Monday, May 28, 2012 3:11 PM Local Time
James Routos opened from late position and was re-shoved on by Shu Ho for his last 30,000. Routos made the call and hands were revealed.
Ho:
Routos:
Ho was in good shape to double, however, the flop gave Routos the lead. The turn and bricked for Ho and he was eliminated in 18th place, good for a $2,717 payday.
Monday, May 28, 2012 3:07 PM Local Time
| Table | Seat | Player |
| 445 | 1 | Chad Patterson |
| 445 | 2 | Matthew Wilmot |
| 445 | 3 | Chiab Saechao |
| 445 | 4 | John Vohs |
| 445 | 5 | Ray Pulford |
| 445 | 6 | Carisa Schweisberger |
| 445 | 7 | Kerry Parker |
| 445 | 8 | Bradley Russell |
| 445 | 9 | Nicolas Vaca-Rondon |
| Table | Seat | Player |
| 451 | 1 | Scott Wygal |
| 451 | 2 | Shu Ho |
| 451 | 3 | Donald Michael |
| 451 | 4 | Amy Brady |
| 451 | 5 | Georgi Ivanov |
| 451 | 6 | Jay Pinkussohn |
| 451 | 7 | Steven Phan |
| 451 | 8 | James Routos |
| 451 | 9 | Patricia Baker |
Monday, May 28, 2012 3:00 PM Local Time
We missed the preflop action, but when we got to the table, Ty Stewart and Donald Michael were heads up on a flop that read . Stewart fired out a bet of 25,000, which was just about half his stack, and Michael responded by moving all in. Stewart thought for just a few moments, shrugged, and made the call. The two flipped their cards, and Micahel was out in front.
Michael:
Stewart:
Stewart would need to catch another pair or runner runner straight to survive, and he didn't get it on the turn, the . The river brought the , and the WSOP executive director hit the rail. Meanwhile, Michael is enjoying a monster chip lead, as he now has 400,000, nearly double anyone else in the room. We are now re-drawing for the final 18 players
| Donald Michael | 400,000 | 65,000  |
| Ty Stewart | 0 | -90,000  |
Monday, May 28, 2012 2:54 PM Local Time
We caught up with action just as Scott Wygal was getting all in against Amy Brady. Apparently Brady had raised from late position and was shoved on by Wygal from the big blind. Brady called.
Brady:
Wygal:
The board came and a clearly frustrated Brady, whose stack has been sliding, stood up from the table.
Wygal is up to 105,000 while Brady has slipped to about 120,000.
| Amy Brady | 120,000 | -60,000 |
| Scott Wygal | 105,000 | 40,000 |
Monday, May 28, 2012 2:45 PM Local Time
We didn't get to the table until most of the action had been completed, but here's what we saw. The flop of was out on the board, and Steven Phan had put out a bet of 8,000. Amy Brady had a raise of 20,000 in front of her, and when we arrived, Phan was deep in the tank. After about 30 seconds of thought, he slid the rest of his chips in, and Brady snap called. The cards were tabled, and Phan was in a world of hurt.
Phan:
Brady:
As soon as he saw the cards, Phan yelled "King!" He didn't get it on the turn, but the did help him out alittle, giving him some chop outs. Phan called for king one more time, and this time, he got it, as the hit on the river. Phan celebrated, while Brady just shook her head, saying "I've never tried so hard to get someone to put their chips in the middle." Brady is still plenty healthy with 180,000, while Phan is now up to 85,000.
| Amy Brady | 180,000 | -70,000 |
| Steven Phan | 85,000 | 20,000 |
Monday, May 28, 2012 2:30 PM Local Time
We missed the exact action preflop, but we know that Joseph Kearney got the last of his 30,000 chips in holding , but was dominated by Matthew Wilmot, who held . Wilmot clapped his hands, and told the dealer "no ace!" The dealer obliged, as the board ran out . Kearney headed to the rail, while Wilmot scooped the pot, pushing his stack to 200,000.
| Matthew Wilmot | 200,000 | 65,000 |
| Joseph Kearney | 0 | -11,000 |
Monday, May 28, 2012 2:28 PM Local Time
Today marked the first day of the PokerNews Podcast from the 2012 World Series of Poker. Kristy Arnett hosts alongside Donnie Peters, Remko Rinkema and Danielle Barille with the first guest of the summer, World Poker Tour $100,000 Super High Roller winner Tom Marchese.
