Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 1b | 2012 World Series of Poker

07-08-2012 22:59 UTC-6

Updated Counts from the Purple and Blue Sections

Shamus

Here are some updated counts from the Purple Section and the three tables over in Blue. Ville Wahlbeck battled with a short stack for much of post-dinner play, but at last ran out of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pacome Chavignon	125,500 7,500	7,500
Dani Stern	87,500 13,500	13,500
Michael Shelton	74,725 1,425	1,425
Kevin Vandersmissen	66,300 44,475	44,475
Dan Harrington	57,800 18,800	18,800

Barry Greenstein	55,250 -12,750	-12,750

Liv Boeree	54,800 7,000	7,000

Kyle Cheong	53,400 -4,100	-4,100
Brian Rast	51,000 -17,400	-17,400
John Wills	43,000 13,200	13,200
Stephan Patz	40,000 -6,100	-6,100
Deanna Dozier	39,175 -275	-275
Mark Thoennes	39,000 -40,500	-40,500
David Nowling	39,000 13,200	13,200
Mark Gregorich	38,400 -2,750	-2,750
Gavin Smith	34,600 3,400	3,400
Andrew Brokos	33,700 -25,700	-25,700
Jesse Martin	33,400 20,625	20,625
David Diaz	30,800 900	900

Chris Tryba	30,300 -3,050	-3,050

Layne Flack	28,700 5,100	5,100
Sirous Jamshidi	24,650 2,350	2,350
Jeff Lisandro	23,150 -5,050	-5,050
TJ Cloutier	22,600 9,200	9,200
James Rann	22,425 -3,375	-3,375

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07-08-2012 23:03 UTC-6

Danzer Dusts One

Josh_Cahlik

We caught up to find George Danzer calling the all in of a short stacked opponent. Danzer held {J-Spades} {8-Spades} for top pair on a flop of {8-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {3-Clubs} . Danzer's opponent was all in with {A-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} for middle pair and needed help.

He did not receive it, however, as the turn and river fell {4-Clubs} and {2-Spades} respectively. Danzer dragged in the pot as he reduced the field by one player. He's currently sitting on a stack of roughly 74,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Danzer	74,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: George Danzer

07-08-2012 23:06 UTC-6

Conway and Channing Check It Down

Dan O'Hair

Thomas Conway opened for 700 from middle position and action folded around to Neil Channing, who three-bet to 1,625. It was folded back to Conway, who chucked in a call for a heads-up pot.

Both players then proceeded to check down on the {8-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} flop, {J-Diamonds} turn and {6-Diamonds} river. Conway tabled {5-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} for a baby flush and Channing mucked without showing.

Channing and Conway have both had a fairly successful series this year. Channing had a runner-up finish in Event 43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em and Conway made two final tables, one in Event 44: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em and another in Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neil Channing	74,000 -3,000	-3,000
Thomas Conway	37,000

Tags: Neil Channing Thomas Conway

07-08-2012 23:08 UTC-6

Breaking Tan

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The Tan Section has begun to break, and here is an updated chip count of the remaining players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moore	91,000 -19,000	-19,000
Gaelle Bauman	58,000 -7,000	-7,000
Scott Abrams	51,000 3,400	3,400
Mike McDonald	48,000 1,000	1,000
Craig McCorkell	36,000 15,000	15,000
Bart Hanson	35,000 1,800	1,800
Huy Nguyen	31,600 5,900	5,900
Richard Toth	31,000 -9,400	-9,400

Jim Collopy	29,000 -4,000	-4,000

07-08-2012 23:10 UTC-6

Top Top For Ho

Mickey Doft

Maria Ho opened to 750 in the cutoff and was called by the player in the big blind.

The player in the big blind proceeded to check-call bets of 800 on the {9-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {2-Spades} flop and 1,600 on the {8-Hearts} turn before leading for 2,650 on the {3-Hearts} river. Ho called and upon seeing her opponent table {10-Hearts} {9-Spades} , she turned over {A-Clubs} for a pair of nines with a better kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	125,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Maria Ho

07-08-2012 23:11 UTC-6

Pellegrino Bets Out Coultes

Josh_Cahlik

We caught up to the action to find a flop of {2-Clubs} {7-Spades} {2-Diamonds} spread in front of two players. The first was Charles Coultes, who is one of several players participating in Onnit Last Sticker Standing Contest. If Coultes, or anyone else sporting the patch happens to be the last person alive in the Main Event, they'll walk away with a cool $5,000.

The second player in the hand was Bryan Pellegrino. Coutles checked to Pelligrino and he bet out 1,150. Coutles called and the turn paired the board for a second time with the {7-Clubs} .

Coultes checked for a second time and Pellegrino kept on firing with a 2,600 bet. Coultes thought for a moment before mucking his hand and awarding Pellegrino the pot. Coultes is still sitting on a healthy stack of 60,000, putting him in contention for the Onnit grand prize.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Pellegrino	95,000 6,000	6,000
Charles Coultes	60,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Bryan Pellegrino Charles Coultes Onnit

07-08-2012 23:14 UTC-6

Tabatabai Takes One

Shamus

John Tabatabai raised to 700 from under the gun and got a couple of callers from middle position. Then the player in the hijack seat reraised to 2,700, and it folded back around. Tabatabai reraised again to 6,900 total, clearing the two callers. His lone remaining opponent thought a bit, then called.

The flop came {10-Spades} {6-Spades} {2-Hearts} , and Tabatabai waited a full minute before checking. His opponent checked quickly behind. The turn was the {10-Diamonds} , and again with much deliberation Tabatabai waited before acting. Finally he bet 7,200, and after only a few seconds his opponent called.

The river was the {J-Spades} , and again all waited while Tabatabai considered what to do. Finally he pushed out a bet of 13,500, and after a final check of his cards, Tabatabai's opponent folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Tabatabai	46,500 12,500	12,500

Tags: John Tabatabai

07-08-2012 23:15 UTC-6

Dwan's Day Is Done

Shamus

By the time Tom Dwan moved over into the Purple section, he was already short-stacked, the baggie he was carrying only containing three or four chips, representing a stack of about 7,000.

He played through a couple of orbits, then came a hand in which he raised to 750 from middle position and got two callers in the blinds, including James Calderaro in the small blind. The flop came {Q-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} , and when it checked to Dwan he pushed all in for his last 6,300. Both of his opponents called, then after the {A-Clubs} turn it was Calderaro shoving his last 6,625 in the middle, getting a fold from his neighbor to the right.