Robert Cheung opened to 38,000 from under the gun, Claudia Crawford three-bet shoved for 167,000 from the hijack seat, and the action folded back to Cheung who waited for a second or two before calling.
Crawford:
Cheung:
The board ran out , and Crawford was eliminated in 22nd place.
On its annual conference call, the WSOP announced the return of the Carnivale of Poker to the tables inside the Rio. Originally taking place from 1998-2000, the Carnivale of Poker was at one time the second largest poker event in the world.
The series is set to run alongside the 2013 WSOP and offer plenty of options on its schedule including events in hold'em, Omaha, H.O.R.S.E. and Chinese poker. To further juice up the events, a special point system will be in place that allows players to earn points as they go for seeding on an overall leader board. That overall leader board will see the top players net their share of an exclusive $100,000 prize pool.
The Carnivale of Poker events are a step up from the Rio Daily Deepstacks that will be running each day, taking place inside the massive Rio Pavilion and the Rio Convention Center every day at 3 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. from May 29 through July 12. Along with winning the cash in each event, winners of each event will receive a specially crafted gold and diamond medallion. It is now more than ever that there is really no reason whatsoever to miss out on the largest poker festival in the world this summer.
A massive pot just took place that has resulted in Ben Mintz pulling out to a decent chip lead.
It began when action folded to him on the button and he opened for 26,000. Luke Graham, who was in the small blind, then three-bet to 100,000, Mintz called and the flop came down 6h7c10h]. Graham proceeded to check-call a bet of 88,000 and then checked the turn. Mintz kept the pressure on with a big bet of 170,000, Graham wasted little time in called and the completed the board on the river.
Graham checked for a third time and Mintz announced that he was betting 225,000. Graham thought for about ten seconds before making the call, but he mucked just as soon as Mintz tabled the for a flopped set. With that, Mintz is up to a robust 1.5 million while Graham dropped to 200,000.
Ben Mintz, who is rocking an "Andy's Team" shirt for his good friend who has been diagnosed with stage four cancer, opened for a raise to 26,000, two players called including Chip Ervin in the blinds, and the flop fell . Ervin checked, Mintz continued for 39,000, and the player in the middle folded. Ervin moved all in for what Mintz believe to be 200,000 or so, and Mintz called.
After winning a three-bet pot off of Daniel Weinman with against Weinman's aces, Rogen Chhabra was heads up with the Harrah's Cherokee runner-up once again.
When we arrived, the board read . Weinman had led out for 390,000 into a pot of around 600,000 or so, and Chhabra was standing at the table. He tanked for the better part of two minutes, then finally folded face up.
Weinman instantly mucked his hand facedown, and now sits with over 1.3 million chips.
In the third and final round of sparring between Corrie Wunstel and Eli Loewenthal, Loewenthal opened for a raise in middle position and Wunstel put in a three-bet. The action folded back to Loewenthal, who four-bet jammed, and Wunstel quickly called.
Loewenthal:
Wunstel:
Loewenthal flopped a pair of kings when the dealer fanned , but was unable to make trips to win or Broadway to chop when the turn and river came , respectively. He hit the rail, while Wunstel now has around 700,000 chips.
Eli Loewenthal played and ran well all day yesterday, but a big hand here on Day 2 has reversed his fortune.
It began when he raised preflop and received a call from Corrie Wunstel in the big blind. The flop saw Wunstel check and Loewenthal took the opportunity to continue for approximately 13,000. Wunstel then woke up with a check-raise to 25,000, Loewenthal called and the dealer burned and turned the .
From there, Wunstel bet 55,000, Loewenthal called and the completed the board on the river. Again Wunstel bet, this time a hefty 110,000, and Loewenthal thought for several minutes before dropping in a call. Wunstel tabled the for aces and deuces, which was good as Loewenthal simply sent his hand to the muck.
The bubble has finally burst, and no surprise that it took a bad beat for it to happen.
It happened front and center up on the stage when Darrell Smith moved all in from early position holding . Luke Graham, who has chipped up nicely here on Day 2, made the call with while the rest of the field got out of the way.
Smith was a big favorite to double, and even more so after the flop came down . Unfortunately for Smith, the next card was a . Graham hit his card to take the lead, though Smith could still win with a nine on the river. The dealer burned and put out a . With that, the bubble was burst.
The World Series of Poker Circuit is part of the massive WSOP brand. Over the recent years, the Circuit has seen some great changes applied by the WSOP, which have sparked a boom of sorts with much larger field sizes and prize pools. Even the overall WSOP Circuit schedule has grown, adding three new stops for the next go-round.
While this final stop in New Orleans marks the close of the 2012-13 season for the WSOP Circuit, the tour won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Recently, the WSOP announced the plan for the 2013-14 season, which will kick off this August at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut.
The 10th season of the WSOP Circuit will feature 22 stops, each offering 12 gold ring events with buy-ins ranging from $365 to $1,675. Just like this season, each WSOP Circuit Main Event winner will receive an automatic berth into the WSOP Circuit National Championship, as will the “Casino Champion,” the player who accumulates the most points throughout the 12-event gold ring schedule, at each participating venue.
While much will remain the same for the new season, there are some key changes that have been implemented. First and foremost, the National Championship will be taking place at Caesars Atlantic City. The second big change is that one “Last Shot” online tournament series is planned for WSOP.com that will award seats to the National Championship. Then, there are three brand new stops to the tour at Horseshoe Cincinnati, Casino Montreal and Horseshoe Cleveland, and those all plan to be very big stops.
Anyway you look at it, the WSOP Circuit has been very much revived since its big overhaul a few seasons back, and it's a tournament series that is doing very, very well for itself. For your chance at a WSOP Circuit gold ring and a shot in the National Championship, check out the schedule today and start planning your trips!
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completed the board, and Waite was eliminated.
. Ervin checked, Mintz continued for 39,000, and the player in the middle folded. Ervin moved all in for what Mintz believe to be 200,000 or so, and Mintz called.
against Weinman's aces, Rogen Chhabra was heads up with the Harrah's Cherokee runner-up once again.
face up.
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respectively. He hit the rail, while Wunstel now has around 700,000 chips.
completed the board on the river. Again Wunstel bet, this time a hefty 110,000, and Loewenthal thought for several minutes before dropping in a call. Wunstel tabled the 
for aces and deuces, which was good as Loewenthal simply sent his hand to the muck.
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