2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Rincon
$5,000 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 1
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, giving Watkinson two pair and the checkmark for the hand. Lee now has well over 100,000 in chips and has been near the top of the leaderboard for most of the day.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
We'll be back at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time for the conclusion of today's action.
flop, Rousso checked out of the small blind, an early-position player bet 5,000, Tran called the bet, and Rousso check-raised to 16,500. After the initial bettor folded, Tran put Rousso all in for her last 26,000 and after much contemplation, Rousso called, showing
; Tran flipped up
. Tran was still ahead when the
came on the turn, but the
on the river wasn’t as kind to Theo.“That’s so gross,” Tran said, as the dealer pushed the pot to Rousso.
“Hey, I’m just lucky . . . and it’s my birthday,” Rousso responded.
After the hand, Tran was left with approximately 30,000 in chips, while Rousso’s stack is up to 97,000.


, first action was passed to Brandon Cantu who shoved the last of his chips across the betting line. His opponent tanked a bit before making the call, tabling 
for an up-and-down straight draw as well as a flush draw. Cantu revealed pocket kings for the mortal nuts.A fateful
fell on the turn, shifting the lead to Cantu's opponent and a meaningless
on the river sealed the deal, sending Cantu to the rail.
flop, though it could've been much worse; his opponent showed pocket aces.Smith is down to 16,700 in chips after the hand.