2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City

Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
74
Prize
$139,284
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
442
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Chip Counts

Here are some assorted chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Alberto Chocron
Alberto Chocron
150,000
35,000
35,000
120,000
25,000
25,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
100,000
51,500
51,500
WSOP 3X Winner
80,000
-25,000
-25,000
80,000
40,000
40,000
68,000
39,000
39,000
Andy Santiago
Andy Santiago
67,000
-23,000
-23,000
50,000
21,000
21,000
45,000
-5,000
-5,000
Alex Bolotin us
Alex Bolotin
40,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
40,000
1,000
1,000
35,000
Jeffrey Papola us
Jeffrey Papola
33,000
-6,000
-6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Travell Thomas
Travell Thomas
30,000
5,000
5,000
David Apostolico
David Apostolico
20,000
-6,000
-6,000
Sirous Jamshidi us
Sirous Jamshidi
Busted
Mike Sica
Mike Sica
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Gregory Fishberg us
Gregory Fishberg
Busted

Fox on the Hunt

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

When we reached David Fox's table, there were over 30,000 chips in the middle and the board read {2-Spades}{k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. One player was already all in for a small main pot, but the majority of the chips were sitting in the side pot.

Fox led for 18,000 and his opponent tank-folded. Fox opened {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} for top-top and the all-in opponent went to sweat his cards for the first time. The first card he peeled over was the {k-Diamonds} and the table erupted in cheer. He pinched the corner of his second card and flipped it over in a flash.

The {q-Diamonds} did not give him two pair or better, and all of the chips were pushed towards Fox who now sits with 75,000.

Tags: David Fox

Papola on the Rail, Pham on the Rise

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Jeffrey Papola has been eliminated.

Not sure if Edward Pham, who had been Papola's neighbor to his right, was the one to have taken the last of his chips, but circumstantial evidence strongly suggests the possibility. Pham now sits with a smile and a significantly larger stack of 135,000 -- among the largest in the room as we near the end of Level 12.

Tags: Edward PhamJeffrey Papola

Crane Dumps Some

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Five players saw a flop of {10-Spades}{j-Spades}{3-Hearts} including Russell Crane. A player in the small blind checked to Crane who fired 8,100. Action folded back to the player in the small blind who opted to call. Both players checked the {10-Hearts} on the turn and after the {a-Hearts} fell on the river Crane's opponent led for 29,000 - about a pot-size bet.

Crane went into the tank for a very long time before finally calling. His opponent rolled over {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} for a full house.

"That's a good hand," Crane joked.

The monster pot was shipped away from Crane, but he is still healthy with 60,000 chips.

Tags: Russell Crane

Level: 13

Blinds: 700/1,400

Ante: 200

Santiago Doubles Opponent

Level 13 : 700/1,400, 200 ante

We missed the action, but when we reached Andy Santiago's table he was shipping 33,000 chips to an opponent on his left and his cards were already in the muck. Santiago's opponent had {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} laying in front of him and the board read {6-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{k-Spades}, giving him a full house.

Santiago is left with only 20,000 chips.

Tags: Andy Santiago

He Who Hesitates

Level 13 : 700/1,400, 200 ante

Mike Leah just won himself a cautiously-played three-way hand that saw a lot of action before the flop, then a lot of checking afterwards.

By the river the board showed {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{8-Hearts}. The player in the blinds showed one card, the {A-Clubs}, then mucked when Leah turned over {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}. The third player, Travell Thomas, grumbled "I knew I should have bet that flop" before folding.

Leah scoops a few chips there to move back to around 55,000. Meanwhile Thomas now sits with just under 40,000.

Tags: Mike LeahTravell Thomas