As we were strolling around the tournament floor we saw an all in and a call on the turn in No Limit Hold'em. Andy Frankenberger was involved, and the board read when the money went in.
Andy Frankenberger
Opponent
Frankenberger was looking for the board to pair in order to stay alive, but the river was the .
"Unbelievable!" Frankenberger cried as he realized his tournament lasted just under an hour. The $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em winner and World Series of Poker Player of the Year contender will probably be back at it tomorrow when another $1,500 No Limit Hold'em tournament starts.
Both John Monnette and Andy Frankenberger are in contention for 2012 World Series of Poker Player of the Year honors, a title earned in past years by a number of today's participants.
We've already spotted four former WSOP POY in the field including Daniel Negreanu, Jeff Madsen, Tom Schneider, and Frank Kassela. We also know all the rest have been playing events in recent weeks, so we would be surprised if all eight end up participating, though reigning POY Ben Lamb has been quite selective in the tournaments he's played this year.
Just a couple of days ago Kristy Arnett spoke to Jason Mercier, Matt Glantz and Allen Bari about their new t-shirts. The shirts said 'Just Bad Luck!', and if you haven't watched it, here's the story behind it.
Today in the Eight-Game Mix we have a serious #justbadluck situation over at Table 364, where Matt Glantz and Allen Bari are seated right next to each other.
To make things worse we've also spotted Nikolai Yakovenko, who finished fourth in the $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo tournament for $79,831 earlier this series, and Ryan Tepen who's coming off a sixth place finish in the $1,500 2-7 No Limit Single Draw event.
The tournament staff has prepped nine more tables for the late entrants, who will be joining the action at the start of Level 2. We've already spotted a few pros wandering about waiting for the start time including Greg Raymer, Cyndey Violette, and Marco Traniello.
After action was brought in by the , a player in Seat 2 completed with the . A couple of folds later, Eric Crain raised with the . Seat 8 came along for the ride, Seat 2 made the call, and it was three-way action to the turn.
Seat 2 kept the lead and led out, which Crain quickly raised. After the other players call, Seat 2 put out another bet on fifth, which only Crain would call. The action would be repeated on both sixth and seventh, prompting Seat 2 to say, “Two pair.”
“I have a set,” Crain responded and tabled his hand for the scoop.
Crain: / /
Seat 2: /
Seat 8: (x-x) / fold
“So sick,” Seat 2 said as he stared at Crain’s board.
“I told you I want every chip in the tournament or to go home tomorrow,” Crain said in reference to his planned trip home back to Illinois this week. Crain is known for playing fast and loose, so we expect it’ll literally be a “go big or go home” strategy.”
We already found the following Team PokerStars Pro's in today's field. Late registration is open for the first four hours, and all the way throughout the second break of the day.
RyanTepen Ryan TepenPlaying $2500 8 game mix wsop event. 7500 to start. #teamdevotion #TeamRunGoodJune 19 2012
Kirk_Morrison Kirk MorrisonPlaying the WSOP $2,500 8-game mix tonight, got to see @jesswelman so I am already running good.June 19 2012
EricCrain Eric CrainHave tough starting table I 2500 8game with @zacpacker and @EnonpokerJune 19 2012
SuddenlyBryce Bryce YockeyStarted the 2500 8 game mix @AllenKessler and Tom Koral on my table. Playing super seriously right from the start. #hoodmodeinitiatedJune 19 2012
when the money went in.
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, a player in Seat 2 completed with the 
. A couple of folds later, Eric Crain raised with the 
. Seat 8 came along for the ride, Seat 2 made the call, and it was three-way action to the turn.
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/ 
/ 
fold
