Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's St. Louis
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's St. Louis
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$909,375
Entries
625
Level
30
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Break Time
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Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
The first three levels are in the books and the field is going on a short break.
The Evening Leader
Andrew Barfield is the early chipleader for the late flight. He held 
and his opponent held pocket nines. His opponent rivered a set but Barfield made a ten-high straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000 |
It's Never Too Late on Day 1
We just found these players that have recently joined the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
North Dakota Poker Pro Wins Event #6
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Why ruin a good thing? That's the question we asked when deciding how to tell you about Event #6. We thought we'd refer to the WSOP's official recap, which was penned by the talented Nolan Dalla. He was on hand for that event's final table, and here's what he had to say:
With all due respect to every other player in the latest World Series of Poker Circuit tournament, it’s fitting that Adam Laskey ended up in a showdown against Chip Ervin, with both players battling it out for a gold ring in the waning moments of the competition.
The two full-time professional poker players were equally motivated to accumulate enough ranking points to qualify for a seat in the WSOP Circuit National Championship, coming at season’s end. As things turnout out, one player – the winner Laskey – catapulted himself into a qualifying position (based on today’s rankings) while the runner up Ervin still appears to be just short of a guaranteed seat. Such are the rewards and costs of finishing first versus second.
For his victory, Laskey collected the handsome sum of $23,449 in prize money. He was also awarded his first WSOP Circuit gold ring, the token prize of victory for winning and event on the nation’s biggest poker tour.
Laskey has been playing poker seriously since he was in college. He graduated from North Dakota State University with a degree in accounting. Since the events of so-called “Black Friday,” which took place a year ago, Laskey has been playing a lot more live games and tournaments, mostly in the Midwest. However, he plans to move to Phoenix in the coming months in order to have more poker playing options.
Laskey, age 25, now has seven WSOP Circuit cashes, all of which have come this season. His best previous showing was a fifth-place finish in an event three weeks ago at Council Bluffs, IA.
Chip Ervin also deserves some credit and respect for his strong finish. He won a WSOP Circuit gold ring earlier this season at Harrah’s Tunica and just missed what would have been a second victory. Ervin still has some work to do however, needing at least another cash or two to qualify for the National Championship contest.
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s St. Louis Ring Event #6 No-Limit Hold’em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$55 | 355 | $103,305 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Laskey | Fargo, ND | $23,449 |
| 2 | Chip Ervin | Tuscaloosa, AL | $14,497 |
| 3 | Drew Woodke | Omaha, NE | $10,576 |
| 4 | Charlie Ussery | Lees Summitt, MO | $7,844 |
| 5 | Paul Fehlig | St. Louis, MO | $5,909 |
| 6 | David Horton | Saint Charles, MO | $4,520 |
| 7 | Andrew Wright | Union, MO | $3,507 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Gaines | Godfrey, IL | $2,761 |
| 9 | Boulos Estafanous | Darien, IL | $2,204 |
WSOPC National Leaderboard Top Ten
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
In addition to the qualifiers, players who earn enough points on the National Leaderboard will be able to buy-in to the National Championship:
WSOPC National Leaderboard Top Ten*
| Player | Points | Rings | Cashed | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clark | 202.5 | 1 | 8 | $74,868 |
| Alexandru Masek | 167.5 | 1 | 9 | $138,169 |
| Daniel Blakeman | 160 | 1 | 7 | $143,777 |
| Stephen Kats | 160 | 1 | 11 | $57,506 |
| Mark “P0ker H0” Kroon | 157.5 | 1 | 7 | $62,973 |
| Michael Cooper | 155 | 0 | 9 | $57,051 |
| Chris Parsons | 150 | 0 | 7 | $74,942 |
| Benjamin Kramer | 150 | 1 | 10 | $52,354 |
| Daniel Lowery | 135 | 0 | 8 | $243,008 |
| Dan Natarelli | 135 | 1 | 6 | $44,646 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
A Full House for Nelly
Four players limped and saw a flop of 
, which saw both blinds check to a player in middle position. He fired out 200, the cutoff called, music superstar Nelly called from the small blind and the big blind got out of the way.
When the 
turned, it went check-check to the cutoff and he put out a bet of 550. Both his opponents made the call and the 
appeared on the river. This time Nelly took the initiative and led out for 2,000, which prompted the MP player to fold. The cutoff decided to make the call with the 
, but it was no good against Nelly's 
full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Evening Pokers
Harris vs. Araya
With about 5,500 in the pot and a board reading 
, Abraham Araya bet out 3,300 into Paul Harris, who is well known in St. Louis as the host of the Final Table Radio Show along with Dennis Phillips. The latter gave it some thought before making the call, which prompted Araya to muck.
A winning hand needed to be shown, so Harris obliged and rolled over 
for trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
17,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |