Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Chester
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Chester
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$467,055
Entries
322
Level
29
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Engel Out
We caught up with the action to see Ari Engel facing a bet of 700 on a flop of 
. Engel decided to pop it up to 2,100 and his opponent, Charles Bailey, responded by moving his entire stack in the middle.
Bailey had Engel covered, and Engel eventually dropped his last 11,000 in the middle, making the call.
Engel: 
Bailey: 
The turn brought the 
and Engel was one card away from elimination. Unfortunately for Engel, the 
fell on the river, making two pair for Bailey and no improvement for Engel.
As Engel walked away from the table, Bailey extended his hand for a handshake. Engel obliged, said "Well done," and quickly made for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Ippolito Held a Surprise
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Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
We walked up on this hand at the river with the board showing 
. Peter Ippolitio called a sizable river bet and his opponent held trip sixes. Ippolito spiked the river and tabled 
to take the pot.
Engel Takes Early Hit
Not too long after sitting down, Ari Engel, who made the final table of this event last year, was staring at a board reading 
. An early position player pushed out a bet and a player in middle position called. Engel also made the call and the three players went to the river with over 5,000 in the pot.
The river brought the 
and the early position player tossed out 3,500. The middle position player quickly mucked and Engel sat debating. He peeked at his cards and played with his chips for moment. He took a glance down at his cards one more time before tossing them toward the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,050 | -2,950 |
Saints Be Praised!
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
We've had our internet connectivity issues solved and we'll be firing on all cylinders from here on out.
Hankins Mucks
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
We found Matthew Hankins locked up in hand with an unknown opponent. The board read 
, Hankins checked and his opponent bet 1,200 into 2,500 pot. Hankins took a moment and then tossed in a call. His opponent tabled 
and Hankins mucked.
Noon Start?
A few more recognizable faces have joined us. A couple had a puzzled look an may have thought it was a noon start.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Still Finding Their Seats
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
We're Off to a Slow Start
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
It looks to be we have around 100 players in the room at the moment. There's a slow trickle of players entering the room. There's a bunch of seats to be filled and a couple lonely dealers waiting for their tables to be filled.