2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Council Bluffs

Main Event
Day: 1
123
Event Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
42
Prize
$121,177
Event Info
Prize Pool
$550,800
Entries
367
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 367
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Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Various Chip Counts From Around the Room

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Ari Engel
44,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Thomas Beckstead
40,000
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Bernard Lee
24,000
4,000
4,000
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Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon
23,000
3,000
3,000
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Ben Smith
21,000
1,000
1,000
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Mitch Schock
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Scott Stanko
20,000
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Nathan Bjerno
20,000
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Alex Masek
19,000
1,000
1,000
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Robert Cheung
18,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Allen Kessler
18,000
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Ting Ho
15,000
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Mike Holmes
14,500
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Jason Mayfield
3,500
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Arkady Tsinis
Busted

Small's Stack Grows Big

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Some preflop action at Table 28 resulted in a large pot. A middle-position player raised to 500, the cutoff and button called, and Sean Small raised to 1,800 from the small blind. The initial raiser and button came along, while the cutoff folded.

Small fired out 3,000 on a {J-Spades}{7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop. The initial raiser folded and the button called. Both players checked the {Q-Spades} turn. After the {Q-Clubs} hit the river, Small thought for a bit before firing a near-pot-sized bet of 11,100. The button tanked for a few minutes before folding, and Small mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Sean Small
40,000
12,000
12,000

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"I'll Buy You a Drink"

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

In one of the last hands before the break, a player in early position opened for 400 and Rex Clinkscales called from the button. The big blind then three-bet to 1,250, only Clinkscales called, and the flop fell {j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

The big blind continued for 1,250, and Clinkscales came out with a raise to 3,775. The big blind thought long and hard, but ultimately decided to fold.

"Show the bluff," Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon instructed Clinkscales.

"$5.00," Clinkscales responded.

"I'll buy you a drink."

"What kind of drink?"

"Anything you want," Kroon responded. Clinkscales liked that and promptly tabled the {3-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}.

"I'm still going to get the most expensive drink I can find," Clinkscales said with a smile. We recommend he get some Southern Comfort 100 Proof.

Player Chips Progress
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Rex Clinkscales
21,500
21,500
21,500

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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Kirk takes a few from Blumenthal

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

Picking up the action on the flop, Eddie Blumenthal checked from the big blind and Tripp Kirk bet 300 on a board of {K-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}. Both checked the {Q-Hearts} turn, and Blumenthal checked again when the {A-Spades} hit the river. Kirk bet 800, and Blumenthal called. Kirk showed {K-Spades}{9-Spades} and dragged the small pot as Blumenthal's cards hit the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Eddie Blumenthal
15,000
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Tripp Kirk
13,000
1,300
1,300

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Bowen Runs Out of Lives

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

After four players had limped, Kat Bowen raised to 850 from the big blind. Two players ended up calling and the flop came down {8-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts}. Bowen bet 2,200, the first player called, and the button folded. When the {8-Spades} turned, Bowen fired out 5,000, her opponent called, and the {9-Hearts} completed the board on the river.

This time Bowen slowed down with a check and her opponent moved all in. Bowen called off only to discover her opponent roll over the {K-Hearts}{6-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Kat Bowen
Busted

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Reiman Off to a Bad Start

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

Ty Reiman is seated over at Table 26, which could very well be the toughest in the room as it included Everett Carlton, Alex Masek and Drazen Ilich.

In a recent hand, there was about 2,700 in the pot and a flop of {8-Spades}{a-Spades}{j-Spades}. Reiman checked, the button bet 1,000, and Reiman woke up with a check-raise to 2,500. The button thought for a bit before moving all in for 6,675 and Reiman splashed in a call.

Reiman: {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Button: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

The button was ahead with a pair of aces but Reiman had straight and flush draws. Unfortunately for him, neither the {9-Diamonds} turn nor {9-Clubs} river was what he needed and he was left with 4,825.

Player Chips Progress
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Ty Reiman
4,825
15,175
15,175

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