Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond
Regional Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,101,800
Entries
226
Level
29
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
DeWitt Doubles, Sands Squeezes, and a Monster Chip Leader Emerges
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Table Talk - 10:35 PM
"I doubt you'll find a 10/25 game. It's Monday night, ya know," Brett Richey said to a player on his right, obviously looking for some action after Day 1 ends. "Maybe 5/10 no-limit."
After another moment, he added, "There's always blackjack," with a wry smirk.
Bell Gets That Shove-y Feeling - 10:40 PM
We walked up to a flop of 
to see the first player check. Chris Bell was second, and he put out a bet of 3,300 into a pot of about that much. Next door, Chad Batista called, and the action was back on the first checker. He snuck in a check-raise to 11,000, but Bell was having none of it. The pro moved all in with a covering reraise to about 50,000 total. Batista quickly mucked, and the check-raiser tanked and folded away as well.
Mark Bell down for close to 70,000 now.
DeWitt Doubles Through Souther – 10:42 PM
Will Souther raised to 1,600 from middle position and Jason DeWitt went all in for 8,150 from the cutoff. Action folded around to Souther and he went into the tank for about three minutes. Finally, he decided to flip one of his card protectors to determine whether to call or not, but on the first attempt it bounced off the table. On attempt #2, it landed on the call side and Souther revealed 
. DeWitt smoothly rolled over 
and successfully doubled through when the board ran out a safe, though not without a sweat, 
.
DeWitt: Up to about 20,000
Souther: Down to about 23,000
One Good Hand Deserves Another - 10:49 PM
We made it to the table on the turn as the board read 
. Keven Stammen checked to Jason Mercier, then called a bet of 5,350, just about pot-sized from the looks of it. Stammen flatted, and the 
landed on the river. Stammen let Mercier bet it again, 13,700 this time before shooting a smirking glare across the table. After a minute, he called.
"Tens," said Mercier, and it looked like he flashed 
for a set. It was no good, though; Stammen tabled 
for the straight, and Mercier tapped the felt as he shipped him the pot.
Both men are right around 64,000 now.
Sands Doubles Through Brown – 11:01 PM
Dave "Doc" Sands opened the pot with a raise from early position and next to act, Bernard Lee made it 4,100 to go. Chad Brown popped it to 12,100 from the cutoff and action folded back around to Sands. He shoved for an additional 19,900 and Lee folded. Brown went into the tank for about three minutes and called, showing 
. Sands tabled and won the race when the board ran out 
.
Sands: Up to about 65,000
Brown: Down to about 105,000
Squeeze for Sands - 11:06 PM
Barry Greenstein was in middle position and raised to 1,500. The cutoff seat and small blind called before Dave "Doc" Sands reraised from the big blind to 6,800. Greenstein and the other two folded allowing Sands to squeeze out a pot and increase to 69,000 in chips.
Berg Loses One - 11:09 PM
On the board of 
, one player checked to Eli Berg. Berg fired 5,000 and his opponent called. The river brought the 
and both players checked. Berg mucked his hand after he saw the 
from his opponent and dropped back to 34,000 in chips.
BoostedJ Makin' Moves - 11:15 PM
Four players were in action on the flop of . Ryan Welch checked and Justin Smith checked. The next player checked and then the last player fired 2,550. Welch made the call before action got back to Smith and he went into the tank. After his thought process was complete, Smith put in a raise to 8,400. The player behind him folded before the original bettor made the call. Welch also folded.
The turn was the and Smith tanked for quite some time. Eventually he tossed out a bet of 18,000 and that sent the other player into the tank. A couple minutes went by and then the player folded. Smith picked up the pot and moved his stack to 93,000.
Jewell and Medic Chop - 11:19 PM
After Nenad Medic raised from the hijack seat to 1,600, Kurt Jewell reraised from the button to 4,050. Medic made the call and the flop came down 
. Both players checked to see the fall on the turn.
Medic checked the turn and Jewell fired out 4,500. Medic made the call.
The river was the and Medic checked. Jewell fired out 8,600 and Medic tank-called. When the hands were revealed, both players tabled the 
and chopped up the pot.
Souther Still Heading South – 11:20 PM
We caught up with the action on a 
flop. The first player checked and Will Souther bet 2,200. Tom Koral called and the other player folded, landing the 
on the turn. Souther bet 3,500 and Koral called again, leading to the river card. Souther bet 6,000 and Koral tried to get a little information from Souther, who gladly told Koral that he had air. Whether that led to it or not, Koral called and upon seeing Souther’s , showed to win the pot and move to about 62,000. Souther slipped to roughly 18,000.
Monster Pot Ends the Level - 11:25 PM
Blair Hinkle raised to open the pot to 1,600, and Ryan Julius made the call next door. Around on the button, a third player squeezed in a raise to 4,900 total, and Hinkle called. That sent the action back to Julius, and he wasn't going anywhere either. Looking at the re-raiser on the button, he asked, “How much you playing there, buddy?” When the player moved his hands out of the way, Julius cut out a reraise to 16,900 and slid it forward. The button five-bet right back to 37,000, folding the monkey in the middle and once again sending the action back to Julius. “All in,” he said after a moment, the ol' six-bet.
A sour look came across the button's face like he'd just bitten into a lemon. He had about 130,000 total chips to start the hand, among the chip leaders. In fact, Julius was one of the only players in the room who had him covered. After a moment to make sure, he double-checked his hole cards and slid all of his chips into the middle. With about 450bb up for grabs, the cards were on their backs:
Julius:
Button:
Julius saw the first, but it wasn't as bad as it looked. The full flop rolled out a very exciting , giving both men their sets and putting the button two cards from the exit. He would need the case king to avoid that fate. The turn and river were both deuces, however, the spade and the diamond respectively, and we've thusly lost one of our big stacks.
