Paul "Bicycle" Sokoloff Wins WSOP Circuit Event #2
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
The Main Event may be the only tournament we're live reporting, but there has been plenty of action throughout the week; as such, we thought we'd sprinkle in some preliminary results from the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Tunica.
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Tunica Ring Event #2 No-Limit Hold'em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$45 | 701 | $203,991 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Sokoloff | Toronto, ON | $41,544 |
| 2 | Terry Griffith | Magnolia, AR | $25,705 |
| 3 | Jerry Ard | Monticello, MS | $18,854 |
| 4 | Gary Lambert | Quincy, IL | $14,021 |
| 5 | Andrew Bucaric | Brentwood, TN | $10,568 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Overton | Hamilton, AL | $8,071 |
| 7 | Bradford Albrinck | Cincinnati, OH | $6,245 |
| 8 | Jayaram Kottimugalur | Columbus, IN | $4,896 |
| 9 | Randy Ritterbush | Forsyth, MO | $3,887 |
, "Captain" Tom Franklin checked from the small blind and an under-the-gun player checked behind. The UTG player confidently rolled over 
for a pair of aces and the win.![[user196975]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
. The player in the small blind bet 1,100 and Roland Israel raised to 3,100. The small blind tanked for a few moments, peeked at his hole cards and then kicked them back to the dealer.
. The player in the small blind immediately led out for 600, an early-position player called, and a middle-position player got out of the way. Action was then on Kyle Cartwright on the button and he opted for a call.
hit the turn, it went check-check to Cartwright, who bet 1,600. It was enough to clear the field and take down the small pot. After the hand, Cartwright tweeted: First hand [PokerNews repoter] comes to my table. I turn the nuts. He's my good luck charm."