The players are now on a 15-minute break.
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
The player in the small blind opened for 5,500 and "Miami" John Cernuto called from the big blind. The flop fell
and both players checked. The turn was the
, the small blind bet 6,000 and Cernuto called. The river came
, the small blind checked cautiously and Cernuto took a moment to bet 9,000.
Cernuto must have picked the magic number because the small blind called and sighed when Cernuto tabled
for trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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134,000
119,500
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119,500 |
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After a walk around the room these players are no longer in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Mike Wolf was faced with a 21,000-chip bet with the board reading 



. He moved all in for effectively 80,000 or so, and his opponent called.
Wolf tabled 
for a flopped full house, and his opponent showed two black sixes before hitting the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000
150,000
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150,000 |
Before moving to the feature table, Garry Gates eliminated Joe "Black" Reddick at an outer table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
The 2012 Masters Tournament is a month away, and Augusta National Golf Club sports one of the toughest three-hold stretches in golf; Amen Corner.
Well, we have our own little "Amen Corner" at the featured table right now. Seats five through eight are occupied by David Fox, Garry Gates, Edward Pham, and Josh Brikis. The four players have a combined $2,841,830 in career tournament earnings and 24 cashes at the World Series of Poker.
Right now Gates has the table out-chipped, but fireworks are sure to fly for the rest of the day - that table is tucked away in a corner, and won't break anytime soon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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210,000
40,000
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40,000 |
|
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126,000 | |
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70,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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60,000
5,200
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5,200 |
The numbers have been verified and the prizepool information has been made official. A total of 641 entries created a prizepool of $932,655 that will pay out the top 72 finishers. A min-cash is worth $2,611 and a trip to the final table will guarantee players at least $17,888. The winner of the even will take home a handsome $191,194 for their efforts.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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165,000
99,400
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99,400 |
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160,000
110,000
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110,000 |