Monday, October 28, 2013 11:24 PM Local Time
James Dorrance turned a heads-up chip lead into a Main Event title in the record-breaking 1,717-player field at Horseshoe Hammond Monday night. The victory awarded Dorrance $418,526, a WSOP Circuit gold ring and a berth in the National Championship.
Dorrance began the third and final day of play second of 15 players remaing and parlayed that into the final table chip lead. He outlasted Casino Champion contender Michael Oshana (9th) and 13-time WSOP-related casher Kevin Eyster (6th).
The victory marks Dorrance's first time to cash in a WSOP event and sends the 27-year-old Penn State grad home with the largest payday ever awarded in a $1,675 WSOP Circuit Main Event.
The field surpassed the previous Main Event attendance record (set in Hammond in 2011) by 102 players and dolled out a piece of the $2,575,500 prize pool to the top 189 finishers.
Notables to join Dorrance in the money include Nachman Berlin (142nd), Gillian Epp (136th), Kyle Julius (123rd), gold bracelet winner Chris Bell (120nd), Kevin McColgan (96th), Douglas Carli (75th) and gold bracelet winners Owais Ahmed (30th) and Aaron Steury (20th).
Despite this stacked field, much of the hoopla during the late stages of play surrounded Diane Dines. Dines is an Indiana resident and one of almost 100 players who earned their way into the Main Event via on-site promotions at the Horseshoe.
Dines was playing $1/$2 no-limit when her table was randomly selected for a high-card promotion. She won the seat and turned it into a six-figure score, finishing third for $193,832.
The Main Event boasted a $2 million guarantee -- a first-time event for the WSOP Circuit. Its conclusion wraps the 2013-2014 WSOP Circuit at Horseshoe Hammond, but Circuit action is already up and running at River Rock outside of Vancouver, BC, CA and at Harvey's Lake Tahoe in Nevada.
More information on those stops is available on their events pages.
Monday, October 28, 2013 11:00 PM Local Time
After a flurry of preflop raises, James Dorrance (pictured below) and David Cossio get all the chips in the middle preflop with Dorrance as a big favorite. Dorrance shows and Cossio tables .
The flop is , giving Dorrance top pair and a flush draw and leaving Cossio drawing to running nines. The turn card was the and Dorrance had secured the title. The river was a meaningless and Dorrance leaves the Horseshoe $418,526 richer.
Cossio will take home $260,100 for his second place finish.
Monday, October 28, 2013 10:45 PM Local Time
James Dorrance limps in on the button and David Cossio makes it 1,000,000 from the big blind blind. Dorrance moves all in and Cossio thinks for a few minutes before calling. Dorrance shows and will need to improve against Cossio's .
The flop brings something for both players as the dealer burned and turned a flop of . Cossio pairs his ace, but Dorrance has a double gut-shot straight draw. The turn is the and the river is the , giving Cossio a full house and a double up that brings the players close to even in chips.
David Cossio - 15,600,000 (65 BBs)
James Dorrance - 18,700,000 (78 BBs)
Monday, October 28, 2013 10:27 PM Local Time
It's a raised pot and the flop reads . David Cossios checks and James Dorrance leads for 400,000 behind him.
Cossios calls.
The turn comes and again Cossios check-calls Dorrance's 800,000-chip bet.
The river brings the and Cossios mixes things up, leading for 2,200,000.
Action is on Dorrance and he moves all-in for 8,930,000.
Cossios utters some profanities mixed with a few "reallys" and "wows".
"I call," he eventually says.
Dorrance proudly tables for a nine-high straight. Cossios flashes the for the bottom end of it, disgusted.
James Dorrance - 26,000,000 (130 BBs)
David Cossios - 8,000,000 (40 BBs)
Monday, October 28, 2013 10:15 PM Local Time
David Cossio raises to 500,000 on the button and is called by James Dorrance in the big blind. The flop is and Dorrance check-calls 500,000 from Cossio.
The turn is the and now Dorrance leads out for 1,000,000. Cossio calls and the falls on the river. Dorrance checks and Cossio bets 2,000,000. Dorrance goes into the tanks and eventually finds a call.
