Main Event
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2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Palace
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Palace
Prize Pool
$963,210
Entries
662
Level
34
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Today, We Crown a Champion
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There were 662 entrees and after three long, grueling days of action-packed poker including two day ones, only 15 competitors remain. Nicholas Wilbur is the man all will chasing as they barrel towards the coveted World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring. Wilbur will start the day with 1,541,000 chips, just a few thousand more than the second-place stack, Joe Kuether.
In case you are unfamiliar with those names, we have plenty of notables still left fighting. Dutch Boyd would have been our chip leader had he not lost the final hand of play last night. A favorite when the money went in, a good night's sleep may have been the best thing for him as he tries to regroup. Sean Getzwiller had an amazing 2011, winning a WSOP gold bracelet, qualifying twice through the Pro-Am Event for an Epic Poker League Main Event seat and final tabling one of them. He's back to prove 2011 was no fluke and sits just shy of the seven-figure mark in chips.
Jeff Madsen and Kevin Calenzo will also return today fighting for the $197,451 winners check. Already guaranteed $12,088 just for making it this far, these seasoned pros clearly have their eye on the prize, looking for not only their chance at the money, but another bullet point on their already-impressive resumes.
Action is set to start here at 3:00 PM local time, so don't go anywhere!
Level: 26
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Shuffle Up And Deal!
All the players have arrived and the cards are back in the air.
Action-Packed First Hand
Rellie Sigua came in for a raise from middle position to 52,000 and Joseph Gray was the lone caller out of the small blind. The flop came out 
and Gray led out for 52,000. Sigua thought for about 15 seconds before sliding in a raise to 130,000. Here is where things got interesting and a little confusing.
Gray thought for about two minutes, stacking up a variety of chips before ultimately assembling an amount that appeared to be a call and putting it in. However, he didn't take back his original bet, meaning that he had put 182,000 in total, which was more then a call but less then a min-raise. The dealer told Gray that he needed 26,000 more to raise and Gray, looking rather confused, started to count out 60,000 in chips. Once it was confirmed he could only add 26,000 more to make it a min-raise, he put it in the middle.
Whether he meant to actually raise or not we don't know, but either way it worked, as Sigua folded his hand after just a few seconds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,024,000 | 182,000 |
|
500,000 | -182,000 |
Wilbur Climbing
We picked up the action on this hand in a three-way pot on the 
board. Jeff Madsen had checked to Kevin Calenzo and he fired out 114,000. Nicholas Wilbur was waiting behind him and flatted the bet. Madsen decided to fold.
The river was the and Calenzo slowed down with a check. Wilbur took that opportunity to bet 215,000. Calenzo appeared frustrated and thought for a few minutes about his options. Eventually, he made the call and was upset to see the 
of Wilbur. Calenzo flashed his cards to his rail and when he went to muck, the 
was exposed. He told the table that he had pocket queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000 | 459,000 |
|
230,000 | -465,000 |
Fielder Moves In
Jeff Fielder opened the pot with a raise to 50,000 from middle position. Action folded to Sean Getzwiller in the big blind and he opted to three-bet to 149,000. Fielder made the call.
The flop was 
and, after some thought from each player, both decided to check. The turn was the 
and this time Getzwiller fired out. He stuck 171,000 chips in the middle and as the action passed to Fielder, he cut out the chips, but took his time moving them across the betting line.
The river was the 
. Getzwiller checked and with 375,000 left, Fielder announced, "All in." Getzwiller threw his hands up a little bit in an act of frustration before tossing his cards to the dealer and telling Fielder a couple of times, "Nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000 | 142,000 |
|
880,000 | -109,000 |
Mack Mangles Madsen
We missed the preflop action, but Ian Mack and Jeff Madsen were heads up on a flop of 
. Mack checked in the small blind and Madsen bet out 71,000. Mack assembled some chips together, and slid in a check-raise to 220,000 total. Madsen took about 15 seconds to think it out, then slid in the call. The turn came the 
, and Mack went into the tank. Eventually, he assembled 260,000 and slid it in, leaving himself around 300,000 behind. Madsen thought for about a minute before flicking his cards toward the dealer, giving Mack the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 250,000 |
|
620,000 | -297,000 |
Riha Getting Bullied
Brandon Riha shot to the top of the chip counts yesterday thanks to his relentless aggression. Today, he's been playing the same, but it seems like his tablemates are tired of getting pushed around.
In one hand, Joe Kuether raised to 50,000 under the gun and Riha reraised to 122,000. It folded back to Kuether, who assembled a raise of around 200,000 total. Riha didn't even bother to get a count, folding instantly.
A few hands later, Dutch Boyd came in for a raise to 49,000 and Riha reraised again, this time to 107,000. Boyd tanked for about 30 seconds before announcing raise. He put in the chips to match the raise, then slid in 250,000 more. Again, Riha wasted little time in getting rid of his cards.
We will keep an eye on him to see if he keeps up this plan, or tightens up as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000 | -277,000 |
Calenzo Doubles Through Wilbur
Kevin Calenzo was knocked down to the short stack thanks to Nicholas Wilbur earlier, but he exacted a bit of revenge as he has just doubled through him. Calenzo open shipped for 248,000 in middle position and it folded to Wilbur on the button, who thought for about 30 seconds before calling. The blinds folded and the cards were tabled.
Calenzo: 
Wlibur: 
Calenzo was in a world of hurt and he didn't get any help on the flop of 
. The 
on the turn meant that Calenzo needed a three-outer on the river to survive. Well, he got it as the 
slammed down on the river. Calenzo shot up out of his chair in celebration and a few members of the rail erupted in cheer, including one player on a nearby table in another tournament, who yelled "Ace of hearts!"
After the hand Calenzo is back over 500,000, while Wilbur dips back below two million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,780,000 | -220,000 |
|
|
580,000 | 350,000 |