$5,000 Circuit Championship Event Day 2 | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Council Bluffs

02-26-2008 16:16 UTC-5

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Play Resumes.

02-26-2008 15:55 UTC-5

Players Are On Break

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Play will resume in 15 minutes.

02-26-2008 15:55 UTC-5

Bowman Lays It Down

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Action folded around to Jesse Bowman in the cutoff seat. He raised to 4,500. Keith Murrell quickly re-raised to 17,000 and Bowman folded {5-Hearts}

face up.

Tags: Jesse Bowman Keith Murrell

02-26-2008 15:40 UTC-5

Nick Bickey Eliminated

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A short-stacked Nick Bickey moved all in from middle position for his last 14,500. Bernand Lee made the call from the button. The players showed:

Lee: {A-Spades}

Bickey:

Lee paired his ace on the flop to leave Bickey drawing slim. Bickey never caught up and was eliminated in 17th place.

Tags: Bernard Lee Nick Bickey

02-26-2008 15:30 UTC-5

Alan Wiles Eliminated

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Michael Martin raised to 4,500 from late position. A crippled Alan Wiles moved all in from the button for 8,500. Martin made the call and the players showed:

Martin: {5-Clubs}

Wiles:

Wiles failed to improve and was eliminated in 18th place.

Tags: Alan Wiles Michael Martin

02-26-2008 15:26 UTC-5

Michael Martin Doubles Through Alan Wiles

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Action folded around to Michael Martin on the button and he raised to 13,000. Alan Wiles moved all in from the big blind and Martin called for his remaining 5,400. The players showed:

Martin: {8-Clubs}

Wiles:

Wiles failed to improve and Martin doubled up.

02-26-2008 15:14 UTC-5

Play Resumes

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02-26-2008 14:58 UTC-5

Players Redraw for Seats

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With the elimination of Blake Cahail, we are down to just 18 players. The tournament clock has paused as the players redraw for seats.

02-26-2008 14:57 UTC-5

Samuel Shamburg Doubles Through Tony Merksick

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Robert Wisiak raised to 4,200 from early position. Action folded around to Tony Merksick who called from the button. Samuel Shamburg moved all in from the big blind for 22,400. Wisiak thought a bit before finally folding and Merksick made the call. The players showed:

Merksick: {K-Clubs}

Shamburg:

The flop came {7-Diamonds}

and Wisiak winced. He loudly declared "I folded eight-seven of hearts." The turn and river bricked for Merksick and Shamburg doubled through.

02-26-2008 14:55 UTC-5

Blake Cahail Eliminated

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Action folded around to Blake Cahail on the button who moved all in. Jesse Bowman made the call from the small blind. The players showed:

Cahail: A-5
Bowman: 7-7

Cahail failed to improve and was eliminated in 19th place.