$5,150 Circuit Championship Event
Day 2 Completed
2009 WSOP Circuit Event - New Orleans
$5,150 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 WSOP Circuit Event - New Orleans
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
167
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000
Bag It Up!
Justin "LockdownTex" Allen won the Bayou Poker Challenge back in December of 2008, the Winter version of this tournament, and will be looking to capture this event as well. There were only a few women to enter the tournament, but Anita Vasquez has successfully maneuvered her way to to the final table with her mother watching from the rail the entire time.
Play will resume tomorrow a little later than the past few days with a 2:00 PM local starting time. The stage will be set up in the tournament room with plenty of room to watch the action up close.
First place of over $200,000, the gold championship ring, and a $10,000 WSOP Main Event seat are all up for grabs! Be sure to come back here for all the live action from Harrah's New Orleans!
Richard Kirsch Eliminated in 10th Place ($17,976)
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Showdown
Kirsch:
Gaspard:
Once more, the entire table rose to their feet and the audience around the table pushed in closer, hoping that this would be the last hand of the night.
The first four cards off the deck were no help to Kirsch, coming
. With one card to come, Gaspard looked over toward the rail and yelled, "Watch this, three on the river. Three on the river."As if from above, the
spiked the river, locking up the pot for Gaspard's pair and sending Richard Kirsch toward the exit in 10th place.The final table is set!
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Well That's No Fun!
It came down
. Scheer passed, opting to check-call a continuation bet of 55,000 from Gaspard.Fourth street brought the
. Scheer checked again, and Gaspard moved all in. Scheer quickly called. The entire table stood up as spectators gathered around to scope out what could be the final hand of the evening. But the suspense was short-lived as both players tabled 
, already a lock for a split pot with neither player holding a heart. The river was meaningless, and the half the pot was pushed back to each player.
Unofficial Final Table
Seat 1: Kenny Milam - 385,000
Seat 2: Richard Kirsch - 90,000
Seat 3: Kurt Scheer - 130,000
Seat 4: Justin "LockdownTex" Allen - 252,000
Seat 5: Anita Vasquez - 160,000
Seat 6: Jean Gaspard - 680,000
Seat 7: Ken Christopher - 240,000
Seat 8: Daniel Walsh - 570,000
Seat 9 : Billy Kopp - 640,000
Seat 10: Steven McKoy - 190,000
Justin "LockdownTex" Allen won the December version of the Bayou Poker Challenge and will be looking to go back-to-back here in New Orleans. Anita Vasquez is the lone woman at the final table.
We'll be playing until one more player busts and then bag it up for the final nine to return tomorrow.
Chris McCormack Eliminated in 11th Place ($17,976)
. Unfortunately for him, he got action from Ken Christopher who turned over the dominating 
.The board ran dry for McCormack, coming
. Failing to improve past Christopher, Chris McCormack becomes our 11th-place finisher.The remaining 10 players have been recombined into one last table. We'll play for one more elimination, setting up tomorrow's official final table of nine.
Suju Abraham Eliminated in 12th Place ($17,976)
Showdown
Gaspard:
Abraham:
The door card was devastating for Abraham, and the board of
was of no use. He failed to get over the hump, and as a result, he finds himself headed to the cashier to pick up 12th-place money, good for a little pay bump up to $17,976.
Three Times a Lady
Showdown
Vasquez:
Gaspard:
The board smiled on Vasquez, as the dealer ran out
. She turned a set and rivered a full house just for good measure, more than tripling up over 170,000!
Matt Brady Eliminated in 13th Place ($15,979)
. Unfortunately for him, Ken Christopher in the small blind woke up with a hand to call in 
.The board ran out
and that would be it for Brady. He would finish in the same place (13th) as he did at Caesars in Las Vegas and earn nearly $16,000.Christopher now has 270,000 chips.