2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - River Rock

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - River Rock

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$286,382
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,548,000
Entries
1,032
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
50,000

Assorted Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Matt Jarvis ca
Matt Jarvis
64,500
42,500
42,500
Tyler Lee ca
Tyler Lee
51,000
-15,000
-15,000
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
40,000
14,500
14,500
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
39,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Jeff Blenkarn us
Jeff Blenkarn
34,500
-10,500
-10,500
Adam Levy us
Adam Levy
30,500
7,000
7,000
Sean Giesbrecht
Sean Giesbrecht
29,000
-10,000
-10,000
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
23,000
7,500
7,500
Huy Nguyen us
Huy Nguyen
23,000
500
500
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
22,000
3,000
3,000
Vince Ruocco
Vince Ruocco
10,500
-13,500
-13,500
Robert Cheung ca
Robert Cheung
4,200
1,200
1,200
WSOP 1X Winner

Richardson Doubles Despite Spades

We caught up to the table to find several players with chips in the center. Joseph Richardson was all in for his last 6,325 and had another player move all in over the top. The third player let out a sigh and folded {A-Spades}{q-Spades} face up for the table to see.

Richardson: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Opponent: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Richardson's kings were able to hold against the tens, ensuring him a double up. Fortunately for Richardson, the {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} was folded before the flop or else it would have made the nuts and send him to the rail. He's now sitting on about 16,500.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Richardson
Joseph Richardson
16,500
10,000
10,000

Tags: Joseph Richardson

Cheung Crippled

We walked by Robert Cheung's table to find that his stack was down to merely 3,000. He informed us that he lost a very big flip for a majority of his stack. After a series of hands with the same opponent, he finally got his opponent all in before the flop while holding {A-}{K-}. Cheung was racing with his opponent's {Q-}{Q-} and unfortunately for Cheung, he failed to improve his hand.

Cheung will now need some good fortune in order to stay alive here on Day 1a.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Cheung ca
Robert Cheung
3,000
-17,500
-17,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Robert Cheung

Razavi Reduces The Field by One

Ashkan Razavi won his first World Series of Poker bracelet earlier this year when he bested a massive field and defeated circuit regular Amanda Musumeci heads up in Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry. Razavi is in the field today and is thriving.

We found action fold around to the cutoff and he raised to 650. The button and small blind tagged along and Razavi joined the party from the big blind.

All four players looked down to see a flop of {Ts]{k-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. The small blind tapped the table and Razavi led out for 1,400. The original raiser in the cutoff folded and player on the button called. The small blind got out of the way and the two were heads up to the turn.

Fourth street brought the {J-Diamonds} and Razavi did not let up. He moved 2,825 into the middle and his opponent on the button moved all in for roughly 8,000 total. Razavi wasted no time calling and showed {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for two pair.

Razavi's opponent shook his head and showed {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades} for a hand that was winning on the flop but was currently behind. The {2-Diamonds} hit the river and allowed Razavi to scoop up the pot and increase his stack to about 48,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ashkan Razavi ca
Ashkan Razavi
48,000
20,500
20,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ashkan Razavi

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Lee Causes Lee to Leave

There was a commotion at one of the outer tables and we caught up to see Doug Lee with all of his chips in the middle of the table. The board read {8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} and Lee's opponent, Tyler Lee, fired out a bet. Doug Lee moved all in for his last 6,950 over the top and Tyler Lee called.

Doug Lee: {J-Spades}{8-Spades}
Tyler Lee: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

"I knew he had that hand," said Doug Lee as he stood up from the table, learning that he was ahead with his pair of eights.

The {3-Diamonds} hit fourth street, keeping Doug Lee out in front. The river, however, spelled disaster. The {K-Diamonds} rolled off to complete the board and paired Tyler Lee's king, spelling elimination for the 2005 WSOP Circuit Championship event winner.

"Ugh," lamented Doug Lee. "I knew he had ace-king." Doug Lee walked away from the table while Tyler Lee scooped up a huge pot that boosts his stack to about 66,000.

Player Chips Progress
Tyler Lee ca
Tyler Lee
66,000
46,000
46,000
Doug Lee ca
Doug Lee
Busted

Tags: Doug LeeTyler Lee

Vaillancourt Fires Thrice

On a flop of {Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, a player checked to Noah Vaillancourt and he fired out 800. Vaillancourt's sole opponent called the bet and the two saw the {4-Spades} hit the turn.

It was checked for a second time and Vaillancourt bet 1,800. Another call prompted the {8-Spades} to hit the river and Vaillancourt's opponent tapped the table for a third time.

"Thirty-eight," said Vaillancourt as he tossed out a single purple t5,000 chip.

His opponent folded to the bet of 3,800 and Vaillancourt dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Noah Vaillancourt ca
Noah Vaillancourt
17,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Noah Vaillancourt

A Look Back: Event 2

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

WSOP Circuit River Rock Ring Event #2 No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$500+$80296$148,000
PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Flemming LundVancouver, BC$35,523
2Glen HoCoquitlam, BC$21,951
3Shannon GleneskVernon, BC$15,928
4Louis LamSaint-Leonard, QC$11,751
5Brant TaylorDelta, BC$8,813
6Joanne LewisBurnaby, BC$6,716
7George ZawadzkiBowen Island, BC$5,198
8Jason McLeanMile Rance, BC$4,085
9Mark FraserMission, BC$3,259

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Makhija Bleeding

On a flop of {7-Spades}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, Amit Makhija led out for 900. His lone opponent raised to 2,000 from the button and Makhija called.

The {10-Spades} struck the turn and paired the board, prompting Makhija to check. His opponent shot out 3,000 and Makhija released his hand to the muck, allowing the pot to be pushed the way of his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
13,500
-2,500
-2,500

Tags: Amit Makhija