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$5,150 Championship Main Event

Day 2 Completed

03-14-2008 23:40 UTC-4

Seating Order

[user38368]

Here's the seating order and chip counts for the final 9 contestants. See you Saturday!

1 Nicholas Binger 546000
2 Scott Blackman 391000
3 Eric Haber 927000
4 Soheil Shamseddin 855000
5 Sumeet Batra 579000
6 Steven Merrifield 624000
7 Marc Morris 185000
8 Steven Greenberg 251000
9 Dan Hicks 1182000

03-14-2008 23:15 UTC-4

Day 2 Over

[user38368]

The final table of nine is set, here at the WSOP Circuit at Caesars Atlantic City. Look for the seating order and end-of-day chip counts as soon as we have them.

Catch the action here at 2 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday. You can also follow the action online at World Series of Poker Live, on a one-hour tape delay, with hole cards, starting at 3 p.m. However you enjoy the final table action, see you then!

03-14-2008 23:10 UTC-4

Joseph Siegel Eliminated in 10th ($16,167)

[user38368]

Steven Merrifield raises to 60,000 and Joseph Siegel is all in for 101,000 total. Merrifield calls, showing {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{K-Clubs}

to Siegel's {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{6-Hearts}

. "I'm screwed," says Siegel. "Don't say that. Watch what happens," says Merrifield, expecting to get a six spiked on him. The {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{10-Hearts}

{9-Spades}

{Q-Hearts}

{3-Clubs}

board comes out. "See?" Siegel says, as he goes home in 10th place.

Tags: Joseph Siegel Steven Merrifield

03-14-2008 23:01 UTC-4

Joseph Siegel Doubles

[user38368]

Joseph Siegel is all in and Scott Blackman calls. Siegel shows {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{3-Hearts}

and Blackman has {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{6-Clubs}

. The board is promising, but ultimately doesn't deliver: {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{J-Spades}

{J-Hearts}

{9-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

and Siegel doubles up.

Tags: Joseph Siegel Scott Blackman

Level: 20

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

03-14-2008 22:47 UTC-4

Shuffle Up and Deal!

[user38368]

One more elimination left this evening.

03-14-2008 22:36 UTC-4

Saved by the Bell

[user38368]

There's a 15-minute break, so Joseph Siegel has a short reprieve before the 12,000/24,000 blinds hit his small stack. Stay tuned!

03-14-2008 22:36 UTC-4

Siegel Crippled

[user38368]

Scott Blackman is all in and Joseph Siegel reraises all in. Nobody else calls and Siegel has Blackman covered slightly. Blackman has {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

{8-Hearts}

and Siegel has {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{K-Hearts}

. The board comes {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

{7-Spades}

{2-Clubs}

{A-Hearts}

and Siegel is down to 60,000 in chips.

Tags: Joseph Siegel Scott Blackman

03-14-2008 21:46 UTC-4

Redraw!

[user38368]

The players have redrawn for the button on a 10-handed final table. They will play for one final bustout tonight.

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