2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - The Bicycle Casino

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - The Bicycle Casino

Final Results
Winner
Baptiste Chavaillaz
Winning Hand
55
Prize
$216,275
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,081,500
Entries
721
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Qiao Sends Randall Home

David Randall had hopes of making back-to-back WSOP Circuit Main Event Final tables after finishing 8th in Rincon last month, but that dream was dashed just short of the final table.

On his final hand, Randall raised it up, and Huicun Qiao three bet him. Randall committed the rest of his chips, and Qiao beat him into the pot.

Randall:{7-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Qiao: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

Randall was in dire straits, and the board while the board brought some close cards, it didn't help Randall, coming down {k-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Randall headed to the payout desk, while Qiao pull in his newly found chips, upping his stack to 1.2 million.

Player Chips Progress
Huicun Qiao us
Huicun Qiao
1,200,000 677,000
David Randall
David Randall
Busted

Tags: Huicun QiaoDavid Randall

Tehan Doubles Through Zektser

Igor Zektser made it 27,000 before the flop from under the gun + 1. Action folded to Joe Tehan in the cutoff who raised all in for 146,000 total. Action folded back around to Zektser who quickly made the call.

Tehan: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Zektser: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

The flop of {7-Spades}{3-Spades}{Q-Clubs} gave Tehan the lead in this coin flip and that's all he would ever need as the {8-Hearts} and {10-Hearts} on the turn and river were just blanks. Tehan is up to 324,000, while Zektser dropped to just around 200,000 after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
WPT 1X Winner
324,000 4,000
Igor Zektser us
Igor Zektser
200,000 -234,000

Chen Puts Firestone Out

Steve Firestone got the rest of his short stack in on a flop of {k-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. Firestone held {k-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, and he was in better shape then he originally thought, as the lone caller Zhong Chen held {a-Spades}{6-Spades} for a flush draw. Chen could also catch an ace to win, and he got that when the {a-Hearts} hit the turn. The river gave Chen an unnecessary flush, bringing the {4-Spades}, and Chen scooped the pot to up his stack to 1.2 million.

Player Chips Progress
Zhong Chen nl
Zhong Chen
1,200,000 325,000
Steve Firestone us
Steve Firestone
Busted

Tags: Zhong ChenSteve Firestone

Killer Call By Lenaghan

With the board reading {K-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, and three other players in the pot, Ryan Lenaghan bet 32,000 from the button into the pot of over 100,000. Two players folded while Nathan Bjerno decided to make the call from the cutoff.

The turn was the {J-Spades} and action went check, check.

On the {Q-Hearts} river though, Bjerno decided to bet out 110,000, which gave Lenaghan a tough decision, but he didn't take too long to make a call.

"Nothing," Bjerno said. "You got it."

Lenaghan turned up his {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} anyways, even though he didn't have to, and raked in the pot. He's up around 900,000 now.

Player Chips Progress
Nathan Bjerno us
Nathan Bjerno
1,610,000 -300,000
Ryan Lenaghan us
Ryan Lenaghan
900,000 300,000

Tehan Takes Out Rinker

Ryan Rinker was all in preflop with {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}, and was in great shape against the {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} of Tehan. However, it was a fantastic flop for Tehan, coming down {7-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. Tehan could now catch a queen for a straight, or any club for a flush. The {q-Hearts} came down on the turn, and the river couldn't bring a chop for Rinker, coming the {9-Diamonds}.

After that hand, Tehan is back up to 320,000, while Rinker was sent to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
WPT 1X Winner
320,000 100,000
Ryan Rinker
Ryan Rinker
Busted

Tags: Ryan RinkerJoe Tehan

Lee Cracks 500k

Doug Lee opened to 25,00 from under the gun, and Andrew Higgins made it 70,000 total. It folded back around to Lee, and he quickly called. The flop came down {k-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}, and both players checked. The {k-Clubs} hit the turn, and Lee check called a bet of 40,000. The {8-Clubs} came on the river, and both players checked.

Lee announced "two pairs" and showed {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}. It was good enough to beat Higgins, who mucked his hand. Lee took the chips, and was rewarded with a seat change to a different table.

Player Chips Progress
Doug Lee ca
Doug Lee
520,000 160,000
Andrew Higgins
Andrew Higgins
250,000 -119,000

Tags: Dough LeeAndrew Higgins

"Bink!"

With already 200,000 in the pot, and the board reading {J-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}, Payman Arjang had a bet of 55,000 in front of him. Nathan Bjerno responded by moving all in with a covering stack, and after a good while in the tank, Arjang called it off.

Bjerno: {A-Clubs}{4-Clubs}
Arjang: {K-Spades}{10-Spades}

Arjang was well ahead, but Bjerno had a draw to the nut flush and one over.

The turn was the {K-Hearts} taking away some of Bjerno's outs.

But the river fell the {Q-Clubs}, giving Bjerno one of the outs he needed to claim the knockout.

"Bink!" Bjerno said.

With that, Bjerno moves back into the chip lead and has around 1,900,000, while Arjang was sent home in 25th place ($6,585).

Player Chips Progress
Nathan Bjerno us
Nathan Bjerno
1,910,000 410,000
Payman Arjang
Payman Arjang
Busted

Greg Brask Claims One

Hamidreza Khodamorad was the first player to be eliminated since the table redraw and it was at the hands of Greg Brask.

Brask and Khodamorad were all in preflop, Brask was holding {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and Khodamorad was holding {A-}{K-}. The flop came out {4-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{6-Spades} and Khodamorad was sent home in 26th place ($6,585).

Brask is up to 229,000 after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Brask
Greg Brask
229,000
Hamidreza Khodamorad
Hamidreza Khodamorad
Busted

Full List of Counts

Player Chips Progress
Baptiste Chavaillaz us
Baptiste Chavaillaz
1,700,000 900,000
Nathan Bjerno us
Nathan Bjerno
1,500,000 200,000
David Malka
David Malka
1,200,000 390,000
Zhong Chen nl
Zhong Chen
875,000 275,000
Erik Roussakis
Erik Roussakis
787,000 227,000
Jared Kawalsky us
Jared Kawalsky
710,000
Jesus Gastelum
Jesus Gastelum
630,000
Ryan Lenaghan us
Ryan Lenaghan
600,000
Haiau Han us
Haiau Han
595,000 -15,000
Huicun Qiao us
Huicun Qiao
523,000
Jared Ingles us
Jared Ingles
503,000 -157,000
David Randall
David Randall
500,000 140,000
Igor Zektser us
Igor Zektser
434,000 144,000
Mack Lee us
Mack Lee
420,000 -105,000
Payman Arjang
Payman Arjang
410,000
Andrew Higgins
Andrew Higgins
369,000
Doug Lee ca
Doug Lee
360,000 60,000
Brian Bumpas us
Brian Bumpas
340,000
Eric Varela
Eric Varela
317,000
Nam Le us
Nam Le
WPT 1X Winner
281,000 -229,000
Ronnie Fante
Ronnie Fante
245,000
Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
WPT 1X Winner
220,000 10,000
Ryan Rinker
Ryan Rinker
142,000
Greg Brask
Greg Brask
134,000
Steve Firestone us
Steve Firestone
130,000 80,000

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