Level 8
The players have gone on a one-hour dinner break.
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
Entries
108
Level
22
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 108
Filter
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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534,000
114,000
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114,000 |
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521,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
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443,700
3,700
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3,700 |
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370,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
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366,000
400
|
400 |
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365,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
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338,500
8,500
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8,500 |
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331,000
46,000
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46,000 |
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 |
Level: 9
Blinds: /
Ante:
Stud-8
| Eugene Katchalov |  /     / |
| John Hanson | /     / |
| Hoi Cheung | /     / |
The action was picked up on fifth street as Eugene Katchalov got all of his money in against John Hanson and Hoi Cheung. On sixth street, Cheung check-called a bet from Hanson. On seventh, the same action happened with Cheung check-calling.
Hanson turned over the 
for aces and eights and an eight-seven low. Cheung mucked and Katchalov showed the 
for a weaker two pair. Haonson scooped the pot and Katchalov was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
303,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
51,500
64,500
|
64,500 |
|
Busted | |
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2-7 Triple Draw
We arrived at the table just as Eric Rodawig was sweating his final draw card with a 
already. He turned over another , falling to Keith Gipson who had a 
and fifth card we didn't quite catch.
Regardless, Rodawig's tournament is over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
132,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
Busted | |
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2-7 Triple Draw
On back-to-back hands Allen Kessler lose two pots against Bill Chen. Kessler wasn't happy, and that's an understatement.
Kessler raised it up to 8,000 and Bill Chen made the call from the big blind. Chen drew three cards and Kessler needed two.
Chen checked to Kessler who bet 4,000 and opted to check-raise to 8,000. Kessler called and Chen stood pat.
"Pat? Really?" Kessler said out loud as he was surprised with Chen's move.
"Sometimes I take five cards and pat," Chen replied with a s smile while Kessler was pondering over his decision. The Chainsaw ended up taking two cards, and Chen fired out 8,000 right away. Kessler tanked for a bit before releasing his hand with some frustration.
On the very next hand Kessler raised again, and Chen three-bet from the small blind. Kessler called and both players took two cards.
Chen bet 4,000 and Kessler called. On the second draw Chen took one card and Kessler needed two again. Chen bet 8,000 and Kessler called. Both players took one card on the final draw.
"Let's see who gets lucky here," Kessler said as both players received their final card.
"I check," Chen said after which Kessler turned over the 
in frustration. Chen showed the 
after which he revealed the rest of this hand, 
. Chen took down this pot as well and he's now back up to around 135,000 chips. Kessler is knocked to around 100,000 and uttered the words, "This is really aggravating!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
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100,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Stud-8
Joe Cassidy was the chip leader at dinner break, but that is not the case anymore.
We arrived at his table in the midst of a hefty pot that included Dan Kelly and Chris Klodnicki. On sixth street, the betting was capped and about 165,000 was in the pot. Their boards read as follows:
Cassidy: 
Kelly: 
Klodnicki:
On seventh street, Cassidy held the on-board lead and checked. Kelly was next to act and bet. Klodnicki called, but Cassidy put in a raise. Kelly called, but this time Klodnicki re-raised. A call from Cassidy and Kelly revealed the following.
Klodnicki: 
Kelly: 
Klodnicki's full house and Kelly's 7-6 low chopped the pot, leaving Cassidy with about 80,000 less in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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450,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
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175,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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115,000
68,400
|
68,400 |
|
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Razz
Phil Ivey had a really tough day so far, but he just managed to chip up right after the dinner break in a pot against Justin Smith.
| Phil Ivey | /  / |
| Justin Smith | / / |
On third street Ivey completed and Smith called. Smith got first option on fourth street and bet, Ivey called. The option switched to Ivey on fifth street and he bet, Smith called. Smith paired up on sixth street, and called another bet.
Seventh street was dealt down and Ivey fired out another bet. Smith folded his hand and Ivey raked in the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
182,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
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149,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
No-Limit Hold'em
Greg Mueller raised from middle position to 4,500 and John Hennigan called from them button to see the 
flop. After Mueller bet 5,000, Hennigan raised to 12,500. Mueller called.
On the 
turn, Mueller checked and Hennigan bet 22,000. Mueller made the call and the river completed the board with the . Both players checked.
Mueller showed the 
, but his ace high was no good against the 
for Hennigan, who had two pair and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
272,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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|
241,000
56,000
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56,000 |
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