2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Rincon

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Rincon

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
$107,862
Event Info
Prize Pool
$459,000
Entries
306
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Tran Getting Short

We caught up with the action on an all club flop: {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. Lynda Tran checked to Jonathan Chehanske, who fired out 105,000. Tran cut out chips for a check raise, and she put it in, a bet of 250,000. Chehanske made the call, and the turn brought the {7-Spades}.

Tran slowed down and checked, and Chehanske immediately announced all in, having Tran covered. Tran tanked for about a minute before folding, and that dropped her down to 415,000. Since that hand, she has shoved twice and not gotten called either time, pushing her back up to 550,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Chehanske us
Jonathan Chehanske
1,435,000
290,000
290,000
Lynda Tran us
Lynda Tran
550,000
-195,000
-195,000

Tags: Jonathan ChehanskeLynda Tran

Chehanske Catching Up

With Lynda Tran short stacked, and Edmund Liu being seemingly card dead, it's up to Jonathan Cheanske to duke it out with our chip leader Soi Nguyen, and he appears to be up to the task.

Action started with Chehanske raising to 65,000, and he got a call from Nguyen in the small blind and Lynda Tran in the big blind. The flop ran down {2-Spades}{k-Clubs}{7-Spades}, and it was checked to Chehanske, who fired out 115,000. Nguyen never likes to fold, and he wasn't going to here, as he raised it up to 260,000. Tran quickly got out of the way, but Chehanske made the call.

The turn brought the {4-Clubs}, and Nguyen kept the pressure on with a bet of 315,000. Chehanske cut the chips out of his stack, and thought for about 30 seconds before making the call. The river came the {9-Hearts}, and Nguyen finally decided to slow down and check. Chehanske quickly checked as well, and tabled {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for top pair. Nguyen mucked his hand, and the big pot was shipped over to Chehanske.

After that hand, Chehanske has nearly drawn level with Nguyen, sitting on 2.295 million to Nguyen's 2.55 million.

Player Chips Progress
Soi Nguyen us
Soi Nguyen
2,550,000
-650,000
-650,000
Jonathan Chehanske us
Jonathan Chehanske
2,295,000
860,000
860,000

Tags: Jonathan ChehanskeEdmund Liu

Tran Doubles Through Liu

Jonathan Chehanske and Soi Nguyen folded their hands, and Lynda Tran moved all in from the small blind for her last 370,000. Edmund Liu was in the big blind, and he peaked down at his cards, and made the call.

Liu: {a-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Tran: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Tran woke up with a huge hand in the small blind, and she was in great shape to double up. The flop was action packed, coming {q-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. That paired the ace of Liu, but Tran picked up a diamond draw. The suspense was over on the turn when the {8-Diamonds} hit, and the meaningless river was the {4-Clubs}.

Tran collected the double up to get to 770,000, while Liu is now our short stack with 515,000.

Player Chips Progress
Lynda Tran us
Lynda Tran
770,000
220,000
220,000
Edmund Liu
Edmund Liu
515,000
-380,000
-380,000

Tags: Lynda TranEdmund Liu

Nguyen Surrenders The Chip Lead

We caught up with the action in a heads up pot between Soi Nguyen and Edmund Liu on the flop, which was {7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. Liu fired out 75,000, and Nguyen made the call. The turn was the {10-Diamonds}, and Liu moved the rest of his chips in, a bet of 370,000. Nguyen spent about two minutes in the tank before releasing his hand, and Liu took the pot to get up to 700,000.

After that hand, Nguyen was left with 2.29 million, which is now trailing the 2.4 million of Jonathan Chehanske.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Chehanske us
Jonathan Chehanske
2,400,000
105,000
105,000
Soi Nguyen us
Soi Nguyen
2,290,000
-260,000
-260,000
Edmund Liu
Edmund Liu
700,000
185,000
185,000

Tags: Soi NguyenEdmund Liu

And He Gets It Right Back

No more then two hands after Soi Nguyen lost the chip lead to Jonathan Chehanske, he's gotten it right back. We didn't catch the action until the river, but there was already a sea of chips in the middle on a completed board of {6-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{a-Spades}{10-Clubs}{4-Spades}.

Chehanske was first to act, and he put out a big bet of 250,000. Nguyen tanked for about 45 seconds before assembling a raise of 550,000, and sliding it towards the dealer. Chehanske laid his hand down, and Nguyen is once again pushing three million.

Player Chips Progress
Soi Nguyen us
Soi Nguyen
2,910,000
620,000
620,000
Jonathan Chehanske us
Jonathan Chehanske
1,885,000
-515,000
-515,000

Tags: Soi NguyenJonathan Chehanske

Liu Lands Some Much Needed Chips

Edmund Liu raised it up to 60,000 on the button, and Soi Nguyen three bet to 185,000 from the big blind. Liu tanked for about 30 seconds before making the call, and the flop came down {2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. Both players looked at their cards to see if they had a club before they both checked.

The turn brought the {j-Diamonds}, and again, both players checked. The {2-Diamonds} hit the river, and Nguyen checked a third time. Liu fired out 150,000, and Nguyen called quickly.

Liu: {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Nguyen: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Liu's king-jack came from behind, and he took the pot, to up his stack to exactly one million. Meanwhile, Nguyen is back down to 2.55 million.

Player Chips Progress
Soi Nguyen us
Soi Nguyen
2,550,000
-360,000
-360,000
Edmund Liu
Edmund Liu
1,000,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Edmund LiuSoi Nguyen

Tran Doubles Through Nguyen on Last Hand Before Dinner

Lynda Tran moved all in from under the gun for 555,000, and it folded around to Soi Nguyen in the big blind. He told Tran that he would sweat the cards, and he peaked at the first, and showed the {5-Spades}. He said "not looking good that I'm going to call." That was until he saw the second card, the {a-Spades}. He said "let's gamble," and made the call.

Tran had Nguyen's {a-Spades}{5-Spades} dominated, holding {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, and the board gave her an unnecessary straight, coming down {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}.

After that hand, Tran is up to 1.15 million, while Nguyen drops to 1.87 million

Player Chips Progress
Soi Nguyen us
Soi Nguyen
1,870,000
-680,000
-680,000
Lynda Tran us
Lynda Tran
1,150,000
460,000
460,000

Tags: Lynda TranSoi Nguyen

Dinner Break

Level 28 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

The four remaining players have elected to take a 45 minute dinner break rather then the full 60. Cards will be back in the air around 6:50 local time.

Level: 29

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000