EVENT UPDATES
view updates for day:
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 4:43 AM Local Time
Dale Beaudoin Wins Second Ring at The Bike
28-year-old poker pro wins his second career ring after winning a two-day event in a single day.
Los Angeles, CA. (December 8, 2015) — Dale Beaudoin didn’t want to play the scheduled second day of the tournament, so he decided to finish it in one.
Beaudoin took home his second Circuit ring in the early hours of Tuesday morning by topping a field of 153 in a $365 No Limit Hold’em, taking home $12,395 in the process.
“It’s the best day of my life,” joked Beaudoin with a smile after his win. “My opponent Scott [Stewart] was really good and if I said I got unlucky, that would be a lie. I got very lucky to win.”
Beaudoin defeated Scott Stewart heads-up, denying Stewart his fifth ring, which would have moved him into a tie for fourth on the all-time ring list with four other players.
Instead, it was Beaudoin taking home his second ring, almost four years after his first. Beaudoin won his first ring in January of 2012, netting $25,391 in a $350 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max tournament at Caesars Palace.
He was happy to prove that his first ring wasn’t fluke.
“I was holding that weight on my shoulders for almost three years or so,” said Beaudoin. “I forget exactly when I won my first one.”
Beaudoin has racked up several Circuit cashes in his career, but this win gives him some extra motivation to play a few more, with his chances of earning a seat in the Global Casino Championship greatly increased.
“I think I bubbled [the National Championship] last time,” said Beaudoin. “I earned a bunch of points and bubbled the $10,000 event. So me and my buddy [Daniel Pickering] are going to travel around and play some more events and hopefully have some more success.”
It was that same buddy, Daniel Pickering, who convinced him to make his way out to the Bicycle Casino in the first place.
“He convinced me to come to Los Angeles and then two days later I’m sitting here with a ring,” said Beaudoin. “Bam!”
Beaudoin, who moved to Las Vegas to play poker full-time after Black Friday, came into the final table as one of the shorter stacks. He was able to survive long enough to reach the end of scheduled play as one of the final five players and they agreed to keep playing for another level.
By the end of that level, it was just Beaudoin and Stewart heads-up and they agreed to finish the tournament before heading home for the night. The two didn’t even make it to the next break before Beaudoin had finished off Stewart to officially take home the title.
Along with the hardware and the cash, Beaudoin earns 50 points and moves into a tie for second place in the Casino Championship race. Beaudoin is tied with Dave Banerjee, winner of the first event here, with 50 points each. Alan Myerson is currently in the lead with 60 points after a deep run in the $365 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry event and a win in the $365 Bounty No Limit Hold’em. The winner of that title, along with the winner of the main event earns an automatic bid into the Global Casino Championship (previously called the National Championship).
Monday, December 7, 2015 10:49 PM Local Time
With 11 players remaining, two players were eliminated on the same hand, including former chip leader Shawn Van Asdale to give us our official final table of nine. Scott Stewart is our current chip leader and here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:
Seat 1: Eric Semel - 225,000
Seat 2: Ryan Hunsinger - 175,000
Seat 3: David Larson - 103,000
Seat 4: "Super" Mario Esquerra - 162,500
Seat 5: Grant Gibbs - 158,000
Seat 6: Scott Stewart - 262,500
Seat 7: Sungho Yanh - 162,500
Seat 8: Dale Beaudoin - 111,000
Seat 9: Shawn Lawrence - 181,000
Monday, December 7, 2015 9:26 PM Local Time
The money bubble just burst and the final 18 players have re-drawn for seats at the final two tables and are all in the money. Shawn Van Asdale (pictured above) is the current chip leader with 134,000.
The final 18 are all guaranteed a payday of at least $615, but they all have their eyes on the $12,395 first place prize and the Circuit ring.
Sean Yu, last season's Rincon main event winner, is also still alive and fighting for his second bracelet and Jim Jarvis is looking for his second final table after finishing 3rd in the $365 Bounty No Limit Hold'em on Saturday.
Monday, December 7, 2015 5:48 PM Local Time
With Level 10 winding down to an end, the first day of this $365 No Limit Hold'em is hitting its midway point and Kevin French (pictured above) is out in front with 91,000 in chips.
Sean Yu (53,000), Wendy Freedman (12,000), Charles "Woody" Moore (34,000) and fresh off his third place finish in the $365 Bounty, Jim Jarvis (18,200) are also still in the field.
There are 42 players remaining and the field will take a 45-minute dinner break at the end of level 12, which should be around 6:30 p.m.
Monday, December 7, 2015 5:35 PM Local Time
The cage has verified the numbers and the prizepool has been announced event #4, a $365 No Limit Hold'em. With 153 players in the field, the top 18 players will be paid. A min-cash is worth $615, but the win is worth $12,395 along with the Circuit ring and 50 points in the Casino Championship race.
Monday, December 7, 2015 3:36 PM Local Time
Level 7 has begun and late registration for event #4 is now closed. According to the clock, there are 153 players registered for this event, which would generate a prizepool of $45,900. Official numbers and payout information will be released from the cage as soon as possible.
Monday, December 7, 2015 2:01 PM Local Time
With players back from their first 10-minute break of the day, there is just under two hours left in late registration and there are currently 102 players registered thus far. Here's a look at the structure for the rest of the day.
Monday, December 7, 2015 4:53 AM Local Time
The fourth event on the schedule of the WSOP Circuit at the Bicycle Casino and Hotel gets cards in the air at noon on Monday. It is a two-day event and here are the details you need to know.
- Players will start with 10,000 in chips
- There are 10-minute breaks every three levels with a 45-minute dinner break at the end of level 12
- Day 1 will conclude at the end of level 21
- Before the dinner break, the levels will be 30 minutes long, but after the dinner break, the levels are increased to 40 minutes
- There is no re-entry
- Late registration closes at the beginning of level 7
- Day 2 will start at 1 p.m. on Tuesday and play down to a winner