And We're Back
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
Players have returned from their dinner break and will play six more 40-minute levels before play ends for the night.
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - River Rock
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - River Rock
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,548,000
Entries
1,032
Level
37
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
50,000
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Time to Feast!
Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
Players are now on their 45-minute dinner break. They'll return to the felt with full stomachs in just under an hour.
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000 | -18,000 |
|
50,000 | 18,000 |
|
41,000 | -21,000 |
|
30,000 | -32,000 |
|
27,000 | 4,000 |
|
26,000 | -18,000 |
|
23,500 | -6,500 |
|
20,000 | -40,000 |
|
14,500 | -12,000 |
|
Busted |
A Look Back: Event 5
Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
WSOP Circuit River Rock Ring Event #5 No-Limit Hold’em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$80 | 347 | $173,500 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Engemoen | Chilliwack, BC | $39,903 |
| 2 | Carson Wong | Vancouver, BC | $24,670 |
| 3 | Lillian Chan | Vancouver, BC | $17,997 |
| 4 | Sang Hyo Park | Vancouver, BC | $13,349 |
| 5 | Braden Hall | Abbotsford, BC | $10,056 |
| 6 | Bashar Ramahi | Sturgeon Country, AB | $7,691 |
| 7 | Paul Vassallo | White Rock, BC | $5,968 |
| 8 | Philip Elliott | Vancouver, BC | $4,698 |
| 9 | Andre Groulx | Richmond, BC | $3,751 |
Mueller Has Higher Pair
The hijack raised to 1,500 only to have Greg Mueller three-bet from the cutoff to 3,500. It folded back around to the player in the hijack and he flat called.
The flop brought 
and both players checked. The 
prompted a 4,000 bet from Mueller's opponent and Mueller decided to stick around. The board completed with the 
and the hijack now fired 8,000. Mueller quickly called to see his opponent show 
. Mueller, however, tabled 
for a higher pocket pair and he was able to take down the pot. He's currently sitting on roughly 65,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | 25,000 |
Recent Eliminations
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Nguyen Flops Straight
On a flop of 
, Huy Nguyen and two other players checked. The final player to act in the hand bet out an unknown amount and Nguyen was the only caller.
The two were heads up to the 
on the turn and Nguyen took the lead with a bet of 4,225. The 
hit the river and Nguyen dropped in 10,600. His opponent shook his head before finally folding 
face up for a flopped set of eights. Nguyen showed the 
for a flopped straight and lamented about how he wished they'd have gotten it all in on the flop.
With this win Nguyen is now sitting at about 75,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 | 17,000 |
A Double For Gavin
We missed the action, but came across Gavin Smith scooping up double up chips. He was all in for his last 8,650 with 
and it held against his opponent's unknown hand when the board fell 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,000 | 10,500 |