Level: 20
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$416,160
Entries
289
Level
25
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000
A player in the hijack position raised to 13,000 only to have Austin McCormick reraise to 28,500 from the button. Action folded back to the hijack who thought long and hard before laying the hand down. McCormick has a few of the new red 25,000 chips in front of him and is estimated to have right around 250,000.
One of the players still alive as the tournament approaches the bubble is Keith Crowder. A long time grinder and regular around the tournament circuit, Crowder hails from Elkins Park, Pennsylvania and is 36 years old. When it comes to his record on the felt, Crowder is no slouch.
The first cash we can find on record for Crowder was back in June of 2007 when he took 11th in a $500 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Borgata Summer Open in Atlantic City. From there, the results just began to pile up over the years into nearly $400,000 in career tournament earnings.
Crowder didn't break into the five-figure club until he hit a score worth over $15,000 in March of 2009. The event was a $440 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Foxwoods Poker Classic and Crowder took fifth place. Later that year, he saw his largest-ever payday roll in with another fifth-place finish. The event was the World Poker Tour's $3,300 No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event at the Borgata Poker Open. Crowder found his way at the final table, but saw his run end in fifth place. Still, his effort was good for over $188,000 and helped him to put a big stamp on his best year on the felt.
In 2010, Crowder came ever so close to his first World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring when he took second to Paul Vogel in a $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at Caesars Atlantic City. That win was good for over $32,000 in his pocket and would turn out to be the third largest of the year for him so far. Crowder was able to bank $37,079 after winning a Borgata Spring Poker Open event in April and then placed fourth in the $1,000 Borgata Double Play Poker Tournament in August for $33,588.
Crowder is still alive and well here in this WSOP Circuit Main Event and will be looking to make a big splash. He's had a lot of success grinding his way through tournaments throughout the years, but not too many people know his face just yet. A win here would surely put him out there in the public's eye and help him take home that major title he's been on the lookout for.
A player in middle position raised to 12,500 and Kenny "Bad Hat" Piel made the call from the hijack. Both players proceeded to check the 
flop. The middle position player then checked the 
on the turn and Piel bet 60,000.
The middle position player showed 
and mucked in frustration. Piel collected the pot and increased his stack to around 200,000.
Kris Bradshaw entered Day 2 as one of the smallest stacks with just 22,800. With such a short stack, his hopes of making it to the money seemed dim. Fortunately for him, luck seems to be in his favor as he now sits with over 250,000!
In a recent hand, Bradshaw called an opponent's all in and was ahead with pocket queens against pocket jacks. The board was no help to his opponent and Bradshaw took down the pot and came one step closer to making the money.
Level: 19
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
The players are on their first 10-minute break of Day 2. We'll be back in a few. The black T100 chips are being raced off during this break.
Jonathan Able moved all in from the hijack position for his last 79,700. Charles more was on the button and made the call. After both blinds folded, they turned up their hands:
Able: 
Moore: 
The board ran out 
and Able was eliminated from the tournament. Meanwhile, Moore increased his stack to around 235,000.
From the cutoff seat, Ari Engel raised to 9,000. Mike Foster was in the big blind and made the call. The flop came down 
and Foster checked. Engel checked behind to see the pair the board on fourth street.
Foster took his time before betting out 18,000. Engel made the call after taking a minute to himself.
The river card was the 
and Foster fired 36,000. Engel tanked for a bit and then announced a call. Foster tabled the 
for trip sevens and Engel mucked his hand, dropping to 73,000 in chips. Foster, who began the day with 171,900, is now up over 200,000 in chips.