Event 53: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 53: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,274,100
Entries
3,166
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Day 2 Begins; Bubble About to Pop
After wading through the largest open event of the 2012 World Series of Poker, 348 players return for Day 2. We are only 24 eliminations away from the money which guarantees a majority of today's field at least $2,864 in prize money. Leading the way after eleven levels of play on Day 1 is Mario Nagel who is sitting pretty with a stack of 158,700.
With the enormous turnout that took their seats yesterday, it was inevitable that many would not make it to Day 2. Among those to try their hand only to come up short were Jennifer Tilly, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Pius Heinz, Bill Chen, James Woods, Barry Shulman, Dutch Boyd, Amanda Musumeci, Phil Collins, Lars Bonding, and Allen Kessler.
While those players were not able to survive, others found ways to thrive in this extremely large field. Some of the notable faces returning for Day 2 are Rupert Elder (102,900), Barry Hutter (90,800), Tom Schneider (82,200), Brock Parker (70,900), Victoria Coren (67,400), Jordan Young (67,000), Cherish Andrews (63,700), Steve Brecher (48,200), Scott Stanko (42,300), David Sands (41,100), Jonathan Little (39,800), Athanasios Polychronopoulos (37,300), and Martin Staszko (32,300).
Action should be fast and furious to begin as the field is so close to hitting the money. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the latest updates on this tournament. And if you're not already, check out our live coverage of the largest poker tournament ever played: Event 55: $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop.
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Players have taken their seats and cards are in the air!
Andrews Loses Some
We caught up with the action to find the board reading 
. Cherish Andrews checked to her opponent who also opted to check his option.
The river was the 
and Andrews checked once again. Her opponent fired out a bet of 4,000 and she quickly called. Her opponent showed 
for a rivered pair of tens and Andrews flung her hand into the muck, awarding her opponent the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | -3,700 |
Chop Chop!
It was folded over to Jonathan Little in the cutoff, who opened to 2,500. He found one caller in the player in the small blind for a heads-up pot.
Both players checked the 
flop, however, after Little's opponent checked again on the 
turn, Little fired 3,200 into the middle. His opponent called.
The 
completed the board and put a straight on deck. Nobody held the ace and the pot was chopped up.
Little is sitting on 38,000, at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | -1,800 |
Hand-for-Hand Commences
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Now that we are just a couple eliminations from the money - the tournament director has announced that hand-for-hand play has begun until the money bubble has burst.
Four Hands In
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
We're four hands into hand for hand with 325 players remaining and still have not seen a bust. That being said some pretty gruesome hands have been taking place. Updates on those hands will follow after the bubble bursts.
Rose Spikes Ace of Spades; Miles Crushed
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Action folded around to Mark Rose who raised from the cutoff. Tim Miles pushed out a three-bet from the small blind and when action came back to Rose he decided to four-bet to 18,700.
It was back on Miles and he sifted through his chips before moving out a five-bet to 30,200. Just like that Rose was once again in the hot seat, pondering his next move. Rose six-bet all in for 72,700 and Miles took a deep breath and called. Miles had 74,300 in chips and just barely had him covered.
Miles: 
Rose: 
Miles was way ahead and stayed that way on the 
flop. The anticipation was building throughout the room as players from adjacent tables leaned in to see the action. The 
came on the turn and Rose was looking for just one of the three remaining aces in the deck to stay alive.
The dealer tapped the table and the suspense reached its peak. The final card was produced.
The 
.
A spasm of shock erupted through Miles' body as he realized that his opponent spiked the card. After several counts of the players chips, the mountainous pot was pushed toward Rose and Miles was left absolutely crushed.
Break
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The bubble has burst and details are coming shortly. Until then the players are on a 20-minute break.