Event 13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-06-2012 16:10 UTC-6

Buchman Scoops Giant Pot

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We only got to the table as the river card was being dealt out on a board that read {a-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} . There was a pool of chips in the middle, and Buchman had put out a bet of 1,600 against his lone opponent in the hand. That player called, and Buchman showed {7-Spades} {7-Hearts} for sevens full. His opponent let out a frustrated sigh and said "nice hand" as he mucked his cards. That put Buchman up to 50,000, which is the chip lead by our counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Buchman	50,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Eric Buchman

06-06-2012 16:21 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts

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Here's a look at some updated chip counts in Level 10:

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Benvenuti	27,500 14,000	14,000
JC Tran	27,000 8,000	8,000
Dutch Boyd	20,500 12,600	12,600

Jonathan Little	20,000 6,100	6,100
Huck Seed	18,500 7,500	7,500

Vladimir Shchemelev	18,500 14,000	14,000
David Benyamine	16,800 10,800	10,800

Isaac Haxton	16,300 2,800	2,800

Randy Lew	16,000 -3,000	-3,000

Men Nguyen	15,300 -1,500	-1,500

Justin Bonomo	13,500 8,000	8,000

Matt Glantz	13,000 3,000	3,000
Jonathan Tamayo	10,400 -2,300	-2,300
Humberto Brenes	10,000 -3,000	-3,000

Jason Mercier	9,600 -6,400	-6,400

Michael Mizrachi	7,500 -12,400	-12,400

Richard Veenman	Busted

06-06-2012 16:44 UTC-6

Bonomo Doubles Through Vrabel

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Justin Bonomo just secured a much-needed double through Luke Vrabel.

Jonathan Tamayo opened the action with a raise to 1,600 from under the gun. Vrabel three-bet to 2,400 on the button, and Bonomo quickly put in a four-bet to 3,200 from the small blind. Action folded back to Tamayo, who looked pained as he tossed his cards into the muck, and Vrabel called.

With just 1,000 left in his stack, Bonomo lined up a blind bet before the dealer rolled out the {10-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} flop. Vrabel called, and Bonomo tossed his last 200 in the pot blind before the {8-Diamonds} landed on the turn. Vrabel called and tabled his {A-Spades} {J-Hearts} , but Bonomo was out in front with {A-Hearts} {K-Spades} . The meaningless {4-Diamonds} fell on the river, and Bonomo increased his stack to around 11,000. Vrabel was left with just 2,400

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	11,000 -2,500	-2,500

Luke Vrabel	2,400

Tags: Justin Bonomo

06-06-2012 16:46 UTC-6

Mercier Crippled, Tripled, Then Busted

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Jason Mercier had a great start to his day, but we just saw his demise in three consecutive hands. The hand that did most the damage occured in a heads up pot with Andrew Brongo. Brongo made it two bets preflop, and Mercier three bet in the cut off. It folded back to Brongo, and he put in a fourth bet. Mercier called, and they went heads up to the flop.

The board ran out all low cards, coming {8-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {3-Spades} {2-Clubs} {6-Spades} , and Mercier called a bet from Brongo on every street. At showdown, Brongo showed {q-Hearts} {q-Clubs} , and Mercier mucked, dropping him to just 1,200 in chips.

That 1,200 went in on the next hand, and he got calls from both the blinds. They checked down a board that showed {k-Diamonds} {j-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {9-Spades} {2-Spades} , and Mercier showed {k-Clubs} {q-Spades} , which was good enough to secure the pot.

On the last hand, Mercier came in for a raise, and only the big blind called. The flop came {a-Spades} {q-Clubs} {4-Clubs} , and the big blind checked to Mercier, who fired out a bet. He was check raised, and Mercier committed the rest of his chips.

Mercier: {k-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds} {j-Spades}

Mercier would need a jack to win the pot, and he didn't get it on the turn, but the {k-Spades} did give him some more outs. The {9-Spades} on the river was not one of them, and he hit the rail just before the end of level 10.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Brongo	54,000
Jason Mercier	Busted

Tags: Jason Mercier

06-06-2012 17:01 UTC-6

Tough Day For Cage So Far

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Tom Cage came into the day as the big chip leader, coming in with a monster stack of over 50,000. However, we have yet to see Cage win a pot all day, and his stack has shrunk to under 20,000. We are on a break in a couple of minutes, so maybe Cage will be able to gather himself, and start on the comeback trail after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Cage	19,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Tom Cage

06-06-2012 17:02 UTC-6

Little Hits The Rail

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Jonathan Little, who finished 26th in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event in 2006, just exited this one short of the money. Little posted the following on Twitter moments ago: "Out. I ran pretty awful for the last 30 minutes. I'll play another event tomorrow."

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Little	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Little

06-06-2012 17:03 UTC-6

Break It Down

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Level 10 : 400/800, 0 ante

We have two levels in the books, and the remaining players are on their first break of the day.

Level: 11

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

06-06-2012 17:22 UTC-6

And We're Back!

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Level 11 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

The players have re-taken their seats, and the cards are back in the air.

06-06-2012 17:30 UTC-6

Haxton Joins The Party

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We mentioned earlier that the toughest table was 425, with Michal Mizrachi, Matt Glantz, JC Tran, and our chip leader Eric Buchman. Well Glantz has since busted, as did the player in seat 9. That seat has now been filled by Isaac Haxton, who is bringing his 42,000 to the table, adding yet another tough player to the mix.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	42,000 25,700	25,700

Tags: Isaac Haxton