Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$329,400
Entries
732
Level
21
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
And We're Back!
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The 59 remaining players are back in their seats, and the cards are back in the air. We have one more hour of play before we are done for the night.
Last Break of the Night
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Players have taken their last break of the night. After 10 minutes, they will come back for one more level of play before they will be done for the night.
Michael Takes One Down
In a blind vs. blind confrontation, Don Michael raised to 2,700 from the small and was 3-bet by his opponent in the big to 7,400. Michael quickly called.
The flop came 
and both players checked.
The turn brought the 
and Michael cut out a bet of 7,800 and pushed it into the middle. His opponent mumbled something and folded 
face up. Michael mucked without showing.
Michael is up to 80,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 7,000 |
Two-Outer Keeps Quibell in Contention
A short-stacked Crystal Quibell moved all in for her last 15,000 from under-the-gun. She found one caller from a player in middle position. Everyone else folded.
Quibell: 
Opponent: 
The 
flop was innocuous for Quibell, but a turn meant Quibell was drawing thin, to say the least.
River....
Bink!
Quibell doubled through her opponent and is now sitting with 33,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | 18,200 |
"It's a Race"
Ray Pulford, who has steadily been building his stack all day, faced a tough decision on the button when his opponent, Scott Wygal, from early position moved all in for 14,500 preflop. Pulford after doing some internal pondering made the call and tabled 
. Wygal flipped over 
, to which Pulford calmly exclaimed "it's a race".
Indeed they were off to the races as the dealer spread a 
flop. Pulford was going to need some help heading to the turn and river if he wanted to deliver a knock out blow. He received no such luck as the 
appeared on the turn, and the 
showed its face on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000 | -4,500 |
|
28,000 |
Pulford Has A Small Setback
Ray Pulford has been slowly increasing his monster chip stack over the last few levels, and he admittingly is "running really good." However, he just suffered a small set back, when he doubled up a short stack after losing a race, with the two players getting the money in preflop.
Pulford: 
Opponent: 
The flop was safe for Pulfod, coming down 
. However, the 
on the turn vaulted his opponent to the lead. Pulford would need a miracle on the river, but it wasn't meant to be, as the dealer put out the 
. Pulford is still plenty healthy, sitting on 72,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,500 | -500 |
Vaca Continues To Slide
Nicolas Vaca was one of the biggest stacks in the room a few levels ago, but he has been on a steady decline since. In the latest hand, an opponent in late position made it 2,300 to go, and Vaca reraised to 4,900 from the small blind. His opponent called, and the two went heads up to a flop of 
. Vaca wasted little time in betting out 4,300, and his opponent thought for just a few moments before calling.
The turn came the 
, and this time, both players checked. On the river, the 
, Vaca dropped in a bet of 5,100, and his opponent went into the tank. This bet represented about 1/3 of his remaining stack, but after about 90 seconds, he tossed in the call. Vaca tabled 
, but it was no good, as his opponent showed 
for top pair. A clearly frustrated Vaca tossed his cards in the muck, dropping him down under 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,500 | -18,500 |
Stewart Sends One to the Rail
Ty Stewart opened from the hijack position and his opponent in the cutoff 3-bet all in for about 12,000 total. Action folded back around to Stewart, who quickly announced a call.
Stewart: 
Cutoff:
The board ran out 
and Stewart ended his opponent's tournament life.
Stewart is sitting pretty with 74,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000 | 20,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200