2009 World Series of Poker Circuit - Tunica

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

2009 World Series of Poker Circuit - Tunica

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$183,974
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
154
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000

Matt Drags in a Stout Pot

This hand occurred just before the break. A player in late position opened with a raise to 4,800, and action passed to Matt "Allinat420" Stout in the blinds. He scoped out his opponent's remaining stack before opting to call.

Heads up then, the flop rolled out {3-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {8-Clubs}. Stout checked, and his opponent continued out with a bet of 8,400. Without too much delay, Stout check-raised it up to 24,200. A moment later, "All in," came from the other side of the table.

"Sh*t!" yelled Stout as he slid the rest of his chips forward, pot-committed to this hand.

Showdown:
Stout: {A-Spades} {8-Spades}
Opponent: {K-Clubs} {8-Hearts}

The table was giddy over all the action as they all sweated the final two cards. They showed up {9-Clubs} and {7-Diamonds} respectively, and Stout earns himself a huge double-up. After the chips were stacked, Stout is counted down at just over 110,000.

Tags: Allinat420Matt Stout

Play Has Resumed

Players are now returning from their last break of the evening. 40 players are remaining in the field. We will play until 2 a.m. or until 27 players are reached.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Stout Gets Potter's Attention

Just before the break, an amusing situation happened over at Jason Potter’s table. Matt Stout was trying to get Potter’s attention, but Potter was not responding.

Stout: “Jay.”

No response.

Stout: “Jason.”

No response.

Stout: “Joseph.”

No response.

Stout: “Hey a**hole.”

Potter then looks around his chair, takes off his earphones, and says, “Ya.”

The table erupts in laughter.

Stout: “Oh. THAT’S what you respond to? I’ve been calling you several times, and you answer to “Hey a**hole.”

Potter smirked and said, “Did you need something?”

Stout: “Ya, I did. However, the entertainment value of this is MUCH more important than what I needed you for.”

Tags: Jason PotterMatt Stout

The Final Four

With the last elimination, we are down to our last 36 players. Four tables of nine remain, and we will play on for another hour or until we lose nine more players.

Watkins Setting Sights on Smith

The pot was 12,000 when the flop fell {Q-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {2-Spades}. Gavin Smith bet out 3,200 and Va Shon Watkins made the call.

The turn of the {7-Hearts} was checked by both players.

On the river of the {K-?} , Smith bet out 6,500 and Watkins made the call.

Smith showed {K-?} {9-?} for top pair and Watkins showed {K-?} {5-?} for two pair.

After the pot, Watkins moved up to 100,000 in chips.

Tags: Gavin SmithVa Shon Watkins

The Price of Poker is Getting High

Over at the table with Jason Potter, Sabyl Landrum, Kathy Liebert, and Matt Stout, the conversation at the beginning of the level centered on the amount of play in this event.

Liebert stated that there is plenty of play in the beginning, but later on there isn't as much room to play. Landrum stated that this seemed to be the tendency with many of the events, not just at this circuit event, but at other WSOP-C events as well.

Right now, the average stack is $85,556.

Tags: Kathy LiebertSabyl Landrum

All In Right Now

Sabyl Landrum - Eliminated
Sabyl Landrum - Eliminated
Sabyl Landrum has been hovering a bit under average most of the day, and she has been all in several times in the past level or three. We caught up with her again as she open-shoved all in from middle position for just about 35,000. Action folded to Matt "Allinat420" Stout, and he made the call with his big stack, putting the charming Landrum at risk of elimination.

Showdown:
Landrum: {3-?} {3-?}
Stout: {8-?} {8-?}

The board failed to improve Landrum, and she has been eliminated here close to the end of Day One.

Tags: Allinat420Matt StoutSabyl Landrum

Jason Potter Eliminated by Matt Stout

Potter eliminated
Potter eliminated
In the course of two hands, Matt Stout became one of the chip leaders after eliminating Jason Potter.

Jason Potter raised to 6,500 and Stout reraised to 21,000. Potter then moved all in for 44,000 and Stout made the call.

Stout held {6-?} {6-?} and Potter {A-?} {K-?}. Stout flopped a set of sixes and rivered a full house to eliminate Potter and to move up to 230,000 in chips.

Tags: Jason PotterMatt Stout