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Monday, May 28, 2012 2:24 PM Local Time
We caught up with the action on a board reading . John Vohs had a 30,000 bet in front of him from the big blind position and action was up to Robert Burns, who announced he was all in after some deliberation. Vohs snap-called.
Vohs:
Burns:
Burns would need a ten and only a ten to stay alive. The river bricked out a , which was too little too late for Burns as he was knocked out of the tournament.
Vohs is sitting on a very healthy stack of about 230,000.
| John Vohs | 230,000 | 95,000 |
| Robert Burns | 0 | -110,000 |
Monday, May 28, 2012 2:20 PM Local Time
Sometimes, the battle of the blinds can be some of the most boring pots in poker. Other times, it can be the biggest pot of the tournament. The latter was the case just now between Amy Brady and Joshua Murray. Action folded all the way around to Brady in the small blind, and she called. Murray checked his option in the big blind, and the two saw a flop of .
Brady waited little time in betting out 8,000, and Murray thought for just a few moments before announcing a raise. He threw in the 8,000 for the call, then put out 15,000 more, a raise to 23,000. Brady wasn't about to backdown, and she quickly reraised to 53,000 total! Murray elected to make the call, and the pot swelled up to over 100,000. The turn came the , and Brady quickly moved all in. Despite being for all his chips, Murray thought for just a few seconds before calling! The cards were flipped, and Murray was well out in front.
Brady:
Murray:
Murray had flopped bottom two pair in the big blind, and would need to dodge a queen, jack, or nine to win the pot. Unfortunately for him, the slammed down on the river, counterfeiting Murray and giving Brady the massive pot. With that win, she is now the chip leader, with 250,000.
| Amy Brady | 250,000 | 120,000 |
| Joshua Murray | 0 | -85,000 |
Monday, May 28, 2012 2:14 PM Local Time
Action began with John Vohs, who opened for 7,500 from early position. Action folded around to Mike Vogel on the button, who re-popped it to around 24,000. Vohs pondered for a bit and then announced he was all in. Vogel quickly called off his remaining stack.
Vohs:
Vogel:
Vogel was dominated going into the flop and would need help to survive. The failed to improve Vogel's hand and he was knocked out of the tournament.
| John Vohs | 135,000 | 45,000 |
| Mike Vogel | 0 | 0 |
Monday, May 28, 2012 2:06 PM Local Time
Kerry Parker went all in from the button for his last 18,000 and found one caller in Chiab Saechao. Everyone else folded and hands were revealed.
Parker:
Saechao:
The board kept Parker in the lead and he doubled up.
| Chiab Saechao | 185,000 | -25,000 |
| Kerry Parker | 38,000 | 13,000 |
Monday, May 28, 2012 2:02 PM Local Time
These are the most updated counts of the final three tables.
