Event 6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max Day 1 | 2012 World Series of Poker

05-31-2012 23:48 UTC-6

Busted Bellande

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We don't know exactly what the action was, but we do know when we got to table #12 Jean-Robert Bellande was all in against Shannon Shorr. Bellande held {9-Clubs} {9-Spades} while Shorr possessed {K-Diamonds} {j-Clubs} .

A {5-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {A-Hearts} looked to be just want Bellande wanted, but a {K-Hearts} on the turn caused Bellande to lose the lead in the hand. Bellande called for a fifth heart to hit the board and force a chop, but instead received the {J-Spades} causing Shorr to hit two pair and the winning hand. Bellande wished all good luck in the tournament and graciously made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	39,500 17,000	17,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	Busted

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande Shannon Shorr

05-31-2012 23:52 UTC-6

Chip Counts Tables 5 - 9

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Player	Chips	Progress
David Chiu	90,000 24,000	24,000

Kirill Kruglov	76,000 20,000	20,000
Olivier Busquet	60,000 24,000	24,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos	55,000 25,000	25,000

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	53,000 -12,000	-12,000
Marvin Rettenmaier	47,000 12,500	12,500
Dimitar Danchev	44,000 -1,000	-1,000

Stephen Chidwick	40,000

Martin Jacobson	39,000 26,000	26,000

Andrew Pantling	34,000 -19,000	-19,000
Kevin Stammen	20,000 -18,000	-18,000
Phil Ivey	20,000 -28,000	-28,000

Jason Senti	16,000
Michael Binger	9,000
Jason Mercier	6,350 -9,650	-9,650

05-31-2012 23:53 UTC-6

Negreanu Two Tabling

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It has just come to our attention that Daniel Negreanu is in this event. It took us this long to realize this because currently he is making a deep run in Event 5: $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em. Negreanu who is one of the top ten chip stacks in that tournament has been putting most of his effort their, only coming over to play here during his short breaks. With about 16,500 in chips in this mixed max event, Negreanu is one of the shorter stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	16,500

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05-31-2012 23:59 UTC-6

Mercier is Gone; Table of Death Loses Its Flavor

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Jason Mercier just couldn't get going today

The table of death is no more. It was fun while it lasted but the superstars of poker have eradicated themselves like human beings like to do from time to time. The latest casualty is Jason Mercier who has been card dead all day long. He eventually found {9-Clubs} {9-Hearts} and it went into the middle against the {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} of his opponent and he was out. That left Phil Ivey and Yevgeniy Timoshenko as the two superstar names left on the tables hence the removal of the death tag.

Wait…there's hope! Dan Smith has just taken the place of Jason Mercier and the table of death is back on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	Busted

Tags: Jason Mercier

06-01-2012 00:13 UTC-6

Goodbye Ivey

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We weren't able to see what happened, but after watching Ivey scamper away from the tournament with no more chips in front of his seat we know that he was eliminated. After a little digging we found out that he got all in preflop with {9-} {9-} against an opponent who held {A-Clubs} {9-Clubs} .

A {4-} {2-Clubs} {A-} flop basically shut the door on Ivey's tournament life, unless the case nine could make an appearance on the turn or the river. That didn't happen as a {8-Clubs} and a {2-Spades} rolled off respectively.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: Phil Ivey

06-01-2012 00:24 UTC-6

Chip Counts Tables 10-19

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Player	Chips	Progress
John Duthie	88,000
Mathew Frankland	84,000 -11,000	-11,000
Kyle Julius	71,000 26,000	26,000

Byron Kaverman	60,000 -25,000	-25,000

Will Failla	56,000 32,000	32,000
Shannon Shorr	46,000 6,500	6,500

Nicolas Levi	45,000
Tristan Clemencon	42,000 1,000	1,000
Peter Jetten	42,000 26,000	26,000
Bryn Kenney	39,000 10,300	10,300

Joseph Cheong	38,000 -27,000	-27,000

John Racener	34,000 18,000	18,000

Toby Lewis	33,000

Hiren Patel	28,000 -28,000	-28,000
Craig McCorkell	26,000 16,000	16,000

Phil Collins	16,000 -8,000	-8,000

06-01-2012 00:31 UTC-6

Pantling Panting

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Andrew Pantling went about his business in fine fashion in the early levels of this tournament. He amassed a stack that could have done plenty of damage, but he has just been reduced to one of the smallest stacks in the room.

We caught him in all-in action, and favourite to increase his stack, when he held {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} against his opponents {8-Spades} {8-Clubs} . He was almost home and dry on a board of {3-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} and then the cruel {8-Hearts} hit the river to reduce him to around 5,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Pantling	5,000 -29,000	-29,000

Tags: Andrew Pantling

06-01-2012 00:34 UTC-6

Inizan and Froehlich Clash

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In 2010, Marc Inizan made the final table of the WSOPE Main Event in London where he finished in 9th place for $107,609. He is a very aggressive player from France and highly respected amongst his peers. He has had one of the largest stacks in the room, all-day, but Eric Froehlich has just taken a substantial amount of them as we approach the business end of the day.

Inizan raised to 1,200 in early position, Eric Froehlich three-bet to 3,425 in the hijack, Inizan four-bet to 6,800, Froehlich moved all-in for around 25,000 and Inizan made the call.

Froehlich
Inizan

Board: {6-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts}

Froehlich moved up to 56,000 and Inizan was pegged back to 63,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Inizan	63,000 -5,000	-5,000
Eric Froehlich	56,000

Tags: Eric Froehlich Marc Inizan

Level: 10

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

06-01-2012 01:00 UTC-6

Back to Back Aces and Crowe is Out! Rettenmaier Flying!

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Marvin Rettenmaier is in the middle of a heater

When we arrived at the table there were chips everywhere. Former November Niner Jason Senti was walking out of the door and just in front of his empty table space lay {4-Spades} {4-Clubs} , Marvin Rettenmaier had a cheeky "it wasn't me" grin on his face and {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} in front of him, the board was showing {A-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} and the man passing the German the majority of his chips was Owen Crowe.

"I had pocket aces," said Crowe.

After a chinwag with some of the players we understand that Senti open shoved with the fours, Rettenmaier three-bet with the ace-king, Crowe four-bet with the aces, Rettenmaier moved all-in and Crowe called.

Crowe was left with a sour looking face and just a few thousand chips while Rettenmaier had moved up to 168,000.

Then in the very next hand Crowe picked up pocket aces once again. He moved all-in and was called by a player holding pocket tens and yes you've guessed it, the pocket tens hit a straight to eliminate the unfortunate Crowe.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marvin Rettenmaier	168,000 121,000	121,000
Jason Senti	Busted
Owen Crowe	Busted

Tags: Jason Senti Marvin Rettenmaier Owen Crowe