2012 World Series of Poker

Event 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$182,088
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$687,050
Entries
302
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Ho Tangles With Hennigan

Maria Ho
Maria Ho

Maria Ho opened with a raise from under the gun and John Hennigan three-bet from the button. Ho called and the two players saw a flop of {8-Spades}{4-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Ho checked, Hennigan bet, and Ho check-raised. Hennigan called, and then proceeded to call bets on the {J-Hearts} turn and {x-} river. Ho revealed {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for a turned set, and Hennigan nodded before mucking his hand.

Player Chips Progress
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
57,500 -4,500
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
25,000 16,000

Tags: John HenniganMaria Ho

Joep Jumps Up

Joep van den Bijgaart has spent the first hour-and-a-half today steadily building his stack up over 60,000 for a while before giving back a few.

He just added a few chips once again, however, in a hand in which an opponent raised from the button, van den Bijgaart three-bet from the small blind, the BB folded, and the button called. Bijgaart then fired a bet after the {A-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop, getting a fold and the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joep van den Bijgaart nl
Joep van den Bijgaart
54,000 6,000

Tags: Joep van den Bijgaart

Cassidy Collects

Following a button raise, Event 24: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better champion Joe Cassidy looked up from his phone, checked his cards, then three-bet. The big blind got out, and the player on the button called.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{K-Spades}. Cassidy bet, and his opponent called. Both then checked the {J-Spades} turn. The river was the {A-Clubs}. Cassidy bet again, and again was called. Cassidy flipped over {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for two pair, and his opponent mucked.

Cassidy went back to checking his messages, not appearing too concerned about having a stack a few bets below the 31,458 average.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Cassidy us
Joe Cassidy
WSOP 1X Winner
25,500 11,500

Tags: Joe Cassidy

Nassif and Indyg Drag in Pots

Here are Gabriel Nassif and Charles Indyg dragging in pots against Brad Libson and Jon Turner respectively.

Nassif raised from the hijack and Libson defended his big blind. Libson check-raised on a flop of {9-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {2-Spades} and Nassif made the call. On the turn {2-Spades} we saw a check-call from Libson and then both players checked the {6-Clubs} on the river. Nassif won the pot holding {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} and Libson didn't, holding {A-Spades} {5-Diamonds}.

We caught the action on the flop in a hand between Jon Turner (CO) and Charles Indyg (SB). The board read {K-Spades} {Q-Spades} {8-Clubs}, Indyg came out betting and Turner called. The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and the same action ensued. Finally we saw the {9-Diamonds} and both players checked. Indyg flipped over {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds} and Turner mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Brad Libson us
Brad Libson
65,000 27,400
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
42,000
Charles Indyg
Charles Indyg
15,000 -1,000
Gabriel Nassif
Gabriel Nassif
13,700 -5,400

Tags: Brad LibsonCharles IndygGabriel NassifJon Turner

Chip Counts (1 of 2)

We're making a pass of our corner of the Amazon Room to check on some stacks. Here are some from the far side near the rail.

The big board is showing 72 players remain. 36 will make the money, 36 won't.

Player Chips Progress
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
62,000 4,000
Andrew Le
Andrew Le
52,000 6,000
Humberto Brenes cr
Humberto Brenes
49,000 11,900
Joep van den Bijgaart nl
Joep van den Bijgaart
48,000 48,000
Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
WSOP 3X Winner
48,000 33,300
Michael Senter us
Michael Senter
46,300
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
39,000 -4,900
Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
37,000 -9,300
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
34,500 34,500
Scott Fischman
Scott Fischman
32,000 7,400
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
WSOP 2X Winner
24,000 7,400
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
19,500 1,500
Jimmy Shultz us
Jimmy Shultz
WSOP 1X Winner
16,000 -18,000
Joe Cassidy us
Joe Cassidy
WSOP 1X Winner
14,000 -10,600
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
9,000 -2,000

Mark Radoja Flares

Mark Radoja is on fire (literally)
Mark Radoja is on fire (literally)

Who said Limit Hold'em is boring? There is more action on Table #428 than a fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao!

