2012 World Series of Poker

Event 43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$654,380
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,739,500
Entries
2,770
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Recent Eliminations

Player Chips Progress
Jerry Holland us
Jerry Holland
Busted
Marc Carpenterperrault ca
Marc Carpenterperrault
Busted
Irving Brandt us
Irving Brandt
Busted
David Elfan ca
David Elfan
Busted
Thomas Torrez us
Thomas Torrez
Busted
John Armas us
John Armas
Busted
Ryan Wince us
Ryan Wince
Busted
Shawn Aronson ca
Shawn Aronson
Busted
Daniel Colman us
Daniel Colman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
George Griffith bb
George Griffith
Busted
Nicolas Carouge fr
Nicolas Carouge
Busted
Cheng Liu us
Cheng Liu
Busted
Engleberth Varela
Engleberth Varela
Busted
Kelly Cheatham us
Kelly Cheatham
Busted
Alan Claridge ca
Alan Claridge
Busted
Sean Donovan us
Sean Donovan
Busted
Mark Sykes us
Mark Sykes
Busted
Samad Razavi gb
Samad Razavi
Busted
Yann Brosolo fr
Yann Brosolo
Busted
Tetsuya Tsuchikaw jp
Tetsuya Tsuchikaw
Busted
Thomas Crane us
Thomas Crane
Busted
Kristina Hoist
Kristina Hoist
Busted

Phillips Sends One Packing

Carter Phillips looking repeat his bracelet winning performance.
Carter Phillips looking repeat his bracelet winning performance.

Carter Phillips opened from under the gun and action folded around to the player on the button. The unknown player made it 16,000 and Phillips re-raised to 39,000. The button shoved and Phillips called.

Phillips: {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}

The board ran {7-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} and Phillips broke the 300,000 barrier.

Player Chips Progress
Carter Phillips us
Carter Phillips
315,000
155,000
155,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Carter Phillips

Rettenmaier Moved Up the Counts

Marvin Rettenmaier cracked the top ten.
Marvin Rettenmaier cracked the top ten.

We caught up with this hand on the turn between Marvin Rettenmaier and another opponent. The board was {3-Clubs} {4-Spades} {6-Spades} {2-Hearts}, there was already a 40,000 plus pot and both players checked to the river.

The {A-Spades} came on the river and Rettenmaier bet 41,500. His opponent folded after several moments and Rettenmaier is moving up the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
247,000
214,500
214,500

Tags: Marvin Rettenmaier

Dinner Break

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The field is going on a 60 minute dinner break. We'll be back in action around 8:40 p.m. PST.

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500