Main Event
Day 1c Started
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - River Rock
Main Event
Day: 1c
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
Last Chance to Make Day 2
Welcome back to our coverage of the2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at River Rock Casino! Today will be the last opportunity for players to take a stack into play for Day 2. Yesterday's play saw 352 players come out for Day 1b and at the end of the day only 87 remained. Topping the leader board so far is Jingjing Liu who finished yesterday with a stack of 266,000. With Day 1c expected to have the largest player turnout we'll know by the end of the night if anyone can overtake her place and become the overall chip leader going into Day 2.
Not far behind Liu is Day 1a chipleader Norman Overdijk who is sporting a stack of 242,000. Other notable names to progress from the first two starting flights include Greg Mueller (180,300), Noah Vaillancourt (172,100), Ashkan Razavi (155,400), Sandra Wong (126,700), Scott Stanko (120,000), and Matt Jarvis (94,600),
Yesterday's play saw a slew of notable names come to the felt for the first time only to find themselves without any chips by the end of the day. David "Doc" Sands, Gavin Smith, Charlie Coultas, Shawn Buchanan, Terrence Chan, and Adrienne "talonchick" Rowsome are just a handful of those players. Others saw Day 1b as their chance to fire a second bullet in this tournament. Unfortunately for several known names including Scott Clements, Matt Affleck, Robert Cheung, Laurence Grondin, Sean Giesbrecht, and Jason Koon, this meant a second trip to the rail.
Players will once again play 15 40-minute levels today with a 45-minute dinner break after nine levels. We expect to see some solid play today especially from those who are firing a third bullet. Be sure to stay tuned as we bring you all of the latest updates from the tournament floor!
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up And Deal!
Cards are in the air for the final Day 1 flight of this World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event!
Initial Pass
Here are some of the faces we found during an initial pass through the River Rock Theatre.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
A Look Back: Event 1
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
WSOP Circuit River Rock Ring Event #1 No-Limit Hold’em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$65 | 410 | $123,000 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Kim | Surrey, BC | $27,059 |
| 2 | Charles “Woody” Moore | Las Vegas, NV | $16,722 |
| 3 | Glenn Land | Coquitlam, BC | $12,219 |
| 4 | Chen Yong | Richmond, BC | $9,072 |
| 5 | Evan Thomas | Victoria, BC | $6,841 |
| 6 | Jeremy Howe | Delta, BC | $5,236 |
| 7 | Nguyen Phan | Vancouver, BC | $4,066 |
| 8 | Curtis Berntsen | Vancouver, BC | $3,203 |
| 9 | David Rogue | Vancouver, BC | $2,558 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Trips For Blenkarn
Jeff Blenkarn opened with a raise to 250 and was called by the cutoff, the button, and the small blind.
The flop came 
and it checked around to the button who bet 450. His only caller was Blenkarn and the two players saw the 
hit the turn. They both checked to see the 
fall on the river. Blenkarn wasted no time leading for 650 and his opponent called. Blenkarn showed 
for flopped trips and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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16,000 | 2,000 |
Smith's Ace-High Is Better
Gavin Smith raised to 250 from early position and was called by the players on the button and the big blind. The flop was 
and all three players tapped the table to see the 
hit on fourth street. The big blind checked once more and Smith tossed out 400. The player on the button stayed in while the big blind folded.
The two saw the 
completed the board. Both players checked their option one last time.
"Ace-high," said Smith's opponent.
Smith rolled over 
for the best ace-high and he was able to scoop up this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000 | 2,000 |
A Few More Familiar Faces
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 |