Main Event Day 2 | 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Cherokee

04-14-2013 14:45 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Raymond Weaver	430,000	377,900
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick	370,000	151,400
Daniel Weinman	305,000	227,600
Greg Raymer	295,000	169,400
Nilesh Choudhary	240,000	48,500
Claudia Crawford	235,000	20,000
Joe Stark	130,000	-183,000
Farrell Rutledge	Busted
Mark Wright	Busted
Bradford Albrinck	Busted

Big Slick Briggs

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

Keith Fox limped in from early position, James Kinney raised to 11,000 two spots to his left, and Robert Briggs three-bet to 36,000 near the button. The action folded back to Fox, who quickly folded, and Kinney called.

The flop fell , and Kinney instantly moved all in for effectively 68,000. Briggs went into the tank.

"I don't think that flop hit you," he sighed.

Briggs eventually folded face up, and although it looked like Kinney wanted to table his hand, he mucked it face down and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Kinney	175,000	35,200
Robert Briggs	68,000	-42,000

Tags: Keith Fox James Kinney Robert Briggs

04-14-2013 14:39 UTC-4

The Thill of Victory

Shamus

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

Luther Minor has been eliminated, with Gary Thill the one responsible.

Minor was all in for his tourney life with and needing help against Thill's . The community cards came , leaving Thill with a full house and sending Minor to the rail about 35 spots shy of the cash.

With about 125 players left, Thill now has 380,000 and appears to have claimed the chip lead for the moment.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Thill	380,000	155,000
Luther Minor	Busted

Tags: Gary Thill Luther Minor

04-14-2013 14:26 UTC-4

Wilson Eliminated

Shamus

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

Christine Wilson raised to 12,000, then saw Sean Walton reraise all in for more than 70,000 behind her. It folded back to Wilson who thought a short while, then called with her remaining stack.

Wilson had and Walton . The board came , then , then , and Wilson has been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Walton	126,000	70,000
Christine Wilson	Busted

Tags: Christine Wilson Sean Walton

Level: 18

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

04-14-2013 14:03 UTC-4

Break

[user101598]

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

The players are on a 15-minute break.

04-14-2013 13:54 UTC-4

Zinaty Rewarded for Good Call

Shamus

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

While Rick Hensley was losing the last of his once-massive stack at the neighboring table, George Zinaty also had seen his big stack shrink during the first two levels today. But unlike Hensley who has already busted, Zinaty just turned things around for himself thanks to a big turn call versus Richard Langdon.

The hand started with a Zinaty raise to 9,000 from early position, then Langdon reraised to 18,000 from a seat over and it folded back to Zinaty who called. The flop came , and Zinaty check-called Langdon's continuation bet of 14,000.

Fourth street then brought the , and when Zinaty checked Langdon pushed all in for 93,000. Zinaty tanked for a couple of minutes, carving out the calling chips and muttering to himself as he did. Finally he called, turning over , and was elated to see Langdon table .

The river was the , and Langdon was eliminated. Zinaty sat back in his chair afterwards and exhaled.

"I need a break!" he said with a relieved-looking smile. He'll be getting one in about 10 minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Zinaty	318,000	98,000
Richard Langdon	Busted

Tags: George Zinaty Richard Langdon

04-14-2013 13:53 UTC-4

Former Chip Leader Hensley Eliminated

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

Rick Hensley peaked at 460,000 on Day 2, and now, 100 minutes into the day, he's out.

After plummeting from the top of the counts in a series of hands, he found himself heads up with Keith Fox on a flop of . Hensley open-shipped for a little more than the pot, and Fox called.

Fox:
Hensley:

Fox's hand held, and Hensley gathered this things before exiting.

"Hensley's out!" he blurted as he stormed out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Fox	155,000	110,300
Rick Hensley	Busted

Tags: Keith Fox Rick Hensley

04-14-2013 13:47 UTC-4

Marshall! Marshall! Marshall!

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

Damjan Radanov opened to 6,500 from under the gun, and three players called including Cary Marshal (middle position), Norman Mckeldin (small blind), and Farrell Rutledge (big blind).

The flop fell , and the action checked to Radanov, who continued for 14,000. Only Marshall called.

The turn was the , Radanov checked, and Marshall fired 22,000. Radanov tank-called.

The completed the board, both players checked, Radanov announced that he had a king. Marshall showed , and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Marshall	280,000	192,000
Damjan Radanov	85,000	-85,000

Tags: Cary Marshall Damjan Radanov

04-14-2013 13:38 UTC-4

Hankins Helps Himself

Shamus

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

Matthew Hankins just busted a short-stacked player, using to better his after the board ran out .

Hankins began today with just over a quarter million chips, fell back a bit during the first level, and now has climbed back close to 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Hankins	196,000	29,000

Tags: Matthew Hankins