Main Event
Day 3 Started
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Prize Pool
$550,800
Entries
367
Level
32
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Can Hinkle Make History and Capture the WSOP Circuit Council Bluffs for a Second Time?
Welcome back to the third and final day of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs. What began with 367 entrants is now down to the final ten, each competing for the $121,177, the championship gold ring, and a coveted seat into the National Championship.
The man best position to capture that prize is Brendan Waite, who holds the chip lead with 1.432 million. Two other man are hot on his heels in Sean Small and WSOP bracelet winner Blair Hinkle, who won the 2010/2011 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs $1,650 Main Event for $88,555.
We actually almost had a Hinkle final table, but Blair's brother, Grant, fell just shy in 11th place. While a family dynamic will be missing from the final table, there is another significant storyline to follow, that of Mark Bonsack, who won a ring in Event #6 $365 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo for $11,254 last week, is looking for his second win of the series and to lock up the Casino Championship title.
The third and final day is set to kick off at noon CST, which is about a half an hour from now, and PokerNews will be on hand to bring you all the live updates from that event.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Waite | 1,432,000 |
| 2 | Sean Small | 1,352,000 |
| 3 | Blair Hinkle | 1,006,000 |
| 4 | Mark Bonsack | 686,000 |
| 5 | Ben Smith | 362,000 |
| 6 | Trevor Deeter | 678,000 |
| 7 | Cord Garcia | 376,000 |
| 8 | Tim Hughes | 595,000 |
| 9 | Phil Mader | 306,000 |
| 10 | Sterling Savill | 506,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The final ten players have filled out their bios sheets and taken their seats. Cards are now in the air here at the Whiskey Roadhouse inside the Horseshoe Casino Council Bluffs.
First Action of the Day
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Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The first hand of the day was a raise and take it from Cord Garcia. The second hand was a little more interesting. Trevor Deeter opened in middle position for 42,000 only to get reraised from Sean Small in the cutoff to 81,000. With the blinds folding, Deeter made the call and the flop came 
. Deeter checked and Small bet 85,000, which was enough to take down an 81,000 pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,433,000 | 81,000 |
|
597,000 | -81,000 |
Hughes Shoves
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Blair Hinkle opened for 40,000 from middle position only to have Mark Bonsack three-bet to 95,000 from the hijack. Action then folded to Tim Hughes in the big blind and he four-bet all in for 595,000. Hinkle quickly got out of the way, and after thinking about it for a minute, Bonsack did the same.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000 | 165,000 |
|
475,000 | -211,000 |
Phil Mader Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,275)
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
It didn't take long for the first elimination of the day, less than a half an hour in fact. It happened on a 
flop when Phil Mader checked from the big blind and Sean Small bet 102,000. Mader moved all in for right around 300,000 and Small couldn't call fast enough.
Mader: 
Small: 
Small was ahead with pocket kings, but Mader was drawing very much alive to an open-ended straight draw. The 
turn gave him even more outs, but the 
river was not one of them. Mader exited in tenth place for $9,275 and the official final table was set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,730,000 | 297,000 |
|
Busted |
The Official WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Final Table
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Waite | 1,400,000 |
| 2 | Sean Small | 1,860,000 |
| 3 | Blair Hinkle | 938,000 |
| 4 | Mark Bonsack | 446,000 |
| 5 | Ben Smith | 309,000 |
| 6 | Trevor Deeter | 565,000 |
| 7 | Cord Garcia | 388,000 |
| 8 | Tim Hughes | 760,000 |
| 9 | Sterling Savill | 551,000 |
Smith Moves All In
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Blair Hinkle opened for 40,000 from the button and "Cowboy" Ben Smith defended from the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Smith moved all in for roughly 275,000, and Hinkle snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
940,000 | 2,000 |
|
370,000 | 61,000 |
Raising War: Bonsack Vs. Small
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Action folded around to Sean Small on the button who raised to 40,000 and Mark Bonsack made the call from the big blind. With a flop of 
, Bonsack check-raised Small's continuation bet of 43,000 to 97,000. After a little bit of a pause, Small decided to raise back and made it 168,000. When Bonsack quickly shoved all in for around 160,000 more, Small tossed his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,648,000 | -212,000 |
|
|
683,000 | 208,000 |