| Buy-In: | $9,700 + $300 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $1,279,624 |
| Entrants: | 136 |
Congratulations to Chris Bell, who has become the second Regional Champion of the 2010 World Series of Poker Circuit season.
Bell battled a long, grueling final table that didn’t see its first casualty until after the dinner break. In the end, he had to go through Chris Klodnicki, the man who just so happened to win this very same event in 2009.
It took a bit of a cooler, but the chips eventually went in and Bell’s set held against eight outs to give him his second major title of the year. This summer, Bell picked up his first WSOP bracelet and now he has a Circuit ring to add to his collection along with $358,295.
Chris Bell raised to 75,000 on the button and Chris Klodnicki reraised to 225,000. Bell called and the flop came down 6
5
3
.
Klodnicki bet 260,000 and Bell moved all in. Klodnicki called and showed 64 for top pair and an open-ended straight draw, but his outs were limited against Bell’s 33
.
The turn and river fell 9Q and Bell won the massive pot, but the room stayed silent. Most were under the impression that Klodnicki had him covered, but a long, drawn out count of each player’s stack confirmed that Bell had enough chips to call it a tournament then and there. With no rebate coming his way, Klodnicki was officially eliminated in second place.
Chris Bell raised to 65,000 and Chris Klodnicki made the call. The flop fell AJ2 and Bell continued with 85,000. Klodnicki check raised to 230,000 and Bell called.
The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the J and Klodnicki bet 780,000. Bell immediately called, but both players turned over an ace to chop the pot.
We were scheduled for a break, but the players want to keep going. The blinds will now be 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante.
Chris Klodnicki raised to 50,000 and Chris Bell reraised to 150,000 from the big blind. Klodnicki wasted no time in reraising to 375,000, but was forced to muck when Bell moved all in.
Bell now has a nearly 600,000 chip advantage over the young pro.
Seat 1: Chris Bell — 1,945,000
Seat 8: Chris Klodnicki — 2,136,000
Ketan Pandya raised to 55,000 on the button and Chris Klodnicki reraised to 175,000 from the small blind.
Chris Bell then announced he was all in and the action went back to Pandya for a decision on his tournament life. Pandya agonized for several minutes before deciding to call with his 1010, but he looked worse after seeing Bell’s QQ.
The board fell 9844Q and Bell’s hand held to send Pandya packing in third place.
Chris Klodnicki raised to 50,000 and Chris Bell called from the small blind. The flop came down 863 and both players checked.
The turn was the 4 and Bell bet 80,000. Klodnicki then raised to 190,000 and Bell went into the tank. When he came out of it, he moved all in and Klodnicki quickly folded. Bell is now near the 1 million mark.
Ketan Pandya was all in holding KJ against the A5 of Chris Bell.
The board ran out K84Q4 and Pandya doubled up to 768,000. Bell was left with just under 900,000 in chips.
Action will now resume with increased blinds of 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante.
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