Level: 3
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - $1,000,000 National Championship
National Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - $1,000,000 National Championship
Entries
100
Level
21
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000
Cartwright's Queens Crack the Kings of Lutes
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
After a player opened for 750, Travis Lutes raised to 1,900 from the hijack. Kyle Cartwright, who was next to act in the cutoff, then made it 4,250 to go. The original raiser folded and Lutes moved all in for 12,275 more. The huge raise sent Cartwright into the tank, but he eventually made the call.
Lutes: 
Cartwright: 
Lutes was in great shape to double, but not so much after the flop came down 
. Cartwright had hit his set to take the lead. The 
turn changed nothing and left Lutes looking for a king on the river. Unfortunately for him, it was the 
and the IP Biloxi Main Event Champ was eliminated from the National Championship.
Cullen Doubles Through Calenzo
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
A short-stacked Harry Cullen got all in preflop with 
and was up against the 
of Kevin Calenzo. The 
flop certainly made things interesting, as did the 
turn. However, the 
river was no help to Calenzo and Cullen doubled to around 7,000, which is still relatively short.
Patgorski Doubles Through Sands
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
On the flop of 
, Dave "Doc" Sands checked to Gabe Patgorski. Patgorski bet 800 and Sands made the call. The turn brought the 
and Sands checked again. Patgorski fired 3,000 and Sands made another call.
The river completed the board with the 
and Sands checked. Patgorski moved all in for 10,100 and after a minute or two, Sands made the call. Patgorski tabled the 
for a set of kings and Sands mucked his hand.
Patgorski improved to about 30,000 while Sands was left with 12,000.
Shorr Clipped by Top Pair
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Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
Four players committed 700 preflop to see a 
flop with Shannon Shorr snatching the lead by pushing out 1,600 from the big blind.
The original raiser and the cold-caller folded while the small blind made the call to see the land on the turn as both active players checked it through.
The river of the 
saw Shorr's opponent push out 1,600 which Shorr called with little hesitation only to muck at the sight of his opponent's .
As Shorr slid his cards to the muck, he slipped to roughly 27,000 in chips.
Traylor's Call Is Good
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
Bernard Lee raised to 775 from middle position. Michael Traylor called from the small blind and Robert Georato called from the big blind to see the flop come down 
. Everyone checked and the turn brought the 
. Traylor bet 1,100 and Georato called. Lee also called to keep all three players active in the hand going to fifth street.
The river was the and Traylor checked. Georato bet 2,600 and Lee folded. Traylor made the call and showed 
. Georato held 
and lost the hand.
Pilgrim Has the Heart
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
Action folded to Dwyte Pilgrim in the hijack and he showed great heart, commitment, and poise as he raised to 800. Stephens Kats came along from the button as did David Peters in the big blind. When the flop came down 
, Peters checked, Pilgrim bet 2,000, and both his opponents folded. Pilgrim is sitting with 22,000.
Top Pair for Sands
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
David Sands entered the pot from the hi-jack with a raise to 700 which his opponent in the cutoff called to see the dealer drop a 
flop.
Sands continued for 1,050 which was called by his opponent as the 
landed on the turn with Sands pushing out another bet; this time amounting to 2,400.
Taking a few moments longer, Sands' opponent made the call before the was checked through on the river.
Sands tabled his 
to successfully capture the pot to move to roughly 15,300 in chips.
Kessler Opening Things Up
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
Bernard Lee raised from early position to 775. Allen Kessler called from the hijack seat, Michael Traylor called from the cutoff seat and Chris Klodnicki also called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and all four players checked.
The turn was the 
and action checked to Kessler. He bet 2,000 and only Traylor made the call to see the fall on the river. Kessler bet 2,600 and Traylor folded. Kessler showed his hand, two eights without a club.
Mavro Sets Up on Shorr
Level 3
: 150/300, 0 ante
Catching the action on a 
flop, we found a continuation-bet of 1,075 from the original raiser with Shannon Shorr making the call from the button.
With the action on Peter Mavro in the big blind, he check-raised to 8,600 leaving himself just a lone 25-denomination chip to cap his cards.
The original raiser deliberated for a few moments before folding as Shorr made the call. Mavro tossed in his last chip and Shorr followed suit as both players tabled their cards.
Shorr:
Mavro: 
With Mavro in great shape to double, the and completed the board as he moved to roughly his starting stack as Shorr slipped to 16,700 in chips.