Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 31: $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
$3,794,850
Entries
2,811
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 16,000
Ante
20,000
Back to the Felt
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
The final 41 players have taken their seats once again and will play two more levels before bagging and tagging for the evening.
A Few Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
980,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
680,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
675,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
620,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
|
430,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
265,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
260,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
220,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
125,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
105,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Cada Doubles With Red Jacks Again
Joe Cada raised to 22,000 before the flop and it folded to Jonathan Poche who three-bet all in. Cada snap called and tabled 
, the very hand that scored him his double up before the break. Cada was way ahead against Poche's 
.
The board fell 
and Poche was not able to catch up by hitting one of the two remaining tens. Thanks to his jacks holding, the 2009 Main Event champion is now sitting on 455,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000
303,000
|
303,000 |
|
||
|
360,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
More Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
740,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
710,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
630,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
||
|
520,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
470,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
410,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
275,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
||
|
240,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
210,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
210,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Cada Cuts Down Crawford
Action folded to Drew Crawford on the button and he raised to 23,000. Joe Cada three-bet to 54,000 in the big blind, leading to an all-in shove from Crawford for roughly 260,000. Cada called with 
, well ahead of the 
of Crawford.
The board ran out 
to give Cada the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
The Big Lehmanski
We caught the remnants of a giant preflop all in pot. With well over 600,000 in the middle, Maximilian Lehmanski was holding 
against John Dull's 
.
The flop came down 
and Lehmanski was still in the lead. At this point railbirds came flocking to look down at all of the commotion. The turnw as the 
and Lehmanski was one card away from skyrocketing into the chip lead and sending Dull home.
The 
rivered and just like that Dull's hopes of a huge double up were crushed and Lehmanski became the man on top.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,230,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Pilgrim Doubles Through Cada
Joe Cada opened to 22,000 in second position and Dwyte Pilgrim shoved for 223,000 from the button. Action folded back to Cada who called with , racing with the of Pilgrim.
The board ran out 
to give Pilgrim the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
570,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
|
|
||
|
468,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
Tran KO's Miller, Then Gives Some Back
After each committing 60,000 chips before the flop, JC Tran and Thomas Miller saw a flop of 
.
Miller open shipped all in for his remaining 160,000 and Tran snaped. Tran showed 
for top two and was killing Miller's .
The board was completed with the 
and the 
and Miller was sent to the rail while Tran was able to absorb his chips.
However, Tran lost those chips back a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Aron Sets Up Lehmanski
With about 85,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, Michael Aron's bet of 35,000 was raised to 82,000 by Maximilian Lehmanski.
After about 90 seconds in the tank, Aron re-raised to 190,000. A call from Lehmanski landed the on the river where Aron fired 325,000. Lehmanski called after mulling it over, but mucked when Aron tabled for a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,530,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
780,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |