| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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42,000
2,000
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2,000 |
|
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31,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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18,000
4,850
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4,850 |
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15,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
2012 World Series of Poker
Alexandru Masek was grinding a shortish stack last time we saw him, and we just noticed that his seat was empty. We took to the twitter world to see if we could find the details, and this is what we found.

PujolsOfPokr Alex Masek ...and busto QQ<AK for 22k pot to get back in it. Running about standard for the wsop
July 06 2012
Masek finished 2nd at the WSOP-C Main Event in Los Angeles in January to Freddy Deeb. That cash was good enough for over $106,000. He also cashed in the Main Events at Council Bluffs, St. Louis, and Rincon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Four tables have broken and the field has 15 tables in play.
We caught the action on a flop of all hearts, reading 

. Jon "Pearljammer" Turner bet out 2,400, and he got calls from Elio Fox on the button, and Matt Glantz, who was under the gun.
The turn came the
, and the sparks starting flying. Turner bet out 6,900, and Fox called again. This time, Glantz moved all in for 11,150 more, and it was back to Turner. He shoved all in, having both players covered, and Fox snap called for the rest of his stack! All three clearly had big hands, but when the cards were tabled, we saw that Fox had the best of it.
Fox: 

Glantz: 

Turner: 

"Pair the board!" Turner asked the dealer, and sure enough, the
slammed down on the river, giving Turner eights full of kings. Turner scored the massive double knockout, while Fox and Glantz headed to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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87,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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126,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
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21,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
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18,500
11,500
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11,500 |
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|
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9,000
21,000
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21,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Action started with Joshua Pender raising to 1,250 in the cutoff, and Josh Tieman was the only caller on the small blind. The flop ran down 

, and both players checked it. The
hit the turn, and Tieman fired out 1,500. Pender came along, and the river was the
. Tieman check called a bet of 5,000 from Pender, who showed 
for trip aces. It was no good though, as Tieman showed 
for better trips.
Tieman is up to 28,000 after the hand, while Pender is knocked down to 26,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000 | |
|
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26,500
3,500
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3,500 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Pascal LeFrancois moved all in preflop and Kurt Jewell called.
LeFrancois:

Jewell:

The board ran
and Jewell sent a good portion of his stack over to the French-Canadian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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|
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12,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
They have just announced the prize pool information over the intercom. 157 players entered the tournament, and they will be paying out 18 spots. The first payout will earn you $22,278 but the number everyone wants to know is $416,051. That's what the bracelet winner will be walking out of here with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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58,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
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|
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35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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|
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33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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21,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
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5,400
24,600
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24,600 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |