same in the big. Stein then moved all in from early position for roughly 135,000 and action folded back to Wilson. He made the call, Cutola got out of the way, and the cards were turned up.

Wilson:
Stein:

Both players had flopped top pair, but Wilson's kicker had him way out in front. Stein must have knew his time had come as he was up out of his seat immediately in preparation for a quick exit, which he made when both the turn and river blanked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Wilson	720,000 145,000	145,000
Z Stein	Busted

Tags: Alex Wilson Z Stein

04-07-2013 23:58 UTC-4

Buck Ramsay Eliminated in 25th Place ($5,918)

Shamus

Level 23 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Ben Reason raised from under the gun to 26,000, and the table folded around to Buck Ramsay in the small blind who made it 65,000 to go. Mike Massri quickly tossed away his cards from the big blind, then Reason paused for a while before declaring he was four-betting all in.

Ramsay spent some time thinking over the situation, counting out his remaining chips — about 320,000 — as he did. Reason had him covered, so to call meant putting himself at risk.

At last Ramsay did make the call, showing . Reason, meanwhile, had , and when the board came nine-high — — Ramsay had been eliminated in 25th.