Tough Times At Thirteen
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2008 World Series of Poker Circuit - Atlantic City
$5,150 Championship Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker Circuit - Atlantic City
Buy-in
$4,900
Prize Pool
$877,100
Entries
179
Level
18
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
Table of Near-Death
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.
Bowker Shoots Another Arrow
On the turn, the board shows
, 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:
. 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 
. 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.
A Deadly 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:
. Sica ended up all in for less than 10,000 and was looked up by Saris.Showdown:
Sica:
Saris:
Saris was well ahead and had the better draw. The river was a blank
, and the turn was no help to Sica either. The 
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.
Is This Seat Taken?
You can imagine the looks on their faces, though, as the imposingly tall figure of Billy Gazes made his way through the ropes and into his new spot in Seat 9. Things aren't getting any easier for the featured players today.
Staying Afloat in the Testosterone Ocean
The action of the hand is unclear, but the charmingly talkative Miss Kathleen has been ousted from the field. That leaves only Joanne Monteavaro to represent the women of poker here, with just over 100 men left to defeat.
Dinner Break
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
After-Dinner Poker
Steve Ryan Takes Big Hit
were just bested by an opponent's 
. The board came 
and Ryan is now down to his last 4,200.