Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Entries
778
Level
30
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 778
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John Riordan opened to 20,000 in the hijack and the player in the cutoff re-raised all in for 127,000. Action folded back to Riordan who called with 
, trailing his opponent's 
.
The flop came down 
to give Riordan a flush draw, but the 
turn and 
river were blanks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
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Huy Nguyen has been ticking steadily down the counts since a bit before the dinner break, and he's finally run out of chips. The last time we checked on his stack, it had dipped down around the 200,000 mark, and it appears that his comeback bid has not gone well.
"Payout!" we heard the dealer call, so we snapped our heads around to see who the unlucky soul was. It was Nguyen, unfortunately, and he's at the cashier's desk getting paid out as we speak. We'll try to get a few details on his exit, but no promises as Nguyen looks none too thrilled right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
We apologize if this blog has turned into the John Riordan Show, but it's really quite impressive to see the 20-year-old just a few tables away from a repeat Circuit title. Not to mention the fact that he's among the more active players in the room. Riordan's stack has been dwindling, though, and we just picked up his all-in pot as we heard the dealer call the shove.
Matt Newcombe was the initial raiser to 21,000, and Riordan three-bet shoved for 187,000 total. Newcombe made the call, but his ace was dominated by the champ's.
Showdown
Newcombe: 
Riordan: 
The 
flop kept Riordan's kicker in front, but the 
turn brought the flush draw into play for Newcombe. "Let's go, diamonds," he implored, but the river card was not listening. The was the wrong color and rank to be of any use, and Riordan has finally found his double to work back to 397,000.
Newcombe has taken a few hits to his stack recently, but he's still hovering well above the chip average with 560,000 or so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
397,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
|
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Jonathan Theriault opened to 23,000 under the gun and Raj Vohra shoved for 187,000 from the hijack. Action folded to Matthew Smith in the small blind and after a few moments, he called all in for 165,000. Theriault laid it down and the hands were revealed:
Smith: 
Vohra: 
The board ran out 
, leaving Vohra with 22,000. He wandered over to a nearby table and told Richard Kirsch about the hand.
Kirsch offered some "consoling" words."Well that's what you started the tournament with, so just double up a few times. I only wish you the best Raj, but if you bust we all get another $500."
Kirsch's table got a nice chuckle out of it, as did Vohra who was all in a few hands later against Smith and Theriault. A 
flop came down and Theriault isolated the pot, showing . Vohra, with 
, was drawing dead and headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000 | |
|
310,000 | |
|
205,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
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The after-dinner session has not been kind to the chip stack of Matt Newcombe. He was the chip leader right around the break, but his stack has been pretty steadily slipping since.
In Newcombe's most recent stumble, we picked up the action as the turn card was already out on the 
board. Our hero had led out with a bet of 54,000, and his opponent made the call to see the last card. It was the 
, and Newcombe wasn't slowing down. He stacked up 120,000 and slid it out into the middle of the table. His opponent needed some time to think it over, but he eventually made a reluctant call with a shrug and a shake of the head.
"I can't beat you," Newcombe said, holding his cards face-down. His opponent let him off the hook by tabling his own , and that loss knocks Newcombe back down to about 240,000 from his high point of about 800,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Defending champion John Riordan has been sent to the rail in the closing minutes of Level 21.
After a Matt Newcombe raise and Chet Farrell call, Riordan squeezed all in from the big blind for about 280,000 with 
. Newcombe folded, but Farrell called with and Riordan was unable to catch up.
Floorman Dennis made the announcement of Riordan's elimination and impressive showing in defense of his title, drawing a nice round of applause from the remaining field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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David Sidler had been riding a short stack much of the day, at one point down to eight big blinds near the money bubble. He rode that stack a long way before busting with against Nabih Zaczac's 
.
Despite flopping top two pair, the turn and river brought a third and fouth heart to the board, ending his Main Event run, but not before giving him an impressive four cashes here at the Palm Beach Kennel Club during this circuit stop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
We've already played, like, lots of levels today. So many that we lost count. We do know that we have just two levels left in Day 2, and we're taking a quick ten-minute break before we take care of those last two hours.
Level: 22
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
