Players are now going for another 15-minute break.
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Cherokee

A quick update on a couple of North Carolina-based pros, Ken Aldridge and Chris Bell. Both are back today after having failed to survive yesterday's Day 1a, but both have struggled somewhat during today's second flight.
Aldridge dipped below the starting stack early on, and was hovering at around 10,000 when he just got involved in a small hand in which he and an opponent made it to the river on a board. Aldridge tabled
, and it was good enough as his opponent mucked.
Meanwhile, Bell just recently lost a big pot to drop from around the starting stack of 20,000 all of the way to about 4,000, and now he's patiently waiting for a spot to try to improve upon what has become a stack of about a dozen big blinds.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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13,500
3,000
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3,000 |
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3,800
16,200
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16,200 |
We heard rumblings of a "suck and re-suck" situation over on Table 53, so we headed over to check out what happened. According to Shane Campbell, who won the pot in question, Michael "Carwash" Schneider opened to 525, and Campbell called.
The dealer fanned , Schneider continued, Campbell raised, and Schneider moved all in. Campbell instantly called with two fours for a set, and Schneider showed two kings for an overpair.
The turn was a king, giving Carwash a set of kings and the lead, but the case spiked on the river, and he was suddenly eliminated.
Campbell, despite winning this crazy hand, is still near the starting stack of 20,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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27,500
27,500
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27,500 |
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Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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75,000 | |
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65,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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39,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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25,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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23,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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10,500
9,500
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9,500 |
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8,750
4,750
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4,750 |
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8,200
11,800
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11,800 |

Ryan Riess and an opponent were heads up on a board of . Riess fired out what looked like a 4,000-chip bet, and his opponent called.
Riess tabled for Broadway, and his opponent mucked his hand. Riess, who finished runner-up in the World Series of Poker Circuit Hammond Main Event, lost a few chips earlier, and is now back to around 55,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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55,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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A recent pass around the still huge field of players took us back to Josh Arieh's table where his seat is now vacant, indicating his elimination from Day 1b.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
"I don't usually do this...but I have to tell you about this hand. It was the most interesting hand of my five-year poker career."
That's what 2012 World Series of Poker bracelet winner Carter Phillips told us after busting a few minutes ago. So, we pulled up a chair for him, and listened.
According to Phillips, he was faced with an open to 450 from an opponent. He three-bet to 1,200 from the blinds with , the player called, and the dealer fanned
with two clubs. Phillips led out for 1,225, the player raised to 2,550, and Phillips re-raised to 5,800. He called.
The turn was the .
"I bet 4,200 to induce a shove," Phillips explained. "And when he did shove - for 14,000 or so - I stood up and told the table that I wasn't calling with a draw. I thought my king-high was good."
Phillips indeed called, and the player showed .
The player was drawing to three kings and four eights, and the spiked on the river.
"It was the most interesting hand of my career," Phillips echoed one last time, then exited.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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We came on a hand involving Nelson Robinson in which he and a short-stacked opponent had reached the turn with the board showing , at which point Robinson was calling a bet of 4,000 from his opponent.
Before the river card appeared, Robinson's opponent declared he was going all in dark, and after the arrived on fifth street Robinson found out the bet was for 2,900.
Robinson called, and his opponent tabled for a full house. As it was an all-in situation, Robinson had to show his hand, too —
— and he delivered the required chips across the felt.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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29,000
9,500
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9,500 |