Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
When we reached the table, Paul Berende was all in and at risk with the board reading 

. He was holding 
, but his opponent, Ismail Erkenov, was ahead with 
. The turn and river came
,
respectively, and Berende was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
90,200
|
90,200 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
417,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
265,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
260,000
147,600
|
147,600 |
|
|
204,000
96,800
|
96,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
182,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
154,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
126,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
114,500
50,500
|
50,500 |
|
|
102,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
92,500
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
70,000
28,400
|
28,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
64,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
515,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
438,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
320,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
290,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
265,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
233,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
230,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
228,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
226,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
201,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
181,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
180,000
59,100
|
59,100 |
|
|
||
|
|
178,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
175,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
157,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
155,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
155,000
100,900
|
100,900 |
|
|
140,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
126,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
|
124,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
124,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
120,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
64,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
Roberto Romanello raised from the hijack seat to 6,000 and action folded to Marvin Rettenmaier in the small blind. He reraised all in for 65,500. In the big blind, Nick Rampone moved all in for 75,500 and Romanello folded.
Rettenmaier tabled the 
and Rampone the 
.
The flop, turn and river ran out 



and Rettenmaier doubled up, crippling Rampone in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
109,600
|
109,600 |
|
|
10,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
Chris Moorman opened to 7,000 from under the gun, and Shaun Deeb defended his big blind. The dealer fanned 

, and Deeb checked. Moorman fired 9,000, and Deeb called.
The turn was the
, Deeb checked again, and Moorman bet 22,500. Deeb called.
The
completed the board, and Deeb checked a third time. Moorman splashed 48,500 forward, and Deeb slipped into the tank. After a few minutes, Deeb finally said, "Feel free to call the clock on me at anytime."
Moorman remained silent, and Deeb eventually folded. The table was breaking, and Deeb asked Moorman to show, but Moorman mucked his hand face down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
87,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
||
Ludovic Lacay raised under the gun to 6,000 and the player on the button three-bet to 14,500. The action got back to Lacay, and he put his opponent all in for 73,000. The button called.
| Ludovic Lacay | ![]() ![]() |
| Opponent | ![]() ![]() |
The board came down 



, and Lacay was knocked down to 82,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,500
71,500
|
71,500 |
|
|
||
Two players were all in and at risk against Fernando Brito, who recently finished 3rd in Event 46: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, moments ago. One player held 
, the other 
, and Brito had 
. The 

flop gave Brito a full house, but he could still lose to running aces, running kings, or running nines.
The
on the turn sealed the deal however, and a meaningless
completed the board. Brito scored a double knockout, and is now flirting with 400,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
385,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
The two biggest stacks in the room just clashed, and Carter Phillips was the one who came out on top. The double bracelet en European Poker Tour winner has amassed a huge stack and is now way ahead of the rest of the pack.
From middle position Phillips raised to 6,500 and Nick Maimone called on the button. The flop came down 

and Phillips bet 10,500, Maimone called.
The turn was another
and Phillips now checked. Maimone bet 25,000, and Phillips called.
The river was a
and Phillips checked again. Maimone fired out 45,000 and Phillips raised it up to 125,000. Maimone called and Phillips showed 
. Maimone showed a ten, but mucked his other card.
Phillips now has a huge chip lead as Maimone is knocked down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
810,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
228,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
Not too long ago, a hand was posted where Marvin Rettenmaier double through and crippled Nick Rampone down to just 10,000 in chips. Well, checking back in on Rampone, he's mounted a comeback and has built his stack back up to 128,000.
Rampone is looking for his fifth 2012 World Series of Poker cash in this event. Already at the WSOP this year, Rampone has earned over $45,000 coming from the following results:
Over the course of his career, Rampone has earned just shy of $330,000 in live tournaments with his largest single score coming from the 2011 L.A. Poker Classic when he won the $5,100 Heads-Up Championship for $91,480.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
128,000
118,000
|
118,000 |