WSOP-C and DeepStack Move Forward

WSOP-C Rincon Sets Final Table

As the World Series of Poker Circuit winds down its year in San Diego, California, the Rincon events also neared the end of the series. The $1,675 buy-in NLHE Main Event began on December 14 with two starting flights and reentries allowed.

The two starting flights resulted in a total of 306 entries and prize pool of $459,000. Only 18 survived the first flight, though, and 25 were left of the second. Lynda Tran was the overall chip leader with 331K, but David Randall was close behind with 330K. The second day thinned the field and hit the money for the final 33 players. Some who cashed throughout the evening included Eric Baldwin, Kenna James, Cornel Cimpan, and Ray Henson. With the tenth place elimination of Artem Ivanenko, which was worth $8,065, the final table was set for Monday, December 17 as follows:

Seat 1: Jonathan Chehanske (387,000)

Seat 2: Lorenzo Bosforo (233,000)

Seat 3: David Randall (704,000)

Seat 4: Soi Nguyen (1,338,000)

Seat 5: Lynda Tran (716,000)

Seat 6: James Czarnecki (277,000)

Seat 7: Erik Roussakis (707,000)

Seat 8: Edmund Liu (1,560,000)

Seat 9: Ted Jivkov (200,000)

DeepStack in the Money

The DeepStack Extravaganza was at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. One of the last December tournaments required a $2,500 buy-in for the NLHE reentry tournament with a $500K guarantee. Over the course of two starting days, there were 188 players in all, creating a prize pool of exactly $500K. From the original field, only about 70 players made it to the second day. It wasn’t until late in the night that the bubble finally burst to pay the final 18, and Chris Klodnicki eliminated Abhinav Asija in 19^th place to make it happen.

The night then ended with only 16 players left and Klodnicki in the lead with 1,123,000 chips. William Tonking was in a distant second with 713K, and other notables still in the running included Micah Raskin and Drew Heller.