Registration is closed here on Day 1a of the 2012 Horseshoe Hammond Main Event, and the total number of entrants is 834. Last year, when the tournament was changed to a re-entry format for the first time, Day 1a attracted a total of 912 runners. In the end, 1615 players registered.
This year there is an 8.5% decline on Day 1a, but with Day 1b tomorrow and registration open until the cards are in the air on Day 2, this field will no doubt cross the four-figure mark, generating another massive prize pool for the WSOPC.
The PokerNews Podcast caught up with Octo-Niner Robert Salaburu this week to talk about the long break, his antics at the table, and what he plans to do with his winnings.
We recently came across Richard Decowski's table, and unfortunately Richard Decowski was gone.
We asked the players in the table what happened to the World War II veteran, and they told us that he moved all in with and was called by Steve Terrile's .
"He said that he was tired," one of the players told us.
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Super Tuan!
Kenny "Super Tuan" Nguyen had an opponent all in and at risk moments ago on a flop of . Nguyen's was trailing his opponent's however, and the turn and river came , respectively.
Nguyen's still alive, but his stack plummeted to around 40,000 chips.
Action folded to Eric Crain in the cutoff seat, and he opened with a raise to 3,000. The big blind was the only player to make the call, and the flop came down . After the big blind checked, Crain fired 3,500. His opponent folded, and Crain won the pot.
From under the gun, a player opened with a raise to 3,300. Action folded over to Mike Leah in the cutoff seat, and he reraised to 8,200. After the next few players folded, the original raiser made the call.
The flop came down , and Leah's opponent open-shipped for roughly 27,000 in chips. Leah made a quick call holding the for top pair, top kicker. His opponent held the .
The turn was the , and the river was the . Both kept Leah in front to win him the hand. Leah eliminated the player, scooped the pot and moved to over 200,000 in chips.
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and was called by Steve Terrile's 
. His opponent was trailing with 
, and the board ran out 
.
was trailing his opponent's 
however, and the turn and river came 
, 
respectively.
. After the big blind checked, Crain fired 3,500. His opponent folded, and Crain won the pot.
, and Leah's opponent open-shipped for roughly 27,000 in chips. Leah made a quick call holding the 
.
, and the river was the 
