$5,000 Circuit Championship Event Day 2 | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Las Vegas

04-30-2008 23:01 UTC-7

15-Minute Break

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The tournament clock has been paused while the remaining 13 players go on another post-level, 15-minute break.

04-30-2008 23:11 UTC-7

Here's how the remaining 13 players stack up at the break:

Ben Fineman - 415,000
Motoyuki 'Moto' Mabuchi - 401,000
Than Nguyen - 385,000
Ralph Perry - 370,000
Blair J. Hinkle - 310,000
Allen Cunningham - 295,000
Thomas Hover - 240,000
Kelly Samson - 200,000
Doug Lee - 181,000
Jason Riesenberg - 150,000
Jimmy Ngoc Tran - 140,000
Justin Bonomo - 136,000
Lee Rubin - 130,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

04-30-2008 23:16 UTC-7

Play Resumes

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...aaaaand we're back.

04-30-2008 23:31 UTC-7

Lee Doubles Through "Moto"

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Former WSOP Circuit winner Doug Lee has just doubled up through the man they call "Moto," Motoyuki Mabuchi. The hand saw Mabuchi make it 33,000 to go from early position and the action folded around to Lee in the small blind, who moved all in for a total of 182,000.

"Double me up, man!" Lee said to Mabuchi as he pondered making the call. Moto eventually opted to make the call, tabling a pocket pair of fours and found himself racing against Lee's {A-Diamonds}

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Mabuchi held the lead after the flop, which came {6-Spades}

, but the

on the turn tipped the scales in favor of Lee, who dodged Mabuchi's outs on the {3-Diamonds}

river to take down the pot, worth 370,000 in chips. Moto fell to 190,000 with the loss.

Tags: Doug Lee

04-30-2008 23:35 UTC-7

Jimmy Tran Eliminated in 13th Place ($16,102)

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With the blinds now at 6,000/12,000, Jimmy Tran decided it was time to make a move and moved all in before the flop holding {Q-Hearts}

. Justin Bonomo made the call and was pleased to see that he had his opponent dominated, as he tabled {A-Hearts}

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The board panned out {4-Hearts}

and Bonomo's ace kicker earned him the pot, bringing his chip count back up to 255,000. Tran earned a respectable $16,102 for his 13th-place finish.

Tags: Jimmy Tran Justin Bonomo

04-30-2008 23:51 UTC-7

12 Players Remaining

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With 41 minutes to play in round 15 there are 12 players remaining in the tournament and the average chip stack is 278,333. A player currently wielding an average sized stack has about 23 big blinds, which could promote some fast play at our two remaining tables.

05-01-2008 00:00 UTC-7

Lee Rubin Eliminated in 12th Place ($19,322)

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Jaws dropped over on table 45 the moment Lee Rubin called off his remaining 76,000 in chips holding {5-Spades}

, pre-flop. Rubin opened the pot with a ~32,000 raise, leaving himself 76,000 behind and Blair Hinkle followed up with a re-raise, putting Lee to a decision for all of his chips. As you now know, Rubin made the call and truth be told, he actually wasn't too far behind, as Hinkle tabled {K-Clubs}

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A board of {K-Diamonds}

gave Hinkle three kings, however, sending Rubin to the rail in 12th place.

Tags: Lee Rubin

05-01-2008 00:14 UTC-7

Jason Riesenberg Eliminated in 11th Place ($19,322)

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Thomas Hover has just eliminated a frustrated Jason Riesenberg from the championship event after his pocket sixes out-raced Riesenberg's {J-Hearts}

in what was a pre-flop all-in confrontation.

Blair Hinkle opened the pot with a 24,000 pre-flop raise and Hover made the call from the small blind. The action then fell to Riesenberg, who reraised all in for a total of approximately 148,000. Hinkle slid his cards back to the dealer and Hover made the call. When Riesenberg caught sight of what he was up against, "Jesus Christ!" were the first two words that came out of his mouth.

The dealer then spread a {J-Spades}

flop which generated a fist pump from Jason, but the {K-Spades}

gave Hover a pot-clinching spade flush prompting Riesenberg to grab his bag and walk away from the table. The river, though insignificant, was the {4-Diamonds}

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Riesenberg earned a $19,322 payday for his efforts, while Hover stacked up right around 400,000 with the win.

Tags: Jason Riesenberg Thomas Hover

05-01-2008 00:17 UTC-7

Hand-for-Hand

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With the recent elimination of Jason Riesenberg, the field is now down to the final ten. The tournament will now be played hand-for-hand on two five-handed tables until one more player gets eliminated, at which time play will cease for the evening.