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

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Giesbrecht Gone

We caught up to find Sean Giesbrecht all in and at risk when he bet his last 5,950 on a board of {5-Spades}{Q-Spades}{9-Spades}. His opponent called and the hands were tabled:

Giesbrecht: {Q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}
Opponent: {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

Neither had a spade, but the king-kicker was bad news for Giesbrecht. The {5-Diamonds} and the {7-Clubs} completed the board and Giesbrecht was sent to the rail for the second time.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Giesbrecht
Sean Giesbrecht
Busted

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Level: 8

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

Grondin Can't Beat Kings; Loses Big Chunk

We caught up to find Laurence Grondin engaged in a heads up pot with the board reading {9-Clubs}{4-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Grondin's opponent bet 10,000 and Grondin replied by announcing that she was all in. Her opponent called for his tournament life and the hands were shown:

Grondin: {K-Hearts}{J-Spades}
Opponent: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

The river bricked out for Grondin with the {2-Clubs} and she was forced to ship a vast majority of her stack to the player next door. She's now sitting on about 18,000.

Player Chips Progress
Laurence Grondin ca
Laurence Grondin
18,000 -35,000

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Kellner On a Rush

We caught up to find a monotone board of {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Kelly Kellner was heads up in a pot and his opponent fired a bet of 5,000. Kellner casually tossed out a raise and made the action 10,000 to go.

"Deuces are still wild, right?" asked Kellner with a wry grin.

Eventually, his opponent decided to called and Kellner fanned {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs} for a king-high flush. His opponent mucked and Kellner increased his stack to about 62,000.

Player Chips Progress
Kelly Kellner ca
Kelly Kellner
62,000 46,000

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A Look Back: Event 4

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

WSOP Circuit River Rock Ring Event #4 No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$1,000+$125354$354,000
PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Matthew O’BrienOttawa, ON$81,422
2Charles ShapiroWest Vancouver, BC$50,335
3Keith WintermansNorth Vancouver, BC$36,720
4Duck-Sin JongBurnaby, BC$27,327
5Shane SandhuNew Westminster, BC$20,518
6Douglas LamsonAbbotsford, BC$15,693
7Adam CummingsVictoria, BC$12,178
8Andy LeMount Lake Terrace, WA$9,586
9Anthony KookNorth Vancouver, BC$7,653

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Small Win For Chan

Terrence Chan opened with an early position raise to 700 and was called by both of the blinds. The flop brought {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and both players checked to Chan who continued for 1,000. The small blind folded but the big blind decided to stick around.

They both checked when the board paired with the {5-Spades} on the turn and the {7-Hearts} hit the river. A check to Chan prompted a bet of an unknown amount and Chan's opponent folded. Chan took down the pot and is at 15,500 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
WSOP 1X Winner
15,500 3,000

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Cooler Cripples Smith

We caught up to see the aftermath of a hand that has crippled World Series of Poker bracelet winner Gavin Smith. A player was all in and at risk holding {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} against Smith's {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}.

The board fell down {8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades} and the pocket aces were able to hold, forcing Smith to ship a little over 11,000 over to his opponent. Smith has now been crippled to about 7,500.

Player Chips Progress
Gavin Smith us
Gavin Smith
7,500 -37,500

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