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

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2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Final Results
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Winning Hand
4♥2♦
Prize
$121,177
Event Info
Prize Pool
$550,800
Entries
367
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Level
32
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
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Kroon Gone ... for Now

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

Doug Hutcheson opened for 900 and then called when Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon three-bet to 2,675. The ten-high flop, which contained two spades, saw Hutcheson check-call a bet of 3,675 and then check the {10-} turn. Kroon moved all in and Hutcheson made a quick call with {A-}{10-}. Kroon turned over the {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} for a flush draw and needed some help.

The {Q-} river paired his queen, but it was not enough. Kroon was bounced from the Day 1a flight, but we have it on good authority that he'll be back for Day 1b.

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Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon 		Busted

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Defending Champ Back for More

Mohammed Nuwwarah
Mohammed Nuwwarah
Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante
The defending champ Scott Stanko.
The defending champ Scott Stanko.

Scott Stanko has returned to Omaha to defend his Main Event championship from last year.

In April 2012, Stanko bested a field of 290 players to take home the World Series of Poker Circuit ring and $101,266. The Chicago native emerged victorious after a two-hour heads-up fight with Charles "Woody" Moore when his {A-Spades}{9-Diamonds} held up against Moore's {K-Hearts}{8-Spades}.

That cash vaulted Stanko on an impressive run of deep finishes. He added a World Poker Tour title to his resume just a month later, taking down a $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the WPT Championship in Las Vegas for $15,889. He followed that up by final tabling Event #26 $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha at the WSOP. Stanko's fourth-place finish in that 589-player field netted him $114,037.

If Stanko hopes to match his success last year, a repeat championship in this Main Event would be a great way to start.

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Ilich Grinding; Mayfield Gone

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

Ty Reiman opened for 450 from early position and received a call from a player in middle position. Local pro and circuit regular Drazen Ilich, who has amassed two circuit rings and $391,843 in earnings, then three-bet to 1,600 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, as did Reiman, and the middle-position player called.

The {K-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{8-Hearts} flop saw the middle-position player check-call a bet of 1.100, and then both players checked the {A-Hearts} turn. When the {8-Clubs} completed the board on the river, the middle-position player led out for 2,100 and Ilich didn't seem too excited. He eventually made the call but ended up mucking when his opponent rolled over the {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}.

Despite losing that hand, Ilich is still up on the day with a stack of 29,800. Meanwhile, Jason Mayfield, who won Event #4 $365 NLH for $14,505 earlier at the stop, has been eliminated from Day 1a.

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Drazen Ilich 		29,800
9,800
 9,800
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Jason Mayfield 		Busted

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Tran Doubles Up to His Starting Stack

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

Henry Tran was heads up with 2,000 in the pot on a flop of {6-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} where he called a bet of 800. The turn brought the {a-Hearts} and Tran was faced with a bet of 2,500. He made the call and as the {10-Spades} hit the river he snap called an all-in bet of 7,950. Both players flipped over their cards.

Tran: {k-}{q-}
Opponent: {10-}{10-}

Tran rivered a straight to beat his opponent's set of tens and is now back up to his starting stack.

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Henry Tran 		20,000
10,000
 10,000

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Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Get to Know "P0ker H0"

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon
Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon

Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon owns Players Bar in his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin, where many locals like Phil Hellmuth and Phil Galfond have honed their poker skills. Kroon became an online pro in 2004 after he met Anne Duke on a trip to Aruba.

In a recent interview Kroon was asked how he got his nickname "P0ker H0." He responded:

"When I first started playing online poker, I used to play this game online where you could drive NASCAR, and you’d do it against other people. This one guy was called 'Crashing Ho' and he’d wreck everybody every time he raced. I thought his name was kind of clever, so when you first sign in [to an online poker site] you’re kind of locked into that name, and it was just unbelievable because everybody started to recognize it. UB started to sell 'H0' shirts. I think my name gave me a lot more prestige to do things online that a lot of people couldn’t do, as far as getting away with pushing people around."

Kroon, no stranger to the WSOP Circuit, won a ring in a $345 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo event at Palm Beach Kennel Club on Feb. 27, 2012 for $13,847. Three weeks later he followed up that impressive feat with a win at the Poker Springs Madness Tournament in Las Vegas for $6,787.