Dorrance lets out a sigh of disgust when he sees Cassio's and mucks his hand.
David Cassio - 24,700,000 (123 BBs)
James Dorrance - 9,300,000 (46 BBs)
Monday, October 28, 2013 10:12 PM Local Time
James Dorrance raises to 400,000 on the button and is called by David Cossio from the big blind. The flop is and Cossio check-calls 300,000 from Dorrance. The turn is the and Cossio leads out for 800,000. Dorrance makes it 2,200,000 and Cossio quickly folds.
Both players check a flop of and see the fall on the turn. Dorrance check-calls 600,000 and they both check the river. Dorrance shows and takes the pot with bottom pair.
James Dorrance - 12,900,000 (64 BBs)
David Cossio - 21,100,000 (105 BBs)
Monday, October 28, 2013 9:42 PM Local Time
David Cossios and James Dorrance are back from break. The 30,000 ante is larger than the 20,000-chip starting stack they began the Main Event with just a couple days ago.
Monday, October 28, 2013 9:40 PM Local Time
Level: 34
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Monday, October 28, 2013 9:30 PM Local Time
David Cossios raises to 500,000 from the button. Action is on James Dorrance and his 2-to-1 chip lead. Dorrance makes it 1,500,000 to go.
Cossios announces raise and looks at the dealer and says, "3.5 million" sliding three stacks of gray chips into the pot.
Dorrance wastes little time. "I'm all-in," he says. Cossios calls and pumps his fist when he sees he has the lead holding against the of Dorrance.
The flop comes . No help to either player.
The turn and river also bring blanks, coming the and and giving Cossios a winning ace-king high.
He turns to his rail in celebration.
David Cossios - 23,400,000 (147 BBs)
James Dorrance - 10,600,000 (67 BBs)
Monday, October 28, 2013 9:20 PM Local Time
Diane Dines (pictured) opens for 500,000 from the button. David Cossios folds the small blind and action is on James Dorrance in the big blind.
"I'm all-in," Dorrance says.
"Again?" Dines questions. "Ok. I'm tired. I call."
Dines tables and is behind the of Dorrance. "You've got some of my outs," Dines says to Dorrance.
The flop comes . No help to Dines.
The turn brings the . Again, no help.
Lastly, the on the river eliminates her third for $198,832. A resounding round of applause comes from the rail and even the $365 turbo final table running adjacent to the Main Event.
James Dorrance - 23,300,000 (146 BBs)
Diane Dines - elimianted
Dines earned her seat in this record-breaking event in one of Horseshoe Hammond's high-card promotions. She was playing $1/$2 no-limit hold'em when her table was randomly selected and she won her seat.
She turned that berth into $193,832.
Monday, October 28, 2013 9:00 PM Local Time
A while after Steven Maniaci left the table to go collect his money, he returned to the final table area, payout sheets in hand to shake everybody's hand. He went around the table to the three remaining players and told them "It was nice playing with you" before he headed out of the tournament area and into the casino to collect his money.
Monday, October 28, 2013 8:59 PM Local Time
Action folded to James Dorrance in the small blind who moves all in for effectively Diane Dines' remaining stack. Dines calls off her last 2,800,000 and they turn their cards up.
Dorrance shows and is ahead of Dines' .
The flop is and Dines vaults into the lead. The turn is the to give Dorrance a flush draw, but the river is the and Dines makes two pair to double up.
Diane Dines - 5,700,000 (35 BBs)
James Dorrance - 17,600,000 (110 BBs)
Monday, October 28, 2013 8:56 PM Local Time
Diane Dines raises to 500,000 on the button and is three-bet to 1,100,000 by David Cossio in the small blind.
The flop is and Cossio checked. Dines bet 1,000,000 and Cossio calls. Both players checked the turn only to see the fall on the river. Cossio led out for 600,000 and Dines quickly folded.
