Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,143,000
Entries
762
Level
36
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Break
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Level 15
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The players are now on their final 15-minute break of the evening.
Chippies
Level 15
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
190,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
125,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
|
115,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
115,000
85,500
|
85,500 |
|
110,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
100,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
90,000
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
35,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
|
30,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
20,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
Busted | |
Lowery Busts Two at Table of Doom to Take Chip Lead; Arieh Gone
Level 15
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The last ten minutes have been action packed over at the "Table of Doo." A small pot, a massive pot and three eliminations later and Daniel Lowery is the new chip leader.
It began when a short-stacked Stephen Bokor moved all in preflop holding the 
on the button and received a call from Lowery, who held the 
in the big blind. The board ran out 
and that was all she wrote for Bokor.
In the very next hand action folded to Ray Henson and he put in a standard raise. Lowery, still stacking chips, three-bet, Henson four-bet and Lowery five-bet all in. Henson snap-called off to create a monster 220,000 pot.
Henson: 
Lowery: 
It looked like Lowery had stepped in it for a moment, but that quickly changed when the 
flop delivered him the nuts and left Henson drawing dead. The latter was clearly disappointed and was headed out the door even before the 
was put out on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
Grind short stack most of day, build it up to big stack then lose 220k pot, back at it again tmrwMay 17 2013Follow
Minutes later Nick Jivkov busted Josh Arieh in unknown action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
|
110,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
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Tahoe No More
Level 15
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Howard "Tahoe" Andrew open-shoved for his last 10,000 or so in middle position, and a player on the button called. Both blinds released, and the hands were opened.
Tahoe: 
Button: 
Tahoe was dominated, and hit the rail when the flop, turn, and river produced 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
"Oh, What a Game"
Level 15
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
About ten minutes ago Preston Derden, who was sitting on a short stacked, explained to us that he was extremely card dead and looking for any halfway decent hand to get it in with.
A few moments ago he called us over and pointed at the table. We discovered that he had gotten his 15,000 or so all in preflop holding the and was dominating the 
of his opponent. Much to his dismay, the board ran out 
to put a flush on the board and steal his double.
"Oh, what a game," Derden halfheartedly lamented.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Smith Wins a Race; Up to 100K
Level 14
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
A player open-shoved for around 20,000 from the cutoff, and Patrick Smith called in the big blind.
Cutoff: 
Smith: 
The 
flop gave Smith a leading pair of kings, and he improved his hand to an ace-high flush when the turn and river came 
, respectively.
Smith's opponent hit the rail, while he now sits with around 105,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 |
Table 46 is Without a Doubt the Table of Doom
Level 14
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
To say that Table 46 is the toughest table in the room is a certainty. To say it's the toughest table of the entire Harrah's New Orleans wouldn't be too far a stretch either. Heck, we could say it's the toughest final table of the entire 2012/2013 World Series of Poker Circuit and you might just agree. Take a look:
| Seat | Player | Circuit Cashes | Rings | Circuit Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Massey | 21 | 2 | $216,431 |
| 2 | Ray Henson | 5 | 3 | $82,273 |
| 3 | Stephen Bokor* | 1 | 0 | $6,085 |
| 4 | Josh Arieh** | 2 | 0 | $142,368 |
| 5 | Daniel Lowery | 14 | 1 | $348,434 |
| 6 | Michael "Carwash" Schneider | 31 | 2 | $132,690 |
| 7 | Austin Buchanan | 13 | 0 | $124,427 |
| 8 | Nick Jivkov*** | 16 | 3 | $177,112 |
| 9 | Tripp Kirk | 19 | 2 | $471,099 |
*Bokur may not have many WSOP Circuit results, but he has $299,695 in lifetime earnings including a win in the $3,300 2013 Battle at the Beach No Limit Hold'em Main Event.
**Arieh also has two WSOP bracelets and $3,648,877 in WSOP earnings.
***Jivkov also won Event #5 $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em at the 2012 WSOP for $189,818.
Big Stacks and a Big Legend
