WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event

WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info

WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♠4♥
Prize
$428,210
Event Info
Buy-in
$7,500
Prize Pool
$1,350,000
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
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WSOP Circuit Event Tunica - Day 2

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The Setup - Four Tables Remain
The Setup - Four Tables Remain
Good Morning from Tunica Mississippi! It's 11:40am local time and preparations have begun. Tournament staff have partitioned off a four-table area for today's play. Of the 180 hopefuls who entered this championship event, only 29 remain. Players will be seated as they were at the end of Day One, but will redraw when the field reaches 27 players.

Mark Garner of Little Rock, Arkansas is the Day 2 chip leader with 263,500. It will be an uphill battle for Gene Baverlein of St. Petersburg, Florida who starts the day as the short-stack with a modest 10,000 chips.

With several big-name professionals still alive, the hype surrounding this event is still very high. Multiple bracelet winners Josh Arieh and Tom Schneider are still in the hunt as is veteran "Captain" Tom Franklin. Former law student and game theory expert Vanessa Rousso appears to be the fan favorite. As the only female player remaining, she is well above average in chips with 180,500.

With things on schedule, play should begin shortly. Stay with us as this field of 29 is reduced to the 9 players that will comprise Tuesday's final table.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Larry Starkweather Eliminated by Ben Sabrin

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Ben Sabrin made a standard raise from early position. Action folded around to Larry Starkweather who moved all in. Sabrin instantly called and the players showed:

Sabrin: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Starkweather: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

The board filled out {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} to give Sabrin the win. An upbeat Starkweather said his goodbyes and headed for the rail.

Jesse Maupin Doubles Through Ben Sabrin

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Ben Sabrin raised to 16,000 from late position. Jesse Maupin moved all in for 82,500. Action folded around to Sabrin who said "I hope we're racing...I call." The players showed:

Sabrin: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Maupin: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

Sabrin failed to improve and Maupin doubled through.

Gene Baverlein Eliminated

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Starting the day with just 10,000 chips, Gene Baverlein was going to need some serious luck to recover. Luck never came into play however as Baverlein failed to report for Day 2. On the 7th hand of play, Baverlein was all-in in the ante and was eliminated.

Spencer Hudson Eliminated by John Devia

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Two of the big stacks, Spencer Hudson and John Devia just tangled in likely the largest pot of the tournament thus far. Hudson took his {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} up against the {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} of Devia and fell short. Hudson missed his overcards and failed to make a hand. Devia is now the chip leader with about 370,000 while Hudson is halfway to the parking lot.

That Was Quick

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With the eliminations of Starkweather, Baverlein and Hudson, there are now 26 players remaining. A table was broken and seats have been redrawn. The process was efficient as always and play has already resumed.

Dean Schultz Eliminated

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A short-stacked Dean Shultz open-raised all in and was called. Shultz had A-K and his opponent held Q-Q. It went from bad to worse for Schultz when his opponent flopped a set of queens. There was no runner runner miracle for Schultz and he has been eliminated.

"Captain" Tom Franklin Doubles Through Dale Morrow

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We caught up to this hand on the flop. The board read {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades} and "Captain" Tom Franklin moved all in for roughly 64,000. He was quickly called by Dale Morrow. The players showed:

Franklin: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Morrow: {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}

Franklin seemed resigned to his fate as the {2-Hearts} hit the turn. As the dealer burned for the river card, Franklin called out "give me a nine!" To the entire table's amazement, the dealer layed down the {9-Diamonds} on the river, counterfeiting Morrow's full house and giving Franklin the pot and doubling him up in the process.

Tags: Dale MorrowTom Franklin

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