Mr. Watkins Stuns the Stunning One
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Watkins is currently sporting a Full Tilt t-shirt that reads, "I knocked out a Full Tilt Pro."
Edler is wearing a Full Tilt Poker patch and maybe Watkins wants another t-shirt.
2009 World Series of Poker Circuit - Tunica
$5,150 Circuit Championship Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker Circuit - Tunica
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
154
Level
19
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000
Watkins is currently sporting a Full Tilt t-shirt that reads, "I knocked out a Full Tilt Pro."
Edler is wearing a Full Tilt Poker patch and maybe Watkins wants another t-shirt.
Chips Changing Hands
, and Franklin check-called a bet.Fourth street brought the
. "This is my last check," said Franklin, as he tapped the table. Leah seized the opportunity to bet 7,000. After a moment, Franklin put out a check-raise to 22,000, and Leah wasted little time calling.The last card off was the
. Captain Tom kept the heat on with a bet of 25,000. Leah sighed and sat fidgeting while he contemplated his decision. Finally, and very quietly came an, "I call," from the Canuck.Showdown:
Franklin:
Leah: MUCK
After finding a pretty decent flop for his suited high cards, Captain Tom has dragged in a rather large pot, moving him up over the century mark with just under 110,000. Leah, meanwhile, has relinquished the chip lead, and he has slipped back to 139,000.
Allen Kessler Eliminated
Preflop, Kessler moved all in for 11,000 total. A player in the four seat reraised to 22,000 total to try and isolate Kessler. Everyone else folded and we had our showdown.
Kessler:
Opponent:
Kessler was well ahead until the flop. The flop fell
and Kessler was needing one of the remaining aces in the deck. The turn was the 
and the river the 
. Kessler said, "Nice hand" and headed for the exits.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
Car! Game On!
Break Time
Speedy Gonazales Doubles Up
That was the exclamation heard from Speedy Gonzales. As we got to the table, Gonzales' hand was
and the board gave him a ten-high straight. We did not catch the opponent's hand, but Gonzales' straight was good enough to win him a 80,000-chip pot.After the hand he said, "My wife told me I had the nuts!" He then looked at his opponent and said, "I know what got you to call. I held my breath." He then told the players about how that in the movie Maverick, the players were able to read a tell off of Annabelle Bransford that let them know she was bluffing. He claimed that he used this tell to get his opponent to call his all-in bet.
He continued to rub this in when Matt Stout looked at the losing player and said, "You can hit him with a chair if you want." He then looked at me and said, "Be sure to use that."
Landrum Slips Back
. Taking the betting lead, Landrum fired out with a bet of 6,800. Her opponent tanked for a minute or two before calling.Fourth street came the
. This time, Landrum slowed down and checked to her opponent. Without much hesitation, quickly moved all in for a total of 19,375. Landrum looked a bit frustrated, and she lamented her plight to her neighbor Jason Potter.Finally, she released her hand, leaving herself with just about 21,000 to play with. She'll have to climb the mountain all over again now.
News Flash! Top Pair Holds Up!
. Potter bet out 3,300 and his opponent made the fold after tanking for a bit.
Potter said, "Hey! I made top pair and didn't have to fold." He then flamboyantly threw his cards into the muck.
After the hand, Potter moved up to 17,500 in chips.
"Little Joe" Wagner Doubles Up
. Wagner showed 
.The flop came ace-high, and Wagner's opponent was unable to spike either of the remaining sevens in the deck. When the stacks were counted down, Seat 6 was left with less than 5,000, and Wagner had doubled up to around 27,500.