Carlton Needed the Airline Miles
When we've seen Everett Carlton in the past, it's been primarily at small World Series of Poker Circuits stops. That's why is was a bit surprising to see him in the "Land Down Under" for the WSOP APAC. When asked what inspired him to make the long trip from Minnesota, Carlton laughed and explained that he needed some more miles on Delta to make platinum, and there was no better way to do it than to travel to Australia to play a little poker.
Unfortunately for Carlton, things didn't go his way here on Day 1b. He was crippled by Jonathan Duhamel, and a short time later he shoved his last 400 all in preflop holding 
only to run into an opponent holding 
. Carlton failed to get lucky, and he made an early exit from Event #1. Whether or not he'll try again later tonight in the Day 1c flight remains to be seen.
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Busted |