2009 WSOP Circuit - Rincon

$5,150 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 WSOP Circuit - Rincon

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$125,775
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
106
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

Suer Runs into Set; Eliminated Shortly Thereafter

Bobby Suer
Bobby Suer
It's not looking good for Bobby Suer. He wound up getting all in against a slightly shorter stack's on the turn of a board that showed {5-Hearts} {2-Spades} {3-Clubs} {8-Clubs}. Suer showed {6-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}, a hand that was in bad shape against his opponent's set of eights, {8-?} {8-?}. Suer couldn't hit his gutshot on the river and as a result is left with just 3,000 chips.

A few hands later, Suer was all in with {5-Spades} {5-Clubs} against his opponent's {J-Spades} {10-Spades}. The flop was a very safe {2-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {6-Hearts}, but Suer's opponent made a running two pair, {10-Hearts} {J-Clubs}.

"What a gift," said Suer. He is out of the tournament.

Tags: Bobby Suer

McNiff Taken Out by Pilgrim

Dwyte Pilgrim
Dwyte Pilgrim
Evan McNiff and Dwyte Pilgrim have been sparring with each other in a good-natured way for much of the day, and that sparring has just culminated in all-out warfare. McNiff got it all in holding {A-?} {K-?}, and Pilgrim looked him up with the nuts, {A-?} {A-?}.

The board ran out dry for the at-risk McNiff, and he has been eliminated. After dragging down that big pot, Dwyte Pilgrim has just tipped the 100,000 mark, good enough to put him into the chip lead.

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Billirakis Continues to Climb

Steve Billirakis is one of the few notable names who has had a consistently solid day. He was sitting in the big blind for a battle of the blinds. His opponent moved all in preflop for a bit less than 11,000 chips. Billirakis called with {K-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} and was in the lead against the small blinds {Q-Clubs} {9-Clubs}. Billirakis took down the pot with trips on a board of {5-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {10-Spades} {k-Clubs}. He's up to 80,000 and among the chip leaders.

Tags: Steve Billirakis

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 75

Jason Young's Series of Unfortunate Events

Jason Young - Eliminated
Jason Young - Eliminated
Shortly after doubling up, Jason Young gave some chips back. Evan McNiff raised, and Pogos Simityan moved all in for about 7,000. Jason Young made the call from the big blind, which was enough incentive for McNiff to duck out.

Young tabled {8-Diamonds} {8-Spades}, but he had run into Simityan's {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds}. The board ran {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {2-Spades}, and Jason Young doubled up his man, leaving himself with just 1,150 chips.

The next hand, Young folded from the small blind.

The following hand, Young moved all in for 750 from the button, and both blinds called. With the two live players checking it down, the dealer ran a board of {Q-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {7-Diamonds} {5-Spades}. The two blinds mumbled that they had no piece of that, and Young turned over the winning {Q-Clubs} {8-Diamonds}, tripling back up to 2,650.

On the next hand, Young looked down at {A-?} {A-?} and moved all in. He was called by two players, and they went to a flop of {J-?} {9-?} {10-?}. Evan McNiff moved all in, and the table yielded to him, allowing him to duke it out with the at-risk Young. McNiff turned over {Q-?} {6-?}, still on the draw. The turn brought him some outs with a {6-?}. To Young's chagrin, a {K-?} peeled off on the river, making McNiff a straight and sending the gregarious Jason Young to the exit.

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Take 'Er Easy, Pilgrim

Dwyte Pilgrim limped into the pot from under the gun. Next in was "Jamie", and he came in with an all-in raise to 4,600. Pluria Marshall was next, and he made the call. When the action folded back around to Pilgrim, he announced a reraise, making it 11,000 total. Marshall called as well, creating the beginnings of a nice side pot.

The flop came out {A-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {10-Clubs}. Pilgrim then moved all in for his final 26,775, sending his opponent deep into the tank. Marshall looked frustrated with his decision as he sat motionless for several minutes. He tried to pry a little bit of information from Pilgrim, but would get none. Finally, he open-mucked his hand, slamming {J-Clubs} {J-Spades} on the felt.

With Marshall out of the way, Pilgrim and Jamie turned over their hands. The at-risk Jamie tabled {Q-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}, while Pilgrim had his man crushed with {K-Spades} {K-Clubs}. The turn and river would be useless for Jamie, as the {2-Hearts} and {9-Hearts} filled out the board. Pilgrim pulled in the big pot, knocking "Los Angeles Jamie" out of the field in the process.

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Deeb Surrenders

Shaun Deeb played his hand hard and fast, but his opponent played harder and faster. Deeb opened the betting preflop with a raise to 1,800. Action folded to the big blind, who reraised to 5,300. Deeb gave it a moment's thought before calling.

The flop came down {3-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {7-Clubs}. The big blind kept firing, coming out with a bet of 3,500. Deeb quickly raised that bet to 9,500, but gave up his hand when the big blind reraised to 19,500. Deeb's opponent triumphantly turned over {K-Spades} {5-Spades}.

"Nice hand," said Deeb.

Tags: Shaun Deeb