We've traded it for a massive stack, though, as Ryan Julius is now firmly in command of this Day 1. He looks to have about 285,000 right now, but we'll have to get a better count when he tidies up his stacks.
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Monkey Hits the Rail, Tamayo Four Flushes Aces vs. Aces and Shorr Smacks a Flush
Ace High Wins for Stout - 11:45 PM
From the small blind, Brett Richey raised to 1,800 and Matt Stout called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Richey fired 2,600. Stout called the the turn brought the . Both players checked to see the 
fall on the river. Both players checked again.
"Queen," announced Richey, but he then mucked when Stout tabled the 
to win the hand.
Selbst Folds to Cutler - 11:48 PM
Alan Cutler raised and Vanessa Selbst reraised. Cutler made the call and the flop came down 
. Cutler check-called a bet on the flop of 4,000 from Selbst to see the 
peel off on the turn. Cutler counted out his chips and then fired all in for 23,500. Selbst didn't look too happy about the bet and tanked. She eventually folded her hand and someone else at the table ask ed Cutler to show the bluff.
"I haven't bluffed since 1986," responded Cutler.
Lee Check-Raised On Turn - 11:52 PM
The flop was 
and Barry Greenstein checked. The next player bet 2,800 and then Bernard Lee made the call. Greenstein got out of the way.
The turn brought the and the first player checked to Lee, the Foxwoods poker room spokesperson. Lee fired 4,100 and then his opponent check-raised all in for 15,000. Lee thought for a few moments before letting it go and dropped back to 82,500.
DeWitt Eliminates Souther - 12:07 AM
Will Souther raised to 2,500 in the hijack and Jason DeWitt re-raised to about 14,000 from the small blind, having Souther covered. After about a minute Souther called all in with , trailing DeWitt’s . The board ran out 
, ending Souther’s tournament and upping DeWitt’s stack to about 35,000.
You Say Tomato, I Say Tamayo - 12:15 AM
Jonathan Tamayo reraised to 6,100 after a player opened with a raise to 2,100. The player then reraised to 24,000 before Tamayo shipped all in for 94,300. His opponent quickly called and had the exact same amount in chips.
Tamayo:
Opponent:
The flop contained three clubs, which favored Tamayo's rockets. The turn brought a blank, but after a fourth club on the river, Tamayo was awarded the pot and saw his stack vault to nearly 190,000.
Sands Busts Fish – 12:26 AM
Dave Sands raised to 2,100 from early position and found calls from Barry Greenstein in the hijack and the player on the button. Darryll Fish went all in from the big blind for an additional 20,100 and Sands re-raised to isolate. The others folded and Sands turned over , leading Fish’s . The board came down 
and Fish was eliminated. Sands upped his stack to about 97,000.
Richey and Stout with Back-to-Back All-In Battles - 12:27 AM
Brett Richey raised from the small blind to 2,500 and then Matt Stout went all in from the big blind for a 18,500. Richey hemmed and hawed and then called. Both players tabled the 
and chopped the pot after the board ran out without any flush possibilities.
On the very next hand, Richey raised from the button to 2,100 and Stout jammed from the small blind. Richey called and turned up the . Stout held the .
This time there would be no chop as the board ran through in favor of Stout, who made the higher diamond flush and doubled up to 40,000.
Another Battle Between Jewell and Medic - 12:29 AM
On the flop of , Nenad Medic checked to Kurt Jewell. Jewell fired 3,300 and Medic made the call. The turn brought the 
and both players checked. The river then completed the board with the and both checked again.
Medic tabled the for a flopped nut flush and Jewell mucked with a smirk.
Oh Hi Shannon Shorr - 12:40 AM
Shannon Shorr and an opponent got into a raising war preflop which saw Shorr five-bet shove the and run into the pocket queens for his opponent. The board ran out 
and the poker gods were with Shorr as he made a heart flush to double to about 130,000 and stick around in a big way for Day 2.
Day 1 Complete
Day 1 of the $10,000 World Series of Poker Circuit Regional Championship at the Horseshoe Hammond has come to a close. A field of 226 came to play today and 114 will return tomorrow for Day 2. Shortly after the dinner break, Ryan Julius won a massive pot with aces against kings to vault to a huge chip lead, ending the day with 265,000. Jonathan Tamayo bagged up a stack of 186,300, and is in second place. Also ending the day with six figures were Bernard Lee (139,400), Shannon Shorr (131,500), Vanessa Selbst (130,000), Dave Sands (113,700), and Chad Brown (110,100).
Among those that will not be back for Day 2 include WSOP Player of the Year leader Frank Kassela, Jeff Madsen, Sorel Mizzi, and many others. Play will resume at 1:00pm local time tomorrow. Be sure to join us then as the $10,000 World Series of Poker Circuit Regional Championship gets closer to the final table.
Good night from Indiana!
Regional Championship
Day 1 Completed
End of Day 1 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000 | |
|
186,300 | |
|
137,400 | |
|
137,400 | |
|
131,500 | |
|
||
|
130,000 | |
|
||
|
|
127,600 | |
|
120,300 | |
|
||
|
|
113,700 | |
|
110,100 | |
|
|
106,600 | |
|
|
106,200 | |
|
103,900 | |
|
103,700 | |
|
||
|
97,000 | |
|
96,700 | |
|
|
||
|
|
95,500 | |
|
92,100 | |
|
||
|
89,600 | |
|
86,000 | |
|
||
|
|
82,600 | |
|
82,500 | |
|
82,200 | |
|
||
|
81,000 | |
|
81,000 | |