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

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

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

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$250,380
Event Info
Prize Pool
$1,284,000
Entries
856
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Giancotti Gives Up a Few

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

With the board showing {3-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}, a player in early position checked, John Giancotti of Elon, North Carolina bet, and his opponent called. The river then put a fourth club on the board, coming {J-Clubs}, and Giancotti's opponent checked again.

Giancotti hesitated for a moment, then decided it better this time to check behind as well. He turned over {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} for queens, and when his opponent showed {A-Clubs}{9-Hearts} for the nuts the pot was pushed his way.

Player Chips Progress
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John Giancotti
42,000
-28,000
-28,000

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Homan Over a Hundo

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

A short-stacked player open-shoved for 13,000 from early position, two players called, and Christopher Homan re-shoved for 39,500 from the blinds. The first caller called once again, and the third player tanked for quite some time before folding.

Short Stack: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Caller: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Homan: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The {7-Clubs}{q-Spades}{k-Clubs} flop gave Homan the lead, and he held as the turn and river came {j-Diamonds}, {j-Spades} respectively. Homan now has 105,000 chips, while the short-stacked player hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Homan
105,000

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"Roll Tide"

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Claudia Crawford finds a double
Claudia Crawford finds a double

Claudia Crawford opened to 2,500 from under the gun, a player on the button called, and Larry Gurney three-bet to 8,000 from the big blind. Crawford and the player on the button called, and the dealer fanned {5-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Gurney and Crawford both checked, and the player on the button fired 6,000.

Gurney check-raised to 15,000, Crawford moved all in for 31,200, and the player on the button folded. Gurney immediately called.

Gurney: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Crawford: {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Neither the turn nor the river was a club, but Crawford won the pot. The {8-Hearts} on the turn gave her an open-ended straight draw, and the {j-Diamonds} spiked on the river.

"I felt like gambling," Crawford admitted, then when asked, she blurted out her signature "Roll Tide!"

Player Chips Progress
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Claudia Crawford
94,000
64,000
64,000
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Larry Gurney
67,000
-41,000
-41,000

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Level: 13

Blinds: 700/1,400

Ante: 200

Dixon Doing It

Level 13 : 700/1,400, 200 ante
Bill Dixon
Bill Dixon

As we enter the last three levels and final two hours of play for the night, we're starting to keep an eye on the big stacks.

Matthew Emmel continues to chip up and comes back from the break with 145,000. David Nicholson just won a pot to start Level 13 to push his stack up close to 150,000. And Greg Jacobson had been flirting with the 200,000-chip mark not long ago, but now sits with a little less than 170,000.

Meanwhile the jovial Bill Dixon has been busily collecting chips since the dinner break to build a stack of about 170,000 — a good reason to smile!

Player Chips Progress
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Bill Dixon
170,000
60,000
60,000
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Greg Jacobson
168,000
-29,000
-29,000
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David Nicholson
148,000
13,000
13,000
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Matthew Emmel
145,000

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Cook's Quads

Level 13 : 700/1,400, 200 ante

After a series of bets and raises, Michael Cook had an opponent all in and at risk. Cook held {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}, but he was crushed by his opponent's {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}.

The dealer fanned {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}{4-Hearts}, giving Cook quad queens, and it was over when the {7-Diamonds} turned. A meaningless {j-Hearts} completed the board, and Cook's opponent was eliminated.

Cook now sits with roughly 115,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Cook
115,000

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Gowder on the Game

Level 13 : 700/1,400, 200 ante

Keith Gowder was just all in with his short stack and at risk with {A-Diamonds}{4-Spades} versus an opponent's {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}. "I'm way behind," he'd said when the other player called, then after seeing the tens he added "at least I have an over."

Then came the flop... {5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}! "That'll work," Gowder cracked, and after two more cards he'd doubled up.

"Crazy ass game," he said as he stacked the chips. Then, as if to prove the maxim once more, he found himself reraising over a Bill Dixon open on the very next hand, then Dixon called. Dixon had {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}, while Gowder had {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}.

The community cards came {4-Spades}{Q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, and suddenly Gowder has gone from the brink of elimination to about an average stack. Meanwhile, Bill Dixon tumbles from the top spot though still has a healthy number of chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Bill Dixon
117,000
-53,000
-53,000
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Keith Gowder
54,000
54,000
54,000

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