2012 World Series of Poker

Event 38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Dung Nguyen
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$607,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,502
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

More Going Home

The elimination of these players in the money leaves us with exactly 200 players.

Player Chips Progress
Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
Busted
Kevin Miller us
Kevin Miller
Busted
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Jacob Brenden us
Jacob Brenden
Busted
Elijah Pena us
Elijah Pena
Busted
Paul Renfrow us
Paul Renfrow
Busted
Todd Tritsch us
Todd Tritsch
Busted
Vince Burgio us
Vince Burgio
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Juan Pastor fr
Juan Pastor
Busted
Run It Once
Camile Pontillo us
Camile Pontillo
Busted
Richard Willoughby gb
Richard Willoughby
Busted
Frank Vulpis us
Frank Vulpis
Busted
Jason Mayfield us
Jason Mayfield
Busted
Jeffrey Carlson us
Jeffrey Carlson
Busted
Anthony Ruffolo us
Anthony Ruffolo
Busted
Ray Foley us
Ray Foley
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Dennis Yeary us
Dennis Yeary
Busted
Harrison Gimbel us
Harrison Gimbel
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Ross Myers us
Ross Myers
Busted

Baldwin Busto

Eric Baldwin gave himself a shot to triple-up. All he needed to find was a pretty little queen and life would be sweet.

He was in early position with {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} and up against a player in the next seat with {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}, and a player in the big blind with {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}.

All the chips went in pre flop and the board ran {5-Spades}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts} meaning Baldwin's two opponents chopped his stack between them.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Eric Baldwin

Smith Slams Them Down

Dan Smith was in middle position when he opened up the pot to 3,700. The player directly on his left made it 7,000 to go and the rest of the players got out of the way, while Smith called.

The {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{5-Clubs} flop would see Smith tap the table and his opponent oblige with a check behind. When the {a-Hearts} hit the turn, Smith again checked and this time his opponent went to bet. Before the player had finished reaching for his chips, Smith slammed down his {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} hard onto the felt and the table laughed, with this apparently being a Table 431 in-joke. With that, the pot went away from Smith, while he still sits with a healthy stack.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
90,000
-4,400
-4,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Dan Smith

More Home with Money

Here are the next few players who have been sent home with a bit of cash for their time.

Player Chips Progress
Istvan Toro hu
Istvan Toro
Busted
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
Busted
Gabriel Nassif fr
Gabriel Nassif
Busted
Andrew Jackson us
Andrew Jackson
Busted
George Broussard us
George Broussard
Busted
Cory Carlson us
Cory Carlson
Busted
Matthew Huey us
Matthew Huey
Busted
Tonya Baltazar us
Tonya Baltazar
Busted
Jacob Panzeri us
Jacob Panzeri
Busted
Jose Ruizdominguez mx
Jose Ruizdominguez
Busted
Charlie Dawson us
Charlie Dawson
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Shawn Payne us
Shawn Payne
Busted
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Edward Hansen us
Edward Hansen
Busted

Haxton Knocks One Away

The table looked in awe at Arthur Lim as he limped for 1,600 and left himself with just 2,100 behind. Michael Borovetz was in the small blind and made the call, while Isaac Haxton tapped in the big blind.

Flop: {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}

Borovetz was first to act and simply folded his cards, sending the action to Haxton. A flick of 2,100 chips meant Haxton was putting Lim to a decision. Lim called pretty quickly and the two players turned their hands over.

Lim: {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Haxton: {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

Haxton had the flush draw and then on the {10-Diamonds} turn, he had the flush. The meaningless {6-Clubs} on the river changed nothing and Lim was sent home, while Haxton raked in some chips.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
47,000
26,200
26,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Arthur Lim us
Arthur Lim
Busted

Tags: Isaac HaxtonArthur Lim

Level: 13

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

The Tank Man

Francisco Riosvallejo tangled with Gabriel Nassif and the latter took age over every decision.

We caught up with the action on the {8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop and Riosvallejo led out for 6,600. Nassif took about two minutes and calmly slid in the call.

The turn landed as {q-Clubs} and Riosvallejo fired for 9,400. Another two minutes of thinking and stack counting went on from Nassif before he called again. The river was the {a-Clubs} and Riosvallejo checked.

Nassif took three minutes to dwell and and counted out every one of his chips that added up to 22,200. Finally he checked behind and was shown {a-Hearts}{j-Spades} and folded.

"There are some players who wait to make hands before building pots, and there are some players who build pots while waiting for hands!" commented Layne Flack.

"I didn't say I was good," responded Riosvallejo.

"I didn't say you were bad!" Flack came back.

Player Chips Progress
Francisco Rios
Francisco Rios
78,000
11,600
11,600
Gabriel Nassif fr
Gabriel Nassif
22,200
-10,700
-10,700

Tags: Francisco RiosvallejoGabriel NassifLayne Flack

First Round of Eliminations in the Money

The eliminations have been flying fast since the bubble burst. Here are the player who have managed to go home with a minimum cash.

Player Chips Progress
Philip Tom us
Philip Tom
Busted
Andrew Dean us
Andrew Dean
Busted
Mike Fraser ca
Mike Fraser
Busted
Joseph Sanchez us
Joseph Sanchez
Busted
Carlos Heller br
Carlos Heller
Busted
Tony Cousineau us
Tony Cousineau
Busted
Thomas Ahern us
Thomas Ahern
Busted
David Miscikowski us
David Miscikowski
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Perry Lin us
Perry Lin
Busted
Dane Canelas-Miller us
Dane Canelas-Miller
Busted
Duane Yoshioka us
Duane Yoshioka
Busted
Anthony Rubio us
Anthony Rubio
Busted
Christian Steen sc
Christian Steen
Busted
David Levi us
David Levi
Busted
Bill Varga us
Bill Varga
Busted
Charles Nelson gb
Charles Nelson
Busted
Fred Goldberg us
Fred Goldberg
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Martin Diaz ar
Martin Diaz
Busted
Stephen Graner us
Stephen Graner
Busted
Jeffrey Tanouye us
Jeffrey Tanouye
Busted
Gregory Marcus us
Gregory Marcus
Busted
Nicholas Wong hk
Nicholas Wong
Busted
In Sun Geoum us
In Sun Geoum
Busted
Park Yu Cheung hk
Park Yu Cheung
Busted
David Schwind us
David Schwind
Busted

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Evans Wins One After the Bubble

When we arrived at Table 439, Nicky Evans and the player to his direct left were involved in a hand with a flop showing {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. Evans was first to act and made it 3,600 to go. The player thought for quite some time before calling, which sent a {9-Spades} onto the felt on the turn.

This time Evans led for 9,100 and again his opponent thought long and hard before calling. On the {a-Spades} river, Evans slid out a stack of 26,000 in chips, which was enough to put his opponent all-in. The player then went into the tank for almost two minuted before letting his hand go to send the pot to Evans.

Player Chips Progress
Nicky Evans
Nicky Evans
108,000
25,300
25,300

Tags: Nicky Evans