Main Event: Harry O’Brien Doubles Through Dmitrii Perfilev Part II

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Players remaining: 4 of 735

Harry O’Brien

Cesar Solares folded his hand under the gun, Harry O’Brien moved all in from the button for 2,660,000 and Dmitrii called from the small blind.

Perfilev: QhQc
O’Brien: 7d7c

O’Brien was in rough shape this time, no race with this hand, but he found one of his two outs on the river when the board ran Ad9d2h8c7s for another double up.

Harry O’Brien – 5,500,000 (27 bb)
Dmitrii Perfilev – 6,125,000 (30 bb)

Main Event: Harry O’Brien Doubles Through Dmitrii Perfilev

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Harry O’Brien

Short stacked Harry O’Brien open-shoved for 1,750,000 from under the gun, Dmitrii Perfilev called on the button, and the blinds folded.

O’Brien: AhKd
Perfilev: 8s8c

O’Brien needed to win the race to double up but missed the Js6h2c flop. The 9h turn left O’Brien with six out on the river and he got there when it came Kh for the double.

Harry O’Brien – 3,920,000 (19 bb)
Dmitrii Perfilev – 6,700,000 (33 bb)

Harry O’Brien drags his double

Main Event: Dmitrii Perfilev and Cesar Solares Trade the Lead

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Dmitrii Perfilev

The two biggest stacks at the table went to battle in a couple hands the ultimately saw no significant change in position. Perfilev temporarily gave up the lead when he sent 1,400,000 across to Sheddy Siddiqui.

A few hands later, Cesar Solares limped from under the gun and Perfilev three-bet to 700,000 from the small blind. Solares called, the flop came Kc9d2c, and Perfilev bet 560,000.

Solares called, the turn was 7s, and Perfilev cut out a big stack for a 1,475,000 bet. Solares took several minutes to think it through, told Perfilev “you’re too good”, and released the big pot.

Seat 3: Dmitrii Perfilev – 9,400,000 (59 bb)
Seat 5: Sheddy Siddiqui – 5,000,000 (31 bb)
Seat 8: Cesar Solares – 6,300,000 (39 bb)
Seat 9: Harry O’Brien – 1,350,000 (8 bb)

Main Event: Updated Counts

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There was a pause in the action after Stu Paterson was eliminated; one for a break and the other a slow down in the pace with some big pay jumps. Dmitrii Perfilev leads with Cesar Solares not far behind, Sheddy Siddiqui in good shape, and Harry O’Brien needing to make a more soon at the four-handed table.

Seat 3: Dmitrii Perfilev – 7,600,000 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Sheddy Siddiqui – 4,800,000 (30 bb)
Seat 8: Cesar Solares – 7,500,000 (47 bb)
Seat 9: Harry O’Brien – 1,950,000 (12 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $222,691 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $137,298
3rd: $101,219
4th: $75,441

Main Event: Stu Paterson – 5th Place ($56,979)

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Stu Paterson

Action folded to Stu Paterson in the small blind and he moved all in for 1,090,000 and Dmitrii Perfilev quickly called with another huge hand shortly after he knocked out Michael Amato.

Perfilev: QhQd
Paterson: QcTs

Paterson needed a lot of help to stay in the game and he had a sweat after the Td3d3s flop. The 5h turn was no help and the former Coco Poker Open Champ was eliminated in fifth after the Ac river.

Dmitrii Perfilev – 9,700,000 (80 bb)
Stu Paterson – Eliminated in 5th place ($56,979)

Event 12: Greg Baird Wins Coco’s Final Ring and $11,385; Martin Ryan Takes Casino Champion Honors

September WSOP Circuit
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, FL
Event 12
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 115
Prize Pool: $37,950
September 23-24, 2018

Event 12 champion, Greg Baird

(Coconut Creek, FL) – The 12th and final ring event of the World Series of Poker Circuit concluded Monday evening at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The $400 buy-in, two-day No Limit Hold’em event was conquered by Greg Baird. Baird, a Naples resident by way of Chicago, earned $11,385 along with his first ring.

Officially recognized as Event 12, this was a two-day tournament that kicked off Sunday afternoon at 4pm. It drew 115 entries generating a total prize pool worth $37,950. Following 18 levels on Day 1, the field narrowed to nine remaining and Baird atop the counts. Second in the rankings was Martin Ryan who, earlier this series, won a $1,125 ring event. His deep run in this $400 event officially locked up Casino Champion honors for the Trinidad resident and he was able to rest easy without a sweat in the 12-tournament race.

Coco Casino Champion, Martin Ryan

The restart moved fast with Baird needing only about four hours to maneuver through the final nine and claim gold on Day 2. Ryan, meanwhile, bowed out fifth tacking a few bonus points on his to Casino Championship tally.

In the end, the headline went to Baird who added to an already impressive resume that now includes over $180,000 in reported earnings.

This concludes the 2018 WSOP Circuit in Coconut Creek, but the tour returns in February for another “12 rings in 12 days” series.

Event 12 final results:

1st: Greg Baird – $11,385
2nd: Mike Parekh – $7,037
3rd: Daniel Chalifour – $5,010
4th: Johnathan Curtis – $3,639
5th: Martin Ryan – $2,696
6th: Stephen Harris – $2,035
7th: Wayne Lovell – $1,565
8th: Aaron Lasater – $1,226
9th: Huicun Qiao – $978
10th: David Yerushalmi – $793
11th: Abraham Araya – $793
12th: Zyad Qasem – $793

Main Event: Michael Amato – 6th Place ($43,595)

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Michael Amato

Cesar Solares opened to 240,000 and Dmitrii Perfilev three-bet to 675,000. Solares folded and Perfilev quickly called with a monster.

Perfilev: AhAs
Amato: AdKc

Amato was in trouble with big slick, caught a piece of the KdJh9d flop, but could not improve on the 3s turn or 5s river to go out sixth place.

Dmitrii Perfilev – 8,625,000 (72 bb)
Michael Amato – Eliminated in 6th place ($43,595)

Main Event: Jordan Schneider – 7th Place ($33,773)

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Jordan Schneider

Jordan Schneider was down to only 180,000 and moved all in from the hijack for 180,000. Only Michael Amato came along from the button with a chance to send another player out.

Amato: AsTs
Schneider: Ah4c

Schneider was dominated and could not find a comeback on the KsKh5s3hQd board to exit in seventh place.

Michael Amato – 3,660,000 (36 bb)
Jordan Schneider – Eliminated in 7th place ($33,773)

Main Event: Michael Amato Doubles Through Dmitrii Perfilev

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Dmitrii Perfilev opened to 200,000 from the button and Michael Amato moved all in from the small blind. Sheddy Siddiqui folded his big blind and Perfilev called after a minute’s thought.

Amato: KcQd
Perfilev: Ac6h

Amato was live and hit the QhJs2d flop to take the lead. The 4h turn was safe and he had his final table double after the Tc river.

Michael Amato – 3,480,000 (35 bb)
Dmitrii Perfilev – 3,080,000 (31 bb)

Main Event: Jose Delcid – 8th Place ($26,491)

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Jose Delcid

Sheddy Siddiqui opened the action and Jose Delcid three-bet shoved fo~450,000 from the big blind. Siddiqui called with the bigger stack to put Delcid at risk.

Siddiqui: Ah5c
Delcid: 6c4c

Delcid needed to connect with his live cards but they both hit the AdQh6d flop. The 2d turn was no help and Delcid was eliminated after the Qd river.

Sheddy Siddiqui – 3,600,000 (36 bb)
Jose Delcid – Eliminated in 8th place ($26,421)