Level: 13
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 200
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,143,000
Entries
762
Level
36
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Time for a Break
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Level 9 has come to an end which means it's time for another 15-minute break. The players will return for four more levels of play before calling it a night.
Five Jacks in the Deck
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Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Eli Loewenthal opened to 1,600 in middle position, Kevin Saul three-bet to 4,800 on the button, and a player in the small blind moved all in for 50,600. Loewenthal tank-called, and Saul folded.
Loewenthal: 
Opponent: 
The flop fell 
, giving Loewenthal a set of jacks, and it was all over when the 
turned. A meaningless 
completed the board, and Loewenthal raked in the pot.
"Same hand," Saul told Loewenthal.
"You had jacks too?" Loewenthal asked him.
There was a beat.
"You flopped a set," someone said.
The entire table broke into laughter as Loewenthal stacked his newfound chips. He was momentarily embarrassed by his mistake, but that's nothing that 210,000 chips can't cure.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 60,000 |
Local New Orleans Musician Captures Ring in Event #7
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
On Wednesday, May 15, Harrah’s New Orleans Event #7 $365 No-Limit Hold’em came to an end after two long days of play. The tournament attracted 350 players and created a prize pool of $105,000, but after all was said and done it was 35-year-old New Orleans musician Trey Brabham who emerged victorious to capture his first ring and the accompanying $24,147 first-place prize.
“This is so great,” Brabham said after his win. “I came so close a few times here before in New Orleans. This time, I just said I was going to play to win and not worry about moving up in prize money, that that strategy worked.”
It wasn’t easy for Brabham, who plays classical guitar and had previously made three final tables at the Harrah’s New Orleans property, as he entered Day 2 last in chips among the 14 returning players. Fortunately lady luck favored him and he managed to overcome the hurdle, not too mention two three-time ring winners at the final table, Robert Castoire and Maurice Hawkins, who finish in fifth and third respectively.
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Ring Event #7 No-Limit Hold’em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$65 | 350 | $105,000 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey Brabham | McComb, MS | $24,147 |
| 2 | Rob Georato | Naples, FL | $14,930 |
| 3 | Maurice Hawkins | Coral Springs, FL | $10,892 |
| 4 | Rogelio Salinas | San Antonio, TX | $8,079 |
| 5 | Robert Castoire | Cecelia, KY | $6,086 |
| 6 | Barron Whipple | Houma, LA | $4,655 |
| 7 | Mark Kehrees | Alexander, AR | $3,612 |
| 8 | Corey Harrison | Birmingham, AL | $2,843 |
| 9 | James Mouch | Houston, TX | $2,270 |
Big Stacks Battle
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Kevin Saul and Rahul Deevara were heads up on a flop of 
. The pair checked.
The turn was the 
, Saul checked again, and Deevara fired 6,300. Saul tank-called.
Saul checked a third and final time when the 
completed the board, and Deevara tossed out 12,800. Saul immediately called.
Deevara tabled 
for top two pair, and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
151,000 | 51,000 |
|
128,000 | -12,000 |
No Repeat for Nguyen
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Last year in this very tournament Andrew Nguyen finished runner-up for $160,000. This year he's been eliminated twice, once in each of the starting flight. Today, Nguyen's demise came when he got his short stack all in preflop holding 
. He was racing against an opponent's 
, and he wouldn't cross the finish line first.
Meanwhile, Carter Myers and Getty Mattingsley have been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Better Late Than Never
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Dale Roesel just rocked up to Harrah's New Orleans for Day 1b of the Main Event. Roesel will sit down with roughly 17 big blinds, and look to spin his stack up.
Roesel finished third in the Choctaw Main Event, earning $143,230.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Will the Real Salaburu Please Stand Up
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Earlier, we confused Justin Wainscott for 2012 Octo-Niner Rob Salaburu, but the actual Salaburu has recently joined us here on Day 1b of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Main Event.
En route to making the final table, Salaburu became somewhat of a polarizing figure because of the way he acted at the table. He had undoubtedly the most raucous fan base at the Main Event final table, but took a bad beat from the eventual runner-up Jesse Sylvia. Salaburu earned $971,360.
Salaburu has already doubled up, and sits with around 46,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | 26,000 |
A Couple of Eliminations
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
A couple of notables have just hit the rail, and while we didn't see the hands as they unfolded, we did get the details after the fact.
For Michael "Carwash" Schneider, who won a ring here at Harrah's New Orleans last season, his demise came after he shoved 11,200 under the gun holding 
only to run into the 
of the big blind. A queen on the top condemned Carwash and he hit the rail.
Likewise, Gene Dudek, who qualified for last year's National Championship, got his last 7,500 all in preflop holding 
only to run into the big blind's 
. Dudek would find no five and promptly exited the tournament floor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted |