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

Main Event
Day: 1a
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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
Total Entries
662
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 662
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Pre Dinner Chip Counts

O'Brien Over 50K

Dan O'Brien was heads up with his opponent when we caught the action on the turn with the board reading {8-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. O'Brien bet out 2,800 into a pot of 3,500. His opponent on the button thought for about 20 seconds before calling. The river came the {a-Diamonds}, and O'Brien assembled a bet of 7,200 and threw it in. His opponent tanked for about 90 seconds before tossing in the call, then quickly mucked when O'Brien showed {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for the second nut flush. O'Brien took the pot, and is now over 50,000.

Tags: Dan O'Brien

Today's Schedule

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

We will be taking a 60-minute dinner break after level 9, followed by six more levels when we get back. The exception to that schedule would be if we get down to 15% of today's starting field. Right now, there have been just over 300 entrants and over half of them still remain so it is unlikely that we will be finishing early.

Don't forget that anyone eliminated in today's action will be allowed to re-enter the tournament tomorrow so the action late will likely be aggressive as players with deeper pockets will try and accumulate chips or get a fresh start tomorrow.

Clements Making Moves Early

Fresh off his final table finish in Event 9, Scott Clements is off to a good start today in the Main Event. After two limps and a fold from the small blind, Scott Clements checked his option out of the big blind.

The flop was {6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Clements led for 1,400. One player called. The turn was the {q-Spades} and both players checked. The river {2-Diamonds} encouraged Clements to lead out again for 2,000 and his opponent quickly mucked.

Tags: Scott Clements

We Smell Something Baking

Big name pros have been slowly making their way into the event all day, taking full advantage of the lax registration for this tournament. The latest to do so is David "Bakes" Baker, who has just taken his seat during the level before the dinner break.

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Carter Chip Leader

Poker pro James Carroll has been on top of the chip count list for most of the day, but we just saw that Allen Carter has him and the rest of the room trounced, sitting on a ridiculous 147,000 in chips! We will be sure to keep an eye on him as his mountain grows or shrinks from here.

Bertrand Wins a Weird One

Dave Bertrand limped in middle position, the player in the small blind completed before the player in the big blind big blind decided to raise. The small blind folded, prompting the raiser to show the {a-Hearts} not realizing that Bertrand was still in the hand and had called.

The floor came over and ruled that the hand would play out. The flop was {2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. The preflop raiser checked to Bertrand and he fired 6,000 with 12,300 more behind. After some thought and questioning, Bertrand's opponent moved him all in and found a call from Bertrand.

Bertrand: {10-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}

The turn and river, {4-Hearts} and {k-Spades} respectively, both bricked and allowed Bertrand to double up.

Tags: Dave Bertrand

Schmid Takes One Down

We caught Mark Schmid entangled in a large pot on the flop of {4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{10-Spades}. There was a player all in for 8,375 and Schmid and another player already had 8,400 in front of them while another player thought. Eventually, he folded creating heads up action with 50 chips in the side-pot.

When turn {6-Clubs} and river {2-Clubs} were both checked twice and it was the {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} of Schmid that took it down. The other player with action showed {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for a missed strait draw before mucking it.

Tags: Mark Schmid

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

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