2010 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Palace

Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Palace

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
$190,137
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,150
Entries
150
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Big Pot Gets Chopped

An under-the-gun player raised to 1,600 and Brandon Cantu flatted on the button. THe flop came down {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and the first player checked to Cantu. He fired 3,125 and was check-raised to 8,500. Cantu made the call.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} and the first player fired 12,000. Cantu made the call again.

The river was the {5-Hearts} and Cantu shoved in after his opponent fired 20,000. The player quickly made the call and the big pot was chopped up when both players rolled over {A-?}{K-?} for top two pair.

Tags: Brandon Cantu

The Rich Get Richer

Layne Flack is demonstrating excellent control over his table right now. He's built up a tournament-leading stack and is using it to put his opponents to the test. Flack took a heads-up flop of {6-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {10-Hearts} in position against Justin Bonomo. Bonomo checked and then called 3,500.

The turn came {K-Clubs}. Bonomo checked again, drawing a bet of 10,000 from Flack. This time Bonomo gave his decision a longer thought before tossing in a call. That call left Bonomo with roughly 12,000 behind.

The dealer produced the {Q-Spades} as the river card. Bonomo checked a third time, then snap-folded to Flack's bet of 20,000.

That pot pushed Flack up to 165,000. Bonomo, down to 12,000 after the hand, went out just a few moments later.

Tags: Justin BonomoLayne Flack

Gut-Punch a Minor Setback for Lee

Doug Lee has been cruising merrily along so far today, having amassed roughly 100,000 chips. But it isn't all sunshine and gum drops for Lee. With 6,500 chips already in the middle, he bet 3,100 on a {Q-Spades} {4-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {A-Spades} {J-Hearts} board. His lone opponent raised to 9,100, a raise Lee quickly called. His opponent turned over {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} for a rivered set of jacks. Lee slowly shook his head several times and then paid off the raise. He pitched his cards in to the dealer face up, revealing {8-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} for a flopped set of eights.

Tags: Doug Lee

Prizepool and Payouts

This year's WSOP Circuit Caesars Las Vegas Main Event attracted 150 entrants and created a prizepool of $717,500. The top 18 spots will be paid out with the winner taking home a juicy first-place prize of $190,137. A min-cash will earn you $12,556. Along with the money, the winner will take capture a gold championship ring and an entry to the 2010 WSOP Main Event worth $10,000.

Here's a look at the complete payouts.

1st: $190,137
2nd: $114,800
3rd: $73,544
4th: $57,400
5th: $44,844
6th: $35,875
7th: $28,700
8th: $23,319
9th: $19,731
10th-12th: $16,144
13th-15th: $14,350
16th-18th: $12,556

Busto or Robusto?

Flack leading the way right now
Flack leading the way right now
Robusto:

Layne Flack (140,000)
Blair Hinkle (105,000)
Doug Lee (100,000)

Needing Gusto:

David Williams (22,000)
Jonathan Little (20,000)
JC Alvarado (19,000)

Busto:

Nancy Todd Tyner
Jerry Yang
Scott Fischman

Tags: Layne Flack

Mackey Flames Out

It's game over for James "mig.com" Mackey. On his final hand, Mackey was in the big blind with {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades}. A player opened from middle position with a raise and was called by the cutoff and the button. Mackey moved all in for 19,125 total and must have known he was in serious trouble hen the original raiser called without much thought. Mackey had one live overcard against his opponent's {Q-Clubs} {Q-Hearts}. He didn't hit it. The board ran out {A-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} to chase Mackey from the tournament.

Tags: James Mackey

Small Loss for WPT Champ

A player checked the flop of {J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} to recent WPT Championship winner David Williams and he fired 2,200. His opponent called.

The turn brought the {6-Hearts} and the player checked to Williams again. He fired a bet of 3,500 this time and was called.

The river was the {4-Hearts} and both players checked. Williams mucked when he saw his opponent turn up the {K-Spades}{K-Clubs} and dropped back to 30,000.

Williams took down Eric Baldwin heads up to win the WPT Championship just a few days ago and is now amongst the short list of players who own a WSOP bracelet and have won the WPT Championship.

Tags: David Williams

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Goodbye Dunst

Tony Dunst just had his aces cracked by Doug Lee's {7-}{4-}. Lee made a straight on a board of {9-}{6-}{3-}{5-}-X to crack Dunst's aces and send him to the rail. Lee now has over 75,000 chips.

Here's a video from today of our very own Lynn Gilmartin asking Dunst how he feels about being kicked out of his favorite country Australia.

Tags: Doug LeeTony Dunst

O'Dwyer Grinding It Out

Some pot are winners; some pots are losers. Steve O'Dwyer tried to build himself a big winner by three-betting to 4,300 from the small blind after a player opened in middle position for 1,000 and was called by a second player. O'Dwyer's re-raise got past the original raiser, but the caller called a second time. An ace-high flop {A-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} was the end of the hand. O'Dwyer tapped the felt in a check; then quickly folded to a bet of 5,000 from his opponent.