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2011/2012 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's Philadelphia

Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Monday, May 07, 2012

Event #10A: No Limit Hold'em Main Event

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  • Buy-in: $1,600
  • Prizepool: $467,055
  • Entries: 321
  • Remaining: 0
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5/7/2012 4:48:39 PM PST
 
Mike Linster Eliminated in 7th Place ($16,146)
 

Mike Linster - 7th Place

Eugene Fouksman made it 45,000 and action folded around to Mike Linster who moved all in for a little over 200,000 more. Fouksman called and the hands were turned over:

Fouksman:
Linster:

Linster kept his lead on the flop of but fell behind when the turned. The board completed with a on the river and Linster was sent home, collecting $16,146 in winnings.

Fouksman is now sitting on about 1,500,000 in chips.

5/7/2012 4:45:10 PM PST
 
Tuan Phan Eliminated in 8th Place ($12,695)
 

Tuan Phan - 8th Place

Tuan Phan opened the action by moving all in for a bit over 100,000. Christopher Bonn called and the blinds got out of the way. Phan tabled .

"I've got your hand," said Bonn, flipping over .

The most dramatic flop possible proceeded to peel off the deck, falling , giving Phan two pair and Bonn a flush. The came on the turn and Phan was in need of one of the remaining aces or sevens. Unfortunately for Phan, the river was the and he was sent home in 8th place.

Tuan Phan0-90,000
5/7/2012 4:31:29 PM PST
 
Mascagni Tangles with Fouksman
 

Cory Mascagni opened the pot with a raise to 40,000 and Eugene Fouksman called from the small blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn came , Fouksman checked and Mascagni bet 40,000. Fouksman check-raised to 115,000 and Mascagni shot Fouksman a look before calling. The came on the river and Fouksman fired out 250,000. After a short moment Mascagni folded.

5/7/2012 4:27:57 PM PST
 
Level 25 started
 
Level: 25 Blinds: 10000/20000 Ante: 3000
5/7/2012 4:27:39 PM PST
 
Bonn Finds Revenge on Phan
 

Eugene Fouksman raised to 35,000 from under the gun and received a call from Tuan Phan. Christopher Bonn stacked his chips and moved his entire stack to the middle. Fouksman got out of the way while Phan pondered his action.

"You've got a small pocket pair," said Phan "I know you have small pocket pair. We never lose this hand, we never lose. Alright, I call." Phan turned up the and was indeed racing with Bonn's .

The flop came and Phan's rail was cheering for a queen. Fourth street brought the and Bonn was one card away from a double up. The rivered and Bonn was able to scoop the pot, leaving Phan crippled once again.

Christopher Bonn480,000300,000
Tuan Phan90,000-210,000
5/7/2012 4:15:22 PM PST
 
Phan Doubles Through Bonn
 

Action folded around to Tuan Phan in the small blind and he open-shoved. Christopher Bonn called from the big blind and the hands were tabled.

Bonn:
Phan:

The board ran and Phan's two pair kept him in tournament and he's using all of his nine lives to stay at the table.

Tuan Phan300,000160,000
Christopher Bonn180,000-190,000
5/7/2012 4:08:49 PM PST
 
Georgia Robinson Eliminated in 9th Place ($10,130)
 

Georgia Robinson - 9th Place

Short stacked Georgia Robinson moved all in for her final 46,000 and action folded around to Pete Kaemmerlen in the big blind who tossed out a call.

Robinson:
Kaemmerlen:

Kaemmerlen found a pair on the flop of and kept his lead as fourth and fifth street came and respectively. Our last remaining woman in the field will take home $10,130 for her efforts.

Georgia Robinson0-73,000
5/7/2012 4:06:02 PM PST
 
Biggest Pot of the Tournament Thus Far
 

Ken Silverstein Makes Quad Aces

Ken Silverstein opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 37,000. Ont the button, Tuan Phan thought for a moment before pushing out a raise to 100,000. Action folded back around to Silverstein four-bet to 260,000. Phan called and the two saw a flop of .

