2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Atlantic City

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Atlantic City
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
$188,830
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$899,190
Total Entries
618
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 618
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Level: 23

Blinds: 7,000/14,000

Ante: 2,000

Assorted Counts

Nguyen Over a Million, Eliminated Borrero

We missed the details, but we were able to assess the damage once we reached the table. Miguel Borrero was all in with {a-}{q-} against the {7-}{7-} of Manh Nguyen. Not only did Borrero not catch a pair, Nguyen made a set just for fun. Borrero was off to the cage to collect his winnings, while Nguyen is our first player to cross a million chips.

Tags: Manh NguyenMiguel Borrero

Born Gets Away from a Hand

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Manh Nguyen and his sizable stack got involved with Jimmy Born and his sizable stack. The flop was {K-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {8-Clubs}, Nguyen checked and Born bet 44,000. Nguyen slowly raised to 102,000. Born took his time making the call.

The two deliberate players saw the turn fall {7-Clubs} and Nguyen slid out 120,000. Born sat motionless as two all in hands occurred at other tables and caused a commotion. The were as still and silent as statues while players milled around following the other action. After a long while Born decided to give the hand up and Nguyen won what appeared to be a moral victory for him.

Tags: Manh NguyenJimmy Born

Rubino Hanging On

Jeff Joseph had Tom Rubino all in and at risk moments ago. Rubino put his last two big blinds in with {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}, and was well behind Joseph's {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}.

The {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} flop gave Rubino an extra out however, and after the {a-Diamonds} bricked on the turn, the {j-Diamonds} spiked on the river to give him a winning straight. Rubino is still very short with just 50,000 chips, but it's better than being busto.

Tags: Tom RubinoJeff Joseph

Assorted Counts

Taylor Earns Knockout

Kevin Taylor and Amarender Puri got their stacks in the middle preflop. Puri looked good holding {K-} {Q-} against Taylor's {K-Hearts} {J-Hearts}. That is, until the river.

The board ran {A-Spades} {A-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} and just like that Puri was busted in perhaps the best situation to be holding king-queen.

Tags: Ken TaylorAmarender Puri

Roy Doubles

When we reached the table, the board was {3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{9-Spades}{k-Spades}. Steve Tabb moved all in for effectively 135,000, and his opponent Marc Andre Roy called instantly.

Showdown

Tabb: {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Roy: {8-Spades}{7-Spades}

Tabb needed either a nine or a five to record the knockout, and received neither when the {4-Clubs} fell on the river. Roy, a Montreal native, raked in the pot, more than doubling to 530,000, while Tabb plummeted to 135,000.

Tags: Steve TabbMarc Andre Roy

Ippolito Doubles

Peter Ippolito moved all in on the button after the player in the cutoff opened. The blinds released and the cutoff called holding pocket tens. Ippolito held {J-Spades} {J-Hearts} and the board ran {3-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {3-Hearts}.

Tags: Peter Ippolito