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Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
Main Event
Day: 1
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Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
We have completed six levels, and the players are once again on a 15 minute break. Once they return, we will play three more levels before the players bag and tag their chips, and come back tomorrow for Day 2.
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
A player in middle position opened for 700 and got three callers including Matt Glantz playing from the small blind. The flop came 
, and Glantz led with a bet of 1,400, forcing folds all around save a lone opponent in the cutoff.
The turn was the 
, putting a second pair on board. Both Glantz and his opponent checked. The river then brought the 
and a bet of 2,600 from Glantz, good enough to win him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
We missed the action preflop, but we saw that Phillip Hui was on the button and heads up with the player under the gun. The flop came all hearts, 
. It was checked to Hui, who wasted little time in firing out a bet of 750. His opponent called, and the turn brought another heart, the 
. It was checked again, and once again, Hui bet very quickly. This time, it was 1,650, and that was enough to get his opponent out of the hand.
While Hui doesn't hold any grey T 5,000 chips anymore, he does have a nice stack of orange T 1,000 chips that amounts to about 28,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Terry Grimes has been eliminated, and following him to the rail shortly thereafter was Roland Israelashvili.
Israelashvili's last hand saw a middle-position player open, another call, and Israelashvili call as well from the big blind. The flop came 
. Israelashvili checked, the original raiser bet 1,200, the next to act raised to 3,100, then Israelashvili reraised all in for just over 10,000. That forced the middle-position player out, but the other called.
Israelashvili showed 
for top pair of jacks, but had to fade a flush draw as his opponent showed 
. The turn swiftly decided things, coming to complete the flush and make the river 
just an extra bit of trivia.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
We didn't catch the hand that did him in, but we saw Kyle Bowker casually strolling through the tables talking to other players, and we also saw that his seat was filled with another player. He will have the chance to re enter later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
As we begin Level 6, the big board is showing just over 300 have registered so far for Day 1a, although a few of those have left us by now. Chris Reslock is one of those who has been eliminated, and Brian Ali — winner of this event two years ago — is also down for the count.
However, both Reslock and Ali can re-enter tonight's Day 1b, if they wish, as can anyone else eliminated during today's first flight. This flight will continue through Level 9 before ending, then after a break for dinner Day 1b will begin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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28,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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23,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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18,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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12,000
2,500
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2,500 |
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8,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 6a
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
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 |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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68,000
68,000
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68,000 |
