Monday, January 21, 2013 8:06 PM Local Time
Bryan Campanello opened for 200,000 on the button and Matt Kirby called from the small blind. Dale Roesel then three-bet to 700,000 from the big, Campanello folded, and Kirby made the call.
Both players checked the flop, and then did the same on the turn. When the hit the river, Kirby checked and then snap-called when Roesel bet 885,000. "Ace high," Roesel said. Kirby then tabled to win the pot.
Matt Kirby | 11,800,000 | 1,400,000 |
Dale Roesel | 2,800,000 | -425,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 7:58 PM Local Time
Jeff Fielder opened to 210,000 on the button, Bryan Campanello three-bet to 425,000 from the small blind, and Fielder four-bet to 1.51 million. Campanello tanked for less than 30 seconds, then folded.
On the very next hand, Campanello opened to 200,000 on the button. Matt Kirby three-bet to 455,000 from the small blind, Campanello four-bet to 735,000, and Kirby moved all in for effectively five million. Campanello folded.
Matt Kirby | 10,400,000 | 950,000 |
Jeff Fielder | 4,700,000 | 200,000 |
Bryan Campanello | 4,445,000 | -1,255,000 |
Dale Roesel | 3,225,000 | -1,075,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 7:53 PM Local Time
Drazen Ilich fell in sixth place and missed winning the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Casino Championship by two spots. That means Andrew Robinson, who has cashed three times, currently leads with 75 points.
With that said, Event #12 $580 No-Limit Hold'em is still going on. That event is down to seven players, and among them is Jonathan Hilton, who took 5th in Event #2: $580 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry for $46,345. If Hilton were to win Event #12, he would tie with Robinson but hold the tie breaker (most cash). The Casino Champion will either be Hilton or Robinson, and we'll find out who by the end of the night.
Monday, January 21, 2013 7:49 PM Local Time
Matt Kirby bet 265,000 from the small blind on a flop of and Dale Roesel called from the big. The former then check-called a bet of 380,000 on the turn before both players checked the river. Kirby showed , but it as no good as Roesel held .
Matt Kirby | 9,450,000 | -410,000 |
Dale Roesel | 4,300,000 | 800,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 7:39 PM Local Time
Bryan Campanello opened to 200,000 from the button, Krissi McFarland three-bet to 400,000 from the big blind, and Campanello four-bet shoved for effectively 900,000 or so. McFarland went into the tank.
"It's now or never," she said, then called.
Campanello:
McFarland:
The flop gave McFarland chop outs, but neither the turn ( ), nor the river ( ) were of any help. McFarland's bid to be the first ever female to win a Circuit Main Event fell short, but she will still take home $82,092.
Bryan Campanello | 5,700,000 | 700,000 |
Krissi McFarland | 0 | -1,020,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 7:29 PM Local Time
Matt Kirby has been pulling in pots since returning to dinner. They're not overly huge, but with the blinds so high, he is successfully extending his chip lead.
In a recent hand, Kirby opened for 200,000 and Jeff Fielder defended from the big blind. The latter then checked the flop and Kirby continued for 250,000. Fielder sprung to life with a check-raise to 625,000, but he was quickly silenced when Kirby three-bet to 1.25 million. Fielder folded and Kirby was pushed the pot, increasing his stack to nearly 10 million.
Matt Kirby | 9,860,000 | 2,020,000 |
Jeff Fielder | 4,500,000 | -600,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 7:22 PM Local Time
Jeff Fielder opened to 225,000 from the hijack seat, Drazen Ilich moved all in for 1.82 million on his direct left, and the action folded back to Fielder, who called.
Fielder:
Ilich:
Ilich found no help on the flop ( ), the turn ( ), or the river ( ), and he was eliminated. He will not win the casino championship for the Choctaw Durant stop, but he will take home $63,202 for his efforts. The score is just a couple hundred dollars short of his largest career cash ($63,680), which he earned for a seventh-place finish in the 2011 Hammond Main Event.
Jeff Fielder | 5,100,000 | 1,625,000 |
Drazen Ilich | 0 | -1,930,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 6:15 PM Local Time
Players are now on a one-hour dinner break. We'll be back then to bring you all the action as we play down to a winner in the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Main Event!
