Araya Rivers a Boat, Sends a Player Packing
Apr 10, '15
Action folded to the hijack, who raised to 6,000 and Abraham Araya called in the cutoff. The button moved all in for 16,600 and both the hijack and Araya call with the option to build a side pot on later streets.
The action got checked down as the board ran out 10
8
7106
and all three hands were tabled. The big blind tabled A9, good for a straight, the hijack showed AQ, but Araya scooped the pot with 6
6, giving him sixes full of tens.
Araya moves to just over 290,000 while knocking another player out.
Player Tags: Abraham Araya
Abraham Araya Over 140,000
Apr 10, '15
2012 WSOP Circuit Choctaw main event champ Abaraham Araya is quietly building here on day 1A.
After one player limped in preflop Araya completed from the small blind. The big blind raised to 4,100 and both the limper and Araya called.
The flop brought the QQ3 and it checked around. After the 2 on the turn Araya bet 7,000 and took down the pot without a showdown.
After that small win he increased his stack to over 140,000.
Player Tags: Abraham Araya
Abraham Araya Calls Down
Apr 10, '15
With a board reading 7745 on the turn Abraham Araya checked and the player to his left bet 1,000. A player in between called and Araya did as well.
The river brought the 8 and Araya checked to the bettor, who fired again, this time for 2,200. It folded to Araya who quickly made the call and waited for his opponent to open his hand.
After some pause he finally revealed the A3 for just ace high. Araya flipped over his 97 for trips and raked in the pot.
Player Tags: Abraham Araya
Araya Takes a Small Hit
Apr 10, '15
Abraham Araya is facing a 5,000 chip bet from his opponent on the river with the board reading J86J5.
There was already 15,000 in the middle and Araya takes a few minutes before hesitantly tossing in a grey, 5,000 denomination chip. His opponent tables QJ and Araya tosses his hand into the muck.
He slides to 35,800 after the pot.
Player Tags: Abraham Araya
Abraham Araya vs. Larry Wright
Apr 10, '15
2012 WSOP bracelet winner Larry Wright bet 2,450 after a flop of J82 and 2012 WSOP Circuit Choctaw main event champ Abraham Araya made it 8,000 to go.
After plenty of deliberation and thinking out loud Wright asked, “Why so much?”
He then declared, “I don’t know if I’m good enough to lay this down.”
From the neighboring table a player yelled out, “Must be middle pair!”
After some more thought Wright did eventually lay it down and Araya took the pot.
Player Tags: Abraham Araya
Familiar Faces in the Field
Apr 10, '15
Level 1 is coming to a close and the field has surpassed 140 players registered with plenty of notable pros in the field.
2012 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event Champion Abraham Araya is in the field. Araya took home over $270,000 for his win a few years ago. Araya also won a preliminary event here during this series, event #15, a $125 No Limit Hold’em.
Fellow ring winner Jonathan Gaviao, Nancy Nguyen, Lynn Samples and Josh Evans have also been spotted in the field. Nguyen has been making a lot of noise lately on the tournament circuit, finishing fourth in the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Main Event for over $121,000 and finished third at the WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club Main Event shortly after for $78,222.
Player Tags: Abraham Araya
Abraham Araya Eliminated in 18th Place ($6,580)
Apr 12, '15
Action folded to Abraham Araya on the button, who moved all in for his last 220,000 and Gary Luther called out of the small blind.
Araya needed a miracle with his A6 against Luther’s AA. The board ran out 4334J and Araya was eliminated in 18th place while Luther moved well over the million chip mark and sits with 1.3 million.
Player Tags: Abraham Araya
TJ Cloutier Eliminated in 24th Place ($4,626)
Apr 12, '15
TJ Cloutier raised to 50,000 under-the-gun and Austin Lewis called out of the small blind. Abraham Araya called out of the big blind and they watched the dealer spread a flop of 864.
All three players checked and the A fell on the turn. Lewis checked again and Araya moved all in for about 400,000. Cloutier called off his 137,000 and Lewis folded.
“I guess you got me in bad shape,” said Cloutier just before the cards were turned over.
Cloutier was right with Araya tabling AK and Cloutier showing A9.
“I knew you had me good, but I just couldn’t throw it away at that point,” said Cloutier.
The river was the 5 and Araya’s hand held up. Cloutier was eliminated in 24th place and took home $4,626 and Abraham Araya chipped up to 560,000.
Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier, Abraham Araya
Abraham Araya has won two major championship events here at Choctaw, having taken down the 2011 TJ Cloutier Choctaw Poker Challenge and the 2012