$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 12 Recap
Jun 11, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 600/1,200
Players Left: 61 of 480
Chip Leaders:
Hien Tran - 69,000
Greg Alston - 68,000
Richard Li - 68,000
Daniel Makowsky - 63,000
Paul Damany - 58,000
Michael Schneider - 57,000
Marwan Abdelal - 55,000
Ayaz Mahmood - 55,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 53,000
Supote Chanattanaudorn - 50,000
David Baker - 48,000
Average Stack: 31,500
Eliminations:
Big Hands and Storylines:
Good News...
Matt Hawrilenko raised from the button and the big blind called. The big blind check-raised the K
T
5
flop and, after Hawrilenko called, the two saw the 4 turn. The big blind bet and Hawrilenko raised all-in for 700 more. The big-blind begrudgingly called with A
7 and was drawing dead against Hawrilenko’s AT. Hawrilenko’s double up had him up to 16,000 until...
Bad News...
Hawrilenko opened for a raise in the big blind and Greg Alston 3-bet him from the big blind. Hawrilenko called and the flop came out T62. Hawrilenko check-called and then check-called again on the A turn. The river was the Q and Hawrilenko checked again. Again Alston bet out but this time Hawrilenko raised him. Alston just called and the two turned over their hands:
Hawrilenko: AQ
Alston: QQ
Hawrilenko dropped all the way back down to 9,000 while Greg Alston is now sitting pretty at 68,000.
They Can Dodge Bullets(...Baby)
Phill Hellmuth, nursing a short-stack of less than 10,000, raised from early position. The table quickly folded around and Hellmuth bellowed, “Gosh dang!” while tossing his pocket aces in plain sight of all.
A Lerning Experience
Derek Lerner raised from the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind. Both players checked the 833 flop. Negreanu then bet out on the 6 turn, eliciting a quick call from Lerner. After Negreanu bet the Q river, he admitted to Lerner that the queen didn’t hit him. Lerner considered all his options before making the call. Negreanu showed 84 to take down the pot. Negreanu’s stack of 29,000 is only slightly bigger than Lerner’s 27,000.
Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood, Tommy Hang, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Marwan Abdelal, Gregory Alston, Matt Hawrilenko, Hien Tran, Daniel Makowsky, Derek Lerner, Richard Li, Supote Chanattanaudorn, Paul Damany
