Event 48: $3,000 Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-27-2012 00:26 UTC-6

Stealing Ivey's Blinds

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Ray Henson finally wins a pot off of Phil Ivey!

There's an empty seat at Table 351, and it belongs to Mr. Phil Ivey. We haven't seen Ivey sit down - there's certainly a chance we missed him - and Ray Henson is among the players at the table profiting from his absence:

Ray_Henson Ray Henson 2 years ago Ivey told me that's he pretty sure I've never beat him in a pot, he was correct. Well today the jokes on him I stole his blind June 26 2012

Ray_Henson Ray Henson Of course that's only bc he is multi tabling and not here! June 26 2012

Tags: Ray Henson

06-27-2012 00:22 UTC-6

Cocktails, Table 353!

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Scott Seiver and Isaac Haxton are sitting right in front of us at Table 353, and they both have drinks in their hands. Seiver is sipping on bourbon, which he doesn't seem to be enjoying that much, and Haxton is quenching his thirst with a cold beer. Shaun Deeb ventured over from an adjacent table to actually taste what Seiver is drinking, and he agreed that it's quite below average.

Seiver then asked Haxton if he'd drank more at the Rio than any other casino in Las Vegas. Haxton replied that he'd drank more here than anywhere else in the world. The rest of the table joined in on the conversation, and they began discussing "girly" drinks such as Zima and Smirnoff Ice. Seiver was shocked that anyone actually drank Zima - the only time he'd ever seen one was in the commercials.

We update you further if anything interesting happens within the next two-and-a-half levels. If the two remain in play, we're certain that they'll be calling the waiter over a few more times.

Tags: Scott Seiver Isaac Haxton Shaun Deeb

06-27-2012 00:17 UTC-6

Prize Pool Information

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Level 6 : 300/600, 0 ante

A total of 247 players registered for Event 48: $3,000 Limit Hold'em, creating a total prize pool of $674,310. The top 27 players will be paid a minimum of $5,799, and every member of the nine-player final table will earn at least $15,098. The winner will take home $165,205 to go along with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

The entire list of payouts can be found by clicking the Payouts tab above.

06-27-2012 00:08 UTC-6

Tan Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Barnhart	30,100	1,100
Todd Witteles	20,575	13,575
Chad Brown	19,500	7,300
Jeff Shulman	18,600	3,600
David Benyamine	17,100	-100
Leonid Bilokur	17,000	6,900
Aaron Steury	16,600	1,600
Shawn Keller	15,050	-5,050
Brian Meinders	14,800	4,100
Justin Bonomo	14,700	9,100
Maria Ho	14,600	3,800
Shaun Deeb	14,200	7,425
Hoyt Corkins	13,750	4,750
Alexander Kravchenko	13,400	4,400
Tommy Vedes	13,400
Ray Henson	12,800	-3,975
Dutch Boyd	12,000	1,000
Dwyte Pilgrim	11,000	2,000
Scott Seiver	10,800	1,800
Humberto Brenes	10,500	200
Todd Brunson	9,750	-3,275
Jonathan Duhamel	8,800	-200
John Racener	8,500
Ronnie Bardah	8,075	-5,425
Al Barbieri	7,600	-5,200

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Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

06-26-2012 23:45 UTC-6

Blizniak Flops a Monster

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Daniel Negreanu raised from under the gun, and Thomas Blizniak called in position. The dealer fanned {6-Spades} {5-Spades} {4-Diamonds} , and Negreanu led out. Blizniak called.

The turn was the {a-Diamonds} , and Negreanu led again. Blizniak called.

A second ace - the {a-Hearts} - completed the board, and Negreanu slowed down, checking to Blizniak, who bet. Negreanu tanked for a bit, then called. Blizniak showed {a-Spades} {3-Spades} for trip aces and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	9,600	-1,700

Tags: Thomas Blizniak Daniel Negreanu

06-26-2012 23:31 UTC-6

Comeback for Keller

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Shawn Keller, who we last reported at 700 chips, is now among the chip leaders after a ferocious comeback. He just scooped another pot against Paul Solokoff when the two were heads up on a board of {7-Spades} {4-Spades} {9-Spades} {a-Clubs} . Solokoff led out, and Keller raised. Solokoff called.

The {j-Clubs} completed the board, and Solokoff check-called one more bet. Keller showed {a-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} for aces up, and Solokoff tabled {a-Spades} {q-Diamonds} for a pair of aces with a busted flush draw.

"Wow," Keller commented. "That's sick."

Keller happily raked in the pot, and is now above 20,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Keller	20,100	19,400
Paul Solokoff	4,300	-1,200

Tags: Shawn Keller Paul Solokoff

06-26-2012 23:16 UTC-6

More Late Registrants

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Player	Chips	Progress
Dwyte Pilgrim	9,000
Marco Johnson	9,000
Jonathan Tamayo	9,000
Shannon Shorr	9,000
Hasan Habib	9,000
Jonathan Little	9,000

06-26-2012 23:11 UTC-6

"Knock Out the Five Seat"

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When we arrived at the table, Don Zewin was all in, and three players had him at risk, including Daniel Idema and Ali Eslami. The flop came down {a-Spades} {q-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} , and Eslami bet when the action checked to him. Idema and the fourth player mucked, and the hands were opened.

Eslami: {j-Spades} {j-Diamonds}
Zewin: {9-Clubs} {9-Hearts}

The turn and river came {3-Hearts} , {2-Hearts} respectively, and Zewin was eliminated. The dealer was getting pushed after the hand, and told the new dealer to, "Knock out the five seat."

Each table is equipped with a ChipTic tablet, so the dealer wanted his coworker to bust Zewin from the system. The problem is, Zewin occupied the four seat, while Vladimir Shchmelev, a late registrant, was sitting in the five seat. The entire table got a kick out of this minor mistake, except for Shchmelev, because he didn't quite understand what had happened.

Eslami proceeded to explain it to him, and Shchmelev pointed to himself, chuckled and said, "Me?"

"Da," Eslami returned - which is Russian for "yes."

That's when Shchmelev joined in on the laughter, and the new dealer correctly busted Zewin from the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Eslami	11,000	2,525
Vladimir Shchmelev	9,000
Don Zewin	Busted

Tags: Ali Eslami Don Zewin Vladimir Shchmelev

06-26-2012 22:51 UTC-6

Late Registrants

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So far we've spotted Isaac Haxton, Scott Seiver, Alexander Kravchenko, and Jonathan Duhamel, but we're certain there are more notables who've joined us here in Event 48: $3,000 Limit Hold'em.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Duhamel	9,000
Alexander Kravchenko	9,000
Scott Seiver	9,000
Isaac Haxton	9,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Scott Seiver Alexander Kravchenko Jonathan Duhamel