2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club

Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Palm Beach Kennel Club

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$206,020
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,005,000
Entries
670
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Three More!

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Tournament staff has announced that only three more hands remain before bagging and tagging the advancing players from the first starting flight.

Bennett Crosses 200K

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Mike Bennett
Mike Bennett

Mike Bennett raised in early position, a player three-bet to 5,100 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Bennett, who four-bet to 12,000. The player called.

The flop fell {j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{a-Spades}, both players checked, and the turn was the {8-Hearts}. Bennett quickly tossed out 10,000. The player called.

The {7-Clubs} completed the board, and Bennett moved all in for 16,000. The player went into the tank.

"There's already enough in there," Bennett announced. "We've been friendly all day."

The dealer abruptly stopped them, warning them that it was dangerously close to soft play, and the player folded.

"It wasn't soft play," Bennett said, turning over {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}. "I was all in."

Bennett now sits with around 205,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Bennett
Mike Bennett
205,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Mike Bennett

Barbour Applying Pressure

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Natasha Barbour
Natasha Barbour

A player opened to 2,200 from the cutoff seat, Natasha Barbour three-bet to 4,200 on his direct left, and the action folded back to the original raiser, who quickly called.

The flop fell {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{a-Spades}, and the player tanked for a bit before firing 4,700. Barbour quickly reached for all of her red T5,000 chips, and raised all in for effectively 45,000 or so. The player scrunched his face, sat quietly for a few seconds, then folded.

Barbour brought in the pot, and now sits with around 155,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Natasha Barbour
Natasha Barbour
155,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Natasha Barbour

One For Tamayo

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Jonathan Tamayo
Jonathan Tamayo

The player under the gun plus one opened to 2,500 and players around the table mucked their cards until action hit Jonathan Tamayo in the big blind. He flat called and the dealer showed a flop of {3-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}. Action went check-check and the {5-Spades} dropped down on the turn. Tamayo checked again and his opponent shot out 3,500. Tamayo stuck around.

The river was the {4-Spades} and the table was tapped two more times. Tamayo tabled {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} and his opponent mucked, awarding him the pot. He's currently sitting on about 55,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo
55,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Jonathan Tamayo

Level: 11a

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Rios Loses Half of Stack

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

We're unsure of the action, but got to the table in time to see Pedro Rios ship over roughly half of his stack to a player on the other side of the table. The board read {J-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Rios' opponent held {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts} for a set of nines. Rios moved 33,700 across the table and quietly shuffled chips while his opponent raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro Rios us
Pedro Rios
34,000
-31,000
-31,000

Tags: Pedro Rios

Nguyen Busts a Shorty

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante
Huy Nguyen
Huy Nguyen

A short-stacked player was all in and at risk preflop holding {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}, and Huy Nguyen had him at risk with {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}.

The jacks held as the board ran out {4-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}, and the player was eliminated.

Nguyen is still below the starting stack with around 18,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Huy Nguyen us
Huy Nguyen
18,000
4,000
4,000

Tags: Huy Nguyen