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

07-04-2012 17:52 UTC-6

I Thought You Said Top-Top

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Russell Rosenblum, Shannon Shorr, and Dan Kelly saw a flop of {q-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} . Kelly checked in the small blind, Shorr bet 8,800 from the big blind, and Rosenblum called in the cutoff. Kelly folded, and the turn brought the {9-Hearts} . Shorr slowed down, checking to Rosenblum who fired 15,000. Shorr check-raised to 40,000, and Rosenblum quickly called.

The river was the {7-Clubs} , and both players checked. Rosenblum tabled {a-Clubs} {q-Clubs} , and Shorr mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Russell Rosenblum	250,000 91,900	91,900
Shannon Shorr	153,000 -27,000	-27,000

Tags: Shannon Shorr Russell Rosenblum

07-04-2012 17:55 UTC-6

Billirakis Busto

Happy_Freaked

Thiago Nishijima raised on the button to 5,300 and Billirakis three-bet from the big blind to 15,500. Nishijima four-bet to 34,300 and Billirakis moved all in for 142,000. The Brazilian pro called.

Thiago Nishijima
Steve Billirakis

The board ran out {2-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {4-Spades} , and Nishijima is now one of the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thiago Nishijima	320,000 282,200	282,200

Steve Billirakis	Busted

Tags: Steve Billirakis Thiago Nishijima

07-04-2012 17:58 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Benvenuti	250,000
Scott Baumstein	150,000 25,200	25,200
Joe Hachem	147,500 27,500	27,500

Keven Stammen	140,000 26,000	26,000

Hafiz Khan	122,000 12,000	12,000

07-04-2012 18:00 UTC-6

Brikis Doubles with Aces

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Antonino Venneri raised to 6,000 from middle position, Josh Brikis three-bet to 16,000 from the big blind, and Venneri four-bet to 32,000. Brikis moved all in for 102,600, and Venneri called.

Venneri
Brikis

The board ran out {3-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {k-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} , and Brikis doubled to 208,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Brikis	208,000 63,000	63,000
Antonino Venneri	27,300 -131,700	-131,700

Tags: Antonio Venneri Josh Brikis

07-04-2012 18:02 UTC-6

Chip Counts

Happy_Freaked

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Maimone	460,000 -2,000	-2,000
Jamie Armstrong	276,500 199,500	199,500
Carter Phillips	230,000 -80,000	-80,000

Sam Chartier	223,000 63,000	63,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	217,000 90,000	90,000
Jason Senti	212,000 14,500	14,500
Randal Flowers	178,000 96,300	96,300
Joe Elpayaa	160,000 35,000	35,000
Amit Makhija	146,000 83,000	83,000
Eddy Sabat	115,000 20,000	20,000
Sean Getzwiller	107,000 9,000	9,000

Dan Smith	106,500 16,500	16,500

Jonathan Duhamel	101,000 45,200	45,200

William Reynolds	100,000 -80,000	-80,000
William Givens	80,500 -88,500	-88,500
Paul Berende	60,700 700	700
Emil Patel	45,000 -31,700	-31,700

07-04-2012 18:02 UTC-6

Hachem's Full House Busts Venneri

donpeters

From under the gun, Joe Hachem raised to 5,000. Play folded to Antonino Venneri in the small blind and he reraised all in for 23,700. After getting a count and thinking for a moment or two, Hachem made the call.

Hachem turned up the {K-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} and Venneri the {A-Clubs} {9-Hearts} . "Really?" said Hachem when he was he was dominated.

The flop, turn and river ran out in Hachem's favor, though, as the {K-Hearts} {4-Spades} {4-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} came to give him a full house. Venneri was eliminated and Hachem climbed to 175,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Hachem	175,000 27,500	27,500

Antonino Venneri	Busted

Tags: Joe Hachem Antonino Venneri

07-04-2012 18:05 UTC-6

Berende Takes Some Back

Happy_Freaked

Paul Berende just got his final chips into the pot with {A-} {q-} , and Jamie Armstrong called with {K-} {K-} . The Dutchman found a way to survive this all in, and he's back up to 92,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Armstrong	240,000 -36,500	-36,500
Paul Berende	92,000 31,300	31,300

Tags: Paul Berende Jamie Armstrong

07-04-2012 18:13 UTC-6

Voulgaris Busts Badecker

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Haralabos Voulgaris opened to 5,000 from the cutoff, and Andrew Badecker three-bet jammed for 43,400 on the button. The action folded back to Voulgaris, who called.

Voulgaris
Badecker

The board ran out {8-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {9-Spades} , Badecker was eliminated, and Voulgaris is up to 248,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haralabos Voulgaris	248,000 48,000	48,000
Andrew Badecker	Busted

Tags: Haralabos Voulgaris Andrew Badecker

07-04-2012 18:21 UTC-6

Break

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The players are on their second 20-minute break of the day.

07-04-2012 18:30 UTC-6

Mercier Involved in Two Before Break

donpeters

These two hands occurred over at Table 439 just before the break and both involved Jason Mercier.

On the first hand of the two, Mercier opened with a raise to 4,800 from the cutoff seat and received a call from Layne Flack in the big blind. The two players were then presented with a {K-Spades} {9-Hearts} {3-Hearts} flop and Flack checked. Mercier slid forward 3,700 and Flack called.

The turn card was the {6-Hearts} and added a third heart to the board. After Flack checked, Mercier bet 11,300. Flack called again.

The river card was the {6-Clubs} and paired the board. Flack played with some chips, then checked. Mercier bet 28,500 and Flack made the call.

Mercier turned up the {K-Hearts} {5-Hearts} for a king-high flush and Flack mucked his hand.

Before Mercier could stack up all of his chips, he was right back to firing in a raise from the hijack seat on the next hand. He made it 4,800 to go and David Sindelar three-bet to 13,500 from the cutoff seat. Action folded back to Mercier and he called.

The flop came down {K-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} and Mercier checked. Sindelar bet 14,400 and Mercier made the call.

Both players checked the {2-Clubs} on the turn before the {2-Spades} paired the board on the river. Mercier checked and Sindelar bet 33,000. Mercier tanked for a couple of minutes and then called.