2012 World Series of Poker

Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$952,694
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,704,700
Total Entries
1,001
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 1,001
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Bubble Short But Not So Sweet for Gomes

We didn't catch the hand as it happened, but we do know that Alex Gomes was just eliminated when his {A-}{J-} failed to overcome the {K-}{K-} of Thiago Nishijima. With that, the bubble was burst after just one hand and the remaining 117 players are now in the money.

Tags: Thiago NishijimaAlex Gomes

Jacks Hold to Give Giannetti Massive Pot; Evans Eliminated

Matt Giannetti, who finished fourth in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event for $3,012,700, raised from the cutoff only to have Harold Evans three-bet to 33,000 from the button. The blinds got out of the way and Giannetti simply moved all in for 126,500.

Evans had about 115,000 behind, so a call would mean his tournament life. He thought long and hard as he agonized on what to do, but ultimately he made the call.

Showdown
Giannetti: {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}
Evans: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}

It was a classic flip, but it seems that today the pairs have held in such situations. This hand would be no different as the board ran out {5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts}, sending a dejected Evans home just shy of the money.

Tags: Harold EvansMatt Giannetti

A Few Counts

As you can see, Joseph Cheong has managed to accumulate a huge amount of chips and is easily the chip leader in the field at the moment.

Wheeler Defies the Odds to Double on the River

We're not sure of the betting action, but we do know a big pot developed just before the level up with Jason Wheeler getting all in for 58,000 preflop, Erik Aude calling him, and another player folding {A-}{K-}.

Showdown
Aude: {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Wheeler: {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}

The player who folded big slick was understandably upset as he folded the best hand, but as it was Aude's hand was out in front; in fact, the PokerNews Odds Calculator tells us that Aude was a 58.42% favorite to win the hand against Wheeler, who stood a 41.14% chance of surviving.

The {10-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop was kind to Aude as it gave him top pair and made him a 83.64% favorite. With that said, Wheeler did have a 16.36% chance of winning, with a queen his best option as it'd make him a straight. The {2-Spades} turn increased Aude to a 93.18% favorite, meaning Wheeler had just a 6.82% chance to survive.

While a victory by Aude was seemed guaranteed, the {Q-Diamonds} spiked on the river to allow Wheeler to defy the odds and double to 130,000.

Tags: Erik AudeJason Wheeler

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Movagharian Doubles Through Hall

We caught up just as Galen Hall said, "I know you're ahead, but I call," against Edwin Movagharian, who had moved all in for his last 42,000.

Hall: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Movagharian: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}

Indeed, Movagharian was ahead.

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Movagharian doubled through Hall - knocking him back down to 145,000.

Tags: Edwin MovagharianGalen Hall

These Guys Have Been Eliminated

The following players are no longer involved in this tournament. There are currently 127 players remaining, which means we are one table break away from the bubble.

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