Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
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
Maimone Leads Stacked Field Going into Day 2
Good afternoon and welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for Day 2 of Event #50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em! The survivors of Day 1 are currently preparing to duke it out, burst the money bubble and race to an eventual final table. Best positioned to do so is our current chip leader Nick Maimone, who managed to bag up 196,600.
Yesterday we saw 1,001 entrants take to the felt - generating an impressive $4,704,700 prizepool. This event saw a notable increase from last year's event, which drew 865 players. When all was said and done, just 303 players remained at the end of the day. Among those who fell short and were eliminated during Day 1 include Lex Velhuis, Layne Flack, Jason Mercier, JC Tran, Isaac Haxton, Vanessa Rousso, Allen Cunningham, David Benyamine, Joe Cada, Tony Dunst and Swedish-sensation Viktor Blom, who ran into trips and bricked his flush draw to get knocked out early.
Although Maimone is on top for now, there are many others looking to dethrone him, including Galen Hall (129,300), Phil Hellmuth (79,000), Allen Kessler (75,000), Phil Ivey (72,200), David Williams (28,400) and Jackie Glazier (94,7000), who got second place just a few days ago in Event #41: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em. With those big names and many more remaining, the competition is sure to be fierce for the duration of the event.
Play is set to begin at 1:00 PM PST in the Amazon Room, so please stick with us here at PokerNews as we inch ever-so-closer to bursting the money bubble and work our way toward deciding a final table!
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The tournament director has just made the announcement to shuffle up and deal. Cards are in the air!
Glazier Four-Bets the Reigning Main Event Champ
Jackie Glazier, who recent finished runner-up in Event 41: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em, opened for 2,000 from early position only to have the reigning World Series of Poker Main Event champ, Pius Heinz, three-bet to 4,700 from the hijack.
Action folded back around to Glazier, and she obviously wasn't intimidated as she put in the four-bet to 14,000. Heinz thought for a solid two minutes, carefully eyeing up his Australian foe, before conceding the hand and sending his card to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 5,300 |
|
34,400 | -4,700 |
Takarabe Pushes Into Newman's Aces
After action folded around to Anthony Newman on the button, he raised to 2,500 and was met with an all-in three-bet to 14,000 by Kenichi Takarabe in the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Newman made an easy call.
Showdown
Takarabe: 
Newman: 
Takarabe picked the wrong time and would receive no help as the board ran out a dry 
, making him one of the day's earliest eliminations.
Meanwhile, Blair Hinkle has been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Williams Gets to Work Early
It was folded around to David Williams in middle position, who opened to 2,000. Action folded around to the player in the big blind, who called after some deliberation.
The flop came 
and Williams' opponent checked - prompting a 3,400 bet from Williams. His opponent thought it over for some time before eventually flicking his cards into the muck.
Williams is up to 33,000 in the early going.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | 4,600 |
A Winning Poker Approach from a WSOP Champion
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Prior to the start of Day 2, the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champ, Jonathan Duhamel, was seen outside the Amazon Room signing copies of his new book, Final Table: A Winning Poker Approach from a WSOP Champion.
The book, which touches on poker strategy, mindset, and a bit about Duhamel's life, was just released at this year's WSOP. As the books states:
In Jonathan Duhamel's Final Table, discover what it takes to win $8.9 million in one tournament. Duhamel takes readers through crucial game moments and traces his strategic thinking. Should he go all-in? Should he fold? What is the right balance between risk and caution? Duhamel reveals the specific qualities winning poker players need.
We'll have to see if Duhamel takes his own advice here today as he looks to run up his starting stack of 38,000 on his way to a second WSOP title.
Recent Eliminations
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Lichtenberger Busts One
We caught up just as Andrew Lichtenberger was scooping the pot, but it appeared that a player in late position open-pushed all in for his last few thousand and was called by Lichtenberger from the blinds. His opponent held 
, which was in terrible shape against Lichtenberger's .
The board ran out 
, which was good for a Lichtenberger K.O.
Lichtenberger is sitting on 75,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | -3,300 |