Bayou Poker Challenge Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
Bayou Poker Challenge Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,196,650
Entries
249
Level
17
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000
Players Left 1 / 249
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Finally, after 126 hands, 77 of them heads-up, we have crowned our champion here at the Bayou Poker Challenge.
Demolition contractor Nick Ceci walks away with $382,928, a gold Circuit Championship ring, and his ticket punched to the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event.
It almost wasn't to be for Ceci, however. With just about 20 minutes remaining in Day One, defending champ Lou Esposito took a pot from Ceci, sending him spiraling down to just 1,300 chips. With the poise of a champion, Ceci grinded all the way back to be counted among the leaders by the conclusion of Day Two. And today, he proved himself against the toughest challenge, besting eight other finalists and securing the final Circuit Championship of this season.
Congratulations to Nick Ceci and the rest of the players who made it to the final table. We, along with our champion, will see you in Las Vegas for the 2008 World Series of Poker, live from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
Nick Ceci has the button. He limps, Timothy Miles moves all in and Ceci calls.
Miles:
Ceci:
The flop is
, making Ceci two pair, and Miles needs running cards to survive. The 
on the turn seals the deal for Ceci, and leaves Miles drawing dead. The river is the 
and Nick Ceci is the winner of the 2008 Bayou Poker Challenge, pocketing $382,928! Timothy "T.K." Miles earns $210,610 for his runner-up finish.
Nick Ceci - 2,100,000
Timothy "TK" Miles - 300,000
Miles
Ceci
The board runs out
and Miles doubles his short stack to 363,000.
. Miles bets 80,000, Ceci raises to 260,000 total, Miles moves all in and Ceci calls. He has Ceci covered. Miles
Ceci
The turn is the
, and Miles needs a queen. The river is the 
and Ceci wins the monster pot, and Miles is left with only 178,000.
Timothy "TK" Miles - 170,000
Miles is clearly disappointed with himself after this hand. His fans from the rail are yelling, "Even the Clippers made the playoffs!" and "2007 Rockies!"
