2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$171,400
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$998,770
Entries
694
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Dominic Gabaldon Eliminated in 5th Place ($52,086); Captures Casino Championship

Dominick Gabaldon
Dominick Gabaldon

Dominic Gabaldon opened for 165,000 under the gun and was met with a three-bet to 440,000 by Andrew Nguyen on the button. Both blinds got out of the way and Gabaldon made the call. The {2-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop saw Gabaldon move all in for around 700,000 and Nguyen snap-call.

Showdown
Nguyen: {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}
Gabaldon: {K-Spades}{10-Spades}

Nguyen was ahead with a pair of jacks but Gabaldon had flopped a flush draw. The crowd was on its feet as the dealer burned and turned the {8-Hearts}, a blank for Gabaldon. That meant he needed either a king or spade on the river, but it was not meant to be as the {5-Diamonds} appeared.

Gabaldon finished in fifth place for $52,086, and combined with his seventh-place finish in Event #4 $355 NLHE for $3,453 and fifth in Event #8 $1,080 NLHE for $14,058, he becomes the Harrah's New Orleans Casino Champ and earns a seat in the National Championship come July. A nice consolation prize, indeed.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Nguyen
5,150,000
750,000
750,000
Jaka Coaching
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Dominic Gabaldon
Busted

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