Main Event Day 1b | 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Rincon

Level: 11

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

12-15-2012 21:24 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve McQueen	145,000 15,000	15,000
Allan Le	85,000 -5,000	-5,000

Dwyte Pilgrim	70,000 49,000	49,000

Tripp Kirk	57,000 22,000	22,000
Chad Brown	54,000 14,000	14,000

Phong "Turbo" Nguyen	48,000 -9,000	-9,000
Lynda Tran	44,000 11,000	11,000
Shawn Daniels	37,000 -21,000	-21,000

Joseph Kuether	27,000 6,000	6,000
Mike Souza	4,500 -24,500	-24,500

Here's something you don't see everyday. Or hardly ever in a lifetime for that matter. We came to the table to see that Peter Mavro and Shawn Daniels were heads up on a completed board of . There was about 13,000 in the middle, and Mavro assembled a big bet of 12,500, and threw it in. Daniels didn't take long to pay him off.

"I have quads again," Mavro said. Daniels had a dumbfounded look on his face, and could only say "ok" as he mucked his cards. After the hand, we were informed that on the hand just before that, Mavro busted Mike Souza with quad queens, meaning he got quads on back-to-back hands!

We struggled to find a concrete answers on what the odds are of that happening, but it sounds like it's in the area of 365,000 to 1 that it happens. Well we just saw it so it is possible!

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Mavro	50,000 50,000	50,000
Shawn Daniels	44,000 7,000	7,000

Mike Souza	Busted

Tags: Mike Souza Peter Mavro Shawn Daniels

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

12-15-2012 22:05 UTC-7

Up and Down For Turbo

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Poker can be a game full of roller coasters, and that was no better on display then in a hand that we just saw Phong "Turbo" Nguyen in.

The player under the gun open shoved all in for his last 15,400, and it folded around to Nguyen on the button. He announced, call, and the blinds got out of the way.

Nguyen:
Opponent:

"A fair fight," said Nguyen, correctly pointing out that they were in a 50-50 race. Well Nguyen shot out in front when the flop came down . Nguyen would just need to fade two outs now, but that didn't happen, as the came on the turn. Nguyen could still pair up again to get a full house, but the didn't do that.

Despite that hit, it's been a good few levels for Nguyen, as he is still sitting on 65,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phong "Turbo" Nguyen	65,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Phong "Turbo" Nguyen

12-15-2012 22:14 UTC-7

Dwyte Dinged Up

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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
Dwyte Pilgrim	11,000 -59,000	-59,000

Tags: Dwyte Pilgrim

12-15-2012 22:32 UTC-7

Kuether Building Towards A Title Defense

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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.