2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$191,194
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$932,655
Entries
641
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Kenney Takes Huge Pot from Zeitlin

David Zeitlin opened for 53,000 from the cutoff and Tyler Kenney called from the button. The blinds released and the flop came {8-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {K-Hearts}. Zeitlin checked, Kenney bet 72,000 and Zeitlin called. The turn came {A-Spades} and Zeitlin again check-called, this time to a tune of 134,000. The river paired the board with the {K-Spades} and Zeitlin checked a third time.

Kenney didn't slow down and bet 320,000 and after a moment of thought Zeitlin announced a call. Kenney tabled {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} for aces full and Zeitlin showed {K-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Tyler Kenney us
Tyler Kenney
2,350,000
David Zeitlin
David Zeitlin
440,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Tyler KenneyDavid Zeitlin

Eriquezzo Takes Lead from Kenney

Tyler Kenney opened for 48,000 and Ryan Eriquezzo called from the button. The blinds declined to play and the flop came {9-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {9-Clubs}. Kenney led with 63,000 and Eriquezzo called to see the {4-Clubs} turn. Kenney put out 107,000 and Eriquezzo called. The river produced the {9-Hearts} and Kenney continued with his line to the tune of 134,000. Eriquezzo called and tabled {J-Clubs} {10-Clubs} for a boat and Kenney mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Eriquezzo us
Ryan Eriquezzo
2,100,000
700,000
700,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Tyler Kenney us
Tyler Kenney
2,000,000
-350,000
-350,000

Tags: Ryan EriquezzoTyler Kenney

Vinny Pahuja Eliminated in 12th Place ($14,382)

Vinny Pahuja - 12th place
Vinny Pahuja - 12th place

Vinny Pahuja and Tyler Kenney were heads up with the board reading {3-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades}. Kenney check-called 55,000 from Pahuja, and the turn was the {j-Clubs}. Kenney check-called another bet - this one was worth 65,000 - and the {7-Spades} completed the board. Both players checked.

Kenney opened up {a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for a pair of aces, and Pahuja sat silently for a couple of seconds before unhappily mucking his hand.

The very next hand, Pahuja sloppily moved all in, knocking his chips over, and Eugene Fouksman looked him up. Fouksman turned over {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}, and Pahuja slammed his cards onto the felt, revealing the {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. The board ran {2-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{a-Spades}{7-Spades}{8-Spades}, and Pahuja knocked his chips over before exiting.

Player Chips Progress
Tyler Kenney us
Tyler Kenney
2,050,000
50,000
50,000
Eugene Fouksman
Eugene Fouksman
1,750,000
645,000
645,000
Vinny Pahuja us
Vinny Pahuja
Busted

Tags: Eugene FoulksmanTyler KenneyVinny Pahuja

Overton's Five-Bet Bluff

Level 26 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Garry Gates opened to 56,000 from under the gun, and Aaron Overton three-bet to 146,000. The action folded back to Gates who went into the tank.

"Aaron?" he asked. "That's your name right?"

Overton nodded.

"Can you lift your hand?"

Overton obliged, revealing the rest of his stack. Gates tanked a little longer, then slid out a tower of purple T10,000 chips, making it 235,000 straight. Overton thought for nearly a minute, then moved all in for around 900,000. Gates tank-folded.

"Queen-jack, baby!" Overton yelled, tabling {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. "The nuts!"

Overton happily raked in the pot to the table's amusement.

Tags: Aaron OvertonGarry Gates

Eriquezzo Has Kenney's Number

We caught up with this huge pot on the turn with the board reading {10-Spades} {4-Hearts} {5-Spades} {Q-Hearts}. Tyler Kenney put out 48,000 and Ryan Eriquezzo raised to 132,000. Kenney called and the river card was the {2-Diamonds}. Kenney checked and Eriquezzo put together 362,000 and slid it into the middle.

Kenney thought for a short while and quietly announced call. Eriquezzo tabled {6-Hearts} {3-Clubs} for a rivered straight and Kenney turned over {K-Hearts} {10-Hearts} in disbelief.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Eriquezzo us
Ryan Eriquezzo
2,700,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Tyler Kenney us
Tyler Kenney
1,470,000
-580,000
-580,000

Tags: Tyler KenneyRyan Eriquezzo

Gates Gets Some Back

Garry Gates
Garry Gates

Garry Gates was faced with a 96,000-chip bet from Ryan Higgins in raised pot with the board reading {7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}. He called.

The turn was the {3-Clubs}, and Higgins led again - this time for 163,000. Gates, quickly called.

Both players knuckled after the {2-Hearts} completed the board, and Higgins showed two queens with the {q-Diamonds}. Gates' {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} was the best hand however, and he raked in a nice-sized pot to push his stack back over one million.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Higgins
Ryan Higgins
1,605,000
-95,000
-95,000
Garry Gates us
Garry Gates
1,350,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Garry GatesRyan Higgins

Level: 27

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Halaska Takes Huge Pot from Overton

Jeremy Halaska opened for 55,000 from under the gun, Aaron Overton called and Ryan Higgins raised to 359,000 from the small blind. Halaska announced all in and after a few short moments Overton came over the top and shoved also. Higgins happily folded and let the pair duel.

Overton: {A-Spades} {A-Hearts}
Halaska: {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts}

Halaska was happy to see a king in the window when the flop hit {3-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {K-Spades}. Overton needed an ace to take the lead but bricked when the board completed {10-Spades} {5-Hearts}.

The stacks were counted and Overton had Halaska outchipped by just 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Halaska us
Jeremy Halaska
2,500,000
1,520,000
1,520,000
Aaron Overton us
Aaron Overton
200,000
-1,105,000
-1,105,000

Tags: Aaron OvertonJeremy Halaska

Cameron Hamilton Eliminated in 11th Place ($14,382)

Cameron Hamilton - 11th place
Cameron Hamilton - 11th place

Cameron Hamilton was down to his last 200,000 or so when he found himself all in and at risk against David Zeitlin.

Showdown

Hamilton{k-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Zeitlin{j-Spades}{7-Spades}

The {9-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop was safe, and the {3-Clubs} on the turn was too, but the {j-Diamonds} spiked on the river, eliminating Hamilton from the tournament.

We're now down to our last ten players, and their currently transitioning the the final table area. We'll have a seat draw momentarily

Player Chips Progress
Cameron Hamilton us
Cameron Hamilton
Busted

Tags: Cameron HamiltonDavid Zeitlin