Level: 4a
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
Main Event
Day: 1
Bracelet Winner In The House
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
We made our first round through the tables after the break, and we saw a familiar face who wasn't there before: 2011 bracelet winner Mitch Schock. Schock won the $2,500 buy in Pot-Limit Holdem/Omaha bracelet, pocketing over $300,000 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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Few More Faces
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
Going through the floor just now, we also spotted Kyle Bowker and Alex Cordero, along with a few rings winners we will talk about shortly.
Also, we saw that it was an early exit for Ting Ho, as her seat was recently filled. She will have the option to return at 7 for Day 1b, or enter tomorrow morning at the start of Day 2. She can only do one of these however.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Ring Winners Going for More Gold
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
Jeffrey Gurfinkel, winner of WSOP-C Atlantic City Event No. 4 ($365 NLHE) has arrived and is playing at one of the most-recently started tables. So, too, is Feming Chan here. Chan just won his first Circuit ring last night in Event No. 7 ($1,125 NLHE).
We also just took a walk over to Christopher Leong's table to see how he's doing so far today. Leong has made a name for himself this week at Caesars Atlantic City, winning two gold rings in Event No. 2, a $365 NLHE Re-Entry, and Event No. 6, a $365 NLHE 6-max. tourney.
Noticing our presence, Leong's opponents wondered aloud who at the table had drawn our attention. Subsequent conversation finally got around to the topic of Leong's recent feats.
"Is it really true he won two rings this week?" one of his opponents asked. "It's okay… you won't be giving anything away. He's wearing the rings!"
The table exploded in laughter. Leong — who isn't really wearing the rings — just smiled in response, continuing to focus on trying to become the first player ever to win three rings at a single WSOP Circuit stop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
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|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
14,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Level: 5a
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Speaks Up
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
With the board showing 
and a considerable pot already built, Wade Speaks made a bet that forced his opponent into the tank, then saw him emerge to make a call.
Speaks showed 
for trip queens, and his opponent nodded in recognition as he mucked his hand and departed.
"You got lucky," said David Fox from across the table who had earlier been involved in the hand. "You made a good flop bet… I turned a set of sevens," he explained as Speaks collected the chips.
That hand boosts Speaks up around 55,000 as we begin Level 5.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Chippies!
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
38,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
36,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
29,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
28,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
27,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
23,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
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|
21,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
17,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
15,500
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
12,700
-4,300
|
-4,300 |
|
Busted | |
Borovetz Chops, Has Chips
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
"I guess we chop," said Michael Borovetz as he called the all-in river raise of his opponent. The bet was for just a few more than the 5,000 Borovetz had set out on fifth street with the board showing 
.
Borovetz tabled his 
for the Broadway straight, and indeed his opponent unsurprisingly had one of the other remaining tens as he showed 
.
Borovetz only gets half of that pot, but he's not had to share too many pots so far today as he's built his stack up close to 70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Korotki Claims the Top Spot
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
We are halfway through today's Day 1a, and the big stacks are starting to separate themselves. Michael Borovetz was at the top with 68,000, but then we spotted Harry Korotki, who was built a wall of chips that by our best estimation is around 80,000.
Korotki is an east coast player, who won the $500 Mix Max Event at Borgata last November. He also won a $500 Re-Entry, once again at Borgata, the year before. As a matter of fact, the wins were exactly one year and one day apart.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level: 6a
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25