Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 46: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,655,925
Entries
1,607
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Elyashar Cannot Shift Akenhead
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We just witnessed David Elyashar trying to shift James Akenhead off a hand, and it cost him a lot of chips to find out the answer. We joined the action in a three-bet pot with Akenhead in mid-position and Elyashar seated in the big blind.
Elyashar fired three-barrels at Akenhead. 12,000 on the flop, 20,000 on the turn and 20,000 on the river. Akenhead went with his read and gobbled them up one by one. Elyashar knew he was beaten when he turned over 
and Akenhead showed 
for the winning hand. It was a vital pot from Akenhead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
132,700
|
132,700 |
|
75,000
-48,700
|
-48,700 |
Bubbleman
The under the gun player started off this most recent hand by putting out an innocent 4,000 bet. Gordon Vayo was next to act and he moved all in for 12,300. The table folded around to Rene Angelil in the small blind who took a few moments to ponder his course of action. Eventually Angelil decided pushing out a giant 30,000 stack of yellows was the right thing to do. Hunter Frey in the big blind then went deep into the tank. After a minute or so drained off the clock he reemerged and announced "all in" for about 49,000 more. The under the gun player folded, and Angelil quickly made the call.
Cards were tabled and it looked as though we would have two eliminations, not just one.
Angelil: 
Frey: 
Vayo: 
Vayo was in dead last and needed to desperately grab hold of an eight or he would be today's bubbleboy. Frey possessed considerable more chips than Vayo and would walk away with 171st place's money if they were both knocked out.
The flop came 
allowing Angelil to maintain his strong lead. The 
on the turn gave Angelil top set, but it also opened Frey's outs; any 10 now could put the hand in Frey's favor.
Indeed the 
did fall on the river giving Frey the broadway straight. Vayo was eliminated when his pair of eights couldn't even come close to competing with the other two's cards. Angelil took a big hit, but still sits with over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
100,600
|
100,600 |
|
105,000
-7,300
|
-7,300 |
|
Busted |
Bubble Tension: Nguyen & Markushevski On The Line
Here are two hands that we managed to catch while we were playing hand for hand.
Nicholas Schwarmann raised to 4,000 under the gun, a second player called and Vadzim Markushevski squeezed to 12,800 in position. Back to Schwarmann who called and the second player folded.
Flop: 
This is where it got interesting because Schwarmann check-raised to 18,200 after Markushevski had bet 8,000. This left Schwarmann with 25,000 behind and it was a bubble decision for Markushevski. He thought for a while - spinning a solitary chip - then he stopped, looked at the clock and said, "all-in." Schwarmann's eyes reached for the sky and he mucked his hand. Markushevksi showed 
.
Then we had Kenni Nguyen moving all-in for 17,800 over a 4,000 under the gun raise. Nguyen had around ten multi-coloured necklaces hung around his neck and he put them into the pot as well.
"I am happy if you call and I am happy if you fold but I am telling you I have a monster...face down we have the same two cards, but face up? I have you beat," said Nguyen and his opponent folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000
900
|
900 |
|
25,000
15,300
|
15,300 |
|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Hand-for-Hand
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Hand-for-hand play has commenced as we are on the brink of the bubble bursting.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Break Time
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Players are now on their first 20 minute break of the day.
Daniel Sindelar Doubles Through Scott Blackmann
Daniel Sindelar and Scott Blackmann just got it in, and it was Sindelar hitting the two outer (the player seated to his left told him he had mucked an ace).
| Sindelar | |
| Blackmann |  |
Board: 
Blackmann is down to 58,000 and Sindelar moved up to 87,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000
22,900
|
22,900 |
|
58,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Fan Watch: Hallaert, Meulyzer & Burt Reynolds
The fans of PokerNews have kindly asked for an update on a few players and your wish is our command.
David 'betudontbet' Emmons, described as a 'handsomer, rich man's Burt Reynolds' is currently sitting on 63,000 chips. The player with the largest stack on that table belongs to Jason Duval who has an impressive 220,000. Duval won a 100k flip 
v 
to help him grow that haul.
Kenny Hallaert has 49,000 chips but he does have the impressive Vanessa Selbst sat to his left. Philip Meulyzer has 95,000 and is sharing a table with the impressive Philipp Gruissem.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
125,600
|
125,600 |
|
||
|
95,000
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
|
63,000
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
49,000
-15,800
|
-15,800 |
Moorman Ships Some
Action folded around to Tyler Bonkowski on the button and he made it 3,200. Chris Moorman in the small blind then moved all in for around 100,000. The big blind only had about 10,000 and took his time before ultimately folding. Bonkowski snap called and it was his 60,600 were at risk.
Moorman: 
Bonkowski: 
Moorman was in bad shape, he was going to need a four or he was going to lose 2/3s of his stack. The board came 
and Moorman was forced to send most of his stack over.
Bonkowski is no stranger to making deep runs here at the World Series of Poker. In 2011 he won a bracelet in that year's Event #14: $3,000 Limit Hold'em. Crossing the 100,000 plateau Bonkowski is now in great shape and could capture bracelet number 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
81,600
|
81,600 |
|
|
||
|
38,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
|
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