Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:31 PM Local Time
Congratulations to Jim Anderson, from Wooster, Ohio, who has become the first Regional Champion of the 2010 World Series of Poker Circuit season.
Anderson came out on top of a tough final table that included notable professionals such as Gabe Patgorski, Bernard Lee, David Sands, Curt Kohlberg, Shannon Shorr and Brandon Adams. Anderson only had about $50,000 in winnings prior to day, but for his four-day effort here in Hammond, Indiana, he will take home $525,449.
Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:16 PM Local Time
Jim Anderson raised to 120,000 and Gabe Patgorski reraised to 360,000 from the big blind. Anderson called and the flop came down Q72.
Patgorski continued with a bet of 215,000 and Anderson called. The turn was the 10 and Patgorski checked.
Anderson checked behind and the river was the Q. Patgorski checked and Anderson checked behind. Patgorski showed A-K and that was good enough to win the pot and move him over the 2.5 million mark.
Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:10 PM Local Time
Play continues without a break as the blinds increase to 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:09 PM Local Time
Gabe Patgorski raised to 100,000 and Jim Anderson called. Both players checked to the river on a board reading KK965 and Anderson bet 130,000.
Patgorski called and showed ace high, which was enough to beat Anderson’s ten high. Patgorski is now just over 2 million in chips.
Thursday, October 28, 2010 9:31 PM Local Time
Seat 3 — Jim Anderson — 4,950,000
Seat 8 — Gabe Patgorski — 1,830,000
Thursday, October 28, 2010 8:54 PM Local Time
Here’s a look at the approximate chip counts following Kohlberg’s elimination.
Seat 1 — Bernard Lee — 625,000
Seat 3 — Jim Anderson — 2,500,000
Seat 8 — Gabe Patgorski — 3,500,000
Thursday, October 28, 2010 8:18 PM Local Time
The final four players have returned from the break to increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Thursday, October 28, 2010 6:58 PM Local Time
The players are now on a dinner break. Play will resume at 9:10 CST. Take a look at the official chip counts below.
Seat 1 — Bernard Lee — 765,000
Seat 3 — Jim Anderson — 1,340,000
Seat 7 — Curt Kohlberg — 850,000
Seat 8 — Gabe Patgorski — 3,825,000
Thursday, October 28, 2010 6:16 PM Local Time
Again, keep in mind that our access to the stage is limited during play, but here are our approximate chip counts following Shannon Shorr’s elimination. We’ll get the official counts during the dinner break
Seat 1 — Bernard Lee — 600,000
Seat 2 — David Sands — 800,000
Seat 3 — Jim Anderson — 1,200,000
Seat 7 — Curt Kohlberg — 500,000
Seat 8 — Gabe Patgorski — 3,600,000
Thursday, October 28, 2010 5:32 PM Local Time
The players have returned from the break to increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante.