Event 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-22-2012 17:50 UTC-6

Kassin Doubling & Mizzi Motoring

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Charles Kassin has just flopped a set to stave off elimination as it threatened to eat him up. He was all-in against Andrew Le and was so behind Le was lapping him.

Kassin
Le

Board: {3-Spades} {8-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}

Kassin moves up to 11,000 and Le now has 48,000.

In other news Sorel Mizzi has just finished his lunch and has gotten straight back into business. He currently has 48,600 after winning the following hand we caught on the flop.

The flop was {A-Clubs} {7-Spades} {4-Clubs} , Charles Indyg checked out of the small blind, Sorel Mizzi checked out of the big blind, Jon Turner bet in position and both players called. The turn card was the {5-Hearts} and this time Mizzi check-raised, Turner folded and Indyg called. The river card was the {K-Hearts} and Indyg check-folded to a final Mizzi bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sorel Mizzi	48,600 -6,400	-6,400
Andrew Le	48,000 -4,000	-4,000
Charles Kassin	11,000 -5,100	-5,100

Tags: Andrew Le Charles Indyg Charles Kassin Jon Turner Sorel Mizzi

06-22-2012 17:50 UTC-6

Maria Ho Eliminates Bill Chen

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Moments after Bill Chen doubled through Maria Ho, the two poker pros went to battle again. This time, though, Chen finished second best.

Ho opened with two bets from the button and Chen three-bet from his big blind with only a couple big bets behind. Ho called and saw a flop of {K-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} . Chen bet, Ho raised, and Chen pushed all of his chips in. Ho called, and she was out in front.

Ho: {K-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}
Chen: {10-Diamonds} {10-Spades}

Turn: {10-Clubs}

"Oh!" Chen popped up in his seat as he made a full house.

River: {K-Hearts}

Ho rivered a bigger boat, and Chen made his way over to friend Terrence Chan to re-count his bustout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	31,000 6,000	6,000
Bill Chen	Busted

Tags: Bill Chen Maria Ho

06-22-2012 18:00 UTC-6

Katch Ya Later

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Eugene Katchalov was eliminated just before this level started. He's off to play Event #42, which gets under way shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Katchalov	Busted

Tags: Eugene Katchalov

06-22-2012 18:14 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts

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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	99,000 34,000	34,000
Michael Reed	89,000 30,000	30,000
Michael Senter	88,000 41,700	41,700
Joep van den Bijgaart	85,000 31,000	31,000
Zach Clark	69,000 28,000	28,000
Sorel Mizzi	66,000 17,400	17,400
Terrence Chan	65,000 -5,000	-5,000

Steven Kelly	55,000 43,500	43,500

Dan Shak	50,000 18,500	18,500
Andre Akkari	44,000 9,500	9,500

Scott Seiver	43,000 4,000	4,000

Ronnie Bardah	41,000 4,000	4,000

John Hennigan	39,500 -18,000	-18,000

Jon Turner	35,000
Jeff Lisandro	24,500 -2,500	-2,500

Ryan D'Angelo	20,000 9,500	9,500

Jordan Cairns	16,500 -10,500	-10,500
Joe Cassidy	2,500 -23,000	-23,000

Humberto Brenes	Busted

Dan Kelly	Busted

06-22-2012 18:20 UTC-6

Gironda Gets Some from Seiver

Shamus

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	73,000 9,000	9,000
Scott Seiver	23,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Scott Seiver Vincent Gironda

06-22-2012 18:21 UTC-6

A Few Pots For Lisandro and Akkari; Bardah Angered

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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
Bardah

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	45,500 24,800	24,800
Ronnie Bardah	40,000 -1,000	-1,000

Dan Alspach	26,500 5,700	5,700
Jeff Lisandro	24,500

Andre Akkari	23,500 -20,500	-20,500

Tags: Andre Akkari Christopher Roth Dan Alspach Jeff Lisandro Ronnie Bardah

Level: 12

Limits: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 0

06-22-2012 18:31 UTC-6

Andre Akkari is Back in Business

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World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Andre Akkari is back in business.

aakkari andre akkari We are back in the businesssss ladies and gentleman!!! June 22 2012

He is currently sat on around 47,000 after going on a mini-heater, which started - according to Akkari - when he won a big hand v .

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Akkari	47,000 23,500	23,500

Tags: Andre Akkari

06-22-2012 18:39 UTC-6

Going the Distance (and Then Some)

Shamus

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 Brown John Hennigan Rep Porter

06-22-2012 18:50 UTC-6

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

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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	68,700 18,700	18,700
Jason Manger	50,000 16,900	16,900
Maria Ho	43,700 12,700	12,700
Scott Seiver	22,300 -700	-700

Tags: Dan Shak Jason Manger Maria Ho Scott Seiver