Tuesday, February 19, 2013 2:08 AM Local Time
Blinds: 60,000/120,000 ante 10,000
David Tuthill raises to 250,000 on the button and AP Phahurat reraises to 600,000 out of the big blind. Tuthill calls and the flop comes . Phahurat bets 450,000 and Tuthill raises to 975,000.
Phahurat asks Tuthill, "Do you want to go home?" He then moves all-in and Tuthill quickly calls.
Tuthill shows for a queen high flush draw, and Phahurat needs help with his for a smaller flush draw. The on the turn takes away any pair outs for Phahurat and, with the on the river, Tuthill takes the pot, the Ring, and the first place payday of $223,197.
David Tuthill also earns a seat into the 2013 WSOP National Championship presented by Southern Comfort 100 Proof at Harrah's New Orleans from May 21-23.
Phahurat earns a well-deserved $137,603 for his second place finish.
That is a wrap from here at Caesars Palace in the poker capital of the world, Las Vegas. Stay tuned for a full recap later tonight on WSOP.com.
Here are the final table results for this year's Caesars Palace Circuit Main Event:
1st: David Tuthill - $223,197
2nd: AP Phahurat - $137,603
3rd: Shaun Suller - $101,444
4th: Fabio Coppola - $75,609
5th: Brian Kay - $57,106
6th: Jeff Fielder - $43,691
7th: Ping Liu - $33,848
8th: Steve Goldbert - $26,550
9th: Salvatore Dicarlo - $21,018
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:48 AM Local Time
Blinds: 60,000/120,000 ante 20,000
David Tuthill and AP Phahurat see a flop of . Phahurat checks from the small blind and Tuthill bets 275,000 from the big. The turn is the and both players check. The river is the and both players check again.
Phahurat shows for a pair of tens and takes the first pot of the new level.
AP Phahurat - 6,235,000
David Tuthill - 8,815,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:44 AM Local Time
Level: 4
Blinds: 0,000/120,000
Ante: 0,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:42 AM Local Time
Blinds: 50,000/00,000 ante 10,000
AP Phahurat raises to 200,000 from the small blind and David Tuthill reraises to 525,000 from the big blind. Phahurat announces he is all-in for 2,785,000 and Tuthill calls.
It is a race, as Tuthill holds to Phahurat's .
The nines stay out front on the and even give Tuthill a gutshot straight draw. The turn brings the , giving Phahurat top pair and the advantage.
The river is the and Phahurat's pair of kings double him up to nearly even with his opponent.
AP Phahurat - 7,070,000
David Tuthill - 8,070,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:32 AM Local Time
Blinds: 50,000/00,000 ante 10,000
AP Phahurat completes the small blind and David Tuthill raises to 300,000 total out of the big blind. Phahurat announces he is all-in for an additional 3 million or so, Tuthill folds, and Phahurat takes the pot.
AP Phahurat - 3,495,000
David Tuthill - 11,645,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:24 AM Local Time
Blinds: 50,000/00,000 ante 10,000
The flop comes and AP Phahurat checks from the small blind. David Tuthill bets 200,000 from the big blind and Phahurat check-raises to 525,000 total. Tuthill gets a sense of Phahurat's stack, then announces he is all-in. Phahurat folds and Tuthill wins another one.
David Tuthill - 11,125,000
AP Phahurat - 4,015,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:22 AM Local Time
Blinds: 50,000/00,000 ante 10,000
AP Phahurat raises to 200,000 and David Tuthill reraises to 525,000 total. Phahurat calls and the flop comes . Phahurat bets 550,000 and Tuthill calls.
The turn brings the and Phahurat checks. Tuthill bets 700,000 and Phahurat pauses momentarily before calling.
The river is the and both players check. Tuthill shows for a pair of jacks, Phahurat mucks, and Tuthill takes the pot.
David Tuthill - 9,980,000
AP Phahurat - 5,160,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:06 AM Local Time
Blinds: 50,000/00,000 ante 10,000
AP Phahurat raises to 200,000 on the button and David Tuthill reraises to 550,000 out of the big blind. Phahurat reraises to 1,225,000 total, and Tuthill gets an approximate count from Phahurat before announcing he is all-in. The two have virtually identical chip stacks.
Phahurat quickly folds and Tuthill takes the pot to pull back out front.
David Tuthill - 8,735,000
AP Phahurat - 6,045,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:00 AM Local Time
Blinds: 50,000/00,000 ante 10,000
David Tuthill raises to 210,000 preflop and AP Phahurat calls. The flop comes and Phahurat checks. Tuthill bets 200,000 and Phahurat calls.
The turn brings the and both players check. The river comes . Phahurat bets 760,000 and Tuthill calls.
Phahurat shows for two pair, eights and fives with a king kicker. Tuthill has him outpipped though and takes the pot with .
With that hand, David Tuthill now has the chip lead.
