In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Eugene Katchalov stops by to chat about the Big One for One Drop, folding quads, the World Series of Poker National Championship and how his summer is going. Check it out!
Here are some predinner chip counts of the Tan Section.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
62,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
61,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
46,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
46,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
42,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
42,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
33,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
24,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
22,200
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
|
21,000
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
|
20,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
16,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
4,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
||
Mike Matusow was in the hijack seat and flicked in a call. The remaining players then folded until it was on the player in the big blind. A tap on the table and a 
flop was dealt.
The big blind led for 1,600 here and Matusow raised it up to 3,350. A call would see an 
hit the turn. This time the big blind player opted to check-call a bet of 4,500 from Matusow and the 
completed the board on the river. The big blind would change it up again here, leading out for 10,000. Matusow only had 10,500 behind and pushed out his entire stack. His opponent put in the extra chips and then mucked when Matusow tabled 
for a turned straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000
9,700
|
9,700 |
The players here in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event have been sent on their dinner break. It will be 90 minutes to fill those stomachs and re-energize for the night ahead. See you back here around 8:15 PM.
Lynn Gilmartin caught one of our chip leaders, Faraz Jaka, before he ran off to a business dinner.
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
The players are back from the dinner break and ready to play two more levels before bagging up the chips.
Runner-up from the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, Chris Klodnicki, has been eliminated from the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
It's been a tough event so far for Erica Schoenberg, as she has been below her starting stack for the entirety of her stay so far. However, she may be turning things around, as we just caught her taking down a pot shortly after the restart.
There was about 3,000 in the middle with the board reading 
. Schoenberg's opponent checked to her, and she fired out 2,300. She was called, and the river was the 
. Her opponent checked again, and Schoenberg thought for about 15 seconds before tossing out an orange T5,000 chip. Her opponent immediately folded, giving the pot to Erick Lindgren's better half.
After that pot, Schoenberg is back up to 23,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
It is certainly one thing to win the Main Event, it is another thing to come in second in poker's biggest game twice. T.J. Cloutier has managed this feat, coming second in 1985, and 2000. The six time bracelet winner was just seen hamming it up in front of the ESPN cameras in the Amazon room. Cloutier says he will be playing the Main Event tomorrow, and we will be sure to be on the look out for him.
Picking up the action after the river of a 
with roughly 6,500 in the pot, Jordan Young called 4,850 from from Michael Tureniec who tabled 
.
Young was not at all thrilled to see that as he mucked, giving the pot to Tureniec.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
