2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City

Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City

Final Results
Winner
Joe McKeehen
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$174,150
Event Info
Prize Pool
$810,000
Entries
540
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Finne Can't Fade the Four-Three Offsuit

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

Action folded around to the player in the cutoff, and he moved all in his last 3,500. Timonthy Finne on the button was the lone caller, and when the cards were tabled, Finne was out in front.

Finne: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Opponent: {4-Clubs}{3-Spades}

The flop was fine for Finne, coming {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{8-Spades}. However, the {3-Hearts} on the turn paired his opponent, and the river brought Finne no help, coming the {2-Spades}.

Finne is still doing well after that hand, sitting on 35,000.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Finne us
Timothy Finne
35,000
-3,000
-3,000

Tags: Tmothy Finne

Studdard Fires, Collects

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

The flop had come {K-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and about 4,000 sat in the middle when Darius Studdard, playing from the blinds, bet 2,500 and Steve Dannenmann called. The turn brought the {3-Diamonds} and another bet from Studdard, this time for 3,500, and Dannenmann called again.

The river was the {9-Hearts}. Studdard fired once more, pushing out 3,500 again, and Dannenmann sat back in his chair.

"You bet that jack-ten the whole way," he said with a grin, sounding like he might be testing out the idea of what Studdard might be holding by saying it out loud. Finally he leaned forward and tossed out the calling chips, and Studdard quickly tabled his hand — {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}.

It wasn't jack-ten, but it was good enough as Dannenmann mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Darius Studdard us
Darius Studdard
42,000
12,000
12,000
Steve Dannenmann us
Steve Dannenmann
16,500
-4,500
-4,500

Tags: Darius StuddardSteve Dannenmann

Glantz Gets Aggressive

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

Matt Glantz has quietly been grinding his stack up in this flight, and it's been nearly impossible to catch the man in a hand. However, we just caught one from the beginning, and even thought it was a small pot, we felt compelled to report about the rare sighting.

Action folded all the way around to the player on the button, and he raised it up to 1,100. Glantz peeked down at his cards in the small blind, then put out a three bet to 2,800. The big blind folded, and after about 30 seconds of thought, the button called.

The flop came down {q-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}, and Glantz wasted little time in firing out 3,000. His opponent also took little time in folding his hand, and Glantz took down the pot to get his stack up to 42,000.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
42,000
18,000
18,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky

Tags: Matt Glantz

Level: 8b

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

A Harder Push

Level 8 : 250/500, 50 ante

Christian Harder was just involved in a significant preflop conflict. It appeared to have begun with a raise from the player in the hijack seat, a button call, then a reraise by Harder from the small blind. The original raiser then four-bet, the button, folded, and Harder pushed all in for 33,700 total.

That was enough for Harder's lone remaining opponent who finally conceded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
44,000
10,000
10,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Christian Harder

Charder Keeps The Pressure On

Level 8 : 250/500, 50 ante

Just a few minutes ago, we reported that Christian Harder was involved in a preflop raising war that saw him commit all of his 33,000-plus chip stack. He didn't get a call that time, and the same happened on a hand we just caught, though this one saw a full board.

There was 3,500 in the middle when the flop came down {8-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. Harder's lone opponent fired out 2,200, and Harder threw out a raise to 4,700. He was called, and the turn brought the {9-Hearts}. Both players checked, and the river brought a third queen, the {q-Spades}.

Harder's opponent fired out 8,800, and he went into the tank for about 15 seconds before annoucing all in, splashing 25,000 into the middle in the process. Harder has his opponent covered, and he looked visably frustrated as he was forced to fold his hand.

After collecting that pot, Harder is now up to 56,000.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
56,000
12,000
12,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Christian Harder

Inselberg Gets There

Level 8 : 250/500, 50 ante

David Inselberg just earned a big bump to his stack while knocking out a player. He and his opponent had reached fourth street with the board showing {K-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Hearts}, at which point betting between them saw the last of Inselberg's opponent's chips go in the middle.

His opponent had {K-}{10-} for top two pair while Inselberg had both straight and flush draws with {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}. The river then brought the {J-Clubs} to give Inselberg the pot and the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
David Inselberg us
David Inselberg
58,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: David Inselberg

Level: 9b

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75