And Here...We....Go
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
The players are back at the tables, and the cards are in the air again.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 5: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
639
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Take a Breather
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
We are through with four levels of play, and the remaining players are on another 20 minute break. The staff will be racing off the black T100 chips.
Eames Eliminates Jiganti
Action began on Justin Gardenhire, who opened to 4,800 from under the gun. It was folded around to Zach Jiganti, who went all in from the small blind for about 16,000. Behind him in the big blind, John Eames re-popped it to over 40,000 and Gardenhire folded.
Eames: 
Jiganti: 
The 
board failed to improve Jiganti's hand and the once big stack was sent to the rail.
Eames is up to 170,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | 60,000 |
|
Busted |
Aguiar Wins Race, Has His Turn At the Top
Didn't I just say something about the leader being a revolving door? Sure enough, we went back on the floor, and after another massive pot, we have a new chip leader: Jonathan Aguiar.
Action started with a player in middle position raising to 5,200. It folded around to Aguiar on the button, and he made the call. Nam Le folded his small blind, and the big blind wasted little time, announcing "pot". This was a bet of 22,000, and it was back on the original raiser. After about a minute, he reluctantly gave his hand up, and it was back to Aguiar. Aguiar tanked for about 90 seconds, all the while shuffling chips while the masseuse worked on his left shoulder. Eventually, he announced "pot" and the big blind quickly moved all in for around the same amount. Aguiar called, and the cards were tabled.
Aguiar: 
Opponent: 
The original raiser said he folded 
, which was both good and bad for Aguiar. If his opponent paired, Aguiar would be drawing very thin, but that never happened, as the board ran down 
. Aguiar scooped the pot, and it took the dealer about 60 seconds to transfer all the chips over to him. Aguiar is now sitting on a mountain of chips that by our estimation comes out to about 210,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 89,000 |
Pellegrino Picks Off Gardenhire, Takes Chip Lead
The chip lead has been like a revolving door all day, with a new name at the top of the leaderboard every time we walk the floor. Well now Bryan Pellegrino is back at the top after making a great call against Justin Gardenhire.
We picked up action on the turn, with the board reading 
, and 25,000 in the middle. Gardenhire checked to Pellegrino, who fired out a bet of 15,600. Gardenhire thought for about a minute before making the call. The dealer peeled off the 
on the river, and Gardenhire looked at his stack for about a minute before assembling a big bet of 34,400, and sliding it towards the dealer.
It was on Pellegrino, who had a tough decision: flush or no flush for Gardenhire? Pellegrino seemed pretty confident that Gardenhire was making a move, as it only took him a few moments to call with 
for a set. Gardenhire said good call, and mucked his hand, plummeting him to 28,000, while Pellegrino rockets up to over 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
203,000 | 73,000 |
|
28,000 | -82,000 |
Vedes Knocks One Out
We caught up with the action with Tommy Vedes in the hijack. He appeared to have raised and then get 3-bet by his lone opponent from the button. Vedes responded by raising enough to put his opponent all in and his opponent called.
Vedes: 
Opponent:
The flop came with an in the window, but the other two were the 
, which gave Vedes' opponent a pair and some hope.
The turn brought the 
, propelling Vedes' opponent into the lead.
The river? , giving Vedes a superior two-pair and knocking his opponent to the rail.
"Well that was about as swingy of a hand as you can get," one of Vedes' table-mates said.
Vedes is up to 120,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 80,000 |
Ellwood Eliminates Chan, Takes Chip Lead
Jack Ellwood might be one of the most accomplished players left in the field that you've never heard of. Ellwood has almost $250,000 in live tournament earnings, but he cut his teeth online, where he has an FTOPS Main Event win, along with a win in the Ultimate Bet $200k. Well he has just made a fantastic read on Terrence Chan to knock him out, taking the chip lead in the process.
Action started with Ellwood raising to 4,500 in late position, with Chan being the only caller in the small blind. The dealer laid out a flop of 
, and Chan check raised a 5,100 bet from Ellwood to 12,500. Ellwood made the call, and the dealer peeled off the 
on the turn. Here's where things get interesting.
Chan took his time in assembling a bet of 35,000, just short of a pot sized bet, and put it into the middle. This sent Ellwood deep into the tank. He was there for about three minutes, shuffling his chips and doing deep thinking on the hand. Eventually, he moved all in, and while Chan took little time in calling, he didn't look thrilled about it. When the cards were tabled, we saw why.
Ellwood: 
Chan: 
Ellwood was out in front with top pair, but he needed to dodge a king, jack, or spade to secure the win. The river was the 
, and a stunned Chan headed to the rail. Meanwhile, Ellwood's gutsy play pays off, as he is now the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 0
Le Lets One Go
Nam Le opened to 4,500 from the button and was three-bet by his opponent from the small blind to 10,000. Nam, deliberate as usual, thought it over and pushed in a call.
The flop came 
and Le's opponent asked, "How much you playing?"
"About 100 to start the hand," Le replied.
Le's opponent then quickly tossed in a 14,000 bet.
Le took his time, but eventually re-checked his hole cards and slid them into the muck.
"Ace-queen?" Le asked.
"Two queens," his opponent replied. He did not show his cards, however.
Le is still in fine shape with 90,000 at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 3,000 |