Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,131,990
Entries
778
Level
30
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Wade into Dangerous Waters
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Under the gun, Tristan Wade came in with a raise to 800, and he found a call from a player a few seats over. On the button, though, a third player squeezed all in for 11,800, and Wade double-checked his cards before re-shoving. That got him heads-up, and Wade was in a dominating spot for the knockout.
Showdown
Wade: 
Opponent: 
The 
flop opened up a gutshot draw for the at-risk player, but the 
on the turn was a blank. The river 
was not blank at all, though. The come-from-behind pair of queens robs Wade of most of his stack, and he's got 7,550 left with which to try and double-up-or-bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,550
-30,450
|
-30,450 |
|
||
Chad Brown: Pro
Under the gun, Chad Brown opened with a mini-raise to 1,000, and the gentleman two to his right called from the small blind. It was heads-up, and the dealer spread out a 
flop. The small blind led out into the pot with 1,500, and Brown quickly plucked a red T5,000 chip off his stack and into the pot with a verbal, "Raise." His opponent called the remainder, and the turn brought the 
and a check to the raiser. Brown took the opportunity to stick another 6,600 into the middle, and his opponent began counting up a raise. He eyeballed Brown's remaining stack (15,100) as he stacked together chips — but after about a minute, he quickly uncapped his cards and mucked to let Brown take it down, if you'll pardon the rhyme.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,600
13,600
|
13,600 |
Chip Counts From The Poker Room
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
33,000 | |
|
29,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
|
||
|
28,000 | |
|
18,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
16,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
11,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,200
-4,800
|
-4,800 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Miles Away
TK Miles was all in for about 6,000 holding what looked to be 
(one might have been a spade) and was slightly trailing the 
held by his opponent.
A 
flop wasn't all that that helpful to Miles, considering his opponent had the nut flush draw. The 
turn gave Miles' opponent a straight and further improved his hand when the 
river gave him a nut flush to end Miles' flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Who's Qualified
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
National Championship Qualifiers
| Player | Qualified |
|---|---|
| David Nicholson | Horseshoe Bossier City Main Event Winner |
| Chris Gamboa | Horseshoe Bossier City Casino Champion |
| Robert Castoire | Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event Winner |
| Mark “Pegasus” Smith | Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino Champion |
| Bob Chow | Horseshoe Hammond Main Event Winner |
| Drazen Ilich | Horseshoe Hammond Casino Champion |
| Gene Dudek | IP Biloxi Casino Champion |
| Jerry Monroe | IP Biloxi Main Event Winner |
| Michael Rosenbach | Lake Tahoe Casino Champ |
| Bryan Schultz | Lake Tahoe Main Event Champion |
| Tuan Phan | Harrah’s AC Main Event Winner |
| Hao Le | Harrah’s AC Casino Champ |
| Freddy Deeb | Bicycle Casino Main Event Winner |
| Huy Quach | Bicycle Casino Champ |
| Raja Kattamuri | Choctaw Casino Champ |
| Abraham Araya | Choctaw Main Event Champion |
| Gary Bolden | Caesars Palace Casino Champ |
| Kevin Calenzo | Caesars Palace Main Event Winner |
| Matthew Weber | Harrah’s Tunica Casino Champ |
| Kurt Jewell | Harrah’s Tunica Main Event Winner |
In addition to the qualifiers, previous champions will be able to buy in to the National Championship.
Brady Eliminated
Just before the end of Level 6, Matt Brady got his last 2,825 into the middle with 
and faced off against two opponents.
A 
flop gave Brady outs to a straight, but he blanked on the turn and 
river. One of his opponents tabled 
to win the pot and eliminate Brady.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Break
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
The first flight of players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Pipitone is Coming in to Your Town
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
We've just met Carl Pipitone.
We didn't know him before this hand, and we expect you didn't either. In fact, his friend nearby called him the "worst player in the room." We won't go that far, but the gentleman sitting across the table from Pipitone might feel that way after the last hand before the break.
Mr. Pipitone got all 18,025 of his chips into the middle with 
on a 
. There's hardly anything amateur about that, but he was unlucky enough to run smack into Mr. Opponent's to leave him drawing dead to the case queen. No problem.
Turn: 
It's an easy game sometimes, and the four queens put Pipitone in front with one to come. He faded the reverse one-outer on the river, and he's found a big double to climb back close to 40,000.