Main Event Day 1a | 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Hammond

10-19-2012 23:31 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Filip Jabbour	212,000 -18,000	-18,000
Aaron Massey	138,000 48,000	48,000
Claudia Crawford	90,000 70,000	70,000
Ashly Butler	86,000 16,000	16,000
Owais Ahmed	75,000 56,000	56,000

Jonathan Tamayo	56,000 37,000	37,000
Scott Bohlman	40,000 -40,000	-40,000

Jeff Bryan	40,000 20,000	20,000

Eric Crain just lost another pot, but he still seems to be doing quite well with 200,000 in chips. On this recent setback, Crain's pocket tens couldn't improve against an opponent's pocket kings and he lost about 45,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Crain	200,000 -28,000	-28,000

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10-19-2012 23:40 UTC-5

Tamayo is King

[user101598]

Jonathan Tamayo and an opponent were heads up with the board reading . Both players checked. The turn was the , both players checked again, and the completed the board. Tamayo's opponent checked, and Tamayo tossed out 4,200. His opponent called.

Tamayo turned over for a rivered pair of kings, and his opponent mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Tamayo	55,000 5,000	5,000

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10-19-2012 23:45 UTC-5

Nguyen Doubles Opponent

[user101598]

When we reached the table, Kennii Nguyen had an opponent all in and at risk with the board reading . Nguyen's trailed his opponent's , and the turn and river came , respectively.

Nguyen lost a 50,000-chip pot, but is still well above average with 115,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kennii Nguyen	115,000 -25,000	-25,000

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10-20-2012 00:03 UTC-5

"Kennii Gamble!"

[user101598]

A player in late position opened to 3,200, and three people called including Kennii Nguyen in the small blind. The dealer fanned , Nguyen checked, and the player in the big blind tossed out 6,300. The original raiser moved all in for just ove 40,000 chips, Nguyen re-shoved, and the player in the big blind tank-folded face up.

Original Raiser:
Nguyen:

The turn was the , giving Nguyen a straight, and the on the river completed the board.

"Kennii Gamble!!!" Nguyen shouted as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kennii Nguyen	195,000 80,000	80,000

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Level: 15

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

10-20-2012 00:23 UTC-5

Crawford Jams River

donpeters

From the button, Claudia Crawford raised to 4,000. The big blind called, and the flop came down . Both the big blind and Crawford checked.

The turn was the , and the big blind fired 4,100. Crawford raised to 10,000, and her opponent called.

The completed the board on the river, and Crawford moved all in for about 65,000 after her opponent checked. The player tanked for a bit, then folded, and Crawford won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claudia Crawford	112,000 22,000	22,000

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10-20-2012 00:28 UTC-5

One for Grippo

donpeters

After a raise from Kenny Nguyen, Nick Grippo three-bet in position. Action folded back to Nguyen, and he called to see a flop of . On the flop, Nguyen checked and Grippo bet 11,500. Nguyen folded, and Grippo scooped the pot.