2009 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Las Vegas

$5,150 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Las Vegas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$237,692
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
187
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000

Lucky Landing for Pilgrim

After some action preflop, Dwyte Pilgrim checked a flop of {K-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} to David Daneshgar. Daneshgar bet 20,500 and the Pilgrim moved all in. Daneshgar snap-called with {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs}. Pilgrim held second pair with {Q-Diamonds} {J-Spades}.

The turn gave Daneshgar two pair with the {A-Diamonds} and then the river nailed Pilgrim's gutshot when the {10-Hearts} hit the felt.

Daneshgar was eliminated while Pilgrim now has 420,000 chips.

Tags: David DaneshgarDwyte Pilgrim

Guest Appearances

Jimmy Fricke and Eskimo Clark are wandering around the tournament room right now. Fricke is sweating his friends Jeremiah DeGreef and Matt LaGarde, while Clark is just sweating.

Kyle Bowker Eliminated

Kyle Bowker
Kyle Bowker
Action folded around to Kyle Bowker in the small blind and he moved in for a little over 30,000 with {K-?} {3-?}, according to Matt Brady. Eric Hershler called out of the big blind with {J-?} {10-?}. The exact board is unknown, but Hershler ended up taking the lead on the flop after spiking a ten and then held up from there to eliminate Bowker.

Tags: Eric HershlerKyle Bowker

Matt Graham Wins a Big Hand

Graham raised the action to 11,000 under the gun and got called by Nashaat Antonious on the button. Both players checked the flop of {Q-Clubs} {K-Spades} {K-Clubs} and Graham led out for 18,000 when the {7-Spades} hit the turn. Antonious called and they went to the river where Graham led out for another 45,000 when the {5-Hearts} appeared on the river.

Antonious raised to 100,000 and Graham tanked for a short while. "You shoved last time," he said while debating the call.

"Sometimes I shove," Antonious replied.

With that, Graham made the call and showed {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} for two pair, while Antonious tabled his {A-?} {10-?}.

Tags: Matt Graham

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

The Grinder Floating Along

Jeff Sluzinski raised to 10,500 from early position. Albiges Benoit and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi called. The three players saw the flop come down {J-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} and Sluzinski bet 20,000. Benoit folded, but Mizrachi called.

The turn brought the {10-Spades} and Sluzinski fired 46,000. The Grinder stacked a tall tower of purple T5,000 chips and slid them into the middle totaling 186,000.

After a few moments in the tank, Sluzinski folded. "Show the bluff one time," he said.

"I wish I could," responded Mizrachi as he turned up the {4-Spades} and then mucked his hand.

Tags: "The Grinder"Jeff SluzinskiMichael Mizrachi

Tam Nguyen Crippled

Tam Nguyen
Tam Nguyen
Robert Cheung raised from late position and Tam Nguyen shoved all in from the big blind. Cheung called and the hands were turned over.

Nguyen showed {8-?} {8-?} while Cheung held {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades}. A queen in the door all but sealed the deal, as the flop fell {Q-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {5-Spades}. With a {7-Spades} on the turn and {K-Clubs} on the river, Cheung nearly doubled up while Nguyen was left with about 40,000.

The Master Doubles

Men "The Master" Nguyen moved all in from the button for about 60,000 and was called by Justin Bonomo in the small blind. Bonomo held {A-?} {Q-?} to Nguyen's {A-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}.

The flop came down {Q-Clubs} {J-Hearts} {9-Clubs} to give Nguyen an open-ended straight draw. The turn completed his draw with the {K-Spades}. The river fell the {K-Clubs} to complete the board and just like that, The Master is right back in the thick of things.

Before collecting his chips, Nguyen ran around the room pumping his fist and slapping hands with some of his fellow players. All the while, his Corona never left his hand.

Tags: Justin BonomoMen "The Master" Nguyen