Event #2: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Eight Handed) Day 2 | 2013 World Series of Poker

05-31-2013 02:22 UTC-7

Copher Busts to Gonsalves; Katz Busts Too

[user101598]

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

James Copher raised to 12,000 on the button, Markus Gonsalves three-bet to 33,500 out of the small blind, and Copher made the call. The flop fell , Gonsalves led out for 35,000, and Copher called.

The turn was the , Gonsalves bet enough to put Copher all in, and he called.

Copher:
Gonsalves:

Copher needed a jack to double, but a meaningless completed the board. He hit the rail, while Gonsalves now has 495,000 chips.

On an adjacent table, Cary Katz was also busted with unknown action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Gonsalves	495,000	265,000
Cary Katz	Busted
James Copher	Busted

Tags: James Copher Markus Gonsalves

05-31-2013 02:21 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafal Michalowski	510,000	20,000
Griffin Benger	440,000	-50,000
Trevor Pope	440,000	160,000
Joe Serock	395,000	115,000
David Sands	215,000	-15,000
Brandon Meyers	215,000	-40,000
Matthew Parry	155,000	-148,000
Ben Hamnett	95,000	-70,000

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vamplew	360,000	35,000
Ben Yu	255,000	85,000
Dan Kelly	255,000	-70,000
Peter Gould	180,000	-5,000
Garen Nichanian	160,000
Brian Rast	140,000	-10,000
Keith Lehr	90,000	-8,000
Cary Katz	25,000	-65,000

Kuzmin KO'd

[user101598]

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Alexander Kuzmin open-shoved for 41,000 from under the gun, and Rafal Michalowski made the call in the small blind.

Kuzmin:
Michalowski:

Kuzmin was in good shape to double, and remained ahead when the flop came , but the spiked on the turn. Kuzmin now needed a three or a six to stay alive, but the fell on the river.

He hit the rail in 33rd-place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Kuzmin	Busted

Tags: Alexander Kuzmin Rafal Michalowski

05-31-2013 02:08 UTC-7

Table 406 Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Darryll Fish	300,000	110,000
Jamie Armstrong	250,000	-100,000
Jeremy Ausmus	210,000	5,000
Jared Hamby	195,000	70,000
Chris DeMaci	140,000	65,000
Tony Gargano	110,000	65,000
David Peters	85,000	10,000
Kristijonas Andrulis	80,000	-60,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

05-31-2013 01:42 UTC-7

Break

[user101598]

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The players are now on a 20-minute break.

05-31-2013 01:34 UTC-7

Sylvia Sent Packing

[user101598]

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Kai Chang raised to 8,000 in the hijack seat, Jesse Sylvia moved all in for 53,500 in the small blind, and Chang looked him up.

Chang:
Sylvia:

The 2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up was well behind, and found no help when the board came .

Chang is up to 190,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Chang	190,000	130,000
Jesse Sylvia	Busted

Tags: Jesse Sylvia Kai Chang

05-31-2013 01:28 UTC-7

Julius Gets it in Good; Busts

[user101598]

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

David Diaz raised to 8,000 in the hijack seat. Kyle Julius three-bet shoved for around 26,000 in the big blind, and Diaz made the call.

Diaz:
Julius:

Julius was in great shape to double...until there was an ace on the flop. Julius needed running spades or the case jack, and received neither when the turn and river came , . Julius is out, while Diaz chipped up to 145,000.