2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Palace

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Palace

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$197,451
Event Info
Prize Pool
$963,210
Entries
662
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Jonas Mackoff Eliminated in 15th Place ($12,088)

Jonas Mackoff moved all in from middle position for his final 380,000. Action folded to Kevin Calenzo in the big blind who immediately realized he had a big decision to make. Calenzo counted out his chips a couple of times, stacked out the necessary chips to call and thought some more. Eventually, he came out of the tank and called to put Mackoff at risk.

Mackoff: {q-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Calenzo: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

The flop was {2-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{j-Spades} and allowed Mackoff to breathe a sigh of relief, but for only a minute. The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and he was back on the ropes. The {7-Clubs} river couldn't put him back in the lead and Calenzo successfully busted our first player of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kevin Calenzo us
Kevin Calenzo
880,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Jonas Mackoff ca
Jonas Mackoff
Busted

Tags: Jonas MackoffKevin Calenzo

Rellie Sigua Eliminated in 14th Place ($12,088)

Jeff Madsen was on the button and opened the pot with a raise to 52,000. Rellie Sigua was the only caller out of the big blind.

The flop was {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Spades}. Sigua checked and Madsen moved his opponent all in for his last 300,000 or so. Sigua snap-called and quickly tabled {a-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Madsen turned over {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and was clearly in bad shape. "No diamonds," Sigua pleaded to the dealer.

The turn brought the {q-Diamonds} and you could just feel it in the air that it was Madsen's pot to win. The river was the {k-Diamonds}, which lead to an eruption from the entire table, the rail and some nearby tables that were leaning over to catch the action.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
920,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Rellie Sigua us
Rellie Sigua
Busted

Tags: Jeff MadsenRellie Sigua

Igor Grinevski Eliminated in 13th Place ($12,088)

While we were still reeling from the Jeff Madsen Rellie Sigua hand, there was another big hand developing on the other table between Igor Grinevski and Brandon Riha. We caught he action on the turn, with the board reading {a-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Grinevski led out for 70,000, and Riha made the call. The {2-Clubs} hit the river, and Grinevski moved all in for about 300,000 relatively quickly. It took even less time for Riha to make the call, and he tabled {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}. Grinevski said "nice call" and showed {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for a lesser kicker. Riha scooped the pot, upping him back to over 800,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brandon Riha
Brandon Riha
850,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Igor Grinevski
Igor Grinevski
Busted

Tags: Igor GrinevskiBrandon Riha

Riha Value Towns Fielder

On a {2-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} board, Jeff Fielder checked to Brandon Riha and he fired out 67,000. Fielder thought for a bit and pushed in the call.

The river was the {2-Hearts} and Fielder checked again. This time Riha bet 188,000 and put Fielder to the test. After a few minutes, Fielder reluctantly called and Riha immediately tabled {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Fielder mucked and is down to under 30 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brandon Riha
Brandon Riha
1,150,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
700,000
-250,000
-250,000

Tags: Brandon RihaJeff Fielder

Flush Over Flush In The Blinds

It was a battle of the blinds with Kevin Calenzo in the small blind and Nicholas Wilbur in the big blind. Preflop, Calenzo completed and Wilbur checked his option.

The flop was {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and while we don't know the flop action, the turn and river were exciting enough to make this a potentially-big turning point in the tournament. The dealer placed the {j-Clubs} down on the turn and Calenzo checked. Wilbur fired out 100,000 before Calenzo clicked it back to 200,000. Wilbur made the call.

The river was the {k-Diamonds} and Calenzo led for 251,000. After some thought, Wilbur stuck in the chips as he seemed to almost know he was beat. Sure enough, Calenzo tabled {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} for a flush. Wilbur showed a flush himself as he tossed in his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kevin Calenzo us
Kevin Calenzo
1,400,000
520,000
520,000
Profile photo of Nicholas Wilbur
Nicholas Wilbur
1,100,000
-680,000
-680,000

Tags: Kevin CalenzoNicholas Wilbur

Level: 27

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Boyd Doubles Through Kuether

We missed the exact action, but we know that Dutch Boyd, who was under the gun, got all his chips in the middle preflop against Joe Kuether, who was in the small blind. The cards were flipped and Boyd was well out in front.

Boyd: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Kuether: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}

The board was all safe for Boyd, coming {5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{10-Spades}{k-Clubs}, and Boyd collected the pot, pushing him to just under one million. The hand was a small bit of revenge for Boyd, who lost a giant pot to Kuether on the last hand of the night last night when his top pair of aces lost to the flush draw and lower pair of Kuether when he hit his flush on the river. Kuether is still plenty healthy despite the hit, sitting on 1.4 million.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
1,400,000
-119,000
-119,000
Profile photo of Dutch Boyd us
Dutch Boyd
950,000
224,000
224,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Dutch BoydJoe Kuether

Joseph Gray Eliminated in 12th Place ($14,853)

Joseph Gray had about a little over 100,000 in front of the betting line from middle position before Jeff Madsen upped the action to 225,000 on the button. Gray thought for a bit and made the call.

The flop was {3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and Gray moved all in for his final 150,000 or so. Madsen quickly called.

Gray: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Madsen: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

The turn {j-Hearts} and river {5-Spades} bricked out for Gray. He asked for a count of Madsen's stack to make sure he was covered but it was clear that Gray was our 12th-place finisher.

We are now just one elimination away from combining tables.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
1,300,000
380,000
380,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Joseph Gray
Joseph Gray
Busted

Tags: Jeff MadsenJoseph Gray