2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club

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Event Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$226,395
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,131,990
Total Entries
778
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 778
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Level: 19

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

We're in the Money

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

There was nary so much as a hiccup of a pause for the bubble this time around. We go round-for-round here on the Circuit, and the staff was hurriedly preparing for an orbit of bubble play with 82 players left.

Suddenly, though, a dealer called a "Seat open!", and the unlucky 82nd-place finisher was off to the exit empty-handed. Forget about round-for-round, our 81 players have squeezed right into the money, and they're all guaranteed a paycheck upon their eliminations.

Massey Moves On

Aaron Massey - out
Aaron Massey - out

A couple hands ago, Aaron Massey shoved for 65,000 preflop, and his shove came all the way around to Jacob Viccellio in the big blind. He spent a long while soaking in the tank, but he eventually surrendered his cards into the muck and let Massey stick around.

Just a moment later — maybe even the very next hand — Massey got it all in again, this time for just over 70,000. This time, though, Viccellio had a big one, and he re-shoved to get heads-up with a chance at the knockout.

Showdown
Massey: {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts}
Viccellio: {A-Spades} {K-Clubs}

The talkative Massey stood up to kneel on his chair, quietly saying, "One time for Mister Massey."

The {10-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {2-Spades} flop was a good start for his double-up hopes, but he could not escape fourth street. The {K-Spades} dropped off, and Massey quickly slipped his bag over his shoulder and tucked his chair under the table. The river {3-Spades} failed to provide him any salvation, and he offered a deliberate, "Goodbye," as he quickly whooshed out the door.

Player Chips Progress
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Jacob Viccellio
293,000
228,000
228,000
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Aaron Massey
Busted

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Valerstein Takes The Lead

There's a new chip leader in the building and his name is Roman Valerstein.

Just as we were counting up his stack, which was about 570,000, he became involved in a pot. Action folded to him in the cutoff and he raised to 10,500. The player in the small blind came over the top to what looked to be about 27,000. A call from Valerstein landed an {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop.

The small blind bet 29,000 and after about 10 seconds, Valerstein re-raised to about 75,000. A shove from the small blind for about 170,000 came next and Valerstein shrugged as he called. He turned over {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, behind but favored to prevail against his opponent's {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}.

The {4-Hearts} on the turn locked it up for Valerstein to send him to the top of the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
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Roman Valerstein
775,000
205,000
205,000

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Cai Dented

We didn't see how the money got in, but Zhen Cai and the gentleman in Seat 8 got their chips all in preflop on a coin flip. It was {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} for Cai and {J-Hearts} {J-Spades} for Seat 8 who was all in for 107,500.

The board ran through {9-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {8-Diamonds}, and Cai's overcards never came through. After paying off his debt, he's been reduced back down to 51,000, and he'll have to work a comeback from his 10bb stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Zhen Cai
52,000

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Zhao Makes His Move

Reed Zhao opened the last pot with an under-the-gun raise, and the betting action that followed left the man to his left all in for close to 200,000. Zhao put his chips in with {A-Spades} {J-Spades}, but his opponent's {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} was the big favorite to drag the big pot.

The dealer had other ideas, though, spreading a {J-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {8-Spades} flop to give Zhao a big lead with two to come. The {K-Diamonds} turn opened up a few outs for the at-risk player, but the river {K-Spades} was no help. With that, Zhao has sent a player to the exit here shy of the bubble, stacking up about 460,000 as he pulls in that pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Reed Zhao
460,000

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