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2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,131,990
Total Entries
778
Level
30
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 778
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Main Event
Day 1 Completed
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
It was like Groundhog Day all over again as we returned from dinner with a familiar group of players and another nine levels of poker in front of us. The evening session drew 268 runners, including a few players in for the first time after taking the afternoon off. Those one-bulleters included Kevin Calenzo, Chad Batista, Seneca Easley, and Corey Burbick, and they're all still around as play wraps up for the day.
The evening session progressed briskly to this point, and a few notables were able to amass dangerous stacks. Foremost among them is three-time WSOPC winner Huy Nguyen who went on a big rush during tonight's session. He bagged up 83,400 when play concluded, and that will put him well above average as he returns tomorrow.
Other notables who survived to the bag-and-tag included Matt Brady, Aaron Massey, Steve Karp, and Jeff Banghart.
Everyone is chasing Philip Samuels, though, and his count of 160,500 gives him the overall lead from the two flights. It looks like Day 1a's leader, Jacob Viccellio will come into the day in second place, and Maxim Sorokin bagged up 128,200 to put his name among the overnight chip leaders, too.
Day 2 is slated for high noon on Sunday (er, that's today), and we'll be back with less than 400 players and another long day of poker to be played. Until this afternoon, then, all that's left is goodnight.
Following a 
flop, Jamie Kerstetter got her stack of 14,225 into the middle with 
and looked to hold up against her opponent's 
.
She did just that as the 
turn and 
river secured the double up.
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
A player in middle position opened the pot with a raise to 1,500 and was called by three others, including Chad Batista from the small blind
The action was checked to the original raiser on the 
flop and he bet 2,500. Two players, including Batista, called to see the 
turn. They all proceeded to check, delivering the on the river. Batista bet a sneaky 2,300, getting through the player in the big blind. The raiser, though, took about 45 seconds before tossing in the chips to call.
Batista mucked, while the player in the middle seat showed 
to win the pot.
"Almost folded," he said.
"Yeah, was hoping. I put up a valiant effort to win the pot," said a smiling Batista.
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Huy Nguyen opened to 900 in middle position and Ebony Kenney re-raised to about 5,400 from the hijack, leaving about 200 behind. Action folded to Nguyen and he-raised, leading Kenney to call all in.
Nguyen: 
Kenney: 
Kenney found absolutely no help from the board as it ran out 
to give Nguyen the pot.
