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Level: 6a
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Foxwoods
Main event
Day: 1
Event Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Foxwoods
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Prize Pool
$924,652
Total Entries
615
Level
32
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 615
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Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
Five-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner Kurt Jewell doubled in this tournament on just his third hand. He is now out.
"He punted," Aaron Massey, who was seated at Jewell's former table, explained. When pressed for details, Massey said, "The long snapper snapped the ball. The defense had punt block on, but he boomed it 65 yards and out of bounds at the two-yard line."
Jewell is no stranger to running through chips. Back in the 201/2011 WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event, he held over 50% of the chips in play when eight handed. Within 90 minutes, Jewell was out in eighth place. It was a blowup of epic proportions, but fret not, Jewell returned to Tunica one year later and captured the Main Event title!
"He's the worst," Massey concluded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
Allen Kessler has enjoyed a successful first half of Day 1a. And a quick tour of the room appears to affirm his own report regarding his place atop the counts at the moment.
Early chipleader @wsop circuit foxwoods main event with almost 70k at level 5. #teamivey @iveypokerApril 06 2013Follow
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
46,500
|
46,500 |
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
Three players saw a flop come 
, and when the original raiser fired a single chip worth 1,000 from early position, only Brian Ali called. The pair followed a similar pattern on the next two post-flop streets, with Ali again calling 1,000-chip bets after the 
turn and 
river, his shrugs increasing with each instance.
Ali shrugged once more, nodding this time as well as he saw his opponent table 
. Ali showed 
, and turned his attention toward counting down his depleted stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
We stumbled upon the action with 14,000 already in the pot and a board reading 
. Roland Israelashvili had checked from the small blind and then called when Jonathan Sorscher bet 4,325.
Israelashvili then checked the 
river and Sorscher fired out a healthy 7,625. Israelashvili snap-called but mucked when Sorscher rolled over for quads.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | |
|
13,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
||
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
|
||
|
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
19,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
16,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
6,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
With around 5,000 in the middle and the board showing 
, Jamie Kerstetter checked, then Andy Frankenberger — sitting to Kerstetter's left — leaned forward. Kerstetter had but one red (5,000) chip behind, and after thinking a short while Frankberger tossed out a bet equaling that amount. Kerstetter quickly called.
Frankenberger had 
, but Kerstetter had a better full house with 
. The turn was the , and Kerstetter earned a double-up just before the table broke.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
17,000
10,600
|
10,600 |
|
||
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
To say John Dibella is breaking bad in the poker world is a straight out lie. The man made a name for himself at the 2012 PCA in the Bahamas by defeating a field of 1,072 players to capture a first-place prize of $1.775 million! Since then Dibella has been traveling the poker circuit and racking up more cashes.
Most recently, Dibella was here in Mashantucket back in March for the Foxwoods Poker Classic. The $2,325 Main Event attracted 192 entries, and Dibella navigated his way to the final table and ultimately finished in eight place for $12,687.
Dibella is looking to continue his success here at Foxwoods and is in today’s field seated at the same table as 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Greg Raymer. While sitting next to a former champ may be exciting to some, Dibella doesn’t seem at all star stuck. Instead, he is focused on his iPad as he watches the diabolical deeds of Breaking Bad’s Walter White in between hands.
John Dibella stares down Walter White.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
Level: 5a
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Level 4
: 100/200, 0 ante
"Can I borrow a piece of paper?"
So asked a player at Table 32 as we passed by. "I need to take notes on the players at this table... they're very good," he explained.
As we obliged by handing a sheet to the player, we scanned the table to see Victor Ramdin, Ross Santos, and Nancy Birnbaum among those seated, with Birnbaum in the process of adding a few more chips to her stack after winning a small hand off of Ramdin.
"Bet you don't have a pen," said another player, and the one with the piece of paper nodded with a smile. "I'll write in blood," he said as he positioned the blank sheet next to his chips.
Then, after a beat, he added... "Any volunteers?"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
18,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
13,500
6,000
|
6,000 |
