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

04-07-2013 17:01 UTC-4

Birnbaum Burned by Thomas

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Two-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner Nancy Birnbaum has been a welcome presence here in the Foxwoods Main Event, but her chance at a third ring just came to an end courtesy of Milton Thomas.

It happened at the feature table on a flop. We're not sure of the action, but we do know Birnbaum got her stack all in with and was up against the of Thomas. Neither the turn nor river was what Birnbaum needed, and she collected her Blue Shark Optics eyewear, wished the remaining players luck, and made her exit from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milton Thomas	195,000 141,800	141,800
Nancy Birnbaum	Busted

Tags: Nancy Birnbaum Milton Thomas

04-07-2013 17:04 UTC-4

Rockets Boost Schwartz

Shamus

Level 18 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Ylon Schwartz just earned a hefty boost to his stack while knocking out an opponent.

Following a cutoff raise to 11,000, Schwartz made it 25,000 to go from the button and both blinds quickly stepped aside. The original raiser then declared he was all in, and Schwartz called without hesitation.

The player in the cutoff showed , but Schwartz had picked up . The community cards came , then , then , and Schwartz pushed his stack up close to the 200,000-chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ylon Schwartz	195,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Ylon Schwartz

04-07-2013 17:10 UTC-4

Chippies

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Phelon	500,000 392,900	392,900
Jonathan Gray	470,000 -45,000	-45,000
Luke Vrabel	300,000 80,000	80,000
Pete Campos	230,000 194,500	194,500
Ylon Schwartz	200,000 5,000	5,000

Stephen Hesse	102,000 -98,000	-98,000
Tim Reilly	85,000 85,000	85,000
Jonathan Sorscher	Busted

04-07-2013 17:20 UTC-4

Corcione Collects

Shamus

Level 18 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

They're down to less than 80 players now, gathered around nine tables, with many starting to take note of the money bubble lingering in the not-too-distant future. The top 63 finishers make the cash.

Just now the field was reduced by one more after Bobby Corcione used to knock out an opponent holding . The board came , and Corcione's jacks and treys earned him the pot and a knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Corcione	116,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Bobby Corcione

04-07-2013 17:27 UTC-4

Sometimes It's Hard to Cope

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

We saw Tom Cope making a hasty exit from the tournament floor and a quick check at Table 6 confirmed that he had been eliminated by Paul Snead.

We didn't see the hand, but Snead explained what happened. Apparently Snead opened to 12,000 from early position and then called when Tom Cope three-bet to 25,000 from the small blind. Cope proceeded to shove all in on the flop with , and Snead snap-called with . Cope was drawing dead to running straight cards, which didn't materialize.

In other news from Table 6, Brandon Mandy was eliminated in 77th place. If you recall, Mandy began the day as the second-shortest stack with 12,300. He managed to work that all the way up to 140,000, but alas his comeback would fall short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Mandy	Busted

Tags: Brandon Mandy Tom Cope Paul Snead

04-07-2013 17:36 UTC-4

Schonbach Finds a Reason in his Life

Chad Holloway

Level 18 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Ben Reason opened for 8,500 under the gun only to have Chris Schonbach three-bet all in for 55,000 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, and Reason made the call.

Reason:
Schonbach:

Schonbach got it in as a huge favorite, and he happened to flop gin as the gave him Broadway. The turn guaranteed him the double, and he was pushed the pot after the completed the board on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Reason	447,000 -38,000	-38,000
Chris Schonbach	115,000 28,900	28,900

Tags: Ben Reason Chris Schonbach

04-07-2013 17:37 UTC-4

Smith Saved by River

Shamus

Level 18 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Albert Smith was just all in and at risk for his last 55,000 or so with versus his opponent's .

The flop and turn left Smith looking for one of two jacks to save him, and the river obliged, bringing the to give him the double-up.

Smith is exhaling now, especially given the fact that they're only eight spots away from the cash at the moment. There are 71 players left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Smith	118,000 56,900	56,900

Tags: Albert Smith

Level: 19

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

04-07-2013 17:48 UTC-4

Blind-Versus-Blind Cooler

Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Throughout the day Buck Ramsay and Mike Massri have butted heads on the feature table. The former is seated to the latter's direct right, and on more than a few occasions the two have sparred over small pots. It seemed inevitable that a big hand would develop at some point, and that's exactly what happened.

It began when action folded around to Ramsay in the small blind and he opened for 12,500. Massri pushed back to the tune of 44,000 from the big, Ramsay moved all in, and Massri called off for 201,500 total.

Massri:
Ramsay:

It was a cooler for Ramsay, who had up until that point been running very well on Day 2. The atmosphere was tense and eerily quiet as the dealer ran out the board. Massri's kings held and he immediately walked away from the table, jumped on his cell, and told the good news to whoever was on the other end. In the meantime, Ramsay also walked away from the table so as not to see half his stack shipped to his left by the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Massri	410,000 359,200	359,200
Buck Ramsay	200,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Mike Massri Buck Ramsay

04-07-2013 17:52 UTC-4

Snead Over Saul

Shamus

Level 19 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The pace of eliminations has slowed and the number of tense moments have increased as the tournament inches toward the money. Just now came a somewhat dramatic hand without a showdown between Paul Snead and Kevin Saul, with Snead showing a willingness to put all of his chips at risk despite having an above-average stack.

The hand began with Snead opening for 13,000 from middle position, then the action moving to Saul who leaned over to ask what Snead had behind. "About 250," said Snead, foreshadowing, in a way, the fact that all of those chips would be ultimately pushed forward before the hand concluded.

Saul reraised to 28,500, and it folded back around to Snead who called. The flop came and Snead checked. Saul bet 25,500, then Snead check-raised to 64,500 total. Saul paused several beats, then called.

The turn then brought the and a fairly quick declaration from Snead that he was all in. Saul sat in thought, sipping from his soda and thinking over the situation for a full minute.

Finally Saul let his hand go, and with that pot Snead jumps over Saul in the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Snead	372,000 172,000	172,000
Kevin Saul	276,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Kevin Saul Paul Snead