All posts by Kaelaine

Covering poker tournaments since 2006.

Event 1: Carwash Doubles Up

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

End of Level 4:  100/200

Level 4 is done and players are on their first break of Flight B.

Just before the end of level 4, Robert ‘Carwash’ Williams (bb) got all-in on the river for his last 14,425.  The board showed Ts9d7h4h2d.  Terri Anne Crawford was on the button and tanked for a couple of minutes.

Terri Crawford Robert Carwash Williams
Terri Crawford (left) and Carwash (right)

“You trying to send me back to Tampa?” Terri asked, rhetorically.  These two players are both from Tampa and have run into each other back there on the felt at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa.

She finally opted to call, leaving herself with less than 10k.  Carwash rolled over [9h7d] for two pair and Terri mucked.

Carwash chipped up to over 50k and must be among the early chip leaders.

Event 1: Ring Bearer

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 4:  100/200

Some decorated poker players have turned up in Flight B.

Nancy Birnbaum

Nancy Birnbaum is one of the most decorated women on the WSOP Circuit.  She’s won 3 Circuit gold rings, a Ladies event Pendant and has over $417,000 in lifetime tournament earnings.

She’s fired her first bullet in Flight B and should be a fixture here over the next three weeks of tournaments.

Event 1: Another Hard Rock Regular

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 3: 75/150

Blinds continue to rise here in the Seminole Hard Rock.  Level 3 is underway with 270 entries so far.  Late registration is available until the start of level 7.

Michael Johnson

Semi-pro poker player Michael Johnson (N Miami, FL) has fired his first bullet in Flight B.  He’s a regular here at the Seminole Hard Rock when not working his other job.  During the previous level, Michael was up to ~28k.

Event 1: Redo in Flight B

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 2: 50/100

Flight B is rocking with lots of repeat entries from Flight A.  Blinds have just increased for the start of level 2.

Jeff Silverstein

Jeff “Short Stack” Silverstein is one of those unfortunate Flight A bustouts.  “I satellited in” he said about the 11am flight, which cost him only $85.

The local ginder from Del Ray Beach, FL has now fired his second bullet, for which he paid full fare.  He’s up to about 22k from the 20k starting stack.