Break Time
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's St. Louis
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's St. Louis
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$909,375
Entries
625
Level
30
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Now There's a Head Scratcher
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Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Our attention was drawn to this hand at the river with a sizable pot in the middle. Peter Brooks was agonizing over an all in bet on the river by Terry Stuhldreher. The board read 
and Stuhldreher's all in was just over 75,000 and there was approximately about 50,000 in the pot already.
Brooks was in obvious agony over the bet and spent a good deal of time in the tank. He finally announced a call and Stuhldreher tabled 
for a flopped set. Brooks, though not required to, showed 
for third pair.
It's Trippy to Rock a Rhyme, to Rock a Rhyme That's Right on Time
"This speech is my recital, I think it's very vital
To rock (a rhyme), that's right (on time)
It's tricky Trippy is the title, here we go..."
We reported Tripp Kirk as the end of Day 1 chip leader when actuality it was the now departed Blake Barousse; nonetheless, only a few thousands separated the two. While Kirk is still alive, he hasn't gotten much going today. Despite that, he is still sitting with an above-average stack.
In a recent hand, an early-position player opened for 5,200 and found a caller in the form of Kirk from the big blind. The latter proceeded to check-call a bet of 7,200 on the 
flop before both players checked the 
turn. When the appeared on the river, Kirk took the initiative and bet 15,600, which was enough to take down the pot. Immediately after, Kirk's table was broken.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Mid Afternoon Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
268,000 | |
|
260,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
260,000 | |
|
230,000 | |
|
180,000 | |
|
133,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
132,000
75,500
|
75,500 |
|
120,000 | |
|
|
110,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
110,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
61,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
60,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
44,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
37,000
-98,000
|
-98,000 |
|
36,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
|
25,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
Barnhart Busted
Sam Barnhart is no stranger to the WSOP Circuit. Last year he won the Main Event in Tunica which qualified him for the National Championship where he also emerged victorious. As if it couldn't get any better, Barnhart went on to place 17th in the Main Event for the biggest cash of his career.
Barnhart essentially became an overnight sensation, but his run good didn't carry over to today's event. The man from Arkansas was unable to get anything going and tended to a short stack all afternoon. He recently decided to commit his last 17,000 with from the cutoff after a middle-position player had moved all in for 26,500. Unfortunately for Barnhart, his opponent held 
and he was unable to catch as the board ran out 
.
While his Main Event came to an end, Barnhart informed us that he'll be jumping into Event #12 at 5pm, the last ring event here in St. Louis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Clements Rockets to the Chip Lead
The specifics elude us, but we do know that Scott Clements just won a monster pot just before the level up with against an unknown opponent's 
. Each ended up putting in 42,000 preflop to see the 
flop. Both players had about 100K behind, and all the money went in. Neither the turn nor 
river hurt Clements and he eliminated his opponent while raking in the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Day 1 Chip Leader Eliminated
We're not sure how it happened, but our start-of-the-day chip leader, Blake “blakeb0921” Barousse, has been eliminated from the tournament. Barousse was a college quarterback at McNeese State and is a regular on the circuit. He also has more than $700K in online winnings.
Unfortunately, he won't be able to add a WSOP Circuit cash to his résumé here today as he has been eliminated from the Harrah's St. Louis Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
An Orbit with Scott Clements
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We spent an orbit following Scott Clements for inside peek at the monotony of live poker tournaments. The two-time WSOP bracelet winner is one of the most successful players in the room with over $5 million in career tournament earnings. Clements keeps himself busy by traveling with his MacBook Air.
Hand 1 - He folded preflop and fired up the Twitter machine on his laptop.
Hand 2 - He folded preflop and scrolled through his Twitter feed. He took a sip of one his four beverages.
Hand 3 - He folded preflop and opened the WPT homepage. He scrolled through their live updates to sweat the action in their $10k event in Hollywood, FL.
Hand 4 - He folded preflop and switched to the 2+2 forums. He scrolled through some posts, completely ignoring the action at the table.
Hand 5 - He was under the gun and quickly folded. He gave Gary Bolden a fist bump as he passed by the table. He intently read a thread on 2+2.
Hand 6 - He was in the big blind and Sam Barnhart opened for 3,300. The small blind called and Clements went back to reading the thread. He continued to read as the small blind beat Barnhart in the pot holding pocket kings and making a full house.
Hand 7 - In the small blind an early position player opened to 3,800. He folded preflop and was glued to his 2+2 thread. From our vantage point we couldn't make out what he was reading about.
Hand 8 - On the button he left his laptop and watched the preflop action. An early position raiser made it 3,800 to go and he re-raised to 8,300. The original bettor called and the flop came 
. Both players checked and the turn came 
. They both checked again and the river came 
. Both players checked a third time and Clements tabled 
and took the pot.
Hand 9 - There was a dead button so Clements had position again. He folded preflop and went back to the forums. Then an announcement came over the PA that a poker player had lost their keys. He stood up and checked all his pockets, twice. He asked the floor where the lost and found was but then sat back down at the table. We're pretty sure the keys were his but he didn't want to leave the action.
Jewell Won't be Winning His Third Main Event Title in St. Louis
After a player had limped and another player raised to 5,000, Kurt Jewell moved all in for around 33,000 with 
. Unfortunately for him, the raiser held 
and made the call. Jewell, who won the WSOP Circuit Hammond last season and the Harrah's Tunica this year, couldn't improve and was denied his chance at a third Main Event title here today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |