Event 57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

07-05-2012 00:27 UTC-7

Flack Tanks for Five Minutes With Jack-High

When we reached the table, the board was already completed {2-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {10-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {q-Spades} . Layne Flack checked, and Jason Mercier moved all in for 117,000, which was about a pot-sized bet. Flack went into the tank, cutting out enough chips to call, and riffling them with his hand. He then took the entire stack and held it in the air, pump-faking it back and forth.

"I can't beat ace-high," he announced. "That's what's so f***ing sick about this."

Flack tanked for a little longer, then folded {j-Spades} {6-Spades} face up. Mercier silently mucked his cards, and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Layne Flack	340,000 30,000	30,000

Jason Mercier	305,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Jason Mercier Layne Flack

07-05-2012 00:26 UTC-7

Flack Sends Rettenmaier Home

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Donnie Peters

Marvin Rettenmaier moved all in from the cutoff seat for 97,000 and Layne Flack called on the button. Everyone else folded and all Rettenmaier had to do was have his {K-Hearts} {7-Hearts} come from behind against Flack's {A-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} to stay alive.

A flop, turn and river of {A-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {7-Spades} {8-Diamonds} gave Flack the win and sent Rettenmaier to the rail. Flack moved to 370,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Layne Flack	370,000 50,000	50,000

Marvin Rettenmaier	Busted

Tags: Marvin Rettenmaier Layne Flack

07-05-2012 00:16 UTC-7

Elias Does it Preflop

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Remko Rinkema

Darren Elias always flies a bit under the radar, but he may never be underestimated. Elias has had a lot of succes in the recent years, and in this event he's looking to make another very deep run.

Ty Reiman just raised under the gun to 25,000 after which Gregory Mason three-bet to 45,000. The action was folded to Elias who tanked for about a minute before four-betting to 102,000. Both Reiman and Merson folded giving Elias the pot.

On the next hand Eugene Katchalov raised and Elias put him all in. Katchalov folded and Elias took down another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	580,000 70,000	70,000

Ty Reiman	380,000 35,000	35,000
Gregory Merson	255,000 70,000	70,000

Eugene Katchalov	230,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Darren Elias Eugene Katchalov Ty Reiman Gregory Mason

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

07-04-2012 23:58 UTC-7

Busto

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Remko Rinkema

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Roberts	Busted
Maxi Lehmanski	Busted

07-04-2012 23:54 UTC-7

Big Pot Alert; Brammer Knocks out Stocker and Stammen

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Remko Rinkema

Christopher Brammer is our new chip leader

A massive pot just played out on Table 436 when Christopher Brammer busted both Keven Stammen en Thijmen Stocker. Brammer was stacking his new chips when we arrived, and Stocker told us what happened.

Brammer raised from the hijack and Stocker called in the cutoff. Keven Stammen was in the small blind, and he moved all in for right around 130,000. Brammer opted to re-shove for 500,000 and that put Stocker to the test. He called off for a total of 380,000 and these hands were shown.

Keven Stammen: {10-Clubs} {J-Clubs}
Christopher Brammer: {A-} {K-}
Thijmen Stocker: {A-} {Q-}

The board gave Brammer two pair, and he is now the chip leader with just under a million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Brammer	990,000 505,000	505,000

Keven Stammen	Busted

Thijmen Stocker	Busted

Tags: Christopher Brammer Keven Stammen Thijmen Stocker

07-04-2012 23:50 UTC-7

Boyaciyan Gone

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Donnie Peters

David Boyaciyan raised to 16,000 and Kyle Julius reraised to 43,000. Action got back to Boyaciyan and he moved all in for right around 200,000. Julius quickly called.

Boyaciyan held the {A-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} for only one overcard to the {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} for Julius. The flop, turn and river ran out {J-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {9-Spades} {2-Clubs} and Boyaciyan was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Julius	470,000 327,000	327,000

David Boyaciyan	Busted

Tags: David Boyaciyan Kyle Julius

07-04-2012 23:48 UTC-7

Barshak and Raus Bust Baumstein

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Stanislav Barshak opened to 17,000 from under the gun, Scott Baumstein called on the button, and Martin Raus moved all in from the big blind. His all in was for right around 200,000. Barshak iso-shoved, and Baumstein called off his 430,000-chip stack creating a 1.1 million pot.

Barshak
Baumstein
Raus

The board ran out {5-Hearts} {k-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {q-Diamonds} {q-Hearts} , and Baumstein was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Barshak	860,000 292,000	292,000

Martin Raus	330,000 256,600	256,600

Scott Baumstein	Busted

Tags: Martin Raus Scott Baumstein Stanislav Barshak

07-04-2012 23:42 UTC-7

Baumstein Doubles Through Barshak

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Remko Rinkema

Scott Baumstein was just all in for his tournament and up against Day 1 chip leader Stanislav Barshak. Baumstein had 213,000 chips and doubled up during the following showdown.

Scott Baumstein
Stanislav Barshak

The board ran out {10-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {2-Spades} , and Baumstein gets more chips while Barshak loses some chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Barshak	568,000 202,000	202,000

Scott Baumstein	438,000 288,000	288,000

Tags: Scott Baumstein Stanislav Barshak

07-04-2012 23:37 UTC-7

Phillips Chipping Back

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Donnie Peters

On the {K-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} flop, Carter Phillips bet 23,000. Darren Elias called to see the {10-Spades} come on fourth street. Phillips bet 43,000 and Elias gave it up, allowing Phillips to move back over 700,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carter Phillips	740,000 25,000	25,000

Darren Elias	680,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Carter Phillips Darren Elias