Level: 18
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 4,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 49: $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,267,650
Entries
939
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
30,000
Raymond Matthaei Eliminated in 13th Place ($11,612)
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A short stacked moved all in for around 75,000 and action folded around to John Hayes who moved all in for more. The rest of the table folded and we had ourselves a showdown.
Matthaei: 
Hayes: 
The board came 
and Matthaei came up short despite grabbing hold of an ace on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Gimbel Not so Nimble
The board read 
and Harrison Gimbel fired out a bet that would put Greg Hobson all in. Hobson took his time deciding his best course of action before eventually calling.
Gimbel flipped over 
for queen high, and Hobson countered with 
for a pair of aces and the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | 125,000 |
|
190,000 | -185,000 |
Du Plessis Takes Some From Schwartz
Picking up the action on the turn, Justin Schwartz bet out 26,000 on a board of 
. Eugene Du Plessis called and Mike Sowers opted to muck his hand.
The two players were heads up to see the 
come on fifth street. Schwartz dipped into his stack and bet out 47,000. Du Plessis rolled his eyes and thought for a while before meekly pushing out a call.
Schwartz showed for a busted straight draw on the turn and Du Plessis showed the winning 
for a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000 | 20,000 |
|
150,000 | -90,000 |
Garth Arnason Eliminated in 14th Place ($11,612)
Garth Arnason started this recent hand off by betting to 15,000. Sameer Al Janedi raised it to about 39,000 and Arnason called.
The flop came 
and Arnason instantly moved all in. Al Janedi snap called and cards were exposed.
Al Janedi: 
Arnason: 
The 
on the turn actually gave Arnason a little hope, but the 
on the river brought that crashing down.
A few hands later the super short stacked Arnason quietly made his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 100,000 |
|
Busted |
Du Plessis Doubles Through Sowers
We caught up to find Mike Sowers move Eugene Du Plessis all in before the flop. Du Plessis called and the hands were tabled:
Du Plessis:
Sowers:
Sowers was looking for an ace to make Du Plessis our fourteenth place finisher, however the board fell 
and Du Plessis' queens were able to hold.
Du Plessis is now sitting on a stack of about 520,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
542,000 | -238,000 |
|
|
520,000 | 245,000 |
Guang Lu Elimianted in 15th Place ($11,612)
After two limps, Guang Lu moved all in before the flop for 68,000. Action folded around to Eugene Du Plessis on the button who moved in a call. Harrison Gimbel, who was one of the limpers, moved all in over the top. Action was back at Du Plessis and he called.
Lu: 
Du Plessis:
Gimbel:
Gimbel was in good shape with his two opponents sharing cards and his hand was able to hold through a board of 
. Du Plessis was forced to ship chips over to Gimbel while Lu took a walk to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
375,000 | 223,000 |
|
|
275,000 | -137,000 |
|
Busted |
Double Down for Hobson
The flop read and Justin Schwartz was the first one to check. Next it came around to Greg Hobson who bet out 19,000. The rest of the table folded back to Schwartz who raised to 40,000. After a minute or so Hobson moved all in and Schwartz called.
Hobson: 
Schwartz: 
Hobson looked to be in prime position to double up as long as he could avoid a queen or a king on the turn and the river.
The on the turn, and the on the river sealed the deal and Hobson doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | -118,000 |
|
|
205,000 | 115,000 |
Back to the Action
Level 17
: 0/0, 3,000 ante
Players have returned from dinner and we will play down to the final table of 9 or four more levels, though at the pace this tournament has been playing a final table seems much more likely.
Level: 17
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 3,000