Justin Young Sighting
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
Justin Young just sat down becoming the most recent of many notables who have registered late.
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: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
DiCarlo Tank Calls
A player in middle position raised to 450 and he was called once before the player in the cutoff three-bet to 2,000. Action folded to Sal DiCarlo in the small blind and he cold four-bet to 5,300. The player in the big blind, the initial raiser and caller all folded which prompted the three-bettor to move all in sending DiCarlo deep into the tank. Reluctantly he threw in some chips to signal a call to put his own tournament life at risk.
DiCarlo: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
which left DiCarlo's opponent drawing dead by the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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26,000 |
"Gboro780" Gone
Steve "Gboro780" was down to about 7,000 last we saw him, and when we went back to his table, we saw that he was no longer in his seat. Gross has been eliminated, and he will have the opportunity to come back and buy in again tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
More Names Coming In
We are 6 levels in, and the big names keep coming. Within a few minute of each other, we've seen David Williams and Tom Marchese take their seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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Carroll Staying Active
James Carroll became our chip leader early and has been adding chips slowly ever since. It seems that every time we walk by his table he is involved in a hand.
On a 
board, he bet 1,600 in position and one player made the call. The river was the 
. The first player checked again to Carroll and he fired 4,600 which was once again called. Both players had 
and the pot was split.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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Young's Aces Get Cracked
Justin Young raised it up to 700 in the hijack, and both of the blinds came along. The flop came out 
, and it was checked to Young, who fired out 1,300. The small blind quickly folded, and the big blind called just as quickly. The turn brought the 
, and the big blind checked again to Young, who bet out 2,500. Again, the big blind instantly called, and the river brought the 
. Things got interesting here.
The big blind checked again, and Young reached for chips. The big blind then jokingly said "Don't bet I checked you should check too." A puzzled Young looked at him and confessed, "well now I'm really confused." Young grabbed a 5,000 chip, and his opponent instantly grabbed one as well, as if to say he would once again snap. Young declared 4,000, and his opponent backed it up, instantly calling. Young showed 
, but his opponent said, "no good" showing 
for a rivered straight. The hand cut Young down to alittle over his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,500
-8,500
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-8,500 |
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O'Brien Tries a Bluff
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
We picked up the action on a 
flop. A young woman and Dan O'Brien both checked to the player in position and he decided to fire 2,300. The woman and O'Brien called.
The turn was the 
and all three players checked. The river brought the and again the woman checked. O'Brien stacked out 5,600 worth of chips and placed them across the betting-line. After some thought, the player behind him folded leaving the decision on the woman. Eventually, she made the call.
O'Brien tabled 
for nine-high and his opponent quickly flipped over . She jumped up in excitement as O'Brien mucked his cards and went back to focusing on his IPad.
Basebaldy Busto
We came to Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin's table and saw that he was heads up with an opponent on a 
flop. There was about 5,500 in the pot, and it was checked to Baldwin, who bet out 3,000. His opponent elected to check-minraise to 6,000, and Baldwin called. The turn brought the 
, and his opponent again checked to Baldwin, who fired out 6,000 this time. Again, his opponent counted out a minraise, and slid it into the pot. Baldwin chucked in the rest of his chips, 6,125 in total, and the cards were flipped.
Baldwin:
Opponent: 
Baldwin was well ahead on the flop, but miles behind on the turn, as his opponent had made trip deuces. The meaningless river brought the , and Baldwin was eliminated from the tournament. Baldwin will have the chance to re-enter tomorrow
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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