2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Foxwoods

Main event
Day: 1
Event Info

2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Foxwoods

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$194,178
Event Info
Prize Pool
$924,652
Entries
615
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Eric Rando Leads Day 1 as 123 Players Advance

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Foxwoods Day 1a chip leader Eric Rando, who bagged up 143,100.
Foxwoods Day 1a chip leader Eric Rando, who bagged up 143,100.

Day 1a is in the books here at Foxwoods, and by our counts Eric Rando of East Providence, Rhode Island leads the 123 surviving players with 143,100. We didn't catch Rando's big hand, but according to Andy Frankenberger, he got it when his {K-}{Q-} overcame {A-}{K-} and {A-}{Q-} in a three-way all-in situation.

Not far behind is Erek Gaines, who would have finished with the chip lead if not for a bad last level. In one hand, Gaines and Andrew Higgins each put in 8,500 preflop and saw a flop of {K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Higgins moved all in for 51,500 and Gaines opted to throw away his hand, which he claimed was pocket jacks. Higgins showed the {A-Spades}{K-Spades}. Despite losing that hand, Gaines still finished the night with a heatlhy 133,600.

Others who punched their ticket to Day 2 in the first starting flight were Greg Raymer (89,500), Allen Kessler (72,300), Nancy Birnbaum (109,500), John Dibella (30,400) and the aforementioned Frankenberger (94,000).

The action is far from over here at Foxwoods as the Day 1b flight is still taking place. We pick up the action in Level 5. In the meantime, here are some notable counts from Day 1a:

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Rando
Eric Rando
143,100
143,100
143,100
Profile photo of Erek Gaines
Erek Gaines
133,600
-40,400
-40,400
Profile photo of John Pito
John Pito
124,900
124,900
124,900
Profile photo of Nancy Birnbaum us
Nancy Birnbaum
109,500
7,500
7,500
Profile photo of Ethan Foulkes
Ethan Foulkes
109,200
109,200
109,200
Profile photo of Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
107,100
107,100
107,100
Profile photo of Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
94,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Christopher Manning
Christopher Manning
89,900
89,900
89,900
Profile photo of Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
89,500
41,500
41,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Fred Paradis us
Fred Paradis
86,800
41,800
41,800
Profile photo of David To us
David To
85,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of David Paredes us
David Paredes
81,700
33,700
33,700
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
72,300
2,300
2,300
Profile photo of Brent Johnson
Brent Johnson
69,700
69,700
69,700
Profile photo of Tarun Gulati us
Tarun Gulati
68,700
-12,300
-12,300
Profile photo of Paul Snead us
Paul Snead
57,300
35,800
35,800
Profile photo of Bryan Leskowitz us
Bryan Leskowitz
44,000
24,000
24,000
Profile photo of Allie Prescott us
Allie Prescott
35,600
11,600
11,600
Profile photo of Pete Campos
Pete Campos
35,500
35,500
35,500
Profile photo of Ross Santos us
Ross Santos
34,300
27,500
27,500
Profile photo of John Dibella us
John Dibella
30,400
400
400
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jonathan Sorscher
Jonathan Sorscher
27,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of Arkadiy Tsinis us
Arkadiy Tsinis
19,500
-27,500
-27,500
WSOP 1X Winner

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