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2012 World Series of Poker
Event 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Total Entries
108
Level
22
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 108
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No Limit Hold'em
We are keeping a close eye on the players that bust out, and Stephen Mack was just the fourth player to lose all his chips.
Stephen Mack got his last 41,000 chips all in pre flop with 
against John D'Agostino's 
. The board ran out 
, and D'Agostino's small pair held up.
We are down to 104 players.
Omaha-8
Mike Sexton raised from late-position, and Phil Hellmuth three bet him from the button. Sexton called, and the flop came down 
. Sexton check-called a bet and the turn was the . Both players checked, and the 
on the river was checked as well.
Hellmuth turned over 
and took down the pot.
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Omaha-8
Barry Greenstein raised from the button and Alexander Kravchenko three-bet from the small blind. Greenstein called, and the flop came down 
. Kravchenko bet and Greenstein called.
The turn was the 
and Kravchenko bet again. This time Greenstein raised it up and Kravchenko called. The river was the 
and both players checked.
Greenstein turned over 
and took down the pot. There was no low possible and Greenstein's pair of queens were enough to win.
If you would ask this field; Who would you most want to see win this event besides yourself, there's a good chance many players will pick Doyle Brunson. The Godfather of Poker is still in this event on day two, and he just took down a pot in No Limit Hold'em.
No Limit Hold'em
Brunson raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Jeff Lisandro called on the button. Hasan Habib defended his small blind, after which Andrew Brown called from the big.
The flop came down 
and all four players checked. The turn was the 
and Habib lead out for 4,000. Brown quickly folded and Brunson grabbed some chips. He raised it up to 14,000 and Lisandro folded right away. Habib gave it some thought but also folded giving Brunson the pot.
Brunson cashed the first edition of this event back in 2006 when he finished in eight place cashing $274,560. His last World Series of Poker cash dates back to 2009 when he finished seventh in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud hi/lo event for $62,234.
