Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
We will play three more hands before the completion of the day.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
474
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 474
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Thiago Nishijima was just all in from middle position for 247,000 chips against Gregory Merson, who was in the big blind. Merson had 1,000 more than his opponent, and this was the showdown that followed.
| Thiago Nishijima |   |
| Gregory Merson |   |
The board ran out 
, and Nishijima is gone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
505,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Josh Brikis opened to 23,000 from the cutoff, Nick Maimone called from the small blind, and Sam Chartier three-bet to 73,000 from the big blind. Brikis tank-folded, and Maimone made the call.
The flop spread 
, and Maimone checked. Chartier fired 56,000, and Maimone check-raised to 120,000. Chartier called.
The turn was the 
, and Maimone quickly announced, "all in."
Chartier slipped into the tank, and a fight almost broke out on the rail between a friend of Chartier's and a friend of Brammer's. Thankfully, the two individuals did not come to fisticuffs, and were separated by Sam Grafton.
After over eight minutes, Chartier called, and Maimone tabled 
. Chartier was drawing dead with 
, and the 
completed the board. Chartier nearly sprinted out of the Amazon Room, while Maimone raked in the monster pot.
FU_15 Nick Maimone Went to hoodvill and dbled to 1.1m mp opens I flat 65s in sb. Bb 3 bets I hood, flop 663 I ck raise 56k to 120k he calls. Turn 4 I jam 300k
July 05 2012
FU_15 Nick Maimone He calls off drawing dead with AQ High. Wonder what he put me on....
July 05 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
970,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
These are the chip counts of the final 27 players as we head into the third day of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,467,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
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|
1,024,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,003,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
||
|
928,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
|
||
|
898,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
831,000
331,000
|
331,000 |
|
|
||
|
766,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
|
||
|
606,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
|
595,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
585,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
525,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
||
|
|
518,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
460,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
430,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
427,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
409,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
371,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
351,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
|
||
|
293,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
291,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
||
|
272,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
272,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
268,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
|
||
|
231,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
202,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
|
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Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 436 | 1 | Gregory Merson | 518,000 |
| 436 | 2 | Carter Phillips | 928,000 |
| 436 | 3 | Justin Conley | 140,000 |
| 436 | 4 | Layne Flack | 291,000 |
| 436 | 5 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 766,000 |
| 436 | 6 | --empty | -- |
| 438 | 1 | Fernando Brito | 272,000 |
| 438 | 2 | Keith Lehr | 208,000 |
| 438 | 3 | Kyle Julius | 430,000 |
| 438 | 4 | Nick Maimone | 1,003,000 |
| 438 | 5 | Eddy Sabat | 606,000 |
| 438 | 6 | --empty | -- |
| 439 | 1 | Markus Gonsalves | 114,000 |
| 439 | 2 | Jason Mercier | 525,000 |
| 439 | 3 | Jason Senti | 460,000 |
| 439 | 4 | Ty Reiman | 371,000 |
| 439 | 5 | Andrea Dato | 409,000 |
| 439 | 6 | --empty | -- |
| 440 | 1 | Roberto Romanello | 595,000 |
| 440 | 2 | Josh Brikis | 231,000 |
| 440 | 3 | Darren Elias | 351,000 |
| 440 | 4 | Stanislav Barshak | 1,024,000 |
| 440 | 5 | Timothy Adams | 831,000 |
| 440 | 6 | Tony Hachem | 427,000 |
| 441 | 1 | David Sindelar | 585,000 |
| 441 | 2 | Eugene Katchalov | 272,000 |
| 441 | 3 | Martin Raus | 202,000 |
| 441 | 4 | Frederik Jensen | 898,000 |
| 441 | 5 | Shannon Shorr | 293,000 |
| 441 | 6 | Christopher Brammer | 1,467,000 |
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Day 2 of Event 57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em – Six-Handed is in the books, and after 10 more levels of play, Christopher Brammer is the chip leader with 1,467,000 chips and 27 players remaining.
The day started with 167 of the original 474 players, and a little less than three quarters of them left empty-handed. Among the players who busted before the money bubble were Lex Veldhuis, Taylor Paur, Steve Bilirakis, Andrew Badecker, Nick Schulman, Dan Smith, Hiren “Sunny” Patel, Eugene Todd, Joseph Cheong, Isaac Haxton, Dwyte Pilgrim, Haralabos Voulgaris and our bubble boy, Ryan D’Angelo.
D’Angelo was all in and at risk holding 
, and Sam Chartier had 
. The board ran out 
, and D’Angelo stone-bubbled.
The eliminations were fast and furious once the bubble burst and 48 players quickly turned into 27 in three hours. Among those who cashed, but busted on the day, were Jonathan Duhamel, William Reynolds, Kevin Stammen, Amit Makhija, Thiago Nishijima and the aforementioned Chartier. Chartier called an all in from Nick Maimone with ace-high, and was drawing dead on a board of . Maimone held , and ended the night with just over a million chips.
Joining Maimone and Brammer at the top of the counts are Stanislav Barshak (1,024,000), Carter Phillips (928,000), Frederik Jensen (898,000) and Timothy Adams (831,000). Also in the hunt are Jason Mercier (525,000), Eugene Katchalov (272,000), Tony Hachem (427,000) and Kyle Julius (430,000).
Play resumes tomorrow at 1:00 PM local time. Until then, good night from the World Series of Poker!
Event 57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
Day 2 Completed
