Level: 14
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Rincon
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Rincon
Prize Pool
$459,000
Entries
306
Level
29
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Hahn Pushing 200,000
Arthur Hahn has quickly emerged as the biggest stack in the room with six tables left. He has a massive stack of 180,000, which is more then all but five of the 18 players who made it through yesterday's Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
He Showed What?!
We just saw Allan Le, brother of famous poker pro Nam Le, pull off quite the impressive bluff to balloon his stack to almost 150,000.
We didn't catch much of the action, but here's what we saw. The flop read 
, and Le and his opponent were at the end of a raising war. There was 42,000 in front of his opponent, and Le had already moved in for 27,000 on top.
Despite the math indicating it was an easy call, his opponent was deep in the tank. He eventually said "well I guess you made me believe you," as he laid his hand down, giving the monster pot to Le. Le couldn't help but let out an immediate chuckle after the fold, as he tabled 
for queen high.
Le epitomized the concept of playing the man, not the cards in that hand, and as a result, he is one of our chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | 60,000 |
Final Six Tables
Level 13
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
The starting field of 170 players has been whittled down to the final 54 today. Combined with the 18 players from yesterday, that leaves 72 players in this tournament. It is unlike we will make the money tonight, as that would mean that we would have to get down to 15 players tonight, but it is possible.
What Are We Playing For?
Level 13
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
The end of Level 12 marked the end of registration for today's flight, and for the tournament itself. The final tally was 306 players, down from the 332 this venue saw in March. 33 players will be walking away with some added money in their wallets. The first payout is $2,740, and the grand prize for this event will be $107,862. We will post a full list of the payouts shortly.
Blend 'Em and Send 'Em
Level 13
: 700/1,400, 200 ante
The players have returned to their seats, and we are ready to get back underway. Four more hours of play, and then we are done for the night!
Level: 13
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 200
Break It Up
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
We have finished the 12th level of play, and the players are now taking a 15 minute break.
Kuether Building Towards A Title Defense
Defending Champion Joseph Kuether has not really been able to get anything going today. He's never been a short stack, but he's also not been able to chip up either. Well it looks like something might be clicking for Kuether now, as he's closing in on 50,000.
We caught up with the action on Kuether's latest hand with him heads up on a board that read 
. Both players checked it, and the river was the 
. Kuether's opponent was first to act, and with about 13,000 in the middle, he tossed out a small bet of 4,000. Kuether quickly called, and his opponent tabled 
for a busted straight.
Kuether turned over 
, and that was good enough to take down the pot. After that hand, our champ has 48,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 | 21,000 |
Dwyte Dinged Up
Dwyte Pilgrim raised it up to 2,600 in early position, and a middle position opponent moved all in for about 20,000. It folded around to Pilgrim, and he took some time to think. He asked "will you show if I fold?" His opponent said no, and after that, Pligrim took little time to call.
Pligrim: 
Opponent: 
"I had to see what he was shoving with," Pilgrim happily said when he saw that it was a coin flip. However, he wasn't so happy after the dealer fanned out an 
flop. Pilgrim would need to spike a two outer, and while he didn't on the turn, the 
did give him some diamond draw outs. However, the 
gave his opponent an unnecesary boat, and Pilgrim shipped most of his stack over.
After that hand, Pilgrim is in critical shape, with just 11,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000 | -59,000 |