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

Main Event
Day: 1
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

Cohen Sends Tran to the Rail

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

According to Brett Schwertley, Henry Tran had three-bet an under-the-gun raiser's 2,400 open to 7,400. Louie Cohen, in the three seat and to Tran's immediate left, raised all in. The player under the gun folded and Tran called off his last 18,000 chips with {A-}{K-}. Unfortunately for him, Cohen tabled {K-}{K-} and his hand held. Cohen now has around 68,000.

Player Chips Progress
Louie Cohen us
Louie Cohen
68,000
68,000
68,000
Henry Tran ca
Henry Tran
Busted

Tags: Henry TranLouie Cohen

Mayfield Takes Down Event #4; Carli Notches 103rd WSOP Circuit Cash

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Jason Mayfield won Event #4 $365 NLHE at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs. Picture courtesy of the WSOP.
Jason Mayfield won Event #4 $365 NLHE at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs. Picture courtesy of the WSOP.

Once again, we turn to the WSOP's Lukas Willems for a look back at a prelim event. This time it's Event 4 $365 No-Limit Hold’em:

Jason Mayfield has most certainly put in his time on the WSOP Circuit. Between September of 2007 and now, he racked up 26 WSOP-related cashes and four final tables. He finished 8th, 3rd and 2nd, but his most recent final table appearance is the one that will stay with him the longest.

The finale in question took place Monday night at Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa and it was that of Event 4, a $365 No-Limit Hold’em tournament. Mayfield bested the other eight participants in two short hours, earning his largest WSOP cash, his first gold ring and taking the Casino Championship lead in the process.

“When you get so close, you want it more each time,” Mayfield said of his past shortcomings.

He came to the Event 4 final table as the second player to make multiple final table appearances through the first four events at Council Bluffs. David Sutton, the other player to do so, finished 2nd in Event 2 and 8th in Event 3, amassing 55 points and taking the early lead in the Casino Championship.

Mayfield needed a 5th-place finish to tie Sutton and a 4th-place finish or better to take the lead outright, but standing in his way was the man they call Rico, Doug Carli.

Carli is a bit of a legend on the WSOP Circuit, cashing in seemingly every event he plays. Prior to tonight, the now-57-year-old retired stockbroker had recorded an astonishing 102 WSOP-related cashes including 27 final tables and two gold ring championships since January 2005.

Rico added to his legend in Event 4, finishing 8th and earning his 103rd career WSOP-related cash, seven better than Phil Hellmuth’s 96. Needless to say, Mayfield was thankful to see Carli come into the finale short stacked and needing some help.

With Rico’s early exit, Mayfield made short work of the rest of the competition and eventually bested David Yee heads-up earning 50 points and bringing his total to 80, 25 clear of Sutton now in second place.

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Ring Event #4 NLHE

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$300+$65186$55,800

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1stJason MayfieldCabot, AR$14,505
2ndDavid YeeOmaha, NE$8,962
3rdGlen GoldsmithPalestine, TX$6,471
4thLogan HeadleyKansas City, MO$4,752
5thChris AndersonSt. Paul Park, MN$3,551
6thThomas AhernBuffalo, WY$2,698
7thAdrian HernandezHastings, NE$2,084
8thDoug “Rico” CarliAlliance, OH$1,637
9thJeffery SudbeckTopeka, KS$1,306

Tags: Jason Mayfield

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Holmes Hanging In

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After the pot was raised 2,200, Mike Holmes shoved all-in for 22,000. There was about a minute pause before his opponent made the call and their cards were tabled:

Holmes: {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

The {9-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} flop was not good for Holmes, but the {7-Hearts} on the turn gave him a straight draw with two over cards. The {a-Clubs} peeled off on the river and to give Homes the 44,000 pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Holmes
Mike Holmes
44,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Mike Holmes

Kroon Eliminated for a Second Time

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon
Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon

Over in the Day 1b field, which is in Level 5 (100/200/25), there was 1,500 in the pot and a flop of {2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{10-Hearts} when a player in the small blind checked and the big blind bet 1,200. Mark Fink, who won a ring last night and is the current Casino Championship points leader with 95, then raised to 3,200 from middle position only to have Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon three-bet to 6,125.

