Henry Tran defended his big blind against a late position opener who had raised to 3,500. He then checked and called another 3,500 on a flop of . Both players checked the turn, and the river brought the . Tran checked a final time, and his opponent bet 8,500. Tran came to life with a raise to 19,000, and his opponent counted out the 19,000 and separated it from the rest of his stack. Ultimately, he folded.
"I'll show one for fun," Tran said, laughing. His opponent declined the offer, but the player in Seat 1 chose the card on Tran's right, which he flipped over to reveal the .
The numbers are in here at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs. After five players late registered here on Day 2, the total number of entries was bumped up to 367, which created a $550,800 prize pool. That will be paid out to the top 45 finishers, with $121,177 going to the eventual winner.
Action folded around to Steven Figgins in the cutoff and he limped, prompting Edward Reid to do the same from the button. The small blind put in the extra 700, Scott Stanko checked his option in the big, and it was four-way action to the flop.
Three checks put action on Reid and he moved all in for roughly 13,000. The small blind and Stanko both folded, but Figgins made the call.
Figgins:
Reid:
Reid held the same hand Paul Silverstein had minutes before at the same table, and just like him, he'd miss his plethora of outs as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river.
We found Kurt Young at Table 47 considering an all-in raise from Paul Silverstein on an board. Young called to put Silverstein at risk, and his was in a virtual flip with Silverstein's . A on the turn and a on the river brought Silverstein no help, and he hit the rail as Young stacked his chips.
"Hold on," Brandon Fish said from the small blind, as he counted Ormson's remaining stack and decided what to do. After some thought, he raised to 20,000 and the big blind folded. Ormson called all in and the players showed their cards:
Fish:
Ormson:
The flop came and Ormson looked to be golden. However, the fell on the turn, giving Fish a glimmer of hope, and the sealed Ormson's fate. Fish now has around 50,000 chips.
Action folded around to Chris Karambinis in the hijack and he put in a raise. Kristopher Bradshaw was on the button and pushed back with an all-in three-bet, and after the blinds folded, Karambinis called off for a little less than 20,000.
Karambinis:
Bradshaw:
Karambinis was in need of some help but failed to get any as the board ran out a dry .
The players are now in their seats and cards are in the air. Today's Main Event is taking place alongside the Ladies Event, and we'll see if we can't drop an update or two on that event throughout the day.
Yesterday, both Day 1 flights of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main played out as a combined 362 players turned out for their shot at WSOP Circuit glory and a seat into the National Championship. After 12 levels of play, just 133 players remain. Given that registration is open until the start of play today, that number is sure to go up a little.
“I ran good,” Sharpe told PokerNews. “Coolered a few people, to be honest.” Sharpe, who has finished runner-up in two previous WSOP Circuit events, was modest when asked how it felt to bag up the chip lead. “Long way to go still."
Other big stacks entering the day are Mark Fink (165,900) and Kelly Cortum (140,000). The former won a ring here at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs just a couple of days ago and currently leads the stop's Casino Championship, while the latter ended up as the Day 1a chip leader.
Other notables still in contention include defending champ Scott Stanko (19,500), Larry Ormson (23,600), Allen Kessler (31,300), Alex Masek (32,400), Rex Clinkscales (43,800), Brett Schwertley (59,400), Ari Engel (63,000), Grant Hinkle (78,500), Kou Vang (88,300) and Robert Cheung (92,500)
Top 10 Day 1 Counts
Rank
Player
Chips
1
Scott Sharpe
289,500
2
Mark Fink
165,900
3
Jeff Brin
155,200
4
Kelly Cortum
140,000
5
Vern Laing
129,700
6
Jeff Heiberg
117,000
7
Anthony Martinez
105,200
8
Brian Massey
104,100
9
Phil Mader
103,600
10
Sean Small
98,700
Action is set to kick off at noon CST, which is about a half an hour from now. Stay tuned for all the latest and greatest from the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs!
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