Main Event Day 2 | 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Council Bluffs

04-21-2013 18:35 UTC-5

Bjerno Eliminates Daniel to Take Over Chip Lead

Chad Holloway

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

We're not quite sure of the preflop action, but we do know that Leonard Daniel got his last 100,000 all in holding the and was racing against the of Nathan Bjerno.

Had the two saw the flop, which came down , there was a high likelihood the chips would have went in. As it was, Daniel still needed either another ace or king to stay alive. The turn wasn't what he was looking for, and neither was the river. Bjerno's hand held and Daniel was sent to the rail just shy of the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Bjerno	538,000	235,000
Leonard Daniel	Busted

Tags: Leonard Daniel Nathan Bjerno

04-21-2013 18:32 UTC-5

Small's Set Holds

mnuwwarah

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

A middle-position player raised to 12,000 and got three callers: Sean Small in late position, Kelly Cortum from the button and the big blind. The four players took in a flop of . The first two players checked to Small, who bet 21,000. Cortum folded, the big blind called and the middle-position player folded. After the turned, the big blind loudly announced that he was all in. Small immediately called, and the players turned over their hands.

Small:
Big blind:

The river brought a , and the big blind was forced to match Small's remaining 73,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Small	245,000	95,000

Tags: Sean Small

04-21-2013 18:31 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendan Waite	445,000	100,000
Blair Hinkle	430,000	220,000
Cord Garcia	425,000	25,000
Mark Fink	355,000	75,000
Scott Sharpe	300,000	50,000
Grant Hinkle	300,000	-195,000
Phil Mader	290,000	125,000
Jeff Heiberg	260,000	115,000
Robert Cheung	215,000	-45,000
Arkadiy Tsinis	195,000	110,000
Deborah Phillips	190,000	-55,000
Mark Bonsack	180,000	25,000
Jason Brown	170,000	170,000
Doug "Rico" Carli	160,000	15,000
Thomas Beckstead	145,000	60,000
Kelly Cortum	130,000	-75,000
Ben Smith	130,000	30,000
Vuo Kang	105,000	105,000
Allen Kessler	80,000	40,000
Everett Carlton	65,000	-105,000

04-21-2013 18:18 UTC-5

Hinkle Grabs a Pot

mnuwwarah

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

Picking up the action on a flop of , Andy Krakowski check-raised Blair Hinkle's bet of 8,000 to 18,000. Hinkle made the call, and the players took in a turn of . Krakowski slowed down with a check, and Hinkle checked behind him. The river brought the , and another check from Krakowski. Hinkle bet 24,000, and Krakowski folded.

Hinkle, who was opening nearly every pot during hand-for-hand, has built his stack up over 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blair Hinkle	210,000	125,000

Tags: Andy Krakowski Blair Hinkle

04-21-2013 18:05 UTC-5

Small Sends Tran Packing

mnuwwarah

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

Henry Tran shoved from the cutoff seat with his last 35,000. Sean Small, in the small blind, shipped over the top and the big blind quickly folded. As soon as Tran saw Small's move, he grabbed his coat and got up.

Tran:
Small:

The flop saw Tran pull ahead with a pair, as hit the board, but he was far from out of danger since Small had picked up a flush draw. A brick fell on the turn, but the on the river gave Small the improvement he needed to send Tran to the rail. Small's now sitting on a slightly-below-average stack of 150,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Small	150,000	51,300
Henry Tran	Busted

Tags: Henry Tran Sean Small

04-21-2013 18:02 UTC-5

Scholl is the Unfortunate Bubble Boy

Chad Holloway

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

Larry Scholl is the 2013 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs bubble boy.

It took awhile, but the bubble has finally burst. Not surprisingly, it came from a classic race situation.

It happened when Larry Scholl opened for 11,000 from the cutoff, leaving himself 76,000 behind. Robert Cheung, who had a bigger stack, moved all in from the big blind and put Scholl to the test. The rest of the tables ad completed the action, and all eyes seemed to be on Table 33.

Scholl looked at the tournament clock and saw that a min-cash was worth $2,490. "Well, I don't need $2,500," he said before committing his stack.

Scholl:
Cheung:

"It's a race," Scholl said as both players stood. Indeed it was, but not so much after the flop came down . Scholl was still looking to improve, which became harder to do when the turn gave Cheung a straight. "Give him a queen," Scholl told the dealer knowing full well he needed one of the two remaining ladies to stay alive. The dealer burned and delivered the . It was paint, but not what Scholl needed. His elimination in 46th place meant that each of the remaining players were guaranteed a $2,490 payday.

It's also worth noting that this marks Doug "Rico" Carli's 104th career WSOP-related cash, which is ahead of Phil Hellmuth who has 96 in-the-money cashes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cheung	260,000	80,000
Larry Scholl	Busted

Tags: Larry Scholl Robert Cheung

Level: 19

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

04-21-2013 17:31 UTC-5

Slow Going

Chad Holloway

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

The remaining 46 players are playing it close to the chest here on the money bubble. There haven't been any big pots, and the majority of the time it's a matter of five tables waiting on the sixth to finish an inconsequential pot. There are only a couple of minutes left in Level 18, which means the short stacks are about the feel the pressure a little more when the blinds and antes are raised.

04-21-2013 17:15 UTC-5

Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

Chad Holloway

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

The tournament staff has just announced that we're down to 46 players, and that means just one more has to hit the rail until we're in the money. Hand-for-hand play has been initiated, and one more player will go home empty handed.

04-21-2013 17:14 UTC-5

Tran Survives With Rags

mnuwwarah

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

Walking by Table 34, we noticed Henry Tran scooping a pot after all his chips were in the middle. His had been up against Phillips' , and a board of meant Tran was still in business with around 10 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henry Tran	40,000	-60,000

Tags: Deborah Phillips Henry Tran