David Tuthil - 8,300,000
AP Phahurat - 6,840,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:48 AM Local Time
Blinds: 50,000/00,000 ante 10,000
After a brief break to set up for heads-up play, cards are in the air in the battle between AP Phahurat and David Tuthill. Phahurat takes a slight edge into heads-up action, holding 7.95 million to Tuthill's 7.19 million.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:46 AM Local Time
Blinds: 50,000/00,000 ante 10,000
David Tuthill completes the small blind and Shaun Suller checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes and Suller moves all-in for right around a million chips. Tuthill gets a rough count and thinks a few seconds before calling with for middle pair. Suller trails with for bottom pair.
The on the turn takes away some of Suller's outs, as it puts a pair on the board, counterfeiting his seven. The river brings the and Suller is eliminated, leaving David Tuthill and AP Phahurat to duke it out heads-up.
David Tuthill - 7,490,000
Shaun Suller - eliminated in 3rd place for $101,444
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:43 AM Local Time
Blinds: 50,000/00,000 ante 10,000
Shaun Suller gets it all-in preflop for his last 620,000 holding to David Tuthill's .
Tuthill stays out front on the flop, though the on the turn does give Suller an open-ended straight draw. Suller hits that straight with the on the river and he manages to survive again and keep rebuilding his stack.
Shaun Suller - 1,290,000
David Tuthill - 5,050,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:37 AM Local Time
Blinds: 50,000/00,000 ante 10,000
Shaun Suller is all-in preflop for his last 250,000 or so and up against both David Tuthill and AP Phahurat. Tuthill and Phahurat check it down as the board runs out .
"Nine-high," Tuthill announces. Phahurat shows for ace-high and Tuthill mucks.
"I have a straight," Suller announces, as he reveals to take the pot and triple up.
Shaun Suller - 800,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:36 AM Local Time
Blinds: 50,000/00,000 ante 10,000
AP Phahurat limps in on the button, David Tuthill folds from the small blind, and Shaun Suller checks his option in the big blind.
The flop comes and Suller check-calls a bet of 100,000 from Phahurat. The turn brings the and Suller checks again. Phahurat bets 275,000, then Suller check-raises all-in having Phahurat's remaining 4.2 million just covered.
Phahurat shows for a made seven-high straight, while Suller holds for an open-ended straight draw. Suller is drawing to a chop, but doesn't get there with the on the river, so Phahurat scoops the biggest pot of the tournament to double up, while Suller is left iwth just a handful of chips.
AP Phahurat - 8,990,000
Shaun Suller - 270,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:24 AM Local Time
The players are back from a quick break and we are underway in Level 33. Three players remain. Here is a look at their chip counts:
David Tuthill - 5,950,000
Shaun Suller - 5,220,000
AP Phahurat - 3,890,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:23 AM Local Time
Level: 3
Blinds: 0,000/100,000
Ante: 0,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:22 AM Local Time
Blinds: 40,000/80,000 ante 10,000
David Tuthill raises to 160,000 on the button and Shaun Suller reraises to 360,000 out of the small blind. Tuthill calls. The flop comes and Suller bets 400,000. Tuthill calls.
Both players check the on the turn and the river brings the . Suller tkaes some time, then bets 600,000. Tuthill thinks about it as time in the level expires. He folds and tells Suller, "Show me a bluff. It'll tilt me."
Suller doesn't show and rakes in the last pot of the level.
Shaun Suller - 5,220,000
David Tuthill - 5,950,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:09 AM Local Time
Blinds: 40,000/80,000 ante 10,000
Saun Suller raises to 160,000 from the button and AP Phahurat calls from the small blind. Both players check the flop. The turn brings the and Phahurat checks a second time. Suller bets 200,000, then Phahurat check-raises to 660,000 total. Suller folds and Phahurat takes the pot.
AP Phahurat - 3,910,000
Shaun Suller - 4,485,000
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:01 AM Local Time
Blinds: 40,000/80,000 ante 10,000
David Tuthill raises to 160,000 on the button and Shaun Suller reraises to 350,000 out of the small blind. AP Phahurat folds in the big blind, then Tuthill calls.
The flop comes and Suller bets 275,000. Tuthill calls. The turn is the and both players check. The river brings the and Suller decides to check. Tuthill bets 510,000, Suller folds, and Tuthill takes the pot and takes back a slight chip lead.
David Tuthill - 5,545,000
Shaun Suller - 5,275,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 11:59 PM Local Time
Blinds: 40,000/80,000 ante 10,000
There is already over 750,000 in the pot in the blind vs blind confrontation with the board reading . David Tuthill checks from the small blind and Shaun Suller bets 550,000 from the big blind. Tuthill calls and mucks when Suller shows for trip nines to take the pot.
Shaun Suller - 5,910,000
David Tuthill - 4,820,000