Updates on ESPN The WSOP Circuit Championship FinalDay (May 28, 05)
Walter Chambers Wins the WSOP Circuit at Harrah's New Orleans ($787,340)
Posted: Sat, May 28, 05, 2:23 PM
Hand 168 - Bierria has the button, Chambers raises to $36,000, and Bierria pushes all in, and Chambers calls. Bierria shows pocket threes (3h-3d), while Chambers has 8c-7c. The flop comes Kh-10h-2h, and Bierria has the only heart between them. Chambers needs to catch a non-heart seven or eight to eliminate Bierria. The turn card is the 9s, giving Chambers an open-ended straight draw as well. Chambers will win the tournament with any six, seven, eight, or jack that isn't a heart. The river card is the 8d, and Chambers makes a pair of eights to eliminate Corey Bierria in second place, earning $433,050.
Walter Chambers wins the World Series of Poker Circuit Championship here at Harrah's New Orleans, winning $787,340, and a gold-and-diamond ring.
Corey Bierria Doubles Up
Posted: Sat, May 28, 05, 2:19 PM
Hand 166 - Bierria has the button, and he pushes all in. Chambers folds, and Bierria shows pocket deuces.
Hand 167 - Chambers has the button, and he raises to $45,000. Bierria pushes all in, and Chambers quickly calls. Bierria shows Kh-Jh, and Chambers shows 8d-6h. The flop comes Kd-7h-3s, and Bierria strengthens his lead with a pair of kings. The turn card is the 10d, giving Chambers a straight draw, and he'll eliminate Bierria if he catches a nine. The river card is the 4s, and Corey Bierria doubles up to $318,000 in chips. Chambers still has about $2.1 million.
Chip Counts
Posted: Sat, May 28, 05, 2:10 PM
In heads up play, the player with the button gets the small blind, and acts first pre-flop. The blinds are still at $6,000-$12,000, with a $1,000 ante. Here are the chip counts:
1. Walter Chambers - $2,445,000
2. Corey Bierria - $145,000
Short Break to Reset Final Table for Heads-Up Play
Posted: Sat, May 28, 05, 2:05 PM
There is a short break as everyone sets up for final-table play between Walter Chambers and Corey Bierria. Both final table players are graduates of LSU, and there were chants of "LSU! LSU!" when Chambers won the last pot.
Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated in 3rd Place ($221,445)
Posted: Sat, May 28, 05, 2:03 PM
Hand 163 - Esfandiari has the button in seat 4, and everyone folds to Chambers in the big blind, giving him the blinds and antes.
Hand 164 - Bierria has the button in seat 8, Chambers raises, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand 165 - Chambers has the button in seat 1, Chambers raises to $35,000, Esfandiari reraises to $125,000, Chambers pushes all in, and Esfandiari quickly calls. Esfandiari has pocket kings (Ks-Kc), but Chambers has pocket aces (As-Ah). The flop comes 7h-7c-5c, and Esfandiari needs to catch a king or running clubs to survive. The turn card is the 5s, and Esfandiari needs to catch one of the two remaining clubs to stay alive. The river card is the 9c, and Antonio Esfandiari is eliminated in third place, earning $221,445.
The next player eliminated will receive $433,050 for second place, while the winner of this event will take home $787,340, and a gold-and-diamond WSOP Circuit ring.
Updated Chip Counts
Posted: Sat, May 28, 05, 2:00 PM
Here are the updated chip counts:
1. Walter Chambers - $1,950,000 (seat 1)
2. Antonio Esfandiari - $460,000 (seat 4)
3. Corey Bierria - $166,000 (seat 7)
Update
Posted: Sat, May 28, 05, 1:58 PM
Hand 161 - Bierria has the button in seat 8, Esfandiari raises to $50,000, and Chambers calls. The flop comes Qc-10d-9h, Chambers checks, Esfandiari bets $105,000, and Chambers folds. Esfandiari shows a bluff with 4-high. Esfandiari now has over $1 million in chips, along with Chambers, who still has the chip lead.
Hand 162 - Chambers has the button in seat 1, Chambers raises to $35,000, Esfandiari reraises to $125,000, and Chambers calls. The flop comes Js-5s-4s, Esfandiari bets $145,000, and Chambers calls. The turn card is the 10c, Esfandiari bets $360,000, and Chambers says, "All in." Esfandiari thinks for a little while before folding.
Corey Bierria Doubles Up Through Walter Chambers
Posted: Sat, May 28, 05, 1:51 PM
Hand 159 - Chambers has the button in seat 1, and he raises to $35,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand 160 - Esfandiari has the button in seat 4, Bierria pushes all in for $83,000, and Chambers thinks for a while before calling. Bierria has pocket fours (4d-4s), and Chambers is happy that his Qs-6d represents two live overcards. The flop comes 9h-5c-2h, and Bierria holds on to his lead. Chambers needs to catch a queen or a six to eliminate Bierria. The turn card is the Ad, the river card is the Ah, and Bierria doubles up to about $200,000 in chips.
Update
Posted: Sat, May 28, 05, 1:46 PM
Hand 156 - Chambers has the button in seat 1, Esfandiari raises to $30,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand 157 - Esfandiari has the button in seat 4, and everyone folds to Chambers, giving him the blinds and antes.
Hand 158 - Bierria has the button in seat 8, he raises to $50,000, and Chambers calls. The flop comes 8h-7d-4d, Chambers bets $40,000, and Bierria folds.
Update
Posted: Sat, May 28, 05, 1:41 PM
Hand 154 - Esfandiari has the button in seat 4, he calls, Bierria raises to $50,000, and Esfandiari calls. The flop comes 9d-6h-2c, Bierria checks, Esfandiari bets $50,000, and Bierria folds.
Hand 155 - Bierria has the button in seat 8, he calls, Chambers raises to $36,000, Esfandiari calls, and Bierria calls. The flop comes 10c-9s-4s, Chambers bets $35,000, Esfandiari raises to $125,000, and everyone folds. Esfandiari picks up the pot.
