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Event 46: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 46: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,655,925
Total Entries
1,607
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 1,607
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Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Day 2 of Event #46: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em has been officially stored in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) archives and the man at the top of the chip counts is Joey Weissman who has just sealed 1,239,000 chips in a transparent plastic bag. That bag will be opened at 1:00 PM but until then, let us guide you through the main milestones, in what has been a tumultuous day of poker.
It was Ryan D'Angelo who started the day with the chip lead, but it was snatched from him in the very first level. Frank Rusnak on the receiving end of a bevvy of bluffs from Yordan Jeliazkov to move up to 225,000 chips. That mis-step from Jeliazkov placed him towards the lower end of the counts, but he made an incredible comeback to finish the day with 678,000 chips. Rusnak also made it through to the final day with 345,000 chips.
The unfortunate honour of bubble boy went to Gordon Vayo who lost a three way all-in versus Hunter Frey and Rene Angelil to be eliminated in 172nd place. As usual, the floodgates opened after we moved into the money and we lost the likes of Mike Leah, Marvin Rettenmaier and Kenni Nguyen.
With the short stacks moving all-in at will, it seemed that Michael Gagliano was gobbling up most of them, and he soon became our chip leader. Then we saw a huge hand between Hayden Fortini and Ryan D'Angelo that cemented D'Angelo's place back at the top. Fortini five-betting with 
and then calling the six-bet jam from D'Angelo who was holding 
.
At that time Ryan D'Angelo was the man that everyone was talking about. He was making moves and dragging in more pots than anyone out there. Then it all went wrong when he lost a huge pot to WSOP bracelet holder Pascal LeFrancois. D'Angelo slipped from grace, and the lead at the top changed hands more times than bacteria. D'Angelo would eventually fizzle out in 38th place whilst Jeliazkov, Joey Weissman, Michael Gagliano and William Reynolds would all take turns of being the main man.
The WSOP Main Event champion, Pius Heinz, was having one of his rare 2012 deep runs but it wasn't to be. Heinz eliminated in 43rd place and fellow bracelet holder LeFrancois followed not long after in 42nd. Two more bracelet holders remained in the field after the elimination of LeFrancois, and they belonged to the wrists of Konstantin Puchkov and Vanessa Selbst, both players making it through to our final day.
So Weissman will have his twelve hours of glory as he sits on the top of the leader board. We will return at 1:00 PM where Weissman and the rest of the pack will return to continue this quest for WSOP gold.
Table #439
| Seat 1 | Larry Duplantis | 218,000 |
| Seat 2 | Yordan Jeliazkov | 678,000 |
| Seat 3 | Joey Weissman | 1,239,000 |
| Seat 4 | Vanessa Selbst | 786,000 |
| Seat 5 | Jimmy Fradettedufour | 778,000 |
| Seat 6 | Joshua Pedraza | 121,000 |
| Seat 7 | Michael Gagliano | 1,108,000 |
| Seat 8 | Adria Balaguer | 300,000 |
| Seat 9 | Fabrizio Gonzalez | 228,000 |
Table #440
| Seat 1 | Stephen Reynolds | 591,000 |
| Seat 2 | William Reynolds | 1,066,000 |
| Seat 3 | Joe Gualtieri | 228,000 |
| Seat 4 | William Rogers | 288,000 |
| Seat 5 | Jeremy Quehen | 601,000 |
| Seat 6 | Mark Schmid | 227,000 |
| Seat 7 | Nicholas Augustino | 349,000 |
| Seat 8 | empty | |
| Seat 9 | Fernando Brito | 497,000 |
Table #441
| Seat 1 | Daniel Chamberlain | 284,000 |
| Seat 2 | Joshua Hillock | 530,000 |
| Seat 3 | Frank Rusnak | 345,000 |
| Seat 4 | Konstanin Puchkov | 510,000 |
| Seat 5 | He Huang | 164,000 |
| Seat 6 | Philip Meulyzer | 167,000 |
| Seat 7 | empty | |
| Seat 8 | Robert Castoire | 414,000 |
| Seat 9 | Bradley Lipsey | 435,000 |
Jason Wheeler moved all in from the small blind and was quickly called by Robert Castoire in the big blind. Wheeler had less chips and was the one at risk.
Castoire: 
Wheeler: 
The board came 
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and Wheeler was sent home in the last 15 minutes of the night.
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Table #439
| Seat 1 | Larry Duplantis |
| Seat 2 | Yordan Jeliazkov |
| Seat 3 | Joey Weissman |
| Seat 4 | Vanessa Selbst |
| Seat 5 | Jimmy Fradettedufour |
| Seat 6 | Joshua Pedraza |
| Seat 7 | empty |
| Seat 8 | Adria Balaguer |
| Seat 9 | Fabrizio Gonzalez |
Table #440
| Seat 1 | Stephen Reynolds |
| Seat 2 | William Reynolds |
| Seat 3 | Joe Gualtieri |
| Seat 4 | William Rogers |
| Seat 5 | Jeremy Quehen |
| Seat 6 | Mark Schmid |
| Seat 7 | Nicholas Augustino |
| Seat 8 | empty |
| Seat 9 | Fernando Brito |
Table #441
| Seat 1 | Daniel Chamberlain |
| Seat 2 | Joshua Hillock |
| Seat 3 | Frank Rusnak |
| Seat 4 | Konstanin Puchkov |
| Seat 5 | He Huang |
| Seat 6 | Philip Meulyzer |
| Seat 7 | Jason Wheeler |
| Seat 8 | Robert Castoire |
| Seat 9 | Bradley Lipsey |
The Reynolds are cleaning house!
Stephen Reynolds has just eliminated David Randall after his out-flipped the 
of his opponent.
With twenty-seven players left we have a change of formation as we move to the final three tables.
Frank Rusnak raised to 24,000, William Reynolds three-bet to 55,000 before Scott Davies cold-four bet for the lot. Rusnak folded but Reynolds made the call and it would prove to be good as his 
beat the of Davies sending him to the rail.
Matthew Rosen opened to 22,000 on the button and Frank Rusnak three-bet to 54,000 in the small blind. Back to Rosen and he moved all-in handing the decision back to Rusnak and that decision was to call.
| Rusnak |   |
| Rosen |   |
The flop was 
- handing Rosen some flush outs - then the turn was the 
and finally Rusnak gets to the turn more than an 8% dog! The river 
gives Rusnak two pair and he eliminates Rosen.
The table folded around to Larry Duplantis in middle position and he raised it up. Michael Gagliano made the call from the button and the rest of the table folded.
The flop came 
and Duplantis continued his aggression by betting out 22,000. Gagliano made the call.
The on the turn saw another bet by Duplantis, this time for 24,000. After a minute or so passed, Gagliano pushed out a raise to 110,000. Duplantis eventually folded and Gagliano added to his mountain.
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
