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

Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Entries
762
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Cheung Cracks Aces

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Robert Cheung - All smiles
Robert Cheung - All smiles

We're not sure when the money went in the middle, but Robert Cheung just cracked an opponent's {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} with {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}.

The tabled groaned at the site of the king on the river of a {k-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{k-Spades} board, and the player with aces unhappily left the tournament area.

Cheung was all smiles raking in the pot, and now sits with around 85,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Cheung ca
Robert Cheung
WSOP 1X Winner
85,000 50,000

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Ho's Next Stop is the National Championship

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

In one of the last hands of Level 10, action folded to Ting Ho, a National Championship qualifier and the girlfriend of Rex Clinkscales, and she moved all in on the button for right around 10,000. Pejman Niyati called from the small blind and the big got out of the way.

Niyati: {K-Clubs}{10-}
Ho: {A-Spades}{9-Hearts}

"Oh, you've got it," Niyati said upon discovering he was behind. "At least I have live cards."

Indeed he did and that's all he needed as the {8-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop paired his king and gave him the lead. Neither the {10-Diamonds} turn nor {6-Diamonds} river helped Ho and she made her way to the rail where Clinkscales awaited.

Player Chips Progress
Pejman Niyati us
Pejman Niyati
55,000 36,000
Ting Ho us
Ting Ho
Busted

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Big Flip Gets Deevara in the Century Club

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

At the tail end of Level 10 a big hand took place that saw Rahul Deevara hit 100K in chips.

We're not sure of the action, though our best guess is it went in preflop, but Deevara got all those chips after his {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} overcame the {q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} of an unknown and clearly upset opponent. The board read {3-Clubs}{10-Spades}{k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Deevara was all smiles.

Player Chips Progress
Rahul Deevara us
Rahul Deevara
100,000

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Level: 11

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Eli Loewenthal us
Eli Loewenthal
150,000 65,000
Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
WPT 1X Winner
140,000 40,000
Lee Abramson us
Lee Abramson
100,000 6,300
Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
100,000 26,000
Pedro Rios us
Pedro Rios
55,000 22,000
Weber Kang
Weber Kang
45,500 5,500
Jonathan Taylor us
Jonathan Taylor
42,500 15,500
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
42,000 6,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
36,500 -500
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
35,500 7,000
Larry Wright us
Larry Wright
WSOP 1X Winner
35,000 22,700
David Baker us
David Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
33,000 -12,000
Woody Moore
Woody Moore
32,500 -10,000
Trey Brabham us
Trey Brabham
32,000 -3,000
Bill Phillips us
Bill Phillips
30,000 1,000
Michael "Carwash" Schneider
Michael "Carwash" Schneider
19,500 4,500
Paul Phillips
Paul Phillips
17,500 -10,000
Andrew Nguyen us
Andrew Nguyen
15,000 2,000
David Nicholson us
David Nicholson
6,600 -5,900

"Boston" Rob Doubles

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante
"Boston" Rob Mariano (Day 1a) doubles
"Boston" Rob Mariano (Day 1a) doubles

Ting Ho opened to 1,800 from early position, and the action folded to "Boston" Rob Mariano, who defended his big blind. The flop fell {8-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Spades}, Mariano checked, and Ho continued for 2,200. Mariano called.

Mariano knuckled again when the {6-Spades} turned, Ho checked behind, and the {9-Clubs} paired the board on the river. Mariano grabbed what appeared to be all of his chips, firing 15,500 forward. Ho tanked for less than a minute, then called.

The four-time Survivor contestant turned over {k-Spades}{8-Spades} for a turned flush, and Ho mucked her hand.

Player Chips Progress
"Boston" Rob Mariano
"Boston" Rob Mariano
40,000 20,000
Ting Ho us
Ting Ho
8,600 -41,400

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Nguyen Folds to a Turn Shove

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante
Andrew Nguyen (Day 1a)
Andrew Nguyen (Day 1a)

Andrew Nguyen opened to 1,700 in middle position, a player three-bet to 4,500 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Nguyen, who called.

The dealer fanned {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, both players checked, and the turn brought the {7-Diamonds}. Nguyen led out for 6,800, his opponent moved all in, and Nguyen snap-mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Nguyen us
Andrew Nguyen
13,000 -17,000

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Is that a "BeL0WaB0Ve" Mistake?

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante

World Series of Poker Foxwoods Main Event champ Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul knows how to win, but apparently he doesn't know the difference between a purple T500 chip and a gray T5,000 chip. To his credit, the lighting up on the stage isn't the greatest, so it's an understandable mistake.

It happened in hand just before the dinner break where there was approximately 5,000 in the pot and a board reading {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{a-Spades}. A player in middle position bet 1,700, Saul called from the cutoff and the {9-Diamonds} turn. This time the middle-position player checked and then moved all in for 8,900 after Saul bet 2,700.

It wasn't much more to Saul, who had a mountain of chips, but he took his time. The other players at the table eyed him carefully until he eventually folded.

"I think I know what happened there," Circuit regular Kenny Milam said. "Did you think those were grays?"

Just like that the light bulb went off for Saul. "I thought he shoved for 35,000 or something," he said. Saul, who claimed to have folded {A-}{J-}, seemed a little disappointed at first but soon let it go. "It's alright. The lighting in here is bad. You guys did the right thing by not saying anything during the hand."

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
WPT 1X Winner
100,000 -10,000

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