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

Chan is Making Harrison Wilder

Harrison Wilder and Terrence Chan have just had a double heads-up encounter with both pots going the way of Chan. Here they are.

Wilder opened the betting from the button and Chan called in the big blind. The flop was {J-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} and Chan check-called a Wilder bet. The {10-Spades} was checked through before Wilder called a Chan bet on the {6-Clubs} river. Chan turned over {A-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} for the winning hand.

Then Wilder tried again, this time from the cutoff, and Chan called in the small blind. The board ran out {Q-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {4-Spades} and Chan gained three streets of value holding {K-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
WSOP 1X Winner
152,000 84,000
Harrison Wilder
Harrison Wilder
WSOP 1X Winner
97,000 9,000

Tags: Harrison WilderTerrence Chan

Joep van den Bijgaart Searching For His Third WSOP Final Table

Joep van den Bijgaart searching for WSOP final table #3
Joep van den Bijgaart searching for WSOP final table #3

When Holland's own Joep van den Bijgaart cashes in a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event then you had better watch out. His two previous WSOP cashes have both resulted in appearances on the final table. With just 6 players remaining between him and another cash van den Bijgaart will be hoping to make it three out of three. Here is van den Bijgaart in action.

We caught the action on a flop of {J-Spades} {5-Spades} {4-Hearts} and three players in the hand. Van den Bijgaart came into the action with a check-raise and both players called. The turn card was the {7-Diamonds} and once again it was van den Bijgaart who bet; only Ayman Qutami made the call. The river card was the {2-Clubs} and Bijgaart got another bet out of Qutami. He turned over {J-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} and Qutami mucked his hand.

Then Frank Major put his last 3,000 into the middle on the button and van den Bijgaart isolated from the small blind. Major turned over pockets aces and it held against the {10-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} of van den Bijgaart.

Player Chips Progress
Joep van den Bijgaart nl
Joep van den Bijgaart
74,000
Ayman Qutami us
Ayman Qutami
60,000 42,300
Frank Major
Frank Major
6,000 -25,000

Tags: Ayman QutamiFrank MajorJoep van den Bijgaart

Updated Counts

Here's a look at some stacks as the money bubble approaches...

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Roth us
Christopher Roth
96,000 50,500
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
86,000 -4,000
Joep van den Bijgaart nl
Joep van den Bijgaart
74,000 -11,000
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
70,000 45,500
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
WSOP 1X Winner
69,500 49,500
Zach Clark us
Zach Clark
64,000 -5,000
Vincent Gironda
Vincent Gironda
59,000 -14,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
58,500 14,800
Brad Libson us
Brad Libson
58,000 -18,000
Devon Miller
Devon Miller
56,000 12,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
46,000 -20,000
Steven Kelly us
Steven Kelly
WSOP 1X Winner
42,000 -13,000
Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
WSOP 3X Winner
39,000 18,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
36,000 -32,700
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
34,000 -2,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
30,000 -26,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
21,100 -25,900

Play Resumes, the Bubble Looms

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Players are back in their seats for two more one-hour levels until the dinner break arrives. With 42 remaining, we may well be talking about that cash bubble bursting between now and then as the top 36 finishers get paid.

Level: 13

Limits: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0

Joe Cassidy Has Been Eliminated by Ronnie Bardah

Joe Cassidy is a goner.
Joe Cassidy is a goner.

One of our most recent World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winners, Joe Cassidy, has just exited stage left. The man who now has his chips is Ronnie "The Bard" Bardah.

We didn't see the action, but Bardah was kind enough to tell us that a very short Cassidy raised in first position holding {Q-Spades} {7-Spades} and Bardah put him all-in holding {Q-} {8-}. The flop of {A-} {7-} {4-} reversing the way things should have been, and after bricking both the turn and river, Cassidy was out.

Player Chips Progress
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
90,000 50,000
Joe Cassidy us
Joe Cassidy
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Joe CassidyRonnie Bardah

Scott Seiver Eliminates Ray Sumon

Scott Seiver takes out Sumon
Scott Seiver takes out Sumon

Scott Seiver is recognised amongst his peers as one of the most talented poker players in today's game. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner has Dan Shak seated to his immediate left and fresh air seated to his immediate right. The fresh air is residing in a space once occupied by Ray Sumon, but Seiver decided he needed a little more elbow room.

Sumon was extremely short when he put his life savings into the middle from the small blind and Seiver duly called in the big. Seiver tabled {Q-Spades} {3-Spades} and Sumon was ahead, holding {K-Clubs} {4-Diamonds}. Two pair on a flop of {Q-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {3-Clubs} put Seiver ahead, and his victory was confirmed on the turn when the {3-Diamonds} filled him up. The lacklustre looking {2-Spades} finished off the board and Sumon took his absence of leave.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
56,000 33,700
Ray Sumon us
Ray Sumon
Busted

Tags: Ray SumonScott Seiver

Jacob Petersen Joins the Leaders

Jacob Petersen just won a nice pot against former chip leader Michael Senter and could very well sitting in the new pole position.

The two players saw a flop of {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Senter check-called a bet from Petersen. On the {4-Spades} turn, Senter checked again, but this time he put in a raise after Petersen bet. Petersen fired back with three bets and Senter called. The {2-Hearts} fell on the river and Senter slowed down with a check-call, only to see Petersen reveal {J-Spades}{J-Clubs} for top set. Petersen now has 90,000, and Senter slipped to 89,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Petersen
Jacob Petersen
90,000 71,000
Michael Senter us
Michael Senter
89,000 1,000

Tags: Jacob PetersenMichael Senter

Joseph Dressner Eliminated by Ben Lazer

Benjamin Lazer will be hoping to go just one place further than he did in Event #22: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball. That was the day Lazer lost heads-up to Randy Ohel with the World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet at stake. The runner-up spot earned Lazer $89,714, which dwarfed his one and only other cash of $1,635. He has just eliminated Joe Dressner in an encounter than began, and ended, pre flop.

Lazer{8-Spades} {8-Hearts}
Dressner{A-Clubs} {7-Diamonds}

Board: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {A-Spades}

So a full-house for Lazer and a dazzled Dressner leaves the competition.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Lazer us
Benjamin Lazer
63,000 42,100
Joseph Dressner
Joseph Dressner
Busted

Tags: Ben LazerJoseph Dressner