Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
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
Dinner Break
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Players have just completed the sixth level of the day, and they are now on a 90-minute dinner break. Cards will be back in the air at 8:15.
Routos Rakes Some in
James Routos' stack has been up and down as of late, but he recently pulled in a nice pot to get back over 20K.
Action began with the player in the cutoff seat, who opened for 900. Routos 3-bet to 2500 even and was cold-called by the player in the small blind. Everyone else folded.
The flop came 
and the small blind checked. Routos immediately announced, "All in," sending his opponent deep into the tank.
"That's a big c-bet," he said before finally mucking.
Routos is back up to 24,000 following the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000 | 9,800 |
Man in the Fedora Over 40,000
Ty Stewart, or the man in the fedora is now over 40,000. Just before break, we caught the WSOP Executive Director in a big pot.
After a middle position limp, Stewart raised to 1,600 from the cutoff. The player on the button called, and the limper called too.
Flop: 
The limper checked. Stewart bet out 3,600, the button called and the limper folder.
Turn: 
Ty didn't think long before putting his opponent all in. The button thought briefly, then called.
Stewart: 
Button: 
The river bricked out, and the player on the button was sent to the rail. Stewart is now around 42,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 20,000 |
Nicolas Vaca Vacuuming Up Chips
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One player raised 900 from under the gun. Nicolas Vaca called from the highjack and the player in the cutoff also called. The button and both blinds folded and the dealer rolled out the flop.
Flop: 
Action checked through, and the dealer rolled out the turn.
Turn: 
The under the gun player checked, and Vaca bet out 1450. The player in the cutoff folded, and the under the gun player called.
River:
The under the gun player checked again, and Vaca bet out 2625. The under the gun player called and mucked when Vaca showed 
Vaca, a circuit dealer from Harrah's New Orleans, is now up to 45,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
44,000 | -1,000 |
|
31,000 | -5,000 |
|
26,400 | 18,400 |
|
|
22,000 | |
|
|
14,200 | 9,300 |
|
|
12,000 | |
|
|
10,200 | -7,300 |
|
7,300 | -1,200 |
Baker Keeps Betting
Action folded around to the player on the button, who raised to 1,150. Trish Baker called from the small, as did the player in the big blind.
The flop came and Baker donk-bet for 2,500. The big blind looked distraught, but eventually folded. The button called.
The turn came the 
and Baker quickly fired another 5,000 into the pot. Her remaining opponent gave it up.
Baker is sitting on 45,000 at the moment and is among the chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | 3,000 |
Pulford Pulls Above 30k
With over 3,000 in the pot, and the board reading 
Ray Pulford bet 2,500 from middle position. The played in the highjack tanked, and eventually folded, and the player in the small blind called off his last 1,600.
Pulford: 
Oponnent: 
The turn gave Pulford the lead, and the 
river didn't improve his opponent. Pulford, who works as a dealer at the Wynn and Rio, is now above 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | 10,000 |
Off Route for Routos
We don't exactly know what the action was preflop, but once we saw a whole table standing and staring at the board we came a running to see what was going on.
On a 
flop two players were all in and called by former chip leader James Routos. Routos held 
for a pair of kings. One of his opponents tabled for a flush draw, and the final player in the hand showed 
for a set of eights.
The set of eights were ahead for now, but there was still a turn and a river to see. With a 
touching down on fourth street the set of eights looked to be in good shape. The 
river assured that the set of eights were indeed the best hand and the massive 30,000 chip pot was awarded to the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,900 | -19,100 |
Jett Flies Off
Karina Jett had been riding a short stack for quite some time now, and she was just eliminated. We didn't catch the hand but we caught up with Karina afterwards who walked us through it.
Jett held 
and shoved all in for 4,000. She was called by her opponent who showed down .
The board ran out 
and Karina didn't improve, sending her to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |