Level: 7
Day 1b (200/400/50)
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Main Event
Day: 1
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
Six Levels Remain in Day 1b
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Day 1b players just returned from a 15-minute break, and action resumes in Level 7. The tournament clock says 122 players have registered for the second flight thus far, and of those 99 remain.
Day 1b Counts from Around the Room
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
36,000 | |
|
||
|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
21,500
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
5,300
5,300
|
5,300 |
|
Busted | |
Chow Looking for Another Main Event Title
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
In October 2011, Bob Chow topped a field of 1,615 players to win the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond for $393,584 and a seat into the National Championship. Chow is looking for his second Main Event title in today's field.
After busting Day 1a, Chow opted to re-enter. Things were looking bleak for the man from Schaumburg, Illinois as he was down to 8,750, but he just received a much-needed double. It happened when Chow got his stack all in preflop holding the 
and was well out in front of his opponent's 
. The board ran out a clean 
and Chow's jacks held to deliver him the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
That's a Sharp Looking Stack
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
It took a full 12 levels for Kelly Cortum to amass his Day-1a-leading stack of 140,000, but it only took Scott Sharp seven levels to surpass it on Day 1b. We first discovered Sharp in a massive four-way all-in pot that same him and another player each holding 
. Another player held 
, while the player with the best hand had 
. The 
flop put Sharp and his counterpart out in front, and they'd end up chopping the pot after the 
appeared on the turn followed by the river. That pot boosted Sharp's stack to 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Krauss Prevails in Nearly Four-Hour Heads-Up Battle in Event #5 $365 NLHE
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Some tournaments seem to drag on forever, but every once in awhile, one will finish in what seems like record time. That was the case with WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Event #5 $365 No-Limit Hold’em, which began on Monday at 12 p.m. and lasted 21 levels. During that time the field of 186 players was trimmed to the final table of nine.
Those players returned on Tuesday and were cut down to the final two— Ryan Krauss and Pavlin Karakikov—in just three hours. The duo then played heads up for nearly four hours before Krauss was able to toppled Karakikov, who earned $8,962 for his runner-up finish.
“It feels great, man,” Krauss said after capturing the $14,505 first-place prize. “When we were head-to-head [Karakikov] was tough. He was playing tight and I had to grind it out a little bit.”
The 38-year-old investment advisor and instrument-rated pilot from Saint Paul, Nebraska overcame some stiff competition on the way to his first gold ring including WSOP gold bracelet champion and winner of Event #1 Nick Jivkov (10th) and 2011-2012 Horseshoe Council Bluffs Casino Champion Mike Nellis (5th).
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Ring Event #5 NLHE
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$65 | 186 | $55,800 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan Krauss | Doniphan, NE | $14,505 |
| 2nd | Pavlin Karakikov | Harwood Heights, IL | $8,962 |
| 3rd | Eric Hettinga | Woodstock, IL | $6,471 |
| 4th | James Devaney | Omaha, NE | $4,752 |
| 5th | Mike Nellis | Omaha, NE | $3,551 |
| 6th | David Chishko | Oklahoma, City, OK | $2,698 |
| 7th | Joel Conner | Des Moines, IA | $2,084 |
| 8th | Christopher Anderi | Chippewa Falls, WI | $1,637 |
| 9th | Kyle Schroeder | Lincoln, NE | $1,306 |
Level: 8
Day 1b (250/500/50)
Lee vs. Kirk
Level 8
: 250/500, 50 ante
We didn't catch the hand, but Tripp Kirk and Bernard Lee informed us of a hand they hand played after the fact. According to them, Lee got his last 9,500 all in preflop holding and was up against the 
of Kirk. The flop brought the 
and 
, giving Kirk a royal flush draw, but he missed his plethora of outs and Lee doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
|
5,400
-9,600
|
-9,600 |
Fink Continues to Roll
Level 8
: 250/500, 50 ante
Mark Fink, who won Event #10 $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo on Friday night for $15,835 and knocked out Mark "P0Ker H0" Kroon not too long ago, has struck again.
We caught the action on a board reading 
when Fink and an unknown opponent got the chips in the middle. The latter was all in for 15,725 and ahead with the , but Fink was drawing to both a straight and flush with the 
. "Damnit," the unknown player exclaimed when the 
spiked on the river to give Fink the said flush and the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
"One for the Older Generation"
Level 8
: 250/500, 50 ante
Action folded to Larry Scholl in the cutoff and he opened for 1,025. Blair Hinkle responded with a three-bet to 4,350 from the big blind and Scholl thought for a solid minute before tossing in a call.
Hinkle led out for 2,700 on the 
flop, Scholl called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Hinkle bet again, this time 5,300, and Scholl woke up with a raise to 15,200. Hinkle insta-mucked and Scholl tabled .
Bob Chow, who was seated at the table, seemed amused. "One for the older generaton," he said as Scholl smiled and stacked his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000 | |
|
|
25,700
-10,300
|
-10,300 |
|
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