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

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Deeter Halts Vang's Comeback; "Lowball" Larry Ousted

Level 21 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

A short-stacked Kou Vang moved all in under the gun for 100,000 and received a call from Trevor Deeter in middle position. The rest of the field folded and the cards were turned up.

Vang: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Deeter: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}

Vang had gotten luck before, but he was all out of it now as the board ran out {7-Hearts}{q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. Vang exited in 27th place and earned $3,938. Not too bad considering he moved up several pay jumps after being down to just a single gray T5,000 chip!

Meanwhile, Clint 
Lilenthal was sent hom in 26th place.

Player Chips Progress
Trevor Deeter
Trevor Deeter
393,000 100,000
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
Busted

Tags: Kou VangClint 
LilenthalTrevor Deeter

Three-Table Redraw & Counts

Level 21 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
SeatPlayerCounts
1Tim Hughes570,000
2Deborah Phillips157,000
3William Perpich180,000
4Shawn Meyer108,000
5Cord Garcia320,000
6Scott Sharpe275,000
7Thomas Beckstead95,000
8Arkadiy Tsinis154,000
9Phil Mader175,000
   
1Brendan Waite590,000
2Grant Hinkle250,000
3Mark Bonsack305,000
4Blair Hinkle858,000
5Andrew 
Leshovsky470,000
6Nathan Bjerno685,000
7Andy Krakowski175,000
8Kasra
 Khodayarkhani110,000
9Sterling
 Savill165,000
   
1Clint 
Lilenthal60,000
2Robert Cheung200,000
3Ben Smith82,000
4Vuo Kang100,000
5Casey Cavanaugh155,000
6Jeff Heiberg230,000
7Trevor Deeter293,000
8Sean Small445,000
9Larry "Lowball" Cascio90,000
Player Chips Progress
Blair Hinkle us
Blair Hinkle
WSOP 1X Winner
858,000 -42,000
Nathan Bjerno us
Nathan Bjerno
685,000 91,000
Brendan Waite
Brendan Waite
590,000 145,000
Tim Hughes
Tim Hughes
570,000 70,000
Andrew 
Leshovsky
Andrew 
Leshovsky
470,000 470,000
Sean Small us
Sean Small
445,000 200,000
Cord Garcia us
Cord Garcia
320,000 45,000
Mark Bonsack us
Mark Bonsack
305,000 -60,000
Trevor Deeter
Trevor Deeter
293,000 244,800
Scott Sharpe us
Scott Sharpe
275,000 -25,000
Grant Hinkle us
Grant Hinkle
WSOP 1X Winner
250,000 50,000
Jeff Heiberg us
Jeff Heiberg
230,000 -30,000
Robert Cheung ca
Robert Cheung
WSOP 1X Winner
200,000 -60,000
William Perpich
William Perpich
180,000 5,000
Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
175,000 -115,000
Andy Krakowski
Andy Krakowski
175,000 -90,000
Sterling
 Savill
Sterling
 Savill
165,000 165,000
Deborah Phillips us
Deborah Phillips
157,000 -33,000
Casey Cavanaugh us
Casey Cavanaugh
155,000 -42,000
Arkadiy Tsinis us
Arkadiy Tsinis
WSOP 1X Winner
154,000 -1,000
Kasra
 Khodayarkhani
Kasra
 Khodayarkhani
110,000 110,000
Shawn Meyer
Shawn Meyer
108,000 -37,000
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
100,000 -20,000
Thomas Beckstead
Thomas Beckstead
95,000 -50,000
Larry Cascio
Larry Cascio
90,000 56,200

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Hinkle Nearing One Million

Level 21 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

A player in middle position opened to 18,000, and Blair Hinkle on the button was the only caller. The flop came {7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, and Hinkle's opponent bet 19,000. Hinkle raised, and his opponent moved all in. Hinkle called.

Hinkle: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Middle Position: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

The flop had been good to both players, but the {6-Diamonds} turn and {J-Hearts} river gave Hinkle's opponent nothing.

Player Chips Progress
Blair Hinkle us
Blair Hinkle
WSOP 1X Winner
900,000 180,000

Tags: Blair Hinkle

Fink Exits with Casino Championship Lead; Though Bonsack Can Catch Him

Level 21 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Mark Fink
Mark Fink

We caught the action on a board reading {3-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades}{k-Clubs}{3-Spades} and about 135,000 in the pot. Tim Hughes fired 37,000 from the small blind and Mark Fink, who won a ring a couple nights ago, moved all in from the button for roughly 145,000. Hughes barely had him covered and thought for about 30 seconds before calling. Fink had a look as if he'd been caught and was hesitant to turn over his {A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Hughes revealed the {K-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and that was the end of the road for Fink.

Heading into the Main Event, Fink held the lead in the Casino Championship with 102.5 points. He earned five points for his 29th-place finish, giving him 107.5. That's 20 points ahead of Mark Bonsack, who is still in this tournament. If Bonsack can place 17th or better, he will overtake the lead.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Hughes
Tim Hughes
500,000
Mark Fink us
Mark Fink
Busted

Tags: Tim HughesMark Fink

Short Stacks Clash

Level 21 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Two short stacks found good reason to go all in from early position at Table 36. Grant Hinkle had Everett Carlton slightly covered, and everyone else folded.

Hinkle: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Carlton: {A-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The flop brought a {6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} to keep Hinkle ahead, but Carlton found an {A-Clubs} on the turn. Unfortunately for him, the {8-Hearts} fell on the river, and he was finished in 30th place.

Player Chips Progress
Grant Hinkle us
Grant Hinkle
WSOP 1X Winner
200,000 100,000
Everett Carlton us
Everett Carlton
Busted

Tags: Everett CarltonGrant Hinkle

Vang on the Comeback Trail

Level 21 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

About 25 minutes ago, Kou Vang was knocked down to a single gray T5,000 chip. He has now worked it up to 120,000!

After going runner-runner to make a straight and crack aces, Vang hit a two-outter on the river to double yet again. Most recently, Vang moved all in under the gun for 56,000 and received a call from Robert Cheung in the big blind.

Cheung: {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Vang: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

Vang got it in good, but Cheung got a sweat as the {3-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop paired his eight. Luckily for Vang, neither the {7-Diamonds} turn nor {Q-Diamonds} river helped Cheung and he was able to double. Kang is sitting with half the chip average, but he's still in much better shape than he was at the end of last level.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Cheung ca
Robert Cheung
WSOP 1X Winner
260,000 -65,000
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
120,000 -10,000

Tags: Robert CheungKou Vang

Level: 21

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Tsinis Cracks Bonsack's Aces to Stay Alive

Level 20 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Mark Bonsack has been on a heater as of late, but it cooled off after a big hand against Arkadiy Tsinis.

It began when Bonsack, who topped a field of 134 players in Event #6 $365 Limit Omaha 8 or Better to win $11,254 and his second ring just a few days back, opened for 14,000 under the gun. Action folded to Tsinis in the cutoff and he shoved for 72,000. The button and blinds both folded, and Bonsack snap-called.

Bonsack: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}
Tsinis: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}

Bonsack had Tsinis dominated, and the latter was up out of his seat and collecting his things in preparation for a quick exit. The {j-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop was dry for Tsinis, though the {9-Diamonds} turn gave him pause as it delivered him a flush draw. There would be no diamond on the river, but there was the {Q-Clubs}. Bonsack rolled his head back in disbelief and Tsinis retook his seat.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Bonsack us
Mark Bonsack
365,000 -75,000
Arkadiy Tsinis us
Arkadiy Tsinis
WSOP 1X Winner
155,000 83,000

Tags: Arkadiy TsinisMark Bonsack

Garcia Loses a Flip

Level 20 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Cord Garcia opened to 13,000 in late position. The player in the cutoff jammed his 67,000 chip stack into the middle. Everyone else folded, and Garcia tipped over a pile of orange chips to indicate he was calling.

Garcia: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Cutoff: {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}

Garcia remained ahead after {6-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts} flopped, but the turn brought an {A-Diamonds} and the {9-Diamonds} river was no help to Garcia.

Player Chips Progress
Cord Garcia us
Cord Garcia
275,000 -150,000

Tags: Cord Garcia