Matt Kirby | 7,840,000 | -60,000 |
Dale Roesel | 4,060,000 | 810,000 |
Bryan Campanello | 3,625,000 | -275,000 |
Jeff Fielder | 3,475,000 | -425,000 |
Drazen Ilich | 1,930,000 | -70,000 |
Krissi McFarland | 1,020,000 | 20,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 6:11 PM Local Time
Krissi McFarland has been flying under the radar a bit here at the final table, but she recently mixed it up in two big hands. Unfortunately for here, neither went her way.
In the first, Jeff Fielder opened for 160,000 from the hijack and Bryan Campanello called from the button. Matt Kirby did the same from the small blind, McFarland came along from the big, and four players saw a flop of . Two checks put action on Fielder, he bet 260,000, and only McFarland called. Both players then checked the turn and river, prompting Fielder to show for the win.
In the very next hand, a short-stacked Drazen Ilich moved all in from the hijack for 930,000 holding and McFarland called from the small blind with . McFarland got it in good, but the {2c flop was kind to Ilich and gave him a commanding lead. Neither the turn nor river helped McFarland, and her stack dropped down to just 1 million.
Jeff Fielder | 3,900,000 | 950,000 |
Drazen Ilich | 2,000,000 | 1,080,000 |
Krissi McFarland | 1,000,000 | -1,775,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 6:03 PM Local Time
Matt Kirby opened to 160,000 on the button, Dale Roesel defended from the big blind, and the dealer fanned . Both players checked.
The turn was the , Roesel led out for 140,000, and Kirby raised to 330,000. Roesel tanked for a bit, then made the call.
The fell on the river, and Roesel checked. Kirby grabbed five pink T100,000 chips, and tossed them forward. Roesel thought for less than 30 seconds, then called the 500,000-chip bet.
Kirby turned over for a straight, and Roesel mucked his hand.
"Runnin' alright, there," Roesel told him.
Matt Kirby | 7,900,000 | 1,100,000 |
Dale Roesel | 3,250,000 | -1,230,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 5:59 PM Local Time
Drazen Ilich opened to 160,000 from early position, Krissi McFarland called in the small blind, and Dale Roesel called as well from the big blind.
The flop fell , and the action checked to Ilich, who continued for 190,000. Only Roesel called.
Roesel checked in the dark, and the turn was the . Ilich checked as well. The completed the board, and both players checked again.
Roesel turned over for a pair of eights, and he won the pot.
Dale Roesel | 4,480,000 | 420,000 |
Drazen Ilich | 920,000 | -540,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 5:44 PM Local Time
Krissi McFarland opened the action with a raised to 250,000 and Jeff Fielder called from the cutoff. Bryan Campanello looked down at his cards in the small blind and then announced, "All in."
McFarland quickly folded, but Fielder asked for a count. The dealer broke down Campanello's stacks and determined it was 1.7 million more to the start-of-the-day chip leader. Fielder assessed how much damage a call would do to his stack, and determined it was worth it as he spiked in a call.
Fielder:
Campanello:
Campanello was in a dominant position and primed to double, especially after the flop gave him a set. Fielder perked up a little when the turn, meaning he could still win with an eight on the river, but he was left wanting as the blanked.
Bryan Campanello | 3,900,000 | 1,575,000 |
Jeff Fielder | 2,950,000 | -1,450,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 5:34 PM Local Time
Cliff Stewart opened to 160,000 from the hijack seat, and the action folded to Bryan Campanello, who moved all in for 1.14 million from the small blind. Stewart called.
Stewart:
Campanello:
The flop was very safe for Stewart's hand.
"Five of diamonds?" Campanello asked.
The turn was a diamond, but it was better than the five - it was the .
Stewart only had only one out (the ) to win the hand, and the fell on the river.
The tournament director announced that Stewart was eliminated, and the fans started cheering, but upon counting the stacks down, he still had 30,000 in chips.
The very next hand he tossed in his remaining 20,000 after posting the 10,000-chip ante, and Matt Kirby raised out of the small blind. Krissi McFarland folded in the big blind, and the hands were tabled:
Stewart:
Kirby:
The flop gave Kirby a pair, and he held as the turn and river came , respectively. Stewart exited in seventh place, and will earn $49,265.
