Break It Down
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
We have played two hours here at the Bike, and the players are now on a 10 minute break.
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - The Bicycle Casino
Main Event
Day: 1
A Few More Late Faces
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Where We Are So Far: WSOPC at the Bicycle Casino
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
The ninth stop of the 2012/2013 World Series of Poker Circuit presented by Southern Comfort 100 Proof recently kicked at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California and featured 12 ring events. This weekend the stop will culminate with today's $1,675 Main Event, and we thought it prudent to take a look back at those events that have already concluded at the WSOP Circuit Bicycle Casino.
One of those was Event #5 $585 No-Limit Hold’em which attracted 157 entries and created a prize pool of $78,500. After two days of intense play, Nathan Bjerno, who was playing in just his second WSOP Circuit event ever, emerged victorious to claim the gold ring and accompanying $21,180 first-place prize.
Here's a look at some of the WSOP Circuit Bicycle Casino events completed thus far:
WSOP Circuit Bicycle Casino Ring Event #1 No-Limit Hold’em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$65 | 273 | $81,900 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark Harney | Newhall, CA | $19,660 |
| 2 | Chad Bruhn | Tempe, AZ | $12,145 |
| 3 | Jordan Cristos | Palmdale, CA | $8,815 |
| 4 | Kristin Weeks | Crandall, TX | $6,505 |
| 5 | Kent Keilholtz | Orange, CA | $4,873 |
| 6 | Amir Ghazvinian | Reseda, CA | $3,715 |
| 7 | Robert McVeigh | Huntington Beach, CA | $2,875 |
| 8 | Stephen Rivera | Northridge, CA | $2,260 |
| 9 | Robert Lundin | Lancaster, CA | $1,805 |
WSOP Circuit Bicycle Casino Ring Event #2 No-Limit Hold’em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$80 | 167 | $83,500 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wendy Freedman | San Francisco, CA | $22,545 |
| 2 | Tom Masinter | Dublin, CA | $13,935 |
| 3 | William Steffin | Los Angeles, CA | $10,030 |
| 4 | Sam Barnhart | Little Rock, AR | $7,350 |
| 5 | Mark Yamamoto | Monterey Park, CA | $5,485 |
| 6 | Michael Noori | Tarzana, CA | $4,160 |
| 7 | Matthew Weber | Sacramento, CA | $3,210 |
| 8 | Savino Nunez | Firebaugh, CA | $2,520 |
| 9 | Ryan Riess | East Lansing, MI | $2,010 |
Throughout the day, we'll update with more results from the WSOPC at the Bicycle Casino.
Level: 4a
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
We Back
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
The players are in their seats, and the cards are in the air again.
Up And Down For Baldwin
We've been keeping tabs on Eric Baldwin today, and it's been a roller coaster so far. Everytime we walk by, he is either way up or way down from the last time we saw him. Well we just caught the negative part of that, as Baldwin just shipped 10,000 to another opponent.
We didn't catch the betting action, but we saw that all the chips got into the middle on a 
flop. Baldwin held 
, but he was well behind the 
of his opponent. The board completed 
, and Bladwin lost the pot, knocking him down to 22,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,000
-8,000
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-8,000 |
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Engel Scoops a Big One
With almost 8,000 in the pot already on the turn, Cylus Watson and Ari Engel were both checked the 
board.
When the 
hit the river, Watson thought for a bit before checking to Engel, who thought a bit himself before putting out a bet of 2,750. Eventually Watson folded and Engel scooped up the pot moving him up to around 35,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000
20,200
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20,200 |
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17,400
17,400
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17,400 |
Yu Inching Back to Starting Stack
We caught up to this hand on the river with almost 8,000 chips in the pot. Ben Yu who was in the big blind had bet 10,000, enough to put his opponent all in on a 
board.
After a couple minutes in the tank, the small blind player folded and Yu moved back closer to starting stack with 18,300 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,300
450
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450 |
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Drama at the Baldwin Table
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
You would think with all the drama going on at Eric Baldwin's table it would be Baldwin brother's house, but no, it's just the WSOPC Main Event at the Bicycle Casino.
Two players were just recently involved in a heated feud that almost came down to blows. "Put the money on the table, be a man, shake my hand, and take the bet," one of them was saying.
It got to the point where floorman Bob Smith had to come to the table and issue a warning.
"If I have to come back to the table, I'm going to issue both of you a two round penalty," Smith threatened.
Smith was finally able to walk away from the table after calming everyone down, but it was only seconds after that Smith was called back.
"You said two rounds if you had to come back!" one of the players said.
"Alright, you're both out. Two rounds!" Smith said, and with that, the rest of the room erupted into cheers and clapping, happy they would no longer have to listen to the argument.
Both players were escorted outside for a two round penalty. We'll be sure to update if we see any more drama going on.
Barnhart Doubles A Shorty
Sam Barnhart, who won the National Championship in Las Vegas two years ago, is here in LA grinding another Circuit main event. Barnhart had a good first few levels, but we just caught him doubling up a short stack, knocking him below starting stack in the process.
We came to the table as Barnhart was facing the 1,000 all in on a flop of 
. Barnhart reluctantly made the call, and he saw that his 
was well behind the 
of his opponent. Barnhart would need a ten or some form of runner runner to win the hand, and while the turn wasn't the ten, it was the next best thing, the . This gave Barnhart flush draw outs as well, but the 
came on the river, pairing Barnhart but keeping his opponent in the lead.
After that one, Barnhart dropped to 19,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,500
-6,500
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-6,500 |