World Series of Poker Circuit -- $10,000 Regional Championship Day 2David Paredes Dominates as the Field Plays Down to the Money |
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There are certain tournament days where one player’s fortunes echo the narrative of the day. On day 2 of the 2010 World Series of Poker Circuit $10,000 Regional Championship at the Horseshoe Hammond Casino just outside of Chicago that player was David Paredes. He started strong and built his stack to take the chip lead by eliminating three of the most talented players in the event, taking out Vanessa Selbst, Jason Mercier, and Kevin Saul.
After dinner he held 735,000 when the blinds were 2,400, but as the money bubble approached and play slowed to anemic levels of inaction he got caught in the quagmire and lost some chips. He still ended the night with 539,000. His time of loss was one of gain for fellow professionals Anonymous and Justin Smith. They each grew their stacks noticeably during the late stages of the day and ended the night with 704,000, and 491,000 respectively.
It is a relative unknown though, who leads the final 24 into day 3 tomorrow at 1 p.m. CST with the chip lead, and that is John Patgorski with 729,000. All 24 remaining players are guaranteed $19,400, but they will be looking to make the final table, big prize money, and television exposure that awaits those lucky enough to survive to Thursday. Eliminations should fall quick out of the gates early tomorrow because a lot of players were happy to just limp into the money tonight and ride the highway to the danger zone in terms of chips.
Other notables still in the hunt include Steve Zolotow, Adam Levy, Bernard Lee, David Baker, Brandon Adams, David Sands, Mohsin Charania, Keven Stammen, and Shannon Shorr.
Here are the chip counts heading into tomorrow:
| 1st | John Patgorski | 729,000 |
| 2nd | Anonymous | 704,000 |
| 3rd | David Paredes | 539,000 |
| 4th | Justin Smith | 491,000 |
| 5th | Dan Perper | 482,000 |
| 6th | Keven Stammen | 400,000 |
| 7th | Steve Zolotow | 371,000 |
| 8th | Mark Owens | 343,000 |
| 9th | David Baker | 339,000 |
| 10th | Shannon Shorr | 328,000 |
| 11th | Brandon Adams | 269,000 |
| 12th | James Anderson | 252,000 |
| 13th | David Sands | 247,000 |
| 14th | Chris Klodnicki | 236,000 |
| 15th | Ryan Julius | 215,000 |
| 16th | Adam Levy | 146,000 |
| 17th | Bernard Lee | 142,000 |
| 18th | David Adkison | 141,000 |
| 19th | Anthony Hartmann | 111,000 |
| 20th | Jeremy Schwartz | 68,000 |
| 21st | Ryan Austin | 66,000 |
| 22nd | Shawn Busse | 59,000 |
| 23rd | Kevin Dooley | 51,000 |
| 24th | Mohsin Charania | 50,000 |
Card Player will feature live updates, chip counts, photos, and videos from CardPlayer TV throughout day 3 of this marquee event tomorrow. Be sure the check back in at that time.
Here is a look at the statistic and highlights from day 2:
Notable Day 2 Eliminations: Nick Binger, Allen Kessler, Jason Mercier, Steve O’Dwyer, Vanessa Selbst, Kathy Liebert, Chad Batista, Eric Froehlich, Kevin Saul, Joseph Elpayaa, Chris Bell, Matt Stout, Nenad Medic, Barry Greenstein, Blair Hinkle, Chad Brown, Chris Moore, Brock Parker, and WSOP Circuit $1,500 main event champion Kurt Jewell
Here is a look at some of the big hands from the day as featured in CardPlayer.com’s live updates:
David Paredes Busts Jason Mercier
David Paredes raised to 2,400 from early position and Jason Mercier reraised to 6,700 behind him. The blinds folded and Paredes made the call.
The flop came down 6
3
2
and Paredes checked. Mercier bet 7,300 and Paredes check-raised to 17,500. Mercier called and the turn was the A
.
Paredes bet 19,200 and Mercier called. The river was the J and Paredes bet enough to put Mercier all in for his last 50,000 or so. Mercier eventually called with A-4 and Paredes showed 3 3 for a set.
Mercier was eliminated and Paredes moved up to about 200,000 in chips.
Vanessa Selbst Doubles Up Opponent and then is Busted by Paredes
On a flop that read 9 4 2 Vanessa Selbst bet 8,300 from the cutoff and the hijack raised to 25,000. Selbst reraised to 90,000 and her opponent made the all-in call for 51,000. Their cards:
Selbst: 9 7
Opponent: J J
Turn and River: Q and 3
Selbst fell to 95,000 after the hand and she busted a few hands later against David Paredes. Selbst moved all in with trip nines but Paredes held queen’s full and Selbst was eliminated.
Kevin Saul Eliminated by David Paredes
Kevin Saul was eliminated after he turned the nut flush. David Paredes made a set of queens on the turn and the board paired on the river to give Paredes the full house. Saul exited the tournament and Paredes grew his stack to 340,000.
He has cut his path to the chip lead the hard way today, eliminating three of the best players in the tournament in the process. He has now taken out Saul in addition to Vanessa Selbst and Jason Mercier.
Barry Greenstein Eliminated
Barry Greenstein raised to 4,000 from the hijack and Dan Perper reraised to 12,500 from the button.
Greenstein moved all in and Perper made the call with pocket queens. Greenstein showed A-Q, but failed to connect on a board reading K-7-5-7-5. Perper now has 187,000 in chips.
Brock Parker Eliminated in 26th Place
Brock Parker moved all in on a flop that read K 8 4 and Steve Zolotow reraised all in behind him. Their cards:
Zolotow: A A
Parker: K J
Turn and Fluvial River: 3 and 6
Parker was eliminated in 26th place on the hand.
Cero Zuccarello Eliminated on the Money Bubble
Cero Zuccarello got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Justin Smith made the call. Their cards:
Zuccarello: A Q
Smith: A 4
Board: 9 5 4 6 8
Zuccarello was eliminated in 25th place and with his bustout the money bubble burst and play ended for the night.
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