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

04-30-2008 15:59 UTC-7

Michael Esposito Eliminated in 30th Place ($6,441)

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Michael Esposito has just been eliminated from the tournament by Blair Hinkle. Blair opened the pot with an 8,000 raise and was called by both Esposito and Thomas Hover.

The flop came {9-Hearts}

and Michael led out with a 15,000 bet. Hover folded and when the action fell to Blair he put in a raise, making it 30,000 to go. Esposito then moved all in over the top of Blair's min-raise and Blair made the call, tabling {A-Diamonds}

; Michael showed the {A-Spades}

. Needing a nine or an ace to chop the pot and stay alive, Esposito watched the board run out {10-Spades}

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ending his hopes of reaching the final table.

Michael walked away with $6,441 in prize money for his 30th place finish.

Tags: Michael Esposito

04-30-2008 16:02 UTC-7

Kelly Kim Eliminated in 29th Place ($6,441)

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Justin Bonomo just added a whole bunch of chips to his stack with the recent elimination of Kelly Kim. Bonomo opened the pot with an 8,000 pre-flop raise from early position and was called by big stack Clint Roberts. Action then folded around to Kim on the button who moved all in for a total of 45,000. Both blinds folded and when the action returned to Bonomo, he too shoved all in - his total bet worth 100,000. Bonomo's isolation play worked as Roberts got out of the way, leaving Justin and Kim heads-up - their fates now dependent upon a coinflip:

Bonomo: {A-Spades}

Kim:

The board ultimately ran out {8-Hearts}

giving Bonomo top two pair and the 185,000 pot, sending Kim to the rail in 29th place - a finish worth $6,441in prize money.

Tags: Justin Bonomo

04-30-2008 16:06 UTC-7

J.C. Alvarado Eliminated in 28th Place ($6,441)

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Losing two big hands back-to-back, J.C. Alvarado has been eliminated in 28th place for $6,441.

Seven-handed at his table, Alvarado raised to 7,500 under the gun with {Q-Hearts}

. Adam Geyer smooth-called in middle position with pocket aces. Heads-up to the flop, both players checked {Q-Diamonds}

. The turn brought the {10-Diamonds}

and Alvarado bet 12,500. Continuing his slow-play, Geyer didn't move for almost two minutes until he said, "All in." Alvarado quickly called and found himself in a bad situation with only five outs and one card to come. The river was a blank and Geyer moved up to 145,000 in chips.

The next hand, players folded around to Allen Cunningham in the small blind who raised all in with K-Q. A seemingly frustrated Geyer called his remaining stack with pocket deuces. A queen on the turn won the hand for Allen, and Geyer is now out of the tournament.

Tags: Adam Geyer Allen Cunningham J.C. Alvarado

04-30-2008 16:06 UTC-7

Tony Cousineau Makes Some Headway

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From the button Tony Cousineau shoved his last 21,000 all-in and was called by Danny Wong. The pre-flop showdown was a battle of aces as Cousineau showed {A-Spades}

to Wong's

. The flop brought plenty of danger as it fell {J-Clubs}

. The turn came {10-Diamonds}

, and Cousineau made it safely out of the woods as the {8-Clubs}

filled out the board. Still well below the chip average of 120,000, Cousineau is hanging on as he proves to be a tough out.

Tags: Tony Cousineau

04-30-2008 16:09 UTC-7

Re-draw

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The 27 players remaining in the tournament and have just re-drawn for new seats. We'll have the new arrangements posted for you momentarily, once everyone gets settled into their new seats.

04-30-2008 16:29 UTC-7

Play Resumes

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Here's how things look after the re-draw; Table 2 is particularly strong:

(Table 1)
Seat 1: Matt Giannetti
Seat 2: Justin Bonomo
Seat 3: Mark Newhouse
Seat 4: Jimmy Tran
Seat 5: Thomas Hover
Seat 6: Adam Geyer
Seat 7: Max Reele
Seat 8: Ben Fineman
Seat 9: Kelly Samson

(Table 2)
Seat 1: Alan 'BodogAri' Engel
Seat 2: Steve Wong
Seat 3: Jason Riesenberg
Seat 4: Danny Wong
Seat 5: Nikolay Evdakov
Seat 6: Than Nguyen
Seat 7: Nenad Medic
Seat 8: Allen Cunningham
Seat 9: Ralph Perry

(Feature Table)
Seat 1: Clint Roberts
Seat 2: Lee Rubin
Seat 3: Derek Harrington
Seat 4: Tony Cousineau
Seat 5: Tommy Vedes
Seat 6: Doug Lee
Seat 7: Motoyuki 'Moto' Mabuchi
Seat 8: Blair Hinkle
Seat 9: Doug MacKinnon

04-30-2008 16:37 UTC-7

Tran Doubles Through Bonomo

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Jimmy Tran just took down a monster pot holding pocket aces against Justin Bonomo's pocket jacks, getting it all in on a flop of {10-Hearts}

. The turn and river filled out {K-Clubs}

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and Tran's aces held up, doubling him through to about 210,000 in chips. Bonomo was left with about 122,000 after the hand.

Tags: Justin Bonomo

04-30-2008 16:41 UTC-7

Feature Table Fireworks

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Under the gun, Derek Harrington raised 10,000 and was reraised 15,000 more by Tommy Vedes, making it 25,000 to go. With the price set, Motoyuki "Moto" Mabuchi made the call and watched as Harrington bowed out. With two players going to the flop it came down {9-Diamonds}

and Vedes shoved all in for 78,000.

After a moment of deliberation, "Moto" made the call and Vedes jumped out of his seat as he revealed his pocket aces, with a lone forceful clap. "Moto" sheepishly turned over his pocket queens and waited for the turn. The {4-Clubs}

fell on the fourth street to give both players full houses, but Vedes had the bigger boat. The river was dry for "Moto" as the {J-Clubs}

fell and gave Vedes a huge pot that changed his fortunes.

Tags: Motoyuki Mabuchi Tommy Vedes

04-30-2008 16:54 UTC-7

Race-off and Break

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The tournament clock has been paused while the tournament staff assists the players with a race-off of the 100-denomination chips. Following the race-off, the remaining 27 players will go on a 15-minute break.

04-30-2008 16:55 UTC-7

Than Nguyen Wins the Last Hand of the Round

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Alan "BodogAri" Engel opens for a raise to 8,000 in middle position, and Than Nguyen was his only caller from the big blind. Both players checked the flop of {A-Clubs}