Main Event | 2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City

Mar 12, 2012

Roland Israel Eliminated in 6th Place ($37,148)

Garry Gates three-bet all in against Roland Israel, and Israel made the call.

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Gates
Israel

The flop ( {4-Diamonds} {k-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} ) and the turn ( {8-Hearts} ) both missed Gates, but the {a-Diamonds} spiked on the river, giving him a winning pair of aces. Israel was left with 135,000 and got it in the next hand. Gates, Ryan Eriquezzo, and Zeitlin all called, and checked the hand down.

The board completed {4-Hearts} {q-Clubs} {j-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {9-Hearts} , and Israel showed {8-Spades} {6-Spades} . Gates' {k-Diamonds} {q-Hearts} was best though, and Israel was eliminated from the tournament.

Israel received a rousing round of applause, and he deserves it too - it's very hard to make a final table, and he reached the WSOPC Caesars Atlantic City Main Event final table in three consecutive years.

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Mar 12, 2012

Jeremy Halaska Eliminated in 7th Place ($28,744)

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Ryan Eriquezzo opened for 130,000 and when action passed to Jeremy Halaska, he announced all in. Eriquezzo snap-called faster than Phil Hellmuth ever has and tabled {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} .

Halaska held {A-Spades} {Q-Hearts} and watched the board run {5-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} and made his way out of the final table area.

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Mar 12, 2012

Eriquezzo Makes Quads, Wins Monster

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Ryan Eriquezzo opened to 130,000 from the hijack seat, Roland Israel called on the button, and Garry Gates defended his big blind. The dealer fanned {7-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {5-Clubs} , and the action checked to Eriquezzo who continued for 175,000. Only Gates called.

The turn was the {7-Spades} , and Gates checked again. Eriquezzo double-fisted 295,000 forward, and Gates made the quick call.

The {2-Clubs} completed the board, and Gates checked again. Eriquezzo grabbed a handful of grey T5,000 chips, and placed them on top of a huge tower of pink T10,000 chips. He slid forward 520,000, and Gates immediately called. Eriquezzo tabled {7-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} for quads - much to the delight of the New Jersey contingency - and all Gates could do was laugh.

Eriquezzo is now over 4 million chips, while Gates slipped to just 985,000.

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Mar 12, 2012

Erickson Doubles Through Gates

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Garry Gates opened for 125,000 and Troy Erickson moved all in behind him from the button. The blinds released and after a count Gates called.

Gates: {4-Hearts} {4-Spades}
Erickson: {A-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}

The board ran {10-Spades} {2-Spades} {A-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {A-Spades} and Erickson doubled up to over a million.

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Mar 12, 2012

Ryan Higgins Eliminated in 8th Place ($22,533)

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Ryan Higgins open-shoved his last 430,000 from early position, and Ryan Eriquezzo called on his direct left. The action behind folded through, and the hands were tabled.

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Higgins
Eriquezzo

The board ran out {k-Clubs} {a-Spades} {9-Spades} {j-Diamonds} {j-Spades} , and Higgins was eliminated from the tournament.

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Mar 12, 2012

Gates Takes Bite Out of Fouksman's Stack

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Action folded around to Eugene Fouksman in the small blind and as he grabbed calling chips Garry Gates said, "You just can't do it, can you? You haven't given me walk all day."

After that Gates raised an additional 120,000 and Fouksman called. The flop came {Q-Hearts} {5-Spades} {2-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn came the {10-Clubs} , Fouksman bet 150,000 and Gates min-raised to 300,000. Fouksman called and the river came {10-Spades} . Both players checked and Fouksman tabled {K-Clubs} {J-Clubs} and Gates showed pocket jacks to take the pot.

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Mar 12, 2012

Zeitlin Wins Another Race

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Ryan Higgins opened to 130,000 on the button, Ryan Eriquezzo folded from the small blind, and David Zeitlin moved all in for just over a million chips from the big blind. Higgins snapped it off.

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Higgins
Zeitlin

The {q-Hearts} {7-Spades} {4-Diamonds} flop did not hit Riggins, and the {9-Diamonds} on the turn ended the hand. The {2-Diamonds} completed the board, and Zeitlin doubled to 2.15 million chips.