2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
Bayou Poker Challenge Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
In response to Ceci's raise, Miles quips, "Yeah, we're not going to play very long."
The chip counts to start heads up play are as follows.
Timothy "TK" Miles - 846,000
Nick Ceci - 1,640,000
Floyd Vanderford has the button in Seat 1. He moves all in for 130,000 and Timothy Miles calls.
Vanderford
Miles
The flop is , and the turn is the , leaving Vanderford drawing dead. The river is the meaningless , and Vanderford exits the stage in 3rd place. He earns $107,699 for his finish-- a very healthy return on his $65 satellite investment.
Gabe Costner has the button in Seat 8. He raises to 42,000 and Nick Ceci calls from the small blind. The flop is . Ceci checks, Costner bets 70,000 and Ceci raises to 210,000. While pondering the call, Costner asks the floor for a payout sheet. After examining it, he moves all in and it's an additional 168,000 for Ceci to call. He does.
Ceci:
Costner:
Both players flopped trips, but Ceci's in the lead with his ace kicker. The turn is the , the river is the , and on a massive cooler, Gabe Costner is eliminated in 4th place, collecting $83,766.