Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,704,700
Entries
1,001
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
15,000
Cheong Binks Flush to Double
Alexander Kuzmin opened for 3,500 from under-the-gun and action folded around to Michael Fosco in the hijack, who made the call. Directly behind him in the cutoff, Joseph Cheong went all in for 44,900. It was folded back around to Kuzmin, who called. Fosco got out of the way and hands were revealed.
Cheong: 
Kuzmin: 
The 
board left Cheong with a flush draw. The 
turn missed for Cheong, however, the 
river gave him the winning flush and he doubled through (and then some) to 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 64,000 |
Chip Count Update
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | 140,000 |
|
205,000 | 25,700 |
|
200,000 | 6,400 |
|
165,000 | -1,400 |
|
145,000 | 115,000 |
|
145,000 | |
|
130,000 | 75,000 |
|
105,000 | 10,000 |
|
105,000 | -33,000 |
|
98,000 | 26,000 |
|
92,000 | 41,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
86,000 | -4,000 |
|
85,000 | -24,000 |
|
82,000 | 32,000 |
|
75,000 | |
|
55,000 | |
|
|
47,000 | -23,000 |
|
44,000 | 26,000 |
|
42,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
36,000 | -28,000 |
|
29,000 | -28,000 |
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
137,000 | 87,000 |
|
132,000 | 55,000 |
|
130,000 | 100,000 |
|
125,000 | -10,200 |
|
115,000 | 22,725 |
|
115,000 | 40,000 |
|
110,000 | 87,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
95,000 | 16,700 |
|
90,000 | 35,000 |
|
80,000 | 5,400 |
|
75,000 | -32,100 |
|
66,000 | 44,000 |
|
55,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
35,000 | 25,600 |
|
28,000 | -14,000 |
|
27,000 | -67,700 |
|
|
24,000 | -5,000 |
|
20,000 | 11,800 |
|
18,100 | 5,100 |
Bernstein Bests Online Stars "XTheDecanoX" & "ragen70"
Thiago "XTheDecanoX" Nishijima raised to 3,500 from early position and was called by Sven Niklas "ragen70" Heinecker. Samuel Bernstein then opted for a three-bet to 11,000 from the small blind, which both his opponents called.
When the flop fell 
, Bernstein simply moved all in and both Nishijima and Heinecker folded.
For those unfamiliar with Nishijima, a 33-year-old online pro from São Paulo, Brazil, we recommend you check out his recent PokerNews interview.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | -50,200 |
|
|
29,000 |
Hall Can't Call
We caught up with the action on a 
flop, where Galen Hall was in a heads-up pot against Garrett Levrini.
Levrini checked from the big blind and Hall checked behind in the cutoff.
The turn brought the and Levrini led out for 5,600. Hall quickly flung in calling chips.
The completed the board and, undeterred, Levrini fired 10,800 into the middle. Hall tanked and studied Levrini for a while before eventually sliding his hand into the muck.
Hall is down to 95,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000 | -90,000 |
A Few Counts After the Break
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 18,100 |
|
|
135,200 | |
|
127,000 | 60,800 |
|
110,000 | -48,000 |
|
102,300 | -30,700 |
|
97,000 | -22,100 |
|
89,200 | -58,300 |
|
|
70,000 | -1,400 |
|
66,000 | -24,500 |
|
54,400 | 41,200 |
|
54,000 | -30,500 |
|
52,000 | 7,000 |
|
51,000 | -44,000 |
|
50,000 | 9,000 |
|
34,000 | -61,000 |
|
|
30,000 | -12,800 |
Ronaldson Doubles Through Gohr
A short-stacked Greg Ronaldson was all in preflop for around 20,000 with 
and racing against the 
of Sebastian Gohr. It was a precarious spot for Ronaldson, but it proved fruitful as the board ran out 
and Ronaldson doubled.
For those not familiar with the 28-year-old from South Africa, let us fill you in. Ronaldson kicked off the year with a bang by winning the $5,300 Heads-Up Event at the 2012 Aussie Millions Poker Championship. He defeated Sorel Mizzi in the finals, and took home $80,000.
Then, in the first tournament of this year’s World Series of Poker Circuit Africa at the Emerald Casino, Event #1: $350 No-Limit Hold’em, Ronaldson made his presence known when he conquered a field of 324 players, making it the largest tournament in Africa’s history. He won his first WSOP Circuit ring and $22,842.
As if that wasn’t enough, Ronaldson went on to navigate his way through a field of 218 players to make the final table of the $3,300 Main Event. He ultimately finished in fifth place and collected $39,649.
PokerNews caught up with Ronaldson after his impressive WSOP Circuit showing, an interview you can read in its entirety simply by clicking here.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 |
Schmid Doubles Through Vedes
Tommy Vedes opened for 4,000 from the cutoff seat and action folded around to Mark Schmid in the big blind, who went all in for 15,000 total. Vedes asked for a count and then made the call to put Schmid at risk.
Schmid: 
Vedes: 
Schmid had Vedes dominated and the 
board kept him in the lead, knocking Vedes down to 45,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | -43,000 |
Big Stack Hunting
Here are some of the largest stacks in the room coming back from the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
193,600 | 81,500 |
|
185,000 | |
|
|
179,300 | |
|
|
179,000 | |
|
|
166,400 | -30,200 |
|
|
156,000 | 36,000 |
|
145,000 | 29,200 |