Break it Up in There
Level 4
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
There's nothing to see here as the players are on a 20-minute break.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,138
Level
8
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Level: 5
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Final Four
Level 5
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With play speeding up as the levels increase we have our first table down to four. Carlos Mortensen leads the way over at his table, with Justin Schwartz second in chips. Once the table reaches a winner, that player is allowed to leave and prepare for their final match tomorrow.
Two Fall After Break
Three players busted almost immediately after the break.
We saw how Adrien Favrefelix's exit came about. He opened from the button and called all-in when Philipp Salewski shoved from the button.
Salewski: 
Favrefelix: 
The board ran 
to pair Salewski's five.
Favrefelix said, "Nice hand" to his opponent and was taken to get his $5,295.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
Jenkins Sent to the Rail
We don't know how the action went, but a super short stacked Ben Jenkins was all in and at risk by Jeff Madsen. Madsen's held a slight advantage over Jenkin's 
. A 
pushed Madsen much farther into the lead.
The 
on the turn and the on the river weren't enough for Jenkins to overcome and he was sent home with a $5,295 pay day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Padraig Parked
Padraig Parkinson has fallen to the unstoppable force that is Carlos Mortensen.
Mortensen opened to 4,000 and was called in one spot before Parkinson three-bet all-in for 22,400. Mortensen called to set up the showdown.
Mortensen: 
Parkinson: 
The board ran 
.
Mortensen seems to have more than half the chips in play three-handed but it's hard to tell with the imaginative way he stacks his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Recent Eliminations
Here is a slew of recent eliminations
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Seif Doubles
Level 5
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With a 
board spread Mark Seif moved all in for around 22,000 against his opponent on the button. With almost 15,000 in the pot already this was a fairly large pot if Seif's opponent wanted to make the call. After only a few moments of contemplation a call was made and cards were flipped. Seif held 
for a pair of kings while his opponent made the call with . Seif's opponent admitted "a bit of a hero call", fortunately for Seif his opponent didn't get there as the 
fell on the river.
Cristos Crippled, Busts
Jordan Cristos was happy to see what he was up against when he raised all-in on a 
as he was shown a hand that could call and didn't have him crushed.
Scot Tolbert had c-bet for 7,000 and then called tank-called all-in for 50,200 with 
. Cristos opened 
which failed to hold through the 
turn and river.
That left Cristos with just 1,200 chips and he was eliminated soon after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Kling Busts, Table Down to Three
Lauren Kling recently moved all in and was called by Jeff Madsen. Kling looked to be in great shape to double up as her was dominant against Madsen's 
. Things can change quickly as can be seen when the dealer put out a flop. Madsen flopped a flush draw, improving his chances to deliver the knock out blow.
A on the turn sealed the deal on Kling's tournament life as no other card could come to save her. A meaningless 
rolled off the deck as Madsen was pushed Kling's remaining stack.
A few hands later we found Joe Cada getting all in against David Sands. It was virtually a race situation with Cada holding 
and Sands possessing 
. The dealer then spread five cards in the middle 
and Cada was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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