2009 WSOP Circuit - Rincon

$5,150 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2009 WSOP Circuit - Rincon
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$125,775
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Total Entries
106
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Players Left 1 / 106
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Simityan Way Behind

Pogos Simityan found himself with just 4,775 chips left, and he moved them all in pre-flop from late position. Christopher Amaral looked down at {K-Clubs} {K-Hearts} and moved all in himself. The rest of the table passed, and Simityan sheepishy tabled his {J-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts}, his hand caught in the cookie jar a bit.

The flop was a good hit for Simityan as it came {8-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}, providing some glimmer of hope. That glimmer turned into a regular light show when the turn brought the {J-Spades}, vaulting the all-in player into the lead. The {3-Hearts} filled out the board, and Simityan comes from behind to double through a dejected Amaral.

Tags: Christopher AmaralPogos Simityan

Dreams of Glory or Delusions of Grandeur?

It's good to have dreams; goals; aspirations. One player at Table 17 (our new favorite table) just informed the table that he plans to move to Los Angeles. Why? "I want to become a regular in the Larry Flynt game -- $1,000 - $2,000 stud."

Good luck with that. Getting into that game isn't just about having the poker chops and the poker bankroll.

First Warning Issued

Samang Mech was just issued a warning by tournament supervisor Bill Bruce. Mech was one of five players to see the river on a board {4-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {5-Hearts}. Action checked around until the river. On the river, the button fired out a bet of 2,000. Mech, thinking that the button had checked, turned over his hand, {A-Hearts} {7-Spades}. Action folded to a player in late position, who called with {3-Hearts} {3-Diamonds}.

"Good call," said the button. "I missed." He mucked.

After the hand, the dealer summoned Bruce to the table and explained the situation. Bruce ruled that because Mech's actions were an "accident" (Bruce used finger quotes), he would be given only a warning. However, the next such incident will result in a two-round penalty.

Tags: Samang Mech

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Mech's Horse Runs Faster

Samang Mech, working with a short stack, put the remainder of his chips into the middle after he looked down at {A-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}. Shaun Deeb looked him up, tabling {10-Spades} {10-Hearts}. He had Mech covered.

The dealer pulled the cards into the center of the table and ran out the flop. It came {Q-Clubs} {A-Clubs} {2-Spades}. "There we go!" exclaimed Mech. The {4-Clubs} and {4-Spades} that filled out the board locked up the pot, earning him the much needed double up. After losing a chunk of chips, Deeb is left with 14,000 chips to play with.

Tags: Samang MechShaun Deeb

Morris Lures One In

A player in middle position opened with a raise to 600. Kyle Morris opted to reraise, making it 4,500 total. His opponent made the call and it was heads up for the remainder of the hand.

The first three community cards came {6-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}. The unknown player took control of the pot now, betting out 2,100 into the raiser. Morris wasn't going anywhere though; he moved all in for about 6,200 and his opponent quickly called.

Showdown:
Morris: {K-Hearts} {K-Spades}
Opponent: {A-Hearts} {J-Spades}

The turn and river were blanks ({3-Spades} and {4-Spades} respectively), and Morris' overpair held. He earned the double up, sitting now with about 24,000 in chips.

Tags: Kyle Morris

Cocktails to Table 17

An hour ago, we told you that Table 17 seemed to be playing a different poker tournament than the rest of the room. While each of the other eight tables is playing in relative stony-faced silence, Table 17 is hooting, hollering, whooping, laughing and drinking.

Did we mention that they're drinking? Because they are. Quite a bit. Vodka and red bull is the potent potable of choice at Table 17, and it has clearly loosened the tongues and the spirits of the players. It will be interesting to see if the champion of the tournament emerges from that table.

Losing Pots Growing Old for Young

Jason Young
Jason Young
During the break, Jason Young was shooting the breeze with us, talking about his mental state right now. He was in a good place for the first two levels, but mentioned that he was getting frustrated with the way things had been going during the third and fourth levels. We join the action in another recent pot involving Young.

Before the flop, the camo-donning pro called a late-position raise from the small blind, matching the 800 chips his opponent had bet. Heads up, the two men saw a flop of {6-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades} and they both checked.

The turn brought the {2-Hearts}. This time, Young check-called a bet of 700. The river was a repeater, the {6-Hearts}. Once more, both men checked. The unknown player showed down {K-Clubs} {Q-Hearts}, and it was the winner. Young slipped his cards back to the dealer, having been chipped back down to about 18,000.

Tags: Jason Young

Ticking Down

After one quick elimination following break, we are down to eighty players in the room. We'll play on until we hit twenty-seven players or twelve levels, whichever comes first.
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