$5150 Circuit Championship Event Day 1 | 2007 Caesars Las Vegas Poker Tournament - WSOP Circuit Event

05-01-2007 00:22 UTC-7

Joe Bartholdi Eliminated

05-01-2007 00:20 UTC-7

Nam Le falls to Steve Wong

Steve Wong had K-K. Nam Le had Q-Q. Five cards later, Steve Wong had all of Nam Le's chips.

Nam Le is out of the tournament.

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05-01-2007 00:11 UTC-7

Standing out among the ten remaining tables the "All-In!" call is frequent. Short stacks are looking to double up or not go home with a tiny stack for the night.

There is at least one short stack at every table.

05-01-2007 00:02 UTC-7

90 Players Remaining

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45 Mintues to go in today's play.

05-01-2007 00:02 UTC-7

New Chipleader -- David "The Dragon" Pham

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David "The Dragon" Pham continues his hot streak, and he now has about 135,000 in chips -- topping the leaderboard.

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04-30-2007 23:59 UTC-7

Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up -- Again

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After a slight dropoff in chips, Erica Schoenberg strikes again, this time cracking aces with pocket threes -- she flopped a set.

Schoenberg now has 55,000 in chips.

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04-30-2007 23:57 UTC-7

David Pham and Justin Pechie over 100K

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Coming out of the pack, Justin Pechie is the second player over 100K. David "The Dragon" Pham has been hovering near 100K for sometime and is now pushing 120K. Make that 130K.

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04-30-2007 23:53 UTC-7

Gavin Smith Eliminated

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We don't have details on the hand yet, but he's dejectedly getting a massage near the setup for the TV final table.

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04-30-2007 23:51 UTC-7

Steve Wong Doubles Through Raymond Davis

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Steve Wong just doubled through Raymond Davis after moving all in on the turn for 33,000 with an ace-high flush. It was a huge hand between two big stacks, and Davis drops all the way down to 19,000.

Wong catapults up near the century mark with 96,000.

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04-30-2007 23:49 UTC-7