2012 World Series of Poker › Event 32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.

Day 2 completed

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Monnette Leads the Pack, Looking for Second Bracelet of 2012

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6 • Level 18

John Monnette - chip leader.

Day 2 of Event 32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. is in the books, and after ten levels of play, John Monnette is our chip leader with 825,000 chips. We started the day with 136 of the 178 original entrants, and broke the money bubble in Level 17, eleven hours into the day. Eric Wasserson was the bubble boy – he had dwindled all the way down to 12,000 chips, and Phil Ivey busted him in a stud hand. Ivey started the hand with split eights, and caught a third eight on fourth street. Wasserson could only make a pair of jacks, and was eliminated.

Wasserson’s elimination on the bubble must’ve been painful, but over a hundred players busted before we reached the money, including Jason Mercier, Allen Bari, Jennifer Harman, Mike Matusow, Robert Mizrachi, Alexander Kuzmin, Michael Binger, Shaun Deeb, Mike Sexton, and Michael Chow.

Joining Monnette at the top of the counts are David Bach (645,000), David “Bakes” Baker (574,000), Phil Hellmuth (571,000), and Brandon Shack-Harris (500,000). Bach, who won the 2009 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, crossed the half-million chip mark before dinner, and was flirting with the 600K mark for the rest of the night. He won a massive pot off of Daniel Negreanu during Level 11, where both players made a flush and a low. Bach had an ace-high flush and a seventy-five low however, both of which bested Negreanu, and he scooped the pot.

There are two 2012 WSOP bracelet winners looked to become multiple-bracelet winners. Monnette and Hellmuth – who both won non-hold’em events at the 2012 WSOP – are headed to Day 3 try and capture another bracelet. Monnette and Hellmuth are also third and ninth respectively in the WSOP Player of the Year race.

Day 3 will begin at 2 p.m. local time, and the plan is to play until we have a winner. Stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all of your up-to-the-minute updates from the 2012 World Series of Poker.

Good night from Vegas!

Tags: John Monnette.

Official End-of-Day Counts

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Chip Counts
John Monnette			825,000	105,000
David Bach			645,000	70,000
David "Bakes" Baker			574,000	-6,000
Phil Hellmuth			571,000	221,000
Brandon Shack-Harris			500,000	140,000
Matt Waxman			458,000	78,000
Abe Mosseri			384,000	-66,000
John Hennigan			344,000	69,000
Dan Kelly			243,000	-40,000
Scott Clements			229,000	-27,000
Mori Eskandani			170,000	15,000
Paul Sokoloff			157,000	-33,000
Phil Ivey			102,000	-123,000
Andrew Brown			79,000	5,000
Ralph Perry			41,000	-104,000

Waxman Loses Late One

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Omaha 8

Folded to Matt Waxman on the button, he raised it up. David Bach then three-bet from the small blind. Waxman called and a flop hit the felt. Bach led on the flop and Waxman rasied. A call from Bach and a would land on the turn. Bach opted to check-call here and a completed the board on the river. Bach again checked on the river and Waxman checked behind.

Bach tabled his , which was good enough to scoop the pot and send Waxman's cards into the muck.

Chip Counts
David Bach			575,000	180,000
Matt Waxman			380,000	5,000

Tags: David Bach, Matt Waxman.

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Eliminated in 16th Place ($19,542)

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier - 16th Place

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier only had one big blind after the total redraw, and got it in holding against David "Bakes" Baker's . Baker won the pot, eliminating Grospellier from the event.

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier, David Bakes Baker.

Redraw Counts

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Chip Counts
John Monnette			720,000	280,000
David "Bakes" Baker			580,000
Abe Mosseri			450,000	-5,000
David Bach			395,000	-100,000
Matt Waxman			375,000	50,000
Brandon Shack-Harris			360,000	-20,000
Phil Hellmuth			350,000	-40,000
Dan Kelly			283,000	21,000
John Hennigan			275,000	-95,000
Scott Clements			256,000	6,000
Phil Ivey			225,000
Paul Sokoloff			190,000
Mori Eskandani			155,000	3,000
Ralph Perry			145,000	-35,000
Andrew Brown			74,000	-146,000
Bertrand Grospellier	PokerStars Team Pro		10,000	-75,000

Six More Hands

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6 • Level 18

The clock has struck the ten minute mark and the field will play six more hands.

Two Table Redraw

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6 • Level 18

The remaining 16 players have had a complete table redraw.

Table 447

Table 448

Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 17th Place ($16,246)

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Eugene Katchalov 17th Place

Eugene Katchalov was eliminated in unknown action.

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Bakes Crushing

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Omaha 8

David Bakes Baker has been crushing after the bubble and we were there to catch a recent hand play out between him and Phil Ivey. When we arrived at the table, there was a flop showing and Ivey checked to Baker, who bet. Ivey called and an hit the turn. This time both players checked and the completed the board on the river.

This time Ivey led with a bet and Baker quickly raised it up. Ivey was not excited by this bet, eventually flicking in the call. Baker tabled his , with his hand good enough for the high and the low as Ivey's cards went into the muck.

Chip Counts
David "Bakes" Baker			580,000	280,000
Phil Ivey			225,000	-60,000

Tags: Phil Ivey, David Bakes Baker.