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

Libson Loses to Reed's Red River

Michael Reed opened, Brad Libson three-bet from the blinds, and Reed called. The flop came {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} and Libson bet quickly. Reed called without hesitation as well. The turn was the {5-Clubs}, and Libson didn't wait before betting again. This time Reed paused a few beats, then raised. Libson once more acted in a rapid manner by three-betting, and Reed called.

The river was the {8-Hearts}, bringing a fourth heart and a check from Libson. Reed bet, Libson exhaled and called, and Reed showed {A-Hearts}{K-Spades} for the nut flush. Noting how "sick" the hand was, Libson raised his cards up before mucking, enough to show he held a small pair — either fours or fives — and thus had a set.

Player Chips Progress
Brad Libson us
Brad Libson
76,000 -8,000
Michael Reed us
Michael Reed
61,000 6,000

Tags: Brad LibsonMichael Reed

Terrence Chan Climbing

After a series of preflop raises, four players saw a flop of {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. Terrence Chan and Andre Akkari checked to the player in Seat 4, who bet. Action folded back to Chan, who raised, and only Seat 4 called. Chan then fired on the {6-Spades} turn and {7-Spades} river, and his opponent called both bets.

"I think I may have got there," Chan said as he tabled {J-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for trip sixes. He was right; the other player looked disgusted as he tossed his {A-Hearts}{A-Spades} face up into the muck. Chan is now sitting on 68,000.

Player Chips Progress
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
WSOP 1X Winner
68,000 3,000

Tags: Terrence Chan

Three Streets For Ho; Chop-Chop for Shak and Seiver

Maria Ho is more attractive than Dan Shaks [Kc] [Jd]
Maria Ho is more attractive than Dan Shaks [Kc] [Jd]

Maria Ho has the type of look that would not look out of place on Broadway, and that is exactly what the little beauty has just flopped. Not only did she flop it, but she also managed to extract three streets of value out of Jason Manger. Manger, who has 2 World Series of Poker (WSOP) cashes on his 2012 record, check-called three streets on {A-Hearts} {K-Spades} {J-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {9-Spades} to push Ho up to 43,700.

A few tables over and we saw Scott Seiver and Dan Shak sharing a pot from the blinds. We joined the action on a flop of {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} and Shak called the Seiver bet. The turn {3-Diamonds} went check-bet-call and the {2-Spades} river went check-check. Seiver turned over {K-Hearts} {J-Hearts} and Shak tuned over the slightly lesser attractive {K-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
68,700 18,700
Jason Manger
Jason Manger
50,000 16,900
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
43,700 12,700
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
22,300 -700

Tags: Dan ShakJason MangerMaria HoScott Seiver

Going the Distance (and Then Some)

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

The conversation over on Table 431 has turned to baseball, with Rep Porter, John Hennigan, and Chad Brown all discussing the long gone phenomenon of major league starters pitching extra-inning complete games.

Brown told the others how he believed Gaylord Perry (who pitched from the 1960s through the early 1980s) had something like 20-plus extra inning complete games in his career. In fact, Perry had 37 games in his career in which he pitched 10 or more innings. (No shinola.)

Poker players know something about endurance, of course. This event has extended into its 12th hour of play, and likely hasn't reached its halfway point. And it goes without saying that every one of the 48 players left is hoping to make Event 40 a complete game.

Tags: Chad BrownJohn HenniganRep Porter

Level: 12

Limits: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 0

A Few Pots For Lisandro and Akkari; Bardah Angered

Intrepid reporter Shamus brought you news of the Andre Akkari slide earlier. The Brazlian currently has 23,500 chips, which is below average, but we have just seen him take down a few minor pots.

In the first hand we joined it on a flop of {9-Spades} {5-Spades} {10-Diamonds}, Akkari bet out of the big blind and Chris Roth called in the cutoff. The same action occurred when we saw the {K-Spades} on the turn before the action ground to a halt on the {3-Hearts} river. Akkari showed down {J-Spades} {9-Hearts} and it was enough to win the pot.

Then Akkari raised from the button holding {K-Hearts} {7-Hearts} and won a hand versus the big blind when neither player put in a bet on a board of {J-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}.

Jeff Lisandro also has a below average stack (24,500) but just like Akkari we just saw him win a few pots. Lisandro raised from the hijack and then called a three-bet from the button. The flop was {K-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} and Lisandro came in with a check-raise to win the pot.

Then Lisandro and Ruslan Dykshteyn had a tete-a-tete in the blinds. The flop was {Q-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} {2-Hearts} and Lisandro check-called a Dykshteyn bet. The turn {6-Hearts} checked through and Lisandro gleaned one additional bet on the {J-Diamonds}. Lisandro showed down {Q-Spades} {4-Diamonds} and Dykshteyn folded.

"Quality" Dan Alspach has been playing poker a long time and he would rather be lucky than good. We just witnessed him getting it in against Ronnie Bardah on a board of {J-Spades} {3-Hearts} {5-Spades} {10-Diamonds}. When the cards were turned over Alspach was dominated.

Alspach{Q-Hearts} {J-Diamonds}
Bardah{A-Clubs} {J-Hearts}

The dealer placed the {Q-Spades} on the river and Bardah flew out of his chair in disappointment, not helped by the incessant laughter from Alspach.

"Luck is better than skill," shouted Alspach.

Bardah just gave Alspach one of those looks, and the laughter quickly died down.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Roth us
Christopher Roth
45,500 24,800
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
40,000 -1,000
Dan Alspach
Dan Alspach
26,500 5,700
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
24,500
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
23,500 -20,500

Tags: Andre AkkariChristopher RothDan AlspachJeff LisandroRonnie Bardah

Gironda Gets Some from Seiver

Vincent Gironda
Vincent Gironda

Vincent Gironda raised on the button and got a single caller in Scott Seiver sitting in the big blind. The flop came all babies — {3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs} — and Seiver checked. Gironda set out a couple of purple chips (500 each) to bet, and Seiver responded by tossing two orange chips (1,000 each) as a check-raise. Gironda called.

Seiver fired once more — 2,000 this time — after the {5-Hearts} fell on the turn, and Gironda called again. The river then brought the {3-Hearts} and a check from Seiver. Gironda took the opening to bet, and Seiver quickly called.

Gironda turned over {A-Clubs}{3-Spades} for a full house, and Seiver mucked, shaking his head in way that suggested all had been hunky dory until that river card.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Gironda
Vincent Gironda
73,000 9,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
23,000 -20,000

Tags: Scott SeiverVincent Gironda

Updated Chip Counts

Dan Kelly and Humberto Brenes recently exited this event, but here's a look at some of the notables still alive here on Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
Brad Libson us
Brad Libson
99,000 34,000
Michael Reed us
Michael Reed
89,000 30,000
Michael Senter us
Michael Senter
88,000 41,700
Joep van den Bijgaart nl
Joep van den Bijgaart
85,000 31,000
Zach Clark us
Zach Clark
69,000 28,000
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
66,000 17,400
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
WSOP 1X Winner
65,000 -5,000
Steven Kelly us
Steven Kelly
WSOP 1X Winner
55,000 43,500
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
50,000 18,500
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
44,000 9,500
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
43,000 4,000
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
WSOP 1X Winner
41,000 4,000
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
39,500 -18,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
35,000
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
24,500 -2,500
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
WSOP 1X Winner
20,000 9,500
Jordan Cairns
Jordan Cairns
16,500 -10,500
Joe Cassidy us
Joe Cassidy
WSOP 1X Winner
2,500 -23,000
Humberto Brenes cr
Humberto Brenes
Busted
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
Busted