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2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - River Rock
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - River Rock
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,548,000
Total Entries
1,032
Level
37
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 1,032
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We caught up to the table to find several players with chips in the center. Joseph Richardson was all in for his last 6,325 and had another player move all in over the top. The third player let out a sigh and folded 
face up for the table to see.
Richardson: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Richardson's kings were able to hold against the tens, ensuring him a double up. Fortunately for Richardson, the was folded before the flop or else it would have made the nuts and send him to the rail. He's now sitting on about 16,500.
We walked by Robert Cheung's table to find that his stack was down to merely 3,000. He informed us that he lost a very big flip for a majority of his stack. After a series of hands with the same opponent, he finally got his opponent all in before the flop while holding 
. Cheung was racing with his opponent's 
and unfortunately for Cheung, he failed to improve his hand.
Cheung will now need some good fortune in order to stay alive here on Day 1a.
Ashkan Razavi won his first World Series of Poker bracelet earlier this year when he bested a massive field and defeated circuit regular Amanda Musumeci heads up in Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry. Razavi is in the field today and is thriving.
We found action fold around to the cutoff and he raised to 650. The button and small blind tagged along and Razavi joined the party from the big blind.
All four players looked down to see a flop of {Ts]
. The small blind tapped the table and Razavi led out for 1,400. The original raiser in the cutoff folded and player on the button called. The small blind got out of the way and the two were heads up to the turn.
Fourth street brought the 
and Razavi did not let up. He moved 2,825 into the middle and his opponent on the button moved all in for roughly 8,000 total. Razavi wasted no time calling and showed 
for two pair.
Razavi's opponent shook his head and showed 
for a hand that was winning on the flop but was currently behind. The 
hit the river and allowed Razavi to scoop up the pot and increase his stack to about 48,000.
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
There was a commotion at one of the outer tables and we caught up to see Doug Lee with all of his chips in the middle of the table. The board read 
and Lee's opponent, Tyler Lee, fired out a bet. Doug Lee moved all in for his last 6,950 over the top and Tyler Lee called.
Doug Lee: 
Tyler Lee: 
"I knew he had that hand," said Doug Lee as he stood up from the table, learning that he was ahead with his pair of eights.
The 
hit fourth street, keeping Doug Lee out in front. The river, however, spelled disaster. The rolled off to complete the board and paired Tyler Lee's king, spelling elimination for the 2005 WSOP Circuit Championship event winner.
"Ugh," lamented Doug Lee. "I knew he had ace-king." Doug Lee walked away from the table while Tyler Lee scooped up a huge pot that boosts his stack to about 66,000.
On a flop of 
, a player checked to Noah Vaillancourt and he fired out 800. Vaillancourt's sole opponent called the bet and the two saw the 
hit the turn.
It was checked for a second time and Vaillancourt bet 1,800. Another call prompted the to hit the river and Vaillancourt's opponent tapped the table for a third time.
"Thirty-eight," said Vaillancourt as he tossed out a single purple t5,000 chip.
His opponent folded to the bet of 3,800 and Vaillancourt dragged in the pot.
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
WSOP Circuit River Rock Ring Event #2 No-Limit Hold’em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$80 | 296 | $148,000 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flemming Lund | Vancouver, BC | $35,523 |
| 2 | Glen Ho | Coquitlam, BC | $21,951 |
| 3 | Shannon Glenesk | Vernon, BC | $15,928 |
| 4 | Louis Lam | Saint-Leonard, QC | $11,751 |
| 5 | Brant Taylor | Delta, BC | $8,813 |
| 6 | Joanne Lewis | Burnaby, BC | $6,716 |
| 7 | George Zawadzki | Bowen Island, BC | $5,198 |
| 8 | Jason McLean | Mile Rance, BC | $4,085 |
| 9 | Mark Fraser | Mission, BC | $3,259 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
On a flop of 
, Amit Makhija led out for 900. His lone opponent raised to 2,000 from the button and Makhija called.
The struck the turn and paired the board, prompting Makhija to check. His opponent shot out 3,000 and Makhija released his hand to the muck, allowing the pot to be pushed the way of his opponent.
