2009 WSOP Circuit Event - New Orleans

$5,150 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 WSOP Circuit Event - New Orleans

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$161,175
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
167
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000

Almost Set for Day 2

Good morning, and welcome back to Harrah's New Orleans for the continuation of the WSOP Circuit Championship Event!

This is the final stop on the Circuit trail this season, and it certainly is shaping up to be a thrilling conclusion. The story of the day yesterday was, who else, Dwyte Pilgrim. Down to just 3,000 early in the day, Pilgrim would work his way up over the 100,000-chip mark within just a few levels. Fast forward to 11:30pm, and with just a half hour left in the day, Pilgrim was crippled down to just 9,400 in a massive confrontation with Shaun Deeb. Miraculously though, by the end of play, Pilgrim had taken over second place in the room, surpassing Deeb in the process.

Billy Kopp starts play with the chip lead, holding 271,000. The players are trickling into their seats and unbagging their chips. Play should be underway in just a few minutes.

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

Shuffle Up and Deal

WSOP Media Director Nolan Dalla took just a minute before play kicked off to recognize Howard "Tahoe" Andrew, who is in the field today. Tahoe has played in 37 consecutive World Series of Poker, and this year will mark his 38th. That is easily the longest running streak of any man alive.

When the microphone was handed to him, Tahoe said smugly, "Shuffle up and deal!" and with that, Day 2 is underway.

Day 2 Seat Assignments

Table 51
Seat 1: Howard "Tahoe" Andrew (27200)
Seat 2: Frank Vizza (69400)
Seat 3: William Brodt (10100)
Seat 4: Andy Slater (46800)
Seat 5: Charles Swann (15700)
Seat 6: Jason Brice (27300)
Seat 7: Ted McCollom (27000)
Seat 9: Kurt Scheer (14300)

Table 54
Seat 2: Manny Minaya (51300)
Seat 3: Jimmy Nickens (15500)
Seat 4: Suju Abraham (83000)
Seat 5: Anita Vasquez (56200)
Seat 6: Wade Bowlin (13500)
Seat 7: Herbie Montalano (17000)
Seat 8: Matt Brady (30800)
Seat 9: Jacob Bazeley (16900)

Table 55
Seat 1: Mike Brown (51300)
Seat 2: David Dao (68300)
Seat 2: Maurice Hawkins (25700)
Seat 3: Dwyte Pilgrim (179200)
Seat 4: Viet "Big Papa" Vo (29500)
Seat 5: Ed Corrado (68400)
Seat 6: Robert Niettay (61300)
Seat 7: Dan Schmiech (59900)
Seat 8: Kathy Lehne (41900)
Seat 9: Larry Vance (65400)

Table 58
Seat 1: Mark Gallagher (116000)
Seat 2: Kenny Milam (29300)
Seat 3: Daniel Walsh (80000)
Seat 4: Fred Sigur (23300)
Seat 5: Judge Leo Boothe (47500)
Seat 7: Nick Ceci (30900)
Seat 8: Justin Allen (68100)
Seat 9: Robert March (44100)

Table 59
Seat 1: Brent Carter (23100)
Seat 2: John Minniti (47300)
Seat 3: Tyler Smith (53300)
Seat 4: Suchol Leele (82300)
Seat 5: Ken Christopher (13700)
Seat 6: David Woo (106000)
Seat 7: Richard Kirsch (40500)
Seat 8: Shaun Deeb (121700)
Seat 9: Eric Cloutier (104600)

Table 62
Seat 1: Kenny Hicks (42500)
Seat 3: Justin Krohn (11100)
Seat 4: Willie "The Wheel" Ford (27700)
Seat 5: Billy Kopp (271000)
Seat 6: Greg Thomas (33300)
Seat 8: Todd L. Fisher (37200)

Table 63
Seat 1: Joaquin Sosa (36600)
Seat 2: Jared Ingles (21500)
Seat 3: Vitor Coelho (29000)
Seat 4: Steven McKoy (69100)
Seat 5: Allie Prescott (13500)
Seat 6: Kyle Cox (41000)
Seat 7: Jean Gaspard (151400)
Seat 8: Bobby Wisiak (33000)
Seat 9: Mike Ratcliff (91000)

Brady Doubles Early

On a flop of {7-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {2-Hearts}, Matt Brady found himself all in holding a set of threes against his opponent's pocket eights.

The turn came the {4-Clubs} and the river the {7-Hearts} to double Brady up to about 65,000 within the first few hands of action.

Tags: Matt Brady

Walsh Doubles with Ducks

Daniel Walsh pounded the table in delight after he saw his opponent's cards on the board of {J-Spades} {9-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {3-Hearts}. The two were all in with Walsh's tournament on the line.

Walsh held a set of deuces against the other player's {J-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}. The river was a meaningless {7-Diamonds} and Walsh was able to earn the double up. He slapped hands with one of his friends and sat back down to collect his new chips. He has around 105,000 now.

Tags: Daniel Walsh

Ratcliff Falling Off

We pick up a heads-up contest with the flop showing {4-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {9-Spades}. The player first to act checked, and Mike Ratcliff put out a bet of 6,000 which his opponent called.

The turn card was the {2-Hearts}, and both players checked. The river brought the {Q-Clubs}. This time, the player in middle position led out with a bet of 13,000. Ratcliff lamented, "Oh, I let you get there," before splashing the call into the pot.

Ratcliff turned over his {K-Hearts} {J-Hearts}, only to see that he was behind his opponent's {K-Diamonds} {K-Spades} the whole way. After that misstep, Mike has slipped back to 48,000.

Tags: Mike Ratcliff

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200