2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Choctaw Durant

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Choctaw Durant

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$312,080
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,710,000
Entries
1,140
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
70,000 / 140,000
Ante
20,000

Drazen Ilich Eliminated in 6th Place ($63,202)

Drazen Ilich - 6th Place
Drazen Ilich - 6th Place

Jeff Fielder opened to 225,000 from the hijack seat, Drazen Ilich moved all in for 1.82 million on his direct left, and the action folded back to Fielder, who called.

Fielder: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Ilich: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}

Ilich found no help on the flop ({5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{5-Spades}), the turn ({q-Hearts}), or the river ({a-Diamonds}), and he was eliminated. He will not win the casino championship for the Choctaw Durant stop, but he will take home $63,202 for his efforts. The score is just a couple hundred dollars short of his largest career cash ($63,680), which he earned for a seventh-place finish in the 2011 Hammond Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Fielder
5,100,000
1,625,000
1,625,000
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Drazen Ilich
Busted

Tags: Drazen IlichJeff Fielder

Level: 33

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Updated Counts at the Dinner Break

Players are now on a one-hour dinner break. We'll be back then to bring you all the action as we play down to a winner in the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Main Event!

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Kirby
7,840,000
-60,000
-60,000
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Dale Roesel
4,060,000
810,000
810,000
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Bryan Campanello
3,625,000
-275,000
-275,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jeff Fielder
3,475,000
-425,000
-425,000
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Drazen Ilich
1,930,000
-70,000
-70,000
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Krissi McFarland
1,020,000
20,000
20,000

Back-to-Back Hands Cripple McFarland

Krissi McFarland has been flying under the radar a bit here at the final table, but she recently mixed it up in two big hands. Unfortunately for here, neither went her way.

In the first, Jeff Fielder opened for 160,000 from the hijack and Bryan Campanello called from the button. Matt Kirby did the same from the small blind, McFarland came along from the big, and four players saw a flop of {K-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}. Two checks put action on Fielder, he bet 260,000, and only McFarland called. Both players then checked the {A-Spades} turn and {4-Diamonds} river, prompting Fielder to show {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} for the win.

In the very next hand, a short-stacked Drazen Ilich moved all in from the hijack for 930,000 holding {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and McFarland called from the small blind with {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. McFarland got it in good, but the {2c{5-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} flop was kind to Ilich and gave him a commanding lead. Neither the {J-Hearts} turn nor {J-Diamonds} river helped McFarland, and her stack dropped down to just 1 million.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Fielder
3,900,000
950,000
950,000
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Drazen Ilich
2,000,000
1,080,000
1,080,000
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Krissi McFarland
1,000,000
-1,775,000
-1,775,000

Tags: Krissi McFarlandDrazen IlichJeff Fielder

Kirby Nearing Eight Million Chips

Matt Kirby is nearing eight million chips
Matt Kirby is nearing eight million chips

Matt Kirby opened to 160,000 on the button, Dale Roesel defended from the big blind, and the dealer fanned {3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Spades}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {6-Hearts}, Roesel led out for 140,000, and Kirby raised to 330,000. Roesel tanked for a bit, then made the call.

The {3-Diamonds} fell on the river, and Roesel checked. Kirby grabbed five pink T100,000 chips, and tossed them forward. Roesel thought for less than 30 seconds, then called the 500,000-chip bet.

Kirby turned over {7-Spades}{5-Clubs} for a straight, and Roesel mucked his hand.

"Runnin' alright, there," Roesel told him.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Kirby
7,900,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
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Dale Roesel
3,250,000
-1,230,000
-1,230,000

Tags: Dale RoeselMatt Kirby

Ilich Getting Short

Drazen Ilich opened to 160,000 from early position, Krissi McFarland called in the small blind, and Dale Roesel called as well from the big blind.

The flop fell {a-Spades}{3-Clubs}{8-Spades}, and the action checked to Ilich, who continued for 190,000. Only Roesel called.

Roesel checked in the dark, and the turn was the {3-Spades}. Ilich checked as well. The {7-Clubs} completed the board, and both players checked again.

