Friday, July 13, 2012 1:33 PM Local Time
For exact places of finish, please refer to our payouts page.
| Roberto Luongo | 0 | 0  |
| Thomas Jacobson Jr | 0 | -43,500 |
| Anthony Wise | 0 | 0 |
| James Gloyd | 0 | -90,000 |
| Brian Hamilton | 0 | 0 |
| Youcef Benzerfa | 0 | -195,500 |
| Scott Daigle | 0 | -156,000 |
| Bahbak Oboodi | 0 | -184,000 |
| Liv Boeree | 0 | -207,500 |
| Louis Asmo | 0 | -225,000 |
| David Tuchman | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Mayers | 0 | -258,500 |
| Robert Peltekci | 0 | -293,000 |
| Desislav Velikov | 0 | -235,000 |
| Ray Babao | 0 | -145,000 |
| Josep Galindo | 0 | -110,000 |
| Raymond Morgan | 0 | -173,000 |
| Scott Augustine | 0 | -133,500 |
| Ross Myers | 0 | -184,000 |
| Guillaume Rivet | 0 | -190,000 |
| Zachary Cooke | 0 | -224,000 |
| Derek Gregory | 0 | -212,000 |
| Reggie Lyons | 0 | -123,500 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:32 PM Local Time
We caught up with the action on a board reading , where Shaun Deeb was in a heads-up pot against David Funkhouser.
Funkhouser checked from under the gun and Deeb fired 25,500 into the middle. Funkhouser made the call.
The completed the board and both players checked. Funkhouser tabled for jacks and fours. Deeb nodded his head and mucked - conceding the pot to Funkhouser.
Deeb slipped, but is still in good shape with 570,000, however.
| Shaun Deeb | 570,000 | -30,000 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:32 PM Local Time
For exact places of finish, please refer to our payouts page.
| Dylan Shwartz | 0 | -40,000 |
| Dave Orvis | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Tanimoto | 0 | -60,000 |
| Matt Lefkowitz | 0 | -111,500 |
| Mike Schneider | 0 | -750,000 |
| Christine Brewer | 0 | -123,000 |
| John Corsi | 0 | -205,000 |
| David Diaz | 0 | -215,000 |
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 0 | -129,500 |
| Ryan Batchelor | 0 | -241,000 |
| George Leandrou | 0 | -200,000 |
| Robert Lo | 0 | -219,000 |
| Chris Stull | 0 | -128,000 |
| David Singontiko | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Allen | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Mercier | 0 | 0 |
| Cobi Cobian | 0 | -63,000 |
| Lance Keating | 0 | -115,500 |
| Ryan Austin | 0 | -68,500 |
| Daniel Pickard | 0 | -133,000 |
| Lukas Nemec | 0 | -146,500 |
| Jerome Naye | 0 | -159,000 |
| Serkan Kurnaz | 0 | -236,500 |
| Michael Vo | 0 | -85,000 |
| Soon Hwang | 0 | 0 |
| Su Zhu | 0 | -140,000 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:31 PM Local Time
We didn't catch the betting action, but we do know that NHL goalie Roberto Luongo was all in preflop with and in bad shape against the of Bryan Vanrijsbergen.
The flop provided Luongo no help, while the river left him in need of a four on the river to keep his Main Event dreams alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . It was close, but not close enough. Luongo collected his things and made his way to the payout desk, adding a World Series of Poker Main Event cash to his résumé.
| Roberto Luongo | 0 | -185,000 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:30 PM Local Time
A four table radius in the Amazon room was recently caught jumping up from their tables in fits of coughing. Amid the tizzy of players scrambling throughout the Orange section, we found former WSOP Main Event final tablist Lee Childs who informed us that the incident happened at his table.
"A guy at my table raked in a pot and then all of a sudden jumped up from the table and started coughing like crazy. Then I felt a tickle in my throat and started coughing. Turns out a guy had what he thought was a pen and it sprayed pepper spray in the air," said Childs.
Speaking with WSOP Media Director Nolan Dalla afterwards, we confirmed the story. A player at the table found what he thought was a pen in the parking lot and was playing with it at the table. He clicked it, assuming he would engage the pen, but instead sent pepper spray flying into the air. Play has since resumed in that part of the Orange section but the coughing is still being heard echoing throughout the Amazon room.
Childs would take to Twitter after during the break to inform his followers of the incident:
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:27 PM Local Time
We missed the hand but we were there for the aftermath. All the money went in on the river on a board. David Tuchman held for the Broadway straight. But Nghi Van Tran held for the nut flush.
The stacks were counted and Van Tran had Tuchman just barely covered. Tuchman's in-money-finish is his second biggest cash on his resume, he finished in 4th place in a L.A. Poker Classic event in 2007.
| Nghi Van Tran | 1,100,000 | 452,000  |
| David Tuchman | 0 | -496,000 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:25 PM Local Time
Brian Hamilton was just all in and at risk with against Will "The Monkey" Souther's .
