$5,000 Circuit Championship Event | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Las Vegas

05-01-2008 15:25 UTC-7

Scoreboard Update

[user38449]

Here are your seven remaining players' approximate chip counts:

Blair Hinkle - 340,000
Justin Bonomo - 352,000
Allen Cunningham - 740,000
Thomas Hover - 390,000
'Moto' Mabuchi - 249,000
Ben Fineman - 980,000
Kelly Samson - 180,000

05-01-2008 15:30 UTC-7

Samson Doubles Through Cunningham

[user38449]

Allen Cunningham opened with a 42,000 raise from middle position and the action folded around to Kelly Samson in the cutoff seat who re-raised all in, making it a total of 175,000 to call. The decision made its way back around to Cunningham, who hesitated for a moment before reluctantly making the call with the {K-Clubs}

; Samson tabled {9-Diamonds}

and the race was on.

A board of {8-Hearts}

fell in favor of Samson's pocket nines and he successfully doubled through to about 400,000 in chips. Cunningham dropped to about 560,000 with the loss.

Tags: Kelly Samson

05-01-2008 15:38 UTC-7

Hinkle Doubles Through Hover

[user65508]

Facing a raise of 42,000 from Thomas Hover, Blair Hinkle moved all of his 263,000 into the middle. After a slight hesitation, Hover looked him up and saw that his {Q-Hearts}

was ahead of Hinkle's {5-Hearts}

. The flop dealt a cruel blow as it came {2-Clubs}

. Hinkle would hold on as the board ran out {4-Hearts}

on the turn, and {4-Diamonds}

on the river. The double-up saw Hinkle build his stack to around 550,000.

Tags: Blair Hinkle Thomas Hover

05-01-2008 15:48 UTC-7

Thomas Hover Eliminated in 7th ($64,408)

[user65508]

After a Kelly Samson raise to 50,000, Thomas Hover moved all-in and showed {Q-Hearts}

to Samson's {7-Clubs}

. The pre-flop showdown saw little fireworks when the flop came {10-Hearts}

. However, the turn brought some drama in the form of the {8-Hearts}

. The river was full of excitement as it fell {7-Hearts}

. After the announcer saw the flush and announced Hover's hand, Samson thought he had lost until realizing (with help from the crowd) he had filled up on the river to take the hand. As the dealer pushed Samson the pot he replied, "I'm glad these people around here know what they're doing because I wouldn't have seen that in a million years."

Tags: Kelly Samson Thomas Hover

05-01-2008 16:01 UTC-7

6 Players Remaining

[user38449]

With just six players remaining in the tournament and four minutes to play in the level, the average chip stack is 556,666.

05-01-2008 16:04 UTC-7

Samson Takes a Pot from Cunningham

[user65508]

With it 56,000 to go, Kelly "Kboy" Samson and Allen Cunningham saw a flop of {Q-Clubs}

. Checks by both men before the turn brought {A-Spades}

, and another round of checks brought {8-Clubs}

on the river before Cunningham bet out 75,000 and was raised by Samson who came over the top with 150,000 more. Cunningham folded and Samson flashed his A-Q to Cunningham as he raked in Cunningham's chips.

Tags: Allen Cunningham Kelly Samson

05-01-2008 16:07 UTC-7

15-Minute Break

[user38449]

The tournament clock has been paused while the remaining six players go on a 15-minute dinner break.

Here's how they stack up at the break:

'Moto' Mabuchi - 175,000
Kelly Samson - 550,000
Ben Fineman - 958,000
Blair Hinkle - 850,000
Justin Bonomo - 390,000
Allen Cunningham - 368,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

05-01-2008 16:24 UTC-7

Play Resumes

[user38449]

The players have returned from break and the cards are back in the air.

05-01-2008 16:30 UTC-7

Moto Wastes Little Time

[user65508]

Just back from the break, Motoyuki "Moto" Mabuchi faced a 50,000 raise from Blair Hinkle. Moto decided to raise all in with his remaining 121,000 and showed {A-Hearts}