Main Event
Day 1b Started
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
Second Verse, Same as the First
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Welcome back to the Crescent City of New Orleans, Louisiana for Day 1b of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Main Event. Day 1a attracted a total of 316 players, and leading the remaining 51 was NOLA's own Ben Mintz. Mintz bagged a whopping 313,000 chips, and will certainly be a threat entering into Day 2 on Sunday.
We expect to see a large field today, including Day 1a bust-outs Bryan Campanello, Josh Arieh, Ray Henson, David Baker, Larry Wright, David Nicholson, Kurt Jewell, Ralph Massey, and others.
Choctaw Main Event winner Jeff Fielder didn't play on Day 1a, but that's because he was busying going deep in a $1,000 side event. He eventually finished runner-up, earning $40,491.
The cards will be in the air in roughly 30 minutes, and just like yesterday, we will be playing 15 40-minute levels and then a single 60-minute level. The surviving players will then bag and tag for the evening and return on Sunday for Day 2.
Be sure to keep it locked for all of your live, up-to-the-minute updates from the tournament floor.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Hey, I Know You!
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
We've already spotted a gaggle of familiar faces in the field here on Day 1b of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event, including AJ Jejelowo, Allen Kessler, Cord Garcia, Jeff Fielder, David Clark, Mark Maletic, Cliff Fisher, Michael "Carwash" Schneider, "Cowboy" John Land, and Paul Sokoloff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
The Plan: Run Better
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Ray Henson took a bad beat from Daniel Lowery in a 220,000-chip pot yesterday, where Henson's ace-king was cracked by Lowery's ace-ten. Henson is back for a bit of redemption, and ready to run good.
Putting yesterday's bad beat behind me and starting over again on day 1b @harrahsnola @WSOP circuit main. I plan on running better todayMay 18 2013Follow
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Familiar Faces
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
More Players Streaming In
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
And Even More Notables
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | -10,000 |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Cheung Among the Bracelet Winners on Day 1b
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Vancouver, Canada's own Robert Cheung is in the building today, looking for his first career World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring. Cheung is no stranger to success in WSOP-sponsored events though - he won 2007 WSOP Event #38 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, earning $673,628.
In 2008, following his big win, Cheung took down a $2,000 Wynn Classic event ($94,573) and made the final table of Event #38 $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em ($50,100).
Cheung has cashed five times this year on the circuit, including an 18th-place finish in the Council Bluffs Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 |
Small Hit to Masek
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Up until a few weeks ago 27-year-old Alex Masek was enjoying the thrill of being the all-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner. He has so many ring (six to be exact) that he need to utilize both hands to wear them all. Unfortunately for him, Masek's time on top came to an end when Chris Reslock won two rings at the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Philadelphia to take the lead with seven.
Masek, who played and busted yesterday, has opted to fire another bullet here on Day 1b, but thus far it isn't going much better. In a recent hand three players each put in 150 preflop and then the big blind checked the 
flop. Masek took the opportunity to bet 350, the cutoff called and the big blind got out of the way, which brought about the 
turn.
Masek bet 625 and then called when his opponent raised to 1,600. Both players proceeded to check the 
river and the cutoff tabled the 
. It was good as Masek chucked his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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17,800 | -2,200 |