With a board reading , Roch Cousineau checked and watched Binh Nguyen bet out 22,000. Cousineau proceeded to check-raise the pot and Nguyen got his stack all in.
Showdown
Nguyen
Cousineau
The dealer quickly put out the on the river, giving Nguyen the nut flush and the low, meaning he scooped the pot and doubled.
We thought the eliminations would come quickly in the early stages of the day, but not this quickly. We just looked up at the tournament area and saw John Guth and Karl Mahrenholz exiting the tournament area at the exact same time. They were both extremely short stacked starting the day, so it's not all that surprising that would get their stacks in, but it is a little surprising that they were eliminated on the same hand.
Thanks to Day 1b of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event, the Amazon Room is packed. Our tournament is currently tucked away in the Purple Section, which is where we'll be until we reach a final table.
The tournament officials have give the traditional, "Shuffle up and deal," and the cards are in the air.
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David "ODB" Baker looking for bracelet number two
Welcome back to our continued coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker. Today will see one of the last few gold bracelets of the summer awarded to one of the 31 players who return here in Event 58: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better.
The chip leader, and the player arguably best pressed to make a run at the title, is Felicia Johnico. A big Day 2 saw Johnico bag up 397,000 in chips as she will look to follow in Vanessa Selbst's foot steps to become the second female to win a bracelet in an open event during this year's series.
Joining Johnico at the top of the chip leader board is Yuval Bronshtein. One of the biggest hands of last night went straight into Bronshtein's chip stack and now he will start Day 3 with 377,000 in chips. Bronshtein has already had success this summer, finishing in fifth place in Event 42: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better. We are sure that final table left him hungry for gold and as such he will be one to watch today.
Right on Bronshtein's tail is none other than David "ODB" Baker. It's been a big summer for Baker as he managed to win his first WSOP gold bracelet just a couple of weeks ago, bringing home the victory in Event 37: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix. He will be aiming to join the elite club of multiple bracelet winners today, and with 365,000 in chips, he gives himself a good chance to do exactly that.
While the above players will be tough to beat, the likes of Stephen Su, Randy Ohel, Kyle Bowker, Josh Field, Bryan Devonshire, Mickey Appleman, Antony Lellouche, Antonie Saout, Binh Nguyen, John Shipley and Chris Bell will also be at the felt today and will be looking to make a run at the title. Below is the top ten chip stacks heading into the day.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Player
Chips
Felicia Johnico
397,000
Yuval Bronshtein
377,000
David "ODB" Baker
365,000
Juan Ramirez
269,000
Stephen Su
240,000
Loren Klein
233,000
Kami Chisholm
222,500
Dexter Mcnally
215,000
Roch Cousineau
211,000
Chris Bell
195,000
All the action begins at 2:00 PM and PokerNews will be here every step of the way to crowning a champion. By the end of the day someone will be $330,277 richer and will go down in the history books as a WSOP gold bracelet winner. Who will it be? Stay tuned to find out!
, Roch Cousineau checked and watched Binh Nguyen bet out 22,000. Cousineau proceeded to check-raise the pot and Nguyen got his stack all in.
on the river, giving Nguyen the nut flush and the low, meaning he scooped the pot and doubled.
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