Event 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
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2012 World Series of Poker
Event 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$687,050
Entries
302
Level
26
Limits
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Six-Handed Limit Hold'em Awaits
Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker. Today begins Event 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed.
Poker Hall of Famer Crandall Addington long ago referred to limit hold'em as "a science." But the fact is, many of today's top players approach the game — especially in its short-handed form — with the creativity of artists.
Last year Darren Woods topped a tough field of 354 to take the bracelet and $213,431 first prize. To win Woods had to outlast Kim Nguyen heads-up and third-place finisher Samuel Golbluff, the latter fresh off a sixth-place finish in Event 35: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em that concluded yesterday.
Three years ago Brock Parker won his first WSOP bracelet in this event, defeating Daniel Negreanu heads-up to win, then turned around to win his second just a few days later in the short-handed no-limit hold'em version. And in 2010, it was Dutch Boyd outlasting Brian Meinders to grab his second career WSOP bracelet. Meinders has demonstrated his limit hold'em prowess already again this summer with a win in Event 25: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout.
Play begins a couple of hours from now at 5 PM. Come back then as we begin to track who will be the one to claim this summer's next gold bracelet, one bet at a time.
Level: 1
Limits: 75/150
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
The announcement has been made and cards are in the air. Event 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed is underway!
Players are still arriving, with many tables playing three- or four-handed as play gets started. Meanwhile, the final table of Event 36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout is going on nearby on the main stage, with cheers occasionally erupting from there to fill this side of the Amazon Room.
Players are starting with 7,500 chips. We're seeing a number of familiar faces already. Back in just a few to tell you who they are.
Greetings and Salutations
Players continue to arrive, taking seats at the 40 or so six-handed active tables in the Tan and Orange sections of the Amazon Room. Here are a few familiar faces spotted during an initial pass.
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More Faces
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And Some More Faces
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Not So Happy Start for Shulman
Jeff Shulman is here, as is his dad, Barry. Jeff is fresh off a third-place showing in Event 20: $5,000 Limit Hold'em. He's been active early on, although it hasn't been working out too well thus far.
Just now Jeff defended his big blind versus a button raise, then check-raised the 
flop and his opponent called. Shulman bet both the 
turn and 
river, and his opponent called the first time quickly, then after some thought called the river, too.
Shulman tabled 
, but his opponent had him beat with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,900 | -2,600 |
Seiver Takes A Pot, But Still Down
Jeff Shulman put in a raise from under the gun and and the player in the small blind called. Scott Seiver called from the big blind and the flop fell 
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It checked around to Shulman who bet, but the small blind put in a raise. Seiver re-raised, quickly chasing out Shulman. The player in the small blind folded as well, giving the pot to Seiver.
This is Seiver's second event today, as he finished in 15th-place in Event 37 about an hour ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,400 | -1,100 |
Current 2012 WSOP Player of the Year Standings
Level 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
Current 2012 WSOP Player of the Year Standings
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Ivey | 539.70 |
| 2 | John Monnette | 524.25 |
| 3 | Andy Frankenberger | 384.66 |
| 4 | Phil Hellmuth | 368.70 |
| 5 | Michael Gathy | 321.25 |
| 6 | David “Bakes” Baker | 317.94 |
| 7 | Max Steinberg | 309.44 |
| 8 | Brian Hastings | 303.00 |
| 9 | Ashkan Razavi | 274.06 |
| 10 | Aubin Cazals | 263.00 |