Aaaand We're Back
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Players are back and cards are in the air!
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
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Break it Up
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
The players have completed two more levels, and they are on their second 20 minute break of the day.
The Matt Savage Rollercoaster
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We managed to catch up to the action to find Matt Savage move all in for 700 from under the gun. The table folded around to the big blind who completed the call and put Savage's tournament life at risk. Cards were flipped over and it looked as if Savage was in good shape.
Savage: 
Opponent: 
A Savage favorable flop appeared and read 
, unfortunately for Savage there were still two more cards to come. With the 
and the 
peeling off the deck for the turn and river Savage was eliminated as his opponent hit a straight on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Battle of the Short Stacks
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
After a lot commotion coming from table 386 we went to see what was going on. When we got there we found out that 3 players were all in and were called by a fourth person. From what we were told, two players from early position moved all in, Johnny Martinez in middle position called their all ins, and a fourth player in the big blind called blindly and was all in himself. Cards were flipped over, and the excitement started.
Early Position Player 1: 
Early Position Player 2: 
Johnny Martinez: 
Big Bling: 
The player in the big blind was pretty short and claimed he didn't look at his hand when he called his own all in, nonetheless though he was ahead going to the flop. The dealer spread out a three card flop of 
. Johnny Martinez was now ahead with his pair of aces, and the other three players were in dire need of some help.
A 
rolled off the deck for the turn, maintaining Martinez's lead and with the 
on the river Martinez's pair of aces were best and he was awarded the 7,000 chip pot.
Baker Close to the Top
We have found one of the first players to break the 20,000 mark, and its Trish Baker. Baker has a wall of 10 count chip stacks, totaling up to 23,000 by our count, good enough for second in chips with the fourth level winding down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,000 |
Collson Hits the Rail
An early position player raised to about 600 from early position and was flatted by the player on the button. Brett Collson squeezed all-in from the small blind for just over 2,000 total. The original raiser re-raised all in and the button folded.
Collson: 
Opponent: 
Collson was dominated going to the flop and the board failed to improve his hand, sending him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
The Matt Savage Yo-Yo
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
We recently updated that Matt Savage, WPT tournament director, had doubled up. Well, he lost half his stack, and double up one more time.
With the board reading 
and 1,500 in the pot, Savage check called a river bet of 450 from his opponent.
Savage:
Opponent: 
His opponent scooped the pot and knocked Savage down to 925 chips.
On the very next hand, an UTG player raised to 1,000, and Savage called off his remaining chips.
Savage:
Oponent: 
The board ran out: 
And Savage doubled to just over 2,000.
Counterfeit Sends Quibell Over 10K
A player in early position raised to 500 and was called by Crystal Quibell from the cutoff position. Everyone else mucked.
The flop came 
and the the early-position player led out for 600. Quibell raised it up to 1,500 and her opponent thought for a bit before announcing he was all in for 2300 more. Quibell called and cards were revealed.
Quibell:
EP player: 
Quibell would need help and her opponent's flopped two-pair, however, the turn brought a , counterfeiting Quibell's opponent and leaving her with two-pair with a queen kicker. An uneventful 
fell on the river and Quibell's stack grew to 10,025 while eliminating a player in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,025
3,225
|
3,225 |
Savage On the Comeback Trail
Tournament Director extraordinaire Matt Savage had been sitting on a severe short stack for most of the last two levels, down to as low as 600 at one point. We didn't catch the hand, but when we walked back over to his table we saw that Savage had built it up to 1,700. He is still a short stack, but it could be a good start to a comeback for Savage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,700
700
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700 |