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Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
The last level wrapped up very passively, and the players have taken a 15-minute break to find some aggression.
We'll be back with some fresh chip counts.
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Rincon
Regional Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Rincon
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$950,600
Entries
98
Level
26
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Tim West just got a walk in the big blind, the first one of the day.
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
From under the gun, Ali Eslami limped in. Action then folded to Steve Brecher in the small blind and he completed the bet. David Peters checked in the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Brecher checked. Peters bet 30,000 and Eslami folded. Brecher made the call.
The turn card brought the 
and Brecher checked. Peters bet 40,000 this time and Brecher called.
The river was the 
to pair the board and Brecher checked. Peters opted to check behind. Brecher turned over the 
for kings and fives with a seven kicker. Peters mucked and Brecher won the pot to move to 325,000 in chips.
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
From the button, Ali Eslami raised to 24,000, a minimum raise. D.J. Blanchard had the small blind and three-bet to 68,000. After Tim West folded from the big blind, Eslami went into the tank for a little bit. He then made the call.
The flop 
and both players checked to see the 
fall on the turn. Blanchard checked again and Eslami fired 85,000. Blanchard gave it up and Eslami won the pot.
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
In mid position, Dana Kellstrom opened with a raise to 25,000 (or possibly 30,000), and Ali Eslami was the lone caller.
The two men took a 
flop, and Kellstrom continued out with 40,000. Eslami took pause for a good long while, eventually calling Kellstrom's continuation.
That led them to the action card, the turn 
. After a long pause of his own, Kellstrom pushed out another bet of 60,000, Eslami moved all in, and Kellstrom called off his final ~120,000. The news was not good for the at-risk player.
Showdown
Kellstrom: 
Eslami: 
Both players had turned their straights, but Kellstrom's wheel was inferior, He was dead to a chop, looking for a six.
River:
That's not going to do it for Kellstrom, and that's the way his final hand transpired. With his straight coolered off, Dana Kellstrom will pocket more than $50,000 for his sixth-place showing here this week.
Eslami has moved up further, sitting with about 1.25 million chips now.
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Ali Eslami limped under the gun and action folded to Dwyte Pilgirm in the small blind. He made the call before David Peters checked his option in the big blind. The flop came down 
and action checked to Eslami. He fired 16,000 and Pilgrim made the call. Peters folded.
The turn card was the 
and Pilgrim shoved all in for 120,000. Eslami took a moment and then made the call, turning over the 
for a flopped two pair. Pilgrim held the 
for top pair of aces and a flush draw. Pilgrim could also make a better two pair to stay alive.
The river completed the board with the and Pilgrim whiffed. He was eliminated in seventh place for $38,808 while Eslami climbed to a million in chips.
These are approximate, as they're counted from about 40 feet away. We got you pretty close, though.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
429,000
|
429,000 |
|
||
|
820,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
|
310,000
-149,000
|
-149,000 |
|
||
|
285,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
245,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
200,000
-161,000
|
-161,000 |
|
140,000
-188,000
|
-188,000 |
|
|
||
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
On a 
, Ali Eslami and Dwyte Pilgrim kept it friendly with a check apiece, and the landed on fourth street. When Eslami checked again, Pilgrim made a bet of 24,000, and Eslami called to see the last card.
It was the 
, and Eslami began stacking out a bet. He made it 65,000 to go, and Pilgrim instantly raised to 130,000 with a verbal declaration. Eslami didn't waste much time moving all in for 483,000, and Pilgrim spent a long while soaking in the tank before surrendering to Eslami's shove.
Eslami appears to have taken over the chip lead with that pot; we'll try and get a chip count from afar.
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
After D.J. Blanchard raised to 27,000, Dana Kellstrom called out of the blind to see the flop come down 
. Kellstrom led right out for 25,000 and won the pot, nice and easy.
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Ali Eslami raised to 24,000, the minimum at this level. Action came to Steve Brecher's big blind, and he made a three-bet to 82,000 total. Eslami mulled it over for a bit before releasing.