| Chiab Saechao | 210,000 | 59,400 |
| James Routos | 180,000 | 33,100 |
| Ray Pulford | 150,000 | -15,000 |
| Georgi Ivanov | 140,000 | 14,000 |
| Matthew Wilmot | 135,000 | -5,000 |
| Amy Brady | 130,000 | 74,000 |
| Donald Michael | 130,000 | 19,800 |
| Robert Burns | 110,000 | 63,600 |
| John Vohs | 90,000 | -12,300 |
| Ty Stewart | 90,000 | 20,100 |
| Joshua Murray | 85,000 | 12,600 |
| Carisa Schweisberger | 80,000 | 3,600 |
| Michael Vogel | 70,000 | 28,700 |
| Steven Phan | 65,000 | 3,500 |
| Scott Wygal | 65,000 | 15,000 |
| Joseph McCarthy | 60,000 | -11,100 |
| Chad Patterson | 44,000 | 7,900 |
| Shu Ho | 42,000 | -26,600 |
| Patricia Baker | 40,000 | 3,600 |
| Jay Pinkussohn | 40,000 | 7,200 |
| Bradley Russell | 35,000 | 9,000 |
| Daniel Goldman | 35,000 | 13,400 |
| Nicolas Vaca-Rondon | 30,000 | -36,000 |
| Tom Weihrauch | 29,000 | 13,500 |
| Kerry Parker | 25,000 | -33,800 |
| Joseph Kearney | 11,000 | -9,000 |
| Robert Schiffbauer | 0 | -54,200 |
Monday, May 28, 2012 1:46 PM Local Time
| Table | Seat | Player |
| 445 | 1 | Chiab Saechao |
| 445 | 2 | Donald Michael |
| 445 | 3 | Carisa Schweisberger |
| 445 | 4 | Joseph Kearney |
| 445 | 5 | Jay Pinkussohn |
| 445 | 6 | Ty Stewart |
| 445 | 7 | Bradley Russell |
| 445 | 8 | Georgi Ivanov |
| 445 | 9 | Kerry Parker |
| Table | Seat | Player |
| 446 | 1 | Chad Patterson |
| 446 | 2 | Robert Schiffbauer |
| 446 | 3 | Nicolas Vaca-Rondon |
| 446 | 4 | Steven Phan |
| 446 | 5 | Tom Weihrauch |
| 446 | 6 | Amy Brady |
| 446 | 7 | Joshua Murray |
| 446 | 8 | Shu Ho |
| 446 | 9 | Scott Wygal |
| Table | Seat | Player |
| 451 | 1 | Joseph McCarthy |
| 451 | 2 | John Vohs |
| 451 | 3 | Patricia Baker |
| 451 | 4 | Daniel Goldman |
| 451 | 5 | Matthew Wilmot |
| 451 | 6 | Michael Vogel |
| 451 | 7 | Robert Burns |
| 451 | 8 | Ray Pulford |
| 451 | 9 | James Routos |
Monday, May 28, 2012 1:36 PM Local Time
Play has halted momentarily so that the staff can redraw for the top 27. Once all the players have taken their seats, we will get you a full seating chart.
Monday, May 28, 2012 1:23 PM Local Time
Action started with James Routos, who raised it up to 5,100 from under the gun. The next player to act shoved for about 18,000 total. Georgi Ivanov was next to act, and he shoved for the top for 80,000. Everyone else folded, including Routos, and when the cards were flipped, we were off to the races.
Ivanov:
Opponent:
The board ran out , and Ivanov collected the pot. After stacking up his chips, we saw that he was sitting on around 120,000.
| Georgi Ivanov | 123,000 | 96,600 |
Monday, May 28, 2012 1:21 PM Local Time
Play has resumed and cards are back in the air.
Monday, May 28, 2012 1:00 PM Local Time
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Monday, May 28, 2012 12:54 PM Local Time
In a blind vs. blind confrontation, Joseph Kearney raised to 7,000 from the small and was snap re-shoved on by Scott Wygal in the big for about 23,000 total. Kearney made the call.
Wygal:
Kearney:
The board ran out leaving Wygal with a pair of aces to scoop the pot and leaving Kearney with just 20,000.
| Scott Wygal | 50,000 | 23,800 |
| Joseph Kearney | 20,000 | -18,300 |
Monday, May 28, 2012 12:52 PM Local Time
A short stack moved all in for around 15,000, and Ray Pulford was next to act. He decided to just call, and the rest of the table folded. Pulford was in great shape, with his dominating his opponents . The board ran out safely for Pulford, coming , and Pulford collected the chips, upping his stack to about 140,000.
| Ray Pulford | 140,000 | 48,900 |
Monday, May 28, 2012 12:27 PM Local Time
A short-stacked Jacob Wesloski moved all in for about his last 13,000 from the cutoff position and found one caller in Matthew Wilmot from the small blind. Trish Baker folded from the big. Revealed hands showed it was a race situation.
Wesloski:
Wilmot:
The board ran out , failing to improve Wesloski's hand and eliminating him from the tournament.
| Matthew Wilmot | 140,000 | 17,200 |
| Jacob Wesloski | 0 | -22,600 |