There was a raise to 400 and a call before Chau Giang moved all in for 1,500. Both players folded and Giang scooped in a much needed pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600 | |
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2012 World Series of Poker
Event 2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,836,350
Entries
2,101
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 2101
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Erik Seidel raised to 500 in early position and both the hijack and big blind made the call. The action checked through to the river on a board of 
and the big blind bet 600 and only Seidel called. A few seconds later and Seidel was throwing his hand into the muck after the big blind tabled 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300 | |
|
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Level: 6
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
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Bryan Devonshire just busted todays event. He got his 4,200 stack into the middle pre flop against the player on his right. This didn't end well for last years 12th place finisher in the Main Event. We witnessed the following showdown.
| Bryan Devonshire |  |
| Opponent |   |
The board ran out 
ending Devonshire tournament day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Eli Elezra just won an important all-in which kept his tournament hopes alive. Pre flop Elezra got his final 1,625 in the middle with 
against 
{10} and the board ran out 
. Elezra was drawing to two outs. The river was the 
and that saved the cheerful high stakes player who will have to fight against Anthony Yeh and David Plastik, who are both sitting on his left, some more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600 | |
|
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Noah Schwartz just won a big pot which got his stack up to around 18,000. We caught the action on the turn when the board read 
. Schwartz had a 1,400 bet out in front of him after which his opponent had moves all-in for around 5,700 additional chips. Schwartz tanked for a long time and eventually made the call tabling 
. His opponent showed 
and after the river brought out the 
Schwartz raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
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Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
Tom Marchese raised to 400 in the cutoff and the big blind made the call. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and the big blind check-called a 200 Marchese bet. Then on the river we saw the 
and both players checked.
| Marchese |  |
| Big Blind |  |
Marchese picked up the small pot with a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
18,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
||
|
18,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
17,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
||
|
17,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
16,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
13,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
11,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
The action folded around to Mike Leah in the small blind and he made a standard raise before the big blind moved all-in for 2,700. Leah made the call and we had a blind on blind showdown.
| Big Blind |  |
| Leah | |
Board: 
Then in the next hand Leah opened to 400 from the button and the same player moved all-in again. Leah stared into the temple of his opponent and smiled before eventually mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,600
900
|
900 |
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