We joined the action on a flop of {8-Clubs} {7-Spades} {3-Clubs} and three players in the pot. We had World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder and former WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Lisandro seated in the small blind, Ruslan Dykshteyn seated in the big blind and WSOP bracelet holder Mark Radoja raining down bombs from the button.

Both Lisandro and Dykshteyn checked, Mark Radoja bet, Lisandro raised, Dykshteyn three-bet, Radoja four-bet, Lisandro folded and Dykshteyn called.

Turn: {7-Diamonds}

Dykshteyn checked, Radoja bet, Dykshteyn check-raised and Radoja called.

River: {5-Clubs}

Dykshteyn bet and Radoja called.

Dykshteyn turned over {9-Spades} {7-Clubs} for trips and Radoja shook his head. Meanwhile both Lisandro and Dykshteyn asked to see Radoja's hand and it resulted in a fiery response from Radoja.

"It's unethical," was one of the only reportable things we could mention that flew out of the mouth of Radoja.

Radoja continued to berate, Dykshteyn in particular, for wanting to see his hand. At one point even shouting at Dykshteyn to look at him when he was talking.

"You bink a fXXing seven on me and you want to see my hand?" Said Radoja with an ever increasing level of noise.

"Calm down," said Lisandro.

"It's unethical," repeated Radoja.

"It's no big deal. It happens to me all of the time," said Lisandro.

"Not from professionals…I would never do that…you should know better Jeffrey," said Radoja.

"Just don't blow off your chips now," said Lisandro.

"I won't be blowing off my chips," said Radoja.

"What did he have?" rained the shouts from the other tables.

He had {A-Spades} {8-Diamonds}, 11,700 chips and a bad mood to boot.

Player Chips Progress
Ruslan Dykshteyn us
Ruslan Dykshteyn
28,000 9,300
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
WSOP 2X Winner
11,700 -10,300

Tags: Jeff LisandroMark RadojaRuslan Dykshteyn

Good Reed

Michael Reed
Michael Reed

Michael Reed began today second in chips, and has continued to maintain a spot near the top of the counts during the first hour-plus. Maria Ho also began with an above-average chip stack, although her Day 2 hasn't gone so well thus far.

Just now Ho opened from UTG and Reed three-bet from the next seat, and after it folded back around Ho called. The flop came {10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, Ho checked, Reed bet, and Ho called. The turn brought the {7-Spades} and another check from Ho. Reed quickly fired again, and Ho let her hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Reed us
Michael Reed
59,000 2,200
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
11,000 -20,200

Tags: Maria HoMichael Reed

Chan's MMA Tales

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Terrence Chan is tied for the lead with seven cashes at this year's World Series of Poker. Not bad for a guy who was taking hits to the face just weeks before the series started.

In March, Chan won his MMA debut against Alex Lee at the Legend Fighting Championships 8 in Hong Kong. Despite being a huge underdog, won by armbar submission in the second round.

Chan has been discussing his "other" hobby with his tablemates in this event. Chan noted that he's "never been knocked out" in a fight before.

With all of the success he's had in limit hold'em in his career, we're not sure he's ever been knocked out of a limit tournament, either.

Tags: Terrence Chan

Ramdin Runs Out

Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin

Victor Ramdin's day is done. After starting with a short stack of 13,700, Ramdin battled through the first hour, then found himself running out of chips as he reraised from the small blind after a button raise. Both the big blind and the button called the extra chips, and when the flop came {A-Spades}{7-Spades}{Q-Hearts} a button bet chased the third player.

Ramdin tabled {K-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and was behind his opponent's {Q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, and when the turn came the {3-Hearts} and river the {5-Spades}, Ramdin's day was done.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
Busted

Tags: Victor Ramdin