2012 World Series of Poker

Level 1 begonnen

gepostet 2012-05-31 17:23 GMT-6

Round 8 Begins

gepostet 2012-05-31 17:23 GMT-6 • Level 9

Round 8 has begun and cards are in the air.

Semifinal Matchups

gepostet 2012-05-31 17:20 GMT-6 • Level 9

Semifinal Matchups

Round 8 Start Delayed

gepostet 2012-05-31 16:47 GMT-6 • Level 9

Due to the late finish of the Merkow vs Powell match, the start time for Round 8 will be at 4:15 instead of 4 p.m.

Powell Wins Crucial Showdown to Adavance Over Merkow

gepostet 2012-05-31 16:45 GMT-6

End of the road for Gregg Merkow

The match turned into a shove-fest this level as the blinds had gotten very big.

Powell open shoved and Merkow looked down at a monster and called all-in for 478,000.

Powell:
Merkow:

Powell couldn't believe the cooler in front of him and pleaded for a five.

The board ran to give the Australian what he wanted. He'll advance to play Leif Force in the semi-finals.

Chipcounts
Julian Powell			1,152,000	576,000
Gregg Merkow			Ausgeschieden

Level 9 begonnen

gepostet 2012-05-31 16:41 GMT-6

Showdown Coming Soon

gepostet 2012-05-31 16:31 GMT-6 • Level 8

The pots are staying small and Julian Powell is winning most of them without showdown. Through this PLO level he has gone from even in chips to having a two-to-one advantage over Gregg Merkow.

The inevitable showdown will be coming very soon.

Tags: Gregg Merkow, Julian Powell.

Level 8 begonnen

gepostet 2012-05-31 16:21 GMT-6

Clock Paused

gepostet 2012-05-31 16:20 GMT-6 • Level 7

We just had an interesting hand develop. Gregg Merkow and Julian Powell were at the river on a board of . Powell checked, Merkow bet 110,000 and Powell thought about his action.

While considering his action, Powell exposed his hand - . Which is legal in a heads up format. The floorman paused the clock after the hand to verify that Powelll's move was in fact legal. It was confirmed and play is back in action.

Tags: Julian Powell, Gregg Merkow.

Frankenberger Defeated by Force, Who Advances

gepostet 2012-05-31 16:09 GMT-6

No 2nd bracelet for Andy Frankenberger

We'll have a first-time bracelet winner here today after Andrew Frankenberger was eliminated by Leif Force.

Force was on the button and set Frankenberger all-in for his last 330,000 chips. Frankenberger thought for a minute and made the call.

Frankenberger:
Force:

The board ran .

Frankenberger winced when he saw his opponent's cards. He was hoping for a chopped pot, at least, but the river didn't come to his rescue.

Chipcounts
Leif Force			1,152,000	576,000
Andrew Frankenberger			Ausgeschieden

Tags: Andrew Frankenberger, Leif Force.