Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:56 AM Local Time
| Jamie Gold | 82,000 | |
| Matt Matros | 76,950 | |
| Kristy Gazes | 73,375 | |
| Todd Brunson | 48,625 | |
| Joe Hachem | 45,725 | 0  |
| Paul Wasicka | 34,250 | |
| Chau Giang | 26,850 | |
| Kenna James | 24,075 | |
| Daniel Alaei | 13,350 | |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:55 AM Local Time
We caught up with the action just as Tony Dunst had pushed all in for his last 6,000. A player already in the pot called from early position.
"You're way ahead," Dunst's opponent said.
"I hope you don' have a pair," Dunst replied.
His opponent tabled and said, "I couldn't fold getting two-to-one."
Dunst flipped over , leaving him as a favorite to double up.
The board was no help to Dunst's opponent and Dunst doubled (and then some) to 14,000.
| Tony Dunst | 14,000 | 6,025  |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:54 AM Local Time
We're breaking today from high to low in Pavilion first, Yellow > White > Black, and then from low to high in Amazon, Tan > Blue > Orange > Purple - though we doubt we will break more than into Tan today.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:53 AM Local Time
A middle position player opened for 1,100 and Jeff Shulman, also in middle position, moved all in for his last 5,300. The opener made the call to put Shulman at risk as the players turned up their hands.
Shulman:
Opponent:
Shulman was slighty ahead and stayed in front on the flop although his opponent picked up an inside-straight draw. The on the turn was as good of a card as Shulman could have asked for as his opponent would now need a ten and a ten only to deliver the knockout. The river was the and Shulman secured the double up but was still short with not much more than a third of the original starting stack.
| Jeff Shulman | 11,500 | 3,650 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:51 AM Local Time
| Jennifer Harman | 40,600 | |
| Tony Hachem | 39,825 | 0 |
| George Lind | 30,500 | |
| Bryan Devonshire | 23,925 | |
| Barry Greenstein | 12,575 | 0 |
| Elissa Harwood | 10,550 | |
| Liv Boeree | 8,500 | 0 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:50 AM Local Time
2001 Main Event Champion Carlos Mortensen started the day with with over 100,000 chips and has since gained even more to get up around 130,000. While Carlos has had a good start to the day, we did catch this hand where he lost a few after some big bets failed him.
A player in middle position raised it up to 1,200 and got a call from the small blind. Mortensen re-raised from the big blind to 5,200, the middle position player called, and the small blind folded.
The flop came down and Mortensen bet out 4,850. The middle position player thought for a bit and made the call to see the turn. Both players (after quite a bit of thinking) checked and the river came
Mortensen checked again, the middle position player bet 3,200 and Mortensen reluctantly called. The middle position player showed and Mortensen mucked. He has fallen to around 112,000 which is just about what he started the day with. Still double average and with the knowledge of how to win the Main Event, Mortensen is as dangerous a player as we have in the field today
| Carlos Mortensen | 112,000 | -18,000 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:49 AM Local Time
As we were wandering the Orange Section of the Pavilion, we happened to notice a big stack that just so happens to belong to Mike Carson, who won a bracelet back at the 2000 WSOP in Event #18 $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em. All told, Carson has six WSOP cashes totaling $280,235.
With a stack of over 120,000, we'll certainly be keeping an eye on Carson throughout Day 2b.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:48 AM Local Time
It folded around to Christopher Bolek in the small blind who raised to 1,400. Jeffrey Lisandro, sitting in the big blind with mirrored glasses and his characteristic hat, made the call. The flop came . Bolek bet 1,800. Lisandro rechecked his cards, and called the bet.
The turn brought the , pairing the board. This time Bolek bet 4,100, then Lisandro made it 9,000 to go. Bolek hesitated, then called.
The river was the , and both players quickly checked. Bolek tabled for queens and sixes, and Lisandro mucked.
Lisandro has about 44,000 now, while Bolek chips up over 80,000.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:48 AM Local Time
People playing in the white section today.
| Lyle Berman | 127,575 | |
| Narendra Banwari | 123,000 | |
| Kevin MacPhee | 106,850 | |
| Matt Jarvis | 81,900 | |
| Thomas Keller | 73,800 | |
| David Bach | 72,650 | |
| Vanessa Rousso | 65,375 | 0 |
| Blair Hinkle | 56,250 | |
| Joseph Cheong | 54,150 | |
| Matt Savage | 51,650 | |
| Salvatore Bonavena | 45,575 | |
| David Sands | 44,075 | |
| Erik Cajelais | 41,000 | |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:47 AM Local Time
We just caught a cooler hand that would make Mr. Freeze from the Batman series cringe. Amnon Filippi and Marcelo Mesqueu were heads up on a board that read . Mesqueu checked to Filippi, who bet out 3,700. Mesqueu called, and the pot had about 11,000 in it.
The river came the , and Mesqueu checked one more time. Filippi threw out an over bet of 16,000, and Mesqueu thought for just a few seconds before announcing all in. Filippi SNAP called and showed for flopped quads. Mesqueu shook his head, and showed for a flopped full house.
Filippi missed the reveal, and when he was told what Mesqueu, he was understandably shocked. "Wow thats just so sick. I was praying he had queens. When I saw the first six I was happy. When I saw the second I was like damn I'm not going to make any money."