Matt Kirby | 6,800,000 | 60,000 |
Bryan Campanello | 2,325,000 | 625,000 |
Cliff Stewart | 0 | -1,375,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 5:26 PM Local Time
Bryan Campanello opened for 160,000 and received a call from Dale Roesel in the small blind. The latter then check-raised the former's bet of 125,000 up to 400,000 on the flop, a call was made, and then both players checked the turn and river.
Roesel tabled for aces and jacks, and it was good as Campanello sent his cards to the muck.
Dale Roesel | 4,060,000 | 1,900,000 |
Bryan Campanello | 1,700,000 | -850,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 5:22 PM Local Time
Matt Kirby opened to 160,000 on the button, Paul Phillips three-bet to 270,000 from the small blind, and Kirby called.
The dealer fanned , and Phillips led out for 215,000. Kirby tank-called.
The turn was the , Phillips led again - this time for 305,000 - and Kirby made the call.
The completed the board, and Phillips grabbed a handful of chips, firing 415,000. Kirby sat quietly for half of a minute, then announced all in, making it 1.6 million.
Phillips slammed the chips he was riffling with his hand on top of his stack and looked at Kirby. He then turned his attention back to the board, thought for close to a minute, and called. Kirby tabled for the nuts, and Phillips showed before exiting.
Phillips will earn $38,834 for his eighth-place finish, while Kirby now has the chip lead with 6.7 million chips.
Matt Kirby | 6,740,000 | 2,390,000 |
Paul Phillips | 0 | -2,675,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 5:17 PM Local Time
Jeff Fielder opened in middle position, Matt Kirby called out of the small blind, and the flop fell . Kirby check-called a 175,000-chip bet, and both players checked on the turn ( ) and the river ( ).
"Nine," Kirby announced.
"Nine?" Fielder echoed, confused.
Kirby tabled for a pair of nines, and Fielder mucked his cards.
Jeff Fielder | 4,400,000 | -700,000 |
Matt Kirby | 4,350,000 | 550,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 5:08 PM Local Time
Paul Phillips opened for 155,000 under the gun only to have Jeff Fielder three-bet to 300,000 from the cutoff. A short-stacked Drazen Ilich then moved all in from the button for 660,000, Phillips folded, and Fielder snap-called.
Fielder:
Ilich:
It was a classic flip, and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Ilich had a 52.65% chance of winning the hand. The flop saw his chances increase to 72.83%, while the turn upped it a bit to 77.27%.
Fielder could still win with either an ace, queen or deuce on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the fell to give Ilich the double.
Jeff Fielder | 5,100,000 | -600,000 |
Drazen Ilich | 1,460,000 | 650,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 4:52 PM Local Time
Jeff Fielder | 5,700,000 | 500,000 |
Matt Kirby | 3,800,000 | -700,000 |
Krissi McFarland | 2,775,000 | -525,000 |
Paul Phillips | 2,675,000 | 95,000 |
Bryan Campanello | 2,550,000 | 945,000 |
Dale Roesel | 2,160,000 | -1,290,000 |
Cliff Stewart | 1,375,000 | -25,000 |
Drazen Ilich | 810,000 | -190,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 4:44 PM Local Time
Jeff Fielder opened to 100,000 from the cutoff seat, Matt Kirby called from the big blind, and the flop fell . Kirby check-called a bet, and the turn brought the . Kirby led out for 235,000, and Fielder called.
The completed the board, and Kirby fired 365,000. Fielder begrudgingly folded, and Kirby showed the .
Jeff Fielder | 5,200,000 | -400,000 |
Matt Kirby | 4,500,000 | 470,000 |
Monday, January 21, 2013 4:37 PM Local Time
Matt Kirby opened the action for 125,000 and received a call from Krissi McFarland in the hijack. Drazen Ilich came along from the big blind, and three players took a flop of , which they all checked.
When the dealer burned and turned the , Ilich led out for 155,000, Kirby folded, and McFarland raised to 310,000. Ilich made the call and then checked the river. McFarland wasted little time in dropping in five pink T100,000 chips for a bet of 500,000, and after about 30 seconds Ilich made the call. McFarland tabled and it was good as a frustrated Ilich showed and then send his cards to the muck.
Krissi McFarland | 3,300,000 | 1,250,000 |
Drazen Ilich | 1,000,000 | -1,100,000 |