Level: 27
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - St. Louis
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - St. Louis
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$646,762
Entries
449
Level
29
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Cards are in the Air
Level 27
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
The final table of the 2010/2011 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's St. Louis Main Event is now underway. A few hands have been played, but nothing exciting as of yet.
Nick Jivkov Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,453)
Level 27
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Short-stacked Nick Jivkov moved all in under the gun for his last 185,000 and received a call from Ron Segni in early position. The rest of the field folded and the cards were turned up:
Jivkov: 
Segni: 
Although he was behind, Jivkov had two overs and was looking for an ace or nine. The 
flop was no help and neither was the 
turn. It was down ti the river for Jivkov's life, but it was not meant to be as the 
peeled off. Jivkov finished in 9th place and was the first final table casualty.
Photos from the Final Table
Viox Doubles Through Cartwright
Level 27
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Chris Viox raised to 75,000 under the gun only to have Kyle Cartwright reraise to 220,000 from the cutoff. The rest of the field folded back to Viox and he made the call for his tournament life.
Viox:
Cartwright: 
Viox was in a dominating position and stayed there as the board ran out 
. Viox doubled on the hand to 500,000 while Cartwright took a small hit down to 2.35 million.
Steve Goff Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,842)
Level 27
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Action folded to Steve Goff on the button and he raised to 33,000. The small blind folded and Kyle Cartwright, who was in the big blind, opted for a raise to 200,000. Goff moved all in for 984,000 and Cartwright quickly called. Just like that, we had the biggest pot of the tournament and it was a classic race situation:
Cartwright: 
Goff: 
The 
flop didn't hit Cartwright, but it did provide him a straight draw to any jack. The 
on the turn was a blank, meaning Goff would double if he could avoid an ace, king, or jack on the river. The dealer slowly burned and put out the 
. Cartwright shot his arms up in the air in celebration while Goff, who began the day second in chips, was eliminated from the Main Event.
Cartwright extended his already monster chip lead to 3.92 million.
Mitch Franks Eliminated in 7th Place ($21,382)
Level 27
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
The eliminations keep mounting here at the WSOP-Circuit Harrah's St. Louis. Most recently, Mitch Franks raised to 65,000 under the gun and received a call from Troy Weber on the button. Phil Stelzer then reraised to 230,000 from the small blind, Franks called all in, and Weber got out of the way.
Franks: 
Stelzer: 
It was a rough spot for the short-stacked Franks as his pocket pairs had run into cowboys. The 
flop gave him some extra outs to a straight, but neither the 
turn nor 
river provided salvation. Franks was eliminated on the hand in seventh place and will take home $21,382 for his efforts. Meanwhile, Stelzer is up to 1.3 million.
Chris Viox Eliminated in 6th Place ($27,533)
Level 27
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Action folded to Chris Viox in the cutoff and he raised to 60,000. Kyle Cartwright then moved all in from the big blind and Viox called off his remaining stack.
Viox:
Cartwright:
As is so common, this all-in situation was a coinflip. With Viox at risk and needing to improve, the flop came down 
. He had missed and needed some help on the turn. He got a little as the hit and awarded him some extra outs. Unfortunately for him, the 
on the river blanked and he was eliminated in sixth place. On the other hand, Cartwright continues to roll and is up to 4.7 million.
Troy Weber Eliminated in 5th Place ($35,973)
Level 27
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Asheesh Boyapati raised to 76,000 on the button only to have Troy Weber reraise to 225,000 from the small blind. When action was back on Boyapati, he moved all in and Weber called for his tournament life.
Boyapati:
Weber:
Weber was ahead, but not after the flop came down 
. Boyapati had paired his jack to take the lead and left Weber looking for a five. The turn was no help and neither was the river. Boyapati took down the pot, chipping up to 1.8 million, while Weber made his way to the payout desk in fifth place.
Level: 28
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000