Main Event
Day 1b Started
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
Back at it Again Today!
Welcome back to beautiful Southern California! We are back to bring you Day 1b of the $1,600 Main Event here at Harrah’s Rincon. Yesterday, 142 entrants came into the casino with hopes of walking away as a champion, and only 18 players still have that dream. Setting the bar for today’s players is David Randall, who bagged an impressive 330,000 chips last night.
We are expecting a good turnout today. Everyone who was eliminated yesterday can re-enter today, along with any other players who have $1,600 to burn through. This includes the defending champion Joseph Kuether, who tweeted yesterday that he would be back today to defend his title after being knocked out early yesterday. Since yesterday’s field played 17 levels, that is the exact same amount we will play today, meaning we will be wrapping up around 2 AM.
The blinds will start off at 25-50, and all of the players will begin with 20,000 in chips. The players will start filing in soon, and the cards will be in the air at 12:00 Pacific Time. Be sure to tune in all day, as we bring you non-stop action of today’s Circuit Main Event!
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
And We're Off!
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The players have taken their seats, and the cards are now in the air. As of right now, we only have 90 entrants, but registration is open until Level 12, so we expect that number to go up as the day goes on.
Well Known Faces
Most of the players we recognized on our first walk through were re-entries from yesterday, but there were still a few fresh faces in the crowd today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Tough Tables
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
While making our rounds through the starting tables, we noticed that two in particular stood out for us. On one table, we have young pro Shawn Daniels, who is also joined by two guys who won rings here already at Rincon: Alex Masek, who won his record tying 5th ring in the opening event, and Mike Souza, who won the very next event.
At another table, we saw Circuit legend Dwyte Pilgrim keeping company with two ladies who know plenty about winning. Christina Lindley, who has over $125,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, is on his right, while Nancy Birnbaum, who won a ring here at Rincon, is a few seats to his left.
We will be sure to keep tabs on all these players as the day progresses.
Bad Start For Baker
We caught up with the action on the flop, which read 
. There was about 2,000 in the middle, and Baker had fired out 850 after being checked to. His only opponent in the pot check raised him to 2,200, and it didn't take Baker very long to release his hand.
We saw while counting his chips that Baker is already down one of his T5,000 chips, as he is sitting on about 12,000. He still has plenty of time to catch back up with the field though.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,000 | -8,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Some Late Arrivals
We recognized a few more faces as we made another run through of the tournament floor, including PokerStars pro Chad Brown, who joined the tough table we mentioned before that include Alex Masek, Shawn Daniels, and Mike Souza.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Affleck Gets Caught
Matt Affleck, who entered and busted yesterday, is back at it again today. However, we just saw him in a hand where he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. We came to the table after the turn had been dealt on a board that read 
. Affleck was first to act, and he fired out 350. He was called by his only opponent, and the dealer put the on the river.
Affleck bet out 900 on the action card, and his opponent into the tank. After about 30 seconds of thought, he toss in a blue T1,000 chip, and Affleck grimaced, said nice call, and tabled 
for nine high. His opponent rolled over 
, and it was good enough to take the pot.
After that hand, Affleck is now down to 11,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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11,500 | -8,500 |