2009 WSOP Circuit Event - New Orleans

$5,150 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 WSOP Circuit Event - New Orleans

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$161,175
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
167
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
3,000

Christopher Doubles

Ken Christopher
Ken Christopher
Ben Thomas raised to 16,000 from middle position and action folded over to Ken Christopher in the small blind. He opted to move all in for 67,500 total. In the big blind, Richard Kirsch went into the tank after checking his hole cards.

"Ahh, I was gonna do that!" Kirsch proclaimed. "All right, I fold, I fold."

With action now back on Thomas, he went into the tank as well. He made a few turns to check out the tournament clock and then made the call. Thomas held pocket eights, {8-Hearts} {8-Spades}. Christopher held {A-Spades} {K-Spades}.

"I folded pocket jacks," said Kirsch.

The flop came down {Q-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {3-Hearts}, giving Thomas outs to a flush to end it and further putting him in the lead. The turn brought the {A-Clubs} and just like that, Christopher took the lead. He still needed to dodge a lot of outs on the river though.

The river came the {2-Clubs} and that was it. Christopher was able to earn the double and has around 140,000. Thomas now has 100,000.

Tags: Ben ThomasKen ChristopherRichard Kirsch