Vacakis Update
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After busting Ylon Schwartz earlier, Emmanuel Vacakis has continued to trend up. He now sits with around 50,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | 20,000 |
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harveys Lake Tahoe
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harveys Lake Tahoe
Prize Pool
$633,000
Entries
422
Level
33
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Trips for Cheung
Robert Cheung opened to 1,250 from early position, a player on his left called, and the rest of the action behind folded.
The flop fell 
, and both players checked. The turn was the 
, Cheong led for 1,250, and his opponent called.
The river was a third king - the 
- and Cheung tossed out 1,950. Among the chips he bet was a pink T500 chip, which his opponent thought was a blue T5,000 chip. Mulling the decision over, he finally called, and was relieved to see that it was indeed a T500 chip.
Cheung tabled 
for trip kings, and shook his head knowing that he could've gotten a bit more value from his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | 11,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Calenzo Doubles
With the blinds at 50/100 in Day 1b, and the board reading 
, Kevin Calenzo fired 2,450. His opponent raised to 6,500, Calenzo re-raised, his opponent put him all in for a few thousand more, and Calenzo called.
Calenzo: 
Opponent: 
The 
completed the board, and Calenzo doubled to around 45,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | 25,000 |
Olisar's Nuts
After losing a few pots, Ryan Olisar found a monster double up through a player who had a straight flush draw. We're not sure when the chips went in the middle, but when we reached the table, the board was completed 
. Olisar held 
for the nuts, and his opponent had 
.
Olisar is now back among our leaders with 72,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000 | 20,000 |
Gone in 60 Seconds
Tommy Vedes has been eliminated from Day 1a of the Main Event. We're quite certain will find him in Day 1b shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Oh Captain, My Captain
We unfortunately missed the details, but Jim Atwood recently eliminated "Captain" Tom Franklin. Franklin announced that he's "headed to the Bellagio," while Atwood's stack increased to around 45,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 | 6,000 |
|
Busted |
Day 1a Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
81,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
47,000 | 21,000 |
|
|
32,000 | 8,500 |
|
28,000 | 11,700 |
|
|
25,500 | 6,500 |
|
|
21,000 | -24,000 |
|
16,000 | -19,000 |
|
9,500 | -12,500 |
|
3,500 | -3,500 |
Big Stack Update
Marty Wong doesn't seem to be oscillating much with his big stack. He currently sits with around 76,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000 | 3,000 |
A Nutcracker
On one of the last hands of Level 7, Robert Marchi opened to 825 from under the gun. A player three-bet to 2,300 from middle position, and Robert "The Raven" Theobald cold-called from the big blind. Marchi called as well, and the flop came 
.
Theobald led out for 2,500, Marchi raised to 6,175, and the three-bettor folded. Theobald tanked for quite some time before moving all in for around 25,000, and Marchi snapped him off.
Marchi: 
Theobald: 
Marchi flopped the stone-cold nuts, but the 
ripped off on the turn, giving Theobald a full house. The completed the board, and Theobald successfully doubled to around 60,000 chips.
Marchi slipped to around 12,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | |
|
|
12,000 | -28,000 |