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James Woods, who once had a massive stack, has been eliminated from the tournament. Joining him at the rail is Erik Cajelais.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 53: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,274,100
Total Entries
3,166
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 3,166
Filter
Level: 6
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
Phil Collins opened to 400 from the cutoff and the player on the button pushed out a three-bet to 900. It folded back to Collins who tossed out a call.
The flop fell 
and Collins check-called a bet of 1,600 from his opponent on the button. The turn was 
and they both opted to check.
Fifth street brought the 
and Collins decided to lead for 1,800. His opponent thought for a bit before mucking his hand. Collins is now sitting on about 11,000.
An early position player limped for 200 and Dwyte Pilgrim shot out a raise. His opponent called and the two were off to a flop.
The flop came down 
and Pilgrim bet 925. His opponent called and the turn brought the 
. Pilgrim bet out 1,575 and once again received a call.
The river was the 
and Pilgrim moved all in for 4,175. His opponent called and showed pocket nines. Pilgrim mucked his hand and was sent to the rail.
James Woods was boasting quite a tall stack for the early levels of this tournament. That stack, however, has become decimated. On a flop of 
, Woods flopped a set of sixes and ran it into his opponent's set of queens.
Woods was unable to improve his hand on the turn and river and was forced to ship a vast majority of his chips the way of his opponent.
Bill Chen recently was able to double up and is currently sitting over 10,000 in chips. Details can be found from his Twitter:
billchenpoker bill chen I open utg 450 with 88, 4(!) people call bb shoves for 3500, I go all-in he has ak, napkins come on board--10k+
June 30 2012
Catching up with the action on the flop, we found Lauren Kling betting 600 on a flop of 
. Kling's opponent called and the turn brought the 
, pairing the board. Both players checked to the river.
The dealer flipped up the river and Kling checked. Her opponent tossed 1,200 in and Kling called. Her opponent showed pocket threes but was behind Kling's 
, allowing Kling to take the pot.
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
On a flop of 
, the player in the big blind bet out 300. Jonathan Little matched the 300 and the two were off to a turn.
The dealer pounded the table and produced the 
on fourth street and Little's opponent chose to check this time. Little took this opportunity to move 750 into the middle. His opponent shot his hand to the muck and Little was awarded the pot.
We found Phil Collins looking down at a flop of 
. From the small blind, he bet out 650 and his opponent quickly flung out a call.
The river brought the 
and Collins continued his aggression, betting 1,500. His opponent counted out his chips and then played with them for about a minute before mucking his hand, awarding Collins the pot.