The flop came an intriguing , giving Hamilton a set but providing Souther with a flush draw. The turn was safe for Hamilton, but the fell on the river to complete Souther's flush and send Hamilton out.
| Will Souther | 386,000 | 8,000 |
| Brian Hamilton | 0 | -112,000 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:24 PM Local Time
There are definitely some tough tables out in the mix as there in every tournament, but Table 413 in the Purple Section of the Amazon Room is a very tough one with players that not everyone may recognize by face.
- Seat 1 is Andrew Moreno, a regular on the Las Vegas cash game scene and cashing in his first World Series of Poker Main Event. Prior to this cash, Moreno's best live tournament result was an in-the-money finish in the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Rincon Main Event in 2011.
- Seat 2 is Patrick Renkers, a Dutch tournament players with a couple impressive results including a deep run at the European Poker Tour Prague Main Event in 2011.
- Seat 3 is Ryan Fair, who made a very deep run in the 2009 WSOP Main Event where he finished in 31st place for $253,941. Fair is commonly known by his online moniker "toetagU" and most famously won the 2010 Spring Championship of Online Poker Main Event High for over $1.162 million.
- Seat 4 is Taylor Paur, who is another player at the table with an impressive tournament resumé that includes a fifth-place finish in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed Championship for nearly $200,000. He's also earned over $3.5 million in online tournament winnings.
- Seat 7 belongs to Christina Lindley and she'll be no pushover as well. Lindley has four WSOP cashes, a deep run at the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker in 2011 and two cashes from the North American Poker Tour.
- Seat 8 is Benjamin Alcober, also known as "4XTRADER" in the online world where he's amassed nearly $1.1 million in tournament winnings. On the live poker side of things, Alcober has six WSOP cashes and over $88,000 in earnings.
On a recent hand, Paur and Alcober got into it that saw Paur double up to close to 400,000 in chips.
On the flop, Paur bet 12,000 and Alcober fired in a raise to 28,000. Paur swung back with a reraise to 49,500 and Alcober went into the tank. Paur had 129,000 behind after his three-bet on the flop. Alcober put in another raise and made it 110,000 to go. Paur moved all in for 178.5 and Alcober called.
Paur showed the and Alcober the . The turn was the to pair the board and the river was the to pair it again. Paur's kings held up and he doubled through.
It doesn't look like this table will be breaking anytime soon, which leads to the belief that there will be plenty more action to be had at this table. Will one of these players become part of the 2012 final table? Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out!
| Benjamin Alcober | 700,000 | -89,500 |
| Taylor Paur | 380,000 | -47,500 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:21 PM Local Time
Jason Mercier moved all in for about 34,000 from the hijack and found a call from Micah Smith from the cutoff.
Mercier:
Smith:
The flop left Mercier in dire straits. He needed to catch something helpful on the turn to have a chance at catching a runner-runner, but the turn was not it. The river was irrelevant and Mercier has been eliminated.
| Micah Smith | 390,000 | 217,500 |
| Jason Mercier | 0 | -52,000 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:16 PM Local Time
We found Brock Parker and Micah Smith with a preflop all in showdown.
Parker:
Smith:
The board ran and Smith caught a four-flush against Parker. Smith doubled up to stay alive and Parker's stack was a little lighter.
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:16 PM Local Time
Shortly after the bubble bursting, Justin Allen put his short stack at risk with and was up against the of Joshua Rotenberg.
The flop came , pairing Rotenberg but giving Allen a flush draw. The turn then brought the and river the , and Allen becomes one of the many minimum-cashers here as Level 16 edges to a close.
| Joshua Rotenberg | 394,000 | 14,000 |
| Justin Allen | 0 | -36,500 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:15 PM Local Time
The cries of all in and call are coming from all over the amazon room now, and one in the tan section caught out eye. 2011 bracelet winner David Singontiko was all in preflop with but he ran into the of Daniel Dizenzo.
The flop gave Singontiko a sweat, coming . But the on the turn and the on the river gave him no miracles. Singontiko is one of the first players to bust in the money.
| David Singontiko | 0 | -129,500 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:06 PM Local Time
In the first hand of hand-for-hand play, five players found themselves all in with two at-risk players playing from behind, while the other three got it in good. Three eliminations were needed for the bubble to burst, and that's exactly what happened as four players busted, thus splitting the prize for 666th place.
Bubble Elimination #1: Steve Rosen open-shoved for his last 85,000 from under the gun. The action folded to Gwennael Grandmougin, who called out of the small blind. The big blind released, and the hands were tabled.
"I folded an ace," Alexander Beck said while the players were waiting for the cameras.
"This is a sick sweat," someone added.
Finally, when all other hands were completed, WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel came over, and the board ran out .
Bubble Elimination #2: Roberto Riva raised to 11,000 under the gun only to have Desmond Portano three-bet to 32,500 from middle position. When action folded back to Riva, he simply moved all in and put the pressure in Portano, who began the hand with about 160,000. The latter tanked for a long time, and Riva eventually called the clock. At the end of it, Portano called off:
Showdown
Portano:
Riva:
Portano was ahead, but had to wait for the ESPN cameras before the board would be run out. It was a long wait, and made all the more excruciating when the flop fell to give Riva a set. The turn gave Portano a flush draw, but the blanked and he became one of 2012 Main Event bubble boys.
