Tournament officials have announced that they will be playing four more levels before bagging and tagging. Play will end at approximately 4 a.m. CST.
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond
Level: 24
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Players are on a 10-minute break.
Eric Crain and another player went to a flop of
. The player checked and Crain bet 125,000. His opponent then min-raised to 250,000 and Crain asked how much he had behind - which was about 340,000. Crain moved all in and his opponent was unsure what to do.
He eventually folded and Crain looked at us and flashed his hand and said, "Showing to the camera."
Crain told his opponent he made a good lay down and asked for us to confirm.
"We can't say either way," we told the table.
But it was a good lay down by Crain's opponent.
160th: Wally Shearer . . . Indianapolis, Il . . . $2,773
161st: Michael Simpson . . . Burlington, Vt . . . $2,773
162nd: Kyle Shappelle . . . Cincinnati, Oh . . . $2,773
163rd: Mark Kropiwiec . . . Lake Villa, Il . . . $2,773
164th: Kelson Schmidt . . . Chicago, Il . . . $2,773
165th: Christopher Gamboa . . . Cypress, Tx . . . $2,773
166th: Todd Breyfogle . . . Hopkins, Tx . . . $2,773
167th: Kyle Miller . . . Wheaton, Il . . . $2,773
168th: Christopher Slaughter . . . Chicago, Il . . . $2,773
169th: Samir Husaynue . . . West Bloomfield, Mi . . . $2,773
170th: Tanya Murphy . . . Muskego, Wi . . . $2,773
171st: Michael Warrington . . . Chipley, Fl . . . $2,773
Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon opened for 43,000 from early position and found a call from the player in the cutoff. Jeff Finucane was in the small blind and decided to commit his stack of 119,000 to the pot. Kroon then moved all in over the top, which isolated Finucane.
Showdown
Finucane: 

Kroon: 

"You have an ace of clubs in there, don't you?" Kroon asked the dealer. While the 

flop didn't provide the ace of clubs, it did give Kroon two pair. Neither the
turn nor
river helped Finucane, and he was dispatched in 48th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
875,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Erik Roussakis opened for 40,000 and Balla Iyer raised all in for just over 700,000. Roussakis was confused by the bet, but called.
Roussakis:

Iyer:

The board ran
and Roussakis joined the 2,000,000 chip club with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,120,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | |
|
|
700,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
700,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
670,000 | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
850,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
800,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
670,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
600,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
550,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
We're not sure how it happened, but it seems short-stacked Chad Brown has been eliminated from the Hammond Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |