Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$421,950
Entries
290
Level
29
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 290
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We just saw Rex Clinkscales exiting the tournament area. The usually amicable Clinkscales simply said, "Don't ask," and kept walking.
We found from the table that Clinkscales flopped a flush draw, turned a straight draw and bricked on the river. Bernard Lee was the recipient of his stack when he held a set of sixes and is near 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
Busted |
We picked up a three-way pot on the flop as the dealer spread out 
and the blinds checked to the raiser. It was Drazen Ilich, and he continued out with a bet of 375. The small blind called, but the big blind check-raised to 2,000. Only Ilich made the call.
Heads up now, the 
hit the turn. Ilich called a bet of 3,000 there, and another 5,000 behind the river 
.
"Two pair," said the big blind as he turned over 
. Ilich stared at it for a few seconds to make sure, then mucked to leave himself with about half his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
The number of entrants for Day 1b has inched up to 85 at the current moment, and we're adding another table. Jake Bazeley is one of two players seated at the late-reg table, and they'll join the action as soon as that table fills in a bit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
We found a pile of chips in the middle and another player counting out a big double up. The board read 
and Everett Carlton had 
tabled in front of him. His opponent was left with under 1,000 chips and held two red kings in the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000 |
We've just received the chip counts from the staff, so we figured we'd pass along the top ten stacks from Day 1a so you can see what the Day 1b crew is chasing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
196,700 | |
|
126,300 | |
|
114,600 | |
|
|
95,200 | |
|
89,100 | |
|
|
83,500 | |
|
76,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
||
|
|
74,700
700
|
700 |
|
66,700 | |
|
|
66,300 | |
Bernard Lee limped into the pot to start the action, and someone limped along behind him before a third player raised to 575. There were two more calls in front of Lee — including Matt Chang — so he and the player behind him called as well, and it was five ways to the flop.
The dealer spread out 
, and Lee led out into the pot with 1,050. The preflop raiser raised again, making it 3,100 total. Chang overcalled that raise, but Lee wanted to play for more. He made it 8,700 total, and that folded Mr. Raiser to send the decision back to Chang. After a couple minute of agony in the tank, he flashed the 
and surrendered.
"I got it," Lee announced. "You know I got it." He laid his 
out on the felt as the dealer pushed him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
9,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
We didn't see this hand play out, but Bernard Lee was nice enough to tell us the details as he stacked up the pot.
It began with him limping, then calling a raise to 475 before the 
flop. Lee called 550 there and another 1,300 on the blank turn. The river brought an 
, and Lee took the lead with 2,650. Mr. Opponent shoved in for about 12,000 with pocket aces, but Lee's 
had made the winning two pair on the end.
Lee is closing in on 60,000 chips now, and he looks to be the early leader in this Day 1b flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
The first three levels are in the books and the field is going on a 15 minute break.