Well he certainly did. Filippi and Mesqueu were virtually even in chips, with Filippi barely having him covered. He now has over 100,000.
| Amnon Filippi | 105,000 | 53,800 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:47 AM Local Time
We caught up with the action four-handed on a flop where it was checked to Greg Mueller who bet 1,100 in the hijack and only the small blind stuck around. Both players checked the turn and the small blind check-called another Mueller bet of 2,000 on the river. Mueller flipped over for kings up which was good to take down the pot and get some thinnish value on the end of the double-paired board.
| Greg Mueller | 29,300 | 1,050 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:43 AM Local Time
Over in the blue section of the Amazon Room
| Ryan D'Angelo | 133,525 | 0 |
| Bryan Colin | 103,850 | 0 |
| Pascal Lefrancois | 63,200 | 0 |
| Jean-Robert Bellande | 56,475 | 0 |
| Kathy Liebert | 43,300 | 0 |
| J.C. Tran | 43,000 | 0 |
| Steven Kelly | 40,025 | 0 |
| Jorge Arias | 39,450 | 0 |
| Berry Johnston | 28,850 | 0 |
| Greg Mueller | 28,250 | 0 |
| Chad Batista | 23,500 | 0 |
| Vanessa Peng | 8,450 | 0 |
| Jeff Shulman | 7,850 | 0 |
| Todd Terry | 0 | 0 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:43 AM Local Time
A player in late position made it 1,200 and Matt Savage in the small blind made the call. The dealer flattened out a flop and it was here that both players checked. A fell on the turn, allowing Savage to seemingly take control of the hand and bet out 1,500. After a mild tank session his opponent called.
The river however slowed Savage down as he opted to simply knuckle. Savage's opponent then bet out 800. Savage immediately said call and flipped over for a pair of kings. Savage's opponent showed for a weaker pair, and the losing hand. Savage now sits around 64,000 in chips.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:39 AM Local Time
We caught up with the action three-handed where each player was in for a bet of 1,100 on the flop. On the turn, the big blind led out for 2,200 and J.C. Tran called from early position. The button folded and the two remaining players both checked when the hit the river. Tran turned over for a pair of sevens which had the big blind's for just ace-high beat.
| J.C. Tran | 43,000 | -9,850 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:38 AM Local Time
The quick answer is over at Table 309 where two Mizrachi Brothers are seated side by side, well with the dealer in the middle. Donny Mizrachi, who finished 345th in last year's Main Event, and Eric Mizrachi, who finished 718th last year, are currently seated in the one and nine seats respectively.
The tables in the Amazon Room won't be breaking before those in the Pavilion, which means we might be privy to some brotherly battles; however, Eric will have his work cut out as he began the day with just 11,450, a far cry from Donny's 86,500.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:38 AM Local Time
Andrew Hippert opened to 1,200 in early position, Eric Liu called on his direct left, and the action folded behind them. Liu gave Hippert a death stare as the dealer burned a card, preparing to deliver the flop.
"How are you?" Hippert asked him in a very friendly tone.
Liu broke into a smile. "I'm good."
The flop was , and Hippert led for 1,600. Liu called, and the turn brought another nine - the . Hippert checked, Liu tossed out 4,200, and Hippert check-raised to 12,200.
Liu tank-folded face-up.
"Good fold," Hippert offered, mucking his cards face down.
| Eric Liu | 27,600 | -1,550 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:36 AM Local Time
| Sam Stein | 101,825 | |
| Patrik Antonius | 89,100 | -1,900 |
| Dario Minieri | 71,400 | 0 |
| Justin Bonomo | 59,950 | |
| Huck Seed | 42,600 | |
| Joe Sebok | 39,975 | |
| Phil Galfond | 38,675 | |
| David Sklansky | 30,175 | 0 |
| Andy Frankenberger | 18,225 | 0 |
| Tony Dunst | 7,975 | 0 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:34 AM Local Time
In one of the early hands at his table, Al Riccobono saw a flop with two other players. The board was and one player bet 3,500. The next player raised to 13,500 and then Riccobono moved all in for around 28,000. The original bettor folded, but the next player made the call. Riccobono showed a set of fives with in his hand and his opponent tabled .
The turn brought a , which gave Riccobono's opponent a miracle straight to take the lead. The river was another miracle, albeit on a much more minor scale, with an falling to allow Riccobono to chop the hand with his opponent and stay alive.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:31 AM Local Time
Patrik Antonius raised to 1,300 from under-the-gun and found one caller in the small blind.
The flop came and the the small blind checked, prompting a 1,600 c-bet from Antonius. His opponent made the call.
The turn brought the and, not slowing down, Antonius fired again - this time for 3,700. His opponent quickly mucked.
Antonius is up to 91,000.
| Patrik Antonius | 91,000 | 1,900 |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:30 AM Local Time
We caught up with the action to see a raise to 1,300 preflop with two callers. The player in the small blind moved all in for 15,800 total and Allen Cunningham made the call. The other players folded their hands and the cards were turned up:
Cunningham:
Opponent:
The board fell and Cunningham was able to scoop a nice sized pot and send a player packing early on day two.
| Allen Cunningham | 43,500 | 15,700 |