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

Main Event
Day: 2
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

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sonny Sekhon
Sonny Sekhon
1,762,000
-58,000
-58,000
Profile photo of Ryan Biermann ca
Ryan Biermann
1,576,000
-24,000
-24,000
Profile photo of David Pecaski ca
David Pecaski
1,455,000
255,000
255,000
Profile photo of Nick Halvorson
Nick Halvorson
1,271,000
Profile photo of Mark Potovsky
Mark Potovsky
1,091,000
101,000
101,000
Profile photo of Norman Overdijk
Norman Overdijk
1,083,000
-17,000
-17,000
Profile photo of Tyler St. Clair ca
Tyler St. Clair
901,000
716,000
716,000
Profile photo of Andrew Tai
Andrew Tai
801,000
Profile photo of Michael Collins
Michael Collins
773,000
-77,000
-77,000
Profile photo of Justin Ciolfitto
Justin Ciolfitto
766,000
688,200
688,200
Profile photo of Christopher Gunnarsson
Christopher Gunnarsson
752,000
-38,000
-38,000
Profile photo of Douglas Wasyk
Douglas Wasyk
751,000
Profile photo of Shreeniwas Kelkar
Shreeniwas Kelkar
662,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of John Crncic ca
John Crncic
656,000
Profile photo of Steven Schartner
Steven Schartner
645,000
581,900
581,900
Profile photo of Glenn Sullivan ca
Glenn Sullivan
581,000
Profile photo of Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
571,000
405,800
405,800
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Antony Vidmer
Antony Vidmer
553,000
Profile photo of Brian Scott
Brian Scott
477,000
436,000
436,000
Profile photo of Mal Hagan ca
Mal Hagan
443,000
-37,000
-37,000
Profile photo of Kevin Huang
Kevin Huang
420,000
-440,000
-440,000
Profile photo of Richard En
Richard En
417,000
315,600
315,600
Profile photo of Lawrence Iampen
Lawrence Iampen
363,000
Profile photo of Afshin Majidi
Afshin Majidi
299,000
Profile photo of David Lim au
David Lim
284,000
231,800
231,800

Day 2 Comes to an End with Sekhon Leading Final 30

Level 25 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Sonny Sekhon Leads Final 30
Sonny Sekhon Leads Final 30

Today's play began with 246 hopefuls hitting the felt on their quest to be immortalized by winning the third largest World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event and the largest poker tournament ever hosted in Canada. By the end of play only 30 runners remained and the man with the most chips was Sonny Sekhon who built his stack up to an impressive 1.762 million.

While Sekhon managed to hold onto the lead at the end of the day, several players were right on his heels. Bagging up second place chips was Ryan Biermann with 1.576 million. Rounding out the top three was David Pecaski who held 1.455 million.

When play began today, many notable players sat down with the first intention of being among the top 108 players. This distinction would award the players a min-cash and was the first step toward victory. Despite this goal, players such as Noah Vaillancort, Alex Sutherland, Braden Hall, Mark Bonsack, Matt Jarvis, and many more were unable to stick around before the money bubble popped.

Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Greg Mueller also saw his tournament come to an end early in the day. Mueller's demise came when he three-bet from the small blind after an opening raise from Sean Giesbrecht and a call from Hall. Both players called the three-bet and the dealer fanned out a flop that read {9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Mueller continued out for 45,000 and Giesbrecht quickly raised to 110,000. Hall got out of the way and Mueller shipped all in. Mueller was snapped off by Giesbrecht and the hands were revealed.

Showdown

Mueller: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}
Giesbrecht: {4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

Mueller could not believe his eyes that Giesbrecht stuck around to see the flop with a deuce in his hand. The turn and river were of no help to Mueller and he was sent to the rail.

Shortly thereafter the money bubble burst when Jean Leblond became our bubble boy. Leblond's all in was only for 5,000 chips but he managed to find a glimmer of hope when he picked up pocket queens. Isaac Baron held {K-}{Q-} and was able to spike a king on the flop, eliminating Leblond and thrusting the field into the money. Leblond was given a free night at River Rock Casino and Resort as well as vouchers for the buffet to cool his sorrows.

Once the money bubble was burst the players began dropping like flies. Among those to be eliminated in the money were Darren Kennedy (107th), Daniel Idema (103rd), Day 2 chip leader Jingjing Liu (79th), Scott Stanko (69th), Scott Stiglitz (67th), Kelly Kellner (54th), Joel Micka (42nd), and Isaac Baron (37th).

The Day 1c chip leader and last woman standing Lillian Chan was eliminated from play toward the end of the night. Chan was all in and at risk before the flop with {Q-Spades}{5-Spades} against Day 1a chip leader Norman Overdijk's {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}. The flop came {K-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and gave Chan some hope with outs to make a straight. The {A-Spades} rolled off on fourth street and sent the room into a frenzy, as Overdijk made a set of aces but Chan was able to make Broadway, seemingly keeping her alive in the tournament. Overdijk cried for the board to pair on the river and the deck obliged as the {J-Clubs} fell down on fifth street. Overdijk's aces full of jacks bested Chan's straight and she was forced with a $6,827 payday.

Top Ten Chip Counts

PlacePlayerChips
1Sonny Sekhon1,762,000
2Ryan Biermann1,576,000
3David Pecaski1,455,000
4Nick Halvorsun1,271,000
5Mark Potovsky1,091,000
6Norman Overdijk1,083,000
7Tyler St. Clair901,000
8Andrew Tai801,000
9Michael Collins773,000
10Justin Ciolfitto766,000

The final 30 players will return to the River Rock Theatre for Day 3 at 12:00 PM PST on Tuesday. These players will play down to the final table which will take place on Wednesday. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you the latest on the quest to the final table!

Tags: Greg MuellerIsaac BaronLillian ChanSean GiesbrechtSonny Sekhon

Main Event

Day 2 Completed