Main event
Day 2 Started
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Foxwoods
Main event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Foxwoods
Prize Pool
$924,652
Entries
615
Level
32
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Official Start-of-Day 2 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | |
|
|
163,300 | |
|
158,600 | |
|
150,300 | |
|
143,100 | |
|
|
133,600 | |
|
|
126,500 | |
|
126,300 | |
|
|
124,900 | |
|
116,200 | |
|
116,100 | |
|
115,000 | |
|
|
112,200 | |
|
|
111,400 | |
|
109,500 | |
|
109,200 | |
|
107,800 | |
|
|
107,100 | |
|
|
107,100 | |
|
|
105,500 | |
|
104,000 | |
|
103,300 | |
|
94,700 | |
|
|
94,000 | |
|
94,000 |
Cohen Leading Charge to Start Day 2 at Foxwoods
Welcome to Day 2 of the first ever World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods Casino Main Event. The 578 total entries who came out for Saturday's Day 1 exceeded the expectations of many, with 196 players managing to survive one of the two first-day flights. Of that group it was Aryeh Cohen emerging with the most chips of anyone after turning a starting stack of 20,000 into an even 180,000 during yesterday's action.
Cohen had made it up over 100,000 within the first eight of the 12 40-minute levels played yesterday, then not long after that won a huge ace-king versus pocket tens hand to push into the chip lead. The Brooklyn-based player then bolstered his stack even further before play concluded to claim first position heading into today's second day.
The earlier flight saw a larger turnout with 350 players taking a shot during the Day 1a session. From that group just 123 made it through, with Eric Rando ending the afternoon with the biggest stack of 143,100. Erek Gaines had been flirting with the 200,000-chip mark near the end of the flight, but lost a couple of pots during the final level to end in second position among the afternoon players with 133,600.
The evening flight then saw 228 entries, with a number of the Day 1a bustouts among that group. From that latter collection of players 73 survived, four of whom would end the night with bigger stacks than Rando's — Cohen, Igor Borukhov (163,300), Buck Ramsay (158,600), and holder of one WSOP Circuit ring Benjamin Reason (150,300). Like Cohen, the others all similarly scored big knockout hands during the final levels of play to end the night bagging their large stacks.
Other big stacks to start today include Luke Vrabel, David Singer (not the New York-based WSOP bracelet holder, by the way), Bobby Corcione (who took 21st at last summer's WSOP Main Event), and two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Nancy Birnbaum. And there are a number of other notables with above-average chips still in the field, too, including two-time WSOP bracelet winner Andy Frankenberger, 2004 WSOP Main Event champion Greg Raymer, one-time WSOP bracelet winner Ylon Schwartz, and two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Allen Kessler.
Late registration remains open up until the first hands are dealt at noon today, meaning we may well see a few more take seats and the total field size sneak back up over 200 players when play resumes. The schedule calls for three more 40-minute levels (through Level 16), then hour-long levels after that.
Meanwhile, come back at noon ET to join our full coverage of Day 2 of the 2012-13 WSOP Circuit Main Event at Foxwoods here at PokerNews.
Level: 13
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 200
Cards Are In the Air
Level 13
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
After about a 10-minute delay, cards are in the air for Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Foxwoods Main Event.
Raskin Lasts Less Than Three Minutes on Day 2
Level 13
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
Players were able to re-enter up until the start of play today, and numerous pros took advantage. Ronnie Bardah, Victor Ramdin and Will "The Thrill" Failla have opted to fire another bullet, as did Micah Raskin, who lasted less than three minutes.
We didn't see the hand but overheard Raskin explain to a friend what had happened. According to him, the player on the button opened for 4,500 and Raskin looked down at 
in the big blind. He shipped his stack of 20,000 and the button called with 
. It was a flip, and one that did not come down in Raskin's favor. On to the next one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
Busted |
Tsinis Toast
Level 13
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
Arkadiy Tsinis won Event #6 earlier this week at Foxwoods, topping a field of 212 to win the ring in the $580 no-limit hold'em event. But Tsinis was near the bottom of the counts to start today's second day of the Main Event, with about as many people ahead of him than he topped earlier in the week.
Tsinis lasted about an orbit today, then a hand arose in which he pushed his short stack of 15,200 all in from the cutoff seat and found himself up against Bob Ricciuti playing from the blinds.
Tsinis had 
and Ricciuti 
. The flop came 
, then the 
fell meaning Tsinis was drawing dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Yale Eliminates Kendra with an Ace on the River
Level 13
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
We saw a disgusted Stephen Kendra exiting the tournament area and quickly made our way over to Table 10. All we know is that Kendra had gotten his stack all in prior to the river holding 
on a 
board, and he was out in front of John Yale's . Unfortunately for him, the 
spiked on the river to give Yale a bigger full house and the win.
Meanwhile, Jia Liu, Joel Silverwatch, Anthony Casagrande and Tyler Noyes have all been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Dibella Doubles Through Phelon
Level 13
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
With 9,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, John Dibella checked from the big blind and Brian Phelon bet 5,200 from the button. Dibella responded by moving all in for 18,800 more, Phelon called, and the cards were turned up.
Dibella:
Phelon: 
"Smooth call pre?" someone asked of Dibella, who had apparently flatted from the big blind. It would prove a wise decision if he could avoid a Phelon's flush draw. He did so on the 
turn, and managed to fade the river when the harmless rolled off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | 21,600 |
Campbell Cut Down
Level 13
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
Following a middle-position limp, a short-stacked James Campbell pushed all in from the button for 19,700 total. Mike Massri, sitting to Campbell's left in the small blind, leaned forward to examine the amount of the raise, then said he was calling. Allen Kessler folded the big blind, as did the limper.
Campbell: 
Massri: 
An ace was the first visible card as the dealer spread the flop to the right 
, causing Massri to sit up slightly in his seat while Campbell remained stoic. The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Campbell took his leave.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |