Let's Take a Break
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Smoke 'em if you got 'em. Be back here in 20 minutes.
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
442
Level
29
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Kosowski is the Dude
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Play has slowed somewhat as we approach the end of Level 20 and the next scheduled break. The 30 remaining players are becoming quite chatty, all understandably feeling good about their having made it to the money, and continuing to have a chance at the larger paydays awaiting those who make the final table.
Those sitting at Mike Kosowski's table -- after a long time wondering, it appears -- have finally figured out why he looks familiar to them.
"No way... You're the dude who beat Negreanu!" cried one, recognizing him from his 2009 Million Dollar Challenge appearance (noted here). "I knew I recognized you!"
Worst Professional Poker Player in the World Eliminated
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Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
In a five-way pot with the board reading 
, Angelo Modica moved all in for 89,000 - almost 1.5 times the pot size. Robert Johnson called leaving 8,500 behind and everyone else released their hand.
Showdown
Modica: 
Johnson: 
Johnson was drawing to a four or a six and received neither when the turn and river came 
, 
respectively. Johnson was due to be the big blind the next hand, but because of an elimination at an adjacent table he had to move.
His first hand at his new table Albert Smith opened to 12,000 from early position. Johnson called all in, everyone else folded and the hands were opened.
Showdown 2!
Smith: 
Johnson: 
We unfortunately didn't catch the board, but we know that Johnson did not improve and was eliminated.
"Write in your blog that Robert Johnson is the worst professional poker player in the world," he told us after the elimination.
Don't shoot the messenger.
More Eliminations
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
While some survive, others are being eliminated left and right.
The latest to hit the rail include David Fox (35th), Rick Austin (34th), Mike Leah (33rd), and Daniel Buzgon (32nd).
Robert Johnson has also been eliminated. Details of the sequence that led to his knockout are coming right up.
Survival Mode
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Rick Austin had just lost most of his stack to Sefula Seji in a preflop all-in confrontation in which Seji's 
stood up against Austin's 
. Seji ended with about 90,000 on that one, while Austin fell to 39,000.
Austin was all in from early position before the flop on the next hand, and it folded around to Jeffrey Vanchiro in the small blind who announced he was reraising all in. Leo Whitt, also short-stacked, called from the big blind.
Vanchiro 
Whitt 
Austin 
"Let's see if I can dodge four overs," quipped Whitt. The flop then came 
, pairing Austin's queen. "Of course not," he said with a grim smile. But it could be worse -- the turn and 
river meant he'd survived the hand, in fact winning a not-so-small side pot in the process.
Austin survives, too, with 125,000. Whitt bounces to 180,000. And Vanchiro is still in decent shape with 225,000, although all three are below the average stack of approximately a quarter million at the moment.
Fox Loses a Flip, Eliminated
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
David Fox got the remainder of his chips in the middle with preflop. John Andress had him at risk with 
and although there was a queen on the board, there were also four spades giving Andress a flush and eliminating Fox.
Albilia All Out
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Frank Argano started the action by raising and Ari Albilia moved all in for his last 50,000 or so. Patrick Houchins isolated from the blinds and Argano tanked before folding 
face up.
Albilia opened 
and Houchins tabled 
.
The flop fell 
and the table erupted because Argano would've flopped a set. Neither the turn () nor the river () connected with Albilia and he was eliminated from the tournament.
LeCato LeBusto
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Russell Crane led out with the board reading 
. John Arthur LeCato moved all in and Crane snapped it off.
Showdown
Crane:
LeCato: 
The board ran . and Crane recorded the knockout.
Carter, Udine Out; 37 Remain
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Two more eliminations to report. Robert Carter was just felled in 39th at the hands of Mike Kosowski. And Joe Udine followed Carter to the rail shortly thereafter in 38th. Both earn $2,861 for their efforts.
Level: 20
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000