Monday, June 18, 2012 3:13 PM Local Time
A short-stacked JC Tran shipped all in for 54,000 from the button and Michael Aron called from the big blind.
Tran:
Aron:
Aron jumped ahead on the and Tran needed a heart or a king to double up. Unfortunately for Tran, the turn and river came and , eliminating him from the tournament.
| Michael Aron | 1,350,000 | 81,000  |
| JC Tran | 0 | -96,000  |
Monday, June 18, 2012 3:10 PM Local Time
Cherish Andrews opened to 50,000 from under the gun and was called by Huy Quach on the button and Michael Aron in the big blind.
The flop was and Aron checked to Andrews who fired 75,000. Quach called and Aron got out of the way.
The turn brought the and both players checked to see a river. Andrews pushed 225,000 into the middle and Quach called but mucked his hand when Andrews showed for Broadway.
| Cherish Andrews | 1,700,000 | 650,000 |
| Huy Quach | 360,000 | -305,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 3:01 PM Local Time
JC Tran moved all in from the hijack for 35,000 and was called by Maximilian Lehmanski from the big blind.
Tran:
Lehmanski:
Tran paired up on the flop and kept the lead through fourth and fifth street when they came and .
| Maximilian Lehmanski | 1,320,000 | -80,000 |
| JC Tran | 96,000 | 31,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 2:57 PM Local Time
Patrick Karschamroon open-shipped all in from the cutoff of 191,000 and was called by Najib Kamand in the big blind.
Karschamroon:
Kamand:
The board fell and Karschamroon was unable to improve his hand and best Kamand's jacks. Karschamroon will take home $29,941 for his efforts.
| Najib Kamand | 800,000 | 211,000 |
| Patrick Karschamroon | 0 | -340,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 2:54 PM Local Time
Cherish Andrews opened to 50,000 from early position and was called by JC Tran from the big blind. The flop fell and Tran checked to Andrews who continued out for 75,000. Tran mucked his hand and Andrews grabbed the pot.
| Cherish Andrews | 1,050,000 | 69,000 |
| JC Tran | 65,000 | -110,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 2:41 PM Local Time
JC Tran opened to 55,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Huy Quach who called from the big blind.
The flop was and Quach checked to Tran who continued out for 65,000. Quach called and the fell on fourth street.
Quach checked for a second time and Tran moved out a bet of 92,000. Quach announced that he was all in and Tran tanked for about a minute before tossing his hand into the muck.
| JC Tran | 175,000 | -217,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 2:27 PM Local Time
Current 2012 WSOP Player of the Year Standings
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|
| 1 | Andy Frankenberger | 384.66 |
| 2 | Phil Ivey | 383.55 |
| 3 | John Monnette | 319.50 |
| 4 | Brian Hastings | 303.00 |
| 5 | Ashkan Razavi | 274.06 |
| 6 | Aubin Cazals | 251.00 |
| 7 | Michael Gathy | 250.00 |
| 8 | Clifford Goldkind | 240.00 |
| 9 | Phil Hellmuth | 240.00 |
| 10 | Simon Charette | 237.50 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 2:24 PM Local Time
| Tom Chambers | 2,794,000 | -136,000 |
| Jim Kasputis Jr | 1,525,000 | -183,000 |
| Maximilian Lehmanski | 1,400,000 | 100,000 |
| Michael Aron | 1,269,000 | -1,000 |
| Cherish Andrews | 981,000 | -49,000 |
| Joe Cada | 769,000 | 119,000 |
| Huy Quach | 665,000 | 13,000 |
| Dwyte Pilgrim | 640,000 | 0 |
| Carter Phillips | 622,000 | 36,000 |
| Najib Kamand | 589,000 | 6,000 |
| Jonathan Poche | 497,000 | -43,000 |
| JC Tran | 392,000 | 42,000 |
| Patrick Karschamroon | 340,000 | 81,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 2:20 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 20-minute break.
Monday, June 18, 2012 2:20 PM Local Time
Huy Quach opened to 45,000 from under the gun only to have Michael Aron three-bet to 115,000. It folded to Dwyte Pilgrim in the big blind who announced all in for 272,000 total. Quach got out of the way and Aron called.
Aron:
Pilgrim:
Aron jumped way into the lead ont he flop and it was just about all over for Pilgrim.
The on the turn gave him outs to make Broadway if a queen fell on the river. Fortunately for Pilgrim, that's exactly what happened. The peeled off on the river and Pilgrim became the winner of what once was a race. He's now sitting on about 640,000.
| Michael Aron | 1,270,000 | -475,000 |
| Dwyte Pilgrim | 640,000 | 280,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 2:13 PM Local Time
Dwyte Pilgrim made a raise to 53,000 from early position and JC Tran shipped all in from the small blind for 158,000 total. Pilgrim showed the and was behind Tran's .
