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

Updated Chip Counts (2 of 2)

Player Chips Progress
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
101,000
1,000
1,000
Zach Clark us
Zach Clark
87,500
23,500
23,500
Vincent Gironda
Vincent Gironda
84,000
25,000
25,000
Jacob Petersen
Jacob Petersen
81,000
8,000
8,000
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
79,000
9,500
9,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Senter us
Michael Senter
79,000
-10,000
-10,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
75,000
-1,000
-1,000
$25K Fantasy
Brad Libson us
Brad Libson
68,000
10,000
10,000
Jeffrey Jerome
Jeffrey Jerome
62,000
46,600
46,600
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
57,000
5,400
5,400
$25K Fantasy
Richard Alsup us
Richard Alsup
55,000
29,300
29,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Christopher Roth us
Christopher Roth
48,000
-48,000
-48,000
Steven Kelly us
Steven Kelly
38,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Richard Pyne us
Richard Pyne
36,500
13,900
13,900
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
17,000
-13,000
-13,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Jason Manger
Jason Manger
15,000
-4,000
-4,000
Shane Douglas us
Shane Douglas
14,000
-16,600
-16,600
Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
13,000
-26,000
-26,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Choppity-Chop

We just witnessed a split pot between Ronnie Bardah and John Hennigan, with the pair sharing the blinds and a single bet from Chad Brown. Bardah started the ball rolling with a bet from first position and Hennigan (SB) and Brown (BB) flicked in their calls. The flop of {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} {9-Hearts} appealed to all three of them and three bets later we saw the {A-Hearts} on the turn. It was like synchronised poker as this time each player checked and finally we saw the {Q-Clubs} on the river. Hennigan bet, Brown mucked and Bardah called. Bardah turned over {Q-Spades} {J-Diamonds} and Hennigan turned over {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
114,000
19,000
19,000
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
72,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
29,000
-10,000
-10,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Chad BrownJohn HenniganRonnie Bardah

Seiver Slips, Slides Out in 35th

Scott Seiver
Scott Seiver

A short-stacked Scott Seiver found himself nearly all in before the flop in a hand versus Richard Alsup, then contributed the rest of his stack following a {10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop.

Alsup turned over {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and Seiver {A-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. "All right!" said Seiver, sounding equally sincere and sarcastic. Actually he might have been more than half-sincere, as he observed to his neighbor Dan Shak he was "like 80% to chop."

"Just watch," he added hopefully.

The turn brought the {2-Clubs} and the river the {K-Diamonds}. "See? It's a chop," Seiver grinned. Alas, his creative interpretation of the board didn't sway the dealer, and the last of his chips went Alsup's way.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Alsup us
Richard Alsup
62,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Richard AlsupScott Seiver

Away in a Manger No Crib For Jason

Jason Manger has just been eliminated in a five-bet pot featuring himself, Michael Senter and Maria Ho.

It was like an auction when Manger started off the betting in first position, Senter three-bet - one seat to his left - before Maria Ho made the call. Manger then four-bet for his remaining few chips (10k in total), Senter five-bet and Ho called.

Flop: {Q-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {2-Spades}

Senter bet, Ho folded and the hammer came down signifying the end of betting.

Senter{A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds}
Manger{K-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}

The turn {5-Spades} and river {Q-Spades} not providing the miracle that Manger needed and he was out in 34th place.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Senter us
Michael Senter
146,000
67,000
67,000
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
116,000
41,000
41,000
$25K Fantasy
Jason Manger
Jason Manger
Busted

Tags: Jason SenterMaria HoMichael Senter

Chan Cuts Down Lazer, 32 Remain

Our leader Terrence Chan just added a few to his stack while reducing the field by one. Benjamin Lazer was the victim.

All in on the turn with with {A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} against Chan's {A-Spades}{10-Hearts} and the board showing {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}, Lazer needed a jack or seven on the river to survive, but the {4-Diamonds} fell and we're down to 32.

Player Chips Progress
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
195,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Benjamin Lazer us
Benjamin Lazer
Busted

Tags: Benjamin LazerTerrence Chan

Maria, Maria

Maria Ho
Maria Ho

Maria Ho is eyeing her second WSOP final table in as many years here in Event #40. Last year, Ho finished second to Allen Bari in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event for $540,020.

Now, after taking a pile of chips from Ryan D'Angelo moments ago, Ho sits third overall on the leaderboard behind Terrence Chan and Michael Senter. Can she make another push for her first gold bracelet? Stay tuned...

Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
126,000
10,000
10,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Maria Ho

Douglas Done

Zach Clark just claimed the last of Shane Douglas' stack, knocking the latter out in 32nd place. The next shortest stack at the moment appears to belong to John Hennigan who has slipped to about 12,000 — i.e., three big bets.

There are 20 minutes until the end of Level 14 and the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Zach Clark us
Zach Clark
48,000
4,000
4,000
Shane Douglas us
Shane Douglas
Busted

Tags: Shane DouglasZach Clark

One, Two For Lisandro

5 Time WSOP Bracelet Winner - Jeffrey Lisandro
5 Time WSOP Bracelet Winner - Jeffrey Lisandro

With 5 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets to his name, Jeff Lisandro, is without doubt the most experienced of the remaining thirty-one players. Interestingly, despite Lisandro being a talented mixed game player, none of those 5 bracelets have come in Limit Hold'em. With 1 final table already sealed in this years series, the man is on form, so who knows, maybe 2012 is the year Lisandro bags a Limit Hold'em title?

Lisandro raised on the button and Joep van den Bijgaart three-bet from the small blind. Lisandro made the call and the pair of them shared the {A-Spades} {9-Hearts} {4-Clubs} flop. Bijgaart fired once, and then twice at the sight of the {2-Spades} on the turn. Lisandro didn't budge and took each hit before returning a silo of his own on the river {10-Clubs} and van den Bijgaart folded immediately.

Then Lisandro opened up from the cutoff and Michael Parizan defended the big blind. Parizan called just one bet (flop) on a board of {A-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {2-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} and Lisandro won the pot holding seven high!

Lisandro{7-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}
Parizan{5-Clubs} {4-Spades}
Player Chips Progress
Joep van den Bijgaart nl
Joep van den Bijgaart
100,000
-14,000
-14,000
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
72,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Jeff Lisandro

Chan Continues to Befuddle Wilder

Terrence Chan just seems to have the hoodoo over Harrison Wilder. He has won yet another pot from him which takes Chan to the 250,000 mark, extending his lead at the top.

We caught the action on a flop of {8-Hearts} {3-Spades} {2-Diamonds} and Wilder was calling a Chan raise out of the small blind. The turn card was the {Q-Diamonds} and Wilder check-called a Chan bet. Fifth street was dealt and it was the {A-Diamonds}. Wilder decided to bet and for a moment it slowed Chan down. Then after a momentary pause Chan's interest piqued and he made the call - a good call.

Chan{10-Hearts} {10-Spades}
Wilder{K-Hearts} {J-Hearts}
Player Chips Progress
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
250,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Harrison Wilder
Harrison Wilder
53,000
-33,000
-33,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Harrison WilderTerrence Chan