2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

Bayou Poker Challenge Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j7
Prize
$382,928
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,196,650
Entries
249
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Hand #50 - Nick Ceci

Nick Ceci has the button. He limps in, Timothy Miles raises to 50,000 and Ceci calls. The flop is {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. Miles bets 50,000 and Ceci calls. The turn is the {10-Hearts}. Miles bets 60,000 and Ceci calls. The river is the {8-Spades} and both players check. Ceci wins the pot.

Contrasting Styles

Timothy "TK" Miles seems to have the most fans here watching on the rail. Miles is looking to continue playing small-pot poker to chip up, but Nick Ceci may have something to say about that. His big-bet style may disrupt the flow of TK's game. We're just starting heads up play, and Ceci has about a 2-1 chip lead on Miles.

The chip counts to start heads up play are as follows.

Timothy "TK" Miles - 846,000
Nick Ceci - 1,640,000

Tags: Nick CeciTimothy "TK" Miles

Floyd Vanderford Eliminated in 3rd Place ($107,699)

Floyd Vanderford
Floyd Vanderford
Hand #49 -

Floyd Vanderford has the button in Seat 1. He moves all in for 130,000 and Timothy Miles calls.

Vanderford {Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Miles {K-Spades}{J-Hearts}

The flop is {A-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and the turn is the {K-Diamonds}, leaving Vanderford drawing dead. The river is the meaningless {5-Clubs}, and Vanderford exits the stage in 3rd place. He earns $107,699 for his finish-- a very healthy return on his $65 satellite investment.

Tags: Floyd Vanderford

Gabe Costner Eliminated in 4th Place ($83,766)

Hand #47 -

Gabe Costner has the button in Seat 8. He raises to 42,000 and Nick Ceci calls from the small blind. The flop is {J-Spades}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs}. 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: {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

Costner: {7-Spades}{4-Spades}

Both players flopped trips, but Ceci's in the lead with his ace kicker. The turn is the {6-Hearts}, the river is the {8-Hearts}, and on a massive cooler, Gabe Costner is eliminated in 4th place, collecting $83,766.

Tags: Gabe Costner

Everyone Tense But TK

Timothy "TK" Miles
Timothy "TK" Miles
With everyone in the room standing up to witness the action and the other three players sitting forward in their seats, Timothy "TK" Miles leans back as he takes a sip of his Stella Artois and asks the announcer to call for the cocktail waitress to come into the room. Even when Gabe Costner moves all in against Nick Ceci, Miles stays eased back as if he's confident he's going to win the tournament.

Tags: Timothy "TK" Miles