An Early Goodnight From Council Bluffs

It took only the better part of five levels to shrink the field to nine. We say 18 players head out the door today, all falling painfully short of cashing in this championship event. Local favorite and tournament vertaran Bob Slezak set the pace by busting out on one of the very first hands of play. That pace kept up as several more were eliminated in the first level. Howard Wolper, who started Day 2 with the chip lead, has coasted to the final table with a modest 63,000 chips.

Everyone will leave with money, but the winner will take home almost $170,000, a coveted WSOP Circuit ring, and a seat in this year's WSOP main event, which could be worth millions. Please join us at 2:00pm tomorrow local time as we bring you live final table action. See you then!