2012 World Series of Poker

Event 49: $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$256,691
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,267,650
Entries
939
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
30,000

The Master Loses A Race Then Doubles

We found Men "The Master" Nguyen call the all in of a short stack player. Nguyen held {A-Spades}{K-Clubs} and was racing with his opponent's {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}.

The board fell {7-Clubs}[3h}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Nguyen was unable to pair up while his opponent made a set of deuces.

Several hands later, however, Nguyen was able to score a double up with small pairs when his pocket threes got it in preflop against {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Nguyen's treys held and he was able to double up to about 20,000.

Player Chips Progress
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
WSOP 7X Winner
20,000 -22,000

Lindgren Takes Down Massive Pot

After four limps for 100, Erick Lindgren made it 7,500 from the button. The opponent to his immediately left pushed out a three-bet to 23,000 and the rest of the table folded back to Lindgren. Lindgren thought for about thirty seconds before throwing out a call.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Lindgren's opponent continued out for 22,000. Lindgren pondered for a bit once again before calling the bet.

The {J-Clubs} fell on fourth street and Lindgren's opponent moved all in. This time Lindgren acted quickly, snapping with {A-Hearts}{6-Spades} for flopped trips. His opponent showed {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and was behind.

The {Q-Diamonds} finished the board and Lindgren was able to send one home and significantly increase his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren
WSOP 2X Winner
190,000 78,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren

Weisner Gone

Melanie Weisner
Melanie Weisner

We didn't see what happened, but we can confirm Melanie Weisner has been eliminated by the likes of Jon Turner

Player Chips Progress
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
Busted

Men Gets There

Men "The Master" Nguyen
Men "The Master" Nguyen

With the flop reading {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} Men Nguyen moved all in for 19,700. Barny Boatman quickly made the call and the four other players in the hand folded.

Nguyen: {10-}{8-}
Boatman: {J-}{j-}

Boatman held the advantage for now with the superior pair of jacks. Nguyen still had two cards to come and could potentially grab hold of something.

The {a-Hearts} on the turn changed nothing, but the {10-} on the river changed everything. Nguyen hit three of a kind tens and stole the lead from Boatman, prompting a few excited "yes!"s from Nguyen.

Player Chips Progress
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
WSOP 7X Winner
42,000 10,900

Tags: Men NguyenBarny Boatman

Leah Long Gone

We noticed Mike Leah taking his exit, so we rushed over to his table to find out what happened. According to the table Mike Leah limp-shoved all in for about 18,000 and was called by the initial raiser.

Leah: {A-}{2-}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-}{8-}{8-}{j-}{7-} and Leah was sent packing.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Mike Leah

Level: 13

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 1,000

Madsen Doubles

After four limps for 100, Jeff Madsen moved all in for 11,500. Two players folded and another moved all in over the top. The rest of the table mucked their hands and the two hands were tabled with Madsen's tournament life at risk.

Madsen: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Opponent: {A-Spades}{8-Spades}

The flop fell {4-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{A-Clubs} giving Madsen's opponent a pair of aces. Fortunately for Madsen, the nine of clubs also gave him a set. The {8-Hearts} rolled off on the turn and the {Q-Hearts} completed the board, giving the 2006 World Series of Poker Player of the Year a much needed double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
30,500 19,000

Tags: Jeff Madsen

Dearly Departed

Here is a slew of the recently eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Charles Hook us
Charles Hook
Busted
Chris DeMaci us
Chris DeMaci
Busted
Michael Laake us
Michael Laake
Busted
Joseph Ranciato us
Joseph Ranciato
Busted
David Emmons us
David Emmons
Busted
Sorin Cristea us
Sorin Cristea
Busted
Theodore Simonson us
Theodore Simonson
Busted
Brandon Liberman us
Brandon Liberman
Busted
David Chicotsky us
David Chicotsky
Busted
Vinny Pahuja us
Vinny Pahuja
Busted
Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted
Alexander Nudin
Alexander Nudin
Busted
Trevor Lenders ca
Trevor Lenders
Busted
Christoper Johnson
Christoper Johnson
Busted
Cai Zhen us
Cai Zhen
Busted
Larry Hicks
Larry Hicks
Busted
Jimmy Gillot
Jimmy Gillot
Busted
Robert Bright us
Robert Bright
Busted
Brian Benhamou fr
Brian Benhamou
Busted
Jeremy Burleson
Jeremy Burleson
Busted
Thomas Conway us
Thomas Conway
Busted
Patrick Mahoney us
Patrick Mahoney
Busted
David Barraclough gb
David Barraclough
Busted
Fave Fox
Fave Fox
Busted
Carlos Mironiuk us
Carlos Mironiuk
Busted

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