David Cossio - 11,000,000 (69 BBs)
Diane Dines - 3,350,000 (21 BBs)
Monday, October 28, 2013 8:41 PM Local Time
David Cossios raises to 400,000 under the gun and action folds to Steve Maniaci (pictured). Maniaci, almost instantly, goes all-in.
Cossios asks for a count and the dealer breaks down the stack to reveal the all-in is for 1,410,000 total.
"I call," Cossios says.
Cossios tables and is ahead of the of the at-risk player Maniaci.
The flop comes adding backdoor straight and flush draws to Maniaci's list of outs.
The turn brings the first leg of a backdoor straight, coming .
The river comes up dry, revealing the and sending Maniaci packing in fourth place.
David Cossios - 9,500,000 (60 BBs)
Steve Maniaci - eliminated
Monday, October 28, 2013 8:26 PM Local Time
Steven Maniaci raises to 250,000 under-the-gun and James Dorrance moves all in from the big blind. Maniaci calls and is in great shape for a double up.
Dorrance shows and Maniaci tables .
"Give me a three-ball," said Dorrance to the dealer.
The flop is , giving Dorrance a few extra outs to chop. The turn is the and the river is the , giving both players two pair on the board and they play their king-high.
Maniaci disgustingly takes his chips back and the dealer chops what is in the middle.
James Dorrance - 19,500,000 (162 BBs)
Steven Maniaci - 3,100,000 (26 BBs)
Monday, October 28, 2013 8:18 PM Local Time
Level: 33
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Monday, October 28, 2013 8:00 PM Local Time
On a flop of , James Dorrance checks and Steven Maniaci bets 425,000. Dorrance makes it 1,100,000. Maniaci tanks for a bit before calling. The two players check down the turn and the river.
"Nine," says Dorrance, tabling in the process.
Maniaci makes a few noises of aggravation and mucks his hand.
"I was conceding on the turn," says Dorrance.
James Dorrance - 19,300,000 (160 BBs)
Steven Maniaci - 2,900,000 (24 BBs)
Monday, October 28, 2013 7:57 PM Local Time
James Dorrance (pictured) makes it 360,000 from the small blind and Steve Maniaci defends from the big blind.
The flop comes and Dorrance leads for 310,000. Action is on Maniaci and he throws out seven gray chips, raising to 700,000.
"How much is that?" Dorrance asks as the dealer spreads the bet. "One million more," he continues a short time later.
Maniaci is facing a raise to 1,700,000 million. After some time in the tank and a few peaks at his hole cards, he stacks up some grays and states, "2.7 million."
"How much does he have there?" Dorrance says facing the raise. "I'm all-in."
Maniaci looks disgusted as he gives his hole cards one more once-over and sends them to the muck.
No sooner do Maniaci's cards hit the muck does Dorrance table for a queen-high bluff.
"Obviously I didn't have anything either," Maniaci says.
"I know you didn't. I know. I was just hoping you didn't have a flush draw," Dorrance says.
James Dorrance - 16,500,000 (138 BBs)
Steven Maniaci - 2,850,000 (24 BBs)
Monday, October 28, 2013 7:39 PM Local Time
David Cossio raises to 250,000 on the button before James Dorrance three-bets to 800,000 from the small blind. Cossio wastes little time in four-betting to 1,800,000. Dorrance only takes a few seconds to ponder his options before moving all in.
Cossio goes into the tank for several minutes before folding his cards.
"What did you have?" asked Dorrance.
Cossio didn't give much of an answer and Dorrance takes the chip lead.
James Dorrance - 13,100,000 (109 BBs)
David Cossio - 6,100,000 (50 BBs)
Monday, October 28, 2013 7:36 PM Local Time
Action folds to James Dorrance in the small blind who raises to 360,000. Steven Maniaci is in the big blind and makes it 1,020,000. Dorrance moves all in and Maniaci quickly calls.
Dorrance shows and needs to fade a three-outer against Maniaci's .
The flop is , giving Maniaci two more outs, but the turn and river are the and the and Dorrance doubles up.
James Dorrance - 10,400,000 (87 BBs)
Steven Maniaci - 7,530,000 (63 BBs)