The big blind and Fink called, and then both checked the {4-Clubs} turn. Kroon fired in his last 14,000, the big blind folded, and Fink called. Kroon tabled the {K-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for a flopped flush, and he seemed none too pleased when Fink showed the {4-Spades}{2-Clubs} for a full house.

"With bottom two you called 6,000 chips?" Kroon asked incredulously before exiting the Main Event for the final time.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Fink us
Mark Fink
60,000
Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon us
Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon
Busted

Tags: Mark "P0ker H0" KroonMark Fink

Small Blind Small Scoops a Pot

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

We found Sean Small in a heads-up pot with a board of {6-Spades}{A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. He check-called his opponent's bet of 7,000, and then both players checked the hand through on the {10-Clubs} turn and {6-Hearts} river. Small showed {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and his opponent frowned and mucked. Small now has around 87,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Small us
Sean Small
87,000
27,000
27,000

Tags: Sean Small

Four More Hands

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The tournament staff has just announced that the remaining 103 players or so from Day 1a, which drew 234 entries, will play four more hands before bagging and tagging for the night.

We're off to grab some chip counts and any last-minute hands, and then we'll be shifting our attention to the Day 1b field. Stay tuned!

Hinkle Outraces Sun

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

According to Grant Hinkle, he started a raising war with Dan Sun by opening in the cutoff, which Sun responded to by three-betting from the big blind. Hinkle came back over the top all in, and Sun called off his remaining stack.

Hinkle: {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Sun: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

Things looked great for Sun after {7-Spades}{10-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} flopped, but the {8-Diamonds} turn soon put a damper on his outlook. The {A-Clubs} didn't pair the board on the river, and Hinkle had come out ahead in an exciting race. Hinkle bagged up 78,500 shortly thereafter when the day's hands ended.

Player Chips Progress
Grant Hinkle us
Grant Hinkle
78,500
78,500
78,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Sun
Dan Sun
Busted

Tags: Dan SunGrant Hinkle

Notable End of Day 1a Counts

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Kelly Cortum us
Kelly Cortum
140,000
72,000
72,000
Jeff Heiberg us
Jeff Heiberg
117,000
12,000
12,000
Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
103,600
3,600
3,600
Sean Small us
Sean Small
98,700
11,700
11,700
Scott Carroll
Scott Carroll
94,100
94,100
94,100
Robert Cheung ca
Robert Cheung
92,500
49,500
49,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Vanier us
Michael Vanier
88,200
88,200
88,200
Clint Lilienthal us
Clint Lilienthal
83,300
83,300
83,300
Mike Holmes
Mike Holmes
79,200
35,200
35,200
Grant Hinkle us
Grant Hinkle
78,500
WSOP 1X Winner
David Nicholson us
David Nicholson
75,100
19,100
19,100
Ryan Baysinger
Ryan Baysinger
72,500
72,500
72,500
Mark Bonsack us
Mark Bonsack
66,800
1,800
1,800
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
63,000
-8,000
-8,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Sterling Savill us
Sterling Savill
62,400
62,400
62,400
Brett Schwertley
Brett Schwertley
59,400
2,400
2,400
Andrew Krakowski
Andrew Krakowski
53,700
53,700
53,700
Everett Carlton us
Everett Carlton
48,000
22,000
22,000
Ben Smith
Ben Smith
43,000
8,000
8,000
Doug "Rico" Carli
Doug "Rico" Carli
43,000
16,500
16,500
Thomas Beckstead
Thomas Beckstead
41,400
-18,600
-18,600
Brandon Fish us
Brandon Fish
31,800
-30,200
-30,200
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
31,300
10,200
10,200
$25K Fantasy
Alex Masek us
Alex Masek
27,400
-16,600
-16,600
Scott Stanko us
Scott Stanko
19,500
-23,500
-23,500

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Cortum Finishes Day 1a as Chip Leader with 140,000

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Kelly Cortum finished as the Day 1a chip leader 140,000.
Kelly Cortum finished as the Day 1a chip leader 140,000.

Day 1a is in the books, and according to the tournament clock, 89 of 234 players advanced to Day 2. It's also worth noting that the defending champ, Scott Stanko, also survived, albeit with a less impressive 19,500.

We'll now pick up action on Day 1b with approximately five minutes remaining in Level 6 (150/300/25).

Tags: Kelly Cortum