Action folded around to an unknown player on the button and he opened the pot, which was quickly met with an all-in three-bet by Aaron Massey from the small blind for around 34,000. The big blind got out of the way and the button snapped.
Showdown
Massey |
Button |
It was a bad spot for Massey, who was in desperate need of an ace. Unfortunately for him, it was not meant to be as the board ran out an uneventful .
We're not sure how it happened, but as we were writing up some hands, Nelly quickly passed by our desk. A quick check of his former seat confirms that he has been eliminated from the tournament.
Since returning from the break, both Paul Harris and Matt Lawrence have been eliminated from the tournament. Unfortunately we don't have details, but Harris did Tweet:
"Couldn't get anything going, finally made a move that mis-fired at the end of level 12 and I'm out."
Meanwhile, Joe Kuether has been chipping up nicely, now sitting with 190K.
A short-stacked player in middle position moved all in for 8,200 and Everrett Carlton made the call from the small blind.
Showdown
Carlton
MP
Carlton was in the lead and even more so after the flop. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Carlton dispatched his foe while chipping up to 120K.
After a player had limped and another player raised to 5,000, Kurt Jewell moved all in for around 33,000 with . Unfortunately for him, the raiser held and made the call. Jewell, who won the WSOP Circuit Hammond last season and the Harrah's Tunica this year, couldn't improve and was denied his chance at a third Main Event title here today.
Scott Clements scrolls forums, sweats action across the country and may have lost his keys.
We spent an orbit following Scott Clements for inside peek at the monotony of live poker tournaments. The two-time WSOP bracelet winner is one of the most successful players in the room with over $5 million in career tournament earnings. Clements keeps himself busy by traveling with his MacBook Air.
Hand 1 - He folded preflop and fired up the Twitter machine on his laptop.
Hand 2 - He folded preflop and scrolled through his Twitter feed. He took a sip of one his four beverages.
Hand 3 - He folded preflop and opened the WPT homepage. He scrolled through their live updates to sweat the action in their $10k event in Hollywood, FL.
Hand 4 - He folded preflop and switched to the 2+2 forums. He scrolled through some posts, completely ignoring the action at the table.
Hand 5 - He was under the gun and quickly folded. He gave Gary Bolden a fist bump as he passed by the table. He intently read a thread on 2+2.
Hand 6 - He was in the big blind and Sam Barnhart opened for 3,300. The small blind called and Clements went back to reading the thread. He continued to read as the small blind beat Barnhart in the pot holding pocket kings and making a full house.
Hand 7 - In the small blind an early position player opened to 3,800. He folded preflop and was glued to his 2+2 thread. From our vantage point we couldn't make out what he was reading about.
Hand 8 - On the button he left his laptop and watched the preflop action. An early position raiser made it 3,800 to go and he re-raised to 8,300. The original bettor called and the flop came . Both players checked and the turn came . They both checked again and the river came . Both players checked a third time and Clements tabled and took the pot.
Hand 9 - There was a dead button so Clements had position again. He folded preflop and went back to the forums. Then an announcement came over the PA that a poker player had lost their keys. He stood up and checked all his pockets, twice. He asked the floor where the lost and found was but then sat back down at the table. We're pretty sure the keys were his but he didn't want to leave the action.
We're not sure how it happened, but our start-of-the-day chip leader, Blake “blakeb0921” Barousse, has been eliminated from the tournament. Barousse was a college quarterback at McNeese State and is a regular on the circuit. He also has more than $700K in online winnings.
Unfortunately, he won't be able to add a WSOP Circuit cash to his résumé here today as he has been eliminated from the Harrah's St. Louis Main Event.
The specifics elude us, but we do know that Scott Clements just won a monster pot just before the level up with against an unknown opponent's . Each ended up putting in 42,000 preflop to see the flop. Both players had about 100K behind, and all the money went in. Neither the turn nor river hurt Clements and he eliminated his opponent while raking in the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.
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flop. Neither the 
turn nor 
river changed a thing and Carlton dispatched his foe while chipping up to 120K.
. Both players checked and the turn came 
. They both checked again and the river came 
. Both players checked a third time and Clements tabled 
and took the pot.
flop. Both players had about 100K behind, and all the money went in. Neither the 
river hurt Clements and he eliminated his opponent while raking in the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.
