Main Event Day 1 | 2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Atlantic City

12-12-2010 23:50 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Summers	211,000 -4,000	-4,000
Todd Terry	170,000 40,000	40,000
Matt Glantz	168,000 -2,000	-2,000
Ari Engel	152,000 -8,000	-8,000

Josh Brikis	140,000 60,000	60,000
Joanne Dorin	90,000 15,000	15,000
Jonathan Wein	83,000 -7,000	-7,000
Dave Inselberg	77,000 -8,000	-8,000
	72,000 -6,000	-6,000
Mike Leah	65,000 6,000	6,000

Dwyte Pilgrim	58,000 20,000	20,000

	50,000 20,500	20,500
Joanne Monteavaro	42,000 -13,000	-13,000
Paul Darden	40,000 -6,000	-6,000

Chris Tryba	26,000 3,000	3,000

Chris Bell	Busted

Joanne v. Joanne

[user66118]

Level 15 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We picked up part of a particularly Joanne-heavy pot just a moment ago. Joanne Dorin and Joanne Monteavaro mixed it up preflop to put about 10,000 chips in the pot as they headed off to the board.

The dealer spread out {10-Hearts} {7-Spades} {K-Spades} , and Dorin checked. Monteavaro flicked out a bet of 5,000 in the form of a single gray chip. Dorin proceeded to check-raise to 14,000, drawing a long stare from her fellow Joanne. "I'm not sure I believe you, Jo," Monteavaro said, smiling. Dorin sat as still as a statue, gazing off into space. She finally coaxed a fold from her opponent, and Dorin checked her cards several more times.

"Nuts," she said. "Stone. Cold. Nuts."

"Show me!" Monteavaro pleaded.

Dorin obliged, flashing a queen-high bluff at her opponent as the dealer pushed her the pot to boost her stack close to the 90,000-chip mark.

Tags: Joanne Dorin Joanne Monteavaro

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

12-12-2010 23:32 UTC-4

Break it Up

[user66118]

Level 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Fourteen whole levels of poker are in the books, two less than necessary to complete Day 1. We'll play those two more levels, but not before this last 10-minute break of the day.

12-12-2010 23:32 UTC-4

Brikis Wins A Big One Without Showing

Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Under the gun, Josh Brikis raised to 3,500. He was called by the next player to act and by the player in the big blind, leading to an {8-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {3-Clubs} flop.

The big blind checked to Brikis and he bet 7,200. The early-position player raised to 18,000 and chased away the big blind. Brikis, though, popped it to 30,700. After his opponent called, Brikis took his time before checking the {10-Clubs} turn card. His opponent bet 22,000 and after about a minute, Brikis went all in for about 46,000 total. His opponent folded instantly and Brikis increased his stack to about 140,000.

Tags: Josh Brikis

12-12-2010 23:25 UTC-4

Summers in Winter

[user66118]

Level 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

We've got a new chip daddy in the room. Mike Summers is sitting pretty behind a stack of 215,000 taking over the title of chip leader from Matt Glantz. Summers is out in front, but he's got a few players now creeping onto his radar in the 160-180,000 range.

Tags: Mike Summers

12-12-2010 23:17 UTC-4

Little Man, Even Littler Stack

[user66118]

Level 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Mike "Little Man" Sica opened with an under-the-gun raise to 4,200, and he found one call from a player a few seats over. Off they went to a flop of {J-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} , and both men checked. The {A-Diamonds} on the turn brought the action, though. Sica led out for 7,200, and his opponent tanked for a while before plunking out a covering stack of high-value chips. Sica double-checked his cards, then called off his last 9,300 to put himself at risk.

Showdown
Sica: {10-Hearts} {10-Spades}
Opponent: {A-Hearts} {10-Diamonds}

Sica was drawing dead to four outs -- the case ten and the non-diamond kings in the deck. The river {A-Spades} did not meet those criteria, and Little Man has been sent to the showers.

Tags: Mike Sica

12-12-2010 22:59 UTC-4

Ladies Unkind to Young

[user66118]

Level 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Jason Young opened the pot with a raise from early position, and Todd Terry three-bet him from across the table. Young's response was an all-in four-bet shove for about 40,000, and Terry quickly made the call with the covering stack.

The news was bad for Young at showdown, seeing that his pocket queens had run right into Terry's two kings. The board was blank, Young is out, and Terry is up to about 130,000 courtesy of that pot.

Tags: Jason Young Todd Terry

12-12-2010 22:54 UTC-4

Darden Doubles Throught Adler

Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

A player in middle position opened to 4,000 and Adam Adler re-raised all in on the button for about 37,000. Paul Darden was in the big blind and called all in for 20,800. The original raiser folded.

Adler: {A-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}
Darden: {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds}