2012 World Series of Poker › Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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Fuller Eliminates Yagci

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Ismail Yagci was just now all in with against Thomas "GnightMoon" Fuller's , and when the community cards came , Fuller's king kicker knocked Yagci out in 36th place.

Chip Counts
Thomas Fuller			318,000	113,000
Ismail Yagci			Busted

Tags: Ismail Yagci, Thomas Fuller.

Miller Doubles Through Dimaria

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Gaetano Dimaria opened to 24,000 from early position and action folded around to Jonathan Miller in the small blind, who announced he was all in for his last 134,000. It was folded back to Dimaria, who made the call to put Miller at risk.

Miller:
Dimaria:

The board kept Miller in front and he doubled through to 280,000. Dimaria, on the other hand, is down to his last 130,000.

Chip Counts
Jonathan Miller			280,000	157,000
Gaetano Dimaria			130,000	-174,000

Tags: Jonathan Miller, Gaetano Dimaria.

Plaseski Cracks Monahan's Kings

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Rory Monahan was all in with against Todor Plaseski's , appearing in decent shape to score a double up. But the flop came to give Plaseski the set, and after the turn and river, Monahan hit the rail.

Chip Counts
Todor Plaseski			675,000	365,000
Rory Monahan			Busted

Tags: Rory Monahan, Todor Plaseski.

Suaya Takes Out Bedi

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

We caught up with the action just as Rupinder Bedi was getting all in for his last 100,000 against Fernando Suaya.

Suaya:
Bedi:

Suaya had Bedi dominated and the board kept Suaya in the lead - eliminating Bedi from the tournament.

Suaya is up to 700,000.

Chip Counts
Fernando Suaya			700,000	396,000
Rupinder Bedi			Busted

Tags: Fernando Suaya, Rupinder Bedi.

Saechao Out

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Chiab "Chip" Saechao's Event 59 run has ended. Holding and flopping two pair against Daniel Thomas when the board came , Saechao would get the last of his stack in following the turn. Alas for Saechao, Thomas had and thus Saechao was counterfeited. The river was the , and Saechao is out.

Chip Counts
Daniel Thomas			325,000	90,000
Chiab Saechao			Busted

Tags: Chiab Saechao, Daniel Thomas.

Current 2012 WSOP Player of the Year Standings

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Current 2012 WSOP Player of the Year Standings

Place	Player	Points
1	Phil Ivey	568.70
2	John Monnette	524.25
3	Phil Hellmuth	500.70
4	Antonio Esfandiari	488.10
5	Michael Mizrachi	486.20
6	Gregory Merson	481.13
7	David “ODB” Baker	433.38
8	Andy Frankenberger	406.66
9	Vanessa Selbst	388.17
10	David “Bakes” Baker	356.94

Level 21 started

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Level:: 21

Blinds:: 6000/12000

Ante:: 2000

Gruszka Out, Forty Remain

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

Daniel Gruszka has hit the rail, joining a rapidly-moving parade to the cashier's desk that has included Bao Dao, Steven Firestone, and Dimitri Holdeew.

In Gruszka's last hand, he pushed the last of his stack in the middle on the turn holding with the board showing . Unfortunately for Gruszka, he was up against the of Aditya Agarwal, meaning he was already drawing dead.

Forty players remain.

Chip Counts
Daniel Gruszka			Busted
Bao Dao			Busted
Steven Firestone			Busted
Dimitri Holdeew			Busted

Tags: Daniel Gruszka, Aditya Agarwal.

Chips Moving, Chairs Emptying

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

A couple more bustouts to report here in Level 19. Benjamin Shove recently left us in 48th place, followed shortly thereafter by Matthew Mazzeo in 47th. In Mazzeo's final hand he took his chances with against Sebastien Comel's , and an ace came to end Mazzeo's run.

Meanwhile, both Wayne Brown and James Taylor have gotten off to good starts this afternoon. Both were sitting on extreme short stacks late in Day 2 before hitting some hands to survive. Now Brown has doubled up early today to push over 300,000 while Taylor has scored a few more chips off of Dominik Nitsche to push up even further in the counts.

Chip Counts
Sebastien Comel	440,000	64,000
James Taylor	345,000	37,000
Wayne Brown	305,000	205,000
Dominik Nitsche	165,000	-53,000
Benjamin Shove	Busted
Matthew Mazzeo	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Shove, Dominik Nitsche, James Taylor, Matthew Mazzeo, Sebastien Comel, Wayne Brown.

Tropea Ousts Padgett

Posted 2012-07-07 GMT-6

With the board showing , Colin Padgett got the rest of his short stack in versus Andrea Tropea. Padgett had the edge with (two pair) versus Tropea's (aces), but the fell on the turn to pair the board and swing the advantage back to Tropea. The river was the , and Padgett is out.