2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
Bayou Poker Challenge Main Event
Day: 3
In response to Ceci's raise, Miles quips, "Yeah, we're not going to play very long."
The chip counts to start heads up play are as follows.
Timothy "TK" Miles - 846,000
Nick Ceci - 1,640,000
Floyd Vanderford has the button in Seat 1. He moves all in for 130,000 and Timothy Miles calls.
Vanderford
Miles
The flop is , and the turn is the , leaving Vanderford drawing dead. The river is the meaningless , and Vanderford exits the stage in 3rd place. He earns $107,699 for his finish-- a very healthy return on his $65 satellite investment.
Gabe Costner has the button in Seat 8. He raises to 42,000 and Nick Ceci calls from the small blind. The flop is . Ceci checks, Costner bets 70,000 and Ceci raises to 210,000. While pondering the call, Costner asks the floor for a payout sheet. After examining it, he moves all in and it's an additional 168,000 for Ceci to call. He does.
Ceci:
Costner:
Both players flopped trips, but Ceci's in the lead with his ace kicker. The turn is the , the river is the , and on a massive cooler, Gabe Costner is eliminated in 4th place, collecting $83,766.