After busting Day 1a in quick fashion, Wisconsin's Larry Ormson re-entered on Day 1b and has been the life of the party. He has been seated at Table 33 for the past six hours and has been entertaining his tablemates. Granted, Ormson exuberance may be attributed to the numerous bottles of Korbel champagne he's bought and shared.
Often called "Crazy" Larry by Allen Kessler, Ormson explained the nickname. "Because I like a martini and wine with a meal, he thinks that is extravagant." For Kessler, that could very well be the case.
Ormson, who is donning some flashy headphones, is currently enjoying a massage and chatting up the table.
We happened by table 31 with around 8,000 in the pot and a board reading . Drazen Ilich, who had busted in the last few hands of the Day 1a flight, fired out 4,200 from early position and put the pressure on Jason Mayfield, who if you recall won Event #4 earlier in the series. Mayfield gave it about 15 seconds worth of thoughts and then flicked his cards to the muck.
It wasn't much of a hand, but it gave us a good excuse to update you on their chip counts.
Mark Bonsack won Event #6 $365 Limit Omaha 8 or Better. Photo courtesy of the WSOP.
Anyone can win a WSOP Circuit ring, but it takes a talented individual to win two. That’s what Mark Bonsack did in Event #6 $365 Limit Omaha 8 or Better when he topped a field of 134 players to win $11,254. The win gave Bonsack, who finished 12th in last year’s National Championship, his second non-hold’em ring—the other came in 2011 in a $365 H.O.R.S.E. event at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe for $7,484.
“Hopefully I’ll get back to [the National Championship] and have another chance at it,” said Bonsack, a 52-year-old contractor from Cle Elum, Washington. “I really want to get a bracelet. I probably still need a few more [points], but I’m close.”
After working his way through a final tables that included Brian Brashaw (9th), a past champion of the event; the notorious nitpicker Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler (8th); and 13-time WSOP Circuit casher Yossi Azulay (4th). When play was three handed, Bonsack played for nearly three hours against Shawn Marley and Curtis Timperley. The former eventually finished in third place and the latter as runner-up.
“From three-handed on, it was tough — back and forth. It was a long grind, so it was pretty rewarding to win it,” Bonsack said.
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Ring Event #6 Limit Omaha Eight or Better
Just before the last break, a big hand took place that saw the rich get richer. It happened when Eddie Blumenthal opened and an unknown player in Seat 1 three-bet to 7,500. Chip leader Scott Sharpe then opted to move all in from the button and put the pressure on his opponents.
Blumenthal thought long and hard before calling off for around 45,000 with , Seat 1 did the same with the , but both players were behind the of Sharp. The ten-high flop, which contained two spades, made things interesting, as did the turn, but the blanked on the river and Sharp scored the double elimination to chip up to 185,000.
Two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Kat Bowen has been eliminated from the tournament. We didn't catch the hand, but Bowen walked by our desk and informed us she had lost with on a board to an opponent that held . We're not sure when the money went in, but the results was the same, Bowen has been eliminated from the Main Event.
Rex Clinkscales was down to his last 9,000 or so when he got it all in preflop holding the against the of the player in the small blind. It was a race, but Clinkscales pulled way out in front when the flop gave him a set. The turn left his opponent drawing dead, and after the was run out on the river for good measure, Clinkscales took down a much-needed pot.
. Drazen Ilich, who had busted in the last few hands of the Day 1a flight, fired out 4,200 from early position and put the pressure on Jason Mayfield, who if you recall 
, Seat 1 did the same with the 
, but both players were behind the 
turn, but the 
blanked on the river and Sharp scored the double elimination to chip up to 185,000.
on a 
. We're not sure when the money went in, but the results was the same, Bowen has been eliminated from the Main Event.
against the 
of the player in the small blind. It was a race, but Clinkscales pulled way out in front when the 
flop gave him a set. The 
turn left his opponent drawing dead, and after the 
was run out on the river for good measure, Clinkscales took down a much-needed pot.