And We're Back!
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
Players have taken their seats again, and the cards are back in the air. We will work on getting an updated round of counts on the big names still in the tournament.
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Palace
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
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
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Break it Up
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
We are 3 levels in, and players are on their first 15 minute break.
Stenbeck Doubles
There was a raise to 400 and three calls in front of Cindy Stenbeck who was making her decision on the button. She three-bet to 1,600 and each of the players called to see the 
flop five-handed. Action folded to Stenbeck and she continued for 6,000. The initial preflop raiser moved allin for about 15,700 forcing the other players to fold. Stenbeck thought for a bit and threw in her remaining chips. She had her opponent covered by only a couple of thousand.
Stenbeck: 
Opponent: 
The turn 
and river 
bricked off which kept Stenbeck in the lead and shipped her the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 |
Franks Eliminated
We just walked by a huge hand that involved James Carroll and WSOPC Bicycle final tablist Julie Franks. The cutoff raised to 425, and Franks called on the button. Action folded to Carroll in the big blind, who cut out a reraise to 1,750. The cutoff took little time in tossing out a 5,000 chip to raise to 6,025. Franks looked pained as she went into the tank. After starring at the ceiling a few times, Franks tossed the rest of her chips in. Carroll shook his head and folded what appeared to be 
, and the cutoff took about 10 seconds before calling.
Franks: 
Opponent: 
The flop came out all high cards, 
, causing Carroll to wince as he would have flopped two pair. Franks was in dire need of help, but wouldn't get it on the turn, the , or the river, the 
. The chips were counted out, and Franks was barely out chipped, eliminating her from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Aryeh Cohen Takes Advantage
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
The floor was called over to table 50 so we followed them over to see what the problem was.
On a board reading 
, the dealer had prematurely dealt the turn card. It would have been the . Instead, the action was completed with a bet of 1,500 and Aryeh Cohen called in position while the rest of the players folded. The dealer was instructed to deal the natural river as the turn card. She placed the 
down and this time the player first to act led for 2,000. He was greeted with a raise to 5,500 by Cohen and decided to call.
The was scooped back up and placed in the remaining deck and shuffled. Cohen looked back at the floor staff member and said, "I thought the ten of clubs was the river?" and then quickly shot back around. Instead, the river was the and the first player checked. Cohen fired 5,000 and after a brief deliberation, his opponent threw in the big 5,000-chip.
Cohen tabled 
while his opponent slammed down the 
. Cohen took advantage of the set-over-set situation to push himself up to 37,000.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Where Have I Seen You Before?
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The WSOP Circuit was just in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago at the Bicycle Casino, an event that the one and only Freddy Deeb took down. However, the final table of that event is well represented here, as we have spotted David Singontiko (4th place), Julie Franks (8th place), and Chris Summers (10th place) so far. We will be sure to keep an eye on these players as they go for back to back main event final tables. You can read the full recap of that tournament here.
Carroll Become Early Leader
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
James Carroll raised to 300 in first position preflop and was called by the players in the cutoff and small blind positions.
The flop came down 
. After a check, Carroll continued for 600. Both players called.
The turn was the 
which is when things picked up in a hurry. Carroll was able to continue again for 1,800. The player in position folded but the next opponent check-raised to 3,600. Carroll three-bet to 8,800 and quickly called when his opponent moved all in.
Carroll: 
Opponent:
Before Carroll even had the chance to flip over his hand, the player who was all in said, "I was unfortunate enough to have a five." Sure enough, Carroll had him crushed and drawing thin. The 
river bricked off to officially knock out one of our first players.
Carroll is up to 50,000.
Gross's Value Bet Backfires
We caught the action on the river with Steve Gross heads up with his opponent on a board that read 
. Action was on Gross, who fired out a bet of 775. His opponent thought for about 30 seconds before putting in the call, and Gross confidently turned over 
for two pair. However, his opponent flipped up 
, showing two pair with a better kicker. The small hit matters little to Gross, who still has more then his starting stack despite the loss.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
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