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Fish Chipping Up

Mohammed Nuwwarah
Mohammed Nuwwarah
Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Brandon Fish, owner of a World Series of Poker Circuit ring from the $365 No Limit Hold'em Re-Entry event in Atlantic City last year, raised to 500 from early position and was called by only the big blind. The two players saw a flop of {4-Clubs}{2-Spades}{J-Hearts}. The early-position player checked, Fish bet 575, and his opponent called. After an {A-Hearts} turn, Fish's opponent once again checked to him and he bet 775 this time. The early-position player called and a {9-Clubs} hit the river. The check, bet, call pattern continued and Fish got 1,600 more from his opponent when he showed his {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}.

Fish has increased his starting stack to around 30,000.

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Brandon Fish 		30,000
10,000
 10,000

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Jovan Sudar Takes Down Turbo Title

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Jovan Sudar won Event #2 $365 NLHE Turbo at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs.
Jovan Sudar won Event #2 $365 NLHE Turbo at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs.

There's nothing like a one-day turbo tournament to get the blood going, which is what 148 players found out on Friday, April 12. To tell you about that event, we refer you to the WSOP's man on the ground, Lukas Willems, who wrote an informative tournament recap.

“Turbo” might not adequately describe Event 2, a $365 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo tournament, at Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs Friday. At 12 p.m. the event’s champion, Jovan Sudar, laid claim to just one WSOP Circuit gold ring, an accomplishment he achieved in the 2009-2010 WSOP Circuit $5,150 Main Event at this same venue. By 11 p.m., he joined an elite club of two-time champions.

That’s right, the148-player field narrowed to just one remaining following only 11 hours of play.

Sudar, who’s no stranger to success, was awarded $12,434, his second WSOP Circuit gold ring and 50 points toward the Casino Championship.

“Actually this is more exciting [than winning my first ring],” Sudar said. “You realize how hard it is to win this ring. You can call it first-time luck, but to win it a second time is even [more difficult]. I give props to other people who have three, four or five rings because I realize how hard it is [to win them].”

The weight the ring holds is made even more apparent by the fact Sudar’s second — and more special — gold ring championship awarded slightly more than $12,000 in prizes while his first awarded slightly more than $95,000.

If he finds winning rings to be difficult, he certainly had the rail fooled Friday. The final table began shortly before 10 p.m., and by 11 p.m. he held all the chips in play. He outlasted the likes of Brandon Fish (8th) and James Coquette (7th) and his heads-up battle with David Sutton stretched only a few hands.

Sudar took the last six months to himself to concentrate on business. He works marketing for an Omaha-based apartment and also helps his father with a cleaning business. Admittedly, he’s only played three tournaments this year, but says if he does “well” at the 2012-2013 series in Council Bluffs, he’ll travel the Circuit fulltime in 2013-2014.

With 10 days of tournament play still remaining and a win already under his belt, many may already think Sudar has done well.

“[Doing] well means making the final table in the Main Event,” Sudar said. “ My goal is to be the [Casino Champion] so I get a freeroll to the [WSOP National Championship Presented by Southern Comfort 100 Proof].”

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Ring Event #2 NLHE Turbo

Buy-inEntrantsPrize Pool
$300+$65148$40,400

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1stJovan SudarOmaha, NE$12,434
2ndDavid SuttonRacine, WI$7,684
3rdPhilip SinnottMelrose, IA$5,546
4thGary NelsonAtlantic, IA$4,075
5thMichael NosekWheaton, IL$3,047
6thJoshua MancusoBaton Rouge, LA$2,316
7thJames ChoquetteAustin, TX$1,791
8thBrandon FishKearney, NE$1,407
9thRobert WardSaint Charles, MO$1,123

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Woodke Tips the Clinkscales

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Well, Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon's prediction didn't come true as he was not the one to eliminate Rex Clinkscales. That honor went to Drew Woodke.

It happened when Clinkscales limped from the cutoff and Woodke did the same from the small blind with the {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. The {8-}{2-}{3-} flop contained two clubs, and Woodke led out for 525. Clinkscales raised to 1,025 and then called off for 4,000 or so after Woodke three-bet all in. Clinkscales got it in with {8-}{9-}, but a {Q-} on the turn gave Woodke the lead. The river was of no consequence and Clinkscales exited the tournament floor.

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Rex Clinkscales 		Busted

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Schwertley Adds to Already-Large Stack

Mohammed Nuwwarah
Mohammed Nuwwarah
Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Two middle-position players were heads up and looking at a board of {3-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. The first player, sitting on an average stack, had bet 5,000. Circuit regular Brett Schwertley, playing in his hometown, casually tossed out 20,000, enough to put his opponent all in. His opponent thought for a bit and folded, and Schwertley, who has nearly $400,000 in tournament cashes, added to one of the biggest stacks in the room, which totals around 57,000.

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Brett Schwertley 		57,000
57,000
 57,000

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