2012 World Series of Poker

Event 38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Dung Nguyen
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$607,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,502
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Tabb on the Up

Steven Tabb is sitting behind one of the larger stacks in the room and we recently watched him take down another little pot.

The hand in question began when Tabb opened it up to 4,300 from middle position. The player directly on his left made the call and so did the big blind as a {3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop was dealt. The big blind checked here and Tabb bet 3,800. That was enough to scare both opponents away as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Tabb us
Steven Tabb
225,000
135,200
135,200

Tags: Steven Tabb

Agression Works for One, not the Other.

Layne Flack bet 30,000 on the river of a {2-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{a-Hearts} board but snap-folded to a min raise from his opponent.

Michael Benvenuti had more success with his line. He was in a battle of the blinds and led for 5,000 on a {6-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{7-Spades} flop. His big blinded opponent raised to 12,000 and tank-folded when Benvenuti came back over the top with a raise to 25,000.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Benvenuti us
Michael Benvenuti
152,000
28,300
28,300
Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
135,000
-94,700
-94,700
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Michael BenvenutiLayne Flack

Selected Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Lauren Kling us
Lauren Kling
148,000
24,700
24,700
Ilan Boujenah il
Ilan Boujenah
120,000
28,000
28,000
Jim Collopy us
Jim Collopy
115,000
5,900
5,900
WSOP 3X Winner
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
108,500
53,700
53,700
WSOP 3X Winner
Simeon Naydenov bg
Simeon Naydenov
105,000
55,500
55,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Shelley gb
Scott Shelley
102,000
22,800
22,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Zachary Korik us
Zachary Korik
100,000
37,900
37,900
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
86,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
85,000
38,000
38,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tommy Vedes us
Tommy Vedes
82,000
10,900
10,900
Nicky Evans
Nicky Evans
80,000
30,000
30,000
Theo Tran us
Theo Tran
74,000
18,900
18,900
David Pham us
David Pham
63,000
-11,500
-11,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Richard Toth hu
Richard Toth
62,000
17,600
17,600
PokerStars
Sam Rasavi
Sam Rasavi
56,000
Jason Senti us
Jason Senti
40,000
8,000
8,000
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
32,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eoghan ODea ie
Eoghan ODea
28,000
Jarred Solomon za
Jarred Solomon
28,000
4,000
4,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

More Payout Players Bust

Here are a few of the player who busted in the money either just prior to the break, or just after we returned.

Player Chips Progress
Sarah Beard at
Sarah Beard
Busted
Peter Rho us
Peter Rho
Busted
Jean Ledoux ca
Jean Ledoux
Busted
Shane Bolda us
Shane Bolda
Busted
Andrew Pruitt us
Andrew Pruitt
Busted
Edward Lowitzki us
Edward Lowitzki
Busted
Will Jaffe us
Will Jaffe
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Kenny Phan us
Kenny Phan
Busted
Romuaid Pycior us
Romuaid Pycior
Busted
Jarred Solomon za
Jarred Solomon
Busted
Steve Karp us
Steve Karp
Busted
Stefano Ricci it
Stefano Ricci
Busted
Scott Schwalich us
Scott Schwalich
Busted
Henrik Thuesen dk
Henrik Thuesen
Busted
Jared Lawrence us
Jared Lawrence
Busted
Billy Rogers us
Billy Rogers
Busted
Philippe Boucher ca
Philippe Boucher
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Denys Drobyna ua
Denys Drobyna
Busted

Snippets From the Floor

  • Team PokerStars Pro Richard Toth applying pressure to an opponent. He three-bet to 10,500 from the button to force a player who raised to 4,400 from under the gun to fold.
  • Isaac Haxton raised to 4,000 from mid position and was only called by Jim Collopy on the button. Both players checked the {j-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{k-Spades} flop before Collopy folded to an 8,800 bet on the {3-Spades} turn.
  • Zachary Korik is building a nice stack, a lot to do with always seemingly having chips in the middle. He bet the turn and the river of an {a-Clubs}{6-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs} board from the big blind. His opponent on the button called both times and then mucked upon seeing Korik's {a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}.
Player Chips Progress
Zachary Korik us
Zachary Korik
139,000
39,000
39,000
Jim Collopy us
Jim Collopy
134,600
19,600
19,600
WSOP 3X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
68,000
-17,000
-17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Richard Toth hu
Richard Toth
40,000
-22,000
-22,000
PokerStars

Tags: Isaac HaxtonJim CollopyRichard TothZachary Korik

Back in Flack

Layne Flack lost some of his chips earlier, but has managed to gain most of them back. We were there to see him take down a hand that went like this.

Folded to the player in the cutoff, he made it 4,500 to go. Steven Tabb called on the button and then Flack called in the big blind. The {9-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Spades} flop would see Flack quietly lead out for a bet of 10,000. The original aggressor tanked before he opted to let it go and then Tabb also got rid of his hand as Flack raked in the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
215,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Layne Flack