The stack of Mike Holm, who re-entered after busting Day 1a, caught our eye as he is sitting with a healthy 60K. If that's not the biggest stack in the room, it's certainly in contention. On the other end of the room we've also spotted Blake “blakeb0921” Barousse, though he is sitting with a less impressive 20K.
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
An unknown player opened for 525 from the hijack and was called by both blinds, including Becky Makar in the small. The 
flop saw Makar take the initiative and lead out for 1,000, which just the big blind called. When the dealer burned and turned the 
, Makar slowed down with a check and opened the door for the big blind to bet 1,400. Makar wasted little time is sliding her hand to the muck, dropping to 10,500 in the process.
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We found David Clark heads up with an unknown opponent at the turn. The board read 
and Clark bet 2,775. His opponent went all in, barely having Clark covered, and Clark called.
Clark: 
Opponent: 
His opponent's flush draw bricked when it fell 
on the river. Clark looks to have 22,000 after the double up.
Action folded to Huy Nguyen in the hijack and he opened for 450. The big blind decided to defend and it was heads-up action to the 
flop, which both players checked. The big blind then checked the 
turn and Nguyen, who re-entered the Main after busting Day 1a, put out a bet of 525. The big blind coyly showed before sending his cards to the muck.
Despite that win, Nguyen is still facing an uphill battle as he is sitting with just 10,700.
Eight of Harrah's New Orleans 12 ring events are in the books, which means there are just a few events left to score some points. One man who scored 50 points here in the Big Easy, in his first WSOP Circuit event nonetheless, was Alex Foxen, who took down Event #6. Once again, here's Nolan Dalla to tell us the tale:
The sixth gold ring event on the Harrah’s New Orleans series was completed today. Victory in the Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em competition went to Circuit newcomer Alex Foxen, a full-time college student from Cold Springs Harbor, NY. Proving that it’s never too late to jump into the nation’s premier poker tour, he collected a nice cash prize totaling $22,421. Foxen was also presented with one of the coveted WSOP Circuit gold rings – his first.
Although he’s new to live tournament poker, Foxen is certainly used to the pressure of competing at a high level. He is a college football player for Boston College. Foxen is a junior tight end. His stats are listed as 6’ 4” and 245 pounds. Indeed, Foxen towered over everyone in this tournament.
Incredibly, this was the first WSOP-related event Foxen has played. So, his record is perfect – at least for now.
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$55 | 335 | $100,500 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Foxen | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $22,421 |
| 2 | Adam Zschau | Bloomington, IL | $13,861 |
| 3 | Peter Sullivan | Roscoe, IL | $10,112 |
| 4 | Preston Derden | Houston, TX | $7,500 |
| 5 | Brandon Bowyer | Riverside, CA | $5,650 |
| 6 | Peter Ippolito | East Meadow, NY | $4,321 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Three levels are down here on Day 1b, which means it's time for our first 15-minute break.
We found A.J. Jejelowo in a hand with an opponent that he has apparently been owning all evening. They were at the turn with the board reading 
. Jejelowo called a bet of 1,350 to see the river come 
. His opponent checked and Jejelowo put out enough chips to put his opponent all in.
His unknown opponent couldn't fold fast enough and carried on about how Jejelowo was going to bust everyone at the table.
A player in middle position opened for 400 and received calls from "Cowboy" John Land in the small blind and the player in the big. When the flop fell 
, it went check-check to MP and he bet 900. Both his opponents called and then Land fired out 1,900 on the 
turn.
The big blind made the call while the MP player got out of the way, bringing about the river. This time Land checked and the big blind followed suit. Land rolled over 
for a pair of eights and a missed flush draw.
"Where the clubs at?" the big blind lamented as he showed the losing 
. With that, Land is up to 26,000.
