Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Cherokee
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Cherokee
Prize Pool
$1,284,000
Entries
856
Level
33
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Sizing Up the Field
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
As Level 7 continues, the big board is showing around 350 entrants have joined us for the Day 1a flight. Late registration remains open all of the way up to the start of Level 13 tonight, so there's still time for that number to increase before the day is done. The plan is to play 15 levels altogether today.
Of course, anyone busting here on Day 1a will have the option to come back on Saturday and try once more in Day 1b.
Misclicking for Value
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Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Josh Arieh opened to 825 from under the gun. The action folded to Jeff Williams in the small blind, and thinking the pot hadn't been opened, he flicked out an orange T1,000 chip, announcing, "raise."
Realizing his mistake, he quickly committed another 250 chips, making it a minimum raise. The player in the big blind folded, and Arieh quickly called.
The flop fell 
, and Williams checked. Arieh tossed out 800, and Williams called.
Both players checked agter the 
turned, and the 
completed the board. Williams fired 1,400, Arieh called, and Williams turned over 
for a pair of aces.
Arieh mucked his hand, and turned his attention back to The Masters app on his iPad.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000 | 3,000 |
|
15,000 | -3,500 |
Pit Stop Over, Shelmerdine Drives Ahead
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
We're pretty much in the heart of NASCAR country here in the western part of North Carolina, so it isn't too surprising to run into someone at the tables with a connection to the sport. Sure enough we recently found Kirk Shelmerdine, sitting behind a slightly-above average stack as he returns from the break to start Level 7.
Shelmerdine's accomplishments at the race track include a lengthy career that involved his serving as Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s crew chief for many years and dozens of victories. Shelmerdine has also gotten behind the wheel himself frequently over the last couple of decades.
We'll try to keep an eye on Shelmerdine today as the action circles the oval-shaped felt like so many cars racing around a track.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000 | 8,000 |
Showers
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Just before the break, after losing a majority of his chips in a set vs. set scenario, Andrew Rothfolk was eliminated by 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Raymer.
We missed the hand, but Rothfolk explained how he was showered on Twitter:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Break Time
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Six levels are in the books, and players are once again taking a 15-minute break.
Bell Wins Massive Pot; Eliminates Phillips
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
When we arrived at Table 41, the flop had already been dealt 
. After a series of bets and raises, Chris Bell had Carter Phillips and another player all in and at risk. All three players tabled two clubs.
Bell: 
Phillips: 
Third Player: 
The player who flopped a straight was in great shape, but any club would eliminate him. The turn was the , pairing the board and giving Phillips outs to make a full house, and the 
spiked on the river.
Both Phillips and the third player were eliminated, while Bell now has around 120,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 75,000 |
|
Busted |
Yuval Gets Called
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Yuval Bronshtein opened with a raise to 750 from middle position, then it folded around to a player in late position who reraised to 1,850. The button flat-called the reraise, and when it got back to Bronshtein he called as well.
The flop came 
and after Bronshtein checked, the reraiser bet 2,500, enough to scatter the button but Bronshtein stuck around. Both remaining players then checked the 
turn.
The river brought the and a bet of 4,000 from Bronshtein. His opponent paused just a few moments, then called.
Bronshtein turned over 
for queens, but his opponent had turned a better pair with his to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000 | -24,000 |
My Sherota
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
When we arrived at Table 43, Brent Sherota and an opponent were heads up on a board of 
. There was roughly 9,000 or so in the pot and Sherota's opponent had a moved all in for 46,325 over a bet of 20,000 from his opponent.
The player tank-folded his hand, and after letting out a long sigh, Sherota sent his cards into the muck. The Atlanta native now sits with an impressive, 77,000-chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 |