Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,245,680
Entries
872
Level
36
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
50,000
Chip Check
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
62,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
58,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
55,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
55,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
51,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
||
|
48,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
47,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
43,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
||
|
42,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
|
||
|
36,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
||
|
29,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
26,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
|
20,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
16,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
13,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
13,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
8,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Mizzi Folds to Nguyen
Sorel Mizzi fired out 6,200 on the board of 
into Kenny Nguyen. Nguyen raised to 16,700 after a couple of minutes in the tank. Mizzi thought for a minute and then mucked his hand, dropping back to 85,000 in chips. Nguyen moved to 80,000.
Levy's Accomplishment
"Just so you know I have above-average chips for the first time in like four events!"
That's what Adam Levy yelled out to us. He then went on to find out what the average was, which was just over 40,000, before he did in fact say he has more than that.
One Man's Trash...
We've been hearing one account after another about the number of players that were freerolled into this event by the casino and by Harrah's. Some 200 seats were given away for this tournament, many of them awarded at random or high-carded away to players gambling downstairs in the poker room. We even heard one player saying that the strip club nearby was giving away seats to the tournament.
In any event, that inflation of the field has shown here today as we've had a few strange situations arise. The latest one occurred over here on the near side of the room, at one of the center tables. The player in Seat 6 caught our eye as he was playing every single pot for a big over-raise. He had built up a stack of about 70,000, and he seemed to be in no mood to hang on to them.
A little more eavesdropping and loitering around the table finally gave us the scoop. We overheard the young man saying that he was unable to return tomorrow for Day 2, and that he needed to be eliminated or build a massive stack trying. His table mates were in disbelief, and they asked him why he bothered to show up today. "They give you a free seat, you're gonna say no?" he responded.
Finally, though, someone got to him. It was Jason Kolpin who came in with a standard raise before Seat 6 reraised to something like 30,000. Kolpin shoved for just over 50,000, and his opponent quickly called with 
. Kolpin's 
were in fine shape, and they held on a board full of rags to earn him a massive double up and the chip lead. The player in Seat 6 was eliminated a few hands later, and we've just counted Kolpin down at 130,000, easily good enough for the chip lead right now.
Saul Increases
Kevin Saul raised from middle position to 2,200 and the player in the small blind made the call. The flop came down 
and both players checked to see the 
fall on the turn. The small blind checked and Saul fired 2,500. His opponent folded and Saul won the pot, moving to about 75,000 in chips.
Jason Mercier and the Peanut Gallery
We missed the hand that sealed his fate, but we did see Mohsin Charania standing from his chair and meandering around the floor with that freshly eliminated look on his face. Apparently, we weren't the only ones who noticed.
"Mo! Mo! Are you out?!" came a recognizable voice from the distance. "Better luck next time, buddy. Maybe the 10K is your turn! You'll get 'em one of these times!"
Someone was yelling, but Charania couldn't spot the source. Finally, he turned his glance upward to find Jason Mercier and a band of hecklers perched way up on the mezzanine rail overlooking the tournament room. The two men exchanged smirks, and Charania continued his walk of shame, stopping occasionally to relay the details of his exit to his pals.
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Brady 75% to 100k
Action folded around to the player in the cutoff seat and he limped in. Matt Brady was in the small blind and made it 4,100 to go. The big blind folded and then the limper made the call, to which Brady asked to see the player's stack after he called. The player pushed it out to show he had 15,200 left.
The flop came down 
and Brady fired enough to put the opponent all in. The player made the call with the 
and Brady tabled the 
.
The turn was the 
to pair the board and then the river nailed Brady with the 
, vaulting him to the best hand. He sent the player to the rail, collected the pot and moved to about 75,000 in chips.
Saul > Brikis
Josh Brikis and Kevin Saul has seen some drastic changes in their stacks thanks to a big pot played between the two. We didn't catch the action, but we can tell you that it went Saul's way. He's up to about 180,000 and cruising along nicely behind a mountain of chips. Brikis on the other hand, dropped way down to just 12,000.