2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Chester

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Chester

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$94,901
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
269
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Nguyen Defends His Blind

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

in a battle of the blinds, Ramana Epparla opened to 46,000 from the small, and Kenny Nguyen came along from the big.

Heads-up, the dealer spread out {9-Spades} {2-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}, and Epparla continued out with another 46,000 chips. Nguyen proceeded to raise to 125,000, and that won him the pot right there, increasing his stack to 670,000.

Tags: Ramana EpparlaKenny Nguyen

Knitter On a Tear

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Beginning the day on the shortest stack, Sean Knitter is advancing toward the top of the leaderboard here in the early stages of play.

We pick up another pot as Knitter called a 43,000-chip preflop raise from Huy Nguyen. Knitter was out of position, and he checked the {K-Spades} {4-Spades} {4-Diamonds} flop. Nguyen continued out with 55,000, and Knitter called to see the {7-Diamonds} on the turn. He check-called another bet there, 67,000 this time, and the {2-Spades} filled out the board. Knitter took control now, leading with an all-in shove. Nguyen surrendered, dropping down to 295,000.

Knitter is on the rise, working his stack up to 590,000.

Tags: Sean KnitterHuy Nguyen

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Knitter Threads the Needle

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

First in from middle position, Sean Knitter opened the pot to 40,000, and Ramana Epparla three-bet to 140,000 in position. When the action passed back around to Knitter, he shoved in for 182,000 total. Epparla called with the {K-Clubs} {Q-Spades}, and Knitter's {A-Hearts} {J-Clubs} was a small favorite to keep him alive.

The board ran out {10-Spades} {9-Clubs} {6-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {2-Hearts}, and that's safe and sound for Knitter. He's found the double to 406,000, while Epparla slides back a step to 1.72 million.

Tags: Ramana EpparlaSean Knitter

The First One to Scott

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

In early position, Robert Scott came into the pot limping, and Ed Cotter raised to 40,000 from the cutoff seat. Scott called the remainder, and the two men took a {3-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {6-Hearts} flop. Scott checked, then called a continuation bet of 50,000 from Cotter.

Both men check-checked through the {4-Diamonds} turn and {8-Clubs} river.

Scott slapped his {J-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} down on the felt, and the hooks were good enough to drag that pot. Scott moves up to about 530,000 with that increase, knocking Cotter back around 560,000 in the process.

Tags: Ed CotterRobert Scott

Level: 23

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

The Final Table Awaits

Ramana Epparla
Ramana Epparla

Welcome to PokerNews' Day 3 coverage of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Chester. A starting field of 269 is down to just nine hopefuls, all with their eye on the $94,901 first-place prize and a seat in the WSOP-C National Championship later this month.

Atop the chip counts is Ramana Epparla with 1,950,000, but an eager and skilled group will be looking to make their mark. WSOP-C Choctaw Main Event Champion Huy Nguyen is hoping to add a second ring, while seasoned pros Kenny Nguyen and Ari Engel will be looking to claim their first circuit Main Event titles.

Here is how the final table lineup stacks up:

SeatPlayerChips
1Huy Nguyen429,000
2Robert Hwang274,000
3Ed Cotter686,000
4Ryan Waddell321,000
5Sean Knitter226,000
6Ari Engel411,000
7Ramana Epparla1,950,000
8Kenny Nguyen622,000
9Robert Scott467,000

Play kicks off at Noon local time, about 20 minutes from now, so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews for all of the exciting final table action!

Main Event

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