The Plan
Level 20
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Tournament officials have just announced that the remaining players will play Level 20 and then take a dinner break. This will happen whether or not the bubble still looms.
2012 World Series of Poker
WSOP National Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,570,000
Entries
157
Level
28
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Two Outer on the Turn for Le
Hao Le put in a raise preflop from under the gun and was called by David "ODB" Baker in the cutoff. Le proceeded to fire out 40,000 on the 
flop, Baker called, and the 
appeared on the turn.
This time Le checked, opening the door for Baker to slide out a big stack of pink T5,000 chips, enough to cover his opponent. Le made a quick call and the cards were tabled:
Showdown
Baker: 
Le: 
Baker had flopped trips, but Le hit a two-outer on the turn to fill up. The 
river was no help to Baker, and Le doubled on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | 165,000 |
|
150,000 | -220,000 |
Katchalov & Stein Have Tense Moment
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Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Sam Stein opened for 13,000 and Eugene Katchalov raised to 27,000. Stein called and the flop came 
. Stein check-called 30,000 and the turn came 
. Stein check-called a second time, this time to a tune of 42,000. The river came 
and both players checked.
Stein tabled 
, Katchalov mucked and the bubble dragged on.
Schock All In & Called By Stone
A short-stacked Mitch Schock moved all in under the gun for 62,000 and cleared the field to Mark Bonsack in the small blind. He thought for a solid two minutes before folding, and Nikolas Stone made the call from the big blind.
Showdown
| Stone |  |
| Schock |  |
Bonsack seemed upset and indicated he had folded a pair, but it turned out to be for the best as the flop came down 
. The 
turn and 
flop meant it was a chop, and the already lengthy bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000 | 5,000 |
|
66,000 | 4,000 |
Back to the Grind
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
The post-break action seems to be right where it was last level . . . very tight. It's been a lengthy bubble, and based upon the stacks (the short stack still has 15 big blinds or so), it could be quiet awhile. With that said, the clock is running, so it's only a matter of time before someone earns the unfortunate distinction of the WSOP National Championship bubble boy (or girl).
Table 1 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000 | -10,000 |
|
285,000 | 35,000 |
|
230,000 | 110,000 |
|
211,000 | 1,000 |
|
183,000 | -117,000 |
|
|
165,000 | -105,000 |
|
100,000 | -15,000 |
Table 2 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000 | 145,000 |
|
400,000 | 24,000 |
|
210,000 | -14,000 |
|
170,000 | 103,000 |
|
115,000 | -45,000 |
|
100,000 | -30,000 |
Cards Back in the Air
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Cards are back in the air following the break. We are still on the money bubble and playing hand-for-hand. They have spent approximately 80 minutes of hand-for-hand play.
Level: 19
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000