Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
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
Entries
1,607
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 1,607
Filter
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The players are on a twenty-minute break
It was not that long ago that we were reporting Hayden Fortini with 188,000 chips. Then we see his name in the list of eliminations and assume that it must me a Jedi mind trick. We saunter over to his table and not only is Fortini missing, but so is D'Angelo.
Wait!
There's D'Angelo, hidden behind the biggest stack of the chips, this side of the Amazon Room! The players at the table filled in the pieces of the Hayden Fortini elimination jigsaw for us.
Kenny Hallaert opened under the gun, Fortini three-bet from the button, D'Angelo four-bet from the small blind, Hallaert folded, Fortini five-bet, D'Angelo jammed and Fortini called.
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| Fortini |   |
No ace or queen and Fortini was out. D'Angelo has 440,000 chips.
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440,000
216,000
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Philipp Gruissem is one of Germany's finest exports. Last year he broke his World Series of Poker (WSOP) cash duck when he finished in 28th place in the Main Event for $242,636. But it is the European High Roller events that Gruissem is well known for, earning an impressive $2 million in live tournament winnings, mainly in those type of events. Here he is moving over the 200k mark and eliminating Jean Gaspard in the process.
We caught the action on a flop of 
with Gaspard in the small blind, Gruissem in position and Gaspard check-calling a very quick 22,000 bet. The turn card was the 
and this time Gaspard led for 21,500 and Gruissem made the call. Fifth street was 
and Gaspard moved all-in, an action that was snap-called by Gruissem. The German turned over 
for trips and Gaspard showed 
before taking his leave of absence. Gruissem now has 220,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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220,000
152,000
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152,000 |
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Michael Gagliano opened from the button and quickly found himself up against a 3-bet from Sami Bhatia for 12,500. Gagliano made the call and the dealer exposed the 
flop. It was here that both players opted to check.
The 
on the turn saw another check from Bhatia and a bet of 11,600 from Gagliano. After a few moments passed Bhatia made the call.
The 
on the river saw a third check from Bhatia and a bet of 21,500 from Gagliano. Bhatia went deep into the tank and didn't emerge for a good three minutes. In the end though Bhatia threw it away and Gagliano raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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270,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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65,000
41,500
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41,500 |
Mike 'Timex' McDonald has just doubled up Brent Wheeler. We didn't see the pre flop action, but did see the hands flat on their backs.
| Wheeler |  |
| McDonald |   |
Board: 
Timex moves down to 158,000 and Wheeler rolls up to 63,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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158,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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63,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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255,000
168,900
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168,900 |
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235,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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224,000
33,700
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33,700 |
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224,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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212,000
92,000
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92,000 |
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210,000
116,700
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116,700 |
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205,000
103,400
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103,400 |
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204,000
49,000
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49,000 |
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200,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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188,000
108,025
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108,025 |
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187,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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174,000
127,900
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127,900 |
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174,000
37,300
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37,300 |
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170,000
74,000
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74,000 |
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170,000
138,000
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138,000 |
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168,000
150,200
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150,200 |
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165,000
90,700
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90,700 |
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165,000
93,200
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93,200 |
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145,000
72,700
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72,700 |
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144,000
81,500
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81,500 |
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136,000
91,300
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91,300 |
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130,000
24,100
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24,100 |
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120,000
63,600
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63,600 |
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120,000
700
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700 |
Here are a slew of recent eliminations.
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Pius Heinz has been steadily increasing his stack so far today. Recently we caught up with him four-betting all in for around 90,000 against John Phan. Phan sat with about 10,000 less than Heinz, and took his time deciding the right move. He took so long actually that his table broke. Heinz and Phan were the only ones at the table for a good minutes or two before Phan folded. Heinz slammed his cards down picked up his stack and moved to his next table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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130,000
60,800
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