Allen Kessler got our attention and informed us that a big hand was developing at his table. According to him, the hand had already been going for well over five minutes and had raised multiple time.
When we arrived we discovered that the gentleman in the hijack had six-bet to 12,200 and Cord Garcia seven-bet all in for 36,550 more. The hijack barely had him covered, but much to the surprise of the table, a snap-call didn't come. Instead the hijack hit the tank for several more minute before the clock was finally called.
Floorman Jordan Cutter came and gave the obligatory 70 second clock with the last ten second of that being counted down aloud. When Cutter got to six, the cutoff folded. Neither player showed their hand.
"That was a 15-minute hand," one of the short stacks at the table pointed out.
During that time "Cowboy" John Land busted across the room in unknown action.
Jeff Fielder, who finished runner-up to Jerry Monroe in Event #8 $1,125 No-Limit Hold'em last night, has been using the My Stack app to update his chip count, and when he posted he was at 100,000 we went to verify.
Indeed, Fielder is sitting with a massive stack. Coincidentally, of the hundreds of seats in the tournament room, he is sitting in the exact same one he was in last night's Event #8 finale. Anyway, we asked Fielder how he got all those chips and he informed us that he did battle with a crazy aggressive guy.
According to Fielder he opened for 1,000 only to have said opponent three-bet to 5,000 from the big blind. Fielder opted to ship his stack of 60,000 or so with and his opponent snap-called off for 40,000 with . Fielder's Big Slick held and that's the story on how he got his chips.
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This week's Strategy with Kristy podcast features interviews with Randy Lew, Mickey Peterson, and Daniel Negreanu. The three share a hand they played at the EPT Grand Final. Each of them provide their insight as to what they were thinking during the hand.
Zal Irani limped in from under the gun, Johnny Campanello raised to 875 in late position, and both the player in the big blind and Irani called.
The flop fell the big blind checked, and Irani fired out a single T1,000 chip. Campanello raised to 2,500, the player in the big blind folded, and Irani made it 6,025 to go. Campanello moved all in for effectively 13,000 or so, and Irani quickly called.
Irani:
Campanello:
The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Campanello was eliminated.
Day 1b has come to an end for the following players. Kurt Jewell and Brett Schwertley have both fired two bullets, and that means that their WSOP Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Main Event has officially come to an end. On the other hand, Day 1b was the first shot for WSOP Circuit Council Bluffs Casino Champ Mark Bonsack and Jerry Monroe, who won Event #9 here at Harrah's New Orleans last night. That means they have the option of firing their second bullet at the start of Day 2 if they so chose.
Daniel Lowery finally won his first gold ring by taking down Harrah's New Orleans Event #6 $365 NLHE. Photo courtesy of WSOP.
Daniel Lowery, who finished second in chips on Day 1a, is a regular on the tournament circuit, but up until a few days ago a victory had eluded him. That all changed Tuesday night when he emerged victorious over a 325-player field in Event #6 No-Limit Hold’em to capture a $22,912 first-place prize and his long overdue first gold ring.
Lowery, a 39-year-old owner of a sawmill from Peter Pender, Arkansas, had previously made three WSOP Circuit final tables, including a fourth-place finish in the New Orleans Main Event last year and second in the 2011/2012 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event. He was no doubt worried about falling short once again, but Lowery managed to ride his final table chip lead to plow through the final table, which included tough players like circuit regular Preston Derden, two-time gold ring winner James Henson and Charles “Woody” Moore, who has 24 WSOP Circuit cashes for $412,272.
Other ring winners that cashed in the event included Joshua Pender, “Captain” Tom Franklin, Paul Sokoloff and Kat Bowen.
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Ring Event #6 No-Limit Hold’em
and his opponent snap-called off for 40,000 with 
. Fielder's Big Slick held and that's the story on how he got his chips.
only to be called by an opponent with two jacks.
the big blind checked, and Irani fired out a single T1,000 chip. Campanello raised to 2,500, the player in the big blind folded, and Irani made it 6,025 to go. Campanello moved all in for effectively 13,000 or so, and Irani quickly called.
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respectively, and Campanello was eliminated.
