Level: 9
Blinds: /
Ante:
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Entries
108
Level
22
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Updated Table and Seat Draw
Level 8
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 354 | 1 | Jon Turner |
| 354 | 2 | John Esposito |
| 354 | 3 | Michael Glick |
| 354 | 4 | Phil Hellmuth |
| 354 | 5 | David Grey |
| 354 | 6 | Danny Fuhs |
| 354 | 7 | Brett Richey |
| 354 | 8 | Matthew Russell |
| 355 | 1 | Daniel Alaei |
| 355 | 2 | Ville Wahlbeck |
| 355 | 3 | Justin Smith |
| 355 | 4 | Gus Hansen |
| 355 | 5 | Matt Glantz |
| 355 | 6 | Brian Rast |
| 355 | 7 | Daniel Negreanu |
| 355 | 8 | Phil Ivey |
| 356 | 1 | John Monnette |
| 356 | 2 | Matt Hawrilenko |
| 356 | 3 | Chris Klodnicki |
| 356 | 4 | Minh Ly |
| 356 | 5 | John Juanda |
| 356 | 6 | Joe Cassidy |
| 356 | 7 | Dan Kelly |
| 356 | 8 | David Steicke |
| 357 | 1 | Doyle Brunson |
| 357 | 2 | Jeff Lisandro |
| 357 | 3 | Hasan Habib |
| 357 | 4 | Andrew Brown |
| 357 | 5 | Charles Pacheco |
| 357 | 6 | Andy Bloch |
| 357 | 7 | --empty-- |
| 357 | 8 | Scott Clements |
| 358 | 1 | Keith Gipson |
| 358 | 2 | David Benyamine |
| 358 | 3 | Antony Lellouche |
| 358 | 4 | Ben Yu |
| 358 | 5 | Huck Seed |
| 358 | 6 | David "Bakes" Baker |
| 358 | 7 | Mike Wattel |
| 358 | 8 | Eric Rodawig |
| 359 | 1 | Eric Cloutier |
| 359 | 2 | Eugene Katchalov |
| 359 | 3 | John Hanson |
| 359 | 4 | Jon Spinks |
| 359 | 5 | Richard Ashby |
| 359 | 6 | Chris Lee |
| 359 | 7 | Hoi Cheung |
| 359 | 8 | Greg Mueller |
| 360 | 1 | John D'Agostino |
| 360 | 2 | Nikolai Yakovenko |
| 360 | 3 | Jesse Martin |
| 360 | 4 | Roland Israelashvili |
| 360 | 5 | Viktor Blom |
| 360 | 6 | Abe Mosseri |
| 360 | 7 | Ali Eslami |
| 360 | 8 | Shaun Deeb |
| 361 | 1 | Barry Greenstein |
| 361 | 2 | Alexander Kravchenko |
| 361 | 3 | Bruno Fitoussi |
| 361 | 4 | Patrik Antonius |
| 361 | 5 | David "ODB" Baker |
| 361 | 6 | --empty-- |
| 361 | 7 | Jared Bleznick |
| 361 | 8 | Michael Binger |
| 362 | 1 | Qushqar Morad |
| 362 | 2 | Stephen Chidwick |
| 362 | 3 | Brian Hastings |
| 362 | 4 | Chad Brown |
| 362 | 5 | David Oppenheim |
| 362 | 6 | Luke Schwartz |
| 362 | 7 | Michael Mizrachi |
| 362 | 8 | John Hennigan |
| 363 | 1 | David Bach |
| 363 | 2 | Jonathan Duhamel |
| 363 | 3 | George Danzer |
| 363 | 4 | David Chiu |
| 363 | 5 | Allen Kessler |
| 363 | 6 | Rami Boukai |
| 363 | 7 | Robert Mizrachi |
| 363 | 8 | Bill Chen |
| 365 | 1 | Lyle Berman |
| 365 | 2 | Tom Chambers |
| 365 | 3 | Allen Bari |
| 365 | 4 | Marco Johnson |
| 365 | 5 | Jason Mercier |
| 365 | 6 | Dan Shak |
| 365 | 7 | Andrew Robl |
| 365 | 8 | Allen Cunningham |
Big Stacks at Dinner
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
534,000 | 114,000 |
|
521,000 | 206,000 |
|
443,700 | 3,700 |
|
370,000 | 4,000 |
|
366,000 | -400 |
|
365,000 | 47,000 |
|
338,500 | 8,500 |
|
331,000 | 46,000 |
Dinner Break
Level 8
The players have gone on a one-hour dinner break.
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000 | 190,000 |
|
255,000 | 29,000 |
|
195,000 | -65,000 |
|
180,000 | 5,000 |
|
140,000 | -33,000 |
|
138,000 | -77,000 |
|
130,000 | 47,000 |
|
120,000 | -120,000 |
|
115,000 | |
|
113,000 | 72,000 |
|
97,000 | -68,000 |
|
85,000 | 26,000 |
|
82,000 | -113,000 |
Zeidman Out
Razz
Cory Zeidman was all in on sixth street with the 
/ 
against the 
/ 
for Hasan Habib.
On seventh, Zeidman pulled a 
to finish with a ten-six low. Habib pulled a 
to finish with a seven-six low and won the pot. Zeidman was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | -145,000 |
|
Busted |
Bari Finds a Double
Pot-Limit Omaha
With approximately 19,000 already in the pot, the board read 
between Allen Bari and Andrew Robl. The two got all of the money in on the turn with Bari the one at risk. He held the 
for a set of fives and a flush draw. Robl held the 
for a pair of aces, a flush draw and a straight draw.
The river completed the board with the 
and Bari won the pot to double up. Robl was left knocked down to 10,000 in chips while Bari moved to about 225,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
223,000 | 121,000 |
|
10,000 | -98,000 |
Fitoussi Takes Some From Binger, Arieh Busted
Limit Hold'em
Michael Binger raised it up from the cutoff and Bruno Fitoussi defended his big blind. The flop came down 
and Binger called Fitoussi's check-raise. The turn was the and Fitoussi bet, Binger called.
On the river, the 
, Fitoussi bet once more and Binger called again. Fitoussi showed 
and Binger showed his 
, which weren't enough.
We also found out Josh Arieh got knocked out by John D'Agostino in Razz, unfortunately there are no details about how this happened.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
318,000 | -27,000 |
|
253,700 | 22,700 |
|
Busted |
Antonius Takes One From Kravchenko
Limit Hold'em
Alexander Kravchenko just raised from the button and Patrik Antonius defended his big blind. The flop came down 
and Antonius checked. Kravchenko bet, Antonius raised and Kravchenko four-bet. Antonius called and the turn was the .
Antonius went for the check-raise again, and Kravchenko called. The river was the 
and Antonius bet. Kravchenko decided to give it up and tossed his cards into the muck. Antonius took this sizable pot without showdown and is back up to 140,700.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
237,000 | -56,000 |
|
140,700 | 17,700 |
Notables Missing This Year
Level 8
There were 108 players to register for this event this year, but even so, some very big notable faces are missing from the mix. Some of the players that come mind that did not play are former champions Scotty Nguyen and Freddy Deeb, along with Erik Seidel, Jen Harman, Ben Lamb, Joe Hachem, Isaac Haxton, Carlos Mortensen, Tom Dwan and Eli Elezra. Even without them in the field (and that's a hefty list of names), the tournament is stacked.