2009 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Atlantic City

$5,150 Circuit Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Atlantic City

Final Results
Winner
Samuel Chartier
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$322,944
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
208
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Chip Leader Klodnicki Makes a Good Fold

David Fox raised to 4,400 from early position and Chris Klodnicki called in the cutoff seat. The flop came down {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} and both players checked.

The turn brought the {6-Clubs} and Fox led for 8,000. Klodnicki called.

The river brought the {K-Spades} and Fox fired 14,000. Klodnicki tanked for a few moments. "I probably wasn't good on the turn," he said before folding {A-?} {J-?}.

"Good fold, good fold," remarked Fox. Even the chip leader Klodnicki can get away from some hands when he needs to.

Tags: Chris KlodnickiDavid Fox

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

Klodnicki Rolling

Chip leader Chris Klodnicki just busted another player. He raised preflop with {J-Spades} {8-Spades} and his opponent went all in for just under 15,000 with {A-?} {Q-?}. Klodnicki called and made a flush on the river, sending yet another player to the rail.

Chris Klodnicki is just shy of 200,000

Tags: Chris Klodnicki

Volatile Bolotin

Alex Bolotin
Alex Bolotin
Alex Bolotin opened the pot with an early-position raise to 3,500. Gissel Heredia made the call from the cutoff seat, as did Benny Bianca from the button.

Three handed then, the flop rolled out {5-Spades} {6-Hearts} {6-Clubs}. Bolotin continued out with a bet of 7,000. Heredia called, while Bianca opted to move all in for an additional 20,000 on top. Bolotin went into the tank for a minute or two before making the call, having his man well covered. Heredia ducked out.

Showdown:
Bolotin: {K-Diamonds} {K-Clubs}
Bianca: {6-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}

Bianca stood to await his fate, in fine shape for a double up. Unfortunately for him, a big bolt of lightning struck him on the turn. The dealer ripped off the {K-Hearts}, improving Bolotin to the big full house and leaving Bianca dead to the case six. The river {3-Hearts} was a complete blank, and Bianca's day is done.

When Bolotin was asked about the hand, he was unaware of his two-out luck. He misread his opponent's hand as {7-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds}, thinking he had the open-ended straight draw. The table insisted that Bianca had flopped trips, drawing a dry, "Wow," from the diminutive Bolotin.

With that pot, Alex Bolotin has vaulted all the way up to 120,000.

Tags: Alex BolotinBenny Bianca

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Robert Elias Bluffs Bax

Just before the break, Robert Elias pulled off a nice bluff. With about 7,500 in the pot and the board reading {7-Spades} {J-Clubs} {7-Clubs}, Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy checked and Elias bet 4,250. Josephy then raised it up to 13,000 and Elias thought for a few moments before calling. The {K-Hearts} hit the turn and Josephy checked. Elias calmly broke out 12,000 into the middle and Josephy quickly threw his hand away.

Elias let out a nice grin as he flipped up {6-Hearts} {5-Hearts} for the bluff and he collected the chips. He is back up to about 93,000 while JohnnyBax slides down to 41,000.

Tags: Cliff JosephyRobert Elias