Main Event | 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Cherokee

04-15-2013 17:48 UTC-4

Kilpatrick Falls Again

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Level 31 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Kory Kilpatrick opened to 125,000 from early position, and Raymond Weaver defended his big blind. The flop came , and Weaver check-called a 135,000-chip bet from Kilpatrick.

The turn was the , both players checked, and the river was the . Weaver led out for 225,000, and Kilpatrick made a crying call.

Weaver showed , and Kilpatrick unhappily mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raymond Weaver	5,600,000	550,000
Kory Kilpatrick	660,000	-890,000

Tags: Kory Kilpatrick Raymond Weaver

04-15-2013 17:45 UTC-4

Bowman Has Heart

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Level 31 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

James Kinney raised to 230,000 out of the small blind, John Bowman called in the big blind, and the flop came . Kinney checked, Bowman fired 200,000, and Kinney instantly check-raised to 500,000. Bowman tank-called.

The turn was the , Kinney checked again, and Bowman slid forward 500,000. Kinney called.

The paired the board on the river, and both players checked. Bowman showed for a turned flush, and Kinney shook his head before mucking his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bowman	3,095,000	1,165,000
James Kinney	450,000	-1,300,000

Tags: James Kinney John Bowman

04-15-2013 17:33 UTC-4

Hugh Henderson Eliminated in 7th Place ($38,186)

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Level 31 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hugh Henderson entered today's final day of play with the chip lead, but saw his momentum from Day 2 get stifled somewhat this afternoon and found himself battling with a short stack for much of the last couple of hours.

Finally he found it necessary to commit the last of his chips with and was in need of improvement against the of Daniel Weinman.

The flop came , and Henderson could no longer root for an ace but was now looking for one of the other two queens to give him a saving straight. Alas for Henderson, the turn was the and river the , and Henderson's run ends in seventh place.

Meanwhile, Weinman has now jumped past Raymond Weaver and into the chip lead. After the hand, Kory Kilpatrick pointed at Weinman's stack sitting next to Weaver's and asked Weaver how he felt about Weinman having a bigger stack than his.

"What about him over there?" said Weaver, appearing to point across the table to James Kinney. Kinney — who actually has slipped down below a million and is now sixth of six — looked up in surprise.

"Hey... you making fun of my stack?" Kinney said, and the table laughed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Weinman	7,100,000	2,050,000
Hugh Henderson	Busted

Tags: Daniel Weinman Hugh Henderson

04-15-2013 17:22 UTC-4

Bowman Collects from Weaver

Shamus

Level 31 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

John Bowman raised to 125,000 from under the gun and only Raymond Weaver called him from the hijack seat. The flop came and Bowman continued for 125,000. Weaver called. Both then checked the turn.

The river was the . This time Bowman bet 350,000, and Weaver went into the tank. He rechecked his cards a few times, then gathered the calling chips and cupped them in his hand as if weighing them while weighing his decision.

Finally Weaver called, and when Bowman tabled for a full house, Weaver nodded and mucked. "Yep... knew you had 'em," Weaver said.

Bowman has been mostly quiet today, but that pot pushes him back up close to 2 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raymond Weaver	5,050,000	350,000
John Bowman	1,930,000	440,000

Tags: John Bowman Raymond Weaver

04-15-2013 17:15 UTC-4

Weinman Takes the Chip Lead

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Level 31 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Daniel Weinman is all smiles with the chip lead

John Bowman raised to 125,000 in middle position, Daniel Weinman called on the button, and Hugh Henderson defended his big blind. The flop fell , Henderson checked, and Bowman fired 150,000. Weinman and Henderson called.

The turn was the , all three players checked, and the river brought a third heart - the . Henderson tossed out 275,000, Bowman folded, and Weinman raised to 885,000.

"Call," Henderson said immediately. "Full house?"

Weinman showed for a turned full house, and Henderson shook his head before showing for a rivered flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Weinman	5,050,000	1,435,000
Hugh Henderson	800,000	-1,215,000

Tags: Daniel Weinman Hugh Henderson John Bowman

04-15-2013 17:12 UTC-4

Kilpatrick Gives Some Back

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Level 31 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Kory Kilpatrick raised to 125,000 from under the gun, George Zinaty called on his direct left, and the rest of the players folded.

The flop fell , and Kilpatrick led out for 150,000. Zinaty called.

The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Kilpatrick checked, Zinaty fired 315,000, and Kilpatrick folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Zinaty	1,670,000	370,000
Kory Kilpatrick	1,550,000	-545,000

Tags: George Zinaty Kory Kilpatrick

04-15-2013 16:59 UTC-4

Kilpatrick Triples

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Level 31 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Kory Kilpatrick open-shoved for 665,000 from under the gun. Daniel Weinman called on the button, and Hugh Henderson called in the big blind.

The two checked it down as the board ran out , and Kilpatrick ripped over for kings full of eights.

Weinman showed two sixes, and Henderson ace-queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Weinman	3,615,000	-1,035,000
Kory Kilpatrick	2,095,000	1,415,000
Hugh Henderson	2,015,000	-485,000

Tags: Daniel Weinman Hugh Henderson Kory Kilpatrick

04-15-2013 16:54 UTC-4

Ace-King Over Ace-King Gives Weinman Big Double

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Level 31 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Daniel Weinman opened for 120,000 from middle position, and when it folded around the table to James Kinney he reraised to 350,000 from the small blind. John Bowman folded the big blind, then after about a half-minute Weinman recollected his bet and pushed out a reraise to 860,000.

As the chips hit the felt, Kinney announced he was all in, and Weinman shrugged a little as he called with the last of his stack, putting himself all in for 2.25 million total.

Kinney:
Weinman:

"I've got a bad feeling," said Weinman as he saw Kinney's clubs, perhaps mindful of the recent spate of club flushes we've seen in the last half-hour. Weinman even walked away from the table, and so didn't initially see the flop come .

It was Kinney's turn to express concern, although he kept a wide grin as the turn brought the , leaving just the river card for him to fade in order to eliminate Weinman.

The dealer burned a card and delivered fifth street... the ! Yet another rivered flush, this one enabling Weinman to double up close to the chip lead while Kinney takes a tumble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Weinman	4,650,000	2,610,000
James Kinney	1,750,000	-2,615,000

Tags: Daniel Weinman James Kinney

04-15-2013 16:44 UTC-4

Kilpatrick Back in the Danger Zone

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Level 31 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Kory Kilpatrick opened from under the gun, Hugh Henderson defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Henderson check-called a 125,000-chip bet, and the turn brought the . Henderson checked, Kilpatrick fired another 200,000, and Henderson check-raised to what looked like 450,000.