On Saturday April 7, 2012, Scott Stanko had the finest moment of his fledgling poker career. Stanko overcame 289 players to win the World Series of Poker Circuit Council Bluffs $1,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event. Not many things will eclipse that performance but winning a WSOP bracelet is certainly one of them. It's way too early to be thinking of WSOP gold but as our new chip leader we will allow him to hold the thought in his mind especially as his heart is still racing faster than the Road Runner eats seed.
Stanko has just moved up to 150,000 after eliminating Quentin Lae. Stanko flopped middle set on a 
flop (holding 
) and Lae had top two pair (holding 
). Lae check-raised for stacks and Stanko got it in. He told us how he had to fade a double gutter on the turn but he finally got there and now has a beautiful looking stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
89,700
|
89,700 |
|
Busted |
and action checked to D'Angelo. He fired all in for 40,600. Saul and Merrifield folded, but Paez made the call to create a huge pot up for grabs.
for top set and a straight draw. Paez held the 
for a pair of jacks along with a flush and straight draw as well.
fell and D'Angelo lost to pot. He was eliminated as PAez soared to 144,000 in chips.
, Haxton was seated in the small blind and Fish in the cutoff. Haxton took the betting lead for 5,000, Fish potted it to 20,000, Haxton moved all-in and Fish called for his remaining 8,000.
and river 
were not the cards that Fish wanted to see and he was out. Haxton moved up to 59,500.
and Perrins continued his pressure with a 3,600 c-bet and only Igin made the call. That was the end of the action as the 
and 
were checked through and Igin won the hand with his lone 
and the Perrins hand went into the muck.
and both players checked. Then finally on the river we saw the 
and Barbero folded to a 9,000 river bet.
. Bradpiece held the 
. That allowed Bradpiece to finish with a full house and double up through Rheem.
