2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - The Lodge Casino

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - The Lodge Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
$138,938
Event Info
Entries
421
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Main Event

Day 2 Completed

Kevin Eyster Leads Tight Field with 11 Left

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Kevin Eyster -- Chip Leader
Kevin Eyster -- Chip Leader

It was an action-packed day here in Black Hawk. At the end of Day 2 of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Lodge Casino, Kevin Eyster leads the final 11. He bagged up 1.23 million, but there are a few players nipping at his heels. Jonathan Taylor is next with 1.162 million, and Ashly Butler is also right there with 1.158 million.

Estyer took the chip lead after a big pot just before we got down to two tables in Level 22. We didn't catch the action until the river, but there was a mountain of chips in the middle and a board that read {6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{J-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. David Pecaski made a bet of 120,000, and Eyster responded by moving all in, having Pecaski covered. Pecaski tanked for a couple of minutes, clearly pained by the decision. Eventually, he tossed his hand towards the dealer, sending the wave of chips to Eyster.

Pecaski plummeted to 205,000 after the hand, while Eyster jumped up to a chip-leading stack of 742,000. From there, Eyster continued to build his way to the top.

At the beginning of Day 2 2, 144 players took their seats, and we hit the money just before the dinner break. Amongst the notables who walked away empty-handed were Ray Henson, Allen Kessler, Justin Gardenhire, Mitch Schock and the Massey brothers, Aaron and Ralph. The latter of that family who busted in a huge pot just before the money bubble.

Michael Taylor just made it into the money, actually busting in a double knockout on the bubble. Following Taylor out the door were Mstr Lynch (40th), David “ODB” Baker (28th), Derrick Yamada (22nd) and Ryan Riess (21st).

The final 11 players are now off to get some much-needed rest. They will return in just under 11 hours, as cards will be back in the air at noon local time. Once play commences, we won’t stop until we’ve found our winner. That lucky player will win $138,938, the coveted gold WSOP Circuit ring and an automatic seat the the WSOP National Championship in New Orleans in May.

Tune in tomorrow to find out who the champion will be. Until then, goodnight!

Tags: Kevin Eyster

Johnson Counterfeits Taylor To Double

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Just seconds after Lawrence Blazer got lucky to double up, Jerry Johnson did the same thing against Jonathan Taylor. Taylor raised it up to 32,000, and Johnson open shoved for his last 260,000. It got back around to Taylor, and he made the call.

Taylor: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Johnson: {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}

"I folded the good ole ace-nine," Ashly Butler said before he saw Johnson's cards. The flop was dry for Johnson, coming down {j-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. The {j-Hearts} on the turn gave Johnson extra outs, and when the {7-Hearts} came on the river, Taylor was counterfeited.

Johnson did not realize until after the hand was over that he had won, as he almost mucked his hand. However, he caught it at the last second, breathed a sigh of relief, and collected the pot.

That hand bumped Johnson up to 550,000, while Taylor fell to 1.02 million.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Taylor us
Jonathan Taylor
1,020,000 -430,000
Jerry Johnson
Jerry Johnson
550,000 260,000

Tags: Jerry JohnsonJonathan Taylor

Blazer Spikes A Jack To Double

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We only caught the aftermath of the hand, but we know that Lawrence Blazer got the last of his 220,000 in preflop holding {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}. Unfortunatley for him, Kevin Eyster looked him up with {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}.

The flop was safe for Eyster, {6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{a-Spades}, as was the turn, the {7-Spades}. However, Blazer nailed the {j-Clubs} on the river, scoring a double up to 500,000. Despite the hit, Eyster is still sitting on 1.1 million.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
1,100,000 -110,000
Lawrence Blazer
Lawrence Blazer
500,000 327,000

Tags: Kevin EysterLawrence Blazer

David Pecaski Eliminated in 12th Place ($10,634)

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

James Pecaski had been short stacked for the last couple of hours, shoving a handful of times without getting called. However, he was finally looked up by Jonathan Taylor just now, and Pecaski was not able to survive.

Pecaski open shoved preflop holding {k-}{q-}, and Taylor looked him up with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. The flop was a disaster for Pecaski, coming {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. Pecaski would now need runner runner to survive, but the hand was done when the {7-Clubs} hit the turn. The meaningless river was the {8-Clubs}, and Pecaski exited as our first player to have a five figure payday.

Meanwhile, Taylor has taken the chip lead with that pot, as he now has 1.4 million.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Taylor us
Jonathan Taylor
1,400,000 695,000
David Pecaski ca
David Pecaski
Busted

Tags: David PecaskiJonathan Taylor

Level: 25

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Jared Ingles Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,727)

Level 24 : 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante

Jared Ingles had high hopes of making his second WSOP Circuit Main Event final table in three months, but he fell just four spots short. We didn't get the hand as it happened, but Allan Hedin, the player who did the dirty work, filled us in.

According to him, Hedin opened up the action to 30,000. Ingles then shipped all in for his last 320,000, and when it got back to Hedin, he made the call.

Hedin: {q-}{q-}
Ingles: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The flop came down {k-}{q-}{8-} with one heart, and Hedin had flopped middle set. Ingles would need a jack or running hearts, and the turn did bring the {4-Hearts}. However, the {2-Clubs} hit the river, and Ingles was sent to the payout desk. Meanwhile, Hedin is the latest player to join the millionaire club, as he now has 1.02 million.

Player Chips Progress
Allan Hedin us
Allan Hedin
1,020,000 275,000
Jared Ingles us
Jared Ingles
Busted

Tags: Jared InglesAllan Hedin

Ho Takes the Chip Lead

Level 24 : 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante

We missed the preflop action, but Ting Ho and Bryan Campanello were heads up on a flop that read {3-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{k-Spades}. Campanello fired out 54,000, and Ho minraised it to 108,000. Campanello tanked for about 20 seconds before clicking it back to 165,000, and it was back on Ho. She didn't take very long to put a four bet to 258,000, and Campanello went deep into the tank.

He counted out some chips, then made a grimace, checked his hole cards one more time, then slid them to the dealer. After losing that raising war, Campanello fell to 548,000, while Ho became our new chip leader with 1.25 million.

Player Chips Progress
Ting Ho us
Ting Ho
1,250,000 290,000
Bryan Campanello us
Bryan Campanello
WSOP 1X Winner
548,000 -247,000

Tags: Ting HoBryan Campanello

Jonathan Seelbach Eliminated in 14th Place ($8,727)

Level 24 : 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante

The eliminations keep coming here at the Lodge Casino. As we were being filled in on Loren Brown's bustout, we lost Jonathan Seelbach. Action folded around to Lawrence Blazer in the cutoff, and he limped in. Bryan Campanello completed out of the small blind, and it was on Seelbach in the big blind. He moved all in for his last 150,000, and Blazer got out of the way. Campanello got a count, and after about 30 seconds of tanking, he tossed in the call.

Campanello: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Seelbach: {q-Clubs}{7-Spades}

The board ran down {5-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{9-Spades}, and Campanello's two pair was good enough to claim the bounty, upping his stack to 795,000 in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Campanello us
Bryan Campanello
WSOP 1X Winner
795,000 205,000
Jonathan Seelbach
Jonathan Seelbach
Busted

Tags: Jonathan SeelbachBryan Campanello