Here's a look at the remaining schedule for the 2012-13 WSOP Circuit:
| Date | Event Location |
|---|---|
| April 4-15, 2012 | Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina) |
| April 11-April 22, 2013 | Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Iowa) |
| April 25 - May 6, 2013 | Harrah’s Philadelphia |
| May 9 - May 20, 2013 | Harrah’s New Orleans |
| May 22-24, 2013 | Harrah’s New Orleans (National Championship) |
With about a half-hour left in Level 19 at the end of which the dinner break is scheduled, we just saw two eliminations in quick succession to reduce the field from 70 to 68.
On one table it was Ylon Schwartz calling his short-stacked neighbor's push in a blinds battle, with Schwartz holding 
and his opponent 
. The board came 
, and Schwartz's pair of sixes were best.
Meanwhile Alex Ortiz called an opponent's all-in for about 40,000 holding 
and saw his opponent turn over 
. The flop came 
to hit Ortiz, and after the 
turn and 
river another player had fallen.
"Crushing souls, one three-outer at a time," joked a player across the table from Ortiz.
Only the top 63 will cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
424,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
310,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
||
A short-stacked player moved all in from middle position for just 12,000 and Stephen Hesse called from the small blind. Local legend Pete Campo then opted for a three-bet to 28,000 from the big and Hesse got out of the way.
Campo: 
Opponent: 
The short-stacked player seemed optimistic with his live cards, but his hope diminished street by street as the board ran out 
. Ship the small pot to Campo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Chris Vogel had been battling with a short stack for most of the day, but just now found himself having to commit the last of his chips in a blind-vs.-blind situation versus Matt Sedgeman in which Vogel had but against his opponent's 
.
The board came 
, and they're now down to just 65 players — two from the cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
Busted |
A disappointed Stephen Hesse was just eliminated from the tournament in 65th place, just two spots shy of the money.
It happened with a board reading 
and about 70,000 in the pot. Hesse got his stack of 70,000 or so in with the 
, but it was no good as Chris Renaudette had flopped a set with the . The river was no good for Hesse, and his elimination brought about the money bubble.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | |
|
Busted |
With an all-in pending on another table during hand-for-hand play, an interesting three-way hand developed on another table following a 
flop.
There was about 30,000 in the middle, and Shaun Suller — who just happened to have bubbled an earlier $365 NLHE event here earlier this week — open-pushed his last 81,500. Paul Snead thought at length about what to do, then finally folded, and the third player folded as well.
Suller then showed his hand — 
— and the third player showed that he also had 
. Snead smiled and laughed aloud as he confirmed he'd folded 
!
"You're welcome!" Snead said to Suller with a grin, as it sounds like from the noise coming from the other table that Suller has managed to avoid bubbling this one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
47,200
|
47,200 |
Well, it didn't take long for the bubble to burst here at Foxwoods. In fact, it happened on the very first hand of hand-for-hand play when Bob Ricciuti shipped all in for 90,500 from middle position and Eric Rando, who was the Day 1a chip leader, called from the button.
Action was halted until all other tables finished their hands, and then a crowd surround Table 4 to watch the action. "Of course I would be the bubble boy," a disgusted Ricciuti stated upon discovering his 
was dominated by the 
of Rando. As has happened to so many men in the past, the ladies proved to be the end of Ricciuti as the board ran out an uninspiring 
.
The remaining players cheered for their guaranteed $3,051 payday while Ricciuti made a beeline to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
86,900
|
86,900 |
|
Busted |
The money has been reached, and there's no better time for a one-hour dinner break than right now. The players are off to find something to eat, and so are we.
Level: 20
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Players are back from dinner, with all 63 of those returning guaranteed to be making the money.
