2012 World Series of Poker

Event 28: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Four-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$392,476
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,706,250
Entries
750
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Rast Getting Low

With the board reading {5-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, we found Brian Rast bet 24,000 into a pot of about 40,000. His opponent called from the button and the {5-Clubs} came on fifth street.

Rast opted to check this round and his opponent dropped 25,000 into the middle. Rast flicked his cards away and is now sitting on roughly 82,000.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
82,000
-123,000
-123,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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Jeff Madsen Eliminated

Jeff Madsen - Busto
Jeff Madsen - Busto

We caught up to find Jeff Madsen staring down at a {5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} board and a bet of 37,000 from his opponent. Madsen called and the {7-Spades} fell on the river.

"All in," announced Madsen's opponent. Madsen thought for a moment before announcing a call. His opponent showed {Q-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Madsen tossed his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

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Adams Keeps Adding to Stack

Anthony Gregg and Timothy Adams are fighting for the chiplead. Adams took a small lead on the last hand. He went to a flop with Jon Anders of {J-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {2-Clubs}. Adams checked, Anders bet around 12,000 and Adams called. The turn produced the {6-Spades} and both players checked. The river came {A-Clubs}, Adams bet 21,000 and Anders folded.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
480,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Anders
John Anders
100,000

Tags: Timothy AdamsJohn Anders

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Tense Moment for Rast

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Brian Rast was looking for hearts.
Brian Rast was looking for hearts.

Brian Rast raised from the small blind to 13,500 and James Schaaf popped it to 30,000 from the big blind. Rast wasted little time going all in and Schaaf called after a slight hesitation.

Rast: {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts}
Schaaf: {A-Clubs} {K-Spades}

Rast was freerolling with hearts but they didn't come and they chopped up the pot.

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Froehlich Doubles Through Stein at Table of Death

Eric Froehlich Doubles Up
Eric Froehlich Doubles Up

As the field is winding down here in this four-handed event, the action seems to be getting crazier and crazier. We found quite the hand over at Table 418. Tony Dunst opened to 5,000 from the button only to have Sam Stein three-bet to 12,500.

Eric Froehlich peeked down at his cards in the big blind and pushed out a four-bet to 27,000. Dunst opted to get out of the way and Stein pushed out a five-bet to an unknown amount. After about a minute, Froehlich announced that he was all in and Stein snap called tabling {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}. Froehlich meekly flipped over the {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades} and was behind.

A third ace came for Stein when the flop fell {Q-Spades}{A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and now Froehlich was looking for a ten to take the pot. The {6-Hearts} on the turn meant Froehlich was one card away from elimination. The dealer pounded the table and burned a card.

He turned up the river:

The {10-Hearts}.

Stein shot away from the table in a shocked fervor as Froehlich was able to simultaneously river Broadway and double up.

"Wow," said an astounded Tony Dunst commenting on the hand. "I folded nines!" he would later tell us.

Froehlich is now sitting pretty on 290,000 while Stein is crippled at 32,000.

Froehlich would take to Twitter immediately afterwards to comment on the hand:

Player Chips Progress
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
290,000
173,000
173,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
32,000
-153,000
-153,000

Tags: Eric FroehlichSam SteinTony Dunst