Short Break
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The players are on a break until 1 so that the final table can be set up.
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - The Lodge Casino
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - The Lodge Casino
Entries
421
Level
31
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Back to the Action
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
There is a technical issue with the live streaming final table, so the players are staying at their current table until then. The cards are once again in the air.
Isaac Kirchner Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,135)
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Jonathan Taylor opened the action from under the gun +1 to 40,000. The next two players to act, Jerry Johnson and Allan Hedin, both called. It got to Isaac Kirchner in the cutoff, and he moved all in for his last 445,000.
Taylor and Johnson both got out of the way, but Hedin elected to make the call.
Hedin: 
Kirchner: 
It was a coinflip for Kirchner's tournament life, and the flop was a disaster, coming 
. Kirchner was now looking for one of the two remaining sevens, but they never came, as it completed 
and 
.
Kirchner will walk away with $13,135, while Hedin jumped up to 1.6 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
Busted |
Blazer Shoves on Taylor
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Action folded around to Jonathan Taylor in the hijack, and he made it 40,000 to go. Lawrence Blazer was the lone caller from the big blind, and the dealer fanned out a flop of 
. Blazer checked to Taylor, who fired out 32,000. Blazer responded by check raising all in for 377,000 total, and Taylor tanked for about 30 seconds before giving his hand up.
That drops Taylor to 1.8 million, while Blazer is now up to 480,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
480,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Aces Work For Ashly
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ashly Butler made it 40,000 in early position, and Kevin Eyster made the call in position. The flop came 
and Butler made it 45,000 to go. Eyster came along, and both players checked when the 
hit the turn. The river brought the 
, and Butler fired out 102,000. Eyster grabbed a stack of 100,000, and slid it in the middle.
Butler tabled 
, and Eyster mucked his hand. Butler bumped up to 1.5 million after that hand, while Eyster fell to 1.38 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
1,380,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
||
Eyster Wins Round 2
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Just two hands after the one we just reported, Kevin Eyster and Ashly Butler tangled again.
Eyster started the action by raising to 45,000 in early position, and Butler came along in the big blind. The flop came 
, and Butler check called a bet of 42,000. The turn came the , and Butler checked again. Eyster fired out 85,000 this time, and again, Butler tagged along.
The river came the 
, and Butler checked a third time. Eyster tanked for about 20 seconds before assembling a massive bet of 225,000, and sliding it in. Butler quickly called, and Eyster tabled for a set of sevens. Butler mucked, and Eyster scoops the massive pot to get back up to 1.8 million, while Butler falls to 1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,000,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Ashly Butler Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,444)
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Wow. Ashly Butler went from 2nd in chips to out in two hands. On the hand right after the one with Kevin Eyster, Rosie Paules raised it up to 40,000, and Butler called in the small blind.
The flop came down 
, and both players checked. The turn brought the 
, and Butler checked to Paules, who fired out 75,000. Butler clicked it back with a min raise to 150,000, and it was back to Paules. She put in a three bet to 450,000, and Butler made the call to put the pot over 1 million.
The river came the 
, and Butler checked to Paules. She quickly moved all in, and Butler called even quicker. Paules tabled 
for a flopped full house, and a dejected Butler mucked his hand.
Butler headed to the payout desk, while Paules is our new chip leader with 2.1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 27
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Three Million Chip Pot Ends in a Chop
Level 27
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Rosie Paules made it 55,000 to go in the small blind, and Jonathan Taylor called from the big blind. The flop came down 
, and Paules checked to Taylor, who fired out 50,000. Paules put in a check raise to 125,000, and Taylor made the call.
The turn brought the , and Paules kept the aggression up with a bet of 150,000. Taylor called again, and the river brought the . Paules fired one more time for 250,000, and after 30 seconds of tanking, Taylor put out a raise to 800,000. Paules moved all in, and Taylor made the call!
Paules:
Taylor: 
Chop chop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,850,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Eyster Takes the Chip Lead
Level 27
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Kevin Eyster raised it up to 50,000, and he got three callers: Jonathan Taylor on the button, Jerry Johnson in the small blind, and Allan Hedin in the big blind.
The flop came down 
, and it was checked through. The 
hit the turn, and it was checked to Eyster, who bet out 70,000. Taylor and Hedin came along to see the 
hit the river. It was checked to Eyster, and he laid out a massive bet of 325,000. Taylor got out of the way, but Hedin spent some time in the tank. He cut out the call, and after a minute of thinking, he slid it in.
Eyster tabled for the nut flush, and Hedin kicked his cards in. That pot dropped Hedin down to 1.05 million, while Eyster is now up to 2.45 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,450,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,050,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |