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Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 completed

Joe Cada Leads The Way as 19 Remain

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6 • Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante

Joe Cada Leading The Way

Less than 48 hours ago, 2,811 different people took their seats in various rooms at the Rio with the dream of being the next World Series of Poker champion. Now, after two days and 21 grueling levels of play, only 19 remain. Leading the field is none other than 2009 Main Event champion Joe Cada who is holding on to a stack of 1,869,000.

Today's play saw 331 runners return to the felt and 297 of those made the money. Among those to grab on to a cash and bust before play ended today are Eric Baldwin, Lauren Kling, Nick Binger, Mohsin Charania, Angel Guillen, Ted Forrest, Erika Moutinho, James Akenhead, Soi Nguyen, and PokerNews' own Chad Holloway.

For those unfamiliar with chip leader Joe Cada, back in 2009 he bested a field of 6,494 players and defeated Darvin Moon heads up to win $8,547,042 in prize money at the 2009 WSOP Main Event. This event is Cada's second cash at the 2012 WSOP with his first of the year coming in Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout.

No Main Event champion since Carlos Mortensen in 2001 has been able to win a second WSOP bracelet to go along with their Main Event title. If Cada can best the remaining players tomorrow he will become the first Main Event winner of the past decade to put a second bracelet on his wrist.

Hot on Cada's heels is Michael Aron with 1,745,000. Rounding out the top three is Valentyn Shabelnyk who is sitting on 1,391,000 in chips.

Other notable names among the final 19 that are returning tomorrow are Day 1 chip leader Cherish Andrews (1,383,000), Carter Phillips (586,000), Jonathan Poche (491,000), JC Tran (339,000), Dwyte Pilgrim (293,000).

Play will resume at 1:00 PM tomorrow in the Amazon Room where the final 19 players will battle on the felt for the next WSOP gold bracelet and $664,130 in first place money. Join us as we provide all of the latest updates from the tournament floor!

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Day 3 Table and Seat Draw

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6 • Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chips
448	1	Najib Kamand	142,000
448	2	--empty--	--
448	3	Jim Kasputis Jr.	457,000
448	4	Dwyte Pilgrim	293,000
448	5	--empty--	--
448	6	--empty--	--
448	7	Joe Cada	1,869,000
448	8	Michael Aron	1,745,000
448	9	Jerrimie Pacheco	291,000

449	1	Valentyn Shabelnyk	1,391,000
449	2	--empty--	--
449	3	Cherish Andrews	1,383,000
449	4	Jonathan Poche	491,000
449	5	Huy Quach	410,000
449	6	Patrick Karschamroon	188,000
449	7	John Nelson	550,000
449	8	Jean Thomas	180,000
449	9	--empty--	--

451	1	Kevin Huddleston	238,000
451	2	Maximilian Lehmanski	908,000
451	3	--empty--	--
451	4	Tom Chambers	302,000
451	5	--empty--	--
451	6	--empty--	--
451	7	JC Tran	339,000
451	8	Adam Kornuth	892,000
451	9	Carter Phillips	586,000

End-of-Day Chip Counts

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Chip Counts
Joe Cada	PokerStars Team Pro	US	1,869,000
Michael Aron			1,745,000	215,000
Valentyn Shabelnyk			1,391,000	191,000
Cherish Andrews			1,383,000	-107,000
Maximilian Lehmanski		DE	908,000	128,000
Adam Kornuth			892,000	2,000
Carter Phillips			586,000	41,000
John Nelson			550,000
Jonathan Poche			491,000	131,000
Jim Kasputis Jr			457,000	-13,000
Huy Quach			410,000	70,000
JC Tran			339,000	59,000
Tom Chambers			302,000	-218,000
Dwyte Pilgrim			293,000	-175,000
Jerrimie Pacheco			291,000	71,000
Kevin Huddleston			238,000
Patrick Karschamroon			188,000	8,000
Jean-Marc Thomas			180,000
Najib Kamand			142,000	-58,000

"We Have a New Chip Leader!"

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Joe Cada

...yelled Joe Cada's rail.

A monster pot in the last three hands of the evening has propelled Cada to the top of the counts.

From the small blind, Manig Loeser raised 30,000 and Joe Cada re-popped it to 77,000 from the big blind. Loeser four-bet to 177,000, but Cada had other ideas. He five-bet jammed with the bigger stack.

Loeser called all in immediately for about 750,000 with and held a big lead on Cada's . However, the board rolled out as Cada spiked the ace on the flop to not only eliminate Loeser, but take the chip lead in the process.

Chip Counts
Joe Cada	PokerStars Team Pro	US	1,869,000	969,000
Manig Loeser			Busted

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Three!

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6 • Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante

Tournament staff has announced three more hands before bagging and tagging for the evening.

Phillips Busts Santamaria

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Alvaro Santamaria moved all in preflop and was called by Carter Phillips. Santamaria tabled but was behind the of Phillips.

The board fell and Santamaria was sent packing.

Chip Counts
Carter Phillips			545,000	215,000
Alvaro Santamaria			Busted

Tags: Alvaro Santamaria, Carter Phillips.

Kornuth Gets There

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Tom Chambers opened to 30,000 under the gun and Baret Grigorian moved all in for 126,000 from the next seat. Adam Kornuth re-raised all in from the cutoff, successfully isolating the pot.

Kornuth:
Grigorian:

The flop and turn fell .

"Stay low," said Grigorian.

River:

Kornuth spiked the river to score the elimination.

Chip Counts
Adam Kornuth			890,000	60,000
Baret Grigorian			Busted

Tags: Adam Kornuth, Baret Grigorian.

More For Andrews

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

Maxim Sorokin was all in for roughly 280,000 with against Cherish Andrews' .

The board fell to give Andrews a pair of queens to score the elimination.

Chip Counts
Cherish Andrews			1,490,000	155,000
Maxim Sorokin			Busted

Tags: Cherish Andrews, Maxim Sorokin.

Cada Takes Lucardie's Chips

Posted 2012-06-18 GMT-6

A series of raises preflop led to Vincent Lucardie all in for about 300,000 with pocket tens against Joe Cada's . Lucardie found no help from the board and was sent to the rail.