Bubble Elimination #3: Dane Lomas was one of the players looking to double up during hand-for-hand play, being all in holding against the of Devin Looney. When the play was paused, Lomas said, "I'm gonna lose." Minutes passed before the dealer spread out a flop. Lomas looked shattered and with a on the turn and a on the river, it was all over.
Bubble Elimination #4: Another of the all-in-and-a-call situations happened over in the Purple section, involving Christina Lindley and David Kelley. Lindley had and Kelley . When we first arrived at the table, we'd thought perhaps Lindley was the one at risk as she started the day on a short stack. But in fact she had 69,000 to start the hand, while Kelley had 67,000, meaning he was the one in danger.
After the long wait — lasting nearly 10 minutes — the flop was finally dealt, coming out to give Lindley a set. The then arrived on the turn, making the no matter.
Lindley has made it safely to the money, while Kelley became one of the four to tie for 666th.
After all the eliminations, Tournament Director Jack Effel took all the bubble boys to the stage and announced they would all be splitting 666th-place money ($19,227) and take home $4,806.75 each; in addition, all four men would participate in a four-handed single-table tournament to play for a $10,000 seat into the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event.
| Steve Rosen | 0 | -300,500 |
| Dane Lomas | 0 | -462,500 |
| Desmond Portano | 0 | -154,500 |
| David Kelley | 0 | -85,500 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 1:00 PM Local Time
From under the gun plus one, Dylan Shwartz opened to 11,500. It folded all the way around to Jonathan Schoder who moved all in from the big blind for 208,500.
"Wow," said Shwartz. "This is so f***ing sick." Shwartz had Schoder covered but calling and losing would leave him with only about 40,000. Shwartz eventually called and showed but was behind Schoder's .
Once the camera crews came over, the board was dealt out. It came and Schoder was able to double up on the bubble to stay alive. He's currently at 420,000 while Shwartz has been crippled to 40,000. Good news for Shwartz, however, is that the bubble burst during the rest of hand for hand play so he was able to make the money despite his bad situation.
| Jonathan Schoder | 420,000 | 223,000 |
| Dylan Shwartz | 40,000 | -129,000 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 12:33 PM Local Time
Chris Moorman opened for 12,000 from the cutoff seat and was called by Bobby Law in the big blind.
The flop came and Law check-called a 16,000 c-bet from Moorman.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
When the completed the board, Law checked once more. Moorman took another peek at his cards, winced and checked behind.
Law tabled for pocket queens and Moorman mucked.
Moorman is currently sitting on 310,000.
| Chris Moorman | 310,000 | 4,500 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 12:31 PM Local Time
During last year's hand-for-hand play on the money bubble, Reza Kashani earned the unfortunate distinction of bubble boy. Here's a look at the hand that guaranteed 693 players at least $19,359 last year:
Joseph Cheong and Reza Kashani went to a flop of with 25,000 already in the pot. Kashani moved all in and Cheong insta-called and tabled for flopped middle set.
Kashani was drawing live though holding and needed Broadway cards to straighten out. The turn fell which changed nothing.
The river fell putting an exclamation point on Kahsani's elimination. Cheong's quad queens upped his stack to 315,000 and is at least $19,359 richer.
Friday, July 13, 2012 12:30 PM Local Time
The tournament officials have just announced that hand-for-hand play will begin after the completion of the current hand, which means we're near the money bubble (the tournament clock, which has been paused at 40:11, says 669 players remain).
In addition, Tournament Director Jack Effel informed players to stay in their seats, and if they wander about, they'll be forced to sit out the entire duration of hand-for-hand play on the rail. It's a hefty penalty, so players best stay in their seats.
Friday, July 13, 2012 12:29 PM Local Time
Derek Gregory opened for 12,000 from early position, then Gavin Smith called from the cutoff. It folded to David Peters in the big blind who reraised to 38,500. Gregory got out, but Smith called.
The flop came , and after Peters checked, Smith bet 52,500. Peters called. Both then checked the turn.
The river brought the and another check from Peters. Smith considered for a few moments, then bet 85,000. Peters then sunk deep into the tank, waiting three minutes before asking Smith how much he had left. Smith stood and counted out the rest of his stack, showing he had about 170,000 behind. Peters sat for another minute, then announced he was all in.
Still standing, Smith exhaled. He thought about a half-minute, rubbing his chin, then pointed to his original bet and looked at the dealer. "Can I take that back and check?" he cracked, smiling grimly. While the table laughed, Peters remained stoic.
Finally Smith decided to fold, turning over his hand as he did — .
| David Peters | 704,000 | 143,000 |
| Gavin Smith | 170,000 | -153,500 |
Friday, July 13, 2012 12:27 PM Local Time
We found Salman Jaddi get his last roughly 200,000 all in on a board of against Paul Volpe.
Volpe showed for bottom set and was well ahead of Jaddi's .
Jaddi would need an ace to stay alive in the tournament but did not find it on the turn or the river and he was eliminated a few spots away from the money.
Volpe is now flirting with one million in chips with a stack of 997,000.
| Paul Volpe | 997,000 | 347,000 |
| Salman Jaddi | 0 | -240,000 |