$5150 Circuit Championship Event | 2007 Caesars Las Vegas Poker Tournament - WSOP Circuit Event

Level: 16

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

05-02-2007 18:41 UTC-7

Official Chip Counts

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Here are the official chip counts from the break:

1. Cory Carroll - 1,516,000 (seat 4)
2. Eric Davis - 962,000 (seat 5)
3. Vasile Buboi - 706,000 (seat 2)
4. Justin Pechie - 176,000 (seat 3)

Tags: Chip Counts

05-02-2007 18:30 UTC-7

Players Take a 15-Minute Break

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05-02-2007 18:29 UTC-7

Hands #61-62

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Hand #61 - Vasile Buboi has the button in seat 2, Davis limps under the gun for 12,000, Pechie limps from the small blind, and Carroll checks his option. The flop comes {Q-Clubs}

, and all three players check. The turn card is the {J-Clubs}

, Pechie checks, Carroll bets 26,000, Davis calls, and Pechie folds. The river card is the {J-Spades}

Carroll bets 42,000, and Davis folds. Carroll takes the pot.

Hand #62 - Justin Pechie has the button in seat 3, and he moves all in for about 150,000, winning the blinds and antes.

05-02-2007 18:27 UTC-7

Eric Davis, Cory Carroll, Vasile Buboi, and Justin Pechie are the four players left in the hunt for $506,176 first place prize.

Here are today's money winners:
5th place: Paul Kitsos - $97,776
6th place: David "The Dragon" Pham - $81,840
7th place: Steve Wong - $65,184
8th place: Michelle Law - $48,888
9th place: Chad Brown - $32,592

05-02-2007 18:27 UTC-7

Hand #60: Cory Carroll Takes a Pot Against Vasile Buboi

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Hand #60 - There is a dead button in seat 8, Carroll raises to 38,000, and Buboi calls from the small blind. The flop comes {8-Spades}

, Buboi checks, Carroll bets 66,000, and Buboi calls. The turn card is the {K-Diamonds}

, and both players check. The river card is the {2-Spades}

, Buboi checks, Carroll bets 145,000, and Buboi folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Tags: Cory Carroll Vasile Buboi

05-02-2007 18:23 UTC-7

Hand #59: Paul Kitsos Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,776)

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Hand #59 - Eric Davis has the button in seat 5, Carroll raises from the cutoff to 38,000, Davis calls from the button, Kitsos moves all in for 183,000, Carroll thinks for a minute and calls, and Davis folds.

Carroll shows {A-Diamonds}

, and he leads the {Q-Spades}

of Kitsos. The board comes {7-Hearts}

, and Carroll wins the pot with his ace kicker.

Paul Kitsos is eliminated in 5th place, earning $97,776.

Tags: Cory Carroll Paul Kitsos

05-02-2007 18:21 UTC-7

Gank in the House

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Brett "Gank" Jungblutt has been spotted in the tournament area sweating the action.

Tags: Gank

05-02-2007 18:20 UTC-7

Hands #57-58

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Hand #57 - Justin Pechie has the button in seat 3, and Davis raises to win the blinds and antes.

Hand #58 - Cory Carroll has the button in seat 4, Davis limps from the small blind for 12,000, Kitsos moves all in for about 150,000, and Davis folds. Kitsos takes the pot.

05-02-2007 18:17 UTC-7

Hands #54-56

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Hand #54 - Eric Davis has the button in seat 5, he raises, Kitsos moves all in, and Davis calls, showing {A-Clubs}

. Kitsos has {6-Clubs}

, and they're off to the races. The board comes {8-Diamonds}

, and since neither player has a diamond, they chop the pot.

Hand #55 - Paul Kitsos has the button in seat 8, Carroll raises to 38,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #56 - Vasile Buboi has the button in seat 2, unknown action. (No flop.)