Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - River Rock
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - River Rock
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,548,000
Entries
1,032
Level
37
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
50,000
Final Table Set; Sekhon Retains Chip Lead
Level 30
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
It was a relatively short day of poker here in the River Rock Theatre for the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event. The final 30 players returned to vie for a spot at the prestigious final table. Sonny Sekhon led the field coming into Day 3 and he held that lead all the way to the final table where he will bring a stack of 4.66 million with him.
Day 3 began at a rapid pace with players dropping like flies as they clashed on the felt. Several eyes in the tournament area were on Day 1a chip leader Norman Overdijk as he battled along the grueling road to the final table. Unfortunately for Overdijk, he found himself in a remarkably sour situation when he moved all in holding 
on a board that read 
. Overdijk was confident that his set was the best hand until Michael Collins rolled over 
for top set, thus forcing Overdijk to settle for a 25th place finish.
Players to bust early into the day include Trevor Martin, Antony Vidmer, and Kevin Huang who all locked up $7,848 in prize money. Douglas Wasyk and Robert Berglund took home $9,118 while Edmond Lu, Afshin Majidi, and Richard En earned $10,712. Jamie Youngman, David Lim, and David Pecaski fell into the pay bracket of $12,725 while Christopher Gunnarsson, Shreeniwas Kelkar and Mark Potovsky took home $15,279.
It was at this point in the tournament that play came to a halt as the players tightened up and the action slowed down. Eventually, Lawrence Iampen broke the silence on the tournament floor by getting in most of his stack with 
against the 
of Justin Ciolfitto. Iampens tens did not improve and he was soon eliminated. Joining him to the rail were Steven Schartner and Brian Scott who all collected $18,545 in winnings. The next two to go were Nick Halvorson and Andrew Tai who took home $22,756.
The elimination of Tai secured the unofficial final table and also led to Sekhon pulling way ahead of the pack. The board read 
and Sekhon three-bet all in which forced Tai to make a decision for his tournament life. Eventually Tai opted to call off his last 1.95 million chips and Sekhon showed 
for the nuts. Tai meekly tabled 
and could do nothing but shake his head. The hit the river and Sekhon was able to move his stack to well over 4 million.
The final table bubble boy was Seth Maretz who shipped his short stack all in with pocket fours and was called by Michael Collins' 
. The board did not help Maretz and our official final table was set.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mal Hagan | 1,735,000 |
| 2 | Michael Collins | 1,595,000 |
| 3 | Calvin Anderson | 2,755,000 |
| 4 | Tyler St. Clair | 1,960,000 |
| 5 | Sonny Sekhon | 4,660,000 |
| 6 | John Crncic | 2,415,000 |
| 7 | Ryan Biermann | 3,085,000 |
| 8 | Glenn Sullivan | 1,010,000 |
| 9 | Justin Ciolfitto | 1,490,000 |
The final nine players will take their seats at the final table in the River Rock Theatre at 12:00 PM PST on Wednesday. They will play down until a champion is crowned with both a WSOP Circuit ring and the $286,382 first place prize that accompanies it. Join us as we provide you with all of the updates as this exciting event comes to its conclusion!
Final Table Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,660,000 | -190,000 |
|
3,085,000 | 85,000 |
|
2,755,000 | 305,000 |
|
2,415,000 | 40,000 |
|
1,960,000 | -10,000 |
|
1,735,000 | -25,000 |
|
1,595,000 | 495,000 |
|
|
1,490,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
1,010,000 | 50,000 |
Seth Maretz Eliminated in 10th Place ($22,756)
Action folded to Seth Maretz who moved all in for his last 340,000 from middle position. Michael Collins called from the next seat over and the rest of the table folded.
Maretz:
Collins:
Maretz was in dire need of help and did not receive it on the 
flop or the 
turn.
"Four!!!" yelled Maretz in one last ditch effort.
The 
rolled off on the river and his tournament life came to an end. With Maretz's elimination the official final table is set!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Unofficial Final Table Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,850,000 | 2,200,000 |
|
|
3,000,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
2,450,000 | -70,000 |
|
|
2,375,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
1,970,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
1,760,000 | -140,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | |
|
|
960,000 | 390,000 |
|
|
205,000 | -335,000 |
Unofficial Final Table Draw
Level 30
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Crncic |
| 2 | Seth Maretz |
| 3 | Michael Collins |
| 4 | Tyler St. Clair |
| 5 | Ryan Biermann |
| 6 | Calvin Anderson |
| 7 | Justin Ciolfitto |
| 8 | Mal Hagan |
| 9 | Sonny Sekhon |
| 10 | Glenn Sullivan |
Andrew Tai Eliminated in 11th Place ($22,756)
On a board that read , Sonny Sekhon fired out a bet only to be raised by Andrew Tai. Sekhon then moved all in and forced Tai to make a decision for his tournament life. After about two minutes, Tai finally announced a call for his roughly 1,950,000 in chips.
Sekhon showed for the nuts and Tai shook his head and tabled . The meaningless hit the river and Tai became our 11th place finisher.
The players are now combining to the unofficial final table of 10. Chips and a seat draw will follow soon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Nick Halvorson Eliminated in 12th Place ($22,756)
Action folded to Nick Halvorson on the button and he raised to 105,000. Ryan Biermann would not be bullied, however, and he pushed out a three-bet to 265,000. Halvorson replied by four-betting all in for 1.105 million total and Biermann went into the tank.
"Alright, I call," Biermann said after about a minute.
Biermann showed and was ahead of Halvorson's . Halvorson picked up an inside wheel draw on the 
flop and a pair when the 
turned, but ultimately nothing materialized as the hit the river. He will collect $22,756 for his winnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000 | 900,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Brian Scott Eliminated in 13th Place ($18,545)
We missed the action of the hand but can report that Brian Scott has been eliminated in 13th place. He will take home $18,545 in winnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Huge Pot For Sekhon
On a flop of 
, Sonny Sekhon checked to Tyler St. Clair who fired out a bet of 115,00. Sekhon check-raised to 355,000 only to have St. Clair come right back over the top for 760,000.
Sekhon then announced a four-bet all in for 1.45 million and St. Clair went into the tank for well over a minute before finally releasing his hand. St. Clair said that he folded ace-king.
Sekhon is now in the chip lead with about 2.65 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,650,000 | 710,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 | -660,000 |