2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Rincon

Regional Championship
Day: 4
Event Info

2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Rincon

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$282,242
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$950,600
Entries
98
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000

D.J. Blanchard Eliminated in 3rd Place ($124,204)

Level 25 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
D.J. Blanchard - 3rd Place
D.J. Blanchard - 3rd Place

From the button, D.J. Blanchard raised and Tim West moved all in from the small blind. Ali Eslami folded in the big blind and then Blanchard called all in.

Blanchard: {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}
West: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

The flop came down {9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and West's fives stayed in front. The turn brought the {K-Spades} and the river the {K-Hearts}. Both the turn and river failed to improve Blanchard's hand after a desolate flop and he was eliminated in third place for nearly $125,000 in prize money, by far the largest score of his live career.

Tags: Tim WestD.J. Blanchard

Three to Go

Level 25 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

With bellies full of the very best food Rincon has to offer... the players are back in their chairs and three-handed play has recommenced.

Level: 25

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Dinner Break

The players are now on a one-hour dinner break. We'll see you back here around 7:35 PM PST. Here are the chip counts at the break.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ali Eslami us
Ali Eslami
1,726,000
-134,000
-134,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tim West us
Tim West
785,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of D.J. Blanchard
D.J. Blanchard
429,000
9,000
9,000

Blanchard Takes This One

Level 24 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Tim West and D.J. Blanchard saw the flop come down {10-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}. Blanchard checked and West checked. The turn paired the board with the {4-Spades}, also adding a third spade. Blanchard bet 48,000 and West released his hand.

We're just a couple minutes from the end of the level and a one-hour dinner break.

Tags: D.J. BlanchardTim West

Steve Brecher Eliminated in 4th Place ($90,223)

Level 24 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Steve Brecher - 4th Place
Steve Brecher - 4th Place

Ali Eslami limped in from under the gun and action folded to Tim West in the small blind. He completed the bet before Steve Brecher checked his option in the big blind. The three players saw the flop come down {K-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and West checked. Brecher also checked and Eslami bet 30,000. After West folded, Brecher check-raised all in for a 155,000. Eslami made the call.

Eslami: {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
Brecher: {K-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Eslami's queen kicker was dominating the at-risk Brecher, who was looking for some help on the turn or river to stay alive. The turn paired the board with the {9-Spades} and gave Brecher a few outs to a chop if a king, nine or ace fell. He couldn't win the hand.

The river completed the board with the {2-Clubs} and that was the end of the line for Brecher. He was eliminated in fourth place for just over $90,000 in prize money.

Tags: Ali EslamiSteve BrecherTim West

David Peters Eliminated in 5th Place ($66,834)

Level 24 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
David Peters - 5th place
David Peters - 5th place

The table folded around to the blinds, and David Peters shoved all in for 145,000 from the small. That put the decision on Ali Eslami in the big, and he took about two minutes to make sure before calling with his big stack. Peters was dominated:

Peters: {A-Clubs} {4-Hearts}
Eslami: {A-Hearts} {8-Clubs}

The {6-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {8-Spades} flop was bad news for Peters, and it was looking like he wouldn't even be able to find a chop to stay alive. The turn {Q-Spades} left him drawing stone dead, and the river {4-Diamonds} was just a needle in his side.

With an inferior two pair, David Peters has been sent to the rail in 5th place. That's good for more than $66,000 in prize money, and we'll see him again in Las Vegas for the WSOP-C National Championship in May.

Tags: Ali EslamiDavid Peters