Stephen Bokor, who just won a pot off of Tripp Kirk when he jammed on the river, was just all in and at risk for 34,100 preflop against Kirk. Bokor had Kirk dominated with against , and held as the board rolled out .
Bokor doubled to 70,000 chips, while Kirk dropped down to 95,000.
A player opened to 2,700 in early position, Tripp Kirk, who just won a massive pot that eliminated Tehan, three-bet out of the big blind, and the player called.
The flop fell , Kirk led out for 6,500, and the player called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Kirk checked again, and the player moved all in for around 20,000. Kirk immediately mucked.
A monster pot just took place that resulted in the elimination of Joe Tehan and Tripp Kirk vault into the chip lead.
We didn't catch the exact action, but we do know a raising war saw Tehan get his stack of 68,400 in preflop holding only to run into the of Kirk. The flop brought a third ace for Kirk, and that spelt the end for Tehan.
Ray Henson, winner of Event #3 $365 PLO. Photo courtesy of WSOP.
Ray Henson, who is still in the field, is no stranger to poker success. The 35-year-old professional poker player from Houston has 16 cashes at the World Series of Poker for $687,566, including a 12th-place finish in the 2007 WSOP Main Event for $476,926, and this season on the WSOP Circuit he’s captured three gold rings.
The first came back in January in Event #7 $1,125 No-Limit Hold’em at the Bicycle Casino stop, good for $42,390, and the second two months later at the WSOP Circuit Lodge Casino in Blackhawk, Colorado, which came in Event #8 $365 No-Limit Hold’em for $16,128. On Saturday, May 11, Henson captured number three in the Harrah’s New Orleans Event #3 $365 Pot-Limit Omaha, which drew 163 players and created a $48,900 prize pool. All told, Henson has five WSOP Circuit cashes for $82,273.
Ray Henson, who signed up for the tournament with just seconds left before registration closed, defeated William West, a local player from New Orleans, in heads-up play to take down the $13,203 first-place prize and earn enough points to qualify for this year’s National Championship. What’s more, Henson overcame a 15-1 chip deficit to do it!
In addition, a plethora of circuit regulars extended their career cashes including third-place finisher Shawn Daniels (12th WSOP Circuit cash); tenth-place finisher Kenny Milam (15th career cash); two-time gold ring winner David Clark (27th career cash); and gold ring winner Kat Bowen (23rd career cash).
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Ring Event #3 Pot-Limit Omaha
We're not sure how he got them, but Pejman Niyati is sitting with a healthy stack of 90,000.
Niyati has some momentum here on the Circuit as just last month he captured his first WSOPC ring when he took down Event #12 $365 No-Limit Hold'em at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs. That victory was good for $10,752.
AJ Jejelowo was just spotted walking out of the tournament area, and there are no chips sitting in front of his seat, signaling that he's been eliminated on Day 1a.
The Chicagoan finished 66th in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event, earning $106,056, and won a $10,000 Regional Championship right here in New Orleans back in 2011.
An unknown player opened for 2,200 only to have Robert Castoire, who has three WSOP Circuit rings to his credit, three-bet all in for right around 10,000. Action folded back around to the original raiser who made the call.
Castoire:
Opponent:
"I have one card," Castoire said referencing his king. He managed to hit it too on the flop. Unfortunately for him, his opponent also paired his ace. Neither the turn nor river delivered the third king Castoire sought, and he was eliminated from the tournament here in Level 11.
The PokerNews Podcast crew was in Monaco for the EPT Grand Final, where they discussed the winners of the Main Event and the €25,000 High Roller. They were then joined by the chip leader of the €100,000 Super High Roller, Jason Mercier, to talk about his new style, his Twitter game, and six-figure buy-in events.
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against 
, and held as the board rolled out 
.
, Kirk led out for 6,500, and the player called.
, both players checked, and the 
of Kirk. The flop brought a third ace for Kirk, and that spelt the end for Tehan.
. Joe Tehan raised to 6,000, and the player moved all in. Tehan snap-called.
bricked on the river however, and Tehan's hand held.
river delivered the third king Castoire sought, and he was eliminated from the tournament here in Level 11.
