Level: 7b
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,005,000
Entries
670
Level
34
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Give Me a Break
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
Birnbaum Runs Into More Ladies
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Nancy Birnbaum opened to 625 from under the gun plus one. The player to her immediate left made it 1,650 to go and it folded back around to her. She called and took a flop of 
. The action went check-check and the 
turned. Once again both players checked.
The river brought the 
and Birnbaum bet 1,000. Her opponent snap-raised to 2,500 and Birnbaum called. He tabled 
for a set of queens and she tossed her hand at the muck. With that loss, she's down to about 16,500 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,500
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Overton Takes It Down With a Four-Bet
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Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Aaron Overton opened to 650 in early position, two players called, and a third three-bet to 2,850 from the small blind. Overton responded with a four-bet to 6,300, and all three of his opponents folded.
Phillips Doubles
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Carter Phillips just doubled up to 15,000 holding 
on a board of 
. We're not quite sure when the money went in, but it was the ultimate cooler situation - Phillips' opponent held .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
||
Arieh Climbing
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
The board read 
and Josh Arieh checked. His opponent fired out a bet of 1,500 and Arieh thought for a bit before making it 3,200 to go. Arieh's opponent then went into the tank for about a minute before finally deciding that he was beating a sending his hand sailing into the muck. After a very quick attempt at the first starting flight, Arieh has now been slowly grinding and it sitting on a stack of about 53,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
Thomas Priced Into Calling With the Best Hand
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Board: 
A player in the blinds led out for 800, a second player called, and Travell Thomas raised to 1,900. The player in the blinds quickly called, and the third player folded.
The 
completed the board, and the player in the blinds led out for 1,775. Thomas threw his hands into the air, then pointed at the pot. He proceeded to count the pot, then threw his hands in the air again when he realized he was pot committed.
Thomas unhappily spiked two orange T1,000 chips down in front of him, and the player flipped over 
for a pair of eights. Thomas turned over 
for a straight, and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
30,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
||
|
25,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
23,500
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
21,000
-500
|
-500 |
|
||
|
20,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
16,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
||
|
11,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
7,500
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 6b
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Overton Flops the Nuts
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
Aaron Overton opened to 425 in early position, a player in late position called, and the player in the big blind defended.
The dealer fanned 
, and the player in the big blind open-shoved for around 7,000 or so. Overton tossed out two red T5,000 chips, making the call, and the player near the button folded.
Overton: 
Opponent: 
The 
on the turn gave Overton's opponent a few more outs to double, and the bricked on the river.
Overton now sits with around 45,000 chips, while the other player hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
25,000
|
25,000 |