Monday, October 22, 2012 1:26 PM Local Time
In a three-bet pot, the flop came down and Shiva Dudani fired 114,000. Mike Nosek raised all in for approximately 450,000, and Dudani snapped him off with the . Nosek held the .
The turn was the , and the river was the . Both fourth and fifth street kept Dudani's kings in front as he won the pot to eliminate Nosek in 22nd place.
With that pot, Dudani has moved himself into the chip lead.
Shiva Dudani | 2,550,000 | 830,000 |
Mike Nosek | 0 | -692,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 1:23 PM Local Time
James Henson | 2,200,000 | 565,000 |
Brad Albrinck | 1,830,000 | -285,000 |
John Bitakis | 1,600,000 | -75,000 |
Ping Liu | 880,000 | 24,000 |
Erik Roussakis | 830,000 | 130,000 |
Salvador Campos | 660,000 | -242,000 |
Randall Pace | 510,000 | -109,000 |
Christopher Underwood | 410,000 | -225,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 1:21 PM Local Time
From the cutoff seat, Zal Irani raised to 56,000. Claudia Crawford called out of the small blind, then Rob Zazay reraised to 126,000 from the big blind. Action fell back on Irani, and he made the call. Crawford announced a reraise and then made it an even 400,000 to go.
Crawford's reraise sent Zazay into the tank for quite the bit of time. Eventually, he moved all in. Irani folded.
"How much more is it?" asked Crawford.
"Not that much more," responded someone from the table.
"But how much? Over 400,000 more?" asked Crawford.
"No, not that much," was the dealer's response, prompting a call from Crawford.
"I've got eight high," said Crawford as she turned up the . Zazay held the .
"Yeah, that made no sense," chimed in Irani.
"But now I've got to hold," said the at-risk Zazay.
The flop was an very interesting one with the falling to give Crawford an open-ended straight draw. The turn missed her with the , as did the on the river. Crawford couldn't connect, and Zazay held for the double. He was all in for 784,000 total.
Claudia Crawford | 1,970,000 | -1,456,000 |
Rob Zazay | 1,722,000 | 567,000 |
Zal Irani | 1,050,000 | 147,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 1:15 PM Local Time
From the hijack seat, Shiva Dudani raised to 50,000. Mike Nosek made the call on the button, and everyone else folded before the two saw the flop. On the flop, Dudani checked, and Nosek bet 79,000. Dudani called.
The turn brought the , and Dudani checked. Nosek moved all in for 370,000, and Dudani folded.
Shiva Dudani | 1,720,000 | -155,000 |
Mike Nosek | 692,000 | 142,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 1:06 PM Local Time
Robert Estepaniance limped in from middle position, and the action folded to Louis Cohen, who moved all in for just 115,000 from the big blind.
"You want action?" Estepaniance asked him.
"Yes," Cohen chuckled. "I have four big blinds."
Estepaniance obliged, committing the chips, and the hands were opened.
Estepaniance:
Cohen:
"It's coming," Estepaniance predicted.
If you remember, Estepaniance made a similar prediction yesterday, and it came true.
Well, the gentleman just might be a seer, because the flop fell . The turn was the , giving Estepaniance a full house for kicks and giggles, and the river was a non-consequential .
Cohen is eliminated, earning $14,976, while Estepaniance is up to around 720,000 chips.
Robert Estepaniance | 720,000 | -65,000 |
Louis Cohen | 0 | -314,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 1:00 PM Local Time
Sean Szurko | 2,200,000 | 150,000 |
Shiva Dudani | 1,875,000 | 25,000 |
Ryan Riess | 1,750,000 | 500,000 |
Nick Guagenti | 1,500,000 | 0 |
Adam Cook | 900,000 | 118,000 |
Nick Grippo | 800,000 | -276,000 |
Mike Nosek | 550,000 | 80,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 12:55 PM Local Time
From the hijack seat, Ryan Riess raised to 52,000. Shiva Dudani flatted from the cutoff seat, then Todd Wild reraised all in for 328,000 from the button. Play folded through the blinds and back to Riess. He took a minute, then folded. Dudani verified the amount, then called.
Dudani turned over the , but was dominated by Wild's . "Nice hand," commented Dudani, but little did he know what was coming next.
The flop came down bleak with the rolling out, but the on the turn gave Dudani plenty of opportunity. The dealer landed the on the river, and that gave Dudani a Broadway straight for the win.
Wild was eliminated in 24th place and took home $14,976 for his effort. Dudani moved to over 1.8 million in chips.
Shiva Dudani | 1,850,000 | 451,000 |
Todd Wild | 0 | -469,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 12:51 PM Local Time
We missed the exact details unfortunately, but Sean Szurko just eliminated Lee Childs from the tournament. Childs tweeted about the hand:
Sean Szurko | 2,050,000 | 129,000 |
Lee Childs | 0 | -218,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 12:46 PM Local Time
John Bitakis opened to 60,000 from the hijack seat, Brad Albrinck called on the button, and Christopher Underwood moved all in for 284,000 from the small blind. Bitakis quickly folded, and Albrinck made the call.
Albrinck:
Underwood:
"Just an ace, dealer," Underwood asked nicely.
There wasn't an ace on the flop, but the turned, giving Underwood a leading pair of aces. The completed the board, and Underwood doubled through.
Brad Albrinck | 2,115,000 | -595,000 |
Christopher Underwood | 635,000 | 275,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 12:44 PM Local Time
From early position, Zal Irani raised to 60,000, then action folded to Tripp Kirk in the big blind. He called and took a flop. On the flop, Kirk checked, and Irani bet 75,000. Kirk made the call.
The turn was the to pair the board, and both players checked. They also checked when the landed on the river.
Irani showed the , but that was no good as Kirk tabled the for a better two pair to win the pot.
Monday, October 22, 2012 12:34 PM Local Time
With a board of in the middle of the table, John Bitakis checked the action to his opponent Peter Spreadbury. Spreadbury fired 175,000 with around 400,000 behind. Bitakis check-raised all in, and Spreadbury called.
Bitakis had turned the nuts holding the , and Spreadbury was drawing dead with his . The river completed the board with the and sent Spreadbury to the rail in 26th place.
John Bitakis | 1,675,000 | 721,000 |
Peter Spreadbury | 0 | -740,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 12:25 PM Local Time
Table | Seat | Player |
1 | 1 | James Henson |
1 | 2 | John Bitakis |
1 | 3 | --empty-- |
1 | 4 | Ping Liu |
1 | 5 | Brad Albrinck |
1 | 6 | Peter Spreadbury |
1 | 7 | Salvador Campos |
1 | 8 | Erik Roussakis |
1 | 9 | Randall Pace |
| | |
2 | 1 | Rob Zazay |
2 | 2 | Josh Williams |
2 | 3 | Louis Cohen |
2 | 4 | Tripp Kirk |
2 | 5 | Joshua Reichard |
2 | 6 | Zal Irani |
2 | 7 | Christopher Underwood |
2 | 8 | Robert Estepaniance |
2 | 9 | Claudia Crawford |
| | |
3 | 1 | Adam Cook |
3 | 2 | Sean Szurko |
3 | 3 | Ryan Riess |
3 | 4 | Shiva Dudani |
3 | 5 | Lee Childs |
3 | 6 | Todd Wild |
3 | 7 | Nick Guagenti |
3 | 8 | Mike Nosek |
3 | 9 | Nick Grippo |
Monday, October 22, 2012 12:25 PM Local Time
At virtually the same time Ralph Massey fell in 28th place, Matthew Carroll hit the rail in 27th place, but did make the pay jump to $12,695.
Carroll was all in with pocket threes versus the for Adam Cook. Cook had opened, Carroll three-bet jammed, and Cook made the call. From there, a king hit the flop and that was all she wrote for Carroll's tournament.
Matthew Carroll | 0 | -202,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 12:16 PM Local Time
Ralph Massey was all in with the against the for an opponent. The board ran out , and Massey was eliminated in 28th place.
Ralph Massey | 0 | -166,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 12:12 PM Local Time
Matt Newcombe was all in with the and up against the for Rob Zazay. The flop, turn and river ran out , and Newcombe was the first player eliminated on the day.
Monday, October 22, 2012 12:08 PM Local Time
The cards are in the air for Day 3 of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event.
Monday, October 22, 2012 11:02 AM Local Time
Day 3 of the 2011-2012 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event here at the Horseshoe Hammond Casino is set to start at 1 p.m. local time. Of the 1,536 players that entered, only 29 remain.
All of the players returning on day 29 are guaranteed to win a minimum of $10,875, but certainly all of them are gunning for the top prize of $385,909, the gold ring, and a seat in the Southern Comfort 100 Proof World Series of Poker National Championship at Harrah's New Orleans.
Claudia Crawford leads the remaining 29 players with 3.426 million chips, which is more than three times the average stack. Her next closest competitors are Brad Albrinck (2.71 million), Josh Williams (1.95 million), and Sean Szurko (1.92 million) - every other player has less than 1.7 million chips.
Here's the entire top ten:
Rank | Name | Count |
1 | Claudia Crawford | 3,426,000 |
2 | Brad Albrinck | 2,710,000 |
3 | Josh Williams | 1,950,000 |
4 | Sean Szurko | 1,920,000 |
5 | James Henson | 1,635,000 |
6 | Tripp Kirk | 1,512,000 |
7 | Joshua Reichard | 1,432,000 |
8 | Shiva Dudani | 1,399,000 |
9 | Ryan Riess | 1,159,000 |
10 | Rob Zazay | 1,155,000 |
Be sure to stay tuned for the excited conclusion of this WSOPC Main Event!