Earlier this month, Kurt Jewell won the Main Event at the WSOP-C stop in Tunica. He made the trip southeast to West Palm Beach and hopes to make it two in a row, but his attention is a bit divided at the moment.
After chipping up quickly, Jewell (a big Kentucky Wildcats fan) is up from his table watching his team close out a game against Vanderbilt down in the poker room. "I can see the game from my seat, but that screen is cut off and I can't see the score."
With Kentucky just closing out the victory, Jewell is no doubt in a good mood and will be looking to add to his already healthy stack.
While we were checking in on the East Coast circuit regs, we wandered past Matt Brady's table to see him involved in a little pot.
The turn of the board was already out on the table when Brady made a bet of 725 into a pot of about 1,300. He was called in two places, and the rivered. Brady check-called a bet of 1,625 there, and his opponent showed him for the full house. Brady held his cards for about 15 seconds before shaking his head and mucking them.
It's just a tidbit of a hand, but the real news is that Brady's chip stack has dwindled to about 8,100 here in the middle stages of the flight.
A player in early position opened to 900, and Kyle Bowker and the man on the button both called to see a three-way flop.
It came , and Bowker was the first to lead at the pot with 1,600. That folded the initial raiser, but the button called to go heads-up to fourth street. The landed on board, and now Bowker check-called 3,200 from his opponent. On the river, Bowker checked again, and Mr. Button fired one final bullet of 7,400 chips.
Bowker spent a long few minutes soaking in the think tank, but he eventually uncapped his cards and surrendered them into the muck. It's been a productive start to Bowker's day, but that las pot slips him back down to about 36,000.
We arrived at Bernard Lee's table after a flop with 1,575 in the middle.
The pot was three-handed and action was on mystery player #1, facing a bet from Lee. A check-fold from the first player led to the other player in the pot putting in a check-raise to 2,250. Lee called to see the turn. His opponent bet 4,500, but was unable to shake Lee.
When the river fell, Lee's opponent shoved for what appeared to be just shy of 10,000. With , Lee beat him into the pot with calling chips. His opponent sheepishly showed for air, giving Lee the nice pot.
Last year's champion, John Riordan, has upped his stack to about 55,000 in the early stages of Level 4.
On the other end of the spectrum, last year's fourth-place finisher Austin Buchanan has been eliminated and will most likely be back for tonight's second flight.
The number on the big board has ticked up to 469 runners for this Day 1a flight. That number represents an increase of 1 over last year's Day 1a field size of 468, and registration is theoretically open through all nine levels of the flight.
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board was already out on the table when Brady made a bet of 725 into a pot of about 1,300. He was called in two places, and the 
rivered. Brady check-called a bet of 1,625 there, and his opponent showed him 
landed on board, and now Bowker check-called 3,200 from his opponent. On the 
river, Bowker checked again, and Mr. Button fired one final bullet of 7,400 chips.
flop with 1,575 in the middle.
turn. His opponent bet 4,500, but was unable to shake Lee.
river fell, Lee's opponent shoved for what appeared to be just shy of 10,000. With 
, Lee beat him into the pot with calling chips. His opponent sheepishly showed 
for air, giving Lee the nice pot.
