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

04-07-2013 14:52 UTC-4

Saul Sets 'Em Up

Chad Holloway

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

We happened upon a hand in progress with around 30,000 in the pot and a flop of . Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul had checked from middle position and the player to his direct left bet 20,000. Saul thought for a solid minute before making the call, and then he checked for a second time on the turn.

His opponent then fired another 20,000 and Saul tanked for a long time before moving all in for 77,500 more. His opponent called with the , but he was drawing dead as Saul held a set with the . The meaningless completed the board on the river and Saul doubled big.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Saul	225,000 -69,000	-69,000

Tags: Kevin Saul

04-07-2013 14:53 UTC-4

Saul on the Ascent

Shamus

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

Kevin Saul has enjoyed a positive Sunday afternoon, having built his chip stack well over 200,000 to challenge for the chip lead. He just added a few more to his stack in a three-way hand also involving Tom Cope.

After a Cope raise and both blinds calling — with Saul in the small blind — the flop came and Saul checked. The big blind bet 4,000, Cope raised to 8,000, and both Saul and the big blind called.

The turn was the and this time Saul led for 10,000, and only Cope called. Both players then checked the river.

"One pair," said Cope, but Saul tabled for two pair to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Saul	294,000 69,000	69,000

Tom Cope	148,000

Tags: Kevin Saul Tom Cope

04-07-2013 14:55 UTC-4

Raymer Runs Into Aces

Shamus

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

Greg Raymer has been eliminated here in Level 16.

Having been chipped down to around 60,000, Raymer opened with a standard raise then saw an opponent make a substantial reraise behind. The rest of Raymer's chips soon found their way in the middle as he'd been dealt , but unfortunately for the 2004 WSOP Main Event champion his opponent held .

The board brought no help to Raymer's hand, thus ending his Main Event run here in Foxwoods.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Raymer	Busted

Tags: Greg Raymer

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

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

Level: 17

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

04-07-2013 15:28 UTC-4

Some Shots from Day 2

Chad Holloway

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 15:49 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 15:50 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.