Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day 2c Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 2c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,021,200
Entries
6,598
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
July 11 Update
The 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event is two-thirds of the way through the Day 2 fields and the third one kicks off today at noon. Lynn Gilmartin shares some highlights from around the Rio. and leads us into Day 2c.
Day 2c About to Kick Off
Welcome to our coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event! Today the remaining players from Day 1c will return to the felt to play five more levels of poker. This is the final day that the tournament field will be separated, as when these players bag and tag for the evening, they will be officially combined with the runners from Days 2a/b.
Randy Haddox is the player in the spotlight as he will be coming into play with the biggest stack in the room. Haddox will be starting play sitting on 188,225. Close behind Haddox is Erik Hellman (175,950) and Marco Bognanni (169,900).
As Day 1c was the largest ever single day field in Main Event history, it's no surprise that a slew of easily recognizable faces will be returning to the felt today. Brandon Adams is sitting on a stack of 153,100 and will be poised to make a strong run in Day 2c. Some players that will be joining Adams at the tables include Bradley Booth, Jake Cody, Ari Engel, Josh Arieh, Chris Moorman, Viktor Blom, Brett Richey, Matt Affleck, Joseph Cheong, Paul Wasicka, Gus Hansen, Randy Lew, Angel Guillen, and Shannon Shorr.
We also have a handful of previous year's Main Event champions returning for play today. Joe Cada (117,375), Johnny Chan (82,300) Jamie Gold (28,800), and Tom McEvoy (24,125) will all be looking to increase their chip stacks and add another Main Event title to their respective poker resumes.
Poker isn't just for the professional player, however. Two Hollywood stars turned up for Day 1c and were able to keep their chips at an upward trend, allowing them to return for Day 2c. While acting may be their primary profession, neither of these players are strangers to the felt. With both having numerous WSOP appearances and the latter having a WSOP bracelet, both Jason Alexander (49,550) and Jennifer Tilly (22,575) will be looking to trudge through the large field and move on to Day 3.
Cards will be in the air mere moments from now, so make sure to stay tuned to our live coverage here on PokerNews!
3Bet Poker Clothing Signs More Pros!
3Bet is thrilled to announce that David "Doc" Sands and Greg "FBT" Mueller have joined our growing roster of top professionals who wear 3Bet exclusively at the tables.
The full online store (www.3Bet.us) features comfortable, stylish, and high quality hats, hoodies, tees, and more designed by 30-year veterans in the clothing industry specifically with poker players and fans in mind. In fact, our team of pros have helped consult on many designs and patterns, so the 3Bet line is a result of the combination of the best minds in poker working closely with the best minds in the fashion industry.
3Bet was prominently featured at the 1Drop Final Table, and you can find all our pros wearing 3Bet at the WSOP this year and at all major poker events in the future. If you're at the Rio, stop by our booth and say hello!
Shuffle Up and Deal!
The tournament director has just made the announcement to, "Shuffle up and deal!"
Cards are in the air!
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Frankenberger Slips Early
Andy Frankenberger, who is wearing both of his WSOP bracelets today, is over in the White section of the Pavilion room today, and we caught him in action on the first hand of the day.
Frankenberger was in a three way pot on a flop of 
when we got to the table. Pastora Mortensen checked to Frankenberger, who fired out 1,800. Lance Keating made the call, while Mortensen released her hand. The turn brought the 
, and Frankenberger once again fired out, this time for 2,050. Again Keating called, and the river brought the 
. Frankenberger fired one more barrell of 3,300, and Keating wasn't going anywhere, as he tossed in the call.
Frankenberger announced "sixes", and Keating tabled 
for a higher two pair. Frankenberger mucked his hand, and dropped down to 47,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000 | -12,450 |
Early Pavilion Casualties
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Aces vs. Kings vs. Queens
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Whoa. Talk about a wild start to Day 2c. On the very first hand over at Table 436 here in the Amazon Room, a hand arose in which players were dealt the three best pocket pairs in hold'em — and all three survived the hand!
Preflop back-and-forthing saw David Roepke pushing with 
, Osmin Dardon all in with 
, and Jesse Optekar all in as well with 
. Roepke had both of his opponents covered, while Dardon was the short stack.
The board then brought four clubs to give Dardon the main pot, bumping him up to about 24,000, and Optekar the side pot, giving him with about 30,000. Meanwhile, Roepke took getting his aces cracked in stride, as he was able to continue with a stack of about 35,000.
Savage Triples Despite Cheong's Best Efforts
We don't know exactly how the action went before the flop, but we know that Matt Savage moved all in for around 6,500 from the cutoff and had two callers. 2010 November Niner Joseph Cheong called from early position and Jeffrey Delcastilho made the call from the hijack. A side pot was created, and Savage was forced to wait while the other two battled it out.
The flop came 
prompting a check from Cheong and a bet of 15,000 from Delcastilho. Cheong moved all in, a bet that would put the shorter stacked Delcastilho all in and was snap called. Cheong was the only one not at risk and told the table he had the nuts. Cards were then flipped over and this is what they looked like.
Cheong: 
Savage: 
Delcastilho: 
Cheong had indeed flopped the nut straight, but both of his opponents had flopped sets. So long as Cheong could avoid the board from pairing he would deliver the double knock-out. Unfortionately for Cheong the dealer landed the on the turn, pairing the board and giving the hand to the other two players.
The 
on the river made Cheong's straight stronger but it mattered not as Savage came out the other side with the best of it and would receive a much needed triple up. Delcastilho was able to scoop up the side pot between him and Cheong and finishes the hand with a profit. The only loser in the hand ended up being Cheong, who now hovers around 40,000 in chips.
Now here is some field reporting from the two players in the hand.
subiime Joseph Cheong Lost a giant pot 1st hand after flopping the nut straight. Back to about starting stack. At least @SavagePoker tripled up right away!
July 11 2012
SavagePoker Matt Savage Triple up on 1st hand 10>99>KJ on a 10-9-Q flop, Q on turn. @subiime had the KJ, I now have 22K @SavageChips. #DownButNotOut
July 11 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,700 | -47,075 |
|
21,000 | 14,025 |