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

02-26-2008 12:56 UTC-5

Play About To Begin

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The tournament director has just announced that play will begin as scheduled in approximately five minutes.

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

02-26-2008 13:01 UTC-5

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Play is underway.

02-26-2008 13:13 UTC-5

Bob Slezak Eliminated

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Bob Slezak and Mark Eddleman went heads up to a flop of {7-Clubs}

. Slezak moved all in and Eddleman made the call. The players showed:

Slezak: {9-Hearts}

Eddleman:

Slezak failed to improve and headed to the rail just minutes into Day 2.

02-26-2008 13:19 UTC-5

Recent Eliminations

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Short stacks James Jelinek and Michael Sortino have made their exits.

02-26-2008 13:28 UTC-5

Greg Monaldi raised to 4,000 from early position and the action folded around to Robert Wisiak. Wisiak, who had Monaldi covered, moved all in. Monaldi insta-called and the players showed:

Monaldi: {J-Hearts}

Wisiak:

The board came {9-Spades}

high and Monaldi was eliminated.

02-26-2008 13:38 UTC-5

Clint Lilienthal Eliminated

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Tony Merksick limped in under the gun. Clint Lilienthal, who was next to act, raised to 3,000. Action folded over to Robert Wisiak who thought for a bit before re-raising to 10,000. Merksick folded and Lilienthal, who didn't have much more, pushed his entire stack across the felt. Wisiak called the slight re-raise and it was heads up. The players showed:

Lilienthal: {A-Diamonds}

Wisiak:

Lilienthal knew he was in a great spot to pick up some much needed chips. His mood quickly changed however when the flop came down {J-Diamonds}

. Things went from bad to worse for Lilienthal when the {9-Clubs}

came off on the turn. Lilienthal could do nothing but shrug as he headed towards the exit. Wisiak stacked the pot and seems to be on a hot streak early in Day 2.

Tags: Clint Lilienthal Robert Wisiak

02-26-2008 13:49 UTC-5

Keith Murrell Takes a Big Pot

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After a raise preflop, Keith Murrell, Bernard Lee, and Tony Merksick saw a flop of {A-Clubs}

. Lee bet 6,700 from late position and Merksick folded from the cutoff. Murrell quickly raised to 15,000. Lee didn't take long to call. The turn brought the {7-Clubs}

. Lee bet 7,000 and Murrell moved all in. Murrell had Lee covered so the call was for his tournament life. Lee thought for about four minutes before finally folding {A-Spades}