Roesel turned over {8-Hearts}{6-Spades} for a pair of eights, and he won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Dale Roesel
4,480,000
420,000
420,000
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Drazen Ilich
920,000
-540,000
-540,000

Tags: Dale RoeselDrazen IlichKrissi McFarland

Campanello Doubles Big Through Fielder

Krissi McFarland opened the action with a raised to 250,000 and Jeff Fielder called from the cutoff. Bryan Campanello looked down at his cards in the small blind and then announced, "All in."

McFarland quickly folded, but Fielder asked for a count. The dealer broke down Campanello's stacks and determined it was 1.7 million more to the start-of-the-day chip leader. Fielder assessed how much damage a call would do to his stack, and determined it was worth it as he spiked in a call.

Fielder: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Campanello: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

Campanello was in a dominant position and primed to double, especially after the {Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop gave him a set. Fielder perked up a little when the {10-Diamonds} turn, meaning he could still win with an eight on the river, but he was left wanting as the {5-Diamonds} blanked.

Player Chips Progress
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Bryan Campanello
3,900,000
1,575,000
1,575,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jeff Fielder
2,950,000
-1,450,000
-1,450,000

Tags: Bryan CampanelloJeff FielderKrissi McFarland

Cliff Stewart Eliminated in 7th Place ($49,265)

Cliff Stewart - 7th Place
Cliff Stewart - 7th Place

Cliff Stewart opened to 160,000 from the hijack seat, and the action folded to Bryan Campanello, who moved all in for 1.14 million from the small blind. Stewart called.

Stewart: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Campanello: {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

The {2-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop was very safe for Stewart's hand.

"Five of diamonds?" Campanello asked.

The turn was a diamond, but it was better than the five - it was the {a-Diamonds}.

Stewart only had only one out (the {j-Hearts}) to win the hand, and the {4-Diamonds} fell on the river.

The tournament director announced that Stewart was eliminated, and the fans started cheering, but upon counting the stacks down, he still had 30,000 in chips.

The very next hand he tossed in his remaining 20,000 after posting the 10,000-chip ante, and Matt Kirby raised out of the small blind. Krissi McFarland folded in the big blind, and the hands were tabled:

Stewart: {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Kirby: {6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}

The {6-Clubs}{a-Spades}{j-Clubs} flop gave Kirby a pair, and he held as the turn and river came {k-Clubs}, {k-Diamonds} respectively. Stewart exited in seventh place, and will earn $49,265.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Kirby
6,800,000
60,000
60,000
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Bryan Campanello
2,325,000
625,000
625,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Cliff Stewart
Busted

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Campanello Sliding

Bryan Campanello opened for 160,000 and received a call from Dale Roesel in the small blind. The latter then check-raised the former's bet of 125,000 up to 400,000 on the {10-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{A-Spades} flop, a call was made, and then both players checked the {Q-Diamonds} turn and {10-Diamonds} river.

Roesel tabled {A-Clubs}{J-Spades} for aces and jacks, and it was good as Campanello sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Dale Roesel
4,060,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
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Bryan Campanello
1,700,000
-850,000
-850,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bryan CampanelloDale Roesel

Paul Phillips Eliminated in 8th Place ($38,834)

Paul Phillips - 8th Place
Paul Phillips - 8th Place

Matt Kirby opened to 160,000 on the button, Paul Phillips three-bet to 270,000 from the small blind, and Kirby called.

The dealer fanned {7-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, and Phillips led out for 215,000. Kirby tank-called.

The turn was the {j-Clubs}, Phillips led again - this time for 305,000 - and Kirby made the call.

The {3-Hearts} completed the board, and Phillips grabbed a handful of chips, firing 415,000. Kirby sat quietly for half of a minute, then announced all in, making it 1.6 million.

Phillips slammed the chips he was riffling with his hand on top of his stack and looked at Kirby. He then turned his attention back to the board, thought for close to a minute, and called. Kirby tabled {6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} for the nuts, and Phillips showed {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} before exiting.

Phillips will earn $38,834 for his eighth-place finish, while Kirby now has the chip lead with 6.7 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Kirby
6,740,000
2,390,000
2,390,000
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Paul Phillips
Busted

Tags: Matt KirbyPaul Phillips