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

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8k
Prize
$228,600
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,143,000
Total Entries
762
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 762

Smith Finishes as Bubble Boy After Nines Cracked by Sixes; Salaburu First to Cash

Level 19 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Rob Salaburu on Day 1b.
Rob Salaburu on Day 1b.

The bubble has finally burst, and no surprise that it took a bad beat for it to happen.

It happened front and center up on the stage when Darrell Smith moved all in from early position holding {9-}{9-}. Luke Graham, who has chipped up nicely here on Day 2, made the call with {6-}{6-} while the rest of the field got out of the way.

Smith was a big favorite to double, and even more so after the flop came down {5-}{2-}{3-}. Unfortunately for Smith, the next card was a {6-}. Graham hit his card to take the lead, though Smith could still win with a nine on the river. The dealer burned and put out a {10-}. With that, the bubble was burst.

Minute later at the same table, October Nine Rob Salaburu was eliminated and became the first player to cash, finishing in 81st place for $2,846 (a far cry from the $971,360 he won in the 2012 WSOP Main Event).

Tags: Darrell SmithLuke Graham