2008 World Series of Poker Circuit - Atlantic City

$5,150 Championship Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker Circuit - Atlantic City

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
89
Prize
$280,940
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,900
Prize Pool
$877,100
Entries
179
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000

A Deadly Table

Mike Sica - Eliminated
Mike Sica - Eliminated
We've just had another casualty at the featured table.

We pick up the action in a heads-up pot between Steve Saris and the aforementioned Mike "Little Man" Sica. The action is unclear preflop, but the two men watched the dealer spread the first three community cards: {A-Spades} {9-Hearts} {8-Spades}. Sica ended up all in for less than 10,000 and was looked up by Saris.

Showdown:
Sica: {10-?} {J-?}
Saris: {7-Spades} {9-Spades}

Saris was well ahead and had the better draw. The river was a blank {K-Diamonds}, and the turn was no help to Sica either. The {4-Spades} that filled out the board improved Saris to the winning flush, earning himself all of Sica's chips plus the knockout.

The cheerful Mike Sica wished his table luck before meandering around the tournament room for a few minutes. He found the empty seat of buddy Chris Reslock and sat down, drawing a laugh from the rest of the table.

Everyone is sad to see Little Man go.

Tags: LittlemanMike Sica

Bowker Shoots Another Arrow

Kyle "kwob20" Bowker
Kyle "kwob20" Bowker
We join a pot between Kyle "kwob20" Bowker and two other players at the featured table.

On the turn, the board shows {4-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {10-Spades} {10-Diamonds}, and there is just more than 10,000 in the pot already. Action checks to the middle man, Bowker, and he slips out 9,000 chips. The man to his left folds, but he finds action from an early position caller.

The two men watch the dealer turn the final card: {3-Spades}. It again checks to Bowker, and he keeps the pressure on with 16,000 more chips. His opponent tanks for several minutes, contemplating a decision for nearly his full stack. Finally, he says, "I call," and Bowker quickly turns over {Q-Clubs} {10-Clubs}. It's the winner, as his opponent mucks his hand before adding the additional 16,000 to the pot and shipping it to the internet pro.

After that nice little pot, Bowker has chipped his way up to 74,000 and is now the big stack at his very dangerous table.

Tags: Kyle Bowker

Table of Near-Death

The featured table is another place that is unfit for the faint of heart.

In Seat 2, we find internet sensation Kyle "kwob20" Bowker. Taking the term "internet sensation" to new heights is Seat 7 where sits Eric "sheets" Haber. Two spots over, in Seat 9, we find Mike Sica, working with the short sack but ever dangerous.

Tough Times At Thirteen

As tables continue to be broken, a number of interesting situations are developing in the room. Of note is the seating arrangement over at the unlucky Table 13 where we find John Spadavecchia, all-time leading WSOP-C casher Doug "Rico" Carli, and Al Riccobono occupying seats 5, 6, and 7 respectively. It appears that we have a new toughest table in town.

Brett "Gank" Jungblut Eliminated

After a middle position player opened to 1,600, Brett "Gank" Jungblut went all in for about 4,500. In the small blind Abe Korotki reshoved and successfully isolated the pot. Gank showed {K-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} and was racing against Korotki's {9-Diamonds} {9-Spades}. The board ran out {J-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {9-Hearts} {8-Spades} {6-Spades} and Gank was sent to the rail.

Abe Korotki is now back up to 65,000.

Tags: Abe KorotkiBrett Jungblut

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Gazing At Aces

From middle position, a player opened with a raise to 1,050. Action passed around to Billy Gazes in the small blind, and he began to count out a reraise. After a minute, he stacked 5,050 chips and slid them forward. That was enough to get the original raiser to fold, earning Gazes a small pot.

Sheepishly, Gazes flashed the {A-Spades}, and then flipped both cards face-up on the table: {A-Spades} {A-Hearts}. With that little win, he has climbed up to a healthy 30,000 in chips.

Tags: Billy Gazes

Rick Rossetti Eliminated

Rick Rosetti - Eliminated
Rick Rosetti - Eliminated
The 2006 winner of this event, Rick Rossetti, was just eliminated. His {A-Clubs} {J-Clubs} was unable to hold against an opponents {7-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} after the flop came {7-Clubs} {6-Spades} {5-Clubs}. Another seven sealed the deal and the former champ was sent home before the dinner break on Day 1.

Tags: Rick Rosetti

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