Silverstein waited a moment before pushing out a bet of 300,000. Phan sat looking at the board for about thirty seconds before announcing that he was all in. Silverstein snap called and threw up for top set. Phan, however, had outs with his .

Fourth street came and Phan was hoping for a spade. The dealer rapped the table. . Silverstein managed to make quads and effectively crippled Tuan Phan, resulting in the largest pot of the tournament. Silverstein is now a commanding chip lead with about 2,300,000.

The very next hand Eugene Fouksman raised to 35,000 and Phan moved all in for 60,000 total. Fouksman called with the and was ahead of Phan's . However, Phan was able to spike the on the turn and double up.

Ken Silverstein2,300,0001,200,000
Tuan Phan140,000-948,000
5/7/2012 3:48:42 PM PST
 
Rex Clinkscales Eliminated in 10th Place ($8,206)
 

Rex Clinkscales moved all in preflop and was called by Tuan Phan.

Clinkscales:
Phan:

The board ran out and Clinkscales hit the rail in tenth place. With this elimination, we now have our official final table.

5/7/2012 3:44:28 PM PST
 
Final Ten Seating Draw
 

Final Ten Chip Counts

SeatNameChips
1Georgia Robinson73,000
2Ken Silverstein1,100,000
3Tuan Phan1,088,000
4Christopher Bonn370,000
5Rex Clinkscales204,000
6Cory Mascagni1,080,000
7John Mitchell609,000
8Mike Linster315,000
9Pete Kaemmerlan280,000
10Eugene Fouksman1,290,000
5/7/2012 3:32:46 PM PST
 
Combining
 

With the elimination of John Nelson, the final ten players are combining to the unofficial final table.

5/7/2012 3:31:35 PM PST
 
John Nelson Eliminated in 11th Place ($8,206)
 

Cory Mascagni opened with a raise to 35,000 from the button. In the small blind, John Nelson announced all in. Rex Clinkscales got out of the way and Mascagni announced the call for about 270,000 more.

Mascagni:
Nelson:

The flop brought great fortune for Mascagni, coming . Nelson was drawing dead as the turned and the rivered. Nelson will take home $8,206 in 11th place winnings.

John Nelson0-301,000
5/7/2012 3:19:12 PM PST
 
Phan Aggressive Early
 

We approached the table to see a pot of well over 500,000 chips put in preflop. The flop read and Eugene Fouksman was debating his action after a bet of 200,000 from Tuan Phan. Fouksman opted to muck and Phan triumphantly showed the table

5/7/2012 3:09:07 PM PST
 
Ready to Start
 

The final 11 players have taken their seats and are stacking their chips. Cards will be in the air shortly.

5/7/2012 2:43:46 PM PST
 
Ten Eliminations Away From a Champion
 

Eugene Fouksman - Day 3 Starting Chip Leader

It's Day 3 here at World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Chester Main Event and we're gearing up for the final 11 players to take their seats. We started the event with 322 runners and now ten men and one woman remain in the hunt for the gold WSOPC ring and $109,760 in first place money. At the top of the chip count is Eugene Fouksman with 1,285,000. Coming in at second is Ken Silverstein with 1,178,000, and John Mitchell rounds out the top three with 1,019,000.

Also alive in the field today is the 2011 WSOPC Harrah's Atlantic City Main Event champion Tuan Phan. Phan is sitting with 733,000 in tournament chips. Georgia Robinson, the last remaining woman in the field, is entering play with a short stack of 180,000.

After the first elimination of the day, players will combine at ten for the unofficial final table. Once more elimination occurs, our official final table will be set.

Players endured 14 levels of play last night and are returning to the felt at 2pm EST to play down to a winner. Stay tuned to PokerNews as we provide all of the latest updates on the final 11 and their quest for a championship.

Final Eleven Chip Counts

PlayerChips
Eugene Fouksman1,285,000
Ken Silverstein1,178,000
John Mitchell1,019,000
Tuan Phan733,000
Cory Mascagni579,000
Christopher Bonn351,000
Mike Linster315,000
John Nelson301,000
Pete Kaemmerlen270,000
Rex Clinkscales224,000
Georgia Robinson180,000
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