Main Event
Day 1b Started
Main Event
Day 1b Started
Welcome back to the Crescent City of New Orleans, Louisiana for Day 1b of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Main Event. Day 1a attracted a total of 316 players, and leading the remaining 51 was NOLA's own Ben Mintz. Mintz bagged a whopping 313,000 chips, and will certainly be a threat entering into Day 2 on Sunday.
We expect to see a large field today, including Day 1a bust-outs Bryan Campanello, Josh Arieh, Ray Henson, David Baker, Larry Wright, David Nicholson, Kurt Jewell, Ralph Massey, and others.
Choctaw Main Event winner Jeff Fielder didn't play on Day 1a, but that's because he was busying going deep in a $1,000 side event. He eventually finished runner-up, earning $40,491.
The cards will be in the air in roughly 30 minutes, and just like yesterday, we will be playing 15 40-minute levels and then a single 60-minute level. The surviving players will then bag and tag for the evening and return on Sunday for Day 2.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
We've already spotted a gaggle of familiar faces in the field here on Day 1b of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event, including AJ Jejelowo, Allen Kessler, Cord Garcia, Jeff Fielder, David Clark, Mark Maletic, Cliff Fisher, Michael "Carwash" Schneider, "Cowboy" John Land, and Paul Sokoloff.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Allen Kessler |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Cord Garcia |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Jeff Fielder |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
AJ Jejelowo |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
David Clark |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Mark Maletic |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Michael "Carwash" Schneider
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Paul Sokoloff |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
"Cowboy" John Land
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Cliff Fisher |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Ray Henson took a bad beat from Daniel Lowery in a 220,000-chip pot yesterday, where Henson's ace-king was cracked by Lowery's ace-ten. Henson is back for a bit of redemption, and ready to run good.
Putting yesterday's bad beat behind me and starting over again on day 1b @harrahsnola @WSOP circuit main. I plan on running better todayMay 18 2013Follow
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ray Henson |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nancy Birnbaum |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Alex Masek |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Robert Cheung | 20,000 | |
|
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Joe Kuether |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Trey Brabham |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Kat Bowen
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Larry Wright |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
Brett Schwertley |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Maurice Hawkins |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Kenny Milam |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrew Nguyen |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Ryan Riess | 20,000 | |
|
||
Adam Lippert |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Kevin Saul |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
Joe Tehan |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
Cliff Stewart | 20,000 | |
Paul Phillips |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Ralph Massey |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Andy Philachack |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Preston Derden |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Jason Mayfield |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
David Baker |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
La Sengphet | 20,000 | |
Woody Moore
|
20,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Mark Bonsack | 20,000 | |
David Nicholson |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Michael Sanders |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Robert Castoire |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Vancouver, Canada's own Robert Cheung is in the building today, looking for his first career World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring. Cheung is no stranger to success in WSOP-sponsored events though - he won 2007 WSOP Event #38 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, earning $673,628.
In 2008, following his big win, Cheung took down a $2,000 Wynn Classic event ($94,573) and made the final table of Event #38 $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em ($50,100).
Cheung has cashed five times this year on the circuit, including an 18th-place finish in the Council Bluffs Main Event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Cheung | 20,000 | |
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Up until a few weeks ago 27-year-old Alex Masek was enjoying the thrill of being the all-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner. He has so many ring (six to be exact) that he need to utilize both hands to wear them all. Unfortunately for him, Masek's time on top came to an end when Chris Reslock won two rings at the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Philadelphia to take the lead with seven.
Masek, who played and busted yesterday, has opted to fire another bullet here on Day 1b, but thus far it isn't going much better. In a recent hand three players each put in 150 preflop and then the big blind checked the flop. Masek took the opportunity to bet 350, the cutoff called and the big blind got out of the way, which brought about the turn.
Masek bet 625 and then called when his opponent raised to 1,600. Both players proceeded to check the river and the cutoff tabled the . It was good as Masek chucked his cards to the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Masek |
17,800
-2,200
|
-2,200 |