Break
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
We are on a 20-minute break. There are 144 players remaining with the average stack at 65,688.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,836,350
Entries
2,101
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Hanks is Unstoppable
Brent Hanks just managed to get another double up and he is now up to around 58,000 chips. Hanks just got his stack into the middle with 
against the 
of Ryan Schmidt. The board ran out 
and Hanks is now closing in on the average stack again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | 30,000 |
|
56,000 | 22,000 |
Some Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 90,500 |
|
140,000 | 34,400 |
|
140,000 | -8,000 |
|
70,000 | 9,300 |
JP Kelly Spikes River Ace For a Monster Pot
We just saw what could be the largest pot of the tournament so far.
We caught up to the action preflop. JP Kelly had raised to 3600 under the gun + 1, He was called by a player in middle position. The player on the button then moved all in for 19,600. Then the player in the big moved all in over the top of that with a stack covering Kelly's.
This sent Kelly into the tank. Eventually, after several minutes of think, Kelly called off his last 53,100
| JP Kelly |   |
| Button | |
| Big Blind |  |
The flop fell down 
leaving the big blind in the lead. The turn came the 
. Brick.
The river wasn't a brick though as it fell the 
.
JP Kelly was able to scoop the entire pot with that hand, pushing him to over 140,000 in chips.
After the hand, the player in middle position said that he had 
which would've flopped a set if he called.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 77,000 |
Hellmuth Looking Ominous
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The small blind limped into the pot and Phil Hellmuth made it 3,000 more from the big blind. The small blind paid his dues and we moved onto the flop.
Flop: 
The small blind check-called a 4,200 Hellmuth bet.
Turn: 
Hellmuth checked his cards before both players check.
River: 
The small blind checked and Hellmuth made a bet of 7,800 and assumed the Hellmuth pose. It's funny watching players play against Hellmuth because they all want to be the hero and the small blind was no different. He made the call and a few seconds later his hand was in the muck; Hellmuth tabling for the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 72,000 |
Hanks is The Comeback Kid
Brent Hanks was about to head for the payout desk after losing a big pot to Ryan Welch, and getting down to just a a few antes right after that. Right after losing against Welch Hanks was in the big blind and he got the player in the small blind all-in with 
against 
. Hanks had him covered by just 600 chips and when his opponent hit a flush Hanks was all but heading out the door.
The very next hand he was all-in with 
against and after the board brought a four-card straight the pot got chopped. Hanks was up to 2,500 and got his money in against three other players with pocket treys. Hanks ended up against a player with and luckily rivered a set giving him some room to breath. The very next hand he looked down on two kings and managed to double up to 28,000 when his hand held up against pocket fives. Hanks is being cheerful as always and with this stack he has a good shot at making a deep run!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000 | 27,400 |
Campo Crushing
James Young raised to 4,500 in the cutoff, Peter Campo three-bet from the big blind, Young moved all-in and Campo made the call.
| Campo |  |
| Young |  |
Young was looking good for a double up until the dealer changed things with a flop of 
. Campo took the lead and never looked back after the 
finished off the board sending Young to the cash desk.
"Congratulations," the floorman said to Young as he led him towards the cash desk.
Looking at Young's face, we are pretty sure those were the words he really didn't wanted to hear! Campo is now up to 150,000 and has one of the biggest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 24,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Min Cash for Mercier ($2,893)
Double bracelet and EPT winner Jason Mercier just busted in the first payout level. The top professional with 7.6 million in live tournament earnings got his final 15,200 chips into the pot with 
against 
.
The board brought 
and Mercier told the dealer, "Really slow please", as he was sweating to hit one of his final six outs. Mercier needed a nine or a ten to survive but didn't get there when the hit. "No big deal", Mercier said as he headed over to the payout desk. For all you Mercier fans out there, he will be back later today for the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Big Names, Big Time Performers
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With Event 2 now in the money, it's really time for the players to buckle down and start putting themselves in the right position to make the final table.
Some of the notables to cash include Jason Mercier, Vanessa Selbst, John Juanda and Phil Hellmuth. All of them are extremely successful players and hold World Series of Poker gold bracelets. Between the four of them, a combined 19 WSOP bracelets have been won. Hellmuth has made his 86th WSOP cash while Juanda is making his 58th. Mercier and Selbst have just locked up their 21st and 11th cash, respectively.
Hellmuth holds the record for most WSOP gold bracelet and also most WSOP cashes. He's also eighth on the WSOP's all-time money list and could jump a few spots depending on how he finishes here.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews all day long as we follow the coverage of these top pros and many more in their quest for WSOP glory.
Yesterday, our very own Kristy Arnett chatted with Hellmuth on one of the breaks. He's playing with a bit of pain and you can find out why in the video, but that isn't stopping him from playing his best.
Hellmuth Drops One
We caught up to this hand on the river. The board read 
With nearly 10,000 in the pot, Phil Hellmuth had bet out 3,800 from the small blind. His opponent had raised him to 13,800 and Hellmuth was in the tank.
"It feels like a bluff," Phil said as he mulled over a call. After a few minutes Hellmuth put in the chips and his opponent turned over 
for flopped trips, and Hellmuth mucked his hand.
"I have a plan for my friend over here," Hellmuth said after the hand.
The players at the table chit chatted for a while, and Hellmuth found out that his opponent had played against him in last year's series as well.
"Oh yeah! I remember you. You're the guy who put in 30 percent of his stack against me with 
."
Hellmuth still has around 50,000 and we'll be sure to keep an eye on this growing rivalry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
53,000 | 8,400 |