Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Palace
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Palace
Prize Pool
$963,210
Entries
662
Level
34
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Moore Can't Catch Up
We picked up the action on a 
flop with Charles "Woody" Moore checking raising his opponent all in. Moore had 
against the 
. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
which resulted in Moore shipping over almost half his stack to the other side of the table. He busted shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Flack And Elezra Gone
We just spotted Layne Flack making his way quickly out of the poker room and it appears he has been eliminated. Eli Elezra's seat has no chips in front of it as well and no Eli. I guess we'll have to find some new shows to watch around the poker room as two of the more animated characters have been eliminated early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Baldwin Can't Let Go
On a board reading 
Eric Baldwin led for 2,250 and was called by a lone opponent in position. The river was the 
and Baldwin checked. As he did that, or perhaps slightly beforehand, the other competitors in the hand said, "I don't believe you have that queen." After some thought, the belief was strong enough to fire out 6,000.
"You don't believe me because you have it?" We weren't sure if that was a question or a statement at first but a must have been a question because Baldwin reluctantly called. Sure enough, 
was tabled and Baldwin mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,900
-8,900
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-8,900 |
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Steve Takes Gross Beat, Eliminated
Steve "Gboro780" Gross was short stacked for much of the last few levels, and we walked by his table to see that he was all in preflop against another opponent. The cards were tabled, and he was well out in front.
Gross:
Opponent: 
The flop was a brutal one for Gross, coming 
giving his opponent a set. The turn brought the , giving Gross a few more outs, but it wasn't meant to be, as the river came the 
. Gross took the beat well, and quietly made his exit to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Baldwin Busted
We reported a short while ago that Eric "Basebaldy" Baldwin was knocked down to under 8,000 after running into quads. Well when we went back to his table, we noticed that his seat was vacant, meaning that he has been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Billirakis Busts A Short Stack
We missed the exact action preflop, but we know that Steve Billirakis came in for a raise in middle position, and action folded to the button, who shoved his short stack in for about 4,500 total. It folded back to Billirakis, who look less then enthused to make the pot committed call.
Billirakis:
Opponent:
Billirakis had live cards, and while he didn't hit any of them on the flop, he did pick up more outs, as it came 
. The turn, the , brought no help, but the river did, coming the 
. That gave Billirakis the straight, knocking out his opponent, and boosting Billirakis's stack to over 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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42,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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No Back To Back For Devo
We didn't catch the hand, but we saw that Bryan "Devo" Devonshire was no longer in his seat when we walked by his table. He has been eliminated from the tournament, but after yesterday's big win, we imagine he can't be all that upset.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Play Slowing
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
We haven't had much to report in the last level or so, as the action has seemed to slow down. With the dinner break coming shortly, we have around 140 players left in this flight. Once they return from dinner, they will play four more hours of poker before wrapping it up for the night.