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Level 5
: 250/500, 0 ante
The break is over, and the cards are back in the air.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 48: $3,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$674,310
Entries
247
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Level: 5
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 0
Break
Level 4
: 200/400, 0 ante
The players are now on a 30-minute "dinner" break.
Orange Counts Part Deux
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,500 | 3,000 |
|
13,025 | 4,725 |
|
11,500 | 1,000 |
|
10,250 | 1,450 |
|
9,600 | 1,000 |
|
8,850 | -750 |
|
8,475 | 75 |
|
8,100 | |
|
7,600 | 2,600 |
|
6,875 | -1,425 |
|
6,100 | 1,700 |
|
6,025 | -3,075 |
|
5,700 | -1,400 |
|
5,500 | |
|
5,375 | -3,375 |
|
5,325 | -4,425 |
|
4,175 | -3,550 |
|
3,900 | |
|
2,375 | -6,425 |
|
2,300 | -2,800 |
|
1,900 | -6,000 |
|
1,125 | -4,775 |
|
Busted |
Cazals Flops the Joint, Doubles
Aubin Cazals and an opponent were heads up with the board reading 
. Cazals bet, his opponent raised, and Cazals made it three bets. His opponent called.
The turn was the 
, and Cazals led out. His opponent called.
The river was the 
, and Cazals moved all in for 150, which is less than a big bet. His opponent called, and Cazals tabled 
for a flopped straight. His opponent showed two kings, then mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,025 | 3,025 |
Tan Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 | 17,625 |
|
17,200 | 6,700 |
|
16,775 | 6,675 |
|
15,225 | 6,225 |
|
15,000 | -3,000 |
|
13,500 | 5,900 |
|
12,800 | 4,600 |
|
12,200 | 4,500 |
|
11,300 | -500 |
|
11,000 | 2,500 |
|
10,800 | 1,800 |
|
10,700 | 1,900 |
|
10,300 | 2,300 |
|
10,100 | 800 |
|
7,825 | -1,175 |
|
7,000 | -5,600 |
|
6,775 | 375 |
|
6,300 | -2,700 |
|
5,600 | -3,900 |
|
5,525 | -3,475 |
|
5,500 | -8,600 |
|
|
5,300 | -3,000 |
|
4,800 | -3,100 |
|
4,400 | 2,500 |
|
2,475 | -6,525 |
Defending the Title
Tyler Bonkowski, the player who won this event last year, has recently found his seat in the Orange Section of the Amazon Room. He just won a nice-sized pot where the action was capped four ways preflop, and the board read 
. The action checked to him, he bet, and three opponents called, including Ali Eslami.
The 
turned, and the action checked to Bonkowski again. He bet, and everyone called except for Eslami, who raised. All three players called.
The 
completed the board, and all four players checked. A player in the blinds turned over an under pair, and everyone mucked except for Bonkowski, who tabled two red tens.
He raked in the pot, and is off to a hot start.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,500 | 4,500 |
|
|
8,400 | -1,100 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
Just Quad Aces
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
Jeffery Einsidler and 2012 WSOP bracelet winner Aubin Cazals took a flop of 
. Both players checked. Einsidler checked again when the 
turned, Cazals checked behind, and the 
completed the board. Einsidler checked a third time, and Cazals bet. Einsidler check-raised, and Cazals quickly mucked.
Einsidler peeled his cards just enough so that Cazals could see, and when the dealer mucked his hand, she did so face up to show the other seven players.
It was 
, for quads.
Shulman Has Heart
Jeff Shulman and an opponent were heads up with the board reading 
. Shulman's opponent check-called a bet, and the turn was the 
. Shulman's opponent check-raised him, and Shulman put in a third bet. The player called.
The river was the 
, and the player check-called one more bet. Shulman tabled 
for a queen-high flush, and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,000 | 4,600 |