Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Eastgate Off To Good Start
Peter Eastgate has secured his first WSOP cash since the 2009 Main Event, where he finished 78th in defense of his title won the year before. He started the day with under 25,000, but he has already doubled his stack today, and is looking set to make a deep run in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
35,800
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35,800 |
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Big Stack Updates
Here's an update on how some of the bigger stacks to start the day are faring.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
168,000
22,800
|
22,800 |
|
150,000
38,800
|
38,800 |
|
116,000
-12,400
|
-12,400 |
|
115,000
-5,700
|
-5,700 |
|
105,000
-8,700
|
-8,700 |
|
105,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
70,000
-39,700
|
-39,700 |
Negreanu Rollin'
A player in early position opened to 3,300 and found two callers in Daniel Negreanu directly behind him and another player in the cutoff position.
The flop came 
and the original raiser c-bet for 4,000. Negreanu made the call but the player in the cutoff folded.
The turn brought the 
and, undeterred, Negreanu's opponent fired 8,200 into the middle. Negreanu thought it over a bit and decided to call.
Both players checked the 
river. Negreanu flipped over 
after his opponent seemed unwilling to show his cards and his opponent mucked.
Negreanu has had a good Day 2 so far - he is up to 120,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
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Tilly Toast
We caught up after Jennifer Tilly had already gotten all in preflop against a lone opponent for a bit over 10,000.
Tilly: 
Opponent: 
Tilly was an ever-so-slight favorite going to the flop, however, the board ran out 
- pairing her opponent's ace and sending her to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Mo' Fo' Ho'
We caught up with the action on a completed board reading 
with about 10,000 in the middle already. Maria Ho was in the big blind and fired 5,700 into the middle against a lone opponent on the button. Ho's opponent tanked, but eventually opted to give up his hand and muck.
Maria Ho is holding steady so far today and is currently sitting on 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
Freeman's Pressure Earns the Pot
When we got to the table, Scott Freeman was heads up against his opponent on a board that read 
. There was about 18,000 in the middle, and Freeman, who was under the gun, assembled a bet of 11,800, and slid it into the middle. His opponent made the call, and the dealer brought out hte 
on the river.
Freeman took his time in counting his bet, slowly adding chips to the tower for about 30 seconds. He eventually slid out a colorful tower of chips that amounted to 17,800. His opponent tanked for 2-3 minutes while Freeman sat as motionless as a statue. Eventually, his opponent released his hand, causing one of his table mates to say "how do you get away with that?"
After the hand, Freeman, also known as "SCTrojans" online, is now up to 130,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Negreanu Gets Caught, Then Gets Lucky
Action started with a player in middle position who raised it up to 3,300. It got around to Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff, and he raised it up to 7,800. The next player to act on the button moved all in for 19,600, and it was back to the original raiser. He folded, and as soon as he did, Negreanu burst out into laughter, saying "well you caught me!". The math said to call, so Negreanu moved the chips in, and the cards were tabled.
Negreanu: 
Opponent: 
Negreanu joked "I'm in great shape!" as he was clearly happy to simply have a live card with his queen. The flop brought no help, coming 
. The turn brought the , and Negreanu would need a miracle to collect the bounty. Well that miracle came with the on the river. "There it is" Negreanu said as he collected the chips, upping his stack to 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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150,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Break Time!
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300