The board brought the and Tran's queens were able to hold, doubling him to about 350,000.
| Dwyte Pilgrim | 360,000 | -410,000 |
| JC Tran | 350,000 | -10,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 2:10 PM Local Time
After being crippled in the last hand, Valentyn Shabelnyk raised all in for 125,000 from under the gun. He was called by Jonathan Poche in the big blind and the hands were tabled:
Poche:
Shabelnyk:
The board fell giving Poche a spade flush to send Shabelnyk home in 14th place.
| Jonathan Poche | 540,000 | 295,000 |
| Valentyn Shabelnyk | 0 | -85,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 2:04 PM Local Time
Tom Chambers opened to 45,000 from the hijack and Valentyn Shabelnyk called from the big blind.
The dealer pounded the table and dealt out a flop . Shabelnyk checked to Chambers who continued out for 85,000. Shabelnyk tossed out a call and the fell on the turn. Shabelnyk checked for a second time and Chambers opted to move 225,000 into the middle this time. Shabelnyk called once again.
Fifth street was the and Shabelnyk checked. Chambers moved a massive bet of 900,000 to the middle. Shabelnyk announced a call and showed .
Much to the heartbreak of Shabelnyk, he was behind the of Chambers whose flopped two pair turned into a full house on the turn. Chambers is now the commanding chip lead of the tournament with 2,930,000.
| Tom Chambers | 2,930,000 | 1,250,000 |
| Valentyn Shabelnyk | 85,000 | -1,675,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 1:50 PM Local Time
Joe Cada opened to 42,000 from under the gun and was called by Tom Chambers in the hijack and Valentyn Shabelnyk in the big blind.
The flop came and Shabelnyk checked. Cada continued out for 82,000 and Chambers threw out a call. Shabelnyk mucked and we were heads up to the turn.
Fourth street was the and Cada checked. Chambers bet 200,000 and Cada called to see the fall on the river. Cada checked his option for a second time and Chambers waited a moment before moving 300,000 into the middle.
Cada announced a call and showed but was behind the queens and tens of Chambers' .
This hand was a huge hit to Cada, who began the day as the chip leader and is now sitting on 650,000.
| Tom Chambers | 1,680,000 | 1,148,000 |
| Joe Cada | 650,000 | -620,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 1:45 PM Local Time
Tom Chambers shoved from the hijack for 477,000 and was called by Valentyn Shabelnyk in the big blind.
Shabelnyk:
Chambers:
The board ran out as Chambers spiked the turn to double to about 985,000. Shabelnyk slipped to about 1,380,000.
Monday, June 18, 2012 1:44 PM Local Time
2009 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe Cada raised to 42,000 from early position only to find Najib Kamand moved all in for 271,000 from the small blind. Cada called and the hands were tabled:
Cada:
Kamand:
Cada kept his lead in this race on the flop, but Kamand had gained several more outs for the win. Kamand paired up on fourth street when the came and clinched victory when the dropped down on fifth.
| Joe Cada | 1,270,000 | -599,000 |
| Najib Kamand | 583,000 | 265,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 1:39 PM Local Time
Action folded to Patrick Karschamroon who moved all in for his last 114,000 from the hijack. Jonathan Poche called from the big blind with and was up against Karschamroon's .
Karschamroon extended his lead on the and kept it through the turn and river.
| Patrick Karschamroon | 259,000 | 71,000 |
| Jonathan Poche | 245,000 | -246,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 1:35 PM Local Time
Cherish Andrews opened with a raise to 45,000 from under the gun. Action folded over to Jean-Marc Thomas who moved all in for about 150,000 from the cutoff. It folded over to Andrews who moved out a call.
Andrews:
Thomas:
The flop was giving Andrews several outs for the win. She needed a queen, nine or spade but found none of those on the turn. The river, however, obliged, by falling the . Andrews was able to make her flush and send Thomas home.
| Cherish Andrews | 1,250,000 | 330,000 |
| Jean-Marc Thomas | 0 | -180,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 1:26 PM Local Time
Jim Kasputis Jr opened the betting with a raise to 50,000 from under the gun. It folded to the ever-aggressive Valentyn Shabelnyk in the cutoff who made it 90,000 to go. Kasputis called and the two saw a flop of .
Kasputis led into the pot for 60,000 and Shabelnyk wasted no time announcing that he was all in. Kasputis called all in for about 740,000 and showed . Shabelnyk tabled and was behind.
The turn was the with the completing the board. Kasputis was able to score a huge double up while bringing Shabelnyk back under two million.
| Valentyn Shabelnyk | 1,760,000 | -440,000 |
| Jim Kasputis Jr | 1,708,000 | 808,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 1:20 PM Local Time
Action folded to Huy Quach who raised to 38,000 from the cutoff. The button and small blind folded and Cherish Andrews moved a stack of 450,000, or enough to put Quach all in. Quach called with and was racing with Andrews' .
Quach jumped into the lead on the flop and retained it through the turn and river. He's now sitting at 652,000 while Andrews has dropped under one million with 920,000.
| Cherish Andrews | 920,000 | -320,000 |
| Huy Quach | 652,000 | 242,000 |