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$5,000 Circuit Championship EventDay 3 completed
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Thu Feb 07 2008 20:24 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Michael "Mickey" PickettMichael "Mickey" Pickett - 2008 WSOP-C Rincon Champion
And just like that Michael "Mickey" Pickett is the new WSOP-C Rincon Champion, having bested a very tough field of 148 players en route to the biggest victory of his young tournament career.
Congratulations to all of the finalists and money winners on a job well done.
Final Standings:
1st: Michael Pickett ($229,002)
2nd: David Peters ($120,156)
3rd: Edward Sabat ($70,680)
4th: Kenny Bedoya ($56,544)
5th: Cristian Avendano ($42,408)
6th: Gavin Smith ($35,340)
7th: Lee Watkinson ($28,272)
8th: Damien Oborne (21,204)
9th: Jon Eaton ($14,136)
Until next time, good night from Rincon! -
Thu Feb 07 2008 20:05 PST | Posted by gsqwared
David Peters - Runner-UpPickett Eliminates Peters; Wins Rincon Circuit Championship!
23-year-old Michael "Mickey" Pickett has just eliminated David Peters from the tournament, earning $229,002 in prize money, a gold circuit championship ring and a $10,000 buy-in to this summer's WSOP main event. Here's how the hand went down:
Peters called the extra 10,000 it cost to complete the big blind and Pickett knuckled the table opting to see a free flop, which came:
. Pickett opened with a 20,000 feeler bet and Peters made the call. The turn brought the 
and Pickett fired again - this time for 60,000; once again, Peters made the call.
The last card off the deck was the
and it turned out to be the biggest action card possible, as it gave Peters, who held 
two pair, and Pickett, sitting with 
, the title-winning straight. On the river, Mickey fired a 200,000 bet and Peters moved all in over the top for a total of 410,000. Pickett made the call and that was all she wrote.
Congratulations to David Peters, our tournament runner-up. Peters will take home $120,156 in prize money for his second-place finish. -
Thu Feb 07 2008 19:57 PST | Posted by gsqwared
David Peters awaits Pickett's decisionPeters Doubles Again
Pre-flop, Michael Pickett completed the big blind and David Peters knuckled the table, opting to see a free flop:
Peters then led out with a 40,000 bet and Pickett made the call. The turn brought the
and Peters led out again, this time for 100,000; Pickett called again. Before the river was dealt, Peters announced that he was all in in the dark for a total of 180,000. Pickett tanked for quite some time, but eventually made the call and upon hearing the news, Peters excitedly flipped over his , announcing, "Two pair!" Pickett mucked his hand.
The double up improved Peters to 650,000 in chips while Pickett dropped to just over 2,300,000. -
Thu Feb 07 2008 19:51 PSTRound: 20 Blinds: 10000/20000 Ante: 2000
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Thu Feb 07 2008 19:45 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Trading Blinds
Over the last few hands, David Peters and Michael Pickett have been stealing each other's blinds with standard pre-flop raises, rarely seeing the flop.
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Thu Feb 07 2008 19:39 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Game On
The players have returned to the table and the cards are back in the air. There are 12 minutes remaining in the current blind level.
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Thu Feb 07 2008 19:36 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Impromptu Breakage
The tournament clock has been paused while the Bluff Media crew works out a technical issue. We'll be back momentarily.
The current chip counts are as follows:
Michael Pickett: 2,609,000
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Thu Feb 07 2008 19:27 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Hey! Gimme my chips back!"That's enough!"
Over the last ten minutes, the dealer has accidentally pushed two small pots to Michael Pickett that should've gone to David Peters. "That's enough!" said Peters with a smile, reaching across the table to take back what's rightfully his.
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Thu Feb 07 2008 19:21 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Mickey Picks on Peters
Michael "Mickey" Pickett has begun using his monstrous chip lead to start pushing David Peters around. On this particular hand, Pickett limped into the pot and Peters opted to raise it up another 66,000; Pickett called.
The flop came
and David led out with a 70,000 bet, which was met by an all-in re-raise from Pickett. David, as he has done quite often today, insta-folded.
Started 5th Feb, 2008
