Break
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
The players are on a twenty-minute break.
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Atlantic City
Regional Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Atlantic City
Buy-in
$9,700
Prize Pool
$1,279,624
Entries
136
Level
27
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
The Sights of Day 1
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Bye, Bye, Bari
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
There was a raise and five calls in the pot before Allen Bari squeezed in a shove, all in. The initial raiser folded, as did a few of the callers, but Dwyte Pilgrim made the call to put Bari at risk. And the news was not good for Mr. Bari as he soon found out that his pocket jacks had run into Pilgrim's two queens.
There was no help on board for either player, and Bari has been sent to the exit with a scowl. Pilgrim has nearly doubled up over the first six hours or so, sitting now with 58,000.
Lee Gets Some More
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
The under-the-gun player raised to 800 and Bernard Lee called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Lee checked. His opponent bet 1,500 and Lee called, leading to the 
on the turn. Both checked and when the 
fell on the river, Lee bet 3,100. His opponent called and Lee tabled 
, good enough to win and up his stack to about 45,000.
That Raise-y Feeling
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
There's plenty of action around the room right now, just not much movement to show for it. Here's a smattering of the four hands we watched on the way back to our desk:
1) A player opened to 750 from early position, and "Miami" John Cernuto called in the cutoff seat. On the button, Jim Collopy squeezed in a reraise to 2,675, and the initial raiser promptly four-bet to 6,250. Cernuto and Collopy folded in turn.
2) It was a limpy pot. Will "The Thrill" Failla, Curt Kohlberg, Brent Roberts, and David Peters all came into the pot for the minimum in the first four seats, and action to Brett Richey. From late position, he raised to 3,000 straight, and everyone folded, Roberts inadvertently flashing 
as he did.
3) A player in early position raised to 750, and the gentleman next to him flat-called. Next door to them, Matt Brady moved all in for 6,475, and he coaxed folds out of the rest of the table to add more than 2,000 chips to his stack.
4) On the turn of a 
board, John Racener checked, and his heads-up opponent bet 4,700. Racner elected to check-raise all in for the ~21,000 his opponent had left, and a long tank-fold sent the pot to the WSOP Main Event runner up.
The Numbers!
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
We have them.
Officially, 136 players turned up for this second-ever Regional Championship, and they are being warmly thanked for their presence by T.D. Jack Effel as we speak. Their entries have generated a prize pool of $1,279,624 that will be shared by the final 15 finishers. The bottom payout is worth $21,600, and each of the final nine are guaranteed at least $32,362 (plus their entry into the National Championship). The final four will all score four figures, and the eventual champion will be pocketing $358,295 and the shiny gold and diamond ring.
Kelly Takes Out Stammen
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Dan Kelly min-raised to 600 from the cutoff and Keven Stammen popped it to 1,700 from the small blind.
Kelly called and the flop came down 
. Stammen checked and Kelly did the same, leading to the 
turn card. Stammen bet 1,700 and Kelly meticulously raised to 5,250. Stammen thought for about two minutes, before sliding in the rest of his stack, except for one T5,000 chip. Kelly called before realizing Stammen still had 5,000 left, so each saw the 
follow on the river.
Stammen check-called the last 5,000 for his tournament life, seeing Kelly turned over 
for the nuts. Stammen mucked and headed out, while Kelly chipped up to about 63,000.
Sands Wins Some, Loses Some
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
In early position, Dave "Doc" Sands raised to 850 to open the pot. A couple seats over, Drew Milstein tried to three-bet shove for 3,475, but he only put his three orange chips out first, and the dealer made him save the other 475 due to the string bet. Next door to him, a third player moved all in for 19,600, and action came back around to Sands. He took his time to make sure before calling and turning up 
. There was still action pending on Milstein's string bet, however, but even at the sight of Sands' kings he had little decision to make with his 
; he called all in, and the third player tabled to put a big pot up for grabs.
Board: 
"Queen!" Milstein yelled on the river, as surprised as anyone to have hit his two-outer. Two outs is plenty to triple up this time, and Milstein is back to respectability with more than 10,000 chips. Sands takes the side pot, and he's trended his way up to about 37,250 now.
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Mizzi Busts Gregg
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
We caught up with the action on an 
flop. Sorel Mizzi and Anthony Gregg were involved in a raising war, with Gregg finding himself all in for about 30,000 with 
, up against Mizzi's 
. The turn card kept Gregg ahead, but Mizzi caught the river card to make the better pair and eliminate Gregg.
Mizzi upped his stack to about 83,000.