Back For Two More
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Level 10
: 400/800, 0 ante
The players are back from the break and about to embark on the final two levels of the night. This is where everything is make or break.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
Final Break of the Night
Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
Approximately 460 players have been sent on their final 20-minute break of the night. At this point the 25-denomination chips are being taken out of the tournament.
Vedes Dangerous
Tommy Vedes is looking to take a leaf out of Phil Ivey's book as he has taken to Twitter to let the world know how well he is doing in these late stages of the night.
TommyVedes TommyVedes Just inhaled fumes from @philivey's RV on the break...40mins into this level and my 15k looks like 55k! #wsop38 #theyhaveNOshotnow
June 20 2012
Readers may remember that Vedes has already posted a final table finish at this year's World Series of Poker, finishing in 4th in Event 5: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | 27,000 |
Clements Takes Clip
The action was opened by Scott Clements in the cutoff. The player in the small blind then three-bet shoved all-in, making it an extra 5,450 to go. Clements tanked for some time before eventually opting to make the call.
Clements:   |
Opponent:   |
Clements was in bad shape and by the time the board had run out 
, he was in no better shape as he sent the pot to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000 |
Negreanu No More
We noticed that the railbirds from Table 15 had vanished and then realized it was because Daniel Negreanu was no longer in his seat. A quick look on Twitter explained everything.
RealKidPoker Daniel Negreanu @dnchips speechless. AQ vs 55 flop A85 turn Q and I'm out. Good night.
June 20 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
A Huge Stack
Out of the around 500 players remaining, there are plenty of stacks between forty and sixty thousand. Apart from the odd 75,000-chip stack, that's about where it tops out. However one player who has soared above the rest to sit as the chip leader is Hungary's Gergely Meszaros.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
104,000 |
Phillips No More
Dennis Phillips had a great start to the day, but then went missing. Twitter has since let us know he has been eliminated.
Dennis_Phillips Dennis Phillips Busted out of 1500 Nothing for this one. Still a lot of poker to go.
June 20 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
No Luck for Negreanu
When we arrived at Daniel Negreanu's table, he was pondering a decision, with the player on the button having his stack all-in. Negreanu thought hard as his opponent stared stoically at the felt. It was 7,800 more to go and eventually Negreanu tumbled in the call in and the two players turned their hands over.
"Well i'm glad i called," said Negreanu as his opponent turned over 
, which was not in great shape against Negreanu's 
.
When the 
flop was spread on the felt, Negreanu's opponent took the lead and when the turn (
) and the river (
) changed nothing, Negreanu sent a portion of his chips in the opposite direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,500 | -5,500 |
A Few Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 34,800 |
|
|
28,000 | 1,000 |
|
23,000 | -12,000 |
|
|
22,000 | 10,000 |
|
18,200 | 3,200 |
|
13,000 | 3,800 |
|
8,500 | 2,900 |
|
6,000 | 2,200 |