$5,150 Championship Event | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Horseshoe Southern Indiana

10-14-2008 14:56 UTC-3

WSOP Circuit: Horseshoe Southern Indiana, Start of Day 3

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The final nine are present and are unbagging their chips. We are mere minutes away from the start of this main event.

Here is the seating order and chip counts:

1. Jerry Martin - 139,500
2. David Kopacz - 151,000
3. Samuel Oberlin - 229,500
4. Jamin Stokes - 189,500
5. Dean Schultz - 114,000
6. Joey Couden - 128,000
7. Derek Whelan - 117,500
8. Ray Lynn - 17,500
9. Len Ashby - 177,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

10-14-2008 15:07 UTC-3

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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10-14-2008 15:15 UTC-3

Could Be Long

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Other than the one short stack, the chip counts are extremely flat across the board. With so much parity between players, and the average stack containing 35 big blinds, this could be a long final table.

10-14-2008 15:22 UTC-3

Tight is Right?

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Derek Whelan raises to 16,500 preflop and David Kopacz min-raises to 33,000. Whelan folds {10-Hearts}

face up. It seems that tight play is the order of the day early on.

10-14-2008 15:29 UTC-3

Ray Lynn Triples Up

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Len Ashby makes it 12,000 under the gun. Jerry Martin calls and Ray Lynn goes all in for his last 13,500. Both call.

The flop is {Q-Spades}

and the side pots check.

The turn is {10-Spades}

and Len bets 20,000. Jerry folds.

Len: {K-Hearts}

Ray:

The river is {3-Hearts}

and Ray triples up to 44,000. Len has 161,000.

10-14-2008 15:33 UTC-3

Whelan Away

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Jamin Stokes raises to 10,500 and Derek Whelan re-raises to 30,500. Jamin shoves over the top and Derek lays it down. Jamin is up to 220,000 while Derek falls to 86,000.

10-14